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We have called Home Pro in Hua Hin to schedule repairmen visits. Our Electrolux dryer was not drying. The two guys dressed in customer service garb spent an hour and charged 800 baht. That was two months ago and it is still working. Terry ( a few miles south of Hua Hin ) . . .

We have bought several 55" and smaller TVs here in Thailand since 2008. All of these had the HDMI cable. Now we know to ask. We did have a spare TV with an HDMI cable. That one was taken to relatives in Bangkok last month.

Makro in Pran Buri fixed a large floor fan that was probably wired incorrectly. I'm looking to buy printer cartridges for my HP I bought 15 years ago. These come in combo packs of 21 (Black) and 22 (Color). I'll start with AliExpress. I could not find at Market Village mall in Hua Hin or at Future Park mall in Rangsit. A few months ago we bought a 65" television from Home Pro in Hua Hin. We got it home and found w/o HDMI cable. I called Home Pro and they said you have to ask for it at purchase. I saw no sign and the woman filling out forms took our cash. Probably some manager thought this a way to generate more income. We bought an HDMI cable for almost 1,000 baht. Terry ( a few miles south of Hua Hin )

Thank you guys. I do not have a U.S. phone number. What can I do? My local SCB branch stopped accepting checks. That was a new manager. Maybe now. Terry

Does the USB key use require a U.S. telephone number? I live in Thailand. Terry

There are always exceptions. We retired U.S. military use TRICARE (the military HMO). To keep your TRICARE coverage you must enroll in Medicare Part B. My wife and I have had major surgeries in the last five years. TRICARE covered 60-70% up to $3,000; then 100% after that amount. Terry in Hua Hin

Pfizer X 2, 17 Sep and 14 Oct. Case of Shingles a week after 2nd Pfizer. Shingles vaccine in 2007 in U.S. New Shingles vaccine not approved by FDA in Thailand. Shingles rash in groin, gone in ten days; intense to moderate nerve pain in left leg lasted 2 months. Expect virus booster in April. My Thai wife, who is 75, received AstraZeneca and Moderna. Her booster will be in June. Terry south of Hua Hin

Ah, the memories. In 1971, at Long Binh, RVN, a Congressman's wife discovered our steam baths set up on post. That went away tout suite! In 1973, at Camp Samae San, an Army post, I witnessed a visit by a Royal Navy ship. Hilarious. Sailors passed out on the NCO Club lawn, walking almost naked down the 2-lane highway, and discovering Newland down the road. Military Police had a helluva field day trying to round up those guys.

Before CP took over TESCO Lotus you could find Western celery which was kept in the warehouse area. Now I find only the Thai or Chinese itty-bitty celery. I think Makro carries Western celery. . . .

I hope the other Army Chief is fully retired as he was hinting at through his stern language that another coup was waiting in the wings.

My wife who is 75 given AstraZeneca on 17 Nov and card said Pfizer on 15 Dec. She got Moderna instead. We live near Pran Buri, a few miles south of Hua Hin so Prachuabkhirikhan Province. Terry Ruk-Long Colvin_MOPH_AstraZeneca 17 Nov and Pfizer 15 Dec 2021(3).pdf

I searched for a designation and found it in this article, https://bangkokherald.com/thailand/regional/2-killed-as-military-chopper-crashes-burns-in-nakhon-sawan/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enstrom_480 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enstrom_Helicopter_Corporation Yes, U.S. company now owned by China. Terry

Yes, serious surgery and follow-on evaluation is done in Bangkok. My experience in Hua Hin with hospital of the same name was that evaluation as well as MRI was done at the Bangkok Hospital in Bangkok. My wife spent one day and night in the ICU and then off to Bangkok for carotid artery repair and later balloon angioplasty. Terry

1,500 baht here south of Hua Hin near Pran Buri. I saw the money for my wife and neighbors. I said to them 'Kee Khong' which I prefer over that borrowed word corruption. Anon.

I found this article from 1961, informative in a short history of developing polio vaccines. The irony for me is that my niece, about 50 y.o., sent me this article to justify here anti-vax stance. I'm 72 and recall the vaccine for polio and those who suffered death and life-long disability. See: https://everlyreport.com/the-truth-about-the-polio-vaccines-chicago-tribune-archives/ Wuhan virus vaccine note: I received Pfizer on 23 Sep and 14 Oct. My wife received AstraZeneca on the 17th and will get Pfizer on the 15th of Dec. She is 75 y.o. and has several medical conditions. Terry ( a few miles south of Hua Hin )

I watched a National Geographic show that described spearfishing large fish in a lake or river in western China. I heard the locals speaking what sounded like Thai to me. Fascinating. The Thai speaking people moved south after a drought about 1,000 years ago. A similar drought in the American Southwest dispersed the Amerindian culture in the Four Corners area. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Corners_Monument

Two comments: 1. I have a small mineral salts product that says "natural, odorless, crystal deodorant; also, works great for food odor; to use, simply wet the crystal with clean water and apply to underarms. 2. I thank everyone for their replies. The fish sauce comment was too funny. I have passed on these comments to friends here in Thailand. I really AP-preciate getting these product reviews. Terry ( a few miles south of Hua Hin ) . . .

Thank you for your replies. I AP-preciate it. I'll be passing to family and friends living here. Terry

Yes, indeed. I thought changing my password would work. PP wants a telephone number to send me a code. My Thai cell phone number is not accepted.

U.S.A. - 45 years in Indiana, Washington DC, and Arizona Vietnam - 18 months Thailand - 15 years Naples, Italy - 3 years Panama - 3 years Kuwait - 3 months South Korea - 3 months

My son works in the Milan, Italy area. In March 2020 he bought five tickets with Thai Airways so he and his family could visit us. That has yet to happen. He says he has gotten travel vouchers only and no chance of getting a refund. Terry ( a few miles south of Hua Hin )

I'm near Pran Buri and south of Hua Hin. Election trucks begin about 7:00 a.m., get maybe three or four a day. The "Or-boh-sohr" elections in our area. He put in good roads five or six years ago, and these have held up well. Garbage pickup has been on and off for months now. I figure once a month if you are lucky and should be twice a week. My wife and her friends are planning to not vote for the incumbent.

Good account of the pros and cons for a single guy in Brazil and elsewhere. My family and I lived in Panama for three years, 1981-84. We had the Army support cushion (PX, Commissary, government housing, and the 193rd Infantry Brigade), so I only briefly saw the underbelly of life in Panama City. Sent and received teletypes on the movements of Noriega and his drug dealing. Our comms and intel supported the British effort in the Falklands War. I heard comments from other soldiers of Hispanic descent who favored the Argentines, saying the Malvinas belonged to them. Odd that. I visited Thailand in 1971, on R&R from Vietnam. The cognitive dissonance (culture shock) of living in a war zone and then seeing the splendors of Bangkok a short flight away was intense. My wife is Thai, 75 years. If she would pass away I will probably move back to the U.S.

I served in Vietnam with the Hq and Hqs Company of the 1st Aviation Brigade. At Long Binh one of the gates was the transfer point for prostitutes entering and leaving. It was called the Meat Market. At least 2,000 ladies of the night dressed in all forms of finery, even a few with parasols. The French left many French Vietnamese men and women from their long stay in IndoChina. I did an 18 month tour in the Signals Section. Landline and radio teletype, crypto and codebooks, and preparing the SOI booklets used by our pilots. In 1971, 2,500 helicopters and light aircraft. Then a one year tour in Thailand that began in 1/73, working the communications center at Camp Samae San, which is next to U-Tapao Air Base; then upcountry to a microwave relay site called Phu Mu, located about 20 miles SW of Mukdahan. Our links went throughout NE Thailand and one site in Savannakhet, Laos which was called Site Texas. That brothel with numbers was actually girls wearing red numbered tags. They sat on bleachers behind a large glass window. You chose your girl and off you went. Later I met my future wife who worked selling popcorn at a movie theater. We've been married 48 years, have five adult children, and 12 g/children. My wife's father came from China prior to WW 2. He had two wives, one from China and one Thai. They begat 15 children, and my wife is the youngest. She is 75 and I am 72. We moved to Thailand in 2008. She is a great mother and wife. She liked to sew clothes, make quilts, and crochet. Since her moderate stroke in 2017, she has given up those pursuits. Our adult children have done well. Our youngest son is a Lt. Colonel, USAF, and stationed in Milan, Italy with the F-35 and F-16 programs. Our youngest daughter is a doctor in Tucson, Arizona. We lived in Arizona for 25 years prior to coming to Thailand. Terry ( a few miles south of Hua Hin ) . . .

Thank you for your reply Chris. Pfizer should be more and more available. We can't go to Bangkok as the sister-in-law in Lat Phrao asked us not to come as we were not yet vaccinated. A hotel is something we haven't tried for 13 years. I had my 1st Pfizer dose on 23 September; 2nd Pfizer dose o/a 13 or 14 Oct. "I Want To Believe" does reflect my interest in the UFO phenomenon. I am neither a hostile skeptic nor a true believer.