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  1. swerve
    Not Bangkok Bank, but I opened a Krungthai bank account about two weeks ago. Krungthai allowed it using my passport (retirement extension of stay) and a Thai driver's licence. Perhaps BB will do the same. I fully agree the OP should open his own BB account to save the 5500 baht fee.
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    Lyrics (as I recall) from a Dice Clay nursery rhyme: Old Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard To get her poor dog a bone. When she bent over Rover took over And now she's got a bone of her own.
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    You don't like swimming pools. That's fine and is your choice. You shouldn't extrapolate how you feel about swimming pools to include everyone else.
  4. swerve
    What is it with Thai drivers and train crossings? Such poor judgement. Now 8 dead.
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    Woke BBC news attempts to portray Sancho Branchalo as a possible "hostage". Strange that the hostage would have equipment to cut the Colombian guy into small pieces after killing him, scatter the body pieces in various locations, and then attend the full moon party.
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    This our daily news dose of we're all going to die tomorrow! Soon we'll be getting two or more daily doses of climate catastrophe. BBC, for one, can't get enough of it.
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    If they really want to stop this behavior, the cops should impound and sell the bikes. Bikes impounded and sold under some nuisance/public safety bylaw. No bikes and the problem goes away. Could be a good money earner too.
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    RIP the young boy. Will be devastating to his family and friends. U-turn areas in Thailand are so dangerous. I ride a bike and I fear them. My guess is that the car driver didn't really notice, or care about the motorbike, and the bike driver wasn't paying enough attention.
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    This Thai consulate is making conditions that are far too difficult. They are being completely unreasonable. Go for a visa exempt entry (+30 day extension if needed) as Dr. Jack 54 suggests.
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    Someone should have sold tickets to watch this event. Was likely a good brawl. 20 LB versus 3 ME goons.
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    Should target the criminal bikers in particular (and not all retirees) to find a way to get rid of them. Maybe with criminal record checks and a tattoo limit (eg. >10% of total skin area).
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    According to the article, Koh Larn is a stunning island. Not sure about that. I went to a southern beach there five months ago. Just behind the beach area lies an amazing amount of garbage and empty beer bottles. The island could be a large garbage dump. Sad but true. The people who live or work there obviously don't care about this problem.
  13. swerve
    I'd be happier if he didn't return.
  14. swerve
    Many not to have left. There are still plenty of Russians in Phuket. My neighbourhood in Chalong is full of them.
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    I heard of something similar happening to a Brit last weekend at Phuket airport. Brit was coming from KL and hoping for visa exemption entry. I don't know his exact history. He was denied entry, detained overnight at HKT (Phuket airport), and sent back to KL the next day. Phuket airport might be playing some kind of hardball.
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    This comment is interesting to me. My GF had her son and DIL pay back money she loaned the couple when they needed to pay a hospital during a difficult baby delivery. I donated some cash as I thought it was the proper thing to do. My cash was a gift and I was very surprised about my GF's stance.
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    Swimming should be taught to all school students as an important life skill. The earlier the better. I taught swimming lessons for years and children are able to swim well (travel 50 metres) at ages 3 and up. The challenge for Thailand is that there may not be swimming pools in many places.
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    My comment is not so much about the OP. In my experience, if you ever lend money to a Thai you'll never see it again. You should consider any loan as a gift that you can later use to resist more give more loans. Thai's consider a foreigner loan as a something they don't need to pay back (vastly different than a Thai-Thai loan).
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    The Earth's climate has been changing for billions of years before humans showed up. Not sure what your point is.
  20. swerve
    Bad thing to happen to the OP. Wifey probably lost the money gambling. Too late for the OP, but farangs must always guard/protect that extension of stay money.
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    (Sarcasm alert) Oh no, we're all going to die tomorrow from this climate emergency.
  22. swerve
    Hopefully Big Joke gets rid of a lot more bikers. I can't understand why the Thais tolerate foreign criminal biker gangs.
  23. swerve
    Crime of the century, but everyone should know the rules by now. Probably arises from boredom.
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    There are fewer buses at Mochit bus station now than there was pre-covid. Minivan is also an option, if you are okay with that type of transport. I agree/think that minivans are more dangerous and less comfortable than buses, but they are cheaper and they depart more frequently.
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    I think they are part of the ginger family. I was up in Chaiyaphum last week and saw them in the park. Pretty enough to see a field of them.

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