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Or maybe not, since you claim it's all a matter of belief. Still waiting for you to reference the evidence you have, based on science, that the probability that creatine supplements don't benefit seniors outweighs the probability they do, according to respectable studies such Sheryl cited.

Yes, you did. Let me quote your mention again: And then I noted that "necessary" isn't the issue under discussion here. Nobody claimed it's necessary to buy any creatine as supplement. I did, but it merely contained assertions irrelevant to the findings of supplementary creatine's likely benefit for seniors in particular, based, furthermore, on imagined personal Authority, not documented contrary evidence.

So you can't know what model the case is taken from? I guess checking with shops is your best bet then. Let us know how it goes. Hate to see good machines down & out.

TAT: ANF has always refused to recognize the existence and positive effects of domestic tourism in Thailand--which, BTW, kept the Pattaya economy alive during COVID. (NO it did not replace international tourism.) However, our UK Economists of course recognize its economic contribution in their own country. For example, domestic tourism, importantly including day trippers from London, are critical to the local economy of Brighton. If you look up the annual economic reports you'll find they squawk if domestic tourism is "down." Most tourists to Corpus Christi, Texas, are USA domestic tourists who ALSO only have so much disposable money each month. Touring is far more expensive there. --https://www.visitcorpuschristi.com/about-us/power-of-travel/ 10 million visitors generated $1.4 billion. Int'l tourism bureaus use the same metric as TAT. WOT??? The real TAT (the one with all the fake figures we never refute with our own) always knew this but has encouraged domestic tourism a lot more after its dramatic effect during and immediately after COVID. Hence all the festivals and promotions now aimed at Thais. TAT deputy governor for Domestic Marketing Thapanee Kiatphaibool said on Wednesday that Thai tourists took 200 million trips across provinces by the end of October this year compared to 222 million for the year before the Covid-19 pandemic in 2019. . . . Thapanee also expects Thai tourists to generate 800 billion baht, higher than the targeted 656 billion baht, on rising domestic family travel and conferences. --Thailand’s domestic tourism flying high, expected to surpass pre-Covid level Note that new word for you, generate. The 800 billion is a total reflecting the multiplier effect you've recently learned about. It's revenue stimulating new economic activity that would not have happened if the tourists had just stayed home. Though our Economists (notably the Pattaya forum's now-departed biggest troll), out of the usual bigotry, believe Thais can only afford to spread a mat out on the beaches for *som tam and SangSom, then go home, in fact many have appreciable disposable income. Wealthier Thais (relatively) give money to their extended family members for recreational purposes as well.

Have never heard diarrhea reported as a common problem. Most revelers probably have the sense to avoid drinking any Songkran water, though bum gun water's OK. We love our bum guns here. Most of the water-related health problems arise from eye infections, some reportedly quite serious. Best to wear goggles if you partake.

Good solutions here, no disagreements from me. Headphones probably best. Subtitles! Yes. I can see a case for a home theater if you have the space, distant neighbors, and cash. OP, with his B1500, probably doesn't. Home theaters have never interested me personally. I have a couple of good bookshelf speakers and a small amp, cheap on Lazada. Many of these amps have bluetooth as well, if your TV doesn't. You can run speaker wire to position the speakers near you. Worked fine for me for years, never saw a need for anything different. I can also use headphones, but I almost never do. The media app Kodi can be configured to equalize sound so that it stays at a level volume. Not officially documented, found the method on a forum somewhere.

How about giving us the exact model of the "powerhouse."

No. Then give references to studies that say creatine supplementation is NOT useful for seniors in particular. Necessary isn't the issue. Think.

Never underestimate the placebo effect.

Right, your claim to forum cred will have to be based merely on the usual cynicism. Always plays well here.

75, 2 weeks from now. Time flies, trying to stay above ground!

Yup, that's EXACTLY what they do and say. Overpriced paracetamol + anti-inflammatory a must. They don't know sports medicine, and they're not accustomed to dealing with seniors who exercise. Been there, done that. Once I figured I had tennis elbow and I talked to the ortho at THE private hospital in Pattaya. He said, "You have tennis elbow," and told me to rest and take pills. I fixed it on my own w/ stretching and particular exercise, done regularly. Thank you, Dr. Youtube. Now the problem is that doing nothing may (or may not) make the pain go away, but soon as you do your exercise again, it will start back up. So it's necessary to be proactive and find some potential stretching & strengthening exercises from the gurus on youtube. I've had great success that way, but it takes time, like a month, to see good results--if you get good results. In case of a serious show-stopper, it seems only the best at Bumrungrad can come up w/ a good diagnosis and treatment that might work. So my idea is to get the initial X-rays and MRI at a public hsp then bring them to the Big Guns. If the problem isn't that structural (requiring surgery) chances are that therapy will fix it IF you find the right therapy--and you have the discipline to stick to the routine. Tough to keep it up for hoped-for results weeks later . . . .

The key word you missed was contribute. It doesn't say that's how much they spend. And so the total spending (total) isn't ONLY what they spend. The total comprises all that generated through direct, indirect, and induced revenue.

But our Economists judge reliability according to how negative the stats are, 'cause we like negativity. If numbers and revenue have declined, our Economists wholeheartedly agree. That's cause we've been mistreated so badly by the Thai authorities, and Thailand has so many repulsive characteristics, how can can tourism and the economy be growing? It's impossible. And we want justice. If they're quite good, as with the 40 million in 2019, then we sneer and proclaim how wrong they are, but without ever providing any figures of our own. On the other hand, in 2020 when COVID decimated the tourist numbers, our Economists suddenly reversed themselves to accept the 40 million in 2019 as now accurate after all. That was to increase the dramatic horror of the new low numbers and enjoy exaggerating their significance by contrast as much as possible. It basically depends on what our Economists will think most enhances their forum cred as wise, shrewd and cynical.

If you're ignorant about the economics of tourism, then that would be a mystery, of course. 🙂 You can educate yourself by reading up on the tourism multiplier effect. Here's a little morsel: https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-multiplier-effects-of-tourism-as-to-income-generated