FolkGuitar

What's the point? Winning an argument in AN is equal to sitting at the cool kid's table in a mental hospital! Hell, STARTING one is even more foolish!

We live on a very low (compared to most ex-pats here) retirement fixed income. But it's still a lot more than the staff in my building make each month working. We give the cleaning staff and security staff a Christmas envelope with a 500 baht note each. I wish I could give them more as they really do make my life in this building much easier, but I can't afford it. The security staff stay awake and are very helpful, often running to open elevator doors for us if our arms are full! The cleaning staff are always right there when you need them, and unobtrusive when you don't! Although American, I don't believe in the American style of tipping everywhere I go. But I do eat in the same restaurants every week and so leave the staff a small tip. Most are married with young kids and need the money more than I need another cup of tea.

Defend your limitations, and sure enough, you own them. Certainly... but that doesn't mean it's going to make you happy.

If your contentment and satisfaction with life are based on anything other than yourself you're in for constant and repeated problems.

It's not as if we haven't discussed this before... If you want to fix your heart, fix your body. No meds needed. Stop eating foods that are bad for your heart. No... it's not easy. It requires self-discipline. But the difference might just save your life.

It's true! I heard that they are going to add more than 10 policemen nationwide, perhaps even 12 of them, to reduce road fatalities. After all, it's a very serious matter.

With all the road construction going on around the Old City, the traffic congestion could become a real nightmare! Entire sections are blocked off, exits closed, unpassable surfaces, etc. But thankfully... ... we can turn on the radio or read the local newspaper to find out which roads are blocked off today so we can avoid adding to the crush by taking alternative routes and not creating traffic jams! Oh... wait...

I used to think that the Japanese were the professionals at creating 'visual policing without creating change.' I was wrong. Thailand has so many different 'programs' that ostensibly improve the safety of its citizens without making any real difference! New programs are announced often but are greeted with rolling eyes. Put some cops on the streets.

Relaxation all around me, rather than the rush and hurry I've lived through before. Incredible variety of ethnic foods at very low cost. Ease of daily routines. Friendly neighbors, smiling people on the streets. Plenty of good weather to enjoy the recreational facilities year-round.

I enjoy both cash and cashless, depending on the venue. I don't live in fear of the government having my data. There really isn't much hidden now from those who wish to know. The government already knows how much money I have, where I travel, and even who I meet. I don't need to hide myself for any other reason than to avoid spam email... and my email client removes most of that!

Perhaps not 'deny' them, but certainly put them at the end of the treatment timeline. All self-abuse should be identified as such, and be far more costly to treat, maybe even help subsidize costs for those whose health problems were not of their own making.

Unless you have a vagina, you have no say in the matter. Men do not control women's bodies. Women do not need men's 'approval' to do anything.

I won't ride without a helmet, a GOOD full-face helmet with the strap fastened! We see too many chalk marks on the roads. I can replace a leg, or replace a hand. I can't replace a head.

... and then he woke up.

If Thailand really cared about preventing road accidents, it would put some police on the roads where the problems are. We all know of these locations in our areas. It's not a surprise. Yes... it is that simple.