landtrout

   Best of luck.

 Omeprazole is available at all pharmacies that I'm familiar with under several different brand names. The one that I purchase is called "Miracid", and a two week course of 20 mg capsules will run you around 75 baht on average.

 I'm not familiar with atorvastatin, but simvastatin (branded as "Bestatin") is also available everywhere (without prescription) in 5, 10 or 20 mg tablets. As Tmoney says: less than 5 baht/tablet.

 I've never priced lisinopril, but amlodipine (a calcium channel blocker, also used to control blood pressure) is available without prescription and similarly priced.

 In my experience, hospital pharmacies are FAR more expensive than retail pharmacies!

7 hours ago, Chomper Higgot said:

So much for draining the swamp.

 

But credit given where credit is due, the heat on Trump has caused his most ardent supporters to evaporate.

  If you're referring to his most ardent supporters on this forum? Almost none of them seem to be American citizens. Presumably, their paymasters have read the writing on the wall, and the rubles are no longer flowing...

5 hours ago, Heppinger said:

it doesn't matter, as stated i couldn't care how far he had to travel to snuff out a marxist pedo, 

  Deplorable.

2 hours ago, RANGER55 said:

Hey landtrout, I don’t have to. You and the rest say it over and over here on TV. If you would like the rioting and looting to stop get Trump out. Read you and your other Trump hate posts. Get Trump out and the violence will stop. You and others say it over and over.

 

On 08/26, Don Lemon one of the CNN anchor people let the old cat out of the bag. On CNN he said this violence is hurting our poll numbers. Biden needs to come out and make a statement.

 

BOOM, the next day Biden put out a rambling statement and finally at the end he says something like (and this violence is not good for anybody and needs to stop).

So, I guess Lemon, CNN is working for the democrats. Lemon is now an adviser for Biden? Of course we already knew that.

 

https://nypost.com/2020/08/26/cnns-don-lemon-warns-dems-about-ignoring-riots-nationwide/

 

“But guess what? The rioting has to stop,” Lemon continued. “Chris, as you know and I know, it’s showing up in the polling. It’s showing up in focus groups. It is the only thing – it is the only thing right now that is sticking.”

Biden eventually spoke out in a tweet Wednesday afternoon, saying Blake’s shooting made him “sick” but calling for an end to violence.

  You "don't have to" do what, exactly?

  You don't have to familiarize yourself with the contents of the 2020 Democratic Party Platform before lying to all of us about what's in there? Okay...

  You are also lying when you falsely assert that I have ever said "Get Trump out and the violence will stop".

  I have no idea what you mean when you say: "Read you and your other Trump hate posts", but I'll just go ahead and assume that it's another lie.

  Are you sure that you haven't confused me with someone else?

7 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

Biden has been i Washington since 1972 . . . 47 years.  You forget that he already has a track record that anyone can access.  Obama refused to endorse him until very late in the game for reasons most can suspect.  Perhaps Obama's own words would explain?  'Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up'

 

Biden and the Dems can create as many websites as they like to promote their idyllic platforms which look good on paper but after eight years of Obama and Joe's "Yes we can" policies I will kindly pass.

    Huh?

  What on earth are you talking about, and what is it that I'm supposed to have forgotten?

Is this your way of admitting that the assertion you've seconded regarding the 2020 Democratic Party Platform was indeed a bald faced lie?

  Are you sure that you've responded to the correct post?

17 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

Well, I guess I'll be called a liar.  In an Oct. 9, 2018, CNN interview with Christiane Amanpour Clinton remarked, "That's why I believe if we are fortunate enough to win back the House and/or the Senate, that's when civility can start again. But until then, the only thing that the Republicans seem to recognize and respect is strength."

 

I would say RANGER55 is correct.  The looting and burning will not stop until they get their way, just as civility cannot begin again until the Democrats have regained power.  The legitimate process for instituting change is being hijacked and replaced by the process of mob rule.  Not difficult to understand the difference.

      So, you would join RANGER55 in asserting that "No, actually that is the democratic party’s platform. You either vote for us are(sic) we will continue to lot(sic) and burn." Is that right?

Here is a link to the 2020 Democratic Party Platform: https://democrats.org/where-we-stand/party-platform/

I've read it through, and am unable to find the plank that both RANGER55 and now you are referring to. Please point out the section that reads: "You either vote for us are we will continue to lot and burn." It's quite a long and interesting read, so take all the time you need!

When you're done with that, you might want to have a look at the 2020 Republican Party Platform.

Unfortunately, none exists.

2 hours ago, RANGER55 said:

No, actually that is the democratic party’s platform. You either vote for us are we will continue to lot and burn.

  This is quite literally a bald faced lie.

Anyone posting this on a public forum is quite literally a bald faced liar.

1 hour ago, Why Me said:

Jeezus, Nov. was the Dems to lose. And now they have figured out exactly how to accomplish this. Strident, insincere and amoral. The country isn't going to vote for a President Kamala Harris, which is what the Dems are asking with this pick.

 

You would have thought after the 2016 debacle they would have figured out that pandering doesn't get you across the finish line. And likeability matters. Ah well, we'll survive 4 more.

   I'd be interested to hear your opinion as to who the Democrats were "pandering" to when they chose Tim Kaine as their vice presidential nominee in 2016.

  As far as 2020 is concerned, they could nominate Mrs. Butterworth without coming close to losing my vote. Talk about likeable!

1 hour ago, scorecard said:

Would you mind please sharing the name of the quarantine hotel you used in Bkk, whether it was satisfactory and whether the hotel was flexible if you had to change the hotel check-in date. Thanks.

   Sure.

  I booked a room on short notice at the Maple Hotel in Bang Na. Typical "4 star" (2 1/2 stars would be more accurate) Thai hotel in an area that doesn't see many foreign tourists. It was one of the least expensive options at 33,000 baht for the 15 nights, and although far from luxurious it was acceptable for the purpose. When I booked, they asked for a 50% deposit with an option to change the check-in date once for no charge. I believe that any subsequent changes would have cost 1000 baht.

  The only notable thing about the room was that it had a small balcony, which might prove useful for smokers. No alcohol allowed, but nobody checks your bags! ????

  Feel free to PM me if you need more info.

   Looking at these replies, I guess that the answer to your question is dependent on where you're traveling from, and which ASQ hotel you've booked.

  In my case, no Covid-19 test results were required during the CoE application process. They were required prior to boarding the plane in Los Angeles, and were examined by both the Thai authorities on hand and the airline staff before a boarding pass was issued. Upon arrival at Suvarnabhumi, they were examined by several layers of medical/governmental officials, and again when I arrived at my quarantine hotel.

  I was tested well outside of the 72 hour window before my flight departed L.A. (approximately 90 hours), and the results were issued approximately 60 hours before departure. They were not questioned by anyone, so it would seem that (in my case, anyway), all they were interested in was the time the results were issued, and not the time the test was taken. I arrived at my quarantine hotel nearly 120 hours after the test was taken, and 90 hours since the results had been issued, and was not required to test again when I checked in.

  Of course, your mileage may vary!

21 hours ago, Crazy Alex said:

Interesting take. We've seen people boast about the popularity of thugs like Whitmer and Cuomo. Even if true, I suspect that as time goes on, more people are going to suspect they've been bamboozled by power-hungry, incompetent thugs. They say Whitmer is on Biden's short list. Oh lord PLEASE let her be the VP pick.

2 hours ago, Crazy Alex said:

Thugs are violent criminals. What violence or crimes did the protesters commit?

    Ahem.....

39 minutes ago, DefaultName said:

If Farrage hadn't kept going all these years, Brexit wouldn't be happening.  He stuck to the same message for 25 years, what other politician has done that? 

 

Don't forget that he walked away from a good career to do this, he'd personally be much better off if he hadn't but his principles forced him to do it.  

 

I'd shout him a beer any day of the week.

     Not sure that I'd shout him a beer. Maybe a milkshake?

By "beating the red light", I guess you must mean "not beating the red light"?

You bought your girlfriend a "really cool" plastic cup at Big C as a Valentine's Day gift, and she was okay with that?

Does she have a sister?

(I'm inquiring on behalf of a "friend".....)

Ah!! Songkran 2015 redux! It is worth thinking about Songkran now that everyone has toweled off.

The tourist-attracting festivities (a collosal water fight) are really an unfortunate aspect of the festival except for TAT, hotel owners, restaurants and bars.

There is nothing at all wrong with having fun, but unfortunately it is too often in excess. The traditional gentler and more thoughtful nature of the festival is basically meaningless for tourists (and many residents here who have neglected to pay attention to tradition or haven't bothered to realize that they are in NorthernThailand but in some sort of expat bubble. They seem too intent on fun and games and, for too many, a lot of sometimes drunken mayhem. Again, no argument against a good time, but meaningless excess is meaningless excess. That's cultural homicide!

Here is a suggestion for the lilly white farang naked but for his very fat belly hanging over his shorts one afternoon in front of a Loi Kroh bars on the moat where he played with one of the pay-for-fun doxies: Stay home next year, please, and have fun there!

It's certainly not the first time that I've had trouble following one of your late night musings, but....... you seem to be affirming that this archetypal "lilly(sic) white farang" that you spotted in front of "a Loi Kroh bars on the moat" (??) on that one afternoon was unclothed entirely, except for his generous midsection. And that (despite this fact), his modestly attired midsection was "hanging over his shorts".

Does this mean that his shorts were being worn by a third person?

I'm confused. Please elucidate?

If you'd ever had occasion to listen to two Cajuns speaking, that language that you figure "might as well be on Mars......Or further out..." is actually.....French. A regional dialect, but completely understandable to anyone with a couple years of high school instruction.

I am French, and , by curiosity, I have listened young cajun speaking : it's French, indisputably, they say themself that they speak French an I understand very well what they say ( they pronounce " r " like " l " but for the rest , not very different )

Edit : I am surprised by what pgrahmm says above : I have listened this video and I understand everything

The ancestors of the Louisiana Cajuns emigrated from Western France to (then French controlled...) Nova Scotia and the Canadian Maritime Provinces in the early 17th century. They referred to those settlements as "Acadia", and their reach extended deep into the British colonies in New England, especially around the present day Maine/Nova Scotian border. They were essentially "deported" by the English in the 1750s, and 1500 or so of them made their way into the (then French controlled...) Louisiana Territory. They settled there in the sparsely populated southwest corner, and called their new adopted homeland "New Acadia". The surnames that are common in SW Louisiana today (Soileau, Fontenot, Thibodeaux, Joubert, Abshire, Hebert, Broussard, Breaux etc......) are the same names you'll find scattered around Grand Pre, Nova Scotia and Presque Isle, Maine. They speak French because..... they are French!

I speak French very poorly (three years of secondary instruction in the States, a long, long time ago...), but I've spent a good deal of time in Southwest Louisiana over the past few decades. Lafayette, Breaux Bridge, Grand Mamou, Bayou Teche, New Iberia, Grosse Tete, Jeanerette, Abbeville, Opelousas, Evangeline, Grand Couteau, etc.... Despite the idiosyncrasies of the dialect, I've never had any problem understanding or being understood by any native speaker of Cajun French.

If you're French and have never been exposed to Cajun/Creole cuisine, I suggest that you do yourself a favor and seek some out! The processes will be familiar to you, but the ingredients will be different from those used in classic French cuisine. Contrary to what you may have read earlier in this thread, Cajun/Creole recipes are very easily adapted to what you'll find in a typical Thai market, and there are very few unavailable ingredients that can't be easily substituted for. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Creole_cuisine

Bon appetit!

^^^

Thanks for that dave2. Do you mean that your photo was taken in May of 2012 or on May 12th of last year?

Either way, it's a shame that nobody has thought to salvage that neon sign, which appears to have been animated. I'm still hoping that someone might have a photo of that thing in its glory! You'll notice that there's a dash or hyphen between the 'U' and the 'FO' on the sign, and I found a shot of the front desk where the name is spelled "U.FO". No idea what's up with that.

By the way, I also went by the OP's saucers today, and they're more impressive when you get back there in the parking lot. The main entrance is under that back 'saucer', just in front of the white truck in your photo. Above the door is a sign that reads "Amazing Hall". I'm guessing that it was exactly that!

I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned the abandoned UFO Bowling Center behind Chiangmai 89 Plaza off of Old Lamphun Rd.

https://goo.gl/maps/LLez0

Can anyone tell me approximately when this place opened or was shut down? Better still, does anyone have a photo of that outstanding neon sign in action?