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Digital wallet scheme may switch to cash to boost economy
AgMech Cowboy replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
I read a few of the naysayers. IMO, that's exactly what they need to do. Yes some people will just use it on cigarettes and booze, but there's a lot of debt and many people will use it to pay off some of it. Also, from a westerner's view point it will most likely devalue the baht for a time. Giving people money is inflationary and I would like to see the baht give up some of it's value on the currency exchange. -
Registering car in wife’s name. Good idea?
AgMech Cowboy replied to Issanraider's topic in Thailand Motor Discussion
After the difficulties selling my first vehicle, I resorted to putting the vehicle titles in my wife's name. I regret it. While I was out of the country she sold my SUV and took me off the insurance for her car. We had big arguments about that. She won... She controls the house and the vehicle. She lets me live here. It's so much cheaper for me here and I'm 71. There are none of the great paying jobs I had available for me anymore. You need to maintain some control. -
Bangkok Taxi Driver Faces Backlash for Not Using Meter
AgMech Cowboy replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
A similar thing happened to me on Sukhumvit near Soi 22. I wanted to go to Soi 2. I hailed the taxi on the street, but he wanted 200 baht. I told him to p-ss off and walked to the Sky Train. (I'd have preferred the taxi, but it is what it is). -
Girl Forgotten at Gas Station Travels 400 km Before Rescue
AgMech Cowboy replied to webfact's topic in Isaan News
Wow, nice to read a touching feel good story. I know there are many good stories, but bad things and controversy make better news for the most. -
I'm confused, USA is now a communist country?
AgMech Cowboy replied to bubblegum's topic in Political Soapbox
MSM, web content generators, AN commentors throw around labels like would mud and hope that it will stick. It's a sad commentary on civilized society. -
I remember a similar discussion in the 1990's when I still lived in the US. It had much to do with the sediments the Gulf stream was picking up from all the sand that was being blown across the Atlantic from the Sahara and the even the Namib and Karoo deserts. So many models and conjectures... We should just forget about how the humans are able to adjust to changes in the climate and continue living the same way. As an example the Dutch will quit building dikes and levies and not teach anyone else to use them.
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No house insurance in Thailand - how normal?
AgMech Cowboy replied to GypsyT's topic in Insurance in Thailand
Floods. Although that's not going to be supported by the Government like in the USA. Luckily I was still young (555🤣) in 2011 (63) and still working so the 3-4 million baht my wife spent replacing all the kitchen cabinets (inside and outside kitchen), fridge and stove, electrical appliances, wall paper in 4 room, removing all the rugs from the stairs and upstairs rooms (the mold from the flooded rooms floated upstairs and covered the exposed rugs), cleaning the floors upstairs and downstairs didn't knock us into poverty, but I've often worried every monsoon/typhon season what we'd do if we faced this again. (Luckily she move 90% of the downstairs furniture to a friend's new empty townhouse and saved some very expensive items). BTW, we still don't have insurance. I've never seen adverts for it (in English) and hope we've got 85 more years before the next 100 yrs storms & floods. -
Duty-free shutdown drama: Thai airports set to lose big bucks
AgMech Cowboy replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
The shops are in the baggage claim area after immigration. (but I'm sure someone else has already told you this) -
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EMERGENCY numbers you need to know !
AgMech Cowboy replied to Social Media's topic in General Topics
Really. Are you sharing? Do they price things reasonably? Thank You. I could see myself needing one, soon. -
Expats angry at huge concessions in latest Thai visa announcements
AgMech Cowboy replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Poor guy... I just got my first retirement extension of stay for one year last month and I'm HAPPY that I got it. I've had a marriage Non-O visa from Savannakhet and Cambodia for most of the last 10 years. When Ban Phu Nam Ron border crossing was open I enjoyed driving there every 3 months from Bangkok, now it's either a plane ticket 'somewhere' or a drive to Cambodia. No Thank You!!! I'll gladly do the Retirement extension and report every 90 days. Much cheaper and much safer. -
My fridge is nicely stocked for the weekend!
AgMech Cowboy replied to bob smith's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I thought about raiding my son's liquor corner here in the house, but my wise old friend, who owns 5 pubs in Bangkok warned me not to do that during these Buddhist's days. We must honour the customs and religion of the hosting country in which we live, otherwise, we might get struck by lightening, fall down the stairs or fall off our motorbike. (I don't want to stay indoors or upstairs, fortunately I don't own a cycle). No drinks for me this weekend. 5555 🤣