thaibeachlovers

Given you didn't climb gradually, were there problems with altitude sickness- did they provide O2?

Haven't had a decent hug since I left LOS. People where I live are not into hugging.

Good for you. I wish that recreational weed was legal where I live as my fellow humans ( the ones you want me to be compassionate towards ) are making my life intolerable, and I'd be as high as a kite every day if I could.

I'd have had one at 20 ( when I realised I never wanted a kid ) but the quacks won't do it in western countries till the man has had a few. Not wanting kids doesn't make a man sad. Sad is thinking everyone should have kids. Save the planet- have less, or even better, no children. 8 billion people are too many by about 5 billion and are destroying planet Earth as a habitat for humans and thousands of other species, IMO.

Unless you're gay or are happy to do it alone, or move to LOS. Fixed it for you.

Altitude sickness? I suffered that when visiting a resort in Saudi that was at a high altitude, but no way as high as Everest Base Camp. Back then I was fit as, so it can strike anyone. I know it was altitude sickness as it vanished as I returned to a lower level. Not fun at all.

What about all the adults dying of cancer? Does being a child dying of cancer make them more worthy of compassion than those that die while being taken by their parent(s) on a leaky boat to enter another country illegally? BTW I was a nurse caring for sick children and adults for decades, for a lot less recompense than I deserved. I don't qualify for the "not compassionate" label, but how about you? What did you do for the sick and dying and those in harms way in your lifetime?

You reckon science claims that death is not inevitable? News to me.

I only have compassion for those forced to put themselves in harms way ( eg conscripted soldiers ) and those brave souls that die trying to help others ( eg search and rescue, lifeguards etc ). Far as those that chose to do something reckless that was their choice and not for me to mourn them.

Good for you, but IMO no one should have children unless they are willing to go the distance for them. Unfortunately too many are born to <deleted> parents who don't care about them. I wouldn't, but I never had any.

World is full of dead bodies of those that died young. Do you have compassion for all those millions, or just those that died on Everest, a completely un necessary way to die, IMO, given no one forced them to go up there.

It's not, IMO, sacred. Just because some people think it is doesn't make it so. It's just a big pile of rock formed by the collision of continental plates. Pity it isn't as dangerous as K2 as that would put the <deleted> off.

Money money money. Less climbers less money. Not hard to understand why they allow so many.

Errrr, Hillary and Norgay used oxygen. Are you calling them little boys? Otherwise I agree that all climbs to the peak should be done the same way as they did it- no ladders, fixed ropes etc.

would put his foot down immediately. Not many women would tolerate such behavior from their ( soon to be divorced ) husband.

IMO might be far easier to do it in one or other of your own countries. How difficult is it to do in the Philippines? Can 2 foreigners actually get married at an amphur anyway? I'd have thought that would only apply if one was Thai. Sounds to me like it'd have to be done at an embassy. If it's the ceremony you want, don't need to get married in Thailand for that, and the ceremony has no legal standing anyway.

555555555555555555555 Are you overlooking the reason why so many guys want to retire in LOS? For the food, sure sure????

LOL. They had Thai prostitutes on the back when I was there. I felt sorry for them being put at risk by idiots.

I didn't need to read the OP to know the nationality of the miscreants. They were a pest even 10 years ago, and made it hazardous crossing the road in that area. They need the m'bikes confiscating and a hefty fine. Even jail time would be good.

That's unfortunate about having to take 3 days- I see why guys might resort to an agent now- 3 days hotel stay isn't cheap if living outside Bkk. I guess I was lucky- all done in one day. I don't get the rush to get married though- she's not going to change her mind, is she?

Oh dear, posting with too little information. What I was saying was long after we left the village and living far from the family in Lamphun. Dead meat- I think not. I liked the village life and would have stayed there but for annoying nephews that she refused to do anything about. By putting her nephews above me she sowed the seeds of our eventual divorce.

and they told you? Frankly I doubt they'd say if they had a big debt. They would surely understand that telling a newly hooked ATM that telling him he'd be paying a big debt off would not be conducive to a continuing relationship.

In my case, I wouldn't have minded so much if she had kept her side of the bargain and had sex. Paying and no honey is not going to make the sucker happy. We were not, IMO, put on planet Earth to support other men's children.

Not all women want children. Doesn't mean they don't have sex though. Ever heard of contraception?

I'm with him. It's not as though they are not expecting farang to be ATM and support someone else's kids. I supported another man's kids for years, but I was stupid back then- lesson learned.