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Actually: Thank you very much for your suggestion. I will do just this. Note: I must build a computer that will last me another 10 years....which means....it must be fast enough for moderate use in 2034.... (My 2500K Intel CPU with ASUS MB is still very adequate for my purposes at this time, in 2024. And, the nice thing about CPUs is that they are manufactured to last a very long time, and extremely fault resilient, I think.) But, this time, I will buy a more expensive CPU, and one suited to a socket (1700) for which I can buy a new MB five years from now, if needed, if you know what I am talking about.... Just in case the MB dies in four years, then I will still be able to buy a completely new, not refurbished, motherboard, five years hence. I mean...I am not crazy. I plan for the future.

If they had been cats, even house cats, they would have easily survived their falls. The human body just cannot tolerate a fall from more than 10 feet in the air, in most cases. This is why I have now chosen to live in a house of only one floor. Although, in my case, I would like to dig a cellar, as both a root cellar, and also as a bunker to protect my ears against the extreme-bass-thumping of the local music. Sometimes, I wonder if it might be this very loud bass thumping music which drives some foreigners to inadvertently fall from high floors, when they become distracted and overwhelmed by the sound of it. F=ma

When I was younger, and living in the USA, I used to eat those big purple onions as if they were apples. I loved to take a huge bite out those onions, and feel the burn, and the onion vapors rise up through my nasal passages. I still love to eat a few cloves of garlic, as if they were Chiclets, once in a while. And, as I say, when having Chinese soup noodles, a bite of a large clove of garlic is totally de rigueur, if one is from the north, or one is a Beijinger.

Note: I worry that some readers here might not understand the MEANING of Local Markets. For the purposes of this Topic, we can define local markets in this way: But also, when talking about local markets, we can distinguish Big Box Stores from the local markets that you might find very close to your house, having vendors who buy and sell very locally supplied produce. Just to be clear that I am not, here in this Topic, talking about the major Big Box Stores, such as the ones we all know.... OK?

It was the onions...believe me. And, as you just stated, contamination with bacteria is possible, although I would say that viruses are not likely. Also, the fertilizer issue must be considered. This is why, I think, big box stores guard against this by doing quality control in selecting their suppliers and growers. Such quality control of growers might not be as likely with small vendors in villages, for example. And, this was my thinking, too.

Hardly the normal thing to do. I could not have done this, and I bet few could. Nice going.

I do the same with my canned tuna. I buy about 150 cans of tuna from Tops, at one time, in the cardboard packing cases. I buy a mix of 75% tuna steak, and 25% tuna sandwich. Can't figure out which I like best. By the way....TOPS tuna is the best I have found here. I am not sure which OEM does the packing for Tops, but they provide a very HIGH quality product, for sure. Also, the Tops brand is the best quality and amount for the price. I have been buying Tops tuna for about 10 years. Always very consistent quality. I would be lost without Tops tuna, in fact. Note: I want to be clear.... The tuna is NOT the problem, and neither was the Mayo. I am sure of this. It was the onions!

I am thinking of hitting on my 85-year-old next-door neighbor, in fact. I am even thinking about getting out my ladder, and climbing up to her second-floor window at 2AM. I haven't done anything with my ladder since I was 18. Those were the good old days.

Correction: I am up for girls of 85, too! Thai girls of 85 are more experienced. Also, they are quite humorous, and humor is something I very much appreciate. Once a Thai woman reaches the tender age of 85, she becomes much less demanding in bed.

I have always loved onions. However, from now, and ever after, I will cook my onions, unless.... I get them from a reliable source.

I can. But, still, these days... I spend most of my time leering at the over-70 set of women here in Thailand. Some are still pretty spry, and pretty, too.

I, too, have never had any problems with eating vegetables sold at Lotus or Tops. My guess is that it was this particular vendor at a small village stand. Anyway, I guess I will now completely swear off raw stuff, ....for....the.... Rest of my life. a. Absolutely ZERO problem with the canned tuna. b. Absolutely ZERO problem with the Mayo, which is Hellman's. FINE stuff, this Hellman's. ZERO problem with Hellman's, and I swear by it. LOVE IT. c. Very little heat or humidity in my house. I have my ACs running 24/7/365, and keep the temps down to about 22, or below. Humidity is always below about 65%. d. After opening, I religiously refrigerate the Mayo, within minutes of use. Zero problem here. ========== There is actually a very good reason that the Chinese on Taiwan, and in Mainland China, stir fry their veggies, and rarely, if ever, eat raw vegetables. They cannot be sure in what conditions they were grown. Many years ago, I had never seen a Chinese guy eat salads...haha....and I hate raw salads, too. Onions are wonderful with Mayo and pork, or chicken, or beef. But, from now on.... No raw onions for me. ========== I like red onions, the purple kind, but I have not seen the good kind here. Small price to pay, to not eat raw onions, I guess. And, as I mentioned above: I feel little reticence about eating raw garlic cloves, which I also love, and do not worry me, since I am never close enough to women to bother them.

Never venture on balconies above the ground floor, should be our watchword.

Younger people enjoy the bumping. Older riders, might not. If the bumping becomes too bumpy, then stop the riding. Anytime you are on a smaller bike, then you will feel the bumps more. Therefore opt for something larger, and this is the only way, as physics tells us.... I never rode on anything less than a Honda 450CB, in 1970. And, that was far too tiny for me.

No intention to overclock this great CPU. And, no need, either.

No WIFI needed. This is overkill. Expensive, too.

This is not the ASUS site, but here is a nice rundown on the best mainboards for the i5 3600K CPU... This link seems useful....: https://tech4gamers.com/best-motherboard-for-i5-13600k/ Many (a few, anyway) are listed on this page....

Yes. I know. Also, I think that Linus always regretted his off-the-cuff comment on NVIDIA, a while back. And, also.... You told me to look at the ASUS site to find the best motherboard compatibility for my chosen CPU. So, I did search the ASUS Global site...but....still...I am unable to find what you were referring to...so... Do you have the link? If not, I will continue to search. Thank you.

Please stay away from the raw chicken laab, please, if you value your health....is my suggestion. All Thai food is great, in my opinion. It's just the raw chicken that I draw a line at eating.... Thai food is GREAT!

By the way: One exception to the rule that most Chinese do not eat raw vegetables is the eating of raw cloves of garlic, whole, with noodles, or as a compliment to many dishes. It is TRUE that Chinese people enjoy eating raw garlic, and I do, too. I don't know if the garlic, itself, has some antimicrobial action which makes the eating of raw cloves raw OK. However, I can attest to the fact that I have never gotten sick, once, from eating raw garlic cloves. And so, instead of putting raw onions on my sandwiches, from this day hence, now that I have learned my lesson, I will always substitute raw garlic, slicked thinly, as a substitute for the onions. Those onions truly gave me both a tummy upset and a headache, for sure....

I very much doubt it. However, more apropos to this Topic, and as you probably know, I spent most of my life in Taiwan. And, in Taiwan, it is not the habit of people there to eat fresh salads, or fresh vegetables. The reason was obvious, and the reason was that Taiwan growers used to use night soil, as a matter of course. Have you ever seen Chinese eat fresh vegetables? Personally, this is kind of a rare thing on most tables. Therefore, I will change my culinary habits a bit, now. I will never eat raw anything....other than raw chicken larp (laab) in Thailand. And, it is best to, often, take a deworming pill after dining on raw laab, IMHO.... This is what my Thai teacher always told me, anyway.

Thank you for your, hitherto unnoticed, sensitivity, this time. Either way, if it makes both of us happy, I see no reason in your not expressing your thoughts in a more candid way. I can take it with complete equanimity. I am HAPPY to take it, in fact. I have many good friends from the UK. Some from Scotland, too. Note: Anything you might say to me, for sure, cannot be quite as bad as ingesting a questionable onion.

Wow...I really cannot believe this: I was just about to reach out to ASUS for help selecting a mainboard for my Intel i5 3600K CPU selection. BUT....then....they asked me for my birthdate on the service-request form. This is a TOTAL turnoff! Talk about INTRUSIVE, Baby! No Way, Jose! They need some COOLING, and Baby, I ain't Foolin'.... No need to ask my info, including my birthdate, my height, or....the length of my long schlong...for that matter, just to ask about compatibility of my CPU.... Weird..... So very Weird.... Baby!!!!!! I will give ASUS every INCH of my Love.....

Someday, I will post a Topic about this. Not really as humorous as you might imagine.