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7 Essential End-of-Life Choices Every Pet Owner Should Know (barkandwhiskers.com) How do you know when it's time to say goodbye? As pets get older, the human-animal bond gets stronger, so it only becomes more difficult to make that final decision. This seven-point scale can help you know when it's time to stop asking your pet to bear the burden of living and unbridle his body.

On AN there are the never-ending accusations of brown bag-patronage-corruption co-dependencies in Thailand, & despite being accusations they have legitimate basis in fact. I recently watched a video interview with Erik Prince where he claimed direct observation-discussion with CCP military officials providing him evidence of CCP appropriations of money for brown-bag payoffs to foreign military officials willing to do CCP bidding.

The Thai government should use its limited resources to put Thais to work on infrastructure projects that will contribute to future direct foreign investment. Yet their military folks have convinced the gov't to still consider purchase of a CCP submarine (an extremely expensive life cycle operational proposition). Some Navy bigwigs want to feel important without any hint of a deep water strategic need. The sad thing is the long-term strategic political & military implications (CCP blackmail). Yet, the apparently blind Thai Minister of Defense, Phumtham, stated that the diplomatic relationship with China was a good reason to purchase the damn thing. What nonsense. Thailand will be dependent upon PRC submarine model specific Doctrine, Organization, Training, Logistics and Materiel upgrades, & thus subject to CCP unreliability /blackmail. Undoubtedly there will be PRC advisors in Thailand for these functions and they will be doing their CCP required intelligence gathering while here.

I now tend to agree and have lost all sympathy for the female Thai Dr & her lawyer that won't let it go (victims of lost face?).

Every other day we read about 50 new steps that must be taken prior to final decision. Never ending. Meanwhile there are still some asinine gov't decision makers that feel a highly expensive life cycle CCP submarine is what the Thai people require. Ridiculous.

Quote: "Acknowledging mixed reactions, Phumtham emphasised considering the entire Thai-Chinese diplomatic relationship alongside the submarine deal." OMG, that is an obvious reason not to do it. Future diplomatic blackmail. There are tremendously few other possible ways for the Thai gov't to spend limited resources that would have less identifiable ultimate benefit for the average Thai citizen.

I googled Aconatic. It's a Thai company. Aconatic is price competitive & appears to be comparable in quality to TCL, but I do not have "Reliability" statistics.

Similar to Daniel penny case on NY subway. Daniel Penny trial: Jury selection begins in NYC deadly subway chokehold case in death of Jordan Neely - ABC7 New York (abc7ny.com) Quote: "NEW YORK (WABC) -- Jury selection began Monday in the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, a Marine veteran who put a man acting erratically in a New York City subway car into a fatal chokehold. Penny pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide. Witnesses say the man, Jordan Neely, had been shouting and demanding money when Penny approached him on May 1, 2023. That's when Penny moved to restrain him, pinned the man to the floor of an NYC train with the help of two other passengers, and placed him in a chokehold until his body went limp. The medical examiner's office ruled his death a homicide. Penny's lawyers argue that the Long Island native didn't intend to kill Neely but rather sought to hold him down long enough for police to arrive. The case has fueled political narratives and perceptions about urban crime and captivated a city where the subway is indispensable. The judge has said it could take two weeks to seat a jury that will be asked to reconcile when it is appropriate for a citizen to kill another citizen." unquote

Thanks. Out of principle I don't want to support CCP in anyway (even if Thai labor built it here). However, in the end I usually also make decision on value for money. Still wondering about Acconatic, which seem to be priced similar to TCL at Lotus & Big C.

I see many recommendations for TCL. Is that a Thai company? How about Acconatic, & is Acconatic a Thai company?

If he were alive, what would Napoleon say about such a development?

A business like AMWAY - getting individuals to buy & resell items that are too expensive to succeed. I would call that a Ponzi scheme, perhaps others would not. Victim Reveals Psychological Tactics Behind The Icon Groups Alleged Thai Investment Scheme - The Pattaya News

Somebody is going to have to have deep pockets to buy & either refurbish or demolish /rebuild. Does it have potential as a location for one of those proposed Gambling /Entertainment complex's?

Great rationalizing. Then by all means just go bareback huh.

The very top. Patronage & Corruption are Co-dependent.

Scan the required documents and you can email them. Easier & relieves you of the necessity to maintain a hardcopy record (you have the scan on file). A scanner only cost me about 2,500 Baht 5 years ago.

Besides the flooding in certain areas, I was told that there is also long-term construction again in other areas, Can anybody share their observations of the construction segment (location, length, quality, etc) of Rt 118 between CM & CR. Thanks

Perfect example: An unnecessary CCP submarine.

She wants to have it both ways.

Yes, speed things up with increased govt assistance directly to those negatively affected by the floods, not a 10,000 Baht party fund for the whole population. Speaking of speeding things up: Do you think the poor people negatively affected by this catastrophe respect Thai Govt fiscal decision makers, or have sympathy for the RTN Admirals, advocating for supporting CCP industry by accelerating funding for the unnecessary & potential blackmail inducing CCP submarines?

Hope somebody with influence has the guts to eliminate the Chinese submarine deal.

I'm sorry for both you & your dog. I've been there, having to face the inevitable saddest day of your life with your beloved pet. I don't have a specific vet to suggest, but I hope the following link brings you some comfort. 7 Essential End-of-Life Choices Every Pet Owner Should Know (barkandwhiskers.com)

Perhaps pm Sheryl. Question: What do they call someone who graduated at the bottom of their class in medical school? Answer: A doctor.

Yes, I know I can be criticized for posting this before in other threads, but it deserves wide & repeated recognition that the CCP is not Thailand's bosom buddy. Also, a bit off topic, but it is absolutely disgusting, especially in Thailand's currently bad economic /manufacturing condition, that Thailand is still considering supporting CCP manufacturing & potential blackmail with an unnecessary CCP submarine deal. Thai decision makers should consider any penalties & past money spent a sunk cost & end the RTN face buying ASAP. Following is a repost of a 19Aug24 article on formal CCP policy of subsidizing over production then dumping it on foreign markets for the purpose of destroying competitive business /economies &/or swooping in to buy at fire sale prices. CCP is then in control, just as they would be if/when the RTN is dependent upon them for logistics goodwill. Thai decision makers - Wake the Hell Up. China’s Not-So-Secret Economic Weapon (amac.us) 19Aug2024 A new report has provided compelling evidence that China’s excess manufacturing capacity – long considered a potential weakness by many Western economists – may in fact be a critical part of Beijing’s efforts to undermine the United States by decimating the American manufacturing sector. As the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) writes, “Overcapacity is a feature, not a bug, of China’s model of state capitalism.” While a production glut may be a serious problem in a free-market economy, Beijing’s willingness to heavily subsidize Chinese industry has allowed Chinese companies to continue pouring cheap goods into foreign markets – including using backdoors through countries like Vietnam and Mexico to skirt American tariffs. The concept of the state using its control of markets to wield excess manufacturing output as an economic weapon against capitalist nations has a long history in communist thought. Mao Zedong, China’s first communist leader, was an avid proponent of the writings of early Soviet philosopher Lyubov Axelrod, who proposed that the oversupply of capitalist markets with cheaper products manufactured by the communist state-sponsored companies could undermine the power of Western capital. But it was Mao’s successor, Deng Xiaoping, who strategically prepared Chinese industry to actually implement this goal – a goal that Xi Jinping has fully embraced.

China’s Not-So-Secret Economic Weapon (amac.us) A new report has provided compelling evidence that China’s excess manufacturing capacity – long considered a potential weakness by many Western economists – may in fact be a critical part of Beijing’s efforts to undermine the United States by decimating the American manufacturing sector. As the Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) writes, “Overcapacity is a feature, not a bug, of China’s model of state capitalism.” While a production glut may be a serious problem in a free-market economy, Beijing’s willingness to heavily subsidize Chinese industry has allowed Chinese companies to continue pouring cheap goods into foreign markets – including using backdoors through countries like Vietnam and Mexico to skirt American tariffs.