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In that case, just buy yourself a meter of stretchy lycra and make a form-fitting cover for the front. Not sure of the exact dimensions of your bike's front end, but you might get a swim suit top or "density-challenged" lady bra to strap over the mirrors.

Wire in a cutoff switch for the headlight. See youtube for how-to videos.

That's gotta be wrong. We run our entire house averaging 2500 baht during summer, 1500 in not summer. Similar to banana's consumption, but with a load of washing daily, electric cooker, a dozen perimeter lights at night.

Can't spell lazy without "Z" 🤡

Website for Thailand Rail. Scroll to the bottom for links to each of the rail lines. Stations in Thai and English. https://www.railway.co.th/Home/Index Long-distance trains "should" have baggage cars, local trains probably not. You'll need a cargo ticket for your bike if stowing in the baggage car. Get that at the ticket office when you purchase your ticket, show it to the baggage car clerk in the car as you hand him your bike. For local trains, you should not need to pay extra for the bike. (That may have changed recently, if so I'm not aware.) Just get to the platform before the train arrives, ready to board. Some of the trains only stop for a minute or two. Have a hex key ready to turn the handlebars. If the car you've selected only has end doors, it's a tight squeeze. The assistants (if there are any) may try to force your bike through the doors, even though the handlebars won't fit. There should be a small luggage bay large enough to stow your bike just after the latrines by the doors. If the car has side doors to the platform, no problem. Just carry your bike on and bungee to a seat handle or center pole. Try to avoid commuter times when the cars are full of workers/students. I took a bike on the BKK (Huamak Station) - Aranyaprathet run with no difficulties. Expect the train to be late, and slow. Used Green Bus in the north. You can also take your bike on the bus. The large VIP coaches carry 33 passengers, and have plenty of storage space under the cabins. A full size bike will fit underneath without disassembly.

That's not the answer to the question. How often is that done, and are any posters here talking about lipid panels and HDL/LDL actually referring to thumbprick testing? I would guess, although I'm not an authority, that nobody here is talking about those little home DIY test kits or the county fair community health booth screens. But I'll grant you that. Fasting not necessary for the common thumbprick total cholesterol only test, but fasting recommended for a lipid panel cholesterol test.

What's yer point? S'far as I can tell, every post in this thread is referencing a lipid panel ("cholesterol test") measuring total cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, and possibly also VLDL. How often is a simple total cholesterol test given? I dunno, but probably not very often, if the evil and corrupt medical profession is out to scam patients with unnecessary tests.

So you're sayin' I don't need to fast for a cholesterol test unless I'm takin' a complete cholesterol test that includes testing cholesterol? Gee, thanks doc! Glad to see your 12 years of medical school done payed off. Oh, by the way, it hurts when I do this......

Sometimes. If not already taking statins. https://www.jacc.org/doi/10.1016/j.jacc.2018.11.003

So don't buy the fancy-pants name brand, and don't buy it at the overpriced hospital pharmacy. Take one of the other statins, most commonly available here in Thailand I believe is Bestatin. But if you absolutely, positively need Lipitor, buy the generic version for $10/month. https://bangkokdrugstore.com/product/lipostat-atorvastatin-20-mg-box-of-30-tablets/

Don't think they're gonna get rich selling statins. 20mg daily will cost you 90 baht/month. https://bangkokdrugstore.com/product/bestatin-20-mg-10s/ https://bangkokdrugstore.com/product/zimmex-20-mg-30s/

Cholesterol testing requires 12 hour fasting. If she had breakfast, the results would be invalid.

But that's less than 2,500 km.

Unfortunately, even though you put a user on ignore, their clickbait threads still show up in the listings. Shirley, there must be a way to remedy this.

not really. well, at least not in this case. trains only in the station for a short time, often only a couple minutes. gotta cut off ticket sales some time. but sure, sell tickets as the train is loading and/or beginning to pull away, and get all the moaning about lax safety standards when granny gets her legs chopped off as she falls under the wheels running to board the train at the last second. or.............what the hell is wrong with these people? are they unable to plan arriving at the station with enough time to purchase a ticket.

Your wife, as house owner, can register the property on the Sec.38 app, and can then use the app to file new TM-30's for you (and foreign guests) as needed. An email confirmation of each approved TM-30 provides a PDF that can be downloaded and printed off to show immigration. Check the Google playstore with phone location set to Thailand to find the app. **EDIT** new immigration site for online TM-30. https://tm30.immigration.go.th/TM30/Foreigner/TM30EN/index.html

I'm shocked! Who knew mental disorders could lead to .............."disturbances."

Not sure a new TM-30 will solve this. Immigration (usually) wants you to attend the office for an in-person 90-day report before you can resume online reports.

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You've got 3 million. Put 1 million in a fixed account for your immigration extensions. In your name only, but I've read you can have your wife sign on the blacklight-visable only signature strip in the passbook, meaning she should be able to take the money out when extensions are no longer required. The other 2 million you can put into bond ETF's. That converts to about US$55K. 7% will give you about $320/month interest, or about 11,500 baht/month spending money without touching the balance.

Moody waitress. Poorly cooked food. Bad service. What are you complaining about, man? You WANTED an English breakfast.

False dichotomy. You don't have to choose between miserly and spendthrift. Meet in the middle. You're 76 with 3 million in the bank. Assume you'll make it to 90. Set aside 1 million in a special account to remain untouched until that day. Take the 2 million and spend down over 14 years. That would give you around 12,000 baht/month to spend on "extravagances" for you and your wife (not factoring in dividends and interest on the balance).

Not quite........see linked article: Unresolved is whether the Benz had the green, with the motorcyclist blowing through a red light. Note that the two silver cars in the U-turn are already turning as though they have the green, not stopped behind the white stop stripe.

That's how it's done. Wise is using their CFSB/Evolve accounts to collect USD from your US bank. Then they use their Kasikorn/BKK Bank accounts to send bath to your Thailand account. Try this............check the routing number that is associated with your Wise account. Mr. Googles can tell you which bank it corresponds to, and which bank your credit union account is linked to.

In that case, I don't understand what you meant by: You yourself are using two accounts.............NFCU and CFSB (or Evolve), to move your money to Wise.