mrwebb8825

Maybe too little, too late but, stop by the Bangkok Bank branch in London and open the account (or maybe online by now).

only reason I can think of that a school would push for you to change is they can do a WP for a Non-B by messenger. Last WP I had on my Non-O extension required my wife to come and we needed our marriage cert. Seems the labor dept. sees working on a Non-O as a way to get around an immigration check. IMHO 

Signed up and now waiting for "SMS Confirmation Within 2 Hours" but, as I reread the site it 'seems' to be for sino jabbees to get an astra booster which would explain the lack of notifications.

39 minutes ago, rwill said:

There are some sites where you can exchange tokens(for a fee of course).  You could buy some other token available to you and exchange it for the one you want.  You don't need an account, no KYC.

This is one of them:

Best Crypto Exchange | Top Cryptocurrency Rates and Fees | ChangeNOW

well, that site adds a new wrinkle - it lists 4 different USDT and 2 different FLOKI cryptos

3 hours ago, HappyGoLuckyLife said:

$Floki is definitely going to see a lot of pump and dump action.  Get in on the ground floor, ride the rocket up and jump off before it blows up. 

I can't find floki on Binance - had this issue the 1st time I bought shib but was able to solve it but can't remember how now. any thoughts?

also, shib is sliding but still "up" from purchase - think it will get back to0.0008xxx or higher?

you really want cheap, all-natural dining for your dog? Raise rabbits, chickens, squirrels and cats. Turn 1 loose every day in a large cage and teach your dog to kill. 

Always hoping they start carrying BallPark Beef wieners. I like the place, like the prices but, why they dedicate 15,000 sqm to meat but only 10 sqm to the items needed/wanted to cook it and/or compliment it is just wrong. ????

On 10/22/2021 at 4:46 PM, snoop1130 said:

The latest, after more than 80 years in operation, is the well known Amnuaysilpa Thonburi School in Bangkok, citing cash flow problem.

On 10/22/2021 at 9:18 PM, MarcelV said:

I teach at a very prestigious private school and we have been having online classes since May. I'm not worried about the school closing down for good. The school has been in business too long to forfeit. The fallout would be unthinkable.

Yes, I'm sure they would never inconvenience you in this way. ????

7 minutes ago, FalangJaiDee said:

What remains after its “cleaned up”? A bunch of dilapidated shop houses, hole in the wall restaurants, and a crusty beach.

He may be implying that it would be nice for a change to visit those very places without stepping in raw sewage spills or sticking to the sidewalk as you walk by.

12 hours ago, jacko45k said:

having a cold beer in one hand and a hot girl in the other is something I truly look forward to.

So, tell us, do you still taste your "Mate" that was balls-to-chin deep in that "Hot Girl's" mouth the night before when kissing her? Do you picture his hairy <deleted> hovering in front of her face as you're going in for that kiss? Do you ever feel the occasional pubic hair lodged in a back molar tickling your tongue or she "different"? ????????

I hope very soon. Those poor poor ladyboy gangs, scam artists and jet ski mafia operators have been in such dire straits trying to find people to rob, beat up and rip off. How will those beach chair/umbrella hawkers realize the 1,000% profit they were promised by the "Public Beach" mafia that "rented" them state owned property? It truly breaks my heart to think about the entire line of knock-off, fake Rolex watch makers, shippers and peddlers being starved out of existence.

I do so long for the days of yore when tuk-tuk drivers entertained prospective passengers with random machete fights and gang beat downs of the occasional drunk tourist that refused them an extra 10 baht.

And OMG!, What's that smell? Is that Air?!? Where's the motor fume filled airways we have all come to love and adore that goes so hand-in-hand with the pristine beach and never ending road construction?

Aw, but I'm just preaching to the choir, aren't I? 

"Other" - Only open the islands to tourists - No car rentals, No taxis, No tuktuks, No motorbikes for rent or taxi service and No leaving the island unless being shuttled back to the airport to go home. Bicycle rentals for the healthy and adventurous and 20-30 electric shuttle buses circling the island running 24/7. Open all businesses on the islands and let them party til they puke. Quarantined shuttle service from the airport to the island of choice and back to the airport with a big smile and "Thank-you" for your money. 

A possible solution for a country as small as Thailand with built-in heard mentality could be along the lines of the "Kids Parties" and bring all grades to school, 1 level at a time, for 2 solid weeks and purposely expose them to covid. House them there for the full 2 weeks and let nature run it's course. All kids would be naturally immune within 24 weeks and could resume life as normal.

In the meantime, use all the vax shots on the community with a focus on the parents. I've seen small community vax points set up in a couple of the small sois where the med units set up chairs, computer with wi-fi, were rounding up the neighbors and vaxing them, returning a month or so later and repeating the process.

ETA: They do this already (for those about to flame the idea) with lower grades called "Scouting Week" and older kids to play soldier. It'd be like controlled boarding school. Even parents with 4 kids at different levels would only be locked down watching their kids for 8 weeks. Beats the heck out of being locked down for another year.

20 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Torchy the battery boy.

Twizzle

Thunder Birds

Dr Who

Startreck

Sorry but find it amusing that your sig is "You can't cure stupid" and seeing you mutilate the spelling of an icon "Startrek" ????

On 10/14/2021 at 9:45 PM, 2009 said:

As the title says: what's your top 5 TV shows of all time?

 

Mine are:

 

1. Curb your Enthusiasm

2. Breaking Bad

3. Frasier

4. Deadliest Catch

5. Game of Thrones

TV shows vs Mini-Series:

1. Chicago P.D.                          Game of Thrones (except they really screwed up the ending)

2. American Pickers                Hell on Wheels

3. Law and Order                    Band of Brothers

4. Married With Children        Lonesome Dove

5. NCIS                                      The Blacklist

Honorable Mention Goes To:

Deadliest Catch

Gold Rush

South Park

On 9/30/2021 at 9:50 AM, bbko said:

Down here in Pattaya at the start of the rainy season, the wife or I stop the local rice shops and ask for empty rice bags and 99% of the time give us a handful free.  Then it's just a matter of filling with sand or dirt from area open fields.

why not just get it from the beach? Nobody's using it anyway. ????

Just for the sake of argument, this is a "movement" in America that offers opposing views and opinions backed by science.

The TRUTH about COVID, Mask Mandates, Government Shutdowns, etc (timetofreeamerica.com)

Makes 1 wonder just how much information released by "Government" is panic, reaction, money, power and truth.

No, I'm not a learned scientist nor am I a conspiracy theorist. I'm just another guy whose life was upended by the apparent release of a virus from China that caused the world to freak out.

Nothing in the article says why or how buying and using this test will return some semblance of normalcy to my life.

Seems to me that the only way "testing" would be 100% effective is if there were testing/screening devices created and installed at the entrance and exit of absolutely everything. Testing 3 days before a flight, for example, does preclude same said person from contracting and carrying the virus home from the store they stop at on the way home from the test. *Sigh* 

16 hours ago, Midwit said:

Just wondering what the percentage of lives don’t end with death?  

Should we start counting with cryogenics...? ????

Was looking for informed opinions on where to go for a good (reliable) and reasonably priced spinal exam. I broke my back in '91 and knew that at some point in the future I may need surgery. Lately that elephant in the room has been sitting on my lower back and it's probably time to see someone for an exam with x-rays and a reliable opinion on how to correct it.

I did a search on hospitals in Bangkok and they list the top 10 with only 2 quoting a price of between 250,000-350,000 THB if surgery was an absolute necessity while the others opted for the come and see reply. Average for the consultation was between 1,000-2,000 THB but I'm pretty sure that won't include the x-rays. 

I'm not concerned about paying the consultation and x-ray fees but I am about paying for the surgery as I don't have coverage for it.

I'm 62 if that matters. In '91 the injury was to the L4, L5 and L6. 1 crushed disc, 1 bulging. They also discovered a bone spur I've apparently had since birth and it may very well be just that causing the issues with pain at the pelvic girdle and right leg.

Any places to recommend or steer clear of would be helpful. Thank you.

6 hours ago, Misty said:

Apparently everyone with an extension done at CW Immigration last year between 21 Jul - 26 Sep was given the same next renewal date:  26  Sep 2021.

I was under the impression that these were "covid extensions" and only for the people that were "trapped" because there were no border runs available. I've been here 21 yrs on Non-O married extensions and it has never been an issue to renew as usual. All the teachers I worked with up until the end of Mar. that were/are here on Non-B extensions have also just renewed as usual.

Might check with UbonJoe and see if this is a CW specific issue.

17 hours ago, Misty said:

Any idea what happens if a work permit has already been extended for a year, but the non Immigrant B expires while the holder is in Thailand?  For example, Immigration is unable to get through the backlog of thousands of people needing extensions coming on 26 Sep at CW Immigration?

 

It seems unthinkable that this could happen. Yet, we're seeing cases of unthinkable already and we haven't been able to get clarification through the Immigration helpline. 

 

 

 

 

IF you have a valid WP AND you apply for an extension of your Non-B (before it expires) then you are fine (Non-Bs are granted or denied on the spot) BUT don't be surprised if your Non-B extension is matched to your WP extension so that they expire together as they should.

Bear in mind that just because that's the way the rules are written doesn't mean much. I have personally had WPs and extensions with expiration dates that were weeks or months apart.

Read this forum

Watch BigO Live on the pc

The endless search for free streaming tv - British is easy, American are cheap b@$t@rd$ (could just buy a box or pay for it but that would defeat the challenge)

Every few days play "Guess What Day It Is" with the wife

Play online, multi-player video games

5 hours ago, DJ54 said:

I don’t understand this part... if your receiving USA Social Security you are a US person...? 

I wouldn't be too sure these days. There are convicted felons serving time in prison that are collecting unemployment in the US.