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Since I stopped paying attention to World News and US politics, my life has been soooo much more relaxed!
At my age and in my location (here in Thailand,) the daily mass shootings in the US, rocket attacks by Hammas, changes of local laws in San Franciso, etc., etc., have very little effect on my life so why get upset about it?There is nothing I can do to change the facts that a little girl in Podunk, Iowa was hit by an 18-wheeler, or an angry ex-employee shot up a pizza place in Milwaukee and killed 7 people! Not even the rocket attacks on Israel have an impact on my daily life, nor does President Musk's influence on government. So why waste energy being upset about it? If I were younger and figured to live another 25 years I might feel differently... but I'm not.
I know all this crap goes on. I know it's not stopping simply because I'm no longer reading or hearing about it several times a day.
I just no longer wallow in it.
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Just now, BangkokReady said:What do you ride now vs. when you were younger?
No changes... The big bikes are a bit more to handle at walking speeds, but once moving, no problems.
In town, which is where most of our riding takes place, I use a 125cc Honda and my wife rides a 110 Yamaha. For weekend and longer touring, we ride two-up on a Honda 750
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Life is good in my old age!
My goal is to be still riding motorcycles at 85. I'm 78 now and ride every day, but I do feel the difference in mental agility and reaction time. I'm still active in my sports 3-4 times a week but can see the writing on the wall.
My health took a big hit two years ago, and my body still feels it. Because of that, I no longer feel 'young.'I've lived a life rich enough for 5 men. If I die tomorrow there will be none who can say I haven't lived. That said, I do NOT intend to put up with any long-drawn-out lingering slow deaths.
My father got sick at 65, bedridden by 70, but hung on for another 12 years draining money and life energy from my mother trying to care for him.
I've already made my plans for a quick and easy departure when needed. I don't want to put my wife and son through what my mother and so many others have had to deal with. For that matter, I don't want to deal with what so many others have had to deal with... When it's time, it's time.
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It's a step in the right direction, but a few cops on the road every day of the week might actually show some real positive results.
Other than around the biggest Thai cities, when have you ever seen a cop writing out a ticket for a moving violation?Unsafe vehicle operation? Overloaded vehicle? Underaged drivers?
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What's the point?
Winning an argument in AN is equal to sitting at the cool kid's table in a mental hospital!
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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.-
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3 hours ago, Woke to Sounds of Horking said:
So sick and tired of this New Age bullship. Blame the victim? Heck, why not?
Defend your limitations, and sure enough, you own them.
4 hours ago, BarBoy said:environment has a lot to do with happiness and contentment, at least for me.
I mean, if one had a choice, one would likely choose to live in a nice big house with a private pool next to a turquoise lagoon, basking in the noon sunshine alongside 5 young thai maidens vs living in a trailer park in Michigan in the middle of winter, with your granny...
No?
Certainly... but that doesn't mean it's going to make you happy.
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If your contentment and satisfaction with life are based on anything other than yourself you're in for constant and repeated problems.
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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!
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10 hours ago, ericthai said:
and should we do the same ( since smoking is an entirely personal choice ) deny any medical insurance claims with health problems arising from smoking for people that drink Alcohol? what about people that drink too much soda or eat too many snacks and get overweight. Should we hold medial care from them too?
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.
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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.
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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.
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... and then he woke up.
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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.
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I used to be bothered by seeing 75-year-old men pushing a baby carriage with their 18-year-old bride, thinking the baby would not grow up with a father, the mother dealing with raising the child alone...
... Then I remembered 'This is Thailand.' The whole family does the child-rearing, with the parents often away working. That's the norm here, quite different from the US or UK.
I'm not suggesting it's better or worse, just that this is Thai culture.
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Find a girlfriend more your age. It will save on buying toys at Christmas.
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I can't imagine trying to do our grocery shopping for the week! Who knows what we'll feel like eating for dinner on Thursday?!?
I enjoy shopping for fresh food every day. Our freezer holds ice cream, ice cubes, a couple of packages of vacuum-packed steaks and chops for emergencies, and perhaps a bag of frozen raspberries. The fridge is half empty.All the rest of our food is bought fresh daily. Veggies fresh from the talat, meats and seafood from the talat, Makro, and Rimping. I pick up the occasional item at Kasem's Mkt too.
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Often on international sales or banking, waiting for a one-time passcode by phone is sometimes a losing proposition! My bank in the US takes about 45 seconds from the time I answer until the voice begins to dictate the code.
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Just to cover all bets... Are you a smoker? Cigarettes, pipe, marijuana?
When I was a cigarette smoker, I would get bronchitis once or twice every year. That stopped when I stopped smoking.
So, how long you like to live.
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I've noticed that many people 'start' to be old simply because they reached a certain number of years. "Now that I'm XY years old I'm going to give up all my fun, and spend my days in an easy chair with a beer dreaming about the past."
Certainly, physical health plays an increasingly important role in what we can and can not do as we age, but to give up living because we reach a certain age that someone else thought should be the end is foolish!
As Richard Bach said so well in his book; "Defend your limitations, and sure enough, you own them!"