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What do you find funny?

Never heard of it. This is humor, I defy anyone to watch this without cracking up.

In my golf bag.

Sneer humor might rate with you, it doesn't with me. I'll bet you enjoyed Seinfeld.

People die, mostly in circumstances not of their own choosing. I don't understand why the OP is invested in the death of someone 77 years old. Nasty neighbors, I think everyone gets those at some time in their life. I have made sure my GF and her family have a vested interest in keeping me alive for as long as possible.

I drive myself. Perhaps you are under the impression I got dual licences just to frame them. And here's me thinking stupid questions don't exist.

Is there any independent audit of those measures Grab uses? Back in the day, I learned it was quite possible to have 100% compliance to a standard, and generate 100% defective product. It depends on where Grab sets the bar.

"Under changes put forward in last year’s federal budget, expats who spend more than 45 days in Australia and who also satisfy two of the four proposed “factors test” – being an Australian citizen or permanent resident, having access to an Australian property, having direct family members in Australia or Australian economic interests – would be classed as residents for tax purposes "Under changes put forward in last year’s federal budget, expats who spend more than 45 days in Australia and who also satisfy two of the four proposed “factors test” – being an Australian citizen or permanent resident, having access to an Australian property, having direct family members in Australia or Australian economic interests – would be classed as residents for tax purposes" It seems to me you have used statements by the Assistant Treasurer, regarding expats who meet 2 of 4 criteria, to be classified as RESIDENT in Australia for tax purposes, as justification for claiming expats outside Australia more than 183 days will be NON-RESIDENT. Which makes no sense, as said Assistant Treasurer never even mentions the 183 day rule, which at present is only one of four scenarios. I think the polite term is grasping at straws. BTW, I am 4 out of 4 on the criteria Stephen Jones actually referred to.

Does this statement not contradict the 183 day rule?

It's very unlikely IME the OP will be stopped at Customs, the only caveat perhaps might be meat-based protein supplements. E.g. beef jerky. I have been coming into Thailand with six months' worth of prescription meds plus a doctor's letter for 10 years, never been stopped or questioned once about what I am bringing in. IMO the OP has nothing to worry about.

Yindii or Yin Dee is Thai for "You're Welcome". IME perishables like food are better bought locally. I don't even buy Grab or Food Panda meal deliveries, it's anyone's guess how long the food is in a bag on the back of a scooter.

Getting on a scooter at age 68, having never ridden one before. I have dual Thai and Australian motorbike and car licences. I'm still here accident-free, so I must be doing something right.

Invariably sales people will try to upsell the amount of BTU needed. Provided the roof is insulated, 18,000 BTU IMO is enough for 35 sqm. I've had some issues with a couple of Panasonics, flaky circuitry. I have never had a problem with any Mitsubishi aircon.

Known to me as doof-doof music.

I liken Thai music to the sound of cats being tortured.

IIRC the grace period for a 90 day report is seven days. You should be OK, although as the second post said, easy to do online.

I wonder how many people remember a certain hacked telephone conversation between him and his soon-to-be Queen Consort. Gross is too pallid a description. The story was too hot to be published in the UK, it was fed out to one of the colonies.

Carbon Capture and Storage ( CCS ) is one of the great scientific hoaxes. There is not a single CCS system on the planet that operates to design parameters, despite the billions of dollars that have been poured into CCS by governments and private enterprise. The reason is quite simple. Engineers can't make an end run around the Second Law of Thermodynamics.

I think you'll find there are many Western men who appreciate Thai law is a lot fairer than legal systems that extract their wallets via their genitals, irrespective of how much they supported their female partner, or how long the relationship lasted.

A shame I don't like durian. The short Thai in the third picture does not need a ladder. He looks very happy where he is, getting a good eyeful.

Point taken re an expanding population/electric cars. Better burners and scrubbers remove fly ash and sulphur. They do nothing to remove CO2. Natural gas producers strip CO2 out of extracted gas by scrubbing with towers of diethanolamine. They then have to put the stripped CO2 somewhere. It's a process which is impractical for electricity generators. The Second Law of Thermodynamics. In terms of CO2 emissions in comparison to kW generated, lignite sits at the bottom of the totem pole w.r.to efficiency.

Mae Moh power station near Lampang in north-west Thailand is arguably the dirtiest electricity generator on the planet. It is fuelled by a lignite mine nearby which has proven reserves for the next 70 years, on current consumption. If Thailand is shifting to renewables, perhaps some kind soul in public relations can explain why Mae Moh is upgrading and expanding its electricity generating capacity. I need a large shaker of salt to take with this news.

How many offices do you want listed before you accept it's a potential problem? IIRC, IO's have absolute discretion over the granting of extensions. Citing the law to an IO regarding 90 day bank book requirements is poking the bear. Bad advice.

There are posts on other threads, which state IO's in some offices are demanding to see bank books on the first 90 day report after an extension. I haven't had that experience in Chiang Rai. You might think a 90 day report is not connected, apparently some IO's do.

The friend may have become confused. If the 800K is drawn down to less in the 2 months/3 months period, depending on the office, it is picked up by an IO either at the next 90 day report, or the next yearly extension. Then he would be denied the extension. Maybe it was just a friendly warning from an IO or bank officer.