Re: LMTU/John Booth owns Ting Tong? cancer?
Time for old Lunchtime to come out of retirement and to the defense of our dear pal LMTU.
Those who have never met the man except through the pages of Sawatdee etc are that little bit the poorer for not doing so.
He is a warm, generous and funny man who makes every waking moment into a joy.
I admit I tire of his company after 3/4 days but that is only because one laughs so much, is on such a whirlwind of activity, you become exhausted !
Fun can do that.:joker:
Larger than life people often offend and frighten others for no other reason than they perplex and mystify as to why they simply do not take this mortal vale of tears seriously.
I can confirm that Jon is ill and it's bad and he cannot afford treatment.
Wanting to go back to the UK for treatment would have been a last thing on his mind given the current state of the NHS and yes, the British Consulate is there for you not the other way around especially given they are generously paid (with full medical insurance and so on).
Now is the time for friends & acquaintances of JB to rally round just as you would hope they would if it were you .
( we'll excuse Catawampus as possibly having too full a social life)
Re: LMTU/John Booth owns Ting Tong? cancer?
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Originally Posted by Zebedee
Why is it unfair? All LMTU is doing is publicising the British Consulate Policy.
No, you're blatantly wrong here... He's not just reporting on their policy. When he asks a no-win question like "so you just leave your citizens to die", he is clearly criticising them and making a shameless and uncalled for attempt to make them look bad.
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Originally Posted by Zebedee
Don't you have even a little compassion for him?
You obviously didn't read my post. I expressed sympathy for the illness, just not for the situation (in terms of being financially limited from treatment/repatriation). Others here who know him better are saying even worse things.
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Originally Posted by Zebedee
Oh for heavens sakes man ,get a grip! You are equating what goes on in a ( cyber forum SGT) to real life!
Your criticism of Cat above is out of line because Cat has probably interacted with LMTU in real life more than on this forum... They were in the same social circles in Pattaya. That's where his issues with LMTU have arisen. You're happy to comment and criticise him while being completely ignorant of this.
Re: LMTU/John Booth owns Ting Tong? cancer?
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Originally Posted by Lunchtime O'Booze
Wanting to go back to the UK for treatment would have been a last thing on his mind...
That is a curious statement considering LMTU wrote, "I have tried to get repatriatedтАж".
Re: LMTU/John Booth owns Ting Tong? cancer?
I just recieved an email from someone claiming to be Boy Billy. As you know I personally have always felt that the Bitch Queen, LMTU, Sirclivejames and a person who has written to me before as BB are all one in the same. The email requested that Sawatdee Gay Forum host fund raiser events on and off the forum. While I do feel sorry for the man or anyone else that is in serious condition I cannot place myself in that kind of situation. If you would like to help LMTU by providing him with a cash contribution for whatever, you can write to me via PM and I will email it to him. Pesonally again I feel it is best for him to geet a one way ticket on a plane and throw himself on the health services of Britain as I do not think 66,000 will be enough and then when he needs to stay extra days in the hospital or have unexpected proceedures the community will need more fund raisers. Depending on the stage of this cancer he may need ongoing treatments and that's why I say 66,000 will probably not be enough. Get a plane ticket, go home with the doctors report and as you are a British citizen with a government medical system, I doubt they would turn their back on you once you are in Britain. Should you decide to stay here I might suggest you approach the many business and restaurants that you have promoted. After all 66,000 is not a killer amount if 3 businesses chipped in 22,000 baht each. I do know that in USA a hospital is not allowed to turn you away and would help you get treatment at a county medical hospital. Best of luck to you.
Neal
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Originally Posted by Geezer
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Originally Posted by Lunchtime O'Booze
Wanting to go back to the UK for treatment would have been a last thing on his mind...
That is a curious statement considering LMTU wrote, "I have tried to get repatriatedтАж".
would you really want to leave Thailand for the UK with frigging rain and snow pissing down and all the misery that accompanies life in the God forsaken NHS where you have to beg for a glass of water and that's even if they put you in a room with a dozen others.
You are judged in the next life, by how you treat your foes in this one...believe me I know as this is my 27th time around according to my resident psychic.
As for Catawampus, she's just pissed of because LMTU made references to her toupee which I believe was inherited form the late Frankie Howerd.
Not a good enough reason to rejoice over someone's else's misfortune.
Re: LMTU/John Booth owns Ting Tong? cancer?
It is true that our National Health Service is now underfunded by our despicable right-wing government (who are all wealthy enough to "go private" ) but the fact remains that the vast majority of us who could never afford private medicine are given excellent service by hard-pressed doctors and nurses in the system. And the same has always been true for my family. The NHS is the envy of the world; while citizens in other countries are impoverished by illness, we can rely on well-trained professionals treating us free of charge. Unfortunately, there are some who oppose free healthcare for ideological reasons.
They tend to be those who can afford private care....unsurprisingly.
The unfortunate gentleman should come home. That is what I'd do if I were ever ill in Thailand. Or anywhere in the world.
I agree with Lunchtime about the weather though.
Re: LMTU/John Booth owns Ting Tong? cancer?
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Originally Posted by rocket
I know LMTU as an aquantance, we met about seven years ago in a guesthouse in Sunee Paza, my first time in Sunee. If youv'e never met him in person, he is very witty, and can tell stories in a very entertaining way. He made me laugh more than anyone did during that stay.
Yeah....I've had some fun times out with John and the boys....he's a witty guy....a good laugh....and whatever comes with that.....god bless him
Surfcrest
Re: LMTU/John Booth owns Ting Tong? cancer?
Come home John !
We have lots of East Europeans sponging off our system, your additional drain will not be noticed.
Re: LMTU/John Booth owns Ting Tong? cancer?
The fact is that if JB returns to the UK. He will be treated by te NHS, people are not left to die without treatment. All he needs is for someone to buy him a one way ticket for about ┬г600 to get him home.
As for some ridiculous fund raising for that low life who delighted in making fun of the death and serious illnesses of others, that is just ludicrous and reminiscent of JB's many scams. Once on that bandwagon then you can be assured that JB. Would forever be making further pleas for more money for spurious drugs and treatment until he had bled everyone dry to fund a lifestyle that his LMTU character always boasted of but sadly never achieved.
If any of the so called 'cancer' is true then Karma has caught up with him.
Re: LMTU/John Booth owns Ting Tong? cancer?
I find it interesting to see who crawls out from under the rocks at times like this, of course the usual suspects!