thaibeachlovers

10 minutes isn't long. Did you read the OP?

The State Railway of Thailand is testing out the first battery-powered locomotive LOL. There have been been battery powered locos since 1905 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Underground_battery-electric_locomotives London Underground battery-electric locomotives are battery locomotives used for hauling engineers' trains on the London Underground network where they can operate when the electric traction current is switched off. The first two locomotives were built in 1905.

Great idea. No more wars. People of one culture that want to take over another area can just move there and take over. No Ukrainian war as Russia could just send more Russians over than there are Ukrainians.

I'm sure he muttered a caveat after "till we don't want to anymore". Your list is excellent, but I'm sure you missed a few.

Just heard on Al Jazeera that Russia has suspended participation in the New Start treaty. The world edges closer to nuclear winter- madness. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/02/21/what-is-new-start-treaty/ The announcement sparked alarm among Western officials, who warned about the disintegration of the global arms-control architecture. Time to rethink western strategy in Ukraine?

I'm boggled that a teen would be terrified of not being given life changing surgery or medical treatment, that IMO they are too immature to consent to. Just how does a teen become so indoctrinated at an age they should be worried about school exams and finding their way to adulthood?

I agree 100%. Children are not mature enough to make those decisions IMO, and parents are not always "good", to be trusted to make those decisions for them. If anyone wants to change gender, outwardly, they can still do so when they become adults. Not so long ago, no one had that option at any age, and society survived.

Situation normal, America "warns" or issues some meaningless statement, and does nothing to stop Israel doing whatever it wants. Shameful.

The tragedy of the Palestinians continues, and the end will IMO be unpleasant all round.

Working in Saudi, I was about to make my first visit to Thailand and asked a colleague that had been there where to stay. He said Nana Plaza hotel in Bkk and a place in Patong. Arrived at Don Mueang airport and found the counter that booked hotels including transport, looked for Nana Plaza hotel, but only Nana hotel, so ended up somewhere else along Sukhumvit. The guy had told me the wrong name by adding Plaza, so I missed out on an hotel right opposite the paradise on earth that was Nana Plaza, and went to the notorious Patpong instead. Arrived in Patong and told taxi driver where to go. He couldn't find it and asked a policeman who also "didn't know", but suggested another place, so went there, but it was miles away from the bar area. Later on, whom would I see visiting reception but the cop that suggested the place. I was not well pleased!

Was visiting Jeddah, and my travel companion wanted to go to a particular restaurant in an hotel. Told taxi driver name of hotel and we drove around a bit. Despite asking some people he always ended up at a different hotel. Eventually gave up and returned to our hotel only to see the hotel we wanted down the street a ways! Reminds me of first time I visited Chiang Mai when a Thailand newbie. I had read the Lonely Planet warnings that taxi driver would say "that place closed" to get customers to go to hotel where he got commission, so when I arrived and told taxi driver to go to place recommended in the book, and he said "that place closed" I insisted he take me there anyway. Got there paid fare and got out. As he drove away he must have been laughing like a drain as the place was indeed closed!

Agree 1,000,000%. Even though I knew all about that, I willingly allowed my "little brain" to take over every time I came near an available woman, to my everlasting regret as I enter the last phase of my life. The sad thing about it all, is that though it seemed wonderful at the time, and I know I had some great times, I remember almost nothing about "being there". If not for the photos, I wouldn't even remember their faces or what we did together. On the other hand, I remember vividly the two bad women in my life that took me for everything they could get and then discarded me as if I were nothing. Had I been using my "big brain", I'd never have got involved with them, as all the warning signs were there, but "little brain" was in control.

I'm sure I could ask a hundred and get 100 different replies. One of those political, plump, unattractive women with mancuts is no more similar to a beautiful woman that likes "partying" than a horse is to a dog, other than both walk on 4 legs. IMO you are just fooling yourself that you understand women.

I take it that is sarcasm. BTW, the USA is built on Native American land invaded by colonists.

IMO only if they have lots of money and can pay.

In my belief, everything on the planet is part of "nature" ie part of God force, so while our bodies are animal, our brain makes us different from animals that are controlled by genes- we have imagination and the ability to choose what we do. Imagine if sheep had imagination- would they be content to just eat grass while waiting to become food?

I have come to believe that I must have been a very bad guy last time around, and this time I'm learning to suffer from bad people. I certainly have suffered and usually from bad people, but I sometimes wonder if it's just that there are a lot of bad people out there and everybody suffers. I suppose I won't know which it is till I exit this life.

I doubt any hospitals do routine cataracts as in patient surgery any more. It only takes about 1/2 hour to do and done with drops for anaesthetic ( providing nothing goes wrong ). As long as the patient can lie flat and stay still it's a simple procedure. In some cases an injection is used for anesthetic, but not commonly. That requires an anaesthetist, so costs more.

Unless there is something google isn't telling me, laser isn't ( yet ) used for cataracts, but for corneal shaping. However, I'd never personally get laser treatment as if it goes wrong it would be disastrous ( and there is ALWAYS the chance that something will go wrong, which is why we have to sign a consent ). Re the OP, this is NOT something to be done for cheapest cost. If it's done wrong it'll be a crisis. I've seen a few cataract surgeries that went wrong and not happy occasions. Get the best you can afford.

EX US presidents are still referred to as Mr President.

Please don't blame Carter for the failure of the mission. The military ultimately must take the blame as they are the ones that carried it out, and they certainly had bad luck with the sandstorm etc. At least he tried to do something short of declaring war on Iran. I can think of a certain president that allowed "red lines" to be crossed with no response.

There have been many, many shameful periods in American history, and though I wouldn't put Biden's time as the worst, I think history will regard it as evidence of one of the failings of democracy that an ( IMO ) incompetent was elected as POTUS.

Just curious, but do you think that Biden sorts all those by himself, or do you think that a vast army of government researchers actually do the work, present a variety of options to him and an array of "advisors" "assist" him to decide which option to pursue?

I used to watch the Greg Gutfeld show as it was extremely funny when it exposed the Democrats for what they are, but that was the only "comedy" show on the channel. The rest of the opinion shows were entertaining, but not particularly amusing.

I never had tv access to any of the others listed, but I watched CNN occasionally for a laugh. I certainly never took it more seriously than Fox, but neither IMO were a source of serious news. IMO the crown for serious news belongs to Al Jazeera, the one widely available news source not beholden to advertisers.