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I used to get it at my local Villa Market. You have to ask the cashier because iit’s not sitting out in the open.

Yes, of course! Why not? The do have equal rights and this question is kind of offensive to a lot of people. Should women be allowed to drive vehicles? Hard no for obvious reasons! 🤣

Still use their service + tip them because extortion has been circumvented? Yeah, they used to make big money. Much more than school teachers, nurses, etc. And without education.

@Sheryl Yes. I will just show up at 7:00. You have been a great help. Much appreciated.

I'm really stretching it here, but would you happen to know the number for the orthopedic center in the public wing? I somehow ended up speaking with the orthopedic center at Siriraj Piyamaharajkarun Hospital. She said it was public, but google says it's private and it seems to be a different hospital than you linked to me. A few hours of this has my head spinning. LOL.

Thanks, Lorry. I checked out their reviews on google maps and they're pretty bad, especially the newest ones. Mostly translated from Thai saying the staff speaks very rudely, but some did say the doctors were good. I probably wouldn't know if they were being rude, anyway. And from what I understand, docs, nurses, and other staff are overworked and underpaid in Thai hospitals.

Excellent! Thanks so much. I've seen you give out good advice before on medical questions before, I took your recommendation and called the call center as soon as I got home to try to find out if an orthopedic surgeon would be available tomorrow (Sunday), and she checked the schedule and made an appointment for me on Monday. However, when I mentioned wanting to go to the public wing, she said I had to call a different number, but that number was just hanging up on me. I called the call center number again and she said to call a completely different number tomorrow morning. Cheers!

Maybe we really are living in a simulation.

Thanks so much. I can’t seem to find it. I assume that was public wing? Still couldn’t find it though. It’s in BKK?

I did it good this time. I’m in Chiang Mai (I live near Bangkok) and broke my leg (fibula) near the ankle. Not only that, I broke it in the same place about 10 years ago and still have the metal plate and screws in there. I went to ChiangMai Ram hospital and they charged me 40,000 THB just for xrays, consultation, meds, and a “slab” cast. With surgery they wanted 400,000. When I had surgery a decade ago, I went to a government hospital, which was much less comfortable, but paid 15,000 in total for surgery, 4 days in a bed, a cast and medicine. Maybe a post-surgery check up, too. I live in Nonthaburi very close to northern BKK. I’ll do the surgery closer to home, obviously. It gets worse. They have to take the old hardware out, install new metal, realign the other bone (tibia) as it is very dislocated and probably replace new ligaments. It’s gnarly, guys. And I am beating myself up for not having insurance, so no need for a lecture, please. I know. Your thoughts on government, university hospitals? Or have recommendations on private hospitals that are decently priced? All recommendations are welcome. p.s. I was walking on the sidewalk and rolled my ankle. Not riding a bike or fighting or acting irresponsibly.

I swear to God if you don’t get back in your cage, I’m coming home to give you something to cry about.

Fu@@ing right, bro!

Yes

Ask @Gottfrid. He can’t do it, but he will damn well give you advice anyway.

More likely, you’re starting to take over Bob Smith’s spot on this forum. That’s much worse.

That’s why you have been demoted to the slack department for the pants police. Where I live the mosquitos are extremely racist. They don’t think I am worth the effort at all. I’m whiter than sour cream. They just bite everyone else. I thought I was sweet, I was wrong.

Pomerainians? The little dogs? What do you mean?

I don’t think decent people would move next door to you, Bob. Do you ever go back and read your own nonsensical, rambling posts? It’s lunacy. I’m sure it was a nice neighborhood when you moved in. I believe you. Then property values plummeted. And the “fellers with tatoos moved in next door”. I’m pretty sure almost no one believes anything you ever write on here. Except that every restaurant you go to throws the food and check on the table and tells you to get out. Quitting alcohol by replacing it with coffe and tea, then gloating about two days sober, then bragging about stocking you fridge and cabinets with hard booze and beers. How are you not ashamed? Would you want to live next door to yourself? I didn’t think so.

This was predicted at least 20 years ago and seems to be on par with past predictions. There are 2 reasons this is happening. 1. Climate change/ global warming (obviously). But it doesn’t stop there. 2. Bangkok is heavier than it was decades before. The constant construction of buildings actually sinks the city. These skyscrapers are contributing to the threat, causing the end result to happen faster. Buy a condo, buy a boat. Or learn to swim like a rat in a swage pipe.

Now we are on to retirement visas. Ok. I will check the requirements in about a decade. Dude, I don't qualify for that. What is going on with feeding frenzy? I'm sorry if I failed at making the situation clear in the OP. @DrJack54 Please close this thread. Thank you all for the advice.

I understand. I'm not talking about the future visa. I am asking for advice on my current visa and permission to stay. I don't want to look into a crstal ball here, I just want to know what my options are right now.

Currency exchange is kinda like fishing for me. I get paid in USD and transfer it to THB when the time is right. I don't want to be locked in to a ridiculous fluctuation. These things move too fast to sit on them like that. Also, a lot of people lost their money to Thai banks a couple months ago. Their money disappeared. It was in the news. I have never played that game and probably never will.

Yeah, I get that. What about the new rules? I have to look into that further. I think one can just exit and enter and get 90 days or something with the new visa plan, then I read something different, then I read something else that didn't make sense. Um, is that better and easier than doing a marriage visa? I have to get 2 copies of 100 different papers and leave happy when it's done, then I start crying because I feel like I am killing a rainforest.

Seriously? Come on bro. Do you think I care if you draw conclusions to how much and where I keep my money? It's a non-issue and way off topic. If I had a million dollars, which I don't. I still wouldn't put it in a Thai bank. As I said in the OP, I enjoy travellng every 3 months, and I needed to do it anyway for surgeries. Now I have to do an extension because the beauty is controlling the beast. If you want to take her place, you're gonna be the one cooking breakfast! lol

Thanks! I'll check my PM's. She's not going to like the answer to #3, but I'll make sure to serve her breakfast in bed and then just throw snacks to her at immigration. Maybe a movie afterwards. Throw myself down a flight of stairs, whatever it takes. I don't want her feeding the ducks.