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If I have one fault it's that I am too honest.My other one would be that I can not tell a lie. If it was not for that one cherry tree I chopped down when I was a kid , I am sure I would be going to heaven when I die,

Yea I hate when that happens.

I think that .It is not saving that are not taxables, but savings before 2024 regardless the source. Whatever your 2023 year ending balance is your non taxable savings, everything after that you must pay tax on. for Americans where SSI and pensions are taxable only in the US, we have the variable that. What if your savings are as a result of your non taxable in Thailand SSI and pensions. I think it will become very interesting in the next years, Personally I will have my SSI income transferred in Thailand. I have what I need for extensions already transferred and deposited in my account. I go back to the US at least once a year as things are now, there is no law that I can not bring back $15,499 without reporting it. I think the same is true for my wife who is also a US citizen, I can live very well on $30,000 + my SSI income . We Had considered moving to Greece, but changed our mind because of the bureaucracy there, and that it was a lot easier to live in Thailand, but if the bureaucracy here becomes such that it is as difficult here as it is there, then we might have to reconsider moving to Greece. There a lot of positive in Greece over Thailand. Climate, proximity, language . food.

Ok so fried green tomatoes, and since I had some leftover tempura I made a bunch of onion rings and to commemorate the occasion I brought out the good paper plates.

I agree They just started turning red. I have a bunch of very big Green tomatoes, lets keep our fingers crossed. and talking about Green tomatoes have you tried frying them in tempura flour? Arroy mak mak. in fact I was thinking of what to have for lunch , maybe I will make some.

No I have not , did you and it fixed the problem? I am apprehensive about these free programs in my laptop . what do you think?

Its all about better options. If Putin gets' to the point where she has no better options what does it have to lose? As unfortunate as it is most world leaders are sociopaths. One does not play at the level game without currying a sharp knife and having a conscience.

I know you guys are not very science evadcated. like me , But I saw this dude on Youtube. Neil the grass something (What a name right?) any way the dude said that time travel is very dangerous!! Apparently, you could meet yourself and you both become a pair of ducks . Not sure why and how, but that would suck if you ask me.Then he said something meeting your grandparents, and something happening to your parents ,,, and it got very confusing. I lost the plot there.

Same here. text instead of emojis. I tried clearing the browser cache with no improvement. Using Chrome Tried using other browsers but emojis did not also work there.

We need more clarification. Male or Female nurse? and hands ot twicers? LOL

First , sorry about your fever, glad you are feeling better , 4o+ is high and dangerous But it is also known to induce hallucinations, did you ask the nurses if that really happened or di you imagine it because of the fever, If they say yes it did happen it might give you an opening to revisit the offer. LOL And why are your emojis working but mine are not. Who do you know at Asean Now? 555

IMO and to my taste , cherry tomatoes because of their size have a high ratio of skin to meat . but you are right, they are the only tomatoes with any taste. I just don't like all that skin. But that's my personal preference.

Growing tomatoes in NY, not far from the NJ border ( Monroe) was a breeze, you only had to fence the garden to keep the racoons , squirrels and deer out. By fall everyone had so many you could not give them away. :) (My emojis are not gorning today)

Learned something new today. I will definitely consider this next growing season. I copped your response in my notes. So I did a little bit of research ,and it seems that chopped banana peels are rich in potassium, which I happen to have a lot of, so I will chopp a bunch and pot them under a few tomato plants .

Typical?

I think they import them green, and then let them ripen in storage, but that's just a theory , I dont know why for sure, but you are right, Thai tomatoes just don't taste that good. If you have the space, Try growing your own. By no stretch of the imagination am I an expert. my success was just dumb luck. Do it in rich soil , with good drainage, and start your seed late October, that way the grow during the dry season. And here is an idea I will thy next tomato dry season or do it inside under a grow light in a pot Put the dirt in the oven and bake it for 30 minutes. I know you are thinking WTF I remember reading some place that part of the reason that non native tomatoes don't do well in Thailand , is that there are bugs (I think nematodes) in the soil that destroy the roots . I am thinking that baking the soil will kill the little buggers. Perhaps I will do three different pots each heated for different time lengths, and one not at all and see if one works better than the other. As I said i think the poor taste is because the ship them Green to prevent loss from ripening and damage while shipping, and let them ripen in storage. But I don't know for a fact that this is true , or entirely true. While in Greece we spend a week at a country house with lemon and Orange groves. You are right . The taste of the Oranges here do not even compare. while i was searching for this picture on my cloud storage. I Found a treasure-trove of pictures U had forgotten about. You know how expensive a bag of chamomile tea is? Here is a field full of it growing wild and picking wild prickly pears .

Definitely not from Thailand. I have lived in many countries, Thailand by far has the worst tomatoes I have ever seen. Though, much to my surprise, I did find some nice ones to buy at the morning market. Thais don't like tomatoes, my wife will not eat them. They don't have the taste buds for them. They put then in SomTom but only for color.

I feel the same. First the tomatoes they sell here are mediocre at best, Macro in our area,has same good Dondi feta, Good luck finding good Kalamata olives. I found a place on Lazada that had 5 kilo (3 kilo dry) and I wanted to order but I just spend a bunch of money on some toys, and could not justify 1800 baht for olives to the wife. Then you need to build yourself a seaside fishing village. 55555 (My emojis are not working) That should last me for a year

Yea there are so many varieties, The generic I use for all large meaty tomatoes is Beefsteak Medium egg shaped ones "Roma" And ammunition for my slingshot "Cherry" LOL

Cant beat the tomatoes in Greece, Have you been to a farmers market while there (Laiki Agora) When people go to Greece they go to the Acropolis and Santorini , the first thing I do is go to a farmers market . Then to a bakery I was pleasantly surprised with my tomatoes, They taste great of the vine with just a bit of salt. I am very happy with them

I an no expert on tomatoes , and different countries have different names for them as far as I know, In the US we have beefsteak tomatoes Roma tomatoes and cherry tomatoes. I am sure there are other varieties for each type , but these are the three groups I put them all together in . IMO beefsteak are the nest for salads, I also have a very good recipe for stuffed tomatoes Roma are fair for a salad, and cherries are IMO only good for my slingshot. LOL

I am a progressive voter and have voted a couple of times for a Republican voter, but then I grew up. At some level things seem to be going well in the US , Cudos Biden, give credit where credit is due. But in some other ways there are some negatives that it will also be fair to acknowledge. Went to the US for the holidays and just came back. Verry expensive !! I had not been there for three years and I was shocked!! Went to Win Dixie supermarket, spend $200 and got very little. Everyone I talked to was complaining about the high prices everywhere. So on that respect a BOO to Biden is also in order. But having said this, Biden or anyone else for that matter would be way better the that idiot trump.

You can say that again . LOL

Growing nice meaty beefsteak tomatoes has been an elusive goal for me and from what I read many others. Some seem to grow in the cooler, higher elevations of Chiang Mai. but In Khon Kaen where we are I was always unsuccessful except for those small cherry tomatoes. So with immense pride and joy I would like to announce success. While vacationing in Greece last summer, among other things I brought back seed of beefsteak tomatoes . One thing I learn the hard way is that tomatoes do not like a lot of water, I read that it disrupts their ability to absorb calcium. I learned that when I started getting a back spot under my tomatoes and googled it. It seems I was killing my tomatoes with love, I was overwatering . Now once every three-4 days and my tomatoes are doing great. So start seed October so that you are getting in the dry season, and you can control the amount of water. .

I will admit I had to google Patric. seems his an amateur astronomer who attained prominence in that field as a writer, researcher, radio host. Why only in Urban communities? Then may I suggest that you stop abandoning science and logic. Do you think it is logical to expect all large clean energy sector to run on solar power? I don't know this Patric guy but don't you think it might be more logical to listen to an actual Astronomer, than an amature one? not that i know what any astronomer has to do with clean energy. Oh I get it . Solar energy. 5555