7 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

The only outcome in which Russia will be welcomed back into normal relations will be if Putin is delivered to a war crimes tribunal and Russia pays reparations to Ukraine.  

No it isn't.  ????

Panicked Russian troops retreat to nine miles from border as Putin's Plan B crumbles

VLADIMIR PUTIN'S troops have been pushed back to "within just nine miles" of the Russian-Ukraine border as Moscow faces a humiliating "collapse" of its Plan B invasion strategy.

Russian forces have been pushed back to within just nine miles from its own border, as Vladimir Putin's forces are on the brink of "total collapse". CNN's Nick Paton Walsh, reporting from Kharkiv after a Russian retreat, said that the military "reset" of the invasion three weeks ago has already unravelled. 

Express

41 minutes ago, ivor bigun said:

I spent one night in a private hospital ,when i left i was given a bag with everything that had been in the room ,90% of which had not been touched i had to pay for it all .

Well, if I was the next patient to be using the room, I would be happy to hear that. ????????

Surely, you are not suggesting that you were being ripped off?

1 hour ago, DrDave said:

Yes. About 8 years ago, my wife went to the ER in Florida with acute abdominal pain. After running some tests, it was determined that she needed to have her gall bladder removed sometime in the near future. After 90 minutes in the ER, she was released. We were never presented with a bill - they just took her name and address (and maybe SSN) when admitted. Well, it turns out that for uninsured patients, the hospital makes up a bill and turns it over to a third party agency for payment. We got the bill a few weeks later from the agency - over $5,000 baht for 90 minutes in the ER which consisted of a quick doctor's exam, an IV,  a vastly overpriced blood panel and potassium pills. I just sat on the bill for a few weeks, and surprise, surprise a new bill arrived with a total amount due of about $1,700 noting "discount for uninsured patient".  I didn't even have to negotiate.

This discussion is in a Thailand forum and relates to Thai private hospitals. Not hospitals in the US.

46 minutes ago, mokwit said:

My experience - they cancelled a card I wasn't using - sent me a letter saying contact us if you don't want it cancelled - only a few days so i 'phoned. Got the operator to confirm back to me that they would not cancel. Went to use it and they had cancelled - they claimed they had "no record" of me calling to request not cancel ( I pointed out that I had entered my card number to get through to the operator so they did have a record. They said sorry can't reinstate as it was cancelled. Barclaycard. Outright dishonesty on their part IMO. I asked the operator to confirm back as I picked up something in her voice that suggested she was lying. My guess is they cancelled it before even sending the letter out.

Best to buy something on the card straight away then they can't cancel it.

14 hours ago, DrDave said:

If you don't have insurance, you'll be billed the "list price" which you most likely will be able to negotiate significantly down.

Anyone here ever been able to negotiate a hospital significantly down?

1 hour ago, jollyhangmon said:

Been told extensively by 2 sets of grand parents - one Hungarian, the other Austrian - that 'you can't trust these russky animals' ... and well, here we go again ...!

Why do you insult animals? They wouldn't do what the Russians Orcs are doing in Ukraine.

24 minutes ago, wasabi said:

I want to start exploring clinics and lower cost options in Thailand that offer the same care with less of the "pampering premium" I have been paying at private hospitals.

Well if you go to a top rated hospital in Bangkok, the prices are going to be high.

1 hour ago, RJRS1301 said:

Tyrants together

They are not together.

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

Yes it's looking like that Turkey doesn't want loses ties with Russia.

No it isn't, he is just wants to de-nazify the PKK but he is on our side  ☹️

6 hours ago, heybruce said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_foreign_aid_to_Ukraine_during_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War

Wow! India have donated 100 tents and 2,500 blankets to Ukraine. ☹️

And 'neutral' Ireland €9M of non-lethal aid. ☹️☹️

1 hour ago, coolcarer said:

Video of the beast entering court and placed in the locked dock

https://twitter.com/mrsorokaa/status/1525053748317388801?s=21&t=kXVAm3fKi3TERjDGSV0Ugg

 

Plenty more of these cases to come soon

All those men of fighting age in court. Shouldn't they be out fighting the Orcs?

On 5/12/2022 at 2:56 AM, smedly said:

seems they are determined to get this whole population hooked on drugs that were illegal 6 months ago, it is really careless stupidity - yes legalise weed but to promote it is careless - it seems Anutin wants the whole population spaced out on a dangerous drug - and it is dangerous 

yeah...I get what you say man....  

1 hour ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

 

Reported here 7 hours ago...

3 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

What a joke army ????

Russian SIMs roaming in Ukraine. Gives you a good idea of the concentration of their forces 

What is the source of this map please?

1 hour ago, tgw said:

the Ruzzians are practically at the lines they rushed to in the first days of the invasion, except around Izyum.

they were helped by traitors, most notably in Kherson.

the great concentration of forces at Izyum / Rubinzne is well known. There are bloody battles there right now. The daily bodycount published by the Ukrainian defense ministry has jumped, it was cruising around 100-150 ten days ago, now we see 350 - 400 every day. That's one BTG a day.

These traitors (spys), are they....

1) Russians living in Ukraine?

2) Russian speaking Ukrainian citizens?

3) Non-Russian Ukrainian citizen?

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

Giving away the locations of sims that belong to friendly forces would indeed be a secret at all costs. Perhaps Putin and you have different views but sorry thats the way it is.

Indeed, I would consider someone who did that a traitor and a spy. A last cigarette, blindfold and a firing squad at dawn. ????

14 minutes ago, coolcarer said:

Putin’s so called Special Operation has seriously backfired. It’s a pity the news on Finlands decision to join NATO was not before the 9th May, I would have loved to have seen him explain to the Russian people that due to his own actions NATO has now expanded its border with Russia by 1,300 kilometers.

 

Well done Putin, Finland would never have done it without you. Next Sweden.

They haven't joined yet!

Finland's leaders announce intention to join NATO

Finland's president and prime minister have said the country must submit an application to join NATO within days, dramatically ramping up tensions between Russia and the West. 

President Sauli Niinisto and prime minister Sanna Marin made a joint statement today saying they will join the security alliance 'without delay', despite Kremlin threats it would secure 'the entire destruction' of the country and 'the most undesirable consequences'.  Daily Mail

1 hour ago, Jingthing said:

No they won't so the war must continue.

The Russians still think they are a great, superpower. ???? 

They think they can still make demands but they have shown they are a paper tiger. Their destiny is to be pushed back to their own borders.

13 minutes ago, Kwasaki said:

With all the equipment and weapons etc Ukraine is receiving it's a shame they cannot launch an offensive to get the brave soldiers out trapped in Marapol steelworks.

 

In negotiations Russia doesn't sound like they will except anything other than surrender.

Maybe they are waiting for you to come up with a feasible rescue plan? ????

1 hour ago, cyril sneer said:

when it stops dropping think i'll start buying

When will that be then? Or will you tell us afterwards?? 

Making cost comparisons using Defence as an example is just repetitive leftist claptrap. Recent events have shown that if anything, defence spending is woefully inadequate.

You should be making comparisons with....

1) The millions spent on overpaid "TV stars" and newscasters by the BBC.

2) The millions misused on top management and woke training in the NHS.

3) The millions spent on supporting illegal immigrants coming from Calais.

4) The millions wasted on the House of Lords, one of the largest legislative bodies in the world.

5) The millions wasted on gold plated pensions for MPs, police and civil servants.

6) The billions wasted on the "Overseas Development fund".

7) Billions wasted on climate change such as cars using diesel fiasco and now electric cars.

and so on.....

41 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

First Russian military to stand trial for killing a civilian in Sumy region - Prosecutor General Irina Venediktova The investigation established that on February 28, 2022. — this 21-year-old Russian military man killed an unarmed resident of the Chupakhivka village in the Sumy region, who was driving a bicycle along the side of the road. He faces 10 to 15 years in prison.

 

What is his name and address?