13 hours ago, Glasseye said:

The pandemic marks another
grim milestone: 1 in 500
Americans have died of covid-19

And Little obese Donnie will claim it's Fake News!

Alan

I saw the race live and was disgusted at how Verstappen walked past Hamilton's car and didn't appear to stop and see how he was. The last time they came together Hamilton could be heard on his radio whether Verstappen was OK

Alan

15 hours ago, bob lt said:

And I was just about to add that prescriptions are free for all residents of Scotland

Yes and they would be free in England as well as I'm mow 66

Alan

On 7/30/2021 at 10:45 PM, KWA said:

I got an opticians appointment without any issue for next week, but my dentist was fully booked until December.  I managed to get one with another dentist in the same practice for 1 months time.

If you're going to be travelling to the EU (and maybe some non EU countries) you might want to get a GHIC card, which has replaced the EHIC.  They claim long lead times but I received mine this morning after applying exactly one week ago.

Another tale of woe came from the DVLA from whom I requested a replacement for the cheque they'd issued for road tax refund when I informed them I put my car off the road last year.  10 weeks delay quoted but cheque received yesterday, about 2 weeks after applying.

 

In the last few years, I have had a cataract operation and laser treatment to both eyes in Rayong. The laser treatment was done more or less on the spot. Had to wait half an hour after being given some eye drops. It took only 6 minutes to do both eyes. Now, my eyesight is better than it has been for more than 50 years - no ,longer need glasses for anything.

Alan

23 hours ago, john luke said:

Free UK NHS Prescriptions.

 

 

Who qualifies for free prescriptions?

 

 

Who can get free prescriptions

• are 60 or over.
• are under 16.
• are 16 to 18 and in full-time education.
• are pregnant or have had a baby in the previous 12 months and have a valid maternity exemption certificate (MatEx)
• have a specified medical condition and have a valid medical exemption certificate (MedEx)

Living in Thailand, somehow I doubt that the NHS would pay for my prescriptions?

Alan

On 7/21/2021 at 9:51 PM, Butch said:

It is a shocker and you have my sympathy, some aspects of life in the UK can be relatively reasonable (healthcare) but others not so much. Don't go to a Fish and Chip shop, the price of cod will knock you sideways!.

One question though Jambo, if, for example some one has been living in Thailand since, say 2005, and getting their state pension paid but not the yearly increments (fixed at the amount it was at 05), when they return to the UK do you know if it then gets re assessed so when they return to Thailand the pension is then at the current rate?.

I would be interested to know that too as I've only just qualified for my state pension. What really makes me mad is that I pay more every MONTH for my meds than the annual increase would be !!! Rip off Britain!!!!

Alan

Back on topic - now re-reading "Born Free" by Joy Adamson

Alan

On 9/8/2021 at 4:22 PM, boydeste said:

Ah sorry, my bad, I thought that was with meds.

Yes, thats awesome.

Yes that's after 1 year off the meds plus I have also been the cholesterol meds for 60 months. Last time it was 150. the lowest it's been for a long time

Alan

On 9/5/2021 at 2:30 AM, boydeste said:

What is your BP now with no meds?

Last time at the hospital 113/71 with a heart rate of 68. Pretty damn good

Alan

On 9/1/2021 at 8:14 AM, forcebwithu said:

Unpacked and used my new BP cuff for the first time. BP still a bit high at 132/86, but much better than before now that I'm on BP meds. Happy to see my resting heart rate is still low at 56.

Edited to add: Cuff I bough is the Omron HEM-7156.

After being on meds for 18 years or so, my doctor told me to stop taking them 1 year ago. At the hospital my BP was 113/71 with a pulse rate of 68. I've also been off the meds for cholesterol for 6 months and a few weeks ago, my cholesterol was 150 ( maximum recommended is 200 )

Alan

The sound of my fan!

Alan

Bangkok Pattaya have told me that I may be able to get a Moderna jab in October - we'll see. A friend in Ban Chang got the Chinese jab a couple of days ago, His 2nd jab will be Astra Zeneca. He did have to produce a Thai ID card to get the jab. I have one but I'm not keen on the Chinese vaccine due to health issues.

Alan

Last time I saw my neurologist, he said it would probably be October before I can get my first jab - Moderna . So let's see what happens. A friend got the Chinese one at Ban Chang Hospital a couple of days ago but a Thai ID card was required. I have one so could go there if urgent.

Alan

I arrived in Thailand in June 2005 staying for about 6 weeks to find somewhere to live. I then returned to Scotland for 4 wees or so to deal with the sale of my flat returning in August of that year. I got married 6 years ago and had started the process to get a settlement visa for my wife 4 years ago until a stroke put paid to that idea. The intention now is to go for a visa in 2024, which will have the advantage that by the time my wife can apply for indefinite leave to remain shr will be 65 and therefore exempt from all tests unless Boris changes the rules> I wouldn't put it past that c**t to do something like that!!!! To say I detest him would be a gross understatement

Alan

At Death's Window - a Shaw and Valentine novel

Alan

On 7/5/2021 at 5:21 PM, Derek Dangleberries said:

Thanks mate. My memory isn't that good.

No problem. I have all episodes downloaded on to an external hard drive somewhere 

alan

22 hours ago, Derek Dangleberries said:

Hahahaha ... I actually checked to see if they only did 14 episodes ... Now that would have been ..uhm...spooky !!

46episodes over 4 seasons I think. From memory, they were CI5

Alan

Enjoyed the programme when it was first broadcast

Alan

My wife has registered both of us with he Bangkok Pattaya Hospital  for the Moderna ( I think ) vaccine. Cost for 2 shots of 3,3  baht each. No indication of a date yet but this being Thailand likely to be towards the end of next year😋. However, I have an appointment to see my neurologist  on 13th July so I can maybe ask him if he knows anything yet.

Alan

1 hour ago, Tommaso_Turek said:

Depenc=des which one, eh. Say Pfizer? No thanks. Spanish researchers put the Pfizer vaccine under an electron microscope and found it contains 99% graphene oxide and hardly anything else. There is practically NO evidence that this “vaccine” is gene therapy. There is ZERO genetic material: mRNA or DNA or spike protein. It means this “vaccine” has nothing to do with a so-called virus. This product wasn’t developed to avoid an infection caused by a virus. The true purpose of this product remains hidden. No official statement from governments or health institutions has been made. The toxicity of graphene oxide is reason enough to stop the global vaccination program. (State of The Nation). I'll wait for Sinovac or SputtieV.

More bullshit from you. Good luck with the Russian or Chinese vaccines.

Alan

On 1/19/2021 at 7:23 PM, fforest said:

Well if you ever get Covid you will only have a 99.5% chance surviving....

Unless  like me you have underlying conditions. I have had a stroke, have heart disease (under control) and an enlarged prostate, which seems to be getting under reasonable control

Alan

1 hour ago, Tommaso_Turek said:

According to the Plejaran, with whom Swiss Meier is in contact, (for the open minded).. we will have UFO tech within 200 years at our present rate of development.. keeping in mind that part of the ets mission was to help us along in science and meds.. eg.. Galileo, Einstein, Tesla, Watson and Crick.  Galileo's telescope's optics built with maths way beyond that time, Einstein, a patent office Clerk wrote up the maths of the Creational Laws, and only recently proven was  his.. action of atomic particles near absolute zero. Tesla designed electronic circuits with components invented decades later,  and.. Watson and Crick, walking in an English forest, somehow  'envisioned' the DNA double helix. 

You are either cuckoo or a troll!!!

5 hours ago, Kathmandu said:

Anyone who believes that Earth is alone in this Universe has earned the right to wear the dunce's cap.

Absolutely but saying there is life elsewhere is not the same as saying aliens have visited us in the past and are still doing so, To be able to travel the vast distances required would need technology thousands, if not millions of years in advance of our own. Not impossible but I remain sceptical. Should any aliens visit the earth let's hope that they are like the Vulcans and not the Klingons😁

Alan

22 hours ago, Tommaso_Turek said:

Some who need more proof of et, and from very nearby, should ask.. how did we get our Moon, 4 million years ago. It is in a totally artificial orbit and position, that need constant powered adjustments to maintain, due Earths gravity. We can only guess, that's most probably done internally.. maybe now on auto, maybe not?  Keeping in mind that the moon is a hollowed-out or constructed Planet-sized satellite, with a mainly pure titanium crust, (US astronauts drills broke when sampling). Clue.. it's not by the Chinese nor Russians!  For a fuller story, search here. . 'YouTube.  The Moon is Not Real. David Icke. (NO Music)''

 

 

Go back to school and put on a dunce's cap until you learn REAL science. instead of believing all those science fiction shows on TV. By the way David  Icke is a first class moron who once claimed to be the son of God!

Alan

6 hours ago, Golfingboy said:

What if she stops at a restaurant? 

Or a bar?

Alan