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Sadly most people will think it's a great idea. Same idiots that cowered & complied during the last 'situation'. Blindly believing everything they were told, what to do, when most went completely against common sense. Along with being injected with experimental chemicals they had no knowledge about, while ignoring every warning put forward ... before they were scrubbed from the internet. Mind boggling

Thanks, I feel much better now about not retiring in FL, as was my top choice, for a long time. That's crazy expensive just to live there, as much as I enjoyed FL, that's hard expenses to justify. Those 2 expenses are literally 40% my Soc Sec, and for a house you already own, or worse, still paying for. Just 5 years worth of those payments, and I could rebuild our house, since only cost 2 mill baht, and would include a solar system, almost off grid. Good luck ... hurry and retire.

There are some things you should only buy from manufacturer's store or authorized reseller, and phones are definitely one of those. Xiaomi / Poco phone fan myself. Good Luck

He delusion of self importance ...

You are what you eat ... And, if already having, a natural way to help alleviate any symptoms of ...

And yet, I've never loss money in RE. Quite the opposite, and 50-500% profits selling. Along with suppling income an or free housing for myself. People need 2 thing, food and a place to live. Providing food is too much work. Housing, simply too easy. RE provides income, that liquid enough. Unless just starting out, if you're investing in RE, you have plenty of COH.

3rd person to point out the obvious, what I already know. Living in USA & TH, I did that conversion long time ago, even before getting to TH. My original reply was simply confirming what someone stated the speed should, since a developed area. PLEASE ... nobody else needs to try to enlighten me about miles - kms conversion, known how to for decades. Same with F & C temps, and oz-lbs & gr-ml-liters, home chef & baker that I am 😎

Another thing that escapes common sense, when parents are walking along the road, with child, hopefully holding their hand, why are they, the parents, not on the outside of the walkway or where ever, instead of the kid walking at the edge of traffic ...

They do to me, most times. I rarely go over 90 kph, and use the cruise control, so I don't. When posted at 60 kph, on the main highway, usually through major town with market, then I'll do 60 kph. Off the main, 60 & 30 kph .. nah, not so much, but drive very safe and aware of everything. When I'm in Krung Thep or congested area, where people may step off the kerb at anytime, or something come out of a side street about 1 meter before they even look ... yea, I'm in 'old man with hat & glasses mode'. Surely frustrating the hell out of any folks behind me, trying to get home with that pizza still hot. Oh well ...

I liked that whole area, Tampa down to Naples. Use to visit Sarasota, 1981/82, when I worked for Altair @ EWR, and was a nice break, since having friends there and a place to stay for couple days. Then lived on & off, at Clearwater a couple weeks a month. Work a couple weeks, take a couple weeks off, having a friend w/bennies living there. Think I lived on Grouper sandwiches & Red Stripe, at Frenchy's, Clearwater Beach, that was 1990/91. That's when I seriously thought about retiring in FL, till I was there for a whole summer ... brutal. So moved to TH instead ... F'g brillent ... Even flew to Tampa one day / night, to watch EC do a concert Damn I loved working for the airlines 😎

Just talking about that, SS US, the other day, and used to be docked at Philly, now docked at Mobile AL

Triangle stamp is out ... 29 Sep 1999 ... in 28 Oct 1999 ... until / expires (30 day visa exempt) 9 Oct 1999 ... out

Stayed there (Coriacea Boutique Resort) and one of our first O&A during very early covid. Best to self drive, or pick a resort that has good food. We were the only ones at the resort, due to covid, and most everything around was shuttered. But you definitely needed a car for the area. You can get some great plane spotting snaps from the beach ...

6000 ... hell NO. I wouldn't pay more than 3000 per meter now.

Rare, but TH has had a Typhon blow by close enough, and even hit land to cause deaths. A few notable ones ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_disasters_in_Thailand

Even though 6 lane highway, it's mind boggling the truch was driving through that fast and not paying attention. Just as mind boggling, walking across, pushing your wee one, ahead of you, into 6 lanes, and not paying attention, crosswalk or not. There's even a crossing light to warn drivers. Truck didn't seem to make any attempt to slow down. Guess the vehicle stopping in the 'fast' lane wasn't clue enough someone might be crossing. https://www.google.co.th/maps/@8.6672668,98.2531884,3a,90y,179.01h,97.42t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1swS7x3XOAYn3irSwt5STAXQ!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-7.416347202742159%26panoid%3DwS7x3XOAYn3irSwt5STAXQ%26yaw%3D179.013362324964!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

That explains quite a bit ...

14 Sept 2000 .... Bye Bye USA

Relative to the bar ... I prefer open air and must have a view ... ... our back or front veranda / porch ... surfside ... hilltop ... riverside ... lakeside ... even people watching on Soi 4 (Nana) can be interesting Definitely not inside a 4 walled building (pub style) or club that you can't have a conversation in.

I weigh everything, coffee grounds & water (French Press). No need with our Moka pot, as just shy of the safety valve, as weighed and 450ml (?). Even the basket held a consistent 45gr +/- French press harder to judge. So need to weigh. On coffee beans, tested 2 yesterday, and bought beans from Myanmar, tasty, though pricy 🙄 ฿800 /1 kg (฿175 / 250gr) from local ma/pa shop near Myanmar border pass, Dan Singkhon, PKK. Couldn't find online, so guess one needs to be in the area. https://www.google.co.th/maps/place/Herbland+Coffee+%26+Tea/@11.7861612,99.6471177,656m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m8!3m7!1s0x30fe9bc43de11883:0x497fcad10fd9c7c4!8m2!3d11.7861612!4d99.649698!9m1!1b1!16s%2Fg%2F11f32br5xh?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQxNC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Most chocolate is only 20-33% cacao. I only use 100% cacao powder, and minimal added sugar when making my own chocolate, so near 50% cacao. Store bought, and I only buy 'Bestmate' 70% cacao chocolate bits. If you buy the popular Tulip brand, it's only 22-29% cacao, IF LUCKY People need to read the ingredients.

I've been here long enough to remember when extensions were easy, and Imm was flexible, especially once they knew you. Married, OK, that's your wife, have cert, let me see bank book copies, ok, done. Imm officer busted for approving marriage ext, when not married. Now we same as above, and, copy of blue book, yellow book, or lease ... ok done Imm officer busted again. Now we need, all the above, and we'll be out to the house, and oh yea, need bank statement now. Imm officer busted again. Now need all the above and, photos of you in house, in driveway, and the address # on wall. Go to district office and get cert, that still married. Imm officer busted again. Now need all the above and bank balance statement, whole account statement, and credit advise to track from overseas. The paperwork has to be perfect, sorry, we can't be flexible, because now we send it all the BKK, and they approve it. Come back in 30 days. Thank you very much scammers. Tightened the screws every time you are caught out.

Same one I'm referencing, and only one I've been to. Think that's the only one.

Wouldn't have to leave the USA at all, just simply stop producing income = no income tax. Simply live on savings or earned interest. At worse, live on borrowed money, against your assets. Pay <10% interest on millions, vs 90% tax. Not that a tax over 50%, or ever 40% would ever become a reality. They are the ones that control everything.