BusyB

Shift+Command+4 with Mac.

And Safari / MacOS - a whole bunch of potential conversions.

I'm surprised anyone even reads the rubbish. A TAT pronouncement is one I never click on. As for the faltering baht: it takes months for that to feed through the 'system' and have any effect. But it immediately makes imports, which are required to produce the exports, more expensive. When that accumulates with high oil prices a weaker currency becomes a liability because it also makes exports more expensive. A tourist doesn't care about a couple of baht more or less exchange rates when a holiday is planned well in advance. They're more concerned about the currently ridiculous airfares and hyper inflationary hotel prices in LOS nowadays. So it only really affects expats. (Obviously I'm ignoring the effects of long term contracts and hedging, and using general principles. But they also mitigate - as is their purpose - any fluctuations. So like I said, it takes a while to filter through, and baht weakness is still a relatively new development - only 8 months ago it stood at 32.65 after tumbling briefly about a year ago. I know that because a year ago I was getting generally abysmal rates. I remember those dreamy days 20 years ago when I got over 50 to the euro. Nowadays I dream of 45 and pray for 40. Sadly 39 seems to be resistance level ???? ... but I keep coming back, ... see?)

Unfortunately it's far more than an embarrassment although it is obviously that as well. It's actually another very worrying symptom of frightful decay.

Sad. I thought this was a Bob Smith production.

Your experience is your experience. I always thought you were in Joe's league. Sadly missed.

Sounds like Solzhenitzyn's Cancer Ward. I had noticed that you disappeared from sight for a few years and still don't post often so thanks for the detailed answer - I think you used to be active on visa matters? I hope it's all over now. All the best.

Thanks for such an exhaustive explanation ???? My question was just on the off chance I'd be in country when it's time for the next one. Thanks. (I've had the procedure twice in Germany. Done excellently by specialists. Free of charge - aside from my monthly health contributions.)

Right. As I've understood it there's plenty of the stuff around normally. It just can't transport the sugar into the cells, resulting in high blood sugar levels. Metformin reduces the cell resistance and the insulin can do its job.

Living the last 5 or 10 without feet or eyes would kinda shrink your quality of life pal. All 'cos you didn't want to go to the doctor and ask someone whose job and career it is to treat people like you (and me) every day for decades. Course you could always try Google, or Qanon. But that doesn't appeal to me. I prefer people who know what they're talking about and have years of experience and practice.

My first time I tried without sedation (12 years ago). The doctor got as far as the first bend before it became unbearable. We started over after I got sedated 555. It was the Michael Jackson drug, propofol. KO'd me like a hammer; euphoric, foolish and dozy for a couple of hours or so after waking less than 30 minutes later.

Is there any reason one should avoid government hospitals for this particular check-up?

But it's also to do with the types of racist violence you see in the west. It's easier to beat up on easily identifiable vulnerable minorities, than actually face off against the establishment where the abuse that affects your own life comes from. Kick an immigrant or someone racially identifiable, but never even argue with your 'betters', much less kick them. Those types don't have the spine for that. Gays get it as well. And Jews wearing their little caps. Just easy targets for losercowards to dump bad feelings.

Don't forget your work permit ????

Yesterday is history, Tomorrow's a mystery, Today is a gift, That's why it's called the present.

mmmhh ... ???? I wonder if there's a market for monastery themed hotels.

Dilapidated and neglected.

''Upon transferring 7,200 baht from a Kasikorn Bank account to one of her two Krungthai Bank accounts, with the total in the two accounts being 23,000 baht, and giving the fake official the six-digit pass code for both of them ...'' 'Nuff said.

And he lets them? Not someone I'd trust.

Sadly you won't get one whichever way the vote goes, for so many different reasons I don't have the time or desire to list here.

So does working from home.

Brilliant post.

Thais trying out English which is below your Thai levels offer an opportunity to help them improve.

Thais who know me (juristic persons, doctors etc.) put khun in front of my surname. Thai friends use it in front of my first name sometimes, usually when they are talking about me to guests or kids. Kids obviously say 'khun firstname'. As do the 'outsiders'. Laundry ladies, tuktuk drivers etc. who aren't party to my names usually ask 'you want xyz mister?'. Or if they want to attract my attention like when I'm heading the wrong way or left something lying on a counter, whatever, just 'hey mister'. I felt really offended to begin with and reacted quite unpleasantly at times 'cos it obviously grates. It's highly impolite in the west. But I eventually figured it's their way of saying 'sir', a word they aren't familiar with. Noone's ever said it with malice as far as I can tell. Usually it's someone trying to be helpful or offering me something. Markets are another place. Can we seriously expect Thais to master the vagaries of 'Excuse me sir ...' as opposed to 'Hey mister'? Then just imagine 'Khun, you want tuktuk?'. Pretty weird. A nurse saying 'mister surname' on the other hand is probably trying to be polite or even try their English, not racist. A wise man once told me 'the world is your mirror. What do you see in it?'

Takes some serious skill to slot that into a thread like this one ????