PeterA

I read just yesterday Qatar said if your not staying in Doha, you can't fly in. No flights out of Doha to anywhere in Europe.

I have been here enough times in the past 50 years to feel like this is a second home. After the US 2016 election, this became my first home choice. I have lived in more than a few countries, and felt more welcome here than in any other. Far from perfect, but close enough.

A great Single Malt , like Highland Park 18, and a piece of dark chocolate.

Epstein was taken out as he knew too much while in custody. My bet is the same will happen to her.

My last xfer, 2 weeks ago, too 7 days from the US to here. I saw on my US bank the funds were removed the same business day. Then 7 days to get to Wise. I am looking for other options now.

Showing up at the required time will do nothing. I just went through this. Print the page out, don't just leave it on your phone. I sat across from the lady at my appointed time, and sat there for 45 minutes waiting. With no paper to show her, no appointment.

Pre-existing condition. Denied.

I got the same treatment a few years back. You basically have no recourse. It is all computers, so you won't get a personal response from them. But, you can start a new profile. Modify your name slightly. It also helps to use a different phone number. Use whatever address you like. Don't place pics on there that are not copies. They will not guarantee anything.

I sent forms to the PI in early September, and to the USA in October. I got an email from the US that budget cuts have caused the normal operations to go much slower, but that they will continue to send checks even if your 7126 form is not rcvd. I have rcvd. my payment on Jan 2nd.

Where do you read this garbage?

I had to remove my glasses when my portrait was taken by Bkk Bank. Now, when I have to verify, I can't see the damn app telling me to smile or blink or whatever. A super pain. I usually find a different way to pay or not spend it altogether.

A must have for everyone for IDing Thailand's snakes: https://thailandsnakes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/POCTS-REVISED-compressed.pdf

Lament for the Children, a Bagpipe tune.

May of this year I got two late notices of "still alive forms" from the Social Security office in the US. One was from September of 2024, the other from August 2024. They were taped together. I get maybe one letter a year to my mailbox in the past 8 years. No Christmas or birthday cards, though I know they are being sent. This was the first form from the SSA I have gotten, though I have been receiving SS for 5 years. Every year the stop payments as they never get the forms. Last year I sent multiple forms to the US and the PI. They never arrived. I got cancelled again. Takes 3 or 4 months to get it fixed. The post office here leaves so much to be desired. How do companies operate a business?

You can get a shot every 3 months that keeps the cat from getting preggers. If you change you mind at some time to either let her have a litter or get permanently fixed you can.

I doubt there will be a vote. If there is, Trump will be the one to count if he can count past 10.

Guns are everywhere, old people are starving, children dying on motorcycles, and they start with old ladies dancing. Geez.

Even today I see some retailers selling booze online, where others mention the restrictions.

If you chart the price of gold over the long term, it never fails to go up year after year. Buy some now, buy more later. It depends on what your long-term range is. If you expect to go another 20 years, I would buy it. Dollar average as well. Buy it low, buy it high. It will still go up eventually. Especially after the US economy crashes.

My Windows 11 does a similar thing after a sleep. I lose wifi and bluetooth. It has been there it seems like for a few years at the least. I have to go into Device Manager and scan for hardware changes. When it is not working, I don't see anything under Bluetooth. Turn off Bluetooth, update or remove the driver. Turn off the computer then restart it. A long term fix is to go under power management settings under Bluetooth with a right click. Click "all computer to turn off device to save power". I wrote this down not verbatim, so you will have to do some hunting and pecking, or a Google search.

That style of pulling out without looking is by far the norm. I notice when someone actually looks first, it is so rare. Just always be prepared. Look both ways even on a one way street or lane on the highway. People will forgo going to the turn-around 1 klm down the road and go in the opposite lane to reach their destination.

Melatonin can cause severe stomach issues. They are short term though. As soon as you stop taking it, the symptoms are gone in a few days. A lot of drugs have weird side-effects as well, such as nightmares or sleepiness in the day. I am 69, and have the same issues for years. Last year I read of a method that so far works great for me. I pick a letter in the alphabet, than think of all the words I know that start with that letter. I usually make it a few minutes before falling back asleep. Once in a while I run out of words depending on the letter, ad go to another letter. S and T have many many words to use. Try it. It is non-habit forming!

I had the same issue. After the 2nd or 3rd try, I squinted enough to figure it out and blink and turn my head the right way. The next time I stopped at the bank I mentioned the issue to the banking lady. She said there was no work around, but if I really needed to do whatever was to be done, go to the bank branch and get her help. Unfortunately, in Phimai doing anything that needs help I am looking at an easy hour wait.

Government run and sanctioned gambling is "ok".

If you don't send it in, they will stop payments by January. Then expect a few months with no payments as you sort it out.