RocketDog

My guess is that's he's lonely and bored out of his gourd. It happens to most of us here sooner or later.

16 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said: Not EXACTLY! As you can see from this image: Also, let's not forget FLUX! Nitwits..... Or, in my view.... FLUX NITWITS.... Yea Gods' man, you can certainly natter on.

On 1/19/2024 at 10:44 PM, chercheur888 said: I saw an article in a UK newspaper mentioning the following link https://www.mindear.com/ I tried to download the app, but got the message"not available in your country" which means Thailand. VPN

You're kidding, right? I was there once. I get it. 😏

Impartial observers.

I Use Trust.Zone vpn,ususlly a Singapore 185.xxxx IP. If I have trouble logging into a USA site, such as my bank in Colorado, I change to American IP. This is rare. Just today I logged into my TDAmeritrade and Wise accounts from Singapore with no issues. FWIW

@MikeLister, thanks so much for your efforts. I read your entire post and followed some of the Links. I became confused when reading links from Sherring Tax Consultants. (https://sherrings.com/foreign-source-income-personal-tax-thailand.html) to wit: Departmental Instruction No. Por.162 On 20 November 2023, after Instruction No. Por.161/2566 was accused of being unfair, the Revenue Department issued Instruction No. Por.162/2566, which: 1. Informs the Revenue Department's Officers that the principle (meaning) of the Section 41 paragraph two law shall now not be applied for foreign source income that's derived or earned prior to 01 Jan 2024, and 2. Instructs the Revenue Department's Officers that, from 01 Jan 2024, they shall apply the principle (meaning) of the Section 41 paragraph two law, as follows: • For a resident of Thailand who derives or earns, whilst being a resident of Thailand, foreign source assessable income from 01 Jan 2024 onward, • Such foreign source assessable income is subject to tax when it is brought into Thailand from 01 Jan 2024 onward. This seems to imply, that while all you stated it confirmed, income transferred into Thailand before Jan 2024 is not assessable. So while we may be required to file a return based on 2023 all funds brought in in 2023 will not be assessable. In my case this is germane. I was assuming that I would be filing a return before Apr1 2024, and would have to find my bank documents and sum all the transfers into my account (always using Wise). I understand that my SSA income from America would not be counted, but I transferred quite a bit last year (all from savings of previous years and SSA) in chunks whenever the exchange rate was favorable. So if all those transfers above my SSA income are assessable, it makes a considerable difference for the 2024 filing for Tax Year 2023. If that is the case I will of course suffer taxation on all bank transfers during 2024, so must be more circumspect about how much I bring in. I feel lucky that over the last 4 years I have playing the exchange rates and bringing in some good chunks to build up my accounts here and to buy a house for cash. That jig is up for sure now though. I suspect several folks here are in the same boat so your consideration to this nuance would be appreciated. I apologize if you did cover this and I just didn't understand it.

Brownout perhaps? Low voltage at night because of higher loads on local transformer? Use a meter to measure voltage at an outlet when the issue occurs. Just a thought. Good luck.

Help her or ignore her but don't judge her; that doesn't help anyone. Very bad form. 😒

If you want a bullet-proof extension, if possible use the 800k timed account deposit (for at least three months before extension application) and get a letter from the bank a day before going to immigration. The monthly income route is fraught with uncertainty depending on your immigration office.

Any attorney here can make a will. Mine cost 15,000฿ which also covers execution of Will at death and his office archives a copy. PM me if you want details.

I did four years ago. A house. Seller demanded it. No problems at bank. BKK.

Agreed. I've had both USA and Thai wills for several years. Be sure to update them when necessary.

Your air of superiority and self-congratulations on this thread is breathtaking. I'm betting that your very best love relationship has always been the one you have with yourself. What an amazing display of narcissism. 😂

Agreed, but somebody's feeling might be hurt, and that is simply unacceptable to AN.

It's easy to summarize these articles, the same every day of every year : "Way too many <deleted> idiots driving around the country killing other people and themselves"

How can you make such outrageous claims? It's universally agreed among both tourists and expats here that the roads are as safe as the nurseries in the Kingdom, especially in family-friendly Pattaya. Seriously though, thanks. You made me chuckle. In other breaking news, the sun will go down tonight but come back tomorrow morning. During this crucial time driving without lights make the roads slightly more dangerous.

Anker brand. Can buy from flagship store on Lazada.

I do it for exactly the same reasons you do. Cost has nothing to do with my choice. At Huahin (not Bluport) it's a fast process anyway if the papers are all in order; just follow the checklist and apply. No sweat.

Indeed, it's commonly called 'sewer gas' or 'swamp gas' and in mines 'firedamp'. In the 1800's it was used for streetlamps powered by sewer tanks under the streets. Needless to say there were frequent explosions. Of course we've all heard about cow farts and as youngsters we lit our own farts with a lighter (yes, it did singe our asses). Gross I know, but we did it gleefully. All the uses of Methane! Butane and propane are close cousins having two or three carbon atoms respectfully, bonded to hydrogen; Much less volatile than Methane.

Methane much more likely cause than hydrogen sulfide.

Wonder how gas cost compares to hospital cost when he "really raks up".

It's a way of talking about the need for redundancy. The whole saying is: Two is one and one is none. It's a common meme in critical application technology.

If you spend your time staring into toilets you're sure to see some sheet pretty often.

My Thai Lady scans the receipts before we leave Makro too. I respect her for that and don't complain. BUT... occasionally we spend 15 minutes correcting a 3 baht error. I just can't be concerned about a few baht either way. Life is too short.