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I was sitting at a red light yesterday, minding my own business and patiently waiting for it to turn green, even though there was no oncoming traffic. A carload of young and very loud red necks, with a Confederate flag duct-taped on the trunk of their car, and a "guns 'n Jesus" slogan spray painted on the side, was stopped next to me. Suddenly one did a screaming rebel yell, fired his gun in the air and the car took off before the light changed. Out of nowhere an 18-wheeler came speeding through the intersection and ran directly over their car, crushing it completely and killing everyone in it. For several minutes I sat in my car thinking to myself, "Man....that could have been me!" So today, bright and early, I went out and got a job as a truck driver.

That remains to be seen.

The immigration office at Pong Nam Ron (a district in Chantaburi Province) isn't on the border. The nearest crossing to it is Ban Pakkard, which is a bit out of the way, so usually a very quiet one. Both are circled on the first map. You can get a visa on arrival on the Cambodian side.

My wife told me I was one in a million. After looking though her text messages I found out she was right.