Retired now

[thaibeachlovers]

On 12/25/2022 at 6:16 PM, GammaGlobulin said:

Save your worry for your grandchildren. 

 

It is they who face a far stickier wicket up ahead, than ever you met a tough row to hoe. 

I made almost every mistake it's possible to make and those mistakes will haunt me till my last breath, but the one mistake I didn't make was to have children to inherit what is coming.

They say that we are the first generation to leave a worse world to our descendants, and i certainly agree that they will be unfortunate with what is IMO to come.

[thaibeachlovers]

On 12/21/2022 at 9:43 PM, donmuang37 said:

Regarding Celsius comment, I'm 85 and have been here for 20 years. After 2 years of travelling, got bored and taught English for 15 years. Retired at 84.  Still drive; still travel. M.y income is over 200K/month, own single family home, and 2 cars, so no need to work. Happily married. So, not going to leave.  Good luck. ????

You must have been born under a lucky star. You are living the dream.

[zzaa09]

15 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You must have been born under a lucky star. You are living the dream.

The dream? Even facetiously. 

Are you suggesting their might be limitations as to living the dream might consist of? A singularly designed definition? 

 

[BritManToo]

16 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I made almost every mistake it's possible to make and those mistakes will haunt me till my last breath, but the one mistake I didn't make was to have children to inherit what is coming.

They say that we are the first generation to leave a worse world to our descendants, and i certainly agree that they will be unfortunate with what is IMO to come.

'They' obviously forgot about ww1 and ww2, not to mention the  UK rationing which ended in 1954.

 

IMHO now is the best time ever to be alive in the history of man. Even as recent as 2010 it wasn't as good, TV was limited, satellite was expensive and books were on paper you had to buy. 

Edited December 27, 2022 by BritManToo

[GammaGlobulin]

21 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I made almost every mistake it's possible to make and those mistakes will haunt me till my last breath, but the one mistake I didn't make was to have children to inherit what is coming.

They say that we are the first generation to leave a worse world to our descendants, and i certainly agree that they will be unfortunate with what is IMO to come.

Great minds think exactly alike, in this case. 

 

The writing was on the wall, since the 1960s and '70s.

 

Strangely enough, however, Paul Ehrlich had a daughter, as I recall. 

 

 

[thaibeachlovers]

10 hours ago, BritManToo said:

'They' obviously forgot about ww1 and ww2, not to mention the  UK rationing which ended in 1954.

 

IMHO now is the best time ever to be alive in the history of man. Even as recent as 2010 it wasn't as good, TV was limited, satellite was expensive and books were on paper you had to buy. 

All of which was excellent. Limited tv means one actually does something as opposed to lying back and being done to. A generation of obese children show the folly of tv/ internet use. But for the subtle seduction of tv/ internet the  worthwhile things I could have done instead!

One should always remember that ( other than porn ), most of tv/ internet is ( IMO ) pixelated garbage.

 

Paper books are wonderful. The invention of the printing press enabled the advancement of humanity ( perhaps it wasn't such a good idea after all ). I'll never read a book composed of pixels. I don't mind paying an author for their craft. Stealing has never been easier since the advent of the internet.

[thaibeachlovers]

5 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Great minds think exactly alike, in this case. 

 

The writing was on the wall, since the 1960s and '70s.

 

Strangely enough, however, Paul Ehrlich had a daughter, as I recall. 

 

 

Actually, since 1945 when the first atom bomb was proven to work. It may not happen now, or next year, but eventually it will happen, IMO. Dr Strangelove lives on in the War Room.

 

However, the only debate now, IMO, is whether humankind is so rotten that the ending of homo sapiens will be a good idea, or not.

[thaibeachlovers]

11 hours ago, zzaa09 said:

The dream? Even facetiously. 

Are you suggesting their might be limitations as to living the dream might consist of? A singularly designed definition? 

 

If you don't know what the dream is in relation to LOS, one wonders why you are posting nonsense at all on that subject.

[LaosLover]

It really is down to the luck of the draw as to what kind of response you get here.

 

I did a "can I retire on $6K a month?" post here this year and got thoroughly pasted and trounced for 6+ pages. For English people, talking about money at that level of frankness is like forcing them to look over a steep ledge.

 

With that level of money in cheapskate paradise, you can pick a luxury or two. Golf, girls, sushi, travel.

 

To pick 3 from that list or add another option, you're going to need another $2K.

 

Or you could just go in deeper with more $$$: golf membership, instagram model, waygu beef, Dusit Hotel.

Edited December 29, 2022 by LaosLover

[GammaGlobulin]

On 12/28/2022 at 2:10 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

Actually, since 1945 when the first atom bomb was proven to work. It may not happen now, or next year, but eventually it will happen, IMO. Dr Strangelove lives on in the War Room.

 

However, the only debate now, IMO, is whether humankind is so rotten that the ending of homo sapiens will be a good idea, or not.

You understand probability theory, then? 

 

As to your question, good or bad, you just gotta take the bad with the good, unfortunately. 

 

Joking aside, I sometimes hope that before we all go up in a glorious thermo-nuclear ball of fire,... that,... We will have created AI to carry on, to carry on. (Blood Sweat & Tears). 

 

 

[Grecian]

On 12/27/2022 at 7:10 PM, thaibeachlovers said:

 

 

However, the only debate now, IMO, is whether humankind is so rotten that the ending of homo sapiens will be a good idea, or not.

are you rotten to the core? do you deserve to carry on?

[thaibeachlovers]

48 minutes ago, Grecian said:

are you rotten to the core? do you deserve to carry on?

I don't think I'm rotten, given I spent most of my working life tending to the sick as a nurse, but I am past my sell by date. Just filling in time till the last great adventure.

 

Do I deserve to carry on? Given that we don't have a right to painless euthanasia, it's not up to me as to when I pass over the great divide.

Edited December 31, 2022 by thaibeachlovers

[thaibeachlovers]

10 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

You understand probability theory, then? 

 

As to your question, good or bad, you just gotta take the bad with the good, unfortunately. 

 

Joking aside, I sometimes hope that before we all go up in a glorious thermo-nuclear ball of fire,... that,... We will have created AI to carry on, to carry on. (Blood Sweat & Tears). 

 

 

LOL. If we actually create a real AI and it has the ability to do stuff, rather than just think, I think it would determine that the best thing for the planet is if we humans are no longer on it.

[NORDO]

Was just offered a position in Laos.  Not sure I want to continue to work, but having lived there before, a few more extra quid and connections would help.

 

[LaosLover]

I had some month+ stays in Laos. Love it, but if you get sick, you'd want to head to Udon for medical treatment. It's why Vientiane, not gorgeous but remote Luang Prubang is where the few oldie expats live.