Kinnock

Shouldn't the term be a "transman"? A Pontiac Transam isn't called a Transmexico just because it happens to be going South. And you're right, the last paragraph has nothing to do with the story and linking the two is just wrong.

After reading the OP and other replies, I feel embarrassed to say my childhood was great. As forces kids (sons of a pilot), myself and my 2 brothers moved homes and often countries every few years, so we learned to mix well and adapt. Air bases and the hinterlands that surround them are a wonderland for active kids - burnt out aircraft to play on, woods full of adventures - during the school holidays we'd go out at dawn and return battered and bruised from our adventures just before nightfall. I'm amazed all three of us lived to be old .... falling out of trees, off makeshift rafts, blowing stuff up with home made explosives, riding knackered Honda 70 field bikes then later, leaky old twin cylinder road bikes. Dad was away often (Cold War fighter pilot, then later V-bombers) and our Mother ruled with fear and the odd back hand slap when we didn't run fast enough, but we were always well fed, well dressed and cared for .... tough love. It was a blast, and set me up for my later travels that brought me to Thailand via India.

The only way to stop this trade is to stop giving free money and accommodation to illegal immigrants.

Great advice. I believe I found one so caring, devoted and searingly hot, she's worth the commitment, but her family!!!

They could also charge VAT (Vaginal Added Tax)

Taxing the oldest profession would raise more money than trying to tax foreigner's pensions.

Just find a new girl with bigger boobs and a shapely but.

First option is closest to my circumstances .... I already have a TIN as I pay Thai tax on my work in Thailand. But I'm not sure about completing the form sent by K-Bank, as I've not heard about any other banks asking for this. Also, I pay tax in Thailand on my Thai income, and have paid years of tax in my original 'home' country and complete an annual tax return there, so I'm not keen on encouraging taxation of any home country funds I may transfer here. I've already paid for the accommodation of several boat loads of illegal immigrants in my 'home country' and paid for a submarine or two in Thailand, so I think I've done my bit.

I think your 'meter' is designed to detect the WIFI frequency, as it's purpose will be to set up WIFI networks. If it really detected all electro magnetic fields, it would show that your house is an overlapping mass of radiation .... electrical wiring, TV, chargers, phones, fridge motor, AC compressor, microwave oven, your laptop etc etc.

The wife ..... she's a real version of Joi from Bladerunner 2049.

Light colored ventilated mesh jacket with back and elbow pads from Paddock at Huai Kwang, Bangkok .... not expensive, but probably only good for low speed tumbles, but the reflective finish helps keep me cool .... ish.

Long distance journeys to visit farms around rural Thailand carrying bulky equipment, then muddy farm tracks - where 4X4 plus a diff lock is handy. Sometimes carrying several passengers too.

If interest shown by people at the Motorshow is any guide .... it looks like EV sales will be up next year. Of course visits to stands may not translate to sales, but the busiest were the Chinese EV displays. We're in the market for a new car, but it probably won't be an EV due to our specific needs, but the cars with the most interesting designs and innovative features were definitely the EV's.

Is that a question or a sermon? If a question: 'Yes'.

Brave and responsible passengers and bus driver, police ..... not so much