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Firstly, I would have to buy a Kindle reader which is fine IF I only want to read books, but it is of no use if I want to do anything else on it. Secondly I would have to convert all of my existing Ebooks to the Kindle format. As I have over 6,xxx authors and some 20,xxx books in Mobi format in My Ebook library already, It would take me months of 8 hour days, 5 days a week to do. My pc screen is 24 inches and I can adjust the print size easily. Thank you fot your though but I think I will stay as I am. I am clearing down my Ebook library and only keeping Mobi format as well as deleting all the other formats and deleting duplicate books and authors. I have been doing that for the last 5 years, on and off, and I can now see the light at the end of the tunnel.
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iPhone 16 Launch Draws Large Crowds in Thailand
billd766 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
I have no idea as I haven't really lived there since 1992. I believe that having a sense of humour in the UK is banned now and has replaced by wokeism. Political jokes however are permitted, which is one reason why the Tories lost and Labour won. -
iPhone 16 Launch Draws Large Crowds in Thailand
billd766 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Why would I bother to do that. My mobile phone is mostly used for phone calls, SMS and playing the odd game while I wait in the hospital to see the doctor. It is also very useful using both Google Search for an item that I am trying to get from a shop or Google Translate when I can't explain something in a shop or a business. Sometimes a picture IS worth a thousand words especially in another language. -
iPhone 16 Launch Draws Large Crowds in Thailand
billd766 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
I have a Samsung AO4 that cost about 6,000 baht. I only bought that because my old phone died, My time between buying a new phone depends on how long they last before they die and I need another one. Usually 5 or 6 years. -
iPhone 16 Launch Draws Large Crowds in Thailand
billd766 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Over priced, certainly, over hyped, definitely, rubbish not so much. It does just the same job as an ordinary smart phone that comes in at half the price or less. The people that rush to buy them are simply showing off, and will never use most of the functions anyway. -
Worst Joke Ever 2025
billd766 replied to warfie's topic in Jokes - Puzzles and Riddles - Make My Day!
Close. Perhaps you should have looked up Boy George, here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MdOYG4SZjM I always thought that he was a bit "different", but I did enjoy his music. -
Wise removes Long Stay Reason on Transfers
billd766 replied to bastco's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
That is what I think also but I would like to be sure, not only for my sake, but for the IO when I do my next extension at the end of July next year. I will update my post later on Monday afternoon. -
Thailand to borrow 2.59 trillion baht for 2025 budget
billd766 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Luckily for me I got rid of all my credit cards years ago and I just have debit cards only. If I order something using them it will be rejected if there are not enough funds available. A brutal but effective way of staying out of debt. -
Wise removes Long Stay Reason on Transfers
billd766 replied to bastco's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I have just done 2 transfers from my Wise UK account to my Thai BBK account using my pc and the UK Wise website. The first was using the "personal funds" code, and the 2nd was using the the "other" code. Both will be paid out on Monday afternoon, but until then I won't know if they were an international transfer or not. -
Wise removes Long Stay Reason on Transfers
billd766 replied to bastco's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I use Wise from the UK and the funds for long term stay option. I have done for 5 years and it works without a problem every time. The funds arrive in my BBK account the next day unless it is sent on a Friday evening, when it arrives on a Monday just after 2pm or the next banking day if there is a Thai Bank or public holiday. -
Thailand to borrow 2.59 trillion baht for 2025 budget
billd766 replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
I am a bit confused. Why would and country borrow money to repay debt? Surely all you end up with is a bigger debt. The way out of that debt trap is to borrow more money to repay THAT debt. Now me, I would have thought that the best way out of debt is to cut back on spending, borrow NO money, and repay what you owe, -
That article has scared me more that anything else I have read about Trump. The Trump lovers, Trump's supporters, MAGA supporters and even some posters here on AN will not believe it, and STILL want Trump to be president, and that is what scares me the most. AFAICS it was written by many people who are specialists with years of training and experience in dementia and collated by Mike Burch. If they are correct, (and they have decades of experience), then Trump would be far better off, (as would the USA) if he simply quit standing for election, quit public life and retired to live the remainder of his life in peace.
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Wise removes Long Stay Reason on Transfers
billd766 replied to bastco's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I use Wise from the UK and the funds for long term stay option. I have done for 5 years and it works without a problem every time. The funds arrive in my BBK account the next day unless it is sent on a Friday evening, when it arrives on a Monday just after 2pm or the next banking day if there is a Thai Bank or public holiday. -
Wise removes Long Stay Reason on Transfers
billd766 replied to bastco's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I did a transfer from the UK last Friday 13 September 2024 using the funds for long term stay and it went through as normal. I will be doing 2 more tomorrow, Friday 20 September 2024 and I expect no problems. IMHO, Wise is as reliable as ever, reasonably priced and I have been using them for over 5 years. Much cheaper than using a UK ATM or a UK bank transfer. I use my computer and the direct connection to the UK Wise site. -
Adding flavor concentrates to cannabis oil?
billd766 replied to Hokeus's topic in Thailand Cannabis Forum
I have been making a dried cannabis flower concoction (call it tea if you wish), and I do sleep a bit better, and the pain in my arthritic knees seem to be less. I can cut the grass and scrub every second day instead of every 3rd or 4th day before I started making and drinking it. I normally pour a small layer of honey (for flavour and colour) in a 400 +/- ml mug, fill it with boiling water from the kettle and toss in about 4 cannabis flowers. Stir it, and then let it cool. Pour it into a small bottle using a sieve and a funnel, put it into the fridge and drink it before I go to bed. It seems to work for me though it may not work for everybody. If you want to try it, don't expect much in the way of results for a couple of weeks. -
Trump doesn't seem to like fact checking and neither do you. Perhaps if he had and continues to tell lies and spread disinformation he should be fact checked all the time. If he was fact checked all the time and found to be correct then he would noot need to be fact checked. As an example he claimed during the debate with Harris the Haitians were eating cats, dogs and other pets. That was proven false and debunked but he kept repeating an obvious lie and got upset when he was fact checked on it. You seem to believe it as well. Perhaps you need to be fact checked.
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Former Army Chief Set to Lead Neo-Conservative Party
billd766 replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
But things change over the decades, even in Thailand. The great unknown nowadays for a military coup is what the King's guard will do. Their loyalty is not to the military as such, but to the man far away, and IIRC their are more of them than the regular army in and around Bangkok. Most of their leadership is made up of red rimmed T shirts, which signifies who their loyalty belongs to. -
I have lived and worked in Thailand since 1993 and I have never seen anybody use a gun. legally or illegally. There is a far greater chance of being killed or injured in a road accident than by being shot in Thailand. How do you protect yourself against that happening?