Everything posted by unblocktheplanet
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Living will - is a lawyer required
I've also filed mine at the two hospitals I use regularly. Good idea if their doctors are your witnesses.
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Trump Confirms Surprise US Airstrikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites, Including Fordo
Anybody who thinks the US government is for good are total ignorant fools. Surprise attack. Anybody here remember Pearl Harbor? And why just American boys? Don't Iranians have fathers, husbands, sons? Not to mention inevitable civilian casualties. Yeah, casual killing. The goal is not nuclear non-proliferation. The goal is the 2017 Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, a UN treaty signed by all countries except the nuclear states. If you want a nuclear world, why should the US have nukes but Iran not? Equal opportunity annihiliation! The South African apartheid government was afraid of Blacks having the bomb. So they dismantled their entire nuclear programme. They've been the only country to do so. It's time for all countries to get rid of world-destroyers. These are WMDs, these are the end of life on earth.
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Help with water filters, please
You could say I've lost the thread, ahem. So kind bloke who's already done this gave me pointers to an RO system he uses at home. This one, joined with this one which still needs a post-carbon water filter plus UV for best results. More questions. The first of these wants me to pick pipe diameter. How do I do this? Which of these post-carbon filters fit best into the two above? And which UV filter? It was mentioned that the UV filter needs to be on a separate switch. That sounds like manual turn on, turn off. And I'm the guy who loses the thread! Are there not UV systems which turn on when the water flows and off when it stops? How much space does this set-up require? How much would a real plumber charge to set this up? Thank you. Sorry to be so dense...
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Poll Should Thailand legalize brothels?
There are certainly ban sao in the four Southern provinces, fully stocked. What's interesting to me has always been that sex workers anywhere in Thailand are not working in their own areas. Thus, the sex workers ub the South are mostly from Isaan and, no, they are not halal.
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Thailand in Trouble: Expats Exit as Vietnam Steals the Show
Once you get to see a specialist in a govt hospital, get them to refer you to the next specialty you need. There are lazy docs & those who just don't have your chemistry or long-term interests in mind. Second opinions are harder here. I use Chula but it's a zoo. Few farang have the patience.
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Thailand in Trouble: Expats Exit as Vietnam Steals the Show
Language considerably harder than Thai.
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Thailand in Trouble: Expats Exit as Vietnam Steals the Show
I looked after a friend in a coma for a year maybe a decade ago. It was a rehab hospital in the Bangkok sticks. Yep, price negotiable except on meds.
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Are you bitter about western women?
For me, only thing is that my grown kids don't like my Thai wife. They think it's somehow supporting their Mum. Not true, former & I are in touch every week at least.
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Thailand in Trouble: Expats Exit as Vietnam Steals the Show
Why would anybody go to a private hospital if they didn't have premium insurance?!? Govt hospitals: as anywhere, always ask the price first and bargain!
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Thailand in Trouble: Expats Exit as Vietnam Steals the Show
Whoa! They saw you coming. That can't be a govt hospital. Here in Bangkok Thais & foreigners are charge a base of B200 with B50 added on top for us.
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Foreigner Tax Requirements
Easy to look up. FINCEN Financial Crimes Enforcement Net in US and AMLO is the Anti-Money Laundering Authority of Thailand. Am I at risk of confiscation for a large transfer (before 2024). TIA! Oh, that means thanks in advance! But what's BBB?
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Vintage Hi-Fi
Pretty far for pursuit of a bargirl. Shop local. Oh, sorry! There used to be a vintage audio shop at top of Pantip Plaza. Still there?
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Obama Warns U.S. Teeters on Edge of Autocracy While Urging Hope and Civic Unity
I thought it was only Trump in girls' locker rooms when he wasn't grabbing them by the hoohoo.
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German breakfast
Anybody in BKK been to Nevermind, German place on Sukhumvit 48? Do they have proper sitdown food, bakery with good bread (rye w/seeds!)? TIA!
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German breakfast
That is some beautiful loaf! Kudos!
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Driving License Renewal
Obviously not...
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Price of Letter by DHL to the UK
Which do you think is safer for signed & witnessed documents?
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My agent failed to inform me that I cannot file my 90 days report later than 7 days
My worry is always that I'll be rejected after my 90 day is due. Plan Y is my Thailand Post, sent 15 days in advance. Instructions online. Has once taken 74 days for mail approval--yes, I was sweating it.
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White House Blasts Jim Acosta Over Joke About Trump’s Late Ex-Wife
In my advance directive, I've instructed the wife to bury me in the backyard. Might as well be good for something. And she did say all the bull-pucky would be great for the flowers!
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Foreigner Tax Requirements
I believe this is on point. I have my savings in a US bank. I'm worried moving it here would trigger FINCEN or AMLO, etc. & it could be confiscated. Maybe even the bank would notify the US taxman in the event of such a large transfer. Anyone have an idea of a working strategy? TIA!
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Gary Glitter Denied Parole Again, Will Remain Behind Bars
Those tweens can run a lot faster than an octogenarian. Cool hair, though!
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Thailand in Trouble: Expats Exit as Vietnam Steals the Show
THB 50 extra. I just can't afford to get sick!
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Are you bitter about western women?
No bitterness but they crap out after 16, most not worth looking at. Walk the Sukhumvit strip. Check out the farang and then compare to Thai women walking by. I rest my case.
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Thailand's Grand Ambition: Hosting F1 with 40 Billion Baht Plan
I suggest Pratunam to Asoke on a Friday night! We've got lots of sportin' life here. That's where I'll be on a Friday night!
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why always thai women pay at the cashier?
Thailand, in case you haven't noticed or only been here 15 minutes, is a matriarchal culture. Women rule the roost. As for me, I don't even have a bank account and haven't seen a bill in 33 years. Good wife, good life...