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I think what he meant was, time flies by, nothing to do with body, health, or exercise.

Why doesn't this surprise me. My friends in the Nan area are always telling me how folks start fires and then don't monitor them. The fires burn uncontrolled and sweep over on my friend's property at times. Seeing and reporting those that do set the fires when there's a burn ban does no good.

Isn't that the truth!

I understand that, but I don't see how it could hurt. Make noise, and it gets attention, right? ('The squeaky wheel gets the grease') My next step was to take my story to news agencies. How many US citizens do you think are retired, living in SE Asia, drawing SS or are about to, and supposedly supported at the embassy in Manila? .......and they only have a 6 hr. window weekly to call in..... and cannot make a connection.

Damn, I had to do a Google Image search on what a 'pram' is...... ahhhhh a stroller!

Agreed. Try sending another FBU inquiry. It took me two times before I got my email and in the second inquiry I referenced the first one. Not sure if anything helped but I 'followed' both the US Embassy in Manila and the Ambassador on Twitter and started sending both tweets. Good luck and keep us posted.

How about the same full name? I never did, however my mother did. It was when i was in my 30s and my mother flew from Texas to Colorado to visit me. She was seated with a doctor that had the same first, middle, and last name as me. My mother was always a talker and would strike up conversations with strangers. If I recall the doctor lived in Colorado and was returning home from visiting one of his children in Texas. The exact opposite of what my mother was doing. Roll forward about 4 or 5 years. I received a phone call one early evening asking for me. I replied with my name. They said that they were from some church and was wanting me to send them the title to some land that I apparently donated to them. I said that wasn't me as I didn't own any land and only owned my house which I definitely wasn't donating. After hanging up I thought about that doctor my mother had met years earlier.

I remember being conceived in the backseat of a Chevrolet.

Looks like a pretty good flick, I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the suggestion as I've never heard of it before. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4080956/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Woodstock is a cool dude..... ????

Why change now? Wasn't all the deaths that occurred over the past few years due to Covid?

I posted this on another thread but maybe it might be an interest to some who are wondering what the he77 is going on with their application: ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From the dates of my own situation it appears these are roughly the current queue times: Submitting online application to getting a phone appointment notification - approx. 13 weeks (NOTE: That was with submitting 2 FBU inquiries and a couple emails. Unsure if doing those things had any sort of impact.) Phone appointment notification to actual phone appointment - approx. 2 weeks Maybe they are so understaffed or so there are many applications being filed they are much further behind then what they state (2-4 weeks). maybe it's time they update that information.

From the dates of my own situation it appears these are roughly the current queue times: Submitting online application to getting a phone appointment notification - approx. 13 weeks (NOTE: That was with submitting 2 FBU inquiries and a couple emails. Unsure if doing those things had any sort of impact.) Phone appointment notification to actual phone appointment - approx. 2 weeks Maybe they are so understaffed or so there are many applications being filed they are much further behind then what they state (2-4 weeks). maybe it's time they update that information.

I call using Skype but it does cost me. I think I have spent just a little over $100 USD these past several weeks just to get ringing or an answering system. There has been times an operator picks up and asks what i am calling about. I tell her SS and then she patches me thru to the automated system. I have tried using both Skype and my mobile service (AIS/DTAC) and get the same results. But using either one the keypad doesn't seem to recognize my choices on the automated system. (NOTE: Skype is using my PC and of course AIS/DTAC is using my mobile, so basically 2 different sources.) Thx, hopefully it's coming to a conclusion soon.

Unusual but has occurred. I just watched a crime doc series about this the other night. Never knew it occurred until watching that show. And that girl was 16! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Elementary_School_shooting_(San_Diego)

Thanks for that but I probably won't need now (see my previous post). I called the number on the Manila Embassy website as well as other places that directed me to it. That number is 632 5301-2000. Just curious, where did you obtain those numbers from? I have looked all around and only find the one I list. I did however connect with both the Manila Embassy and Ambassador on Twitter.

UPDATE: I tried calling for nearly 2 hrs this morning to contact the Manila embassy and as usual, I could not get through. Yes, I got the automated message system and after the messages were done it said it would connect me with the next representative and as usual rang and rang but no answer. Lo and behold, just now checking my emails I see a reply from Manila and they replied from my second FBU inquiry I made just last week (March 21st). I guess the first original FBU inquiry made on Feb 22nd wasn't enough. Anyway, the email said that they will be calling me on April 12th and provided a time of between 9am and 2pm..... NOTE: They did say that was Manila time. So hopefully after 15 weeks this might come to completion <fingers crossed>. 15 weeks..... so I guess their 2-4 week processing time stated was close.

Let me ask this: When calling in on Tues & Thurs and get the automated message does the keypad work for you when trying to make a selection? I find it does not work for me.

Not everyone has a pilot's license and owns an airplane. Lopburi....... amazing no monkeys were injured.

Everyone argue and disagree where a soi actually is......555 .....can't get any free entertainment better than this.

My recent post wasn't toward Pib as I responded to him months ago. And seeing that he didn't reply back then, even after I posed a few questions, I'm guessing he had no issue with my reply to him. My post was geared toward connda, was it not? Don't you just luv how folks like to 'stir the pot'....... yourself included.

Did you even comprehend what was written or proof-read your post before posting it? Let me quote what Pib had replied: "You must be under the misconception that a U.S. Embassy/Consulate primary mission is to service American citizens." Pretty sure it looks like it was directed at me! (Hence the word 'you'.) (Geesh, why can't some folks refrain from posting nonsense? Do the really like to 'stir' things up that much?)

Thanks for pointing that out but I was already fully aware of what is posted on the BKK US Embassy website. How can t hurt to give them a call and pronounce my disappointment with trying to contact the embassy in Manila? I have friends who have worked at the consulate in CM and made contacts there while doing so. I will be reaching out to those friends this week to see if perhaps one of their contacts can provide some direction with contacting Manila. I will ask again, anyone have any recent success with contacting the SSA section in Manila? If so how did you do it? How long did it take?

Thanks for the direct email address, I'll give that a try. I do have a My SS account and checking it shows the same thing since I applied online just before Christmas. It has now been 3 months since I applied and I haven't heard squat. I was hoping to start receiving benefits March 1st but that obviously didn't happen. It's a shame a person cannot get through via the phone line. I feel pretty much I'm in dire straits. I think next week I'll try calling the US Embassy in BKK to see if they can be of any assistance.

I've been trying for weeks now to reach someone at the US Embassy in Manila in order to find out the status of my SS Benefit Application and haven't had any success with getting through. It's extremely difficult when only 6 hours a week are allotted and from my experience there is no 'on hold queue' when calling in. It seems to continuously ring, continuously play the recorded messages, and the keypad doesn't work when trying to make a selection the recording had provided. What has been your recent experience and what have you done to successfully contact someone about the progress of your benefit application review? If anyone can give me some ideas or what helped you that would be much appreciated. NOTES: - I have sent 2 FBU enquires thru the Manila Embassy website. I waited until 21 business days elapsed before submitting the second one. - I have called the US 800 twice and while it did take me quite awhile to connect to a human I was able to get through both times but they said they could not help me and insisted I contact the Manila Embassy. - I have tied to contact the SSA International office in Baltimore but unable to get through to them on the phone (410-965-0160)