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June 1977 joined the Merchant Navy, sailing from Singapore up to Hong Kong charterers were told by the company we would stop and pick up anyone in the water "Rules of the Sea" which would mean a delay in landing cargo, a few countries refused to let boat people land. More than a few charterers would specify a route, since they paid for the fuel we did. what they wished The amount of souls already weak that perished at sea is heartbreaking. Policy (health) were that no dead bodies be brought on board since heat and wetness accelerates decomposition, the number of dead babies that skeletal mothers brought onboard we allowed them to keep. Kept them sane, remove, insanity would appear/follow. Long story?? In February 2015 retired from the sea/working on water after 38 years, seen things wish I never had

First time you smoke weed it leaves you bereft of choice??. My post if you read between the lines is how you start off of with soft which leads to stronger. After my sons death, met many of his druggie friends and one thing I got from them were chasing happiness. No matter how good life/work/relationships were they wanted to get up to that next level. Getting up to that next level is a choice.

Have no sympathy.... Why!! Brought up a son who started smoking weed at "Primary" school, weed maybe safe for adults, but, it does strange things to young boys minds going through puberty. My other son wanted a padlock on his bedroom door, then they wife wanted one on our bedroom door. My ex tried to understand and gave hundreds of last chances, I told him that taking drugs would end up in one or two ways, Jail or death. When folk who are not smart think they are we are getting into troubled waters. I used all my contacts, influence and money to keep him out of jail. I were working abroad when 4 uniformed cops, 2 plain clothes came my home with a sniffer dog. He were no longer an addict, now a pusher, he were not home when cops arrived he were out and told to head straight to the station, phoned me out in Indonesia asking me to fix, told him I cannot fix this time. I were the bad one. Done jail time and jail got him onto harder drugs. UK jails have drugs freely available. On the 29th December 2016, my son took his own life aged 27. No drugs he would be still alive. Taking drugs is a choice, nothing more. Drugs never end up well, it splits families and creates wounds that will never heal.

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Chauvin has form for kneeling on necks, search 'YouTube' for him, he beat up a child in his own bedroom who ended up in hospital. Chavin did not move his knee when the medics arrived and tried to check the guy out, so playing safe sent him straight to the hospital. Guys like Chauvin should never be policemen

1985 to 2007 were married, those were the wilderness years were I no longer could do what made me happy, my ex even gave my dog away when working 3 months in China 1996 she had no idea what she had done, nor that I would never forgive her, it that were first 6" nail in the coffin lid. Worked overseas all my life from 1977 to retiring 2015 (38 years on the water, dive/drillships and rigs) getting away from my ex were the cause of staying so long, cash rich but no happiness or contentment. 2004 aged 49 company sent me to Indonesia and like many folk I worked with used Thailand as a base for tax reasons. The older I got the less happy I were since I felt curtailed. When my ex 2007 sent me to hospital in an ambulance made the choice to walk away and live where I worked as a new bachelor in Pattaya, behaved like a feral cat from 2007 to 2015 which were the happiest days of my life, started collecting bikes when ridden brought smiles, barfined many of Pattaya most beautiful women. On retiring met a woman when visiting Korat who made me happy and most important felt relaxed when with her, when lease expired on the Pattaya Villa moved to a (My) company owned house in Chaiyaphum built in 2011 . This lady helped me start rescue for European dogs abandoned by farangs owing to Covid (Long story) one time 11 big mutts more than half Alsatians/GSD's, changed out all my bikes for bigger (faster). Have private and state pensions coming in. A dream of an angel as a wife, together 9+ years, have a lovely home, garden pond filled with Koi, no stress, no deadlines, no breakdowns to fix with off hire penalties survived snake bite that put me in hospital for 29nights, 8 of those ICU leaving me with a bad lower left leg, but, still alive, to me opening my eyes in the morning a silent prayer goes to whoever is up there and in charge, thank you.......... In six months will be 70 years of age, have time, have money, have conserved energy for special tasks. Children all gone supporting themselves just my wife, my bikes and my now 8 dogs to be concerned with. So "Yes" there is a benefit about getting old if you have been sensible, avoided drugs, gambling and smoking, only faults for me have been soft female bodies, beer and bikes. Enjoying the fruits of my working life when sadly, many of my former work colleagues and all my class mates from High school are gone into the ground or up a chimney. Getting older for me has been good, no complaints except more than a few Kgs heavier, but, if you enjoy your life then that can only be "Good". Apologies for the long inane ramble if it does not make sense.

But, when the start behaving badly like Boris or Randy Andy you vote them out. You cannot vote out this guy for 'adultery'

1982 the Argentinians near "School House" displayed a white flag and two paras approaching got shot. Not many prisoners taken after that little trick. Hamas uses human shields without a second thought!!! Methinks a couple of white bed sheets is fair game

You say revisionist as if what I wrote is not true. Putin wanted to join NATO showing that after the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact that NATO should evolve into a type of EU where armed forces could reduce lowering tension Worked with Ukrainians and Russians when working offshore, not much between them, the problem is money and power. The ordinary guys like those guys I worked with never really get the spoils, but, are expected to shed their blood so the instigators get their spoils. 2nd Iraq war and the fall of Saddam, who benefitted, not the average Iraqi or the region, who benefitted. Libya and the deposing of Gaddafi did his removal usher in stability for the region and prosperity, who benefitted. Departure from Afghanistan following the loss of thousands of sons and fathers, when Russia left the regime they left lasted 8 years........ The Biden installed regime were it 8 hours or minutes. Who benefitted. Any country that joins NATO has to standardise their armed forces with NATO compatible equipment. Who benefits??

Cannot understand why many folk believe that Putin woke up one Feb morning 2022 and said, "Serge, Ivanov, lets invade Ukraine?? I love the timeline 2014, US covert action in the 'Orange Revolution' depose the democratically elected president of Ukraine, this Ukranian President wanted to stay neutral, outside NATO, so had to go. Guess who were US, VP then??? Guess whose son got involved afterwards with the Ukraine gas/energy business (A book in itself). Crimea which Russia took from the Ottoman Empire were transferred from Moscow rule to Kiev in 1954 by the then half Ukraine president Khruschev, Russia took it back in 2014 (50 years later) when the now ruling regime in Kiev asked to join NATO Russia had been told that Nato would not advance east of the Oder & Neisse rivers on German reunification, where is the NATO border now?? Where is the Warsaw pact that it were going to fight. Ukraine had a paramilitary unit called the 'Azov' brigade that the US State department proscribed as a 'terrorist' organisation and were banned from using any US supplied weapons after their behaviour against civilians in the areas of the Ukraine with large numbers of Russian and Russian speaking populace. These restrictions were lifted in 2024 this unit is now part of the Ukrainian armed forces. Google their banner and flag 'A308' The celebration of the Ukrainian raised Waffen SS Division (Galicia) with statues and memorial days after the 2014 coup had Putin talking about Nazis in the Kiev government, since this Waffen SS division were now 'freedom fighters' fighting the Red (Russian) army. Zelensky and Putin had a pre 2022 agreement including neutrality and autonomy in a document called the Minsk Accords. Russia, Germany, France and the UK had signed it. Biden (Now president) told the scandal ridden UK Prime Minister to go to Kiev and tell Zelensky not to sign, EU and NATO would support him. Months later Johson resigned after half his government resigned over his lies, deceptions to the House of Commons Shortly after Boris had visited, Zelensky withdrew from the agreement Russia having stated this were a red line attacked, a war many folk could see coming for the past 8 years now happened. Joe Biden crossed a number of Putins red lines and got away with them, Minsk accord failure were one red line too far. Trump for all his (Many, many) faults would have frog marched Zelensky to the table and sign saving thousands of lives and no invasion Joe Biden now allowing US/Nato supplied weapons to destroy targets in Russia is a cliffhanger of a redline. To program these US missiles and the UK/French cruise missiles need satellite provided co-ordinates, Ukraine does not have this capability, but, NATO has........... Will be interesting to see the origin/make of the first missile to land in Russia, privately France and the UK are heading out of the room not hearing a word, Germany has already said in a roundabout way reprogramming their donated 'air' launched missiles will not "Change anything" No doubt Trump does not want WWIII on his doorstep on taking office, the phones must be red hot..

Obviously never spent time on ships or shipyards?? Keppel Fels yard in Singapore employs Indians in their thousands the majority 90%+ are fine fellows, but, their supervisors want to be recognised as a boss, a Capo, a King. Had problems with these bosses installing/fitting gear and wanting it signed 'off' before any FAT is done. Spent 2 years in Samsung Shipyard, Geoje Island doing Commissiong and FAT for 6th Generation drill ships were some Indian officers would arrive to observe during 'sea trials' (Enough said). If you think Indians are treated badly by GoGo bar and beer bar owners in Pattaya you do not want to see what the Koreans owners or staff did, as for the Pilipino hostesses my mates and I thought they were cruel. But, their answers to our questions were same, "You not know what they want us do to them and friends"............ Nuff Said. Sailed with Indian crew and found 99.9% of them great guys until they are out of their bubble. Bit like Brits/Ozzies who go abroad for the first time. PS, I am an old Brit who last worked in the UK in 1976. From that date worked overseas all my life, retiring Saudi, 2015 so seen somethings, do not get me going about West Africa 🤐

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.

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.

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