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If you say so ... I can't post on this thread, since not following the MSM spin. We just have to agree to disagree, about everything & anything, covid & vaccine related.

Not exactly known for it's nightlife, thankfully and why It's so nice. Sit around the lake and sip a few, at restaurants, or not, just lakeside. Who wants to sit in a bar/pub, when it's that beautiful out, non smog season, that is. Something I don't understand. Unless a meet up with someone, though prefer a restaurant. I can't remember last time was in a bar. Maybe 10 yrs ago, and that was a monthly meet up thing with friends, and more restaurant than bar.

One annual booster ... how many have you had ? I'm not a fan of my tax $$$ being spent on programs I don't believe in. Part of why I retired & left. And NO, most Americans don't pay their fare share of taxes IMHO.

There is no free lunch. Plan B up more than SS COLA. Health ins up, taxes up ... who and how do you think they are paying big pharma for the vaccines. Your TAX dollars.

Especially on an anonymous forum, as if people are really that honest. If I had some of the money some boast about, I wouldn't be in TH.

You really can't plan your budget more than a few days, and leave it to the last minute. If I don't 1-200k in the house, something is wrong. What the manager (and a-hole) told you is BS. Should have just told him your flying out tomorrow & need it. A lowly staff member was going to retrieve it, and the manager stopped him ... think about that one. They have a key for a reason.

Just what a healthy body needs, more spike proteins ...

I thought most everyone got vaccinated, 2 or 10 times, so how's that possible

TH is not wheels friendly. Need to be living rural if relying on wheel chair to get around. One of these would help.

I couldn't do a short cruise, with just the wife & me, let alone a week or more. I did a tester, live aboard (diving) for long weekend, and no, stuck in one sport is not enjoyable. Had 3 dive buddies with me, so not alone, but can't imagine the feeling 'of being trapped' any less on a large cruise ship. As stated, eat, drink, sleep. Sit around the pool, nah, gamble, nah, seen movie, nah, dancing or a crappy show, nah. At least land base holidays, you can go somewhere and explore. After 1 day on a ship, ain't much new to see. A cruise around the Caribbean would be cool, island hopping basically. But on open seas, which the tester/live aboard was, Gulf of Mexico, no islands, nothing but water for 4 days. Boring, as you can only safely dive so much in one day. As suggested, think real hard about a long cruise. Take a tester to Singapore or somewhere closer.

Agree, nice to have access to liquid cash. Over a year ago, I had med oops, and needed 200k on the spot to get treated, since I self insure. Without easy access, since not immediate life threatening, treatment/procedure would have been delayed, and possibly the result wouldn't have been as positive. Without immediate procedure, condition could worsen, and then become life threatening, and only then would the actually do the procedure, without paid for in advance. Not telling what damage done while delayed.

Don't have any, closest newly built/occupied house is 100m away. ... coconuts to the S, now pineapples (not dirt) to the E:

I couldn't be psychologist, as too ethical, and I'd have to commit myself, as an obvious danger to myself & society.

They wouldn't be a 'news source', as most entertainment news sources today are not, and hard to call them news at all. Simply propaganda (BS) machines or Op-eds to be kind. But news, no ... not my definition of. Maybe that word's definition has been official changed also.

DISCLAIMER: this is an example of FAKE DIPLOMA ... posted as a PSA

Easier & quicker if you just download a diploma of said, and photoshop it. The get 'contact' cards made ... and you're a Doc. Even throw a Ph'd behind name if wanting. I'm what I always was, a smiling idiot who invest in RE, sideline in firearms, stocks. Salaried jobs didn't provide much, besides being temp jobs basically, so meaningless. Or I could go with photographer, drone operator. Best from past life ... pool boy toy, who will even clean your pool, if you have one Wife just calls me ... Sugar Daddy w/bennies

edit: Concede, (reported on Ch 23) might be real, but really poor journalism, why I don't bother reading Thaiger.

Solar now ... 👍 When I was there, only 1 resort on the 1 bay, and he had a diesel genny, the got shut down at night time. One of the best weeks I had in TH on holiday. Owner picked us up (during supply run), and returned us to Ranong, no ferry ride. Food (excellent) & beer cheap. Evening skinny dips w/fluorescents in the water, way too cool. Big A$$ crabs everywhere, sea eagles overheard ... pure Bliss. I think there are like 10 resorts on the bay now

Gmail is the way to go if want to be fairly incognito on the internet. I have 1 hotmail opened decades ago, that I use for my broker in USA, and everything else uses other accounts (gmail/yahoo) that are all false information & NO PH# required. I Google my legal names and nothing. Even my FB accounts are BS. My dog & dead father even have FB that I use for uploading & saving things

Far from a high roller, but a bit more than enough, and that works just fine. Days of investing are over, though wish I got in on bitcoin way back when. At 69, I'm low/no risk. RE, stocks (Y2K, pennies/options) got me where I am. For you youngins out there, unless a brainiac, and well compensated for it, get self employed. Pay yourself what you're worth, since, nobody else will.

That's recent enough tech. I know folks love their Leicas ... Good Luck

End of smoked brisket

I followed him early on, got his early CDs when released, and saw him a couple times. Christian now, so not sure he's still singing the blues. Kenny Wayne Shepperd is another, all of 20 yrs old maybe, back then, got airplay and noticed about the same time as Lang. Both put on very nice shows.

If you happen to strike out, or they want too much to fix, how old is the Leica ? I have an Sony @6000 mirrorless (released 2014/15), I picked up new, Xmas 2018, I'd be willing to let go rather inexpensive.. Gets little to no use now, since I have two Sony @6400 bodies, that I have my 2 main lenses on. The @6000 has the kit lens (16-50mm) and a zoom (55-210mm) which is sharp enough in the 70-190mm range. Also 2 other manual lens (35 & 12mm), F1.7 & F2 or 2.8, I think, Photos on pages 7-8-9-10 with the @6000 body & lenses, mostly I think, and very little editing, as not having any good software back then. https://www.flickr.com/photos/56481061@N02/with/49332255677

All it takes is 1 eaten card to learn that lesson (been there, done that), a few decades ago. Most should know that by now, and experienced it, at our ages. I've had to go in the branches here/TH and retrieve a few here in the past 20+ yrs. Another reason you should carry your PP with you.