Fat is a type of crazy

Heroes go into interviews expecting to be fully challenged in justifying their position. Nothing that can't be raised. Tough follow ups. This isn't that.

On the issue of NOT accessing super the topic below is different but it seems if you keep your super in accumulation phase it won't be treated as an asset or income for the Disability Support Pension till 67. https://www.superguide.com.au/in-retirement/qas-super-affect-disability-support-pension#:~:text=For Centrelink benefits including the,until you reach age 67. Q: I’d like to know if the Centrelink Disability Support Pension (DSP) is affected by a super lump sum payment or income stream once the DSP recipient reaches preservation age? A: Let’s take the first half of your question first. For the Disability Support Pension means test: Super lump sum withdrawals won’t be counted as income under the Centrelink Income test. Super in the accumulation phase (not a pension account) will remain a Centrelink exempt asset until you reach age 67, the Age Pension age.

Where though. Where is not in the middle of nowhere, has a thai feel but has access to some western comforts, not polluted so you have to worry about breathing for 6 months out of the year, not horribly busy, nice beaches or other natural beauty nearby. Options seem limited.

Don't think he said it overtly though he did say stuff in 2020 like I am a bridge to a new generation of leaders which inferred it. For what it's worth Bill Maher has a good segment in todays show where he discusses that comment and this issue.

Thanks. I have heard this type of thing. Personally I don't think that is the basis to invade a country as each country can do as they please e.g. Finland joining NATO . I appreciate Russia would not like such a thing having NATO members on its borders. Your argument though seems to be that a country with genuine concerns about the maintenance of it's sovereignty, that were born out by the facts, can't take steps to do something about it as they see fit. But, further, there didn't seem to be imminent steps to change the status quo in Ukraine in any case, no massive inevitable push to have Ukraine join NATO at that time, and this further weakens the argument. In fact I can't recall it being a major discussion point at all before Russia went on the offence. It can seem a long bow you are drawing to get from A to B to justify such a terrible outcome. I am sure this has all been said before in these threads, but it is up to Russia to make an airtight provable case, for the need for the war. They need to show an imminent certainty of Ukraine being about to join NATO, and the terrible practical existential threat that that would have on Russia , given the terrible actual cost of its actions.

OK . It's your claim. What would have happened imminently if Russia did not invade Ukraine with all the death and destruction it caused. What would have been worse. I ask because many of your opinions seem to me reasonable except this topic.

Do lots of interviews Joe. Show that despite a few issues and the odd gaffe you've still got it. Or go down in flames and find a new replacement. This could help him as the expectations may be so low that he actually comes across better than expected.

Was interested too for an upcoming trip. Saw a thing about a guy called Paul Richmond in Soi Welcome and it seems good. Seems to be part of the Richmond Sports Bar Guesthouse at 102 Welcome Jomtiem road. It said 100 baht a day. Better deals for longer. 1000 baht deposit. Can't personally recommend though.

I kind of personally agree - if anyone of us had to talk a lot there would be gaffes a plenty even though we may know the topic in the big picture - and he has a good team around him. Part of being an effective president though is to be strong and be seen to be strong. A combination of his gentle nature, speech impediments, and the ravages of time are not in his favour. The very fact he can't see that it's time to pass the baton is evidence itself of his potentially poor judgement in my opinion.

There is a political element to this, in the language used by the Republican author, but the fact is what Biden did was not good and warranted investigation. Saw his press conference and it mostly wasn't terrible, except for confusing Mexico with Egypt, but will certainly not help address peoples valid concerns about his age now let alone over the next 4 years. Pass the baton Joe. It's time.

Bottom line is if you take your super at 60 and spend it nothing can stop you then applying for the pension at 67. If you, say, gifted the funds to people there are rules around that. As far as Centrelink I know that you can make an appointment with a FIS officer who is somewhat independent and can give you tips on how you can maybe still get a pension or at least a health care card possibly depending on your circumstances. Can depend on whether you think you want to have fun now and whether you feel you'll be the same at 67 or you may want to take it easy with a cheaper lifestyle. One point I'd make is it is worth the cost of financial advice if you can find someone worthwhile. I have a defined benefit super scheme as a long time public servant which works a bit differently to normal funds but two things I didn't know till literally today are: - you can keep putting money in super up to $27,500 and claim is as a tax deduction even after you stop work up to I think 67. - you can put your funds in an allocated pension where your funds are still accessible but there is no tax on the gains on your funds. I am still learning the details but things like that can make a significant difference to tax.

Not cool to post photos. Not fair with one side of story. Best to delete I think.

I think most can clearly see Biden is too old but they see a steady experienced hand that has reasonable judgement on big issues and who puts trustworthy smart people around him. I hope he has enough left in the tank to get through the electoral cycle and then likely will spend much of the 4 years as a friendly grandfather symbolic leader letting the people he puts in place get the job done. The thing that would likely get him a win is the successful economy, and the huge risk and contrast with the opponent, who is totally untrustworthy and unpredictable and who, as his mental state continues to decline as it likely will, will have only loyalist unqualified toadies around him rather than the best and smartest.

Show with Mel's Diner is Alice. Kiss my grits was a catch phrase. Not at an airport though. That might be Wings. She's not there before I was born but good song. There's a good thing on Youtube where they take the 60's UK music month by month and look at new releases and reviews and goings on - sounds boring but not. Name of Yesterday's Papers.

CNN poll reported today has Trump a little ahead of Biden while Hayley would beat Biden easily. CNN Poll: Trump narrowly leads Biden in general election rematch | CNN Politics

I don't mean Trump... some way to get Biden to find a way with dignity, and having had a successful presidency, to pass the baton.

Equally dickish in both. I always thought he was appalling well before his political career. You can tell a fraud and a fake. Some can.

Saw Biden on the news today. Geez he's looking old. There's got to be a different way.

Wouldn't you think it is seriously over the top to sue over this. If it was a newspaper article in the New York Times then maybe but a comment on some webpost could be fixed up with a direct reply clarifying the issue. What if you criticise the thai green curry they made for lunch - sue because you say it's too sweet or something.

Bizarre. Where would that be. A nightclub? Out for a day looking at antiques? Allowing a man help you pick clothes at a department store? Inviting a man home for a coffee? Is that de facto consent for him to do what he likes? I always found the term grab em by the pussy to be obviously appalling even in a locker room setting. Are we talking about a bowling ball or what. If someone says - I am a stud - it can be funny. But the way he talks is so off. Not to some it seems.

For sure. Definitely affect my plans to go there either for holiday or for longer periods in the bad places in bad seasons.

Nice story and pictures. But don't give up on the real world Timmy... removing the weight of reality may feel good and the elation of putting reality to one side for a while might make you see things like a staircase but stay focused Timmy on what's real ..if the staircase is real then it is a fact you can add to the other facts. Your attitude to reality and facts may be too serious and make you heavy but reality is all we have. On the topic of stereograms that it is a good analogy ..stay focused and sensible and you see what's there .. squint and distort your outlook and you start to see things differently but it's of no use in the real world and makes you tired and confused. There.

Hope the op doesn't mind if I throw in a question - If I am staying at a combination of hotels and say monthly rents at a condo over the ninety days what is required at the 60 day mark to extend - showing where I stayed for the whole 60 days - and or now only - and or the last 30 days. Wouldn't have the latter yet so I suppose it's not that. is it required for both condos with a landlord and normal hotels ie if I stay at multiple hotels do I have to ask for a TM30 at each one as I leave. Thanks for help.

I like the fact that she went there - for good and for bad. Keep in mind her communist past where she saw a lot of justifications for helping her fellow man which turned out not to work in terms of practical human nature. What if self interest is everything that feels good for you and doing things for people feels good. Then doing things for selfish reasons might include helping people. Starting with the premise that you are doing things to help people because it's somehow objectively good is almost religious - doing what you want, which may include helping others, is doing something based on your human nature. Possibly the same outcome but how you get there in your mind is more logical and clear.

Thanks. I think that is where it does hit a bit of a dead end because of the subjective objective issue. I tried to fix that by noting that, if it is observable only subjectively, then maybe the results rather than the phenomenon itself, could be observed objectively, but if that's not possible, then hard to take it further unless one commits to some super deep dive. It seems that you should be able to take some bit of the findings into the objective world as evidence but if not then fair enough. A brief comment on the covid stuff that had been provided separately: I don't think Fauci noted you'll be safe with the vaccine is the same as saying it will prevent it - it made sennse to say safe when the unvaccinated were dying in such large no's at the time and the vaccinated were not. He didn't appear to use the word prevent. The Biden comment you provided, which I recall, is a perfect example of what I was saying - that some politicians misspoke - the reaction to his comment that the vaccine prevented covid was immediate and scathing - from social media and a range of medical sources including the CDC - saying his comment was not correct. It shows that the statement that the vaccine prevented covid had clearly not been treated as a scientific truth at that time. Broadly or otherwise.