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2 hours ago, Artisi said:

 

The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency’s fire-monitoring system, citing a satellite image as of 1.36am on Tuesday,

Said there were 1,969 hot spots in nine northern provinces. Mae Hong Son had the most with 821 hotspots, followed by Chiang Mai (478), Chiang Rai (232), Lampang (116), Tak (89), Nan (77), Phayao (74), Phrae (63), and Lamphun (19).

We had no rain since Jan. Not sure that the limited military could be effective with this many fires.

Essentially nothing can be done except wait for rain. Typically April has 10 rain days. Waiting for one to come.

I continue to stay inside most of the time as my lungs are weak from so many years in the steel mills.
 

From other indications this smoke could be with us for the entire month. There is no rain insight. Until the rain or heavy winds come it remains. I am staying inside how ever I feel sorry for those who have to work in it.  The government has not shown serious interest and seeded the clouds or assigned more fire fighters.  Don't think it will happen.

The rules are made dailiy. People never know that they can change daily.

If you think the beaches are trashy take a look at the front yards of Thai houses. Inside looks worse than outside. Not sure why they have no pride in their property. The village compound next door to me is like a slum.

On 2/15/2019 at 6:42 PM, trainman34014 said:

Won't work, nothing works because Thai's ignore all rules and Police don't enforce laws; end of !

When there is no enforcement of the law there can be no respect for the law.

18 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

better to drink yourself to death in hot weather surrounded by lovely young prostitutes than back home in the local talking about how cold it is and going home to fat mess of a wife

For the 35 years I have been in Thailand I have worked as a consultant or run my on business. If you are not gainfully employed it is easy to get addicted to sitting around all day and drinking yourself  to death. I know several people who went that way.  I closed my food businesses in Samui, Phuket and Bangkok and moved to a small farm in Chiang Rai. At 85 I can stay busy but less than before. With two commercial fish ponds and lots of pumps to maintain I don't have a lot of time to do other things. I have written on book and am on my second. At my age drinking is not much fun anymore. I do miss my family in the USA. We talk on Apple Facetime frequently. Not much night life in Chiang Rai.

On 12/24/2018 at 10:34 AM, USMC RETIRED 2015 said:

You don't need Medicare to use Tricare here in Thailand....I use it for me and my family (2Kids)....the catch is you pay up front and you get reimbursed via direct deposit after you upload your receipts via Tricare Online. 

Tricare is only for retired military and their families not for ordinary Americans. NO HELP FOR ME AND OTHERS.

13 hours ago, DepDavid said:

And what about those over 60 who can’t get insurance?  Is there going to be a plan available for them?

Hoping that the government will make a plan available for us over 60. They did it once so it would be good to go back and do it again.

3 hours ago, Sheryl said:

April -- My Health International (based in France. Do not confusr with April thailand policies).

Cigna Global

David Shield (cut off for new policies is I believe 64 or 65).

AXA several different policies

ACS

Globality Health

Pacific Cross

And many more. It is rare for an international insurer to have an enrollment cut off earlier than age 65.

Please work with a broker. Suggest AA Brokers. There are important differences across policies. Broker will provide comparidon charts of options.



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Are these companies all located in Thailand? I live in Thailand not Europe.

Kindly give me the name of many insurance companies that offer new health insurance to people over 60. I need to buy.

As a rule, if you are over 60 you can not buy a new health insurance policy. If you already have, they simply renew on a yearly basis. They can refuse to renew if they wish based on experience.

Not sure why the government does not offer this insurance like they did before. When the military took over they cancelled and failed to renew. Payment would ease the load on hospitals that have patients that have no insurance.

29 minutes ago, Hummin said:

Anyone making wine home?

 

 

The government does not want us to buy US beef or imported good wine. They keep adding taxes to make it prohibitive. 

2 hours ago, marcusarelus said:

What about 3bb and AIS?  They have fiber optic cables is that not cable?

I stand corrected. I had 3BB before but have not had AIS cable. Anyone have experience on the AIS Cable and how many channels you get? Not sure if these are cable TV now. When I had 3bb it for internet only. Do they broadcast news and movies?

On 11/3/2018 at 8:59 AM, manarak said:

lol, I think I pay about 900 baht annually for cable tv.

True Vision is the only nationwide Cable TV distributor. There is a B900 plan without international news except for free BBC. If you want the full load with movies it is B2792. Thai TV is free.

On 10/30/2018 at 10:31 AM, beechbum said:

Agreed, there's so many idiots on the road here that you need to do all you can to protect yourself, you can be the safest driver in the world and still get taken out by a moron, a helmets your 1st line of defence against said moron and the concrete that'll pop your head like an egg.

Special mention must go to the parents that ride their kids to school and don't wear a helmet, they're in the same category with the above mentioned morons.

When there is no enforcement of the law there can be no respect for the law. Having lived in Phuket many years I know much money the police have to collect monthly to send to the head man in Bangkok. The easy way they do this is stoping motorcycles. A drunk riding a motorcycle hit the back of my truck when it was stopped. He was injured no license or insurance. I pleaded with the police to jail him until he paid for my truck. The police said is just a poor simple drunk and you will never get paid. Use your own insurance.

Put a little money in and finish the ring road in Chiang Rai. Work on the road from Chiang Kong to Chiang Rai completely stopped a couple of months ago. WHERE IS THE MONEY?

If you value your feet I suggest that  you were closed toe shoes while cycling. Crocs should be good enough. Easy on and off. Flaps are bad news.

It is too late to stop the Chinese unless you embargo their goods. There will be no freedom in Laos and Cambodia in the next few years.

If you can handle the cost, the Residence Permit is the best answer. No more visas required. You never have to leave the country but if you do you must have a reentry permit.

The Chinese are making great progress taking over Laos. Cambodia is next. Economically they are aiming to take over the world. Their new big navy base in north Africa is a sight to behold. Think about have they dump more than $500 billion of their junk on the US market yearly. They refuse to allow US products into China without huge import taxes. THERE IS NO SLOWING OF THE CHINESE.