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Just gave the condo tech 50 baht for drilling 2 holes in my wall. It was all the cash I had at home and he seemed genuinely pleased. Saved me buying a drill :-)

You always had to wait until you got to the Thai consulate in Laos to apply, then return the next day to collect your passport and visa.

Back when I used the vans to go to Vientiane, I sometimes applied for a TR visa and sometimes a Non-B. No-one was coming back in on Visa Exempt.

Did any of the people on this visa van trip try re-entering on a Visa Exempt Entry? I doubt it seeing as visa van runs they everyone is usually issued an actual tourist visa. The 2 per year limit is for Visa Exempt Entries. Not 2 Visa on Arrival Entries and Not 2 Tourist Entries.

That's nothing to be proud about.

At home, always barefoot. If I'm just going out to do some mall shopping I wear flat soled skateboard shoes (vans, adidas, etc)

With birth rates falling globally, I expect a LOT of countries to start offering deals to attract people who are still able to produce kids.

Varies from person to person. One of my friends said he forgets I'm 30 years older, because we both like the same things and I don't look or act like someone who's 58.

Low birth rates are the biggest threat to humanity and very few people are even aware of the problem. Watch these and you might start be get scared about humanity disappearing. Specific to South Korea https://youtu.be/Ufmu1WD2TSk?si=XT4zDV15VZVYDbKV Award winning documentary about declining birth rates - https://youtu.be/m2GeVG0XYTc?si=Nqtt7pt_nr9xAWzE

AI should be called Simulated Intelligence, as that is all it is, a simulation of intelligence. AI is not, now will it ever be, intelligent or sentient. Anyone who thinks an LLM chatbot has any intelligence, is an idiot.

Any tourist (or otherwise) who cannot go one day without alcohol is a loser or an alcoholic. Either way, I'd rather they weren't issued passports.

You'd be amazed to learn that there's a thing called Google Translate, or you could use ChatGPT to translate. Both can handle spoke English and Thai. ChatGPT also answers your original question. In Thailand there are some general legal rules about building or raising walls between neighbouring properties — but there isn’t a simple flat “Pattaya-only” rule. The main laws are national (Building Control Act and related Ministerial Regulations) and then local offices apply them through the local building authority. Key points that typically apply to a boundary wall between two houses (not on a public road): 🔹 Height and building permit If the wall is below about 10 m high, it usually does not count as a building that needs a building permit. If a wall reaches about 10 m or more, the law treats it like a building and you must apply for a permit with local authorities. 🔹 Distance from the boundary For a wall without windows/openings, the national building rules allow it to be as close as up to the boundary line (0 m) without minimum distance if there’s no opening. If the wall has windows or openings facing the neighbour, then it’s typically required to be set back about 2 m from the boundary line. (This is about general building block walls — these are from the Ministerial Regulation under the Building Control Act.) 🔹 Consent from the neighbour Even if the law lets you build up to the boundary, it’s common practice to get written consent from the neighbour if it’s right on the boundary. That prevents disputes later, especially for drainage or structural issues. 🔹 Local Pattaya requirements Chonburi Province / Pattaya may have its own enforcement practices, but typically they follow the national building control rules above. For anything unusual (higher than typical wall height, structural features), you would need to check with the Chonburi/Pattaya building or municipal office before construction.

The original Nazis tried that defence. They were still hung for their crimes. She knows she's going to be tried and found guilty.

Kicking coffins

Installing Mint is incredibly easy. I've been using it for over 10 years on everything from a very powerful video editing rig, mini PCs and even have it running on my Macbook Pro (removed the crappy MacOs as soon as I could). I use the Cinnamon edition. What issues where you having with the install?