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The worst of the worst Just glad your ok as that is not an easy one to survive. Wishing you a Speedy Recovery!

Actually that you ask this is pretty telling Folks with healthy nutrition habits actually don't crave such & the way your describing it says you do 😉 Similar to exercise for some folks it is a pleasure but for others it is a chore But that aside...you should do what you want to do life is short live it as you like. That is why the 82 year old guy you mentioned in your OP is so happy & probably a likely reason he is still going strong.

Sad but true Also due to the fact the US News is basically censored Only when we moved to Thailand & started watching Al Jazeera did we see a more balanced news that was not trying to hide things or at least gave a better non-biased report of things About being blind to decline most have no choice & yes many are blind due to having their noses so firmly attached to the grindstone to keep making all the payments they have on all the toys they own...Sad really We actually are living back in the US now but we are not "normal" Americans. We own outright do not watch TV nor get excited about politics / take sides as both wings are from the same bird. We also still live in Thailand 3 months a year But yes we also feel America is in decline now even for folks like us as we see less & less maintenance being done on infrastructure & we sure notice that. Here in Thailand they are developing & for now at least labor is still cheap enough that they can develop & keep what they have maintained & clean.

They have done very well for me. I do not just buy & hold but use the G/S ratio For instance I would buy Physical Silver (back up the truck type of buy) when the G/S ratio was 55/1 I then traded it into gold when the ratio was 35/1 which was like buying physical gold for 3-600 bucks/oz when it was already 1200-1600 spot Why? Because I bought silver at 9-12 oz when G/S was 55/1 Then sold most of that load of gold when prices were near 2k I do agree in recent years it has been quite quiet in both PM's but they are in fact doing what they do best & that is provide a hedge against inflation. But if for instance you bought gold back when it was 35-55/1 you could have swapped into Silver when it neared 100/1 (it is now 85/1) Which is building wealth very safely About BTC sorry & yes I see it does very well at times but for me it is vaporware & nothing more than the current tulip mania But if your doing well with it great! Just remember the difference is BTC is in fact just another form of musical chairs. Gold & Silver have been money for 2500 years All else including the USD & every other form of Fiat is just currencies. Which is why the Central Banks all still hold gold

That's the line they hope you'll bite 😉 But do a proforma & see it basically washes either way Use a simple example like 1k at age 62 Then see what you made & then start the 66 or 70 version with their payout Remember to pay back first what the guy at 62 already got before you start to calc the greater benefit of waiting😉

Gold & Silver

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Yeah but that same math works both ways. Anyone "retiring" to place like Thailand on 1k a month or so as you say is nuts++ That person is in no way financially able to pay for medical care If or more likely when he will need it. Que the I can fly always home while having a stroke crowd 😉 Back in America that group with a 1k SS check qualify for EBT/SNAP for food Plus United health care gives them another $175 a month for anything Plus Medicaid pays their Part B *& Part D Then to top it off Social Security Supplemental Insurance pay them the difference up to X level (but they cannot leave the country for more than 30 days at a time) https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-17-008.pdf So yeah its not as dire a pic as you paint. Believe it or not most of the car/van living crowds want that life (Gawd knows why but they do 😅 )

Yeah that sounds a little sketchy Holter is always good as they have small wireless ones you wear now for up to 14 days & shower etc with it. It gives a good show of events if your having them often If your young they will likely fade & also if it is certain types like I sad those are not dangerous but bothersome as of course folks worry. But aside from learning triggers to keep from starting you can also learn ways to make them stop quickly Valsalva maneuver usually woks for many. When I was young mine would run sometimes 10+ hours then I'd go to the ER & they would give me a shot of adenocard which stopped it instantly But for me I found if I have one I lay on floor butt close to wall....feet/legs on wall pointing straight up...take a deep breath slowly in & slowly out & it usually stops right away 😉 Here is a pic of the new modern type monitor that can track you for two weeks Good Luck & try not to worry too much. These things are quite common in many folks

That is odd ? AFAIK Cryo-ablation first freezes the pathway to check of your system will stay up....IF it goes down the cryo thaws & all is well. If there is no problem after freezing they then will burn which is permanent But in the burn only method if your system goes down after burning a pathway then a pacemaker is needed AFAIK the difference in using cryo is just a safer route & I remember many years ago checking & Bumrungrad had it then All that aside as others have said you may want to check if your psvt is not life threatening then it is just a bother & will eventually fade in most folks. Also folks who have an ablation many times will need more as they rarely hold long term. I have had psvt,pvc's, pac,s on & off for decades now. As others have said see if you can note the triggers...keep a diary. In my case it was mainly stress & I occasionally had alcohol which I no longer drink due to that trigger. Good Luck!

I remember beer 😉

This story is almost paperback worthy Kind of a classic story of foreigners doing business in Thailand One falang partner & his Thai wife screwing over the other falang partner Using a loan shark to borrow against partners share Being on overstay Getting a shady court ruling to be allowed to leave country & "earn" money to repay the falang partner Then grabbed at airport on exit due to overstay Yup this has all the makings of a Stephen Leather Thai Novel 😅

Born in 2024 will probably all just be called Shim Or she/him/her/them/they whatever the heck it is these days

Well long answer is when you turn 60 your worth 600 baht a month 70 is 700 baht a month 80 is 800 baht a month 90 is 900 baht a month Short answer is not much ???? About the Israel deal as sandy said " It would be delusional to think any government can "protect" it's citizens abroad. " Especially ones that chose to work in a place like Israel

Don't want to be a wet blanket but, What are your plans? I mean how much weight do you want to lose? Do you hope just this injection will achieve that? Sustain that? You want to inject yourself with something designed to manage blood glucose levels and HbA1c in people with type 2 diabetes but use it to lose weight So I am wondering do you plan to also change? Meaning change your diet at all or exercise? Because truthfully these things...all of them, meaning lose weight by taking this pill, injecting this drug, drinking this tea yada yada yada... They all end the same or worse because in the end you actually need to change what brought you to your undesired weight. It is much safer & actually works to change those things. Make the adjustment of calories in or increase the calories out. Good Luck!

This thread & the subject... even if unsure highlights many expats greatest fear. That is the flexible goal posts Does not matter if the subject is about future taxation or the Health Insurance requirements that has been bubbling for years, or even the possible increase in Visa Ext financial requirements. It is the indecisiveness that makes it tough IMO It is this type of tension that is the worst for any expat ????

I would say your not realistic at all if you think your not getting a prostitute as a side girl. You want to pay for sex but dont want a prostitute ???? ok Unlike you Side girls are realistic & know your married, also know what you cannot offer so they are always looking always "working"

That is actually quite amazing in Thailand Because the first question any Thai hospital has before they do anything is ....How are you going to pay?

I guess the easy way is do you have a Thai bank account? "Most" Tourist do not

Ok so Doesn't that just mean 179 days or less then?

Well if I'm honest with myself 180 days a year is about the maximum good days Thailand has per year anyway ....Will have to just skip the smoky/Hot season & part of the rainy season ???? But we were considering buying a new home In Chiang Mai next year & that would be off the table

That would be a tough one...I wonder how you prove it is savings? I think it should be on the other foot...meaning they prove its not. If I say I'm retired & my income is SS & savings & they think otherwise then it is they who need to prove that I mean how do I prove this money of savings? I can of course prove my SS is X amount a month with the US SS verification letter but savings? I have no idea

Good question for a gynecologist ????

Seinfield The Sopranos Breaking Bad Those were great. But to be honest that is when we last watched TV

That would only be extreme if you did it in the Hot season...And Barefoot ????