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2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

You know, I have been thinking...

What this forum really is missing is a thorough discussion of the many uses of LATEX.

Will you do it?

Or, shall I?

 

 

I'm guessing it's only limited as far as you can stretch your imagination....

7 hours ago, gargamon said:

Having lived there for about 10 years, I can honestly say the only thing I miss are the balikbayan boxes. And the local toska vodka. 

A very real assessment by somebody that has real time in there....

I have spent years there & I cannot find one good reason for going back.....

It's a desperate place filled with desperate people.....

Right down to the  groups of urchins that walk in circles hitting your vehicle with their fists at traffic lights. (the traffic lights that haven't had the wiring stripped out of them yet).....

My dog is a Bangkaew.....

When he's no longer sniffing and investigating & just walking straight ahead I know he's had enough.....I say Rusty home and he leads me straight home.....

I walk him about 25 miles a week.....2 or 3 days a week I'll run him about 1/2 mile astride the bicycle at a brisk pace, not a dead run ....At 75 my running days are over, although I loved it ....I have too much knee & hip damage from sports.....

48 minutes ago, Celsius said:

How about temples and caves onlyfans

Ah yes....The Pattaya cavers club?

I did receive a 90 reminder email in July for an upcoming Aug 6 check in.....

My new check in date is now Oct 22, which corresponds with the day they accepted the electronic submission .....

We went to the Indiana Jones movie....

I thought about seeing it in 4D....Then decided I really didn't want to spend 2.5 hours sitting in something akin to a long Disney ride....

IMAX, when done right, can be a nice, wow experience....

At best, the new IJ flik is a parody of better days better left in the past.....

I recently submitted mine....

Then I freaked out.....

I had made a mistake on the last entry date by about 14 days = the handwritten date was faint at the 1st numeral....<Passport switch where they'd stamped & then hand written the prior entry dates>....

However, after 3 days it did come back as accepted....

49 minutes ago, bbko said:

Sign the car's blue book now, she can add her info later.

You might not want to carry the signed book in the vehicle if you do that....

Being raised in CA, the CHP has always been looked upon as a bunch of walking dildos that really want to be real swinging dicks..... Basically traffic monitors with bad attitudes.... They have a little man complex within the spectrum of the law enforcement culture.....

2 hours ago, HuskerDo2 said:

Thanks. I'm expecting a speedy recovery. I have an excellent surgeon. A friend's husband used this surgeon, and he was back to work in under 2 weeks and he's a pharmacist and on his feet all day.

 

Was your surgery from the front, side or back? Mine is anterior (front) and that's supposed to be the quickest healing. 

Judging by the scar - more of a side incision....

This Dr also practices in Japan & Dubai a couple of weeks per month as well as CM....That was before Covid....But, he's definitely established himself internationally.... 

1 hour ago, HuskerDo2 said:

Inside the femur is where they will place the piece of titanium and then they will attach a ceramic ball to the top of it to be inserted into the hip joint that will have some sort of strong plastic liner placed into it. I asked "why plastic?" and I was told that this type of plastic won't wear out in my lifetime so I'm happy. It's interesting that yours has never set off an alarm. Hopefully I'll be that lucky but doubt I will be.

 

Did you experience much swelling or pain from the surgery?

I swell more than bruise.....I had almost no pain, but the swelling kept me in for an extra day....

They brought me a walker & I refused it & got crutches (more mobility & leverage choices)....The Dr commented my 3 week check up was what he normally saw during the 3 month follow up check up....

Airports have been no issue....

22 minutes ago, SunsetT said:

Me too. Dont they have online banking in the US to enable instant online transfers (We call them 'faster payments' in the UK)from a US bank account to Wise?

My bank wants a secure-a-key or a US phone number as a final check before sending.....By amount It also would take 2 transactions at $45 per....

I bought a secure-a-key but none of our phones or laptop could get it to sync with the bank app....

That's gonna leave a mark....????

UPDATE = SUCCESS !!!

If you follow through the possible options or ways to connect there are a few choices....

Some were involving Wise outsourced (linked) companies to overcome the roadblock of my bank not accepting a log in with a 3rd party tagging along.....

I was not comfortable supplying what I considered private financial information to completely unknown entities....

At the very end of the options there was an choice to manually input my bank routing & my account numbers directly to Wise.....This I did....

Wise then deposited 2 small amounts of under a dollar into my US bank account.....It took until the next business day....

With the two small deposit amounts I logged on to Wise supplying the amounts when prompted to continue my paused transfer from yesterday.....

Within one minute of verification my transfer was completed and deposited into my Bangkok bank account...

Hope this helps anybody else that has, or, will run into this roadblock....

It's at the very end of the choice option list & worked like a charm....

Cheers & wishing you well....

11 hours ago, Soondae said:

Don't use the card, use the ACH routing number (bank) and account number that the card debits from and it'll go right through.

I'm working on that now....My bank won't open up it's app if a third party is detected, (Wise's shortcut method).....

I'll update on how it's progressing....

1 hour ago, The Theory said:

US bank and Thai address !!!!! ????

Was ok for years.....Now this.....

1 hour ago, Soondae said:

Don't use the card, use the ACH routing number (bank) and account number that the card debits from and it'll go right through.

I'm pursuing that, however when I get to my US bank app sign in the sign in is rejected due to the Wise app being detected along side of my log on - third party detected & not opening for security purposes.....

1 hour ago, Gsxrnz said:

The below is copied from the Wise terms and conditions.  Just a thought, is the address registered to your Wise account outside the US?

 

         

We currently can’t accept payments from:

• Payment cards not in your name or your business' name

• US issued cards, if the address on your Wise account is outside the US.

• All cards issued in Argentina, China, and Nigeria

• Business cards issued in Russia and Belarus

• Prepaid cards from the UAE, or international payments from an AED currency card

• Credit cards issued in Singapore

• any card when you're paying for MYR transfers or balance top ups

• any card if your address is in Türkiye

                    

Yes, I have a Thai address with Wise .... I went into my profile & the address is locked in = cannot be changed.....

It's the same address as on my US bank account as I don't want to risk conflicting zips or any other cross check that might be in play.....

As I have for years, I went to move money today via debit card through Wise....Which I do on a monthly basis....

As I went through the process my card transaction wouldn't go through - followed with this message.....

Am I at the tip of an iceberg or spear here? Up until last month everything sailed through - until now....

Am I the first or is there guidance or information or another topic/thread to overcome an obviously huge problem....

This is going to cause big problems for many, many expats....

Is there any feedback or advice out there.....

My wife is the 1st university graduate from her family....

She worked 17 years for a Nissan manufacturing subsidiary in a management position....

She's a full time housewife & our oldest daughter just became the 2nd uni grad in the family....

My wife is quite content with her gardening & caring for the rest of us + pets.....Which she does splendidly.....