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DrPhibes

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  1. I grew up in Ventura county, CA, a very productive agricultural area of CA.  ICE has now raided the fields there.  Strawberries are now rotting in the fields because there are no workers who will come pick them.  What is a farmer to do?  Aside from the fields, the rest of the county is rather affluent.  There are little to no destitute citizens there who will go pick vegetables.

     

     

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  2. I'll look it up at Duke’s next session.  Been here years and have not made any effort to make friends as we kept saying maybe next year heading back to US.  Given the circumstances in the US and the world, we have decided to lay down roots about a year ago.  Time to find some buddies.

  3. On 6/26/2025 at 2:02 PM, wwest5829 said:

    I have been a member for 14 years and have noted the club evolution over time. Currently new direction to try and revitalize the Chiang Mai Expats Club. First Saturday of the month buffet at Duke’s, Raumchok location continues and is well attended. I serve with Dr. Ava Walker at the “Newcomers’ table to try and help those new or just visiting Chiang Mai. As all reading might note: banking, immigration, healthcare, driving, insurance, housing, different areas of CM, etc. can be a bit of a challenge when first arriving or wanting to learn more about considering settling here. Hope we are able to help some. As to meeting folks, well that relies, in large measure, in the hands of the individual. There are also related sub groups for various interest focus. COVID hit hard, CM is still recovering.

    Is this Dukes meeting at lunch and about what time? I literally live across the street from it and have been curious about the expats club.  How do I make a reservation?  Thanks in advance!

  4. 28 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

     

    I would certainly NOT eat at a restaurant serving Cannabis in my meal! Perish the thought! I prefer fresh fruit and vegetables, not weed, from local farmers!

    Wife is from Issan, cannabis is used in a couple of dishes there as a normal thing.  Helps with digestion and indigestion.  I worked in Shanghai in '87 and came down with serious stomach pains, cannabis dried and rolled up tight into a spherical pill was what was given to me.  Fixed me right up without any real psychotropic side effects.  

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  5. On 6/20/2025 at 8:28 AM, spidermike007 said:

    Total agreement here. I travel back to the States frequently, a minimum of twice per year and I can tell you for a fact that Americans right now are rather joyless, and lacking in humor, they don't seem to be enjoying their lives very much, they're living, working, eating, and sleeping. Not much of a life, and many of them seem bitter, disenfranchised, disappointed, highly divided, and utterly joyless, no thanks. 

    Agree, I just got back 3 weeks ago (go back every year to work for 3 months) and have to say, even those well off financially are somewhat depressed.  Some of that comes as the America they grew up with and loved is being morphed into something where a kid can't just walk alone or bike blocks away to a friends house without someone wanting to call child services on the parents.  The idea a kid should never get hurt physically from playing or having to deal emotionally when your friends don't like you one day (but are back being friends 2 days later) or that a kid should never cry.  Crying as a kid means their upset about something but does not always mean something is wrong.  There is less socializing as people are more and more glued to screens in all forms, creating real emotional isolation and I think people subconsciously are aware of it leading to a mild type of depression.  It is also the 1st time in American history that the generations coming up will generally be worse off than their parents and grandparents unless handed generational wealth.  Lastly, there is also the gut feeling that now we, the US, are the bad guys in the world right now when we used to stand up for what was right.  Pretty much summed up here.

     

     

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  6. Is there a link in the CM forum for the current paperwork requirements for Non-O Marriage extension renewal.  This will be my 2nd one.  Re-entered on a multiple reentry permit mid-May.  Current extension expires Aug 23rd.  Will have the money in for more than 2 months in a week.  Any guidance would be helpful.  AN word search looking specifically at CM requirements was unsuccessful.  Thanks in advance!

  7. So, as I get older, my nose is going out over my septum causing back pressure that is closing the opening between the nostril and the nasal cavity.  This needs rhinoplasty to fix.  Wife's suggestion is that if your going to do that, might as well do a face lift along with that.  Admit, excess eye skin is becoming an irritant also.  Question from the audience is if there are equitable medical facilities in CM for such or do I need to go to BKK to have this done.  Any direction on this would be appreciated.  As always, thanks in advance!

  8. On 6/6/2025 at 10:13 AM, StandardIssue said:

     

    I thought we were buds Elon!!

    What a clown show. First golden boy now arch enemy that Steve Bannon is calling to be deported🤣

    Deport and steal SpaceX.  Like everyone else, once Trump sees they have no further value to him, out you go with Trump bad mouthing you as the door hits your ass.  This is starting to feel like an Ayn Rand novel.

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