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I got my first Thai DL and Motorcycle license just by presenting my USA license with MC endorsement stamp. Renewed it after two years for 5 year license two years ago. In neither case did I do anything but the physical tests you mentioned; no written or driving or video viewing needed. I had my Thai Lady with me which I think cleared the way quickly. Was in and out in about an hour. The two rods are a depth perception test. Vision necessary in both eyes to have depth perception.
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It is leaves, but dragged in by rat to make nest.
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Great tip! Thanks. Same thing happened to me. Had to have wire replaced for aircon control. Also, saw AC filter when he did the work. Rat had torn up filter to make nest. Looked same as OP pix but worse. I just ordered a can on Lazada. 200 ml spray can for 69฿. Found it in seconds with image search function on Lazada from a screen shot of your post. ????
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I guess you are aware of Seasonal Affective Disorder. It's very real, especially prevalent in cold climates with long dark days. The current treatment is blue light exposure for a few hours each day. You can even but LED headgear to wear. Just a thought.
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How to meet genius girls in Thailand
RocketDog replied to GammaGlobulin's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
You've finally gone round the bend GG. -
Thank you. 99% of the time just ignoring them works. Getting excited just goads them. Same as bees and wasps. Stop moving and they can't see you through their faceted eyes which only detect motion. Run and you're toasty.
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You are correct on both counts. Nonsense.
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You don't need either. I have been making it for years here. 42C is high and unnecessary. At that temp your yogurt will be firm in ~3 hrs easily and then it will start getting too acidic and tart for my taste. That happens very quickly too. Heat the milk to about 180F, cool it to less than 105F, stir in the seed yogurt and then just leave it at ambient temperature (normally over 90F here. In 4 hrs it will be a bit firm but sweet. After refrigeration it will firm up nicely. I keep mine in the fridge and eat over the next ten days. When the weather is cooler I put the containers (used Yoluda brand yogurt containers) in a bowl type convection oven but set the temp very very low and turn on for 5 minutes a couple of times over the next few hours. Usually ambient temp is all you need unless in aircon room. Its very simple and foolproof. I've been making yogurt this way for 30 years. PM me if you need for info.
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I actually have met Leary and his colleague Richard Alpert. Leary had on his trademark fringed leather jacket and enjoined us all to "Tune in, turn on, and drop out". I did the first two anyway. Also met Dick Gregory, Jerry Rubin, and Abbie Hoffman. All in my sophomore year at Rutgers in 1969. They came to campus for an anti-war rally to speak and a friend got me backstage where we were all enjoying some of the rainy women. A moment to remember for sure. Good times. A nickel bag 1 Oz was $5. ????
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Not to be pedantic, 'stacking' is the term you're looking for. Staking is what we do to vampires. ???? Yep, I've been doing it for years myself and have no regrets. It's appalling that governments all over the world have for decades tried to dissuade people from using metals as the robust asset class they truly are. But of course metals and tangible assets are the only true protection from fiat currencies, which governments love. Stacking currency only gives you something to burn for heat when the economic lights go out; and they will. You get it or you don't.
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Ah, now I understand where the Stones' 'Mother's Little Helper' came from.
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Maybe so but I'm currently making over 4% interest in a wise transfer holding account. They offer it as a way to avoid a transfer from my bank every time I send money to Thailand. Works for me.
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France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools
RocketDog replied to Social Media's topic in World News
All these 'Holy' texts are rife with such examples. So one can read them and form an opinion OR one can remain ignorant but politically correct and grant them all tolerance of their beliefs without thinking. -
France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools
RocketDog replied to Social Media's topic in World News
Don't stand back. Get involved; educate yourself to the danger that free societies are facing. Your grandchildren may thank you. Here's a clue : China, North Korea, Russia, Iran, and most muslim countries are not our friends. They do not and never will share our ideals/values and work daily for the destruction of western countries. -
I, regrettably, feel the same. Old people for millenia (probably) have said the world is going to hell. This time I think they're right. There are simply too many complicated and complex issues facing humanity now and we are showing ourselves unable to unite in the face of it much less formulate any response. Humanity has collectively progressed ourselves into this position and a collective and concerted effort is our only hope of finding solutions. Social media unfortunately clearly demonstrates our true level of civilization; none but a thin veneer. Piers Anthony, in a scifi book called Macroscope, several decades ago described a sensor that looked back through time into the galaxy. What he found was that many civilizations had risen to high technology only to finally exhaust their planets' resources before establishing off-world colonies. So exhausted, they each finally fell into chaos and disappeared. If we don't get off planet in the next hundred years it seems unlikely that we will meet the same fate. Very Darwinian but likely true. Maybe we just don't deserve to reach the stars.
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Kinda like the strip searches we endure at airports now? Kinda like multilevel authentications we all endure just to reach a web site? The problem is that scammers quickly turn anything on the web into a mess. We all spend our time chasing protection against the newest online/email scam. No solutions available but guaranteed to only get worse. Humans are so infinitely clever at painting ourselves into corners.
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One reason I quit Linked In. I got requests almost daily to add them as a contact. I would check their page. If they had more than a few dozen contacts I told them to f**k off. I agree with all your statements about the cesspools called social media, and the influencers. Unfortunately I see no wait to stop the negative influences they have on society. Som nam na. I'm just glad I'm on my out instead of my way in.