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On 8/14/2021 at 10:08 AM, Doctor Tom said:

We have found one clinic in Ban Chang where the owner, western trained, seems very good, but the rest of the 'vets' ( not sure if they know what a cat looks like, they probably think its a small dog) there are near to hopeless. They killed one of our cats with an overdose of pain killer. I can't prove that, but I'm almost 100% sure that is what happened.   I put vets in the same category with a good many doctors/dentists here, those outside the big hospitals and operating in rural locations.  They seem to be half trained and just there to suggest more tests, scans and injections, for no good scientific reason. Being a scientist myself, I have some inkling as to the issues and it always seems to come down to a lack of basic knowledge and educational grounding.   Start to question them and they often start to ramble.  

Strange you should say that. A big black tom kept turning up in our garden and although very nervous at first, became a family pet. We fed him well and groomed him and treated a few wounds which he'd got from fighting. After a few weeks his wounds healed up, he put on weight and he was looking really well. He developed a dose of worms, so I went to the vet who sold me two tablets and said to give him both at the same time. The same night he had the tablets, he disappeared and we haven't seen him since. that was about a month back. Was it the tablets, or did he just choose to clear off? Suppose we'll never know.

The reason I took the risk of travelling to Bangkok to get my first jab at Bang Sue was that it was a walk in for the over 75s. I was at the point of despair being turned down by local hospitals and getting no joy from any of the registration sites. I had a feeling that when the vaccine eventually reached the provinces,  there might be an almighty .... up.

14 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

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I was going to reply to the OP by saying "What could go wrong?". I won't bother now.

The Dollar Index (DXY) dipped slightly over the last few days, probably in response to the Infrastructure Bill, so it won't only be Thailand that's effected.

Voting the socialists into power is a signal to start up the money-printing presses. Ask crypto investors what they think of Biden and co.

2 hours ago, kimamey said:

Yes Yes but apart from that?  ????

Ok Reg ????

42 minutes ago, chang1 said:

Someone was saying drugs should be decriminalised, on the "Robin Hood" drug dealer thread, which I can sympathise with if users only ruined their own lives. This is an extreme case of how drugs affect those around the user. 

Assuming money and not rape was the motive here would cheap freely available drugs have saved her life? I doubt it but it is certainly a debate that needs investigating. 

To me drug taking is not a problem as it is their choice and only affects the them. If he/she overdoses it's their fault. 

The problem is how it affects others - partners, children, parents, colleagues and those harmed by the violence and crimes committed and things like drug driving. 

If laws around drug use are relaxed it may reduce the crimes committed to help obtain the drugs but all the other problems will still be their. 

Did this <deleted> kill her to fund his habit or because he was already under the influence? 

There are still crimes committed connected to tobacco and alcohol but you don't hear much about robberies and murders committed by people having a joint or two. 

I can't say I  have a solution but do think crimes committed to feed a drug habit should be treated differently. Stealing a PlayStation to help feed your family is way different to stealing it to feed your habit. One is desperation and the other is desperation but the second is desperation caused by choice. 

Even the risk of a death sentence does little to deter some people so another strategy needs to be found - not because we should care about low life's like this <deleted> but because we care about our wife's, mothers, sisters and daughters!

"Even the risk of a death sentence does little to deter some people so another strategy needs to be found..."

Maybe, maybe not, but it'd make me feel better if I was a member of her family or a friend. It would also save the taxpayer heaps of money in keeping the scum alive in jail, with the possibility of early realease to do the same to some other poor person.

Ethereum. Like all your altcoins rolled into one.

1 hour ago, Troy Tempest said:

Cider, Wine Gums, Fruit Gums, Midget Gems.......White Bread without sugar!

If you live in the Pattaya area, you can get excellent white bread without sugar in Big C, Pattaya Klang. It has big thick slices and is called "English bread". Great for toasting.

4 hours ago, Card said:

Except they are a bloody nuisance when they disrespect everybody else with noise coming from their shouting or TV and, like my neighbour, only open the door when they are cooking  to let out the smell of their stinky fish food, coz they are too cheap or lazy to get an extraction hood. Doors are meant to be shut, otherwise why have them?

A condo I was in, my German neighbour and his Thai GF used to prop open their door then play loud music all day. I stuck it for a few weeks then had a polite word with them. Their excuse was that it let the air through their apartment. I told them that it wasn't the open door per se that I was objecting to, but when open, I could hear their music blearing out.  They never spoke to me again. Some people are just missing the common sense gene.

1 hour ago, vandeventer said:

Yes, it gives you more money in the bank, but prices will go up on most things. I hope you like rice.

In the 14 years I've lived here I've never noticed the prices go down.

No no, it's the camera angle!

Even if the jabs don't find their way to US citizens, at least your government has given you some thought. Unlike the British Government who are trying to prove to everyone what jolly good sports we are by injecting the rest of world before its own tax-paying citizens abroad.

The important question here is did your housekeeper provoke the dog in any way? If not, then it should either be muzzled, caged or put down. 

14 hours ago, JudyB said:

I don't get why he 'has' to go to Norway. There are various options to be vaccinated here, especially at his age. Many governments are not vaccinating their own people abroad. As an 'elderly' Brit I have been vaccinated by the Thai government

I've had my jab, but now that Bang Sue is off the list I wonder if you'd be so good as to let those unvaccinated people know what the other options are. You know, the ones where you are guaranteed to be able to access the registration process. Bearing in mind, from my experience, the local hospitals haven't got any vaccine.

14 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

I only showed interest in obtaining AZ vaccine last week and was able to obtain at Bang Sue on Tuesday.

What was the chaps main issue. Had he previously made unsuccessful attempts.

It certainly hasn't been straight forward for some.

I got mine at BS on Tuesday also. Mind you, if I'd known beforehand that I would have to stand in a huge queue outside, I may have had second thoughts. Not as bad though as sitting in a crowded airplane to Europe and back.

Sorry, but I can barely find the energy to keep my garden tidy.

The missus and I could end up in separate rooms sometime in the future. Not because we don't like each other, but because of her constant wriggling. If I have to scratch an itch or turn over, I try to do it slowly and gently so as not to wake her, she doesn't give a toss and doesn't move as much as lunge. Drives me mad, but she claims she doesn't realise she's doing it because she's asleep. Bless her.

12 minutes ago, StevieAus said:

My goodness posting something positive about Thailand and Thai people will have you heckled and banned from this forum !!!!

But on a serious note myself and several expat friends got similar excellent service with our AZ vaccine  at our local hospital in Northern Chiang Mai Province.

the first "goody-goody" post of the day. Didn't take long.