AgMech Cowboy

On 10/22/2023 at 12:08 PM, NoshowJones said:

have posted about this before, am I the only poster who cannot keep earbuds in my ear?

No you're not, which is why I haven't bought any 'free hanging' wireless buds. Thanks' for following up about the 'other' pair you bought from Lazada. My best earbuds, which came with wires, where Sony and they had 'hooks' that fit over my ear (sort of like the pair suggested, but with wires). Sadly they quit being stereo a while back, so I bought a cheap 'wired' replacement. There is no sense in me buying wireless when they won't stay in. 

I'll ask my maid if she knows (or understands what I'm asking). I'll get back to all of you later today.

Witch, witch, witch... (pardon my spelling I forgot to use a 'B').

11 hours ago, Jelli said:

They don't send hard copies of age/payment any longer

Ok.. I've gotten one for every year I've been drawing from SSA since Jan 2018.

Hum... ???? Not much at 13.00 either, but things do change...

7 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

Ah yes, Bindi. Was she 

 

 

Named after this: -

 

 

0r this: -

 

You know how to make a point. 

5 hours ago, Confuscious said:

Mine too, after my legs looked like an elephant leg.

I also take a small amount of Lasix diuretic 10mg. (I cut 20mg pill in half).

I guess you're experiencing leg cramps at night, too. The doctor should have tested you for hyperkalemia. I hope you don't have it.

I control my potassium levels by mixing Kalimate with 30cc water and drinking it with one of my meals. I space it out over a few bites. WHen the doctor first gave this to me in hospital her staff just mixed it and had me drink the whole mixture straight away.  Good luck.

There is another method that I was prescribed, but it involves taking a cortisone steroid derivative (oh it's only a little they said). I gained 20 kg over the next 18 months. I've managed over the past year to lose 10kg.  The steroid causes you to produce a hormone that tells your body to store your food (aka build fat).

(The kalimate can also be administered in an enima, but I haven't gone that route. I normally mix one packet per day)

On 10/12/2023 at 10:46 AM, richard_smith237 said:

predictable posters will 'be all over it' gorging themselves with the inevitable 'brit-bash'

Aw, @richard_smith237, are you feeling persecuted???  Imagine being a 'relatively' conservative US citizen... ????

You're a good dude...  I agree 100% with the 'whole' comment you made. 

1 hour ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

forgot to wear his red cap

Oh I think you're confused. This guy was definitely 'triggered' by something someone said, like, "BLM is a scam" or "Don't mutilate children".

7 hours ago, wombat said:

With weed off the table I expected to see way more of these headlines

No it will stay about the same. It might even go down because they'll realize Thailand is still fighting the war against drugs.  Most people won't go from a drug which is suppose to chill them out to one that hypes them up.

20 hours ago, proton said:

....  Almost no real protest songs or material about social injustice. Ad was a yellow shirt and an admirer of Prayuth.....

Making me like them even more.

13 hours ago, mark131v said:

Nothing at all dodgy with that when your brother is an ACM and works at the palace

Personally, I doubt that an Air Chief Marshal (aka General or Admiral) has much influence with the Police Commission. In fact the police tend to resent any meddling done by any of the Thai military organizations.

Kind of reminds me of 2011. Elected a new Pheu Thai government, everybody too busy getting there blessings (or hopeful blessings) laid upon them, kissing the feet, etc. No one does there job and pays attention to the height of water in the reservoirs.  I hope all of a sudden we don't get hit with 3 (or more) typhoons coming across Vietnam and Laos/Cambodia in the next 2 months.

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

South Korea, I thought it was Alaska looking at her attire!

No telling when the photo was taken. Could have been in Northern Japan last year... You track it down for us.

Excellent move. In the next 10-20 years when the EV owner (average income) needs to trade in the car and/or buy a new battery, they'll be looking for an ICE vehicle to replace it.  EV are also not that 'environmental'.  After all, they require electricity and the solar and wind generated systems will not meet the demand. 

For the consumers of much greater than average income, they'll have one EV and one ICE (as a backup or for long distance). Not everyone can have an advance team to drive ahead and reserve the charging station with an ICE vehicle.

18 hours ago, Sheryl said:

.... I just switched to this broker who seems very knowledgeable and specializes in expat policies  https://www.aoc-insurancebroker.com/

@Sheryl Sheryl, is there a contact there whom you recommend?

13 minutes ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

???????? Gee, I'm only 172 cm (aka 5' 7-3/4"), 231 lbs and just 70 years old, but I've thought the same since I was 55 and only 192 lbs.  Any vehicle that I would own needs to be at least 7.8" off the ground. The Yaris Cross is only 6.7" (170mm). That makes a big difference on the knee strain.

I have to say, after watching the video and seeing the interior of the car, it's a nice package. Maybe 'climbing' out wouldn't be so bad. Good luck with your purchase. Driving on Thailand's roads brings about a new awareness and appreciation of the traffic police in the UK and USA.  (Motorcycles can be more closely associated with swarming flies. They come out and around from everywhere. And the solid, do not pass, line on the highway means nothing to many drivers, especially hotshot delivery drivers).

Good luck. 

On 10/9/2023 at 4:40 AM, Skipalongcassidy said:

I'm 6'2" and 225 lbs and old... so the yaris was not for me... I prefer to step out of a car/suv rather than climb out.

???????? Gee, I'm only 172 cm (aka 5' 7-3/4"), 231 lbs and just 70 years old, but I've thought the same since I was 55 and only 192 lbs.  Any vehicle that I would own needs to be at least 7.8" off the ground. The Yaris Cross is only 6.7" (170mm). That makes a big difference on the knee strain.

Socialism and a breakdown of morality.

On 10/8/2023 at 4:25 PM, DUS said:

I´m on the TE visa

Never heard of a TE visa. So, I guess I can't comment, course, I didn't have an answer one way or another. ????

Gee, golly, gosh... Someone wet all over my leg.

I am the only one who has signed the copy of my US marriage certificate (the original is needed to show to the clerk).  I have carried one that the wife has signed, just in case, but have never used it.