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I have had two Astra Zeneca and one Pfizer with the last one about 6 months ago. My GF has had 3 Pfizer also with the last one about 6 months ago. With Covid not being breaking news each day, what is the general consensus on if it is advisable to get yet again another booster. I am 73 but in good health, no health issues at all. My GF is 51 but also no health issues.

That will not happen. Best to verify with Shopee or Lazada if you are using the COD option that the package has been sent and that the tracking number matches. That way if the item is not as represented you can charge back to Shopee/Lazada. If it is a different tracking number, they will say, that no that is not our shipment.

Yes it is a Push Transaction. In the beginning I had problems with a transfer to Wise. Chase kept rejecting it. As an alternative I opened a savings account with Discover Bank part of Discover Card. They had no problem initiating the transfer to them ACH. I did that for several months and two months ago I thought I would try Wise again. This time no problem. I think they were suspicious of Wise in the beginning but given that I did not contact them regarding the Wise account set up as a transfer they finally said, that this might be ok. So, it costs nothing to sent to Wise and 30 baht to transfer from Wise to my Bangkok Bank account. I use a computer so I set up an automatic conversion when the rate hits a certain rate. Over the past several months I have done automatic conversions at 34, 34.5 35, 36.5 and 36.75 USD to baht. When it hits that threshold the conversion is done. It sits in my baht account at Wise until I authorize a transfer and I transfer only about 70,000 baht per month enough to satisfy my visa requirements. More if I have some unusual expense here to cover.

Ah so the police purchase them because they legally can obtain them and then turn around and resell them. Actually that is dirt cheap at 50,000 thb. Real M16s cost $25,000 to $35,000. in USA. Now that is not the price paid by law enforcement but rather the black market in the USA for an automatic M16

Yes, I don't know if these "sellers" resell the information or they are scammers who use it. I know I purchased a handbag on Shopee and was concerned so I opted for COD as a payment option. The bag never shipped but a package did arrive one day COD. I paid for it and it was a bag but a cheap piece of <deleted>. Fortunately the driver called me to notify me of the package arriving. I immediately called him and said not to transfer the money to the seller that this was a scam. Though it was a lot of work the shipping company eventually paid me back. The original bag never shipped which confirmed my suspicions that they were just a front to get the address to use.

So your answer was to adopt the Obama policy of only prosecuting 20% of those here illegally. Not building enough facilities to house them so letting 80% of them just go free under the "catch and release program" Now you call Trump incompetent, he did not have the luxury of 8 years like Obama to build facilities. What you are suggesting is that Trump should delay any enforcement until adequate facilities are built. Now that is just plain stupid. Here is what transpired after Trumps policy of 100% prosecution was stopped. You decry Trumps prosecution which resulted in families being separated. Guess what, if a person is charged with theft, drunk driving, breaking and entering, assault and a myriad of other CRIMES they are incarcerated and SEPARATED FROM THEIR FAMILIES. The only difference is that these people knowingly came to the USA illegally which IS A CRIME and expected that they would just be set free. The 100% enforcement of the illegal immigration was a deterrent to prevent even more from coming. That is what Trump campaigned and said he would do and frankly it is what the majority of the American Public wants. Immigration yes, invasion NO.

Candide, Do you ever get any information idependently or do you only get it from CNN. and MSNBC. OBAMA HAD THE CAGES BUILT. Now answer. You have no facilities for "families" You only have detention facilities for Men, and Women. What do you do? Do you put the small children with the adult women and men or do you separate them for THEIR SAFETY. Being the Trump Hater you are, had he not separated the children you would be condemning him for not protecting them while awaiting proceedings. One way or another, this problem is a problem of the Democrats making. They refuse to stop the flood of illegals I repeat illegals. All you have to do is look at how Thailand makes it extremely difficult to exist here in Thailand if you do not possess documentation that you are legally here to see what the USA could do IF IT REALLY WANTED TO STOP THE PROBLEM. The Democrat don't They view this as future voters. The entire thing with people dying, or children being mistreated at the border and then condeming their treatment is like the homeonwner who puts out food in their yard and then complains about the consequences of the animals who come into the yard to feed on it.

Where would someone get possession of a US Military M-16. Unless it was something left from the Vietnam war and smuggled into Thailand that particular rifle is not sold to the general public. Fully Automatic rifles require special licensing in the USA to get them.

The Better Business Bureau in the USA is a scam. You make "contributions" to it to keep your name in good with them. The fact is that there are a couple of parties who should do a better job. Shopee and Lazada should vett the new sellers better. When you have a new seller and they immediately or shortly thereafter don't ship the merchandise in a timely manner, their account should be suspended. That is a red flag that they are fake sellers looking only for the name and address information. The delivery companies should also do a better job of vetting people who are taking COD's. With new COD sellers there should be a longer waiting period between collecting the money from the customer and remitting it giving opportunity for someone scammed to contact them and contest the transaction. Also I have no idea how diligent they are in obtaining identification from sellers setting up COD accounts. It could even be the fraudsters use MULES to open accounts on their behalf. One way or anohter, if you buy on Shopee or Lazada and the product doesn't contain a tracking number from them, don't accept the COD. It is a scam.

You have two chances with the police. Slim and None and Slim left town several weeks ago. Now if the police were to follow up you can give them the tracking number and Kerry is suppose to have information on who the sender is. Kerry would also be depositing the money electronically to the sender. That bank again should have required identification on who opened the account. However my experience with Thai police is that they will very dutifully take down the information and then promptly ignore it afterwards.

I am guessing you have experienced what I have. I purchase a lot from Shopee. In general very good but on numerous occasions I will order something and it will never ship. I believe what the seller is doing is gathering information on your name, address, and telephone number. On more than one occasion I used the COD method. Shortly thereafter COD packages began arriving at my address. I paid and fortunately opened the item quickly and notified the shipping company, J&T express not to pay the COD seller because it was a scam. You will find this game very true when the seller is relatively new to Shopee, that you see the same listing all from relatively new sellers with no ratings, and for prices noticeably less than others sellers. I am guessing they sell your information such as name, address, phone number etc to a third party like phone scammers or that they are in fact the phone scammer.

I had the same thing last year with a transfer from Chase to Wise. They being Chase would take the transfer but then just reject it. I called Chase and you did exactly what I did. Made a small transfer as a test and then a larger one. That fits a pattern of people who have obtained someones information and then testing it before making a transfer. The Chase representative just said, keep trying, the system will eventually recognize the attempt as valid. I gave up, and transferred to another bank who I then used to transfer to Wise. Not a problem. Now I didn't try another transfer directly from Chase until 3 months ago. I thought, well lets give it a try. Sure enough, this one went through without a problem. It appears Chase was now convinced that this was not someone who hacked an account. Given that I now do monthly transfers of my pension, I am guessing I will have no more problems because it will look like a very routine transaction in my account.

You could be correct, however if the pharmaceutical company is sticking its name on it, they will have at least tested it. With the handwritten labels you have no idea if what you have is even safe to inject in your body.

It was a while ago but as I recall I had to go to the shopee app on the phone, you can't use the computer. I had to upload the passport and as I remember then had to stand in front of the phone to take my own photo. Here are instructions from Shopee. If you had problems, I would just call the customer service number and talk to an agent. Even according to this link, a foreign passport is acceptable. If you have a Thai drivers license it may be easier. https://help.shopee.ph/portal/article/81097-How-to-make-sure-your-ID-is-approved-for-ShopeePay-verification%3F

It wasn't that as much as the fact that that some of the bottles said enamel and others gel coat polish.

Did you get a notice from Lazada that your item had shipped along with a tracking number? If not, I suspect that the seller was working in conjunction with others. They now have your name, address, phone number etc and they know it is COD. So the original seller never "sends" you anything and cancels the sale. That means that Lazada really has nothing for you to contest. Instead you got a second person sending you a package which you accepted and paid for. As far as Lazada knows that is a totally different transaction with someone else. Now if you got an email from Lazada with the tracking number and the number on the package matches what you have, you should have a claim against Lazada for sending you the wrong merchandise.

Yes, I have both Lazada Wallet and Shopee Pay. In the beginning they did not allow foreigners but now they do.

It maybe, but based on that Tik Tok video the company may be brewing it in a bath tub. Unless it is coming from a recognized pharmaceutical company, I am not injecting it into my body.

About 18 months ago we swapped out two older AC with new inverter models and an old washer and refridgerator also for new inverter models. Our elelectric bill went down by about 50%. Of course it is up now due to the higher cost for electricity but still lower than it was 18 months ago before the switch. We figured it would take us about 3 years of energy savings to completely pay for the new airconditioners and appliances.

They are basing this projection on the correlation between the number of Indians reporting having their gold chains and wallet stolen by ladyboys. That predictor has recently hit an all time high encouraging optimism for increased tourists.

I saw a post back in May that discussed this topic without anyone knowing at that time a good solution. Perhaps things have changed. I use to buy the 20 ampule packs at Faschino's but I have stopped there several times along with other Faschino's and they don't have them anymore. At first they said they were out of stock and selling only the boxes of 6 ampules. Now they are saying they are repackaged to only 1 ampule for about 318 baht. I know that things have gone up a bit in price but that is about twice the cost in the 20 ampule pack. Has anyone found a source for the injectable testosterone here in Pattaya or mail order? This is what I use to get. Called the number in Bangkok but they say they don't have a stock of it at this time and were unable to say if or when they would be getting more.

I have been wearing hearing aids since 2008. My first set was the typical battery 312. They were fine, however I tried a set of the newer models that had rechargeable batteries and I was sold on them. That was in 2016. The sound quality was noticeably better and the convenience of just putting them in the charger at night and using them all day was fabulous. In late 2021 the hearing aid on the left was starting to run out of power before then end of the day. That is when I checked into getting the battery replaced in Bangkok and lets just say that the price was more than I was willing to pay. After checking options to send it to the USA and having it programmed, I talked to an audiologist who said for about $500 more, I could get two new hearing aids, the top model and that the new technology was vastly improved again. I purchased the hearing aids, and yes they do have a program that allows you to adjust the hearing aids but as I understand it not to the degree that an audiologist can. Maybe true, maybe not. One way or another for $1,000 I got two brand new hearing aids, the Phonak P90 and for $50 I got them programmed while vacationing out of Thailand. The audiologist was correct. The sound quality is even better than my set from just 6 years ago. I now hear no wind noise at all, and they filter out most of the extraneous sounds making hearing extremely clear.

I wear hearing aids and have for several years. Of all the brands Phonak is the best. Unfortunately there is only one Phonak dealer in Thailand and that is in Bangkok and I can not reccomend that shop. I ended up ordering a new pair of P90 from England for about $1,000 USD total which is substantially cheaper than you can get them here in Thailand for. The problem you will have is getting them programmed. I ended up taking a vacation and brought the hearing aids with me to get programmed. They are wonderful. Rechargeable and they significantly reduce any background and wind noise. This is my third set of Phonaks and I have yet to have any service on them. That is one of the major differences. Many of the brands have a tendency to need repairs which is both expensive and a nuisance. I don't know if you get to Singapore but there are some Phonak dealers there or you can alternatively buy the hearing aids online, and then mail them to a dealer with a local audiogram who will program them for you. A nuisance but that is what I found out about buying hearing aids in Thailand.

Are they basing these estimates on the number of thefts by ladyboy police reports?

I find that to be extremely odd. They are not suppose to ask any questions regarding your religion, your political affiliation, or sexual orientation. I would 'think" they broke the law.