GammaGlobulin

Riiiiight..........

OK. I feel better now. Thank you.... Now.... Let's CELEBRATE......!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Time for you to get on the next non-stop flight to Philly, I guess.

Sorry, I can't hear you. What did you say?

Me TOO.....!!!! Cheesesteaks are for WINNERS....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm from Philly. Very few dummies in PA, or fewer than we thought, anyway. Go Trump !!!!.... Bring me that LANDSLIDE you promised me...!!!

Dear Folks, Here we are, sitting pretty, after too many unsettling days of uncertainty and FUD. Still, all is well that ends well. Now, it's time to sit back and enjoy our feelings of release and pleasure, after months and months of nuttiness from the likes of....you know who. I plan to watch two things, about now. a. The celebrations at Mar-a-Lago b. One of my favorite Bogart films, Key Largo c. Also, no need to watch videos of Hanging Chadds, this year. And, by the way, please don't Bogart that Joint, if you please. 5555 Obviously, in both these video selections, it was the BEST MAN who won. Best regards, Gamma

Things seem to be coming to a head, now.... Never saw things... Going so RIGHT.....!!!!!

As one who has always cared much about linguistic proprieties, I am becoming ever more relieved as I see these new election results being reported.

But, can you convince the other 50-percent of the country? Still, you are correct; the odds look pretty bleak for a Trump victory:

When you go to vote.... Do you dress like... a. An American garbage collector? b. A Kensington Ave. style Philly bum? c. Someone who has self-respect, and one who wears clean and decent clothes. If you watch the polling sites, one can see plenty of examples of all three. I have never, however, seen so many short bums as I have today, watching the polling sites in Newark. Not sure where the polling station in the image below is located. But, obviously, NOT in Newark!!!!!

In CM, the Raining Season arrived quite late, by about a month or more, if my observations this year have been correct. I do believe that Global Warming change is speeding up. Consequently, we may notice GW effects more severe, and sooner than we had anticipated. Positive feedback effects is becoming even more significant. Intensity, or the increase in the rate of change, is now much plainer to measure. Last night, we really enjoyed a major rainstorm, which continued throughout most of the evening. Therefore, if the monsoon is delayed, again, too much, I think many here in CM will not be happy... Even though, this being Thailand, all people will continue smiling.

You are correct that Chiang Mai, at least where I live, is one of the best for remaining comfortable and content as Global Warming related effects increase. I have no problem dealing with temps up to 45 degrees C. I doubt that, with all the tree cover and vegetation, temps in Chiang Mai will surpass 45, for the next decade. Even if it gets hotter. I have plenty of cooling power. May need to add a few solar panels, though.

Including a Nuclear First Strike?

Not likely. I prefer my Bush hat.

Hypotension. I would not look for an expert opinion outside a good doctor's office for potential reasons for fainting or hypotension. For example, it could be neurological, or it could be other causes, such as hypoglycemia. Might even be a mini-stroke (TIA), possibly due to a number of factors. Even a doctor would not provide you with any valid reason for fainting without a full workup at a well-equipped clinic. Since I have no wife, I am fortunate to not have fainted at any time in recent years. In fact, I cannot recall fainting in the past.

I object to this arrangement you outline. Just because, due to the massive number of asylum seekers, NOBODY will EVER be satisfied. So, just helping 0.1% of the asylum seekers is meaningless. Therefore just FORGET ABOUT this approach and .... Do what is best for the UK, not to mention the USA. However, send them all to France, if you must send them anywhere but back to their homecountries.

Well, I'm no expert. Therefore, be sure to not believe anything I say. Except about...maybe.... My valid assessment of JEFF BECK, of course.

While watching the elections, from start to finish, is going to be a long day's journey into night, indubitably. It should be possible to listen to ALL of Jeff Beck's discography during our wait. I would suggest listening to one of Jeff's Last and very fine performances..... (And, as a bonus, Jeff had quite a Top Performer introduce his band...Jeff Murray and Bill Beck ...what more could you ask as things begin to take-off in New Hampshire?) After one is done with listening to Beck.... Then just listen all over again, in one long infinite loop. My best suggestion to you guys....just... In order to keep your spirits up during the next dreary 24 hours.... Years ago, back in the late 60s and early 70s... Most elections could be called sometime before midnight. What will be the case this year? No doubt, Trump by a LANDSLIDE..... And, we will know by 8:00 PM, California Time....

Now....we AGREE on something! Burn their boats. Send them back. This is the ONLY way. The UK hasn't the room for 2 Billion Africans, much less 1.7 Billion Indians, on top of the Africans. There can be no compromise. And, the FLOOD is coming, due to Global Warming. STOP the immigration all together. Letting in just a few, at first, is meaningless when there is a Billion or Two Billion, on the way, and now in the pipeline.

Better not to sink the boats. Rather, just point them in the right direction, the USA. Most Americans welcome immigrants. Also, America has far more room for immigrants. IMHO, the UK is already completely full.

That's one of the most beautiful specimens of snake that I have ever seen.

My Dear Friends, Yes. I am worried. I worry that the monsoon we depend on may shift, temporally, and arrive a month or two months later than it normally does, here in Chiang Mai. If this happened to me, then what should I do? Bake in the Hot Season Oven for an extra month? This would actually not bother me because I now have 70,000 BTU/h of Cooling Power, right at my fingertips, anytime I feel like flicking a switch and setting the temp controls to MAX. What I worry about is that the monsoon that Thailand depends upon may become both more extreme and also unpredictable. How would my lawn survive if that were to happen, I wonder.... And what about you? Have you given this important Topic much thought, so far? Of course, we know that this is Global-Warming-related. And, we know that the two most likely candidates for the USA prez, and any others in USA gov, such as senators and congressmen, have ZERO interest and will to do the right thing. Also, now that we have delayed many decades, there is no longer enough time to avert what is bound to happen, because.... The inertia is already baked into the atmospheric system, not to mention the inertia of our oceans, and....etc., etc., etc. So then, might as well forget about any unreasonable hope of ameliorating or lessening the impact already in the cards, Warmingly Speaking..... How much do you worry about this? What will you do to avoid, personally, the impacts upon both you and yours? For example, will you try to find some Safe Haven, for the remaining twenty years of your life? I think twenty is probably Tops, if one is feeling very optimistic. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/04/climate/south-asia-monsoon-climate-change.html#:~:text=Scientists blame global warming from,we see in monsoon patterns.” AI is crazy, yes...but....much of what this AI has reproduced here seems OK, to me. https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/07/18/climate-change-is-making-the-monsoon-more-dangerous Listening to an AI tell us what we need to know about increasing Monsoon variability and intensification is always good for a laugh... However, I see nothing else particularly funny about this Topic. Do you expect to see huge changes during the next five to ten years, here in Chiang Mai? And, in other areas of Thailand? Fondest regards, Gamma

Bankruptcy may not be the worst that lies ahead, provided that James Hansen is proved correct. We may see Venus on planet Earth before we know it. Neither Harris nor Trump care to do ANYTHING to stop such a result from occurring.

You are asking me, again, how this will end? I think I already submitted an incisive and prescient Topic answering JUST this very question. If you are asking me to repeat what I have already clearly stated, then: The end of the world is nigh. Meaning the Human World, of course. Some bacteria and archaea may survive, but nothing more. Yes, I fear that due to this election in 2024... It will soon be only the extremophiles that shall inherit the wind, I mean the Earth....such as animals like this: Therefore, Sir, you are entirely justified in instructing members here to, as you so aptly put it.... "fasten your seatbelts" .... Good advice, for sure!!!!