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Ballpoint you have the potential for puns that offer no resistance - but I'm shocked to see that they're not current, so please go Ohm 😂 (Sorry, I know it's not your Volt)

I believe that to be the right approach. None of this affects me, so only reading "OOI" but if it did, I'd agree, UNLESS a link is made between tax returns and visa renewals / extensions.

I'm surprised the OP didn't mention Rapeseed oil (aka Canola) or is it not available in Thailand? In UK it's much cheaper than olive oil and about as healthy - my "go-to" cooking oil https://www.bhf.org.uk/informationsupport/heart-matters-magazine/nutrition/ask-the-expert/rapeseed-oil " In fact, it has the lowest amount of saturated fat of any oil. It has just half the amount found in olive oil. Rapeseed oil is also high in healthy unsaturated fats, the type that help lower cholesterol." As an aside, I notice that when washing pans, Rapeseed oil cleans much more easily, indicating it's somewhat lighter than others.

I think we'd better leave there going (Think I need a new broom 🤣)

Top man - I obviously stand corrected!! My theory is incorrect Keep on having fun - I do prefer Patts but each to his own. Cheers

Grand fromage Trig - you know it makes sense 😅

A dyslexic spell checker - what a brilliant concept! This time next year Rodney, he's gonna be a millionaire 😆

Neither agreeing nor disagreeing with you, @Mr Meeseeks but you've actually quoted my reply to @spidermike007 there....just FYI, you understand.

Merely out of interest @kwaussie how old are you? I'm not asking to have a go at you, merely because with all the faults I see in Phuket, I can still see its attractions for a younger "hipper" crowd. Pattaya which I prefer does attract a lot of us "old geezers" - maybe that's another thing in its favour for some of US - I'm 70 this year by the way.

All credit card statistics mean, IMO, is that a particular place favours that card as a means of payment. In Thailand where a lot of people still prefer to use cash (me for one) statistics from card companies are meaningless - merely advertising and self-promotion.

Thank you Benny Hill 😂

Or if you're Scottish, jobbie done 😎

Don't bother drying - mostly in Thailand it's hot enough not to bother - I just stand up and put the trolleys and strides back on 😂 You could shake yer bootie a bit first of course......

Especially on a moving train, with the track visible below the toilet! 😥 Tip: If travelling by train in Thailand, eat lightly the previous day. 🙄

Once again Mike, you hit the nail on the head. In the late 80s up to the early part of this century, Phuket was approaching idyllic and my "go-to" destination, and I visited every year. That has changed in so may ways, such as you describe. Add to that the fact that nearly all the friends I made there have moved on or sadly died, I've no intention of visiting again. However, IMO, you and the government / tourist association have missed one vital point: comparing Phuket and Pattaya is like comparing chalk and cheese and always has been. Pattaya is as you describe plus it's brash and edgy and you love it or hate it. Personally I'll be arriving there in a little less than a month and can't wait! However 2 months there will be enough - time to go.

Never let the truth stand in the way of a good story 😎

Not knowing the deceased, I make this comment cautiously, but I suspect Mr Di Niro is VERY well set up financially. Therefore if anything was to happen to him, I assume his offspring would be well taken care of. That's NOT a substitute for losing a father of course, but hopefully would assure the child's well-being.

Reminded me of a couple more...... What's pink and hard in the morning? The Financial Times crossword. What's the difference between light and hard? You CAN go to sleep with a light on.

There can be. Although the OP quoted "reading glasses" the prescription might be more complex and include correction for other issues, then that's the way he should go. However if he just needs magnifiers then the glasses available in markets all over the place are good enough.

Was thinking I might try that, sometime this year or next.....

Then again, as @Lacessit said....... 🙄🙄🙄

Odd how you put Trump and good taste in the same sentence. Must've been a typo... 😊

I doubt he ever was - he is Jewish after all! 🙄 OK already

Roger, Roger 😎

Shirley, he cannot be serious 😆