FolkGuitar

This forum has long had the reputation of being a snake pit. That's why so many expats join, read the forum for a few weeks, and leave. If a thread goes over three pages, you can be pretty sure it's already turned into a shouting match having nothing to do with the OPs first post.

Personally, I don't think video game 'cause' the shootings, only that they desensitize kids to death, a condition that they may 'understand' on a scientific level, but of which they don't fully 'internalize' at that age, so that the games gives the unbalanced ones 'permission' and 'inspiration' to act out.

Yes, I've seen both boiled and refined... but... they are in rather small bottles, meant for mixing into oil paints for canvas rather than painting on woodwork. Perhaps the have half-liter as the largest?

Check your tire pressure. I find that it's far more critical for slow-speed riding with 2up than just me alone.

Most large stationary stores will carry it, as well as art supply stores.

I was a heavy smoker for 40+ years, but quit 25 years ago. And you're correct, I misspoke. The smog does interfere with some of the photos I'd like to take. That bothers me.

Please excuse me. I should have said; 'we' don't have a problem.

Love? Money? Why do (average) people get married in the West vs why they (average) marry in Thailand? In the west, we hope it's for love. It usually is the primary reason, adding in security as second. In Thailand, Survival is the usual primary reason. And not just survival for the woman, but possible for her whole family. And the family water buffalo, too! If love is present, it makes it all the nicer, but not required. Ask any farang who married their bargirl girlfriend.

There are a few remote areas in the world today that aren't affected by seasonal air pollution, but I doubt there are any cities that remain clear all year around. This year, many US and Canadian cities had much worse air pollution than northern Thailand! We've lived here 23 years, and have never been bothered by the air pollution. We have never felt the need to leave during Burning Season, although we do turn on two (1,000 baht each) air purifiers in our house, and for perhaps 2-3 weeks in the middle of the season will put on N95 masks when we go outside. We do not stop playing, we do not stop traveling, nor do we stop or change ANY of our normal daily routine because of the air quality. We just deal with it as we would any other climate condition. Blizzard... we put on snow tires and drive a little slower. Rain... we use an umbrella and don't wear good shoes. Air Pollution... we use air purifiers at home and masks outside. No problem. ????

That's very true. The BMI scale was NOT meant for Weight Lifters or Body Builders, but for the 'average' person. So... 175 in your 'prime?' What' your height and weight now? You were willing to tell us these numbers from your 'prime.' How about today?

We were discussing pies when you tried to tell us that they were not fattening because they weren't bread... completely ignoring the fact that bread and piecrust are both made with wheat flour and fat, and only different in shape and taste. So... how fat are you now? Have you reached 'morbid' obesity yet? Give it time... your pies will help.

Wow. Just wow. And again... wow.

Based on the visible obesity I see daily, your are absolutely correct! Welcome to the club.

Yes, discredited as a measurement of 'health.' Not discredited as a measurement of optimum weight/height ratio. What's yours? You and I weren't discussing health. We were discussing your obesity. Is it time to change your name to เกี๊ยวใหญ่ ?

Nah... right in the middle of the 'correct weight/height ratio.' Perhaps you're a bit short for your weight? We wouldn't want you to go around uninformed, especially about your health, so I'll repost the link to find your BMI. Then, because your pies don't increase your girth, you can prove it to us easily... but I doubt you will. So we will continue to envision you rather obese. https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm

Have another pie, dear.

Yeah... That's what I thought. Mine is 23.5 I'm 175cm and 72K I'm not ashamed to post it, either.

Very true. What is your BMI? https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/lose_wt/BMI/bmicalc.htm

I guess the crust of your pies is made fairy dust instead of wheat flour. Perhaps the shortening used to make it was from WeightWatchers? I'll never understand why some people think that if you change the 'shape' of a food, it changes its properties...

I had the same problem with Lazada, but it corrected itself a few months later. I switched to Shopee when it happened, and didn't even try Lazada again for a few months, then one day tried Lazada again and it worked. These days I use both, but neither for fresh foods.

I do wonder why... the Ku Klux Klan, the Proud Boys, QAnon, The Three Percenters, etc., etc., all align themselves with the Republican party? I wonder why... most of the Southern States have the lowest educational scores in the US, and all align themselves with the Republican party? Actually, I don't wonder at all.

"a deficiency in traffic risk assessment skills," Nope. They know the risks. They just don't give a damn about them or anyone else on the road. But then, isn't that pretty normal here?

I wonder if that's the same as when we greet a stranger and say (not ask...) "How are you." Or the standard New Yorker intro; 'Ha ya doin?' We are not really looking for an answer, just being polite. I know that I when I smile at strangers, it's just a polite acknowledgement that they exist within the same sphere as me, with no other particular meaning what so ever, and because I'm happy enough myself and so usually smiling!

I've been using this machine (bought at Yok for about 3,000 Baht a few years ago. I use it often, as I love to wake up to the smell of freshly baked bread. Most of the better machines can bake 1lb, 2lb, and often 3lb loaves, with a choice of three levels of crust (light, medium, dark,) and a menu of 12 different bread or dough options. Some prefer to use the machine just to knead their dough to be baked in a regular gas oven. Deeper crust that way. The machine I bought came with two 1lb pans and one 2lb pan. As I like to slice my bread for sandwiches (after the first morning's tear-off with breakfast,) the 2lb loaf gives me more usable slices (remember, there will be one or two holes in the bottom of the loaf from the mixing paddles. I try to remember to remove them after the second rise if I'm baking during the day.) Normally, I just dump in all the ingredients, set the timer so that my bread will be finished a half hour before I wake up, and go to sleep. Warm French, Italian, Whole Wheat, Milk bread, quick bread, plain old White bread... even pizza dough and some puddings! Doesn't get much easier than this.

I moved to Asia with a one-way air ticket, suitcase, a box of books, and $500 in my pocket. That was over 30 years ago. I have never questioned that decision. Not once.