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Our pool is 5 meters by 12 meters. Originally built in 2012 as a salt water pool that became a chlorine pool. Our pool lady and teenage helper come twice a week at a fee of 2,500 per month. Our Hayward pump motor lasted 11, rewired three times. Finally bought a pump advertised in Hua Hin. After a few months it works for one filter cycle only. It requires priming the water well and using only one valve out of three for the four outflow outlets in the pool bottom. I am 76 so even just priming the pump is a chore. My wife at age 79 does not use the pool. I might use it every few weeks. Any advice on pump motor brands is welcome. Terry, a few miles south of Hua Hin.

Also, the blood pressure devices in hospitals are not reliable. I've experienced this also at private hospitals.

Yep, had it happen twice. First time 1,000 baht, second time 500 baht. The HHIO does not keep track of your residence address. My note of residence slip is dated 2015. Only need residence letter when getting a new Thai driver's license.

Yes, a short rundown on some of the ghosts in Thailand. Thai ghosts are much more likely to have a conversation with you. After 16 years and nary a ghost experience here I'd say my foreign mindset and culture is the cause. I've seen so many in soap operas.

I've driven here for 16 years and at age 75 my reflexes are slower. There are careful and good drivers here. I drive a lot in the countryside on usually two lane roads. Perhaps I've adjusted to the point where I think this is normal. Whenever we travel to Bangkok I am more tense and nervous. I definitely do not use Zebra crossings and avoid even walking near traffic. In my military career I've driven in Naples, Italy; Panama, South Korea, and in Vietnam. I am not Buddhist. My wife of 51 years is probably closer to being an agnostic than a Buddhist.

Where I live a drone firing laser might not be noticed.

Got my BB gun delivered by the crew of a RTAF C-130. My son in the USAF had contact with the RTAF during their TDY to Alaska on an exercise. I picked it up at a designated building in downtown Bangkok. Alas, pump action and not able to penetrate feathers. A few head shots were kills. We have two roofs above our 2nd story perpendicular to each other with a large gap, perfect for nesting pigeons. Perhaps a few dozen gifting their crap, feathers, nesting material, eggs, and dead pigeons. There is a gutter for the verandah but needing cleaning every three months or so. Fifteen years cleaning. I've tried netting, a whirlygig owl, the bb gun, and I cannot climb on the roof as I am disabled. The laser would not have a line of sight from the verandah. Suggestions are welcome. If we connect the roofs and expose the pigeons to sunlight, rain, and wind that might work but those roof attachment seals will need maintenance.

Maxwell changed their ingredients slightly about 2006, just before we moved to Thailand. We switched to Nescafe.

First saw mention of "dummies" in a mailing list. I had to ask. In America we call these pacifiers.

Good info. No yellow book for me. I might bring the house blue book and my wife's national ID card. Yes, PP and bank info (balance at 800K plus and statement), bring passbook with me. Oddly, no map requested in several years. I recall once or twice map was needed since 2008.

I did my 90-day check in on 1 October. I saw a stack of information in Thai on one side and in English on the reverse. The reverse had the heading "RESIDENT NOTIFICATION DOCUMENTS". It lists House register, The National ID card, If you bought a house, the land title must be notified as well, T.M. 28/T.M. 30: If renting, fill out the T.M. 28 form. If you are the host yourself, fill out the T.M. 30 form; PASSPORT and a copy of the latest information page and arrival stamp; In the event the host submits for another person on his behalf, a power of attorney must be attached." I fill out the forms myself, that is, the T.M. 7 and T.M. 8. The lady in the room in back of the main HHIO building has in the past made all the copies, taken and/or attached my photos, passport pages, and I take to the main building. This listing of RESIDENT NOTIFICATION DOCUMENTS! is new to me. My wife is Thai and co-owner of our house as our daughter in law in Las Vegas who is Thai. My only proof of residence for my retirement NON-B is a slip of paper inside my passport dated December 2015. When renewing my driving license I have gotten a Proof of Residence letter. The first one in 2015 cost me 1,000 baht and the second one in 2020 cost me 500 baht. Has anyone encountered difficulty in getting their retirement visa extended in the past year? I did my last one in October 2023. Terry W. Colvin ( a few miles south of Hua Hin )...

Heavy rain several miles south of Hua Hin near Pak Nam Pran, about 1" of rain and quite overcast.

Mustard with beans and some mayonnaise is tasty for me. I'll sometimes eat fish cakes (taut mun, taut pok) with mustard. I really do like mustard.

I see the protection of any President from the other political party as worth review. In the early U.S. republic political parties out of power would try to impeach the President on trivial charges at times. This is why protection from litigation, especially civil, was enacted into law. President George Washington did not think political parties would be beneficial to Americans. He said, paraphrasing here, that political parties looked after party interests first. This has led to where we are today. I remember Senator Goldwater compromising to get legislation passed. Now we seem to have gridlock where one party points the finger at the other and will not budge or compromise much at all. I'm an Independent; however, I am not voting in this election.

In Arizona displayed as Church's. During our meetups at Future Park Mall, Rangsit, Bangkok ate two or three times. Biscuits OK and chicken passable. I get plenty of chicken at home. My wife of 51 years cooks a mix of Thai, Chinese, Italian, and American. We do not dine out much at all. Oddly enough my wife likes Long John Silver's.