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I have many friends who moved to Arizona to retire from California because it’s cheaper. If you live around the mountains it’s much cooler in the very hot summers.

This is what happens when you elect a sociopath. They have no conscience or guilt, and only care about one person….themselves. They will lie about anything to anybody. My brother was a sociopath, and he was recruited by MI5. Why? Because he would do anything they wanted, including killing people. And that type of person lead the USA. We are lucky he didn’t get us into a war. Putin is another sociopath….doesn’t care about anybody, and that is why he was a perfect KGB operative. And he has got them into a war. Also why he threatens the West if they physically interfere in his war. He would have no problem going nuclear, only his military could stop him.

I’ve always maintained they have another country to store all the paper. I did one annual report and it was 66 pages, they then told me to go across the street and make copies of everything…..absolutely ridiculous. There should be one piece of paper with my address, copy of visa, I sign it, and BINGO!

If you really believe that Putin has nothing to do with the chaos in food markets across the world, nothing to do with no gasoline in some countries and rising prices in others, nothing to do with with the chaos around the wheat exports from Ukraine, screwing up the banking systems in Russia. This one man has disrupted the world economies, and if you don’t believe this, ask China, ask many European countries low in gasoline and natural gas…..this all came about because he invaded a peaceful country. You believe Putin had nothing to do with imprisoning Russians who call this a war and spending ten years in prison. If you believe all the garbage you are spouting maybe you should move to Russia and Putin. A disaster much like the hatred Hitler spouted. This man is a sociopath. But your welcome to him.

People drown in England with rips in the sea. It’s basically a lack of education about being in the sea, especially in a rip. Even people on here stating “A rip drags you down” which it does not do. As a ex surfer rips can sometimes be your friend. Surfing in Morocco with a rip on one side of the beach. We’d surf in and paddle into the rip which took us out through waves very quickly, then we paddled out the side back into the lineup to surf in again. People in a rip tend to try to fight it and get tired because you cannot fight the rip, then they panic and drown. If they just floated in the rip it would carry them out at worst half a mile, then then they could float back in on the waves heading to the beach. Or just swim away from the beach angling out of the rip at a forty five degree angle, and it will push you out pretty quickly, probably around a couple of hundred yards from the beach….an easy swim. Sadly with no water knowledge they drown fighting it pretty quickly. Remember an 18 year old lifeguard on a beach in Cornwall. Three people got into difficulty. He swam out and saved one, back out again and got the second, but by the time he reached the third one it was to late. Then this brave young man had to attend a coroners hearing and explain what happened. Extremely traumatic for him, and especially as he had lost one person. These days in Australia on some beaches they can send a flotation device out on a drone and drop it to the person in trouble, This allows the lifeguard time to get there on a board or jet ski.

Would that be the houses the Russians are shelling?

Has anybody had the lens inserts installed for Glaucoma locally? What hospital and the costs involved? And were you happy or not with the results? Thank you.

Looks a bit like the shooter in Chicago.

Take the Skytrain to Ekkamai bus station…..literally walk down the stairs and it’s fifty meters away. Easy Peasy.

Where is this phantom enemy they would need submarines for? It’s like the hi-tech fighter planes they own….for what? The only country that could be a threat is China….and they could buy the country cheaper than fighting Thailand.

I have two passports. I am curious why it might be a problem using the other one?. When I went to Vietnam I used the British one, mainly because they would have charged me sixty dollars on the American one, and the Brit one was free. But returned on the one with the visa in.

Back to the Land of Smiles. Great to see those beautiful women’s faces again.

One guy in the states was in another city and had CCTV footage in his hotel proving he was there. But he had actually flown in, killed five people, then flown back and appeared at the hotel desk asking for mail…..very clever. But he’d had his nephew rent a car at the airport and he picked up in the parking lot, and dropped it back later. Around three years later the police suspected him and figured he’d flown on a fake ID. The airport parking took pictures of all cars license plates with time and date, but not the person. Police asked parking if they still had the parking tickets used to exit the lot, and after three years they still did. Checked the ticket for that day and time, and found the man’s fingerprints on the ticket. Bingo! He fled the country, but was extradited back to the States. He was very clever, but he didn’t wear gloves when handling the parking ticket….obviously never figured they could get him that way. True story. Police were very happy they nailed his ass.

There seems to be no damage to the front wheel, though the forks may be crunched. Unusual for a rear end. As for the guy who said in America the rear ender is at fault….not if somebody chops in front of you with no room left. As for all the comments on his age and reactions…..only he can know how good his reactions are. I’m still playing tennis doubles at 78 and have great reactions. Only the individual knows their limitations, if they have any.

Very sad the Thai bicyclist was killed here, especially having ridden in many countries. I love bicycling and even rode the West coast of America. The most dangerous thing was lumber trucks on the Oregon coast, as trucks are here. Back in the 1950’s when I was thirteen, I rode for two weeks around England staying at Youth Hostels. I never even had a close call from any car or truck. It was a wonderful time. Here, I only ride on designated bike paths with no traffic. The noise of engines spoils the enjoyment of the countryside for me. A bicycle is the purest form of travel besides a sailboat.

Murderers many times are psychopaths, and have no compunction about killing again. I think this should be taken into consideration when sentencing these murderers. Eight years is insulting to the young woman’s memory, I don’t care what she did for a living, she’s still a human being…..not sure about him.

Just had an issue with Lazada getting money back from a defective car camera. After going around in circles online with a Chat thing, I gave up and called them. Issue resolved with an email to me, sent back copies…..all done. sometimes talking with somebody can resolve things immediately. On the other hand dealing with the IRS in USA….Yikes! I’m still trying to get the 1,400 dollars Covid relief money from April 2021. Waited 50 minutes to talk with someone, explained everything, she said I’ll connect you and here is a four digit number to expedite things……connected me, and they said, “We are presently closed.” Now back to square A.

The 90 report accomplishes nothing….a total waste of everybodies time. It is completely absurd. Anybody can take my passport in and get the new paper in the passport wIthout anybody actually seeing me…..so what does it accomplish? Nothing. I drive on the outskirts of Pattaya. The drivers are for the most horrendous and dangerous. When I lived on Phuket and Korat they weren’t this bad. I try to be neutral about their driving cars and motorbikes, but stupidity is rampant here. This could all be resolved in a short time with a decent police force and enforcement of current laws. Vietnam solved this issues for bikes limiting how many to a bike, and enforcing helmet laws within a pretty short time.

You get the increase in Spain, but not in Commonwealth countries? That is plainly a <deleted> you to all the people who payed into the system for decades. And what is the rational for no increases if your in the Falkland Islands? But if your on Gibraltar or Malta you get it? I guess they use the savings to fund the lifestyle of the Embassy staff here in Thailand. What a slap in the face for all the pensioners who have fought for the UK in whatever conflict who opted to live elsewhere.

Hi guys looking for 3D printing within BKK. I have only one piece to be made 4 inches long of either metal or plastic. I don’t need a place that has a minimum of 200 or some such. Thanks for any info.

Personally the cost of living is a big attraction for me…..and the beautiful women…..and Thai women are the funniest ladies I’ve ever met, my wife many times has me laughing as soon as I wake up….I always wanted to live in the tropics, and now I do. I don’t understand the poor air quality around Pattaya. Supposedly the other day it was worse than BKK. There isn’t that much traffic with no tourists, though there are Thais here for Songkran. There must be some kind of inversion layer creating the problem. But the sea is right here and should help. As for costs here, I took my Suzuki into the dealer for the center brake light slipping down. I would have done it myself, but getting in and up through the top of the trunk was a nightmare. It took them 75 minutes and the charge was 500 baht…when was the last time you went to a dealer in America and was charged 16 dollars for anything? Some of the hospitals in LA charge more for parking. The weather is great, so there are some hot days, last week in Los Angeles the temp was 100 F. Here I can play tennis a few times a week, ride the bicycle a few times a week, play badminton and table tennis with the family at home. This is perfect for me. As SpiderMike says above. The most beautiful women come walking by, fantastic legs and butts, great bodies, and you can have your pick of many types of faces, whether you want Chinese features, Thai white or brown, looking like a child or a full blooded woman, and these days they can have black hair or blonde and everything in between. We are spoiled guys. I never thought at my age 78 but look around sixty, I would have a wife of 45. And I have a good one who keeps me young every day. My wife offers me money, instead of my previous Thai wife who only wanted my money. So guys, there some good ones out there. Just have to be patient, and lucky. It helps if your a good guy…..like attracts like.

Also depending on where you are reporting, like your city etc, many don’t require any forms filled out, they just take your old piece of paper out with the report date and staple in the new one. Places that don’t require anything are Korat and Pattaya. A friend lives in BKK and it takes many hours to do anything there including driving across the cite etc. So he drives to Pattaya in two hours, stays for a few days, and then does his immigration stuff…..easy peasy.

Covid is alive and well here. In Pattaya all Covid wards in all the hospitals are full. They now send you home to quarantine. The latest government announcement virtually changed anything at all. No incentive at all for tourists. Amazing how out of touch the powers that be are in relation to the rest of the world. Sad.

The Immigration lady officer wanted a letter from SS in the USA saying it was a pension. I got a letter from the Philippines SS which didn’t really do the job. So I printed out my emails to them and back, and showed them to the lady….I don’t believe she could read English and just accepted them….and then all done. Just agree with what they want, and then supply them with lots of nonsense paper.

Thanks Joe. I do have Covid insurance through a bank, but it expires pretty soon and they don’t want to renew it. Is this something I should buy here, or in California where it may cost an arm and a leg?