Green Acres

Thanks for the info. I'll give it a go...

How's this road? Thought I'd try it tomorrow (on a motorbike) after visiting Imm if it's not too bad. 

9 hours ago, keith101 said:

If she wasn't in there to eat she shouldn't have been in there and i agree with the men in telling her to get out , probably trying to use the wheelchair for sympathy just to take a short cut through the hotel and what isn't said is whether she was staying in the hotel . 

Nothing to do with her being Muslim or not just not showing respect .

Respect is a 2-way street. The customer really had no business getting involved in this, the staff should have told him to go back to his table and then helped the woman get on the right track. This was a high-end hotel restaurant? Any employee training happening there? And why oh why do so many people freak out over the most trivial things?

On 12/13/2017 at 11:14 AM, craigt3365 said:

I could care less about red vs. blue.  I do care about right vs. wrong.  I think that's what was proven here.  My faith in American voters just went up a huge notch. 

 

Love this:

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/12/12/opinions/alabama-senate-race-twitter-roundup-opinion/index.html

— Frida Ghitis (@FridaGhitis) December 13, 2017

Roy Moore lost.
Steve Bannon lost.
Donald Trump lost.
Pedophilia lost.
Bigotry lost.
Homophobia lost.
Racism lost.

Doug Jones won.
Mitch McConnell won.
African-Americans won.
Women won.
Victims won.
Justice won.
Morality won.
Values won.
Sanity won.
Decency won.
America won.

I completely agreed with you until you said Mitch McConnel won. He's a horrible dinosaur, hell bent on destroying what little health care there is for most Americans, as well as blatantly giving away the keys to the store to the very wealthy...

It was an editorial, folks. An opinion. Please don't confuse it with news.

PTP. Democrats, Junta. At the end of the day, unfortunately, it never seems to matter who runs this country (on the surface). Lying, thieving, incompetent dinosaurs... the lot of them. 

11 hours ago, patekatek said:

All immigration entries from the banned nations should now be required to arrive, be processed, and permanently housed in Hawaii.   Since this  judge cares so much about these Muslim immigrants, let him and his liberal buddies take care of them.  In a few years they can enjoy the same "No Go" zones  that several European cities now have to endure.  Heck, he might even get a chance to become a future Sharia Law judge.

This judge cares about the rule of law... The Trumpster is a stain in need of a good bleaching. 

On 10/15/2017 at 7:06 PM, amvet said:

Sitting and black power salute.  It is obvious to all of us that kneeling or sitting or giving the black power salute during the playing of the American National Anthem is meant to be disrespectful.  If it wasn't it would not be a protest.  Duh....

Oh, ye of narrow mind. I see no disrespect, only freedom of expression.

13 minutes ago, PoorSucker said:

They don't want agents, they want 5000 baht. 

The "Birdman" sure wanted his 5k every year. I'm very glad he's gone. Good riddance. He was a stain.....

5 hours ago, JackThompson said:

Yes, they seem to be free to make up their own laws, including ignoring the "legal" rules on the books, when convenient.  If an agent shows up with a stack of passports, at some officies, "no seasoning required" "no residence reporting required," etc. 

 

I would bet all of the "Samui Rules" can be set-aside for agent-processed applications, and that the purpose of "Samui Rules" is to encourage the use of agents.

The only agents I have ever seen were delivering Burmese workers passports, or tourist visa extension apps. Very different than a 1 year extension of stay. I have never seen nor even heard of an agent being able to secure an extension on behalf of the couple. There is simply too much documentation, too many signatures, too much of.too many things that aren't really necessary involved, as well as a rather grilling interrogation of the Thai wife to make sure she isn't being "used" by the foreigner. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't witnessed it but the officer must have assumed that I didn't understand any more of the Thai language than Sawadee Khop

In a better world, after more than 10 years of proving myself (in person, everything in duplicate)) annually, I would at least be able to do it on-line.

10 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

That is a Samui only rule. People should make them aware that the police order states it is only 2 months. It has been 2 months for about a decade.

They are fully aware. I showed the officer the police order a few years ago out of curiosity. She happily told me that it was a Samui rule... no 3 months, no extension. Period. Then she kept me and my wife busy for the next three hours doing additional paperwork to satisfy several other Samui rules. Since then I simply smile at everything and keep my mouth shut. Cést la vie...

On 10/12/2017 at 9:12 AM, ubonjoe said:

I did an edit of my post. It is 2 month for a extension based upon marriage. It is 3 months for retirement.

Koh Samui Immigration has always required 3 months for an extension based on marriage. 

Melania, Ivana, etc. I just caint keep all these names straight. O'l Donnie Bob should a got hisself a real  'merican woman... 

It would be even better if the Americans could get him to leave the U.S. altogether...

5 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

I can't see anything about your post that has any relevance to the topic, and I don't understand much of it either.

Getreal must be stoned...

"Nitrous oxide, commonly known as hippy crack"... Hilarious!. I'd love to meet the misfit who coined that gem of a term.

8 minutes ago, joecoolfrog said:

 

We will never know if gun control works though will we , the NRA and its elected pet monkeys wont allow effective , loophole free legislation.

Pet monkeys is far too polite. Mitch Mcconnel and his band of merry men (and women) are nothing more than whores to the gun lobby. They obviously couldn't care less about the never-ending carnage. 

Guns don't kill people. The NRA and the U.S. Congress kill people.

5 hours ago, Grouse said:

How about a law saying it is illegal to own 40 machine guns? Are you people completely bereft of common sense?

Yes, they are. 

51 minutes ago, Happy enough said:

a feel good story? ok if you say so, hope it made you feel all lovely. just ask yourself this, who's the one labelling everyone a wanna be expat and angry haha. over a 'no story'. the only thing 'laughable' is you mate. haha

You don't sound Happy Enough. Did you forget to take your meds again???

6 hours ago, thaiguzzi said:

14 Posts. The majority negative. Nothing good or nice to say about anything. Typical Thai Visa posters...

 Do have a nice day grumpy old men....

Thai Visa ... The hub of cynicism

If I ever meet him in person........

For Donald.avi

we're not in Kansas anymore Aunty Em....