DrPhibes

Neighbor just saw an approx 2 meter very black snake exit one jungley area of our moo baan and cross a road to a jungley area where our kids often have to retrieve errant basketballs.  Very long thinning tail.  Have tried to look up black snakes in Thailand but do not get any easy way to ident. Birds were attacking the snake as it traversed the roadway.  Sorry to not have a pic but any likely candidates would be appreciated.  Thanks is advance!

On 5/25/2018 at 1:18 PM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Every state enforces their income tax rules differently, and some are more strict that others. CA is considered one of the stricter states, though not the most strict.

 

From my past reading of the CA rules and FTB advice on this, ONLY having a CA DL -- in the absence of any other pertinent connections to the state -- should not expose someone to any state tax liability there.

 

Now, it could be a different matter if you had a CA DL AND had a business there, owned property there, received rental income there, had financial accounts based there, and then a long list of other potential connections. But a DL alone shouldn't do it.

 

 

 

The root of the problem is that now to get drivers licenses in many states you must prove you are a resident.  Therefore, conversely, if you have a drivers license, you must be a resident since most states require you to get their drivers license within a short period of time after moving to their state and you would have your previous state license cancelled automatically.  This is what MI is hanging it's tax hat on.

1 hour ago, pgrahmm said:

Ran into a catch 22 on the last visit.....

The Thai license was good for rental cars, but we keep a car & an RV stored there....

I was forced to renew my expired licence because I could not find insurance without a CDL to be able to drive my vehicles....It was like being persona non-grata.....I used a buddy's address & got the license renewed....

Without the license I would have had to use car rentals + purchase their insurance for the 3 months there - along with the costly inconvenience of hotels & restaurant dining.....The cost of hotel rooms in the SF area has gone insane at a minimum $200 per night for a regular, plain room.....

 

Be careful, CA uses drivers license as a proof of residence and could come after you for income taxes.  Having that exact issue with a client who has been living overseas for 6 years.  Suddenly MI is sending him tax notices due to his MI drivers license using his Mom's MI address.  Does not matter that he has proved he has been out of the country (except for a few weeks) over the 6 years, owns no property in MI, and sent in a signed statement saying he will probably move to FL once he comes back to the US.  They are hanging him on the drivers license and the "probably", it is all about intent.

Toured the Hawthorne facility last summer on a Sat, then flew to Lompoc the next day to see a Falcon 9 launch at Vandenburg on Sunday.  Can't say enough on how awesome.  Unlike Gov. facilities, everything was pretty much open to see (but no pics inside) and has a hint of geek humor around every corner. Have a SpaceX soda beverage cup from their cafeteria on my desk, it holds rubber bands I use for shooting at unruly clients.  Suddenly I miss my old aerospace engineering job. Keep on Space Truckn' Elon!

1 hour ago, NE1 said:

Did the TM 30 2016 , I had a visit to Malaysia lined up so I went to my Immi. office for a re-entry permit.

I asked them , upon my return do I have to do the TM 30 again. They told me that if you are returning to the address that we did on the 2016 TM30 , then no.

Last November we went to do my yearly extension , filled a new TM 30 in , handed all my paperwork in , and received my extension.

I looked in my passport and the slip from the 2016 TM30 had not been replaced with the new 2017 one.

I went back to the window and was told , if my address is still the same there is no need to do a new one.

So I still have the 2016 slip in my passport. I don't know if that will give me problems later , but what can you do .

You can't stand there and argue the toss with them .

Depends where in Thailand you are staying and that local Immigration office policies (despite being national laws).  In C. Mai you must go in and get your TM-30 stamped (or a TM30 slip if your 1st time) if you leave the country and return even to the same address.  In my case, I have a TM-30 in my passport where they will just add  a stamp with the date and the signature of the officer to the original TM-30 slip.  Wife is the renter of where we stay so we bring in the rental contract and a TM30 form filled out just in case (fill-in .pdf where I just change the dates each time and print).  They even will give you a bit of slack on the time to report due to being overwhelmed some days vs others.  Have gone in 5 days after returning on a Fri and no fine.  On the subject of who reports, it is the owner or the person renting the house, both are equally liable.  Our landlord is great (and busy) so we don't mind going in ourselves. Gives me a reason to eat at Dukes every 3 months.

Not to mention Warren Buffet's Birkshire Hathaway is sitting on over $100 Billion of cash (about a quarter of the worth of the entire company and he hates to be in cash) because he can't find a company to buy that is not way over priced.  I got out completely 6 months ago.

Going to be in a dome so nothing like the old days like the Ice Bowl in '67 with Green Bay and the Cowboys.  With windchill it was -40F. 

Wife's brother joined fishing fleet in the south about 7 years ago. Did not hear from him for over 2 years.  We even went down south to look for him.  Finally he did appear (almost 3 yrs gone) and had some serious stories of brutality and examples made to keep the workers inline.  Pretty hardcore.

My every 3mo, 1 day up and back, visa run driving to Mae Sai from Chiang Mai is never a dull one.  I usually put on some calming ambient music, practice deep breathing exercises for 20 min, make sure the Will is left out on the kitchen table for the wife, make peace with the almighty (hang a bunch of amulets from the rear view mirror just in case), and then back out of the driveway to go.  Wife always has 4 large ice cold (only way you can drink it) Chang's in the fridge and nothing else planned for the evening upon my return.  I then wait 2 days before any doctor visit to allow my blood pressure to return to normal.

I used to use a minibus service until I realized that I was actually contributing to upping the odds of a negative highway statistic by doing so.

On 1/3/2018 at 3:16 PM, alanrchase said:

 

I am getting old so I will go for this one.

 

 

The first album I ever bought in High School, right after it came out. Still have it.  Actually like some aspects of Wish You Were Here a bit more.  Saw them in LA for the Wall concert in '80 at the Sports Arena.  Took my brother in his beat up MG that stalled on the way out and some really good herb.  We still reminisce about that night when I see him.

On 1/3/2018 at 2:47 PM, transam said:

 

Lets not forget T.Rex

Let's not forget...

So this exploit is actually about 3 months old (from my tech security friends in Silicone Valley and T-Mobile).  The reason you have not heard until now is each company had to come up with a patch and how to deploy.  There was a due date of revealing the exploit to give each company time but is about a week earlier than original date due to news leaks.  Just update your software and you will be fine.  If not, now that the word is out, there will be people that will seek out how to use and prey on those that procrastinate. 

1 hour ago, smccolley said:

I am doing exactly butkis about it. It has been there for years and no one has ever exploited it before. I check for the prerequisite malware already, without that nothing can exploit the bug.

 

Not even sure i want the fix now, sounds like a huge performance hit if you install it...

Problem is now that the word is out, there will be attempts for those that don't update.

5 hours ago, JeffGroves said:

Do your bites look like this ? if you look close you notice the brown ones are from 7 or 8 yrs ago and the red ones just happened last night. I am sure they are mosquito bites from when i went on balcony for a smoke. you see them you dont here them and you dont feel them, there not itchy or soar at all.

 

Sandfly bites.  Looks exactly what I had years ago in the Caribbean after a day and night at the beach.

1 hour ago, Air Smiles said:

Djanog's solo starts at 2:11, at 2:55 he puts all those lame shredders to shame.  Oh yeah, this was from 1939 and he only had 2.5 fingers on his fretting hand.

 

Dick Dale was no slouch either, King of the surf guitar!

On 1/1/2018 at 7:46 AM, Ulysses G. said:

A favorite tune from late 60s or early 70s - written by David Bowie.

 

 

Saw Ian Hunter at the Canyon Club in Agoura hills California a couple of years ago.  He was 76 at the time a jumping around the stage like he was 19.  Voice was a bit more gruff but was a hoot of a show!  I think he played at least 4 instruments that night.   Love "All the way from Memphis" and "Marrionette"

sorry wrong reply

So for Xmas, I'm looking for a gaming laptop for the gamer girl daughter.  However, everywhere I go (including official Dell store Airport Plaza) even the high end machines come with Ubuntu or DOS.  Did Microsoft blackball Thailand?

About the same "gesture of friendship from Nong Kiew Koy" as I would expect from the Stay Puft marshmallow giant in Ghost Busters!

For exam, cleaning, and a filling, can't ask for more for the small price here in CM at the Dental Hospital.  However, for a crown at the DH in CM, they wanted actually more than what I can get it done in the US.  Was kinda strange.

12 hours ago, ThaiBob said:

I'll be back in USA for Xmas and I love my burgers. Five Guys, In-N-Out, Carl's Jr are pretty much the same as each has their own following. There's a new chain called Habit which I like the best. 

Here in Pattaya,  I enjoy the Steak and Co and LIVV, both feature imported Angus wagyu beef. 

Habit is just branching out.  Has been around quite a while.  Was going to UC Santa Barbara for the Chem E degree in early 80's and ate at the original joint many times and that place had been around for a long time before that.  Yup, gett'n my yearly In-n-Out fix in a couple months!

Good post!  We have lived most of my kids life in Colorado (until 1.5 yrs ago moved to CM) and we miss snow/skiing badly.  Thanks!

On 11/30/2017 at 11:34 AM, scubascuba3 said:

On 11/30/2017 at 10:11 AM, DrPhibes said:

Reporting back everyone.  Mr T's service was on time (very late arrival at Swampy) and as advertised.  1,000 baht from Swampy to hotel in Pattaya and about to head back Pattaya to Swampy with Mr T for the same 1,000 baht price.
 
See previous comment on this post for contact details.

Did you give a tip? Drivers can get a bit animated if you don't

Mr T's delivered again.  Was happy with the 1,000 baht and when I saw that, I then tipped 100 baht.  All good.

Looks like a Pattaya Soi 6'r overly painted up and hopped up on Yaba right before I stick something in her mouth. 

Really, this is the cartoonish representation to help resolve a deep division within Thai society?