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If someone had told the younger me, about to start university at 16, just what the following 40 years of my life would be like, I'd have been very happy. And, at 56, still am. Hopefully the next 40 are just as good.

Pretty much sums up the state of the world today...

I did my retirement extension at the flash new Buri Ram office last week, and made an online appointment for 10:00. I've never had to wait any length of time on previous visits, but just wanted to try it out. I printed a screen shot of the 10:00 confirmation time they'd emailed me and put it on top of my completed forms - they actually sent two emails, once immediately after I made the appointment, and a reminder the day before it was due, giving me some confidence that the system was working. I arrived there from the bank at 09:30, and there was one other person being attended to. They collected my paperwork, and obviously checked it out the back, since, as soon as that person was finished, I was sat down in front of an officer and stamp, stamp, stamp, done, walking out at about 09:45. I asked about the online appointment and was told that, had there been a queue, I would have been first in line to get mine done at 10:00, so worth spending a minute or two on the computer beforehand if there was ever a run on the office.