Daily Moan

[Shutree]

Norovirus. Guess that’s what I have picked up. Miserable.

Take care of yourself MK.

[misskit]

I’ve survived a three day bout of what I can describe as the flu combined with explosive vomiting, diarrhea and major heartburn. Not feeling so detoxed or agile as pickle describes and the internal flossing was done with a mooring rope. I’m pooped and the house is a wreck. What a bad time for the housekeeper to be on holiday. Taking the dog to the kennel so I can do some disinfection.

Be careful for your raw fresh veggies. Mine are all washed really well before I use them and Noro still got me. Now looking to making bleach veggie soaks for my salads as that seems to be the only thing that kills this virus.

[Shutree]

I’ve survived a three day bout of what I can describe as the flu combined with explosive vomiting, diarrhea and major heartburn. Not feeling so detoxed or agile as pickle describes and the internal flossing was done with a mooring rope. I’m pooped and the house is a wreck. What a bad time for the housekeeper to be on holiday. Taking the dog to the kennel so I can do some disinfection.

Be careful for your raw fresh veggies. Mine are all washed really well before I use them and Noro still got me. Now looking to making bleach veggie soaks for my salads as that seems to be the only thing that kills this virus.

That sounds horrible. After a couple if incidents of Thailand Tummy, nothing like as severe as you describe, I thought I'd try washing vegetables more carefully and I bought some Giffarine vegetable wash. The main ingredient is some kind of Alkyl Polyglycoside, which means it foams up a bit and makes you think it is doing something although really it's just like a very mild soap. I don't imagine it does anything to kill bacteria or viruses and, being lazy, it now sits unused.

[misskit]

^ Your Giffarine wash is surfactant that is washing the bacteria and viruses off but doesn’t kill them. Should work just fine. I’m angry and want to kill the critters. One minute in one gallon of water with 3 teaspoons of non-perfumed laundry bleach should do it. Tried it just now and after a rinse in fresh water leaves no smell or taste. Cheap, too.

[Mendip]

I've never been careful at all about washing fruit or veg and guess that I've just been lucky. I've never caught anything really bad since a bout of food poisoning in Malaysia in the late 90s (a dodgy curry).

I think that one plus with my wife is that her cooking and food offerings are so God-awful that it's given me a cast iron stomach.

[klong toey]

Norovirus. Guess that’s what I have picked up. Miserable.

Hope you feel tick a tee boo soon,I was tested for Norovirus when they admitted me to hospital within the hour.

[malmomike77]

One minute in one gallon of water with 3 teaspoons of non-perfumed laundry bleach should do it.

Chlorinated vegetables, you can take the lady out of America but you cannot take America out of the lady

[david44]

I think that one plus with my wife is that her cooking and food offerings are iso God-awful that it's given me a cast iron stomach.

but whatever you do don't tell her, may limit your pyjama opening ops.

Best wishes MsKit we've all been there the internal ache the sheer horror, however it too will pass

Happ Y new Year to you and thanks for all your efforst to provide Thai content at dawn for so many years.

May teh mockers be afflicted and you develop Ignore O"Firus the Dublin human Cannonball aka the late lamented Redmond, when we will ever get another of his calibre?

[armstrong]

*laughs in doesnt eat fruit and vegetables*

[Mandaloopy]

I keep getting the same advert on Facebook where a certain upscale Thai supermarket tried to sell Iceland Frozen Roast Dinners as some HiSo meal prep idea. Revolting really

[BLD]

Do they throw in a can of Leo?

[Mandaloopy]

I feel it would be better paired with a giant 1.5 Liter bottle of "Laughing Bird".

[Shutree]

I feel it would be better paired with a giant 1.5 Liter bottle of "Laughing Bird".

Oi! Not so bad, the Laughing Bird. For a start, I believe it is actually wine, rather than a 'fruit wine product' like the other stuff on the bottom shelf.
As a connoisseur of the bottom shelf, the Laughing Bird is my current preferred tipple. And, 1.5L is not 'giant'.

[malmomike77]

As a connoisseur of the bottom shelf, the Laughing Bird is my current preferred tipple.

my mate is a midget and he is the same

[hallelujah]

my mate is a midget and he is the same

Mates and midgets for you are a long call.

[Joe 90]

I’ve survived a three day bout of what I can describe as the flu combined with explosive vomiting, diarrhea and major heartburn. Not feeling so detoxed or agile as pickle describes and the internal flossing was done with a mooring rope. I’m pooped and the house is a wreck. What a bad time for the housekeeper to be on holiday. Taking the dog to the kennel so I can do some disinfection.

Be careful for your raw fresh veggies. Mine are all washed really well before I use them and Noro still got me. Now looking to making bleach veggie soaks for my salads as that seems to be the only thing that kills this virus.

That Noro is nasty, plenty of it about around the globe.

Glad you're on the mend now.

Sounds very similar to what my daughter is experiencing at the moment.

There's only one thing for it!

Miracle organic chicken soup with celery, carrots, spuds and a chilli.

[Shutree]

My AVG antivirus subscription just auto-renewed. It was about 60 bucks for a year, the renewal rate is USD139.99.
And the renewal date is still five weeks away. The fookers are slimy enough to grab the cash before my diary reminder to cancel it pops up.
That's four bottles of decent gin I'll not be buying this year.

[BLD]

My pool maintenance team told me that they were sure my pool was leaking. Oh fuck I thought. This is gonna be expensive?

[BLD]

Can't seem to upload the pics but the bill wasn't to bad at all and fixed for 4 million kip. So I suppose I can't moan

here we go. guess i my moan was why the fuck was it leaking in the first place ? but it could of been a lot worse, good thing the pedantic german tennant was away in germany . total repair cost about $250. would of been thousands here in the west.

[BLD]

[Wonton]

12 hours after arriving in Bkk l went for a walk down Sukhumvit at about 7 am.

Between SOI 5 and 3 l pass 3 SOI dogs.

On latch onto my left hand. Oh the pain and blood.

I believe the owner was a lady who just ignored the incident. One man seemed to confirm that she was the owner but she would not look or interaction with me.

So off to BUMRUNGRAD hospital. Four hours later and B22000 bill I was back at my hotel.

I have insurance but a B10000 excess.

Only four Rabies shots and 3 other outpatient appointment to schedule during my stay.


Walked passed the 3 dogs today at the Nana crossing.

May go and make a police report, I would hate them to bite a child.

[nidhogg]

Went to a clinic for a dodgy knee last week and somehow today that's escalated to an ECG, piss and blood tests. They're ignoring the knee which still hurts by the way.

To be fair, the medical services in Thailand (somewhat hospital dependent) are fucking amazing.

My mum (in UK) has lost half her field of view in one eye. Her "emergency" referral to a specialist took 8 WEEKS. She has foot pain - two weeks to get an X-ray, and she must wait three WEEKS to get the result. If she was not so old (nearly 90) I would bring her here to get sorted out within days.


In contrast, I have had a flare up of an ongoing gastrointestinal track problem. My secretary called the hospital to make an appointment with the specialist. I will be seeing her at 2.30pm today.

[cyrille]

Well, you're comparing the NHS to going private there, obviously.

Not like for like.

But undeniably a lot needs fixing with the NHS, after the previous government left it in pieces.

[Mendip]

Only four Rabies shots and 3 other outpatient appointment to schedule during my stay.

You don't have to get all the Rabies shots at Bumrungrad, many other hospitals will administer them for a fraction of the cost.

Make sure you get a vaccination card filled out with all the shots listed, it may come in really useful for travel or if you get bitten again in the future.

[cyrille]

Maybe also consider not hanging around one of the scabbiest areas in Thailand.

Seekingasylum used to live there - 'nuff said. :shudder:

Go to Bumrungrad if you want to pay the highest medical bills in the country.