RocketDog

Agreed on all Jack. It's a jungle out there and knowledge is our only weapon.

Something like these is seen about every tenth time we go to run errands. I count myself lucky I don't see it more often because it certainly happens multiple times every day in the Kingdom. Keep your head on a swivel and pretend that every vehicle you see is on a kamikaze mission to wipe you out.

You are right. Semantics and I forgot. From my perspective I traded in one for the other but not from theirs. I studied the forum intently before I left to get sure I had all my ducks in a row for return. Somehow I never saw the catch. However please note that the underling person that reviews paper before they let you go into the office told me that under no circumstances could I use the 'same' money again. I would have to open a new account and COULD NOT simply transfer the 'old' money to the new account. She was wrong of course. I knew this could not be right so I did the bank things and then went back the the IO and marched right past her into the office and got it done. Thanks for the assurance about this years extension in September. But I never touch my fixed account and because I have ALL the bank docs in stunning detail of the provenance of the account balance, except for the interest earned, I am sure I won't take that merry go round ride again. So you are correct, and I didn't know about it, but she too was definitely wrong. It was NOT a language issue as my Thai GF engaged her at length after I claimed it made no sense. These folks can definitely steer you wrong either through malice or ignorance or both. I must dispute you on one point. I got my first OA visa in 2017. I extended it every year after that until last year's and nobody ever questioned me about the funding source. Maybe I was lucky or maybe things have changed. On my first OA application the officer suggested I put the 800k in a fixed deposit account so would never worry about it again. She even met me at the bank and helped me open the account. Knowing the laws and being armed with the correct information is necessary to success but as my story proves, is not always sufficient to win. I have never used an agent and never will because I treat each IO visit as a learning experience. In any event the OP has a full picture now that I didn't have. Thanks for your help.

I renewed my OA visa several times here until last May when I let the OA expire on a trip to america. Maybe the law has changed but to my knowledge OA can still be extended every year as me and thousands have been doing for years. But I came back on visa exempt, applied for a 90 day O visa the waited a short time and applied for the 1 year O visa. Just as your first two replies said. THE ONLY PROBLEM WAS SOME DRONE WITCH AT HUA HIN IMMIGRATION TOLD ME MY BANK ACCOUNT USED FOR THE OA VISA COULD NOT BE USED AGAIN FOR O. So I had to go to the bank and spend an hour getting proof that the funds for my 4 years of fixed deposit account 800k had ALL come from America. She claimed i had to open a new account and fund it with new 800k. I still don't believe that though. i got and kept those records in case this nonsense happens again. I duly reported all this on the forum so you can probably still find my post from about early June last year. Then it was renewed quickly after I showed the bank records. Just be ready for something like this to happen. Otherwise I know for a fact that converting from OA to O is done by lots of folks without a hitch every year. Good luck.

There is such a thing as trying too hard. Hard to believe but some Thai women don't engage on dating apps. You speak Thai so when you see or meet an attractive person anywhere, on the street, a store, a restaurant, etc. Ask them out for coffee. Drop all your other criteria and open the field. Some will say yes and some no. Then go to coffee with an open mind and see what happens. At this point what do you have to lose?

So so true! Makes me wonder how easy it would be to stage fake kidnapping every few months. Sorry. Can't help it. At my age the mind wanders.

You can speak for Buddha? Was he a close friend before he passed?

Probably correct and then they rape you on the forex rate. Too much trouble for a few months of higher interest.

Well, you got me there. In university in Austin Texas the arab engineering students were most of the ones who wanted to copy homework and cheat on the exams. Intellectually I know that not all Arabs are alike but direct personal experience cannot help but color our perspective somewhat. To this day I simply avoid them when I can.

Caught implies the perpetrators were trying to conceal their horrendous 'crime'. I think the title should be amended: Tourists observed Engaging in Sex on Bang Lamung Beach Note that the reporter took video first and THEN asked them to stop. I know who the pervert in this story is. Personally of the three folks involved I think he got the short end of the stick. Thankfully it all ended well though as God washed the sinners out to sea and observer was left to glumly steep in his righteousness.🤔 TBH I have myself committed this very sin in several rivers and oceans with great delight. Fortunately I was never washed away in retribution and neither was my partner. Luck or a clean soul? Trust me, pure luck.🤪

Note : Black people suffer almost exclusively from sickle cell anemia. Not a beneficial genetic inheritance. I read that book too. The drug he took to keep his skin black actually made him very sick. Not sure but I think it finally killed him. I was about 16 living in south Texas and the book was a real enlightenment because there were very few blacks there and my parents both totally failed in telling me who I should hate without reason. When I moved to new jersey at 18 all my friends there gave me the whole list of derogatory names and who I should hate. A real education. I wonder if we would learn to hate if we didn't have such teachers. We will never know because such exist in abundance in every society globally.

SO TRUE! I let 10-15 editions accumulate and then review them all at once stopping only for something germane or useful. Takes about 15 minutes LOL

It was in the news a few months back. Study done. Look it up.

Sure. Just what I expected from the sharp-minded who have arithmetic issues. For the rest of us 200B is a lot of money. Have a great day!

Did you make a pun? LOL But 200billion? I think not. I realize this must be embarrassing for fans of the Great Leader so your non-answer is acceptable.

Wait. I thought Trump said 350b. Are you disputing his figure? Please explain the discrepancy. It would be helpful to know where the other 200b went. Somebody is lying. Could it possibly be Tru..... No,tell me it ain't true!

Pool acid is HCl usually 35%. As you say delete and wear a mask and goggles when pouring and using. Add acid to water, not reverse. I razor blade scraper will help on glazed tile after the acid dissolves some of it. Greenish color is not calcium carbonate the OP describes.

Worship your Lord (Lard) as you see fit but don't expect us all to grovel and show fealty.

Yes. A bit like that. So why do you do it? Does it live in your head rent free and just burst put sometimes when you can't think of a cogent response?

That might be cute if you had just made it up. But you didn't and it is just another worn out and over-used go-to infantile retort that means nothing. Are you pretending Trump doesn't live in your head, and worse, your heart? It's like walking around with dogs**t on your heel and everybody except you can smell it. Carry on.

Very true. I opened a bank account in Singapore and canada about 15 years ago while living in America. It was an arduous process but I endured because I could see where it was all going. Now it's all but impossible for Americans to open offshore accounts without being present in the foreign country and even then it's hard. The banks just don't want to open anemic accounts because of all the USA documentation required. Be aware that the day is coming soon where more capital controls will be imposed by many countries making expatriating your money from your home country difficult. Plant an international banking flag now! Beyond that now is the time to take advantage of the Kingdom's 'no records required' attitude to stack some beautiful Thai jewelry and keep it out of the system. Financial monitoring/reporting is NOT going to loosen.

Good times ahead! It's pretty easy to see how improving alcohol availability would enhance the entire Pattaya Experience for tourists and locals alike. Let's be honest. The more alcohol involved the better everything goes. When in doubt double down! I've only been there once on an afternoon and left an hour later but it's clear from numerous news articles that I'm missing so much non-stop fun and excitement every day (and night). I really must find time to fully immerse myself in the revelry.

We are legion.

Surely you are aware that your favorite epithet works both ways. Your obsession is showing.

Actually no. You are a celebrity only in your own mind.