Inala

Taken safely back to his accommodation? ???? Only in Thailand. If he was in Oz he would've been locked up for DUI, facing a few thousand dollar fine and the loss of licence for at least 12-18 months. Just saw ALLThaiedup's post above and realized I repeated almost exactly his same words..

TRT preferably a last resort. It's better to try less interventionist approaches first. First is examine your lifestyle. Try to keep your waistline below 100cm and neck circumference below 40cm. Restrict alcohol intake, especially before bed. Don't smoke. Minimize work stress. Embark on an exercise program, it will get easier as you go. Second, do a sleep study and check for sleep apnea, it's a major disrupter of hormonal function. Then check for gluten intolerance. Conditions such as Celiacs disease are under diagnosed and lead to fatigue, similar to what you seem to be experiencing. Correct these if applicable and then re-check testosterone count before starting any TRT.

No way I'm getting in one of em, they're bound to get breakdown and you'll be stuck in a hot tin can for hours. Are they gonna be air conditioned? Are there going to be platforms along the way? Can't see one in sight from that graphic. How do they transfer "thousands of passengers per hour" per the blurb? If each car takes 4 people, and there are 50 cars say travelling in each direction, and they travel at 5km/hr, even at maximum capacity the system will not achieve thousands per hour. And then the logistical issue of if you spot a nice looking freelancer whilst travelling overhead, how do you pick her up...get off at the next stop and run back?

Yeah, but you missed the point. And let's assume they're doing the speed limit. It's simply about risk mitigation.

There is a way of mitigating the outcome of such an accident like this, which I think many have overlooked. When you slow down to make a right hand turn, keep your wheels in a straight ahead position until you're clear and can proceed to make the turn. That way, if unfortunately you are rear ended, at least you have a better chance of being shunted hopefully mostly forward and not into the oncoming traffic. Whilst still traumatic, you have a much better chance of surviving this than the double whammy of being hit behind and shunted straight into the path of oncoming traffic. This is something my father taught me many years ago and it has stuck with me. I'm always amazed at how many cars I see sitting there waiting to make a RH turn and they've got their front wheels almost fully turned in anticipation and of course when you're hit behind like this you're going to be propelled directly into disaster.

But by then, you may not be able to fly? Then you're stuck to die here.

It's inevitable! In that location I give him no more than 3-4 days before he's got the first one holed up in his condo. Hope it's not a crazy one though, cos that location is a jumper's paradise.

That can happen, happened to me the first time I tried to stop.

What's her chances? I have a mate in the same boat, he just found out his wife has inoperable stage 4 cancer and maybe just a few months to live. He always thought he would be gone well in front of her, so it was a shock for him to realize he would be left behind instead.

Sounds good, pretty much exactly as I plan to do. And there's no way I will end up in a Thai village, I've spent enough time up there to know that it's just too quite for me. My only concern is that my house in Oz is quite nice and probably has too much inherent value tied up in it to be just sitting around. I own it outright, but I don't really want the hassle of renting it. I also need to partially update/renovate it, so I was thinking of doing just enough to keep it in good nick ready for when one day I won't be able to fly to and from every year. Do you rent yours out whilst away or just lock it up? I like the flexibility of being able to return at any time without worrying about tenants. Once you rent it, that option is gone. How long do you think you can keep up the travelling and living between countries? Do you worry one day you won't be able to get on the plane?

Have to keep busy or else I think my retirement might be spent continuously worrying about if I will have enough money to last me to when I drop off. Spending 1/3, 2/3rds time between Australia and Thailand maybe. Regular workouts to stay strong. Helping the misso's family etc.

Good answer...and how I feel. Have you retired already?

It would be a backflip of epic proportions! And any criminal prosecutions occurring after the re-criminalization would lack credibility.

Doggone it, he must be barking mad! He needs a good paw in the face for doing that..

Why didn't you sell them when it was at $90k or so? You would have been sitting pretty with that.

Agree, Xi is going to bring us all undone. In a very unpleasant manner, the likes of which we really can't comprehend right now. At that point, everyone here will be longing for the good ol days. Worrying about the multiplicity of toothpaste and shampoo brands will become worrying about how to get even a single tube of toothpaste of any brand. We're all f*%ked really, so let's appreciate what we have for now and savour every day, as it's not going to be like this forever.

He was definitely up to no good this guy, and well done to the police for apprehending him before he did god knows what..

Poor bloke. What a horrible, lonely death.

Wonder why a few nations, mostly in the west, worry about climate change, while most of the world does not? China, India, Russia, most of Africa, most of Latin America, these places could not give a flying <deleted> about it. In any case, war is coming and climate change will be relegated to the back burner for perhaps decades. We've had a long break without a major war, probably the longest in modern history, and since mankind has always been intent on killing each other, it's time to get back into it. Russia, even if defeated in Ukraine, is not going anywhere and China with Xi's recent re-election is now just a few years off invading Taiwan. With that background looming, I'd be looking for stocks that will perform even in war time. No idea what these are, but maybe commodities such as iron ore, aluminium and rare earths such as lithium? We need these to make ships, planes and missiles. Gold? Actually, do stock exchanges even remain functioning whilst a war is going on?

If you've been living in Thailand for many years then you're deemed by the ATO to be a 'non-resident for tax purposes'. This is further reinforced as you state yourself to be a tax resident of Thailand. As a non-resident for tax purposes, the ATO are not interested in how you earned the money and in law, they have no claim over it anyway. However, you need to transfer it back PRIOR to landing back in the country with the intent to resume residency. Anything AUD10k or more that hits your bank account after you arrive back (to take up residency) is logged with Austrac and the ATO then have a two year time frame after those transfer dates in which they can query the transactions and potentially deem them to be funds earned as a tax resident. The money you mentioned was earned in Australia could potentially be taxable (did you not pay tax on it at the time?) This would depend on your tax residency status at the time of earning it. Be careful with this point, because becoming a non-resident for tax purposes is actually harder than it sounds. You need to the demonstrate to the ATO a clear intent to break ties, such as cancelling Medicare, selling off cars, boats etc, cancelling club membership. If you don't own a house and have no Australian sourced income, it's much easier to prove no enduring relationship that would lead to failing the domicile test. In any case, the ATO has a kind of unwritten point which is when you're out of the country for 2+ years they will more easily view you as a non-resident. It sounds like you easily pass this. For the property transaction, buy the house whilst still overseas as a non-resident. You will be required to transfer the funds to the RE agent's trust account, thus insulating yourself a further step from any possible queries from the ATO about these funds. Perfectly legal, and in any case this is the same step you would be required to do if you were a resident purchasing in Australia. DO NOT, under any circumstance, declare yourself a tax resident of Australia and then move the funds from offshore. This is the exact opposite as to what you should do. As a tax resident, you'll be liable to pay tax, plain and simple. You will lose about 450k of those Euros... In any case, you cannot just declare yourself a tax resident from overseas. Tax residency comes with certain benefits (such as tax free threshold, lower tax withholding on earnings etc) and after such a long time away you need to land back in the country with the intent to permanently reside (i.e. not just coming back for a 2 or 3 week holiday) before you regain tax residency.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32304732/

Yeah, and now they've found conclusive evidence linking meth and similar synthetic chemical cocktail type drugs to Alzheimer disease. So I'm glad I never took the stuff, those that have are probably living with an elevated potential to lapse into an Alzheimer state at any time..

After decades enduring the excruciating boredom of sterile western cities populated by women who are 1.5m+ wide and act like men, all the male tourists and expats that I know who escape that life and make it to Thailand really want to hear the noise and most especially see what's on offer with the sex business. Families probably don't go to those sex business places much. If they end up in Walking Street or Soi Cowboy etc then that's their problem. It won't hurt them....it's not like they're going to be permanently traumatised by seeing some hookers loitering around...

I hope they make it through these tough times, their hostesses are hot. Fantastic airline.

It is a great leisure city, hence the name bang kok has particular relevance.