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I have bought and sold Thai gold, only here. It's best to buy from an established gold shop. Like others, I have found renting a safe deposit here just too difficult. The burglar that could find my gold would have to be very imaginative. Most shops charge a commission, there's not much profit to be had without a substantial price movement. I have gold and silver holdings in Australia, can't say I have seen a trader selling silver bullion here.

I suspect after Putin dies or is otherwise removed, there will be a hasty revision of history, as happened when Kruschev made his de-Stalinisation speech. A bit late for the victims of tyranny, though.

The OP should bear in mind he needs a safety margin in any deposits due to exchange rate fluctuations. Just one that is under the 65K is enough for Immigration to refuse the next extension. I tried the income method, reverted to 800K because the 65K was just too much trouble.

Thinking of going back to Oz for a while next year. I've been jabbed with Sinovac, AZ and Pfizer. I have had COVID after the first two. I have a paper certificate from the MOPH with the three vaccinations on it, the Mor Prom app does not work. What do I need to get on a flight (probably Jetstar ), and to get into Australia?

You work in PC sales?

Xi did not have much choice, IMO he was perilously close to a people's revolution.

Latest news from Australia, more FTX fallout: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-09/digital-surge-administration-ftx-cryptocurrency-savings-super/101753514

Mine gets used for emails and surfing the internet, so I guess it doesn't heat up that much.

Costs me nothing. I wipe the screen with a damp cloth occasionally, and vacuum the keyboard. If I was game to go into the inner workings, I guess a vacuum cleaner again. I would question the need for this operation, my laptop is at least 8 years old, works fine, and has never been opened up for the kind of cleaning the OP mentions. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Eucalyptus or pine oil will mask the smell, and also act as a bactericide for the bacteria causing it.

Your hearing aid obviously can't register below a treble.

Hearing them on the TV is quite enough for me. This is what I call a singer, Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli move over.

Better than Thai singers, anyway. It sounds to me like cats being tortured.

Perhaps you have never read John Donne. I doubt I would have been too chuffed, getting that news at 54 years old.

Errol Wayne Noack was the first National Serviceman killed in Vietnam, age 21.

One fell down stairs in the condo and broke his hip. Carted off to hospital, had the DT's drying out, died in hospital in a lot of pain because the painkillers for the broken hip were ineffective. The other guy had been such a heavy drinker when he was younger he was told one more drink would kill him. Had chronic fatigue syndrome for years, the last three months he was defecating blood. Finished up committing suicide after going back to New Zealand. Alcohol destroys the liver, portal shunts are usually the last resort. 20% of patients die within 90 days of having the operation, which is not a great testament to its effectiveness.

Cold is definitely the enemy of any battery, as is excessive heat. IMO the temperature in Phuket should be ideal operating temperature, which is probably why you are getting better range.

Labradors are great dogs, except around sheep. No idea why, but they become killers. Very few sheep in Thailand, however.

Beagles are trained to detect drugs, it depends on whether the mate wants to risk being caught if they are also trained for meat products. Although describing haggis as a meat product IMO is like describing a turd as the finest Cuban cigar.

Even that success rebounded on him, SCOTUS overturning Roe vs Wade was a key factor in swinging many women voters to the blue. The red wave never happened.

Small turbo engines seem to be the trend. While a Nissan Almera is not the style you are looking for, a friend of mine got the turbo version after his car was totalled by a pickup driver. The Almeras of yesteryear couldn't pull the skin off a rice pudding, he said the turbo version had much better performance.

When a candidate is accused of pressuring women in his private life to have abortions, while publicly opposing abortions, most voters ( particularly women ) can connect the dots. It's like Matthew Guy in Victoria, he never stood a chance of living down the "lobster with a mobster" tag.

A Mercedes 200 SLK would be out of your price range, and you would be bent over every time it was serviced anyway. A Suzuki Swift turbo or the Mazda 2 with an aftermarket turbo should be sporty enough. Personally, I prefer the auto gearbox with the manual option on the Mazda 2, not comfortable with a CVT in the hills.

Yes you did, my apologies. Senior moment. I believe <Deleted> is the acronym you may be looking for.

IMO you have forgotten places like Russia, China and Iran. Having said that,the Electoral College has been distorting results for a long time, and is an anachronism. Just like Murdoch has been influencing elections in Australia. Both Trump and Murdoch got slapped in the face by voters this time around.