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"(Assuming this is true, but it really seems like it.) ... Rough estimate of" So the OP posted before any research ... hmm Motive ???

Had me until ... ... anything but. Plenty of orphanages around that could use a few baht. The owner of Sunrise Taco, and another business owner, operate a very worthwhile charity (Bangkok Comm Help) that helps the Khlong Toei slums, and really can't think of a better place to help folks out of their daily misery. One reason I don't mind paying a bit more for my Mexican munch at Sunrise Taco.

Legal, not sure, but who is gong to know. I suppose some vendors don't want you leaving the island. I never read any of the fine print, though never left either. Krabi, Surat Thani, Nakhon Si Thammarat and Phangna are lovely areas to explore. All nearby and I've looped around that area more than a few times.

Nah, they wouldn't go for it, and they couldn't work efficiently in the shackles.

Wife has access to all here, and brother has POA, and access to all there/USA. Though if I c r a p out, there won't be much there for him to be concerned about. Have oops fund here, and the rest, I try to spend. A challenge at times since I'm a thrifty shopper most times. Any luck, I'll take myself out at home, she knows to dump my A$$ in a hole on the property, and she'll get to collect my SS & pension till whenever. To the OP ... she could simply not tell anyone of any inheritance.

for fear of being off topic, in the Issan thread... ...seems appropriate here. Do you really feel safe ?

May suggest the same to you ... as if I was a plantation owner, I know which way I would go. Same way I went when I was remodeling my 1st house here. 100 a day was average salary then in the village, where I gave 150/200/500 - non/family/foreman, a day to the workers. Happy and showed up, everyday, and put in a full days work.

Ah, but were they 'all'. Would think as a plantation owner, some realized, keeping the 'unpaid staff' well fed, healthy, instead of being tossed chitlins as a meal, would surely be better, cost effective & headache free wise vs chasing down or replacing. Also many 'workers' would consider room & board more than enough compensation, and remain voluntarily, considering their options if venturing elsewhere. Just a thought.

That's what the wife is for ... GOD should always be capitalized ... heathen ???? Just trying to help you out, as suspect it will be delete off the other thread. And NO, I didn't report it.

28 minutes ago, Orinoco said: Some food for thought, Worth a watch.

Half full or half empty ... ????

Some along the river manage 2 plantings a year, and for about 6 weeks in Udon Thani area, it got get quite chilly, as low as 9C once, and teens are common. Actually a lot of money in the area of Korat, Khon Kaen & Udon Thani, as commerce flows through the areas of. But that's about it. Away from hwy #2, and it gets beyond rural. Flat, boring, dry & dust when not rainy season, and even has its air pollution problems. Rainy season the complete opposite, and on the fringes of the plateau, can be some diverse landscape, and quite nice actually.

I notice about half that do wear them, wear them improperly, many going with the chin diaper look. Sort of like riding a MB, with you helmet in the basket.???? On Topic .. since most are going to KSR to eat & drink, or stroll around while doing so, I certainly wouldn't expect to see many visitors masked up. Are there still people that think wearing a mask in that environment, without proper goggles would actually do something ???? Ignorance is Bliss https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7882915/

Next time lead with that. Simply ask at your Imm office what they require. That may allow you to free up half of that, and they tell you, probably what we all did, DD have to be trackable.

YouTube certainly paints a different picture than the above 'reports'. And KSR has always been dead in the morning & afternoon. Plenty of folks wearing and not wearing masks, before and after July 1st.

Hmm ... breakfast, if going with 3 meals a day, then between 0600 - 0800, it's simply a large cup of coffee. Just delivered, thank you honey ???? 1st meal isn't until after a walk at the park or surf w/dog, about noon, which is usually bowl of cereal, corn flakes & raisins. Past few weeks, adding oats and oats+, for added fiber, but TBH not really loving it, or noticing any extra fiber advantage. Actually been eating 'breakfast' for dinner past few days, Steak & eggs, and a couple egg/ham/pepperoni/cheese sandwiches, as simply using up before turning. Actually bored of those, thankfully done with. A traditional eggs/potatoes/meat/toast meal is actually more common for dinner for me, then 1st meal of the day.

I believe schools are for teaching what is needed to become productive in the work place. Should concentrate on; language, science, math. Social & sexual education should be learned at home, as one size doesn't fit all, an may go against the families' beliefs. All people will find their 'identity' without government interference. Certainly doesn't need to be taught in school. Media bombards them already with their options. Don't need the distractions in their learning environment. Matter fact, y'all can stop teaching religion & history also. As useless, and nothing but divisive, and as pointed out elsewhere, nobody actually learns from it.

In the very unlikely event, of countries that depend on each other economically to nuke each other and destroy their mutually shared financial successes of the elite, controlling the govts, I think y'all forgot something. Beside a nuke war, unlike others, just isn't profitable to anyone, Isan has a couple of the major Royal Thai Air Force bases the USA would be using, IF USA & Thai relations remained intact, during that highly unlikely event. Along with that naval base, up the beach from Pattaya ???? Which case, y'all have a huge bullseye hanging over you ???? Just something to think about. Udon, Ubon, Korat ... hmm Luckily the one near me, is simply a very small training base, and simply more of a surf side, country golf club for the generals to holiday at.

This might give you a hint:

Since the overlay was on EU, and I had added (EU) along with except Scandinavian countries, I thought the implied comparison would be obvious. Silly me, apparently taking too much for granted.

Give me a month, and I'm independent (back up only) of the grid & city water. End of the year, hopefully, petrol free. Actually am petrol free now, but car/ICE is convenient for stocking up once a month. Small parcel (100tw) for farming. ???? Gulf <5kms away for seafood. Person we bought farming lot off of, drop off some fish last week, as he has a small fishing boat, and anytime we want to go out with him, we're welcome. Thought that was pretty cool of him. He always catches more than he can eat or store, so give it away. Can't wait to have a harvest, so we can reciprocate.

That's one opinion, not sure I agree though. Unhealthy and or old folks dying isn't exactly new, and from or with the 'bug', any bug is a huge question mark, FOR ME ... IMHO. All numbers and info coming from someone selling something, whether policy makers or pushing a product, and I'm not the most trusting person when there's a sales pitch involved. Again ... JUST MY OPINION Everyone is free to believe what they want.

Actually listed a bunch of examples, earlier, but you'll noticed they got 'edited' out, and why I avoid, try to, avoid these conversation. Beside all being mature adults, supposedly worldly, but apparently don't see the same, so If we really do have to explain it, why bother, as you won't believe it anyway. I found you can't change closed minds. And I'm not one to argue, just for the sake of.

I've been driving 110-120 kph since they announced the 120 limit. Original announcement that is. Now that they defined it more, or I actually read it, but more importantly, they an now posting speed limit signs, they may start enforcing it. 90+ or 120+, which I've actually caught doing. Which means back down to 90 kph, which will be an adjustment, and seem slow again when on the open road. Good range wise with an EV, so not really a bad thing, and realistically, last time to Krung Thep, rough guess, if not dong the max, 120 when able, only adds 20-30 mins on top of the already 4 ish hr drive. That's if half the way was allowed at 120, which it isn't. 90 vs 120, isn't much of an issue, if wanting to avoid camera citations, or stretch your EV range.

OK, corrected, so 30+k genomes for new 'variants'. More than enough to go around.