KhunLA

Reading comprehension: I can not confirm nor deny, if eggs served on burgers in Calif, as never went to burger shop in CA. Never offered at vendors I visited, in Philly or east coast. And Philly is a sandwich, steaks & Hoagies. When at CA, I dined on seafood & Mexican.

Sniffer dogs are always/usually at the checked baggage belt, when being loaded out of sight of passengers. We use to have a flight from Amsterdam, and almost every flight, they'd find ganga in at least 1 bad.

the 30% would be on fund transferred into the country as income, with income tax due. As far as the purchase, it would be the same as the locals pay. Will put a crimp on large purchases, if money not already in country, and taxable if brought in. I transferred in ฿6M one time. Glad it was way before they started paying attention, and now enforcing the tax code. Imagine paying 35% on that, although I wouldn't have bothered if I thought that was going to happen. Will put a stop to many large purchases, though with the few expats here, don't think it will even be noticed in grand scheme of things. Anyone thinking of, need to transfer over now, before having a long term visa, and meeting the 180 day staying window.

Nah, though can't say I'd do it again, as didn't know at the time, if true, security X-ray, if paying attention, can actually identify money. Though did make sure all notes lined up, so the strip was all aligned, not sure if good or bad Idea Did have paperwork/signed contract, justifying the amount. I've carried large sums, in manila envelops, bottom, with folded paperwork on top. Multiple stacks in briefcase, and would appear to be nothing but paperwork. Only a couple times. All irrelevant, but since you asked, as I know how authorities in USA like confiscating people's money ... unjustly.

If you're prone to loosing things, I guess not. I've travelled with more than that before. To each their own.

THANKS for clarifying as I wasn't sure, and violated that one a few times

Correct, as stated below, no eggs offered 24 or even 18 yrs ago, from any vendor I visited, or even fashionable. Last time there ... 2006 ... for a long weekend. Had to pop in to personally pick up a check. Hopefully never again need to return ... unless picking up a nice check, as that was worth sitting at airports & on planes for 60+hrs.

Why for me would be ...

Don't own either, but sports car, no, doesn't make sense, as roads suck for high speed, along with too many hazards want to commit suicide on your car. I won't even own a bike scooter (750cc & up), as I know I'll kill myself, as not will power not to push the limits. Premium... how can that ever be a bad thing.

No different, actually better for us, as we lived in Udon Thani then, and consistently hotter up there than PKK. Past 7 yrs here, thanks to El Nino and Global Warming, it seems cooler than 7-6-5 yrs ago. Loving this Global Warming ... Well, not today, as brutal out there, though a few degrees less than yesterday. It is that time of year, every year. 2 months of W T F

Personally, if you are going back, I would simply carry it over as cash. Make the declaration when leaving UK, if required. Don't need to entering TH, I don't think, and deposit it. This way you won't get hit with an income tax on those funds, as guessing getting taxed enough already. First time, Imm office dependent, I don't think they care where the deposit comes from, although you could surely show paperwork, of UK withdrawal. Saying this as my extension bank paperwork got screwed up a bit, and deposits were off for my marriage extension. Imm officer asked if I had 400k, told yes, but would rather change to retirement, again, do you have the 800k, yes. No prob, gave me a 60 day extension, and told me to deposit the money that day. Returned, seasoned 2 months and approved. Money simply withdrawn from play money account, (wife's name) an deposited in my account. Not showing from out of TH. Do ask at you Imm office to verify they'll accept.

What y'all waiting for ... ... OK, maybe just the younger expats, who know you'll be here for more than 5 yrs, and settled in. Added plus if you know you will or have an EV, now or soon. The saving are amazing, if you'll be home during the day. Especially since solar is already inexpensive here. We save 3-5k a month on home electric use, and an added 40-50k a year with charging the EV with excess solar. That's a system that was designed for the house only, as having the EV wasn't planned at all, since still expensive, (for our motoring budget), and we just bought a new ICEV. Our system just meets our needs, for being off grid, on the crappiest days. Producing just enough to supply the house for about 10 hrs, and recharge the ESS/batteries for overnight/non-production time, of 14 hrs later, till producing again the next day. We do use the AC overnight in the bedroom, all night. So plenty of excess most of the time, for the EVs. On the sunniest days, like now, easy to abuse the AC, all day, as needed, and charge the EVs.

We shall see, as 5 yrs isn't that far away. Battery prices are falling considerably, and when savings passed onto the consumer, EV priced will be cheaper, and range the same or exceed most ICEV. If they can perfect the Solid State batteries, then even better if produced at completive price. Electric motors have proved themselves as better. Why hybrids use them. Why I can't get my head around buying a hybrid. Seems redundant and expensive, unless you do a lot of long distance driving, and have no patience at all. Maybe outside of TH, it makes sense. But the charging network here, and the ability to reserve your slot at charging stations, almost eliminated any Q issues ... almost, with planning.

NO, more like power to the people, as Big Oil has lost their 'total' control of the auto industry. Consumers are demanding better for their money, and CH is delivering. So the rest JP, then USA eventually, will have to adjust, or get left behind. To much competition / free market now ... thankfully and about time. A few more years, and hybrids will follow the all ICEVs,, into extinction, as BEV's range match & exceeds them, at an affordable price. Big Oil still controls the MSM, (obvious by the trolling here) but the wallet & competition will finally win in the end. Five years time, and I really can't see anyone buying ICEVs in the future. For those still driving, they'll be paying a premium for that dinosaur fuel, as it turns into a niche market for dinosaurs.

As I posted earlier, elsewhere, we had an 'no start/motor engage' on our last O&A. Dealer suggested battery was hot, though now think it was the start up sequence. When the app has an oops, has happened a couple times, turn off, wait 2 minutes, then back on, and all seems to reset itself. I did do that, when the motor wouldn't engage after that charging session. After a few attempts to start, without any real wait time. Which the app, showed full screen/all info immediately, and not normal when starting the car first time. As app take 15 seconds to open up on the monitor. You can still select driving mode & drive, just the monitor display isn't opened yet. I rarely wait for that to finish loading when starting. Suspect the app wasn't completely shut down, and simply restarted back at previous point, not realizing my foot was now on the brake, and didn't engage the sequence to allow driving. Also contrary to the one vid, statng 'don't use anything while charging, we use the AC while charging, as the dog (all the time after her walk), or all of us will be in the car at some point. So the AC is on whenever we're in the car, charging or not.

Beats talking about alcohol & hookers

Family was chit chatting about that on FB ... suburbia Philly

A testament to their building expertise. Even see some buildings completely leaning over, and the didn't fall apart. That was surprising & impressive. Shutter to think if a 7 pointer hit Thailand. Although one reason I live here, don't get earthquakes of any noticeable magnitude, and or other natural disaster weather. OK, a once in a lifetime tsunami, but that's about it, and that Typhoon way back when, that hit lower gulf.

I hear the same all the time, when walking the dog along the 'main' road, almost every night, and not birds around ... trust me, or you'd have a photo of them. Google is your friend "why do power lines sound like birds chirping"

as stated, agree with the 200+ too often, but 300+, that's a stretch. Sorry for you if it is true ... and time to move Time to move anyway, if consistently over 100

Probably due to corona discharge/a spark or arcing across power lines/hardware and resembles birds chirping ... ... true Or ... time for new specs

Ditto, same with our MG ZS purchase, 949k end of Oct 2022, and a bargain at $25k USD. Impossible to find same value in USA, or even import of anything from JP here for that price point.

Well then ... there we have it, from the most trustworthy of sources

I guess I should clarify, as don't want to ruin my squeaky clean, holier than thou image on the forum Arrests/convictions were for drug, (non-distribution), and quality was the issue, not quantity, along with firearms. Nothing predatory (personal use/victimless crimes) on our fellow humans. I despise predators of society and they shouldn't be allowed to walk amongst us. Only mentioned to show, the vetting process is anything but perfect, although as stated, repeat offenders would have a very hard time getting anything expunged.

Hopefully it's also in the Thai press, as a warning to locals, due diligence when investing your hard earned baht. Always a good reminder to the ignorant folks. If it sounds too good, it is.