billd766

1 hour ago, John Drake said:

 

God is a mosquito.

Which god out of the thousands of gods would that be?

6 hours ago, Pouatchee said:

wonder where the fish and chips the brits are so proud of is in the ratings.

 

sorry cousins... couldnt help myself. i just aint a fan of fish in any guise

 

                                                              

 

I wonder where the Scottish chip shops deep fried ice cream, deep fried Mars bars and deep fried Haggis rate.

On 11/6/2023 at 7:21 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

 

Ukraine will run out of cannon fodder before Russia does.

 

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/1/russia-pursues-avdiivka-with-meat-assaults-in-a-replay-of-bakhmut

Retired Ukrainian Colonel Petro Chernyk said Russia could potentially call on up to 3 million former conscripts trained in basic combat and, despite the fact that Ukraine has “destroyed” about 25,000 Russian soldiers a month, these were always immediately replaced.

 

In reality, the Ukraine will more like run out of ammunition as their supply line is much longer than the Russian supply line.

Also the GOP in the USA is blocking funds for the Ukraine, Not that they care about soldiers dying anyway, as long as they are not US soldiers.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68338550

Avdiivka: Russia accused of executing prisoners of war after Ukraine withdraws

1 hour ago, sirineou said:

I will admit, i know very little about Kefir, I will research it,  but from your description it sound like a lot of work. Knowing myself, I try to work things with in my life style (things I enjoy to do) rather than things I should be doing because they are better for me, but I know I will not do in the long run because they are not part of my Freestyle. 

I am way too busy arguing the merits oh Hydrogen Fuel Cells over conventional EV batteries 

For breakfast , I try to have a ball of Greek Yogurt, with honey and crashed walnuts. 

But since you guys ruined my boyish figure by turning me on to the joys of pastry puff dough sold at Makro, I have been doing intermittent fasting ( no food after 6 pm and not food before 12 pm. 

So reakfast is out, and its all your fault, so I hope you are all happy with yourselves.  

 

 

Sorry to hear about that.. After such a sad day you would not be interested in a slice or 2 of pork pie. Even with 2 slices taken out is still weighs 2.25 kg. made in an 8 inch springfoil dish and cooked in an air fryer. It took 2 days to assemble (4 hours) and 2 hours to cook. The first slice had HP sauce and the second had hot German mustard. Both were very tasty.

It was just an experiment and I will go back to normal size pork pies again.

11 hours ago, MangoKorat said:

That's never going to happen - there is no appetite for it because Thai people know that any serious unrest will be put down immediately.  I expected major protests or even riots after Move Forward were not allowed to form a government despite spectacular results in the last election - it didn't happen.

 

I've spoken to a few Thai's about that and they appear to be resigned to the fact that they are powerless and that the powers that be will always control the country.  I was also interested to learn that they, like some Westerners, believe that the real power lies within the elite families who tolerate the various parties that they allow to form governments, provided their wealth is protected.

 

Many years ago I was told, by a well informed Thai academic that the country was controlled by these 'elite families' who exercised overall power via the military.  The people were allowed to think they have democracy and the various political parties shuffled around 'the trough', swapping' perceived power' from time to time via so called  'democratic elections'.  However if those parties got any designs on real power or anything else became a serious threat to the elite, the military were instructed to put a stop to it and that usually resulted in a coup.  And that is exactly what has happened - 14 coups in total since 1932.

 

The only difference with the most recent coup and subsequent 'return to democracy' was that the military came up with a plan to ensure thay could retain power without actually appearing to do so - the new constitution.  The military can now choose who runs the country via The Senate and were therefore able to state 'No More Coups' - we will see.

 

The nearest that Thailand came to serious public unrest in recent years was The Red Shirt riots and they were put down when they became a serious threat.  Many of the ringleaders of the Red Shirt movement have been locked up and some have 'disappeared'. The more recent student protests looked like they were gaining momentum and support from the population in general - then the students made a fatal mistake: They added reform of the royalty to their demands and the growing 'popular support' melted away. Move Forward tried that too.

 

To mount a serious coup against a well armed military would require huge amounts of finance, I doubt that anyone with that sort of cash would be prepared to provide that finance because they are probably already feeding at the trough.

 

Thaksin obviously did some sort of deal to be able to return to Thailand - Thai people are aware of that and don't believe that he was ever destined to actually be imprisoned.  They don't believe the 'seriously ill' fiasco either and are not in the slightest bit surprised that he has gone from 'needing to be hospitalised' to straight home when his parole date came around but what can they do?

 

Protest: That would achieve nothing.

Riot: That would be put down immediately

Stage a Coup: They wiould lose and thousands would be killed, the people cannot finance a coup. The only thing that a 'Citizens Coup' is likely to achieve is that the military would step in and take control once again. Thai people have had enough of that.

 

Many people forecast that major unrest would ensue when the previous monarch died - arguing that he was the gel that held the country together and the military's grip would be broken. It never happened.

 

I'd love to see serious change in Thailand and a real democracy rather than the sham that currently exists but all I see is resignation.

Well you did ask me a question about what I thought should happen and you got my response. 

40 minutes ago, MangoKorat said:

The truth of the matter is that a 'duplicitous, greedy and corrupt' bunch takes over every time the people try to do something about the total lack of democracy, accountability and the edemic corruption that permeates every walk of Thai society.   No party that threatens the 'establishment' (read: corrupt, selfish, dictatorial barstewards) will ever be allowed to be in power.  Any credible opposition is denied the right to form a government, even if they win an election, by a branch of government put in place precisely for that purpose.

 

The 'Thaksin Pantomime' that's been going on since he arrived back in the country is simply another meal of rubbish the Thai people have had to eat.  The establishment in fact, insult the intelligence of the Thai people by carrying out this charade. What's worse is they know it does and don't give a damn.  I've seen more credible plays written by children.

 

Those who oppose the 'establishment' are regularly locked up or charged with some spurious yet serious offence and effectively, knocked out of the running.  Others have simply disappeared. Its no surprise that Prayuth was cosying up to Putin not so long ago - he was learning from him.

 

So maybe you can advise the Thai people what they can do about the current situation in Thailand? Hold an election and get a truly decent person into power?  I seem to remember they tried that a few months back, maybe you can help them - any ideas?

My advice to the Thai people would be to start their own coup against the military..

The drawbacks would be IF the military would actually shoot their own country people, II am sure that a lot of them would), but I am fairly sure that many of them would not. Having said that there would be a lot of people killed and a lot more injured, IF it would happen.

The problem for the military would come from outside of Thailand from the West, the EU, UK and the USA.

ASEAN would do what it normally does, talk a lot but do nothing.

The problem would be find capable leaders who could run such a coup, and who would be willing to stand up and fight and if necessary to die on behalf of the Thai people. There would need to be at least a million people and probably more to simply blockade the army in their barracks and take over the country.

There are also a lot of army units who are designated as the "King's Guards" and though they are part of the regular army AFAIK their loyalty is to the King first before the regular army. Whilst Thailand has a large military many of them are conscripts and nobody really knows what they would do in the event of a civilian coup, AFAIK there has never been one before.

What will happen will not happen before the next election but if after that election the results are overturned as they were before, during and after the last election, I have no idea.

IMHO there are too many variables that depend on this to happen, so that that can happen and then something else may or may not happen.

Just now, billd766 said:

 

 

Until something like that happens to you, you have no idea what or when something will happen. There is usually NO warning.

 

You maybe anywhere between your 20s and your 70s, 80s, and your 90s. You may be as fit as a fiddle or obese, you may smoke, drink or take drugs or not. You can exercise or not, but mostly there is NO warning.

 

I found out the hard way after 2 stents were fitted in 2006 and after 2 blackouts last year. The hospital doctor told me, and I believe him, that if I didn't change my life style the next blackout will most probably be my last.

 

I tend to speak from experience on medical matters.

 

Before I had the stents were put in during 2006, I had trouble breathing and climbing stairs and, although I didn't know it I had high BP. The stents fixed that for a few years.

 

I January 2023, my wife was in the village 6 km away and I was sitting up by the kitchen. The next thing I knew was that I was in hospital 65 km away. I had no idea of the time, day, date, week, month or year. The only thing I knew was that I was in a hospital, I had only a vague idea where and I had no idea if my wife knew what happened or even if she knew where I was. I have completely lost 4 or 5 hours.

 

I spent 3 days and nights there before I was released.

 

The second time in July last year was sitting watching YouTube on my pc and woke up tp find my neighbour using a hand fan on me and my wife beating me to make me wake up. The ambulance arrived to take me to the local hospital where I was quickly checked out and sent on to the provincial hospital where I stayed for 2 nights and 3 days.

 

When I came out I was on bed rest for a week or 2 where from getting off my bed and going for a shower, coming back, putting on clean clothes and getting back onto the bed took me almost an hour. Now it is down to 10 minutes. THAT is when I started exercising and changing my life style.

 

After I was released the second time I took up breathing exercises and exercises for the elderly form the UK NHS via the internet. I now eat less, move around between sitting, standing and walking and I do 1 hours NHS exercises most evenings, as well as catching up on all the little jobs around the house etc that I put off over the years. I feel better, I can breathe more easily, I can walk on level ground OK, but on uneven ground, a lt ot of steps or especially going down a slope I use my walking stick.

 

Both time I blacked out I had NO warning. It just happened, so I speak with some experience. Both times before I blacked out I looked and felt perfectly normal, pretty much as Thaksin does, though he is only 74 now and I was 78 at the first time and 79 at the second time.

That I why I commented on the posters. I have lost a few good friends over the years with heart problems.

One friend in his 50s sat in an armchair after lunch and simply never woke up. Another friend at 82 went to sleep one night and never woke up, Another friend had been in the ICU for a few days, moved to another hospital and died in the ICU there.

1 hour ago, ikke1959 said:

I have  a paramedical background, and I am a certified laser therapist and I know what I am talking about.. Sorry for you who have to find things on the internet 

Until something like that happens to you, you have no idea what or when something will happen. There is usually NO warning.

You maybe anywhere between your 20s and your 70s, 80s, and your 90s. You may be as fit as a fiddle or obese, you may smoke, drink or take drugs or not. You can exercise or not, but mostly there is NO warning.

I found out the hard way after 2 stents were fitted in 2006 and after 2 blackouts last year. The hospital doctor told me, and I believe him, that if I didn't change my life style the next blackout will most probably be my last.

I tend to speak from experience on medical matters.

Before I had the stents were put in during 2006, I had trouble breathing and climbing stairs and, although I didn't know it I had high BP. The stents fixed that for a few years.

I January 2023, my wife was in the village 6 km away and I was sitting up by the kitchen. The next thing I knew was that I was in hospital 65 km away. I had no idea of the time, day, date, week, month or year. The only thing I knew was that I was in a hospital, I had only a vague idea where and I had no idea if my wife knew what happened or even if she knew where I was. I have completely lost 4 or 5 hours.

I spent 3 days and nights there before I was released.

The second time in July last year was sitting watching YouTube on my pc and woke up tp find my neighbour using a hand fan on me and my wife beating me to make me wake up. The ambulance arrived to take me to the local hospital where I was quickly checked out and sent on to the provincial hospital where I stayed for 2 nights and 3 days.

When I came out I was on bed rest for a week or 2 where from getting off my bed and going for a shower, coming back, putting on clean clothes and getting back onto the bed took me almost an hour. Now it is down to 10 minutes. THAT is when I started exercising and changing my life style.

After I was released the second time I took up breathing exercises and exercises for the elderly form the UK NHS via the internet. I now eat less, move around between sitting, standing and walking and I do 1 hours NHS exercises most evenings, as well as catching up on all the little jobs around the house etc that I put off over the years. I feel better, I can breathe more easily, I can walk on level ground OK, but on uneven ground, a lt ot of steps or especially going down a slope I use my walking stick.

Both time I blacked out I had NO warning. It just happened, so I speak with some experience. Both times before I blacked out I looked and felt perfectly normal, pretty much as Thaksin does, though he is only 74 now and I was 78 at the first time and 79 at the second time.

1 hour ago, frank83628 said:

luckily your opinion counts for nothing
how exactly did Putin benefit from Trump? if Trump wanted good relations is there something wrong with that or are you the type that needs to have wars and conflicts and a boogieman ?

And your opinion counts exactly the same as his, mine or antibody else's.

2 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

 What a joke just for the pictures because he had a so called heartproblem and high bloodpressure, but never spoken of a neck problem... But alas now the outside see that he really is sick...

Thank you Dr ikke1959 for your valuable expert opinion.

I do love reading the "expert" opinions of the so called doctors on this forum, especially those who know everything about a persons medical symptoms, when they have never even met that person or even seen the persons medical record.

You obviously realise that there are arteries leading from the heart to the head.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=what+is+a+blockage+to+the+blood+vessels+to+the+head+called&sca_esv=0da03635f65f96aa&sxsrf=ACQVn08fgC8NCgxE3pd-hQq2AqqFt-VTOQ%3A1708319440744&source=hp&ei=0OLSZYeqK47dseMP7JaUkAc&iflsig=ANes7DEAAAAAZdLw4DV487jld0JC7BQM82dIjzr61_pc&ved=0ahUKEwiH0rTr0baEAxWObmwGHWwLBXIQ4dUDCBw&oq=what+is+a+blockage+to+the+blood+vessels+to+the+head+called&gs_lp=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&sclient=gws-wiz

From the Mayo clinic.

Carotid artery disease occurs when fatty deposits, called plaques, clog the blood vessels that deliver blood to the brain and head (carotid arteries). The clog increases the risk of stroke. Stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when the brain loses all or much of its blood supply.

During a stroke, the brain doesn't get oxygen and brain cells begin to die within minutes. Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability in the U.S.

Carotid artery disease often develops slowly. The first sign of the condition might be a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). A TIA is a temporary shortage of blood flow to the brain.

Treatment of carotid artery disease usually involves lifestyle changes, medicines and sometimes surgery.

Symptoms   

In its early stages, carotid artery disease often doesn't have symptoms. The condition might not be obvious until it's serious enough to deprive the brain of blood, causing a stroke or TIA.

Symptoms of a stroke or TIA include:

Sudden numbness or weakness in the face or limbs, often on one side of the body.
Sudden trouble speaking and understanding speech.
Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
Sudden dizziness or loss of balance.
Sudden, severe headache with no known cause.

But of course, you knew that anyway didn't you?

9 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

In your opinion.

He is certainly, IMO, more corrupt than all the coups since 1932 lumped together.

Really?

So stealing an entire country and committing treason against the state is less corrupt than what Thaksin allegedly has done. Not just once or even twice but 12 times?

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

As long as the best refers to departing up a chimney, I agree.

 

So far the plan is working well. One can only hope he's off to the fire before he manages to do any more damage to Thailand than done already.

Well, he certainly did more for Thailand and the Thai people than ALL the military coups lumped together since 1932.

19 hours ago, Hunz Kittisak said:

The most important one has his back and that’s what’s matters 

They probably hate him even more now that they did before but no matter how rich or how powerful they are, they know that there is somebody higher up the chain with even more power than they have.

5 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

Never heard of irony? Never heard of puns?

Yes. Have you?

1 hour ago, BenStark said:

 

Didn't know there was an Isaan in South Thailand, because that is where you live according to your posts

I had no idea that you could not read, understand or comprehend what people write.

1 hour ago, MarcelV said:

Great news! My wife and her entire village are celebrating. Everywhere are red flags and flags with the image of Mr. Thaksin. Everyone is wearing red today to express their happiness.

Here in Issan people know when it's time for a party. 🙂

My wife is praying for Mr. Thaksin to replace the current PM asap and give back more to the lovely Issan folk.

☺️

If you had read it correctly and carefully you would see that he was talking about his wife

My wife and her entire village are celebrating. Everywhere are red flags and flags with the image of Mr. Thaksin. Everyone is wearing red today to express their happiness.