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1 hour ago, Cryingdick said:

Come on man, China isn't out to get us or eat our lunch.

Years ago when I was paying a lot for my son to go to a private school, I one day told him You have get better grades or those asian kids are going to eat your lunch. Being a natural smartass, he said My lunch today wasn't very good anyway. Now he's married to a Vietnamese girl and they have two kids; so those asian kids are going to be eating his breakfast lunch and dinner. And asia is rising. I hope the quote above was sarcastic, or just an imitation of Biden.

I've walked through the "China Town" of Prado and I've never seen an explanation of how the Italians allowed that to develop, nor why they do nothing and allow it to go on. It's actually not a horrible neighborhood, and there is no way of telling who might have documents and who might not, but it is totally egregious. I almost want to say that any country that allows that deserves what they get, and I love the Italians.

I was in Thermae in Bangkok for a few minutes last night. As it opened there were a few over 30 girls, and less than 10 guys. I think only the waiters were wearing masks. I was there to talk to one of them for an old friend who is out of town. But the girls were looking good, albeit a little desperate.

The "magnetic ID card" I mentioned is just the usual plastic card with a black magnetic (I guess) strip on the top back; but it's not designed to be used any ATM machine or the like. On the front it says ELECTRONIC NOT USE, and on the back are included the words "This card is used as evidence of savings/current account, electronic use is prohibited." I've never had any personally initiated activity so far, but I think I would need to show my passport with the card were I to actually do something. It's not Bangkok Bank.

Just watched a clip of troopers in Portland driving away rioters from entering the federal courthouse that has been in contention. Either it is true that without those troopers the building would be burned down, or it is not true. One way to find out would be to remove the troops. But then if the building was burned down, what would be proved or accomplished? The mayor would not take responsibility in that event. And speaking of peaceful protests, in a crowd of 100 protestors, it only takes one determined arsonist to change the narrative. But apologists will keep saying they all are "mostly peaceful". So what?

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

How about ThaiFriendly?

I was on ThaiFriendly for a while during my recent lull between relationships. Sadly, the main thing I learned was the complex of reasons why many Thai women do have a problem finding a partner. 

My Foreign Currency Deposit account has the "advantage" that things can only be done in person, the magnetic ID card is only good in a branch handed to an employee. So any money gone would have to be an inside job. The downside is that there is not deposit insurance for such accounts; but  the chances of that bank failing are extremely small.

I was living on the back part of soi 23 when Suthep's thousands blocked the intersection of Asoke and Sukhumvit, for how long was it? At that point I decided that the country is essentially ungovernable, which is NOT the same as saying it needs a military style government, it's rather a statement about the culture. If the young of Bangkok who aspire to membership in a modern middle class society got the pure democracy they seem to want, they would end up working for the farmers in Issan, and they would discover that the new boss is the same as the old boss, maybe even worse. In the US folks are fond of saying that people get the government they deserve, and boy is it true here in LOS, right now. It could be better, it could be worse.

Are those bottles of Scotch on the table to his left? They need it.

56 minutes ago, Old Dissenter said:

I was told the fine would be ฿5,000 if I failed to report next time.

I don't give a s**t about any fine, I can afford it. But if they throw me out of the country and I have to go back to California (my nominal home) I might die from Covid at my advanced age. But my present plan is to report in person 90 days from the one I skipped during the window of amnesty.

I guess for now I'll go with what UJ says in post #64 and plan to go (or send someone) out to Chaeng Wattana 90 days from the one I skipped on June 8, which will be Sept. 6. However, that is a Sunday, so assuming they are not open on Sundays, do I go the Friday before or the Monday after?

And if there is a fine I couldn't care less. 

2 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

on line or by post? 

That # 2 says if you were supposed to do it in that window they name, your choices are only in person at the Immigration office or to authorize someone else. These two you name seem to be excluded in my case for some reason. Thanks again.

1 minute ago, Pilotman said:

If you actually have to go to Immigration, a 90 days report normally takes less than 15 minutes. at least it does in Jomtien IO?  

But Chaeng Wattana is an hour drive from me here in Bangkok. But thanks.

Just now, Pilotman said:

They have changed their tune, as we suspected that they would, foreseeing the congestion that is inevitable when the amnesty is lifted.  It justifies the actions of many of us who continued to report on our due date, despite being told that it was not necessary.  Necessary and sensible are sometimes different things. 

But I'm still wondering what's the worst that can happen? A $60 or $100 fine doesn't bother me at all. Why can't I wait till the next one rolls round from my missed June 8 and do it then and just pay the fine if they ask for it? 

I've been here for years and because I would almost always take the occasion to travel somewhere interesting before the 90 days hit, I only did one such report in all that time, by mail.

However, I live in the Trendy building now so I guess if I wanted to let go of my passport for a few days there are plenty of reputable services downstairs I could authorize for me. There is also that well known one on soi 24 I believe.

I'm on "retirement" visa till Dec. "Non O". My reporting date should have been June 8 and I ignored it so I suppose I fit into #2 in the first cartoon. Is the information in the article really an official state notice, or for a certain region, or what? I don't want to go in person, and to authorize another person I have to let my passport out of my hands for a few days, right? Is there anywhere to find out for sure what they want and expect?

I have a friend who ignored all his 90 days reports in the year before his Non O renewal in March, and the issue was never raised nor was he fined when he successfully renewed in March. So is the worst just a 1900 fine, if they even bother?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Technically the Russians are no longer communists, but hey! what's mine is mine and what's yours is mine, so let's share!