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I find it unlikely that an AI chatbot could present as so curmudgeonly 🤔.

I asked SCB (more than a year ago) if they would do a counter withdrawal on my foreign debit card and they said they can't do it. I only asked at 1 mall branch and didn't ask at a larger SCB branch. TIT, so it's very likely you will receive a different answer at a different branch. Krungsri, according to another AN poster, does not charge for MC debit cards but when I showed my VISA card they said the fee would be 200 ฿.

I can't say for sure as I always had it with me for the deposit. If you need it and don't have it, you'll find that out quickly. I think you can also deposit without the bankbook, especially if you have the app on your phone.

Sure.... the only problem is the government is NOT a business and using business style goals does not produce optimal governmental results. Musk has been focused on what he wants and what's good for himself not what all citizens want and need. Do you think disadvantaged youth are excited about going to Mars?

..... and how do you support your opinion? Since the GOP love to reduce government expenditures wherever possible, don't you think they would publish anything they uncovered in terms of mismanagement of SS trust funds? Can you find such reports by your GOP heroes? Since 2001, GOP have controlled the House 9 times vs 3 for the Democrats. That's plenty of opportunity to investigate the use of SS trust funds. Since 2001 the GOP have controlled the Senate for 6 Congresses.... also plenty of opportunity to investigate and report misuse of SS trust funds. If there is misuse, then I would have to say the GOP are incompetent investigators.

On this matter I would consider how TRD treated these withdrawals PRIOR to the recent change in treatment of prior year's earnings. I believe that in 2023 and before, the TRD did not consider those withdrawals as assessable income when remitted to Thailand. I think TRD's treatment of those withdrawals has not changed.

In my mooban there is a small cheese factory and shop that also sells baked goods. I only tried it one time but was very impressed with their multi-grain loaf. https://maps.app.goo.gl/eanyQMfxx7a3vpYy5

I have done many counter withdrawals at Bangkok bank but none for about 14 months. I used to do a counter "cash advance" at any BKK bank but now they don't offer that service at the smaller mall branches (according to a teller). I was told by the manager at a standalone BKK bank branch that they would do it if the VISA card had my name on it. The exchange rate for all purchases, ATM withdrawals and counter withdrawals is the same for that day. Make sure your debit card does not charge foreign transaction fees, otherwise they may be better options for getting your US funds to Thailand. Here's how I did it: I would check the VISA web site for the current exchange rate. I would then calculate how much Thai ฿ I could get for a maximum limit withdrawal. I would round that amount down to the closest 1K in ฿. I always planned to deposit the whole amount to my BKK bank account. I took just my passport, bank book and debit cards to the teller and and requested the amount of ฿ I calculated and told them to deposit it all to my account. The teller would run my card through a machine that looked the same as stores used to use for credit card purchases. A slip showing the transaction details would be printed which I had to sign and add my phone # as well. The teller also made a copy of my passport ID page and had me sign it along with the deposit slip. It took about 10 minutes at the teller window.

I never claimed that the firms "settled" any theories. I said they applied the science that is settled by researchers. The central core of many aspects of science is "settled" well enough that we entrust it with our lives. Is that well enough settled for you? I bet there are at least dozens of technologies that depend on the correct explanation of phenomena that you trust your life to. Can you deny that?

As is typical of you and your misinformed brethren ... you don't have the patience to read all the way to the end of the article to see you opinion blown to smithereens. You have two more attempts before you head back to the dugout as a strikeout statistic.

Doesn't matter who.... you're claiming otherwise with no backup, right? https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/factsheets/HowAreSocialSecurity.htm#:~:text=Social Security is financed through,self-employed pay 12.4 percent. https://www.ssa.gov/OACT/ProgData/fyOps.html

In Sep 2020 we moved to CM from US. Vaccines were not yet available. I needed PCR test results no older than 72 hours before departure, a Fit to Fly letter from a Dr, a 2 week quarantine booking starting on my arrival date. After setting those up we could book seats on one of the rare flights from US to Thailand. My Thai wife need the same except for the PCR test. She did need permission to return on her expired passport.

Trump was definitely more discriminating than Biden. Trump only pardoned if he figured he was getting something in return (intangibles were acceptable).

use whatever terms you're comfortable with. Many industries are applied science, especially chemical and electrical firms. That science is settled. In case you forget the comment that started this conversation stated "Science is never settled" (my bolding) which is obviously not true. That trope is constantly bandied about by science deniers as gospel.

Please let us know where you learned this priceless tidbit? Was it from Miss Information? The SS trust fund is invested in Treasury bonds. It has not been used to cover any government expenditures other than SS obligations.

I think there are only 4 or 5 PH restaurants still open. chatgpt says: Planet Hollywood in Bangkok officially closed its doors in 2016. The restaurant, which was located on Sukhumvit Road, was part of the global chain known for its Hollywood-themed décor, memorabilia, and American-style food. The closure was part of a broader trend of the brand closing locations around the world, though Planet Hollywood still has some locations in other countries.

if this were true we couldn't really have any industry.... but look around..... most of the science used in industry is working just fine despite the science deniers trotting out this tired trope to support their misinformation campaigns.

Sometimes I classify them as only rumours instead of memories.

I was in the same grade that year. I don't recall learning that level of detail in that grade. I think I learned it later. In the 57 years since, many details of my life have turned to whispers I can only sometimes hear.

From Britannica encylopedia: Unlike planets orbiting the Sun, electrons cannot be at any arbitrary distance from the nucleus; they can exist only in certain specific locations called allowed orbits. The electron positions are still called orbits despite not bearing much resemblance to the lay understanding of the term. I'm referring to the 1P, 2P - 2S, 3P - 3S, etc.

Earlier today I had the sudden urge to refresh my understanding of electron orbits. My Google search results were preceded by a couple of AI generated paragraphs summarizing the basic facts about the topic. It was brief but concise with just the amount of detail I was seeking. Maybe those paragraphs were composed by Gemini. A lot of the AI content was plagiarized from other websites.

Better AN rants are at the very top of my list of priorities. Now, I can sign with relief.

Like a moth is drawn to the flame, you are drawn to the crackpot medical/science authors. Wise up before you crash and burn.

OK... can we assume you prefer socialized medical insurance to the current parasitic health insurance industry?

LOL..... you just make up whatever suits your ill conceived world view? Not since May 12, 2023.... not surprisingly you're way behind the curve.