billd766

Simple cure. Reverse the tax cuts and tax the rich until their pips squeak. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/until+the+pips+squeak This expression alludes to a speech made in 1918 by the British politician Sir Eric Geddes on the subject of Germany's payment of indemnities after World War I: ‘The Germans…are going to pay every penny; they are going to be squeezed as a lemon is squeezed—until the pips squeak’. More recently, in the 1970s, the Labour Chancellor Denis Healey declared his intention to squeeze the rich until the pips squeaked.

You have to ask? Which former POTUS cost the USA the most in the last few years? I will give you a clue but you won't believe me or the truth on so many websites. It was the one directly before President Biden who is in deep do do and blames everybody but himself for the position he is in. If you do crosswords it is a 5 letter name starting with T, 3 spaces and ending with p.

Thank you for that information as it is helpful. Where do you live and what hospital do you use?

Part of the either the Phitsanulok Regional Hospital or Naresuan University Hospital is that they are both 180 km and 3 hours travel each way. I am not sure if I can stand the journey, though I would prefer Naresuan. NO I have not given up, but I am taking things one day at a time. I have the contact number for Naresuan and will get my wife to call them in the morning, as the main switchboard is closed until then. I started this thread as I felt that I was on my own, but since the beginning I have found that there are a number of posters with similar problems. and there are also a few posters who have offered the good wishes, for which I am truly grateful. It is not easy being stuck at home and having to rely on people, especially my wife for help after being independent for most of my life. Everybody can only do what they can with what they have, and everybody's circumstances are different. Both my parents died age 69, 15 years apart. My Dad with a heart attack and my Mum with lung cancer. My first brother died at about 6 months old, (I have no idea what he died of). My other adopted brother died aged 81 of heart attack several years ago in Canada. It is of no use nagging me into doing things that I cannot do. I can only do things with what I have, and if that doesn't work then I try something else, but I take things one day at a time.

Faux outrage. The Russians use Iranian, North Korean and Chinese weapons in their war against the Ukraine. Now they are whining, again because a group is doing to Russia, what Russia has been doing to the Ukraine. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russia-ukraine-belgorod-border-attack-b2344796.html Belgorod Gov. Vyacheslav Gladkov said an elderly woman died in the chaotic evacuation, and 12 people were wounded in the attack and shelling. As fighting there apparently continued Tuesday morning, he urged residents not to return to their homes, and only in late afternoon declared the operation was over. How many Ukrainians have been murdered, their homes and infrastructure destroyed, children stolen from their families and taken to Russia, men, women and children slaughtered. Perhaps this may be a lesson towards getting rid of Putin permanently. I have no sympathy for them at all.

And neither can Trump or the GOP. US citizens have long memories and they will KNOW who caused the problem.

Then the same must apply to the PPRP and the government coalition parties and ALL their laws, and rules for the last 9 years should be swept away including the entire UNelected senate. I don't suppose that he can walk and chew gum at the same time either. I had no idea that there were any Cro-Magnons left in the world.

Poor guy. IMO the equipment should have been brought in before the rain or just left until daylight and the rain had stopped.

So if people disagree with you, you won't discuss it with them any more? My opinion is worth as much as yours, and is not a childish response like yours. Mine is based on 12 years practical experience and yours is based on a translated newspaper report without any personal knowledge.

Electric vehicles need more than a larger battery capacity. They also need the infrastructure both at home and on the roads to back it up. That means more power stations, upgraded transmission lines and transformers nearer peoples homes, places of work, highways and byways, and nothing will come for free. That will mean higher power bills for all no matter what country you live in. It will also mean higher battery costs as each battery will need more materials and higher replacement costs when the battery has to be replaced. It will also mean a lower resale price for the vehicle when you replace it. Dismantling and salvage of scrapped batteries will also cost more. All this is only my opinion of course.

It has everything to do with this story. You are just using a newspaper report, and I am talking from personal experience of real life Actually I have a very responsible son. I used to do the laundry for the 3 of us and his ironing. I am ex military and used to do it for 20 odd years for myself.

How would he know? My son didn't do the laundry and never even bothered to tell me about the holes in his shoes until his feet got wet.

It is not suspicious to me at all. My son who has now left M6 used to kend his school clothes to his mates if they stayed overnight, and they would lend him stuff if he stayed at their house. Quite a common experience to me. What do you do with school uniforms, especially shirts with names embroidered, when the child grows out of them. I have 5 sets of white shirts and black shorts, 3 sets of gym blues, 2 sets of black shoes, about 6 pairs of white socks and an army cadet uniform including the boots to get rid of. Only the shirts have his name embroidered on them.. Such a waste when they could be used by poorer children. One set of gym stuff, shirt, tracksuit bottoms, 1 pair of socks and gym shoes cost about 1,000 thb. Since he first went to P1 at age 6 he has been to 4 different schools and figure about 5,000 thb a year in uniforms over 12 years. His army cadet uniform was about 4,000 thb.

The nearest I got to it was when I lived in Poole or when I was stationed at Chivenor near Barnstaple.

Thank you for your kind words. They actually mean a lot.

Against which external enemy would be of more use? The last time Myanmar aircraft flew over Thailand, all the RTAF aircraft were on the ground hundreds of km away.

Bill is listening but life is not always that simple. I am always interested in learning more which is one reason why I started the thread. Please either PM me with the med details, or post it here where more people can learn from it.

Do you believe that you know more about President Biden's alleged links to the family business than the FBI and the DoJ teams who have been investigating President Biden and all the real evidence for years, yet have found NO actual proof of anything? The problem with the USA is people like Trump and his MAGA supporters who believe that Trump cannot and never has done any wrong despite oceans of proof to the contrary. Compare that to all the lies and false allegations made up about President Biden by the same mob (which is what they are), who AFAIK has not a shred of legal evidence against him.

Thank you. My spiritual home (if you can call it that), has no roof, walls or doors and is called Stonehenge.

The hospital is a small state hospital and quite good for what it is. In the mornings they probably treat 3 or 4 hundred Thais and I simply take my turn. The main state hospital is 65 km away and they must treat at least double that number or more daily. There is a good private hospital but I try to live within my means. My wife stayed one night there for observation with shingles and it cost over 16k baht. One of the meds prescribed to her was something like the Tai version of Phensic at 18 baht each. They cost 100 baht per 100 at the local pharmacy. Please try to understand that not all farangs have lots of money and good health insurance as we don't. At 79 NOBODY will insure me and while we live quietly and comfortably there is NO cash to spare for private health. I have an 18 year old son who will be starting uni in 3 months time and he is far more precious to me than a worn out 79 year old body on its last legs anyway. I have a 57 year old wife whom I love dearly and is worth more than a worn out 79 year old body on its last legs anyway. I have had a great life for the last 78 years and when my time comes, it comes. Any money NOT spent on me, will go towards their future which is longer than mine. All I do now is eat, sleep, spend time on my pc and coffin dodging and claiming my pensions.

He didn't explain anything of use to either my wife or me. All they seemed to do was take my BP, ask my weight and take my temperature. He did say that he couldn't issue my meds as he was only the ER doctor, nor did he have any idea about oxygen cylinders. I did see some outside when I was waiting for my wife to pick me up. I don't think that there is much else we can do at this point. If the Grim Reaper comes for me, then he comes, but I don't think I am on his schedule for a while yet.

I got my haircut and a shave at my local barbers shop in the big village and ir cost 100 baht. A bit like you with not much hair left. A haircut only is 80 baht.

That is where I went this morning. After checking in and having my BP taken I was taken straight to the emergency room. The duty doctor wasn't the one I normally see and he spoke mainly to my wife. All he came up with is I really need an electric oxygen regenerator, which they don't have for just anybody to use. They do have oxygen tanks as I noticed on the way out, but I didn't get one of those either. There isn't that much more I can do now, just hope that I last out.

I had a bad sleepless night on Friday and slept for 3 hours during the day on Saturday. Saturday night I go less sleep and slept for 5 hours during Sunday day. I felt terrible all over the weekend. I think I have been east of Suez for too long. Monday 22nd was the day I first met my Thai wife 30 years ago in 1993. Today I celebrate my 79th birthday but on Monday night I was convinced that I would not wake up this morning. However my internal bladder alarm soon put me to rights again at 1am, 2:45, 3:45, 5:15, 7:15 when I shouted at the neighbours dogs loud enough to wake my wife, who asked if I was OK and finally at 8:15 when I got up. I am sorry about the post above but I was convinced that I would not wake up this morning as the Grim Reaper would come for me in the night. I know it is silly but that was my thoughts then.

thank you for the information. I am using my Microlife BP tester and it shows my arrhythmia, I take it you're on some sort of medication to maintain it? Yes I am and go regularly to the hospital doctors for a check up. Thank you for your support and friendship.