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Fly. You'll be happier. And no. The buses are not safe.

Just curious, but what about Vientiane? Is the Thai Consulate still open there? Or is Savannakhet the only place you can get the Multi-entry visa?

Try a private Thai psychiatrist in a private clinic. You'll pay a doctor's fee and should be able to get the amount you need. Forgot about the large hospitals. If you live in Chiang Mai (or visit) there are other options. I won't lecture you on benzos. Just keep this in your back pocket for a rainy day. https://www.benzoinfo.com/ashtonmanual/

What does she need from the US Embassy if anything?

I could use suggestions on creating a list of things that need to be done by my wife if I die before her. Fyi, I'm a US citizen. Who does she need to contact, what forms will she need to obtain, how does she execute my Will, etc.

The first casualty of war is the truth. All sides of the conflict utilize propaganda: The US/NATO needs to assure the West that Russia is losing badly. Russia needs to assure Russians that they are winning soundly. The "truth?" You'll never see "the truth" in the short-term. Who is gaining the advantage (I'll dispense with the word, 'winning') and territory, and the ability to project power and governance will only become apparent in the long-term. I'd check the term "winning" as one side or the other may eventually decide that "winning" is kicking the table with the chessboard over and killing everyone on the planet. Just saying... Everybody knows that the dice are loaded Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed Everybody knows the war is over Everybody knows the good guys lost Everybody knows the fight was fixed The poor stay poor, the rich get rich That's how it goes Everybody knows. -Everybody Knows, Leonard Cohen

Sounds like a broken record. Half of Myanmar lives here doing jobs Thais won't do. Out in the rice fields it's Myanmar migrant labor working the fields as the old generation dies off and the new generation spends most of their days high on yaba. My village is probably a microcosm of the rest of rural Thailand and we have a lot of Myanmar migrants doing the hard and dirty work.

Sounds like he hit the power pole given the injuries.

Kangaroos

2020 through the middle of 2022 was nice and quiet. I noticed the same thing on my last trip to Chiang Mai. I wouldn't call it "normal" but it was more normal than anytime I've seen since 2019. Much of the downtown businesses in CM were forced closed by the lack of tourists and the Machiavellian restrictions starting in 2020 so thing are still a bit off. But on the flip side business seems to be booming around the outskirts of Chiang Mai if traffic is any indication plus the springing up of numerous 'bedroom communities' now filling old rice fields with new homes.

Yeah - put hydrogen peroxide up your nose. I'll wish you hadn't.

WEF

My wife orders lots of food whenever we go out. The food goes home and is eaten over the next day or two.

What gets wasted? What we don't consume goes either to the our dogs or our compost pile.

Agreed. Ivermectin is an all-round good pest control med. Kills worms throughout the body including heart-worms, kills ticks, and eliminates mange. Gotta be careful with the dosage though which is 0.3 to 0.6mg per kilogram of weight depending on what pest you're trying to control, e.g., it take a very small amount to control heart worms. The one downside to watch for is that some breeds of dogs (some terriers and collies if I remember right) can't metabolize Ivermectin but the adverse reactions are rare. You can find info on dosages and precautions online. I wouldn't use it on my cats though. I stick to Frontline for the kitties.

Lamisil or Canesten cream. But then again, if the Canasone isn't doing the trick, I'd go to a dermatologist at a local hospital and let them have a look.

Brutus

If a foreigner goes to the US and rents a car or motorcycle without an IDP and valid license (car if driving a car and motorcycle if driving motorcycle), then the fine is going to be more than the equivalent of 1000 THB. Just saying, that when foreigners come here without either driving experience on a motorcycle or a motorcycle endorsement on their home country license? They put themselves and everyone around them in danger. So, imho, the 1000 THB fine fits. Fyi, when I first came here 15 years back, I came with my US drivers license with M/C endorsement and a IDP. I was stopped at road blocks during that time, show my licenses and IDP and was on my way.

Bravecto is a once every three month pill, and it works very well. I'm not sure what you mean by this. Any tick that bites him now will die. If there are ticks in your home, you're going to have to clean. If they are in your yard? Your dog is now a walking tick killing machine. Give it time. They won't disappear over night, but they will disappear as they bite and die off. Also, you'll get another infestation when tick eggs hatch. They'll bite your dog and die off. Keep your dog up to date on the meds and your yard and house will stay tick free. If they are in your home? Hopefully they don't bite you before they die off. I have outdoor dogs so I don't have problems with bugs in the home. If the price of Bravecto puts you off, buy the pill for larger dogs (1000mg Fluralaner) and cut it in half. Their are naysayers out their (like the company that makes it) that will say "You can't do that!" Yeah. You can. And it works.

I may upgrade to this myself. I like the scanner option.

Check out the Brother HL-1110 Laser Printer (mono color). You should be able to find one for under 1500 THB.

All I can say is that I ditched my inkjet years ago, bought a Laser printer, and I've never looked back. I don't do a lot of printing so inkjets would dry and fail to work. There is no such problem with laser toners. The tone cartridge I have now is at least 2 years old. Overall they are cheaper to maintain and significantly more reliable. The one thing that you need to learn to do is to clean the cartridge rollers. It takes q-tips, alcohol, and a little patience. Trust me - buy one and you'll never go back to inkjets.

I did it today and it's due Thursday. No biggy. If it isn't approved by the end of the week I'll just go down to Immigration next week.

How would his country know he's single if he's got married and divorced in Thailand and then never left Thailand and returned to his country?