Laphroaig27

I thought we weren't supposed to discuss illegal things on the board? Visa / extension money gets not only a pass but helping hand every time.

We would take the MRT. We travel light and it's only a few stops but for 200b pax 2 a cab saves dragging the bags about.

Well, to cover all the Biden family conspiracies I'd first direct you to THE ARTICLE

Because sanctions working so well ????

Seems to be this summit was a huge fail. There's been nothing the least bit substantive come out of it. Not even solid declarations, position papers. A good many demonstrators got hurt I'm sad to learn. But which democratic county were they reaching out to? Because there were none. Bangkok lost three workdays for this circle jerk.

It's still mid November. Could we get cool weather in BKK? Sure. Should we get it? Perhaps not for another month

Russians will win. There was never any question in my mind. Purely objective. From day 1.

Best post I've read in weeks. But why did you marry her? Guess I'm lucky my wife thinks I'm pretty clever and with six trips, months in US and visiting other countries she clearly understands the best way isn't always the Thai way. I kinda pity that ignorance although I work with educated people who hold similar opinion

Usually my wife and myself book a taxi from HuayKwang. No wait. If alone I'd probably do the ARL. It's not always 15. Sometimes 20 it's just whatever. I always seem to arrive a minute or two after the train leaves so it's always 15 minutes. I used to work out at Hua Mark and trip out in early morning fine. Trip back was dire even at 3-4pm.

I'm not recalling this clearly but when I had everything transferred I do remember her looking at the letter. Maybe it was nothing to read - she knew what it was. Try doing it in BKK without the letter if on O visa

The problem is her getting out. She will be questioned. Saying she's visiting a bf in Thailand she'll be taken for a prostitute in all likelihood. If she has a degree she should bring it and say she's a friend in Thailand going to line up English teaching interviews

The thing about the ARL is that you can wait up to fifteen minutes and perhaps more to get on the bloody thing. When it was at it's highpoint pre covid it was far too crowded. I think they dropped the two trains - one was local. They should bring it back. One local train stopping at Lat Krabang. And another airport train Phaya Thai - Makkassan - Airport.

Sure it will. Swim out as far as you can until utterly exhausted. Now, can't get back in. Not a great way to go... Drowning Condoms are odd. Didn't care about his health but was minded of others?

A solution in search of a problem. Costs money, prone to break, carry clutter about, probably less than seamless experience. Yeah, thanks I don't need _______ that badly.

I left the Apple ecosystem when the IIci was replaced by the Quadra. The corporation would be dead were not for the phone. Always underpowered and overpriced. Irony, Apple a cheerleader for most closed OS, payment system and control of DRM in the tech sphere. Only PayPal I dislike more. It's not about being a Luddite but rather about safeguarding ones privacy which apparently you have little to none left. And what if that small point about using an overseas payment for Thai transactions? Thailand has digital transactions. Digital money is something else entirely. I'm certain that digital money will have entirely differing issuing requirements and as it's been stated before digital money - you can be cut from the system and disallowed to spend and potentially earn money. Digital money can be turned off.

Cash works best and faster too.

A total farce

No, this has been a concern for years. It was quite easy to see the creeping inflation which picked up pace after 2010. Full blown concern after the covid money for the FSA. So many economic indicators said / say don't inject money into the economy. But that they did. They had no choice, no other way to pay for pensions and prop up what's left of middle class lifestyle. The US Ukraine money is highly suspect. The student loans for people that studied worthless majors and often didn't even finish. The Woke. That's a massive inflationary hit for US. This is going to end very badly.

Both positions can be held at once. Not only that they are not necessarily diametrically opposed to one another. Not are they mutually exclusive. It's not necessarily a fine point either. YOU find them at odds.

Because the Fed HAD to tighten. This drove up interest rates world over. THB got a huge bump and then by last meeting not only didn't get a bump with +. 75 interest rate for USD the THB has actually sank to under 36. Metals ARE up which means dollar is down but 2.75b! Why I've totally no clue is Fed meeting again. Powell has stated rates to positive for next six months. Yet in anticipation of this we see a weak dollar. Many economists now talk of a tiny rate hike or pause bc the economy is sucking. Powell jawboned only full steam ahead in last meeting. What's your analysis in the next six months?

I do not think the downturn is directly related. There's a price for independence. Free men wish to be free.

Easy. Full of English, Scottish and Irish. I'll show myself out

Understand the perspective but the THB was down to 38 now < I'm not in a buying mood. 2b on 100k USD is a bit more than a month's rent. Saw the place, liked it. Made an offer, but it's all contingent on the exchange assuming it's even accepted. I'll go a bit higher but not much. Lots of hidden work While good condos at decent prices are few and far between it's still not such an epic deal that I'm rushing into it. I feel both the Thai economy and housing market is weakening not the opposite. USD should strengthen over next 12-18-24; months. After that no idea.

I've made 60k usd on SLV in last 2.5 years.

It's no more.