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Been Thailand since 2004 working offshore, for tax reasons spent most of my leave in Thailand, on December 29th, 2014, stepped out of a helicopter for the last time aged 59 and retired. Mortality becomes a thought in the back of your head more and more as more of your age group leave this world, friends and work colleagues in ever rapid succession.. Lost my youngest boy in 2016, then work colleagues started dropping off the radar, 2020 my best mate in the UK found dead in his bed, former pupils at my old high school no one left from my years 1967-72. Girlfriend I met in 2015, never put a foot wrong so married her 7 years ago (20170 so she can get a widows pension from my private pension when I hit the buffers. Wifes Mum has died, ex father-in-Law (Good man) has passed and now one of her three sisters has terminal cancer, ex sister -in-Law same age sudden death, two uncles passed. Went back UK, March/April for my remaining son's wedding, he took me to a few of my old locals, no one left there, if alive housebound and invalidated. How am I still alive, wonder myself!! Living here in Thailand out in the sticks as a near teetotaler, never smoked, eat Thai food and my wife drags me to the hospital every 4 weeks for blood tests, have a couple of 'Sports' bikes I ride too fast, have 8 dogs remaining from our initial rescued 11, 4 remaining are GSD's. Love DIY, love my dogs and my wife and knocking on the door of 70yrs old. I think I have been bloody lucky. All farangs around me are all gone now, I am the only known farang for miles and miles.

A "Contender" you say, some probs getting a gum shield to fit and keep her hands up and still.

Love the "Sharp as a tack" comment, though it has been hammered in and yanked out a bit going by Joes eyes??. As for Harris, need to insert "Rambles incoherently about future past imperfects, she is the one to unravel convoluted quagmires only she can fix"? Or did I just ramble....

So when Cameron and Osbourne brought in the 'Austerity years' we now know it never worked except to alienate a majority of the population resulting in blaming everyone but, the Government. Immigrants bad, EU bad, etc. I wonder if no Austerity years but tax rises and expand the economy would we still be in the EU where before the vote 2015-2016 pound were 54 -50, then collapsed on the "Leave" result. We sure have some smart, intelligent folk in power with their finger on the pulse of the people. Sad, my children have never had the opportunities in the UK I had which took me overseas working for 38 years.

Being in the British Merchant Navy 1977-1998, then Oil & Gas exploration 1998-2015 (38 years overseas) can tell you about smells from certain folk in a hot environment. 99% it does come down to food we eat, Caucasians in general consume a lot of cheese, milk, yogurt by themselves and/or mixed with other dairy products cream, etc.... Hygiene as per showering helps but at 4pm on a blistering hot day or ships engine rooms you find out what people eat. Working with foreign crews for years and preferring the food the crew ate, which were fresher and tastier, an Asian taste for food developed it were Korean colleagues who made a point one time that I smelt Korean, (Ate same food in shipyard) not smelt as 'Rancid Butter". You get on the back of a m/bike taxi rider here in Thailand, the rider who has been out day, now compare to a bike taxi in New Delhi! you will smell differences it is the food/oil consumed coming out the pores. Thai women (to me) have a lovely natural smell, when you see the food they eat is all fresh, nothing processed or has added ingredients, only natural. My Thai wife has me eating only Thai soups and stews with rice, when I meet with friends visiting Pattaya from the UK on 1 or 2 guys, (Not all) you get a whiff of butter.......... God only knows how I smell back in the village after a week of burgers an Kebabs

Thank you for the link!! To equate red heads with the souls who filled the death camps owing to being born a Jew I find it hard to connect the the two dots. The British have a tendency to side with the underdog and bullied, these Pro Hamas, Pro Palestine demos with their 'anger' whether right or wrong have lost all my sympathies, 10 second video clips have me thinking this way. As for two tier policing now believe it occurs.

The tragedies are at an end, finally it is ended, is a better 'epitaph'. At the service for my youngest son, to hear kind words and remembering all those happy times could not be heard. The majority of drug addicts pass alone in a room.

Apologies late reply, regarding wrists..... riding around town they will ache, you need to be moving so the wind takes a lot of weight off the arms. Only stopped twice, but, have Thai bike licence and bike is always spotless with tax showing, speaking some Thai on my way. These bikes react to tuning, fit sports exhaust, an ECU flash/Bazzaz, R6 throttle, airbox mods you can easily release 10% more matching the Ninja400. Now I have a Ninja650 which is more roomy. Are you in the Pattaya area.

When you have a son as a junkie, all family bedrooms have padlocks fitted, car keys locked away and visitors told to keep handbags and valuables on their person at all times, local burglaries laid at your door. Visits by 6 cops, search warrants and sniffer dogs descending on your home and if drugs found repairs to doors/windows at your own expense. Jail!!!!! Do not make me laugh drugs were freely available in jail, wardens/guards are the unseen pushers to keep the so called "Krazies" calm. When the nightmare does end it is usually death. 29th, December 2016 aged 27 my son took his life, a nightmare ended, yet to many that never directly suffered at the centre of pain, memories become kinder?? Me, mine have never changed, drugs destroy families, destroy family relationships, drugs are not innocent fun and a cheap way to happiness they are a path to conflict, loneliness and death. Do not ask for my solution to drug taking and the problems, you will not like my solution nor its timescale. As those two young men have found out, one with his life the haphazard way taking of drugs and thinking they are in control being smart!!!!! usually ends in death.

Bought a CBR in Pattaya. moved to Chaiyaphum 5 years later easy change at my local town. Bought new Yamha R3 in Korat, made sure reg transferred to Chaiyaphum, had to wait for a plate. Bought 2nd hand Ninja 650 in Korat, it were a repossession no probs transferring to Chaiyaphum. Luckily I have a Thai wife who wants to see all correct, it can be done with no fuss.

Would have told him to go (F#### Himself) in the most polite way. Tell him spirits in a dream are angry

Hi Colin, I am Spartacus

Agree with your reasoning on Afghanistan and Iraq. Russia installed a government in Kabul that lasted 8 years, the US installed one lasted around 8hours!! Iraq.... Saddam were given the green light for Kuwait by our female ambassador who likened it to an internal domestic affair. Saddam kept Iran in 'check' even getting the 'Ayatollah' to sign a peace treaty. Getting rid of Saddam now seems a bad move, a very bad move. Before anyone says he were an evil dictator, well so were 'Mugabe' never seen suggested he should be removed for his human rights abuses.

Pong who did the stabbing?? Where he angry his neighbour said the drain were ponging and Pong had to stop the pong.

Well, that is me and all my colleagues in the Merchant Navy 1977-2015. Shallow and unattractive that is my bubble burst. 555 555 555 Going away for 6-7months+ just leaving the dock we would be dazzled by bright lights, bright, very bright 'red' lights, my claim to fame or guilt were my first $100.00 lady from a bar in Yokohama, 1980 I were aged 25 at that time getting $2.40 to the pound so not that expensive then, have been in bars/brothels and woke up in places that gentle folk would not shine a torch, Tema in Ghana for one. 2004 Stena offered a position offshore Matak Island, Indonesia, night before joining short times in Jakarta in night clubs behind bus-station, leave spent in Thailand as a tax exile doing the UK 90 day tax rule so 2004 - 2015 Phuket then Pattaya were my playground of debauchery. If the lady consents and is willing why not. I never called them prozzies, they were on the 'game' and I enjoyed paying to partake and see the game being played out, even ladies down the docks whispering from alleyways were in the "Hire or lease" business. Being able to enjoy the physical delights of an attractive, slim, sweet smelling woman is not shallow, it is normal desire and dived in when on leave. Now retired up country these past 9 years, Covid stopped my 3 monthly visits to meet old friends, some who returned to Europe and Oz, some others sadly went up the chimney. Will agree if you smile and are pleasant well-mannered the chances of getting a more energetic response increases. Pon song satang

Unless tucked up in bed with a GoGo dancer for starts

Whatever they are promoting I will buy. Lovely looking eye candy. Maria Ozawa where a Japanese AV girl who appeared in FHM around 2000 period. Cracker even now.

If you think Kuwaitis are bad, try Saudis, spent 18 months offshore from Dammam attempting to get these guys up to speed on equipment. Maintenance??? Get manufacturer, Breakdown ?? Get manufacturer. Safety procedures.......... forget it. Safety officer were Egyptian and called names, Safety guy said his ancestors had mapped the heavens these camel (cannot print) are ????????. 29th Dec, 2014 stepped out a chopper saying I will never come here again, kept my promise.

He walked passed his colleague and put himself in front of the car. She turned the wheel away from him and moved. The officer already had his gun out where the policy of pulling your weapon is a last resort action. Again and again when the public do not comply you die, the police are judge and jury. She were killed because she tried driving away while suspected of stealing some booze?? Stealing booze gets you the death penalty?? Let her go, the car appears to be a Lexus, get the plate and arrest her at home.

No it were me..... I am Spartacus

Couple an hour from me, the husband cut himself badly taken to village hospital who discovered he had no health cover. Needed blood transfusion and special medicine, proof of funds could not be done before he passed, being a heavy smoker and spirit drinker did not help. He dropped off the radar and rumours started, friends were blanked, info scarce what they think happened were!!!! Hospital released the body to wife, put in the back of a pick-up and taken up to the wifes village where on temple grounds a pyre were made and cremation carried out, all the ashes put in the local river. Guy had no friends in attendance since it where done over a couple of days. Now that story maybe B/S though having seen rules not being adhered too for non-Buddhists who knows. Would be very cheap though.

Cannot argue with those reasons on why they have cracked down and closed some Mosques.

Bought land here in Thailand via the Thai company route in 2011. Built a house 2012 and name of book has no house owner space is blank. Stopped work 2014. Met girl 2015, married 2017. Still together 9 years later. You want my house/home you need buy the company that owns the land.

My ex in the UK always said she could get better than me with a snap of her fingers. 1985-2007 My Thai wife says she feels so lucky to have met me. 2015 to present From 1977 always worked overseas and had a fondness for Asia, my UK ex loved the lifestyle she had when I where overseas hating me disrupting her routine when on leave. Became a tax exile after 2007, built a home via a Thai company 2011, met the future wife same year I retired in 2015, when my son came out for the wedding he remarked: "Great to see you smile Dad, not seen you like that in years" That is what makes my Thai wife so special, her caring attitude which makes me feel needed.

My youngest son took soft drugs at an early age, by the time he where 27and took his own life he were a paranoid schizophrenic. Drugs do damage to a brain and seeing your son change in front of your eyes is heartbreaking. Padlocks on bedroom doors even jail did not stop him, drugs abundant in jail. Maybe a mental illness makes folk take drugs, but it is damage to the brain/awareness/thinking processes that become broken creating behavioral problems, it is a cop out to say they are ill and like a cold they will be back healthy in a day or two.