Lacessit

In a man, the ability to think with the big head before the small head.

I've proved AI to be wrong several times, or incapable of answering some questions. Gemini uses the cop-out " I'm only a language model".

It's only 1-2 hundred baht at any pathology lab. It's not done every day, most doctors are happy with a check every year unless the patient is diabetic.

The fasting glucose test may be all over the shop. The true guide is the HbA1c test, which measures how much glucose is attached to the red blood cells. Raspberry jam is not straight glucose. It will be a combination of sucrose and fructose. Sucrose is a compound, equal parts glucose and fructose.

I have had 800K on deposit ever since I first got a retirement visa, about 10 years ago. I did experiment with the 65K income method one year, and decided it was a PITA. I have enough in other Thai accounts to last me for two years without drawing any funds from Australia, where there are plenty of pre-2024 savings to draw on. Hopefully in 2 years time the experiences of others will be a guide. My next extension is November, again there should be more information available on this thread.

Premium Economy varies, some airlines the seats are not much better than economy. A couple of inches of leg room, better food, not much more. Air Asia used to have lie-flat seats in Business on the KL to Melbourne leg. Still too short to straighten my legs completely. Pre-COVID, there used to be some quite good deals for Business class, now the differential in price is just too much to justify the extra. I have flown First Class twice, on someone else's dime. That really is luxury travel.

Perhaps the strangest was a Spanish airline, in the days before smoking was entirely banned. I get to my non-smoking seat, after the plane takes off the people in seats in front of me and behind me are lighting up. I asked one of the flight attendants why. According to him, the smoke was distributed better. I remember flying business class with KLM from Tokyo to Amsterdam. 1990's. The Dutch really knew how to do good airline food.

Guilty as charged. IMO it beats being dumb as a can of soup.

And why is there no room in the overhead bins? Because selfish <snip> have occupied it all with oversize items.

So now you are saying no-one should believe what you post. You're a bit late with not sounding like a knob, the condescension in your first post saw to that. Don't you know when you're in a hole, it's best to stop digging?

In your first post on this thread, you stated I should travel in business class like normal people do. In this post, you seem to be admitting you are far from normal.

My aim for checked luggage is 17-18 kg, and I have a gauge for weighing it. I do this because several times I have observed a 1 - 1.5 kg discrepancy between my gauge and the check-in point. It's only one airline I am not going to name. The difference is in the airline's favor. I wonder how much extra money they make from that little scam.

Baggage is weight, the heavier an aircraft is, the more fuel it consumes. That's serious money. If airlines did not charge extra for check-in baggage, I could guarantee there would be morons turning up with 50 - 100 kg of crap. Privileges invariably get lost because people abuse a system. I don't mind paying for checked baggage. My carryon stuff is usually a couple of kg, light jacket, phone, powerbank and toiletries. I'm not sure what you mean by gate-checked baggage. Not a good idea if said baggage has lithium batteries, and why should I be giving up space allocated to me to someone who doesn't want to put their stuff where it should be?

No, I am complaining about oversize, overweight luggage which is put into overhead lockers, because some airlines don't have the spine to say no to the selfish gits who abuse the system and other passengers. The wheels are another indicator what's inside is too heavy to be "carry-on". If you can't carry 7 kg of belongings a couple of hundred metres, I recommend a program of diet and exercise.

AFAIK golf courses are public places.

It would not surprise me if Trump started grifting his farts as well. It's not as if they would be a limited edition.

Golfers wear baseball caps all the time. It's the ones who wear them backwards that you should be wary of.

Wear it on backwards to make the maximum impression.

They are a status symbol, same as a Mercedes or Patek Philippe. Cheaper alternatives do the job just as well, it's more about image.

None of the climate deniers have any training in thermodynamics, which is why they keep making posts out of touch with reality. Insurance companies are well aware of increased risk due to climate change. My son's house insurance premiums ( high bushfire and wind risk ) have doubled over the last two years. The Second Law of Thermodynamics says the extra heat arising from increased CO2 levels in the atmosphere has to go somewhere. It goes into the oceans, they get warmer. Icebergs and glaciers melt faster. The First Law of Thermodynamics says all forms of energy are interchangeable. Heat gets converted into kinetic energy, in the form of storms. The hotter it is, the more intense the storm. Hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones. Ask any meteorologist. As far as Thailand goes, it will probably get hotter. Increased bushfire risk, and don't buy Bangkok property.

It's actually illegal to bring any meat products into Thailand, although I suppose being canned might make a difference. I bring in lots of Vegemite, basil pesto - anything non-perishable that is expensive in Thailand.

There are signposts on highways that tell me what speed I should not exceed. I have yet to see a sign post that says I must file a tax return in Thailand. OTOH, there have been several posts where pensioners like myself have been told by Thai tax officials they don't need a TFN, let alone file a return. Let them come for me, I am not going to make life easy for them.

I am wondering who wrote the OP, possibly a MAGA supporter who made it past primary school.

The TRD could wonder all they want, it would take years for me to convert my savings into Thai baht and there would be proof every step of the way. Meantime, my pension payments can accumulate in an Australian account away from prying eyes. I am risk averse too, my policy is to give ANY government department as little information as possible. Giving them data is like feeding piranhas.

I am not the poster you are arguing with over the issue of damage to fragile items. Having said that, I fail to see why my luggage choices should be dictated by the lack of consideration of others. There are also plenty of oversize hard shell cases with wheels being stowed in overhead lockers, which is a contradiction. Why does something supposed to be carried need wheels? Either you have not flown for a while, or you just don't want to see what is staring you in the face.