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by cheapercharlie
Sat Oct 26, 2013 3:44 am
Forum: White Board
Topic: Seeking engineers, can you help?
Replies: 67
Views: 18330

Re: Seeking engineers, can you help?

Thank you, fellow aviator. You are a scholar and a gentleman, and there are damn few of us left ! (ha) I feel very fortunate to be where I am in life: Bank account's the highest - Cholesterol level's the lowest. Moving forward is simply putting one foot in front of the other. I just have no faint in...
by cheapercharlie
Fri Oct 25, 2013 2:12 am
Forum: White Board
Topic: Seeking engineers, can you help?
Replies: 67
Views: 18330

Re: Seeking engineers, can you help?

Hello again, av8er. I have been spending a few months here the last few winters, but ready for a new place. No idea where I will be in 2014, let alone 2015. You have an interesting project. I suggest being straight forward, and posting/looking for a Aviation airframe and powerplant mechanic to help ...
by cheapercharlie
Fri Oct 25, 2013 1:38 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: POLL: Has 'Alternative' Medicine helped you?
Replies: 28
Views: 3385

Re: POLL: Has 'Alternative' Medicine helped you?

Very interesting article on Chinese Medicine: The Chinese didn't invent lying, but they have mastered it.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_an ... lieve.html
by cheapercharlie
Thu Oct 24, 2013 12:28 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand to introduce compulsory travel insurance/tourist tax
Replies: 152
Views: 24635

Re: Thailand mulls compulsory travel insurance for tourists

Tourist arrivals at record 22 million 28 Jan 2013 More than 22 million tourists visited Thailand last year, up nearly 16% year-on-year, setting a new record for the kingdom, according to figures released Monday. Do the math. People were making comments on the Bangkok Post, saying they would not com...
by cheapercharlie
Thu Oct 24, 2013 7:40 am
Forum: White Board
Topic: Seeking engineers, can you help?
Replies: 67
Views: 18330

Re: Seeking engineers, can you help?

Good Luck, av8er. I suggest making a detailed checklist in regard to the legalities and logistics required for your project. Find out which Thai official you need to meet and get things in writing: Thais do not like confrontation and will tell you everything is OK, until the very last second. I fini...
by cheapercharlie
Thu Oct 24, 2013 6:04 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Busting the fat myth
Replies: 47
Views: 5425

Re: Busting the fat myth

It is a Hell of a lot easier to not EAT an extra 500 calories, than to BURN those 500 calories. Here is a burn calculator than will get your attention. Jesus didn't get those abs from doing crunches. It was days since his ... "Last Supper".

http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc
by cheapercharlie
Thu Oct 24, 2013 5:45 am
Forum: News
Topic: Thailand to introduce compulsory travel insurance/tourist tax
Replies: 152
Views: 24635

Re: Thailand mulls compulsory travel insurance for tourists

Here is another example of an entry fee vs. paying for a required visa, in CHILE: From FROMMER'S. Citizens of the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand need only a valid passport to enter Chile. Chile charges a reciprocity fee upon entry to citizens of the following c...
by cheapercharlie
Thu Oct 24, 2013 2:13 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Busting the fat myth
Replies: 47
Views: 5425

Re: Busting the fat myth

I lost 30 pounds in 10 weeks, while "vacationing" in Hua Hin, (starting on January 1st). I used the following methods: Paleo Diet, Intermittent Fasting and HITT. Here are some links and related articles: http://naturalnutmeg.com/caveman-diet-vs-the-mediterranean-diet-who%E2%80%99s-right/ h...
by cheapercharlie
Mon Oct 21, 2013 3:08 am
Forum: Foo
Topic: Is Internet Bashing a Sickness?
Replies: 68
Views: 2655

Re: Is Internet Bashing a Sickness?

A more accurate term would be cyber-bullying . A bully is a bully: The internet is just a delivery system. http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/bullies-mental-health-disorder/story?id=17518230#.UIVhq65WkYs http://mediasmarts.ca/backgrounder/cyberbullying-law-fact-sheet So to answer your question: Y...
by cheapercharlie
Mon Oct 21, 2013 2:18 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Smoking in Restaurants
Replies: 43
Views: 3488

Re: Smoking in Restaurants

For your reading pleasure: Nicotine addiction described as a mental illness: http://whyquit.com/whyquit/linksaaddiction.html Can you reason with someone who has a mental illness? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scots: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-...
by cheapercharlie
Sun Oct 13, 2013 8:58 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Testosterone replacement therapy
Replies: 56
Views: 12549

Re: Testosterone replacement therapy

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by cheapercharlie
Fri Oct 11, 2013 2:31 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Testosterone replacement therapy
Replies: 56
Views: 12549

Re: Testosterone replacement therapy

5. Go to a Chinese Herb shop and get some Yin yang huo , and make tea with it.
by cheapercharlie
Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:49 am
Forum: Health Issues
Topic: Testosterone replacement therapy
Replies: 56
Views: 12549

Re: Testosterone replacement therapy

You can raise it, naturally ( your testosterone, that is...) and reduce estrogen: 1. Never eat Tofu. 2. Stop eating Chicken. 3. Do "prison Squats" and high intensity exercise. 4. Goto Youtube and search for "Raising Testosterone Naturally"... (the one by the 2 black guys is rated...
by cheapercharlie
Wed Oct 09, 2013 3:31 pm
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: need big mac's
Replies: 26
Views: 1734

Re: need big mac's

Souay Vista Social Club is owned by a fellow Canadian...eh! And they have a good home-made burger. It's a bit out of the main beach-town area. Open evenings ... You can find it on google maps ... etc.
by cheapercharlie
Sat Sep 21, 2013 5:14 am
Forum: Life In Thailand, Opinion & Relationships
Topic: Police Set Ups Still Alive and Kicking
Replies: 59
Views: 10492

Re: Police Set Ups Still Alive and Kicking

Thank you for your honest post. Maybe it will help the next guy - who has put his guard down and thinks that "anything goes" here in Thailand. It was obvious to many, that that was the intent of your initial post. Ignore the angry trolls who confronted you. They can't help themselves. They...