RocketDog

Yes. So ironic that he's obsessed with preventing war in other countries while waging war on his own government and populace for the last seven years. I don't believe in alien abductions but can think of one person who badly needs to be removed from this planet. Hopefully studied with multiple serial anal probes as well.

I misread 'tale' as 'tail' and was expecting a picture of Godzilla in a condo room. My bad. At least she didn't destroy the entire building.

I second that. This edition of AN is rank with navel gazing by the usual suspects. It's all good though. It helps me wean off the site entirely. There is seldom anything of interest here now.

You're absolutely maybe losing it dude.

So that's a definite maybe GG? You're losing it dude.

Google translate on phone.? Or, use the translate web app to prepare description of what services you need and print it to take to bank. This is not a hostage situation or rocket surgery. "I need to have a document notarized" ฉันต้องมีเอกสารรับรอง Done.

Any all all banks have certified notaries. If your own bank they should do it free or small fee. Can provide witnesses also if needed.

Ah yes. But that might be somewhere in the unknown future. Thai people don't do 'future'.

To simplify it: Be Here Now. (Ramdass aka Richard Alpert, Timothy Leary colleague)

Alls well that ends well.

OP. I'd recommend a second opinion too, and bringing your question to this forum is a good idea too. Not to hijack the topic, but.... I just had a video colonoscopy, general anesthesia, done 4 months ago at San Paulo Hospital, Hua Hin. $600 USD. Very professional staff and equipment. I'm 74 and they found no polyps. I ask for and readily received full review documents and color pictures they took. I am very impressed with their work.

Well GG, I think you got answers commensurate with your inquiry. In other words, mostly nonsense from bored people. Loquacios verbosity does not denote quality.

Coming north from Pranburi toward Huahin there is a sign saying "HUA NIH 20km". It was clearly done with a paint stencil and the user flipped the second stencil backwards. There is no place named Hua Nih. We pass there frequently and always conjecture about who lives there and what they do. We've concluded it's a government black project location. ????????

Absolutely! Where we can voluntarily offer funding for your idea? Seems an inexpensive way to buy some peace and quiet as well as standing room at the shrimp buffets. Maybe use funds to pay for looping footage at some of the airport televisions?

You're wrong. Drink enough and you dilute the electrolytes in your blood and cause multiple ionic imbalances. The light-headedness you feel is the result. Don't believe me. Just do a quick web search

If they are VHS C (compact) they can be inserted into a special carrier that fits standard VHS cartridge. The player output is easily digitized.

Well, if unlimited border hops work that's good, but still makes it hard to live there. When I retired in 2016 I got a 1 yr VISA to VN intending to live there. I landed in Bangkok and then never made it to VN. Maybe good since I would have to leave soon anyway unless I married a native. That wasn't in my plans either. I'm now happily settled here and plan to stay. I spent time in VN in 2014 and like the Kingdom better anyway. The language here is easier to learn than VN I think.

So if everybody drives poorly we have no choice either?

Exactly right. A few drops of very light oil an hour before the warm water helps too. To help immulsify the oil you can use a tiny drop of dish detergent in the syringe water. As you say, one or two repeats helps. Be aware that warming or cooling the inner ear on only one side may cause a moment of dizziness. This is normal and often used to diagnose balance problems.

The root of the problem is the same as it is more than half the time in road carnage : the taxi driver refused to slow down and tuck in behind the Mercedes. The Thai driving mantra is "Me First, Never Slow Down, Never Stop" until you reach your destination. That is the truth about 'brake failure' here.

To my knowledge, starting year or two ago one cannot get a visa for more than a month in Vietnam now without being married to a national. NB. I went to Cambodia once and would never consider living there. To each his own though.

Also, if you pay for foreign housing you can take a larger deduction but not terribly much.

Agreed. That's what I was saying. There's a story of a American couple who emigrated to Canada with their 3yo child. When the child was grown and working in Canada IRS sent him a notice of unpaid taxes for the last 30 years, with penalty and interest of course. I don't know the outcome though. I will assume IRS prevailed, he declined to pay, and just never entered the USA again.

Aha. Good point. I didn't see that point or it's new. I studied up six years ago when I retired and knew I wouldn't be working again anyway. However, I still file every year in USA of course, including the FBAR statement for foreign accounts. For the first time in my working life I paid zero income tax for 2022. My ssa income with standard deductions was below the threshold. I was amazed. Will be the same for 2023, but they will crush me when I sell my USA house next year.

Yep, along with Eritrea the only two countries in the world's that do it. For USA citizens though, the first 100k$ from foreign income is tax free.