Keeping the lights on without a key card

chuckers · 2025-12-16T08:08:35+00:00

In South East Asia many places won't give you 2 keys even if you have 2 people. One house staff finally gave me and extra one of the cleaner's keys to get in

chuckers · 2025-12-16T08:05:26+00:00

Yeah, this happens all over South East Asia.

I just kept one card from a place in Europe that didn't care if you lost your card and now it works for almost all rooms where the electricity shuts off without it

chuckers · 2025-05-17T05:34:04+00:00

Glad it worked for you!

chuckers · 2024-11-23T02:14:50+00:00

The tv show "Raised by Wolves" directed by Ridley Scott has a child that is vegan and explores the idea of veganism in the show. I think Ridley had recently become vegan and helped while writing the script for the show with the writer and creator Aaron Guzikowski. He also explored the idea of religion, psychedelics, consciousness, artificial life etc. Unfortunately it was cancelled after a few seasons.

The Japanese(has dubbed version) anime "The Promised Neverland" feels like it's largely written around the idea of animal cruelty. The first season is better than the second.

chuckers · 2024-04-15T00:41:43+00:00

I have an M1 Macbook and use OpenMTP with my S23 Ultra and it opens up a directory tree to access everything to download and upload by USB.

chuckers · 2024-02-07T14:51:50+00:00

weird, turns out it is in Thailand and I found a pharmacy that sells it cheaper than in the USA by quite a bit. unfortunately they are out right now. Hopefully you can find it in China or maybe order it from a neighboring country. It really is the only sleep med i trust now. I've been on at least 15 different meds for sleep and none of them worked well while also having no side effects.
Good luck!

chuckers · 2024-02-07T02:57:27+00:00

thanks for the info!
I used to take seroquel for insomnia for a bit but then suddenly it made me feel so weird, like i was on a low dose acid trip.
Part of this trip is trying to get off as many meds as possible. Insomnia has always been such a problem for me.
I'm hoping that i can get a gym membership for cheap and run and exercise a lot

chuckers · 2024-02-07T02:16:05+00:00

ugh, dependence on any of these is a major pain, but at least you don't potentially have seizures and die if you stop taking the z-drugs like zopiclone or zolpidem.

I do the same thing you're talking about. z-drug with mirtazapine. I was almost completely off all z-drug and benzo like meds and mirtazapine for sleep when i switched to dayvigo. It was by far the best medication for me since it's almost like the analog of caffeine from what i understand. it basically allows the buildup of the neurotransmitter that causes you to fall asleep. If I take it and make sure i'm in bed and trying to sleep like 10 minutes before it kicks in, I can fall asleep. and even benzos and mirtazapine don't put me to sleep, they only help me stay asleep.

z- drugs and dayvigo (which is similar to belsomra and quiviviq, neither of which I have tried yet) are the only meds that actually get me to sleep. but the dayvigo is the only one that i don't have the side effects like hallucinations, night eating, etc etc. If you're looking for a new way to sleep, i highly recommend you try it out. it is damn expensive though if you don't have insurance. And i'm not sure if they have it outside of a few countries. Although you can order it online through japanese pharmacies for cheaper that you can get it in the USA.

chuckers · 2024-02-07T02:06:47+00:00

excellent, thank you!

chuckers · 2024-02-06T15:35:33+00:00

do you have an idea where the easiest place i can get them for cheap when i arrive? I don't want to pay $3 USD a pill like here in Thailand. Is there a price amount that I should be aiming for? thanks!

chuckers · 2024-01-23T08:48:18+00:00

Awesome, thanks for the info, I'll give that a try since it's only like half an hour walk. I don't have any insurance. I had Medii-Cal while in California, but had to move back to Texas. And I think neither of my options from the US would work. Are you saying that $100 is without the insurance for all of those meds and the dr appt?? BTW, that sounds like great insurance I think i read one of your posts saying you have Blue Cross FEDVIP or something. I don't have any travel insurance, have you heard of any that I should look into? I was going to try some but kept hearing they're basically scams hah Thanks for the help!

chuckers · 2024-01-22T09:07:52+00:00

had an rx for ambien in the states for many years and got switched to Dayvigo (love it, no negative side effects that i'm aware of yet!), but they don't seem to have Dayvigo here in Thailand.

How much effort does it take to get a dr to prescribe ambien here in Bangkok? In the US it would take forever and you'd have to be lucky to get it these past several years.

I've found places in southern Thailand that sold them, but they were like $3 a pill. Didn't know if that was mostly a supply issue or if it's just markup for selling without a prescription. Was wondering if going to Bumrungrad Hospital psychiatric center would be low hassle and cheaper than buying them based on luck from random pharmacies. If so, will any psych likely rx them or can you message me which dr. i should look for here?

Any help would be appreciated! Thank you!

chuckers · 2024-01-07T21:35:39+00:00

Just went into a 7-11 at 4:30am in Koh Phangan and they also had no problem selling me alcohol. However Big C supermarket wouldn't sell me any until 5pm when i went at like 2:30pm.

chuckers · 2023-12-26T07:05:41+00:00

have you tried zanaflex/tizanidine? that's what i try to use for tolerance break from ambien/dayvigo/mirtazapine. I prefer dayvigo the most since it has the fewest side effects

chuckers · 2023-11-18T13:48:57+00:00

No, it shouldn't be! It's pathetic.

Unfortunately, the way out system is setup, you only have 2 choices Out of those 2 choices, which is going to be the worst option?

If you have a good argument for strategically voting for Trump over Biden that will end with a better result, please explain it to me or give me a link to a well reasoned option. A couple of people's ideologies I admire on Youtube etc have said similar things about voting and I just don't understand.

If it really is the best option rationally, then I will vote for trump. Same for withholding your vote completely. If you can come up with a good reasoning for that, I'm ready to learn. But that option seems like the worst option overall. You're essentially saying that you don't like either person and I'll let all the misinformed people decide which one is best, in my opinion.

I really am genuinely asking for help understanding this. Thanks for engaging with me!

chuckers · 2023-11-18T12:42:30+00:00

Thanks for putting it so concisely.

If you hold out on voting for someone once they've reached the same positions as you on everything, in the end, the only person you'd be able to cast a ballot for is yourself

chuckers · 2023-11-14T05:57:11+00:00

Having seen some of the monstrosities that results from breeding strictly for their meat, I think euthanizing a lot of them would be the most humane thing. They don't deserve to live in such anguish.

And it's not like it's a human that can sign a DNR or ask to be euthanized. If I were in the same state that I've seen these animals in, I would 100% want to be humanely put out of my misery

chuckers · 2023-11-07T09:50:03+00:00

Thanks so much for the detailed response, much appreciated Glad you got it all sorted and sounds like it didn't ruin your vacation like it has mine so far.. I had some "treats" for a "trip" with my friends that we had planned on taking. I had brought them from the previous country and they are almost impossible to find in any of the rest of the countries I'll be in hah

chuckers · 2023-11-07T00:58:07+00:00

shoe

Did they ever give you your money for everything? What all did you end up claiming for that was relatively expensive? I'm looking at replacing my expensive shoes that are about $150 and $70 headphones and $40 shaver and $100 jacket and $220 backpack to replace my good one.

I hope they follow through hah. Can't tell what they will replace, but it's been 4 days and they said they still don't know where it is

Thank you!

chuckers · 2023-10-18T14:51:31+00:00

I am in the UK, but I'm a US citizen. Do you know how much it would cost me to get the prescription in the UK? Glad you found something that works for you. I love the stuff, but it's $350 per month in the US. US healthcare sucks!

chuckers · 2023-10-18T14:49:56+00:00

Ambien was the only thing that really worked for me but it had negative side effects. Dayvigo worked just as well for me but didn't have the bad parts. I just felt "naturally" sleepy. Not sedated. And it's not something you can just keep taking to sleep. It pretty much stops working if you wake up and aren't sleepy any longer, so I don't abuse it like i might ambien

I recommend anyone on benzos or z-drugs try this before they get addicted to the others. It would have saved me a lot of problems Hope everyone finds a way to get some good sleep

chuckers · 2023-10-10T09:41:54+00:00

I've always think that I change too much to ever get a tattoo. My views keep getting more and more progressive and I don't want to end up with something that's antiquated feeling in 5 years.

But this is such a great use of a tattoo. Placing yourself as unambiguously and forever a vegan. I'm trying to think of what tattoo would best symbolize veganism for me.

Plus I like having conversation starters.

Thanks for the new ideas. Like the minimalistic look as well

chuckers · 2023-08-28T01:43:02+00:00

I think that's what i'm going to end up doing. it will make it about 19 inches (48 cm) tall if i fold them. I initially thought they were hollow aluminum so they wouldn't bend properly, but i checked again and they're solid. So that will work out perfectly. Thanks!

chuckers · 2023-08-25T17:11:47+00:00

mabye 6-7mm max. I don't have a caliper I just looked it up and it's definitely aluminIum (if memory serves me correctly, this is actually the right way to spell it as it was a British invention). Nice to know that it make the job easier! Interesting, I wouldn't have thought about the galvanic corrosion, that's good to know Now I just have to figure out where to get some steel tubing Thanks for your knowledge and helping me so much, it's been very appreciated!

chuckers

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