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I would agree with spider Mike except his costs for getting work done is low. Probably because his US neighbors have more migrant workers available. Where there are lower % of latino crews the white guys are charging more than his numbers. Not sure on the 800$ gals unless thats for long time? I've never used a service like that here but I heard it was much less like 200$ st. You don't need a permit to pour a slab as far as I know. They do inspect the base of sidewalks on city property prior to pouring. Do need a permit for a shed . Not hard to get. And also they dont permit fences over 2.5' if your on a corner so as to preserve sight lines . Thailand could use that. Saying you stay inside when the air is bad or its to hot? Then you would be happy on the moon. Homeowners in my state can do all trades on their own property. Not true in all states. I need fresh air, cool breezes, 4 seasons, no monks chanting, dogs or roosters barking, I expect cars to stop for crosswalks. I like to be able to go on long mountain bike rides at 75f, with no danger of soi dogs biting me. We like to collect mushrooms on the nearby public forest's. I like to fish and hunt on the public lands as well. I like eating tasty hass avocados daily, the cost has been 25 baht the last 6 months price. I like safe limited access highways with 80mph speed limits. Low limit of 65mph. My wife cant believe cars yield to us walking into a store from the parking lot. Yes there are homeless in places of your unfortunate to live in those areas. There are more corner beggars at highway amd street intersections but they dont lay there in the walkway. Medical care is on a never ending spiral that isnt good so if your unhealthy and cant afford insurance your in trouble here. Oh the water out of the tap tastes good and its melted snow flowing by gravity off the nearby mountains. Neighborhood is very safe and no walls with broken glass or bars on windows needed here. Gas is currently 3$ for the .9 gal. Large loaf of good bread 140-250 baht. Pork costs 2.50$/# for bone in Boston butts. Cops here are not on the take and enforce traffic rules. During the summer the sun shines for 15 hours a day. Winters are dark for 3 months, and cold. So you need more closet space for winter clothes than most of you expats in Thailand have total. Maybe someday I could live in Thailand? But i think 2 months every couple years is ok.

Missed opportunity. Such a concentration in one small footprint on earth.

So Thailand.

If 2nd from last was ever an issue why oh why did you settle in with her?

I'm surprised insurance would pay if he confessed to road rage. Just the sort to teach Thai s

They say junk food kills

This is Thailand in 1 article.

Will he get 5 years? Any nationality guy could be found to have committed this sort of crime. I consider myself to be non racist. I haven't been exposed to many nationalities in my life. I have worked on government contracts that had minority giring requirements and i can say its quite depressing to work alongsideany of these folks. You know they are getting hogher pay than you because they were in dakand having their degrees from some unknown name university or mail order outfit. Many of them didn't do 3/4 the work of non minorities and also were kept during staff reductions during changing political funding events. I too hate nepotism and religion based hirings. Plenty of that in USA and Utah for sure.

Tell us more about VN. How does a guy get his thai wife to stay there?

Oh sorry, it's not black pink. Wife says only 4 in that group. Not sure who this is but i guess its popular. No matter how old I try ti keep an open mind regarding music. Heck im even enjoying some country songs ss they seem to cross over.

Just thought to post this music/video review and it has a YouTube link. I cant quite understand the reviewers description but i do think all these ladies are hot. Plastic surgery or not. To bad not 7 so there would be a flavor for each day of the week. The description sounds like a sommelier describing some wine. https://world.kbs.co.kr/service/contents_view.htm?lang=e&menu_cate=tvguide&board_seq=449624

That she hadn't paid taxes yet was my original thought of why you would buy fake red plates but the article didn't mention that. I also wondered why not buy fake white plates? But i agree with some verification by posts here that some Thai want everyone to know its a new car. In USA we get a paper plate ro tape in rear window. Hardly visible through standard tinte on many vehicles. Took like 6 weeks to get real plate in the mail. They also have dealer plates. Seems loys of people working at car dealerships ger to use the cars or are doing test drive time on used ones. I still dont understand the no night and only one province rule? What if dealer is near a provincial line plus it gets dark so early there. Oh yeah we bought a new car 3 weeks ago but cant drive it home to see mom. Just starts the lawlessness and so everyone is a criminal so they have sympathy for real criminals.

Check your policy because overnight sleep tests are under major diagnostics and not covered under my plan. It maybe less expensive to get a sleep atudy done in Thailand. I've been putting it off for over a year now. I think my poor sleep issues started with covid.

Oh i forgot about the after sunset rule. Why are there the last 2 rules?

Dont toy get temporary tags when you buy a car? And i thought you had red plates for a month or something, restricting your driving to 1 province. Educate me please. I never understood the red plate, time, driving area restrictions that i heard about.

They admit people use e payments and credit cards do get rod of the cash requirement or make everyone show cash at the window!

Sad statement about Thailand. I'm sure boss is asking for advice.

9000 baht. A 250$ phone. Your wife broke the screen. The phone techs in MBK in bkk are very good and i bet they would have fixed it good for 2000 baht. But I would have wanted a price from Samsung shop because likely a new screen was half the phones value so time to get a new phone. But a decent gently used samy, like a S21 ultra or any ultra. Many people trade in fir the latest versions . The ultra cameras are amazing. Get a good cheap case like the unicorn beetle. Its just as Protective as an otter box. Im all about holding Thai's accountable. But for a broken 250$ phone. No.

Yes i met several divorced thai women who had sworn off thai men.

I dont drink energy drinks but i tell this sad fing story to everyone i see drinking a redbull.

Maybe working girls and wives looking to finesse their game? Got to stay up or be tossed aside. One single mom I dated was dumped at 35 by thai hubby who knocked up his 18 yr old gf. He told her reason for leaving was poor sex. This motivated her to get a masters degree and do some serious reading on sexual topics to up her game. Wish all women did this at 18. Oh, she was an English major and said the best sexy books were in english. None of note written in Thai.

I still get pangs of lust when i picture this lovely, innocent beauty i saw on the ferry to Koh Samui. I sat a few rows back and could hardly stop glancing her way. She was in a dress so I could only imagine how perfect that figure must be to match that angelic face. She dressed like marry poppins or Dorothy from wizard of oz. With a CFM face. She sat and moved so prim and proper. She was with a Tom, dressed well who looked like the pickpocket Oliver. Maybe even had a hat on. I was with a Thai lady and she explained this Tom, Dee thing to my naive mind. Not sure how I could fit in the bedroom, if asked, but i would give it a go.

I agree its a test country. Probably even a 50% drop wont he much. Maybe a bit of a jab at the price of a thai visa to NZ. Maybe NZ people do cause more ruckus than average. This free to ruzzians pisses me off.

I hope Thailand has a clean cop to try to sort things out. I'm sure that person would face hell.

The main thing that grts ke are these tree slices used ss cutting boards. Cut up raw pork, chicken then veggies that are not going to be cooked. We rook the 4 colored plastic cutting boards to wife's family in the village. They couldn't understand. Wife cooked separate for us lots of the time. My western breakfast was amusing to the locals. Of course they wanted raw beef at iur wedding. And they ate raw fish with the ants too. That was an interesting dish to prepare but no thanks.