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First - talk to your neighbor. Second - talk with the puuyai baan if your neighbor has an issue. Be respectful and calm. Smile a lot. We have overhangs from the neighbors. We talked with them nicely and trimmed away. No problem. But? Create a problem and given Thailand being Thailand (TIT)? Don't be surprised when the neighbor visits you with a machete in hand and not with the intention to trim the overhang. Jai yen. Stay cool headed and polite.

Don't need it. In my 70s and the hydraulics work just fine.

May the bird of paradise fly up your nose, May an elephant caress you with his toes, May your wife be plagued with runners in her hose, May the bird of paradise fly up your nose!

Just a heads up that Wise is now asking for verification photos before processing a transfer. It asks after you set up and push "Send." It asks for ID (passport) and a selfie. After I did that I said I'd probably be waiting until Nov 12th for verification - but - the transaction when through in about 1 minute. Hopefully this is a "one and done" verification.

Trust me. His escorts in Davos cost a few thousand bucks a pop. You'll never see him on Beach Road as he has an entourage of security surrounding him. He doesn't mill with the "commoners" and "little people" whom he finds as useless eaters.

Thailand is one of the worse places in the world to drive. Too many accident and fatalities. Some of the highest in the world. Whatever you think you know about driving? Toss it out the window. Thailand don't follow the type of rules you have in the West. If you do rent a car, make sure it is fully insured. Ask around on this forum. But I recommend that if you rent a car, add in a chauffeur who works for the company. Make sure you are personally indemnified in case of an accident. And carry full-service health insurance which includes repatriation flights back home in you end up in the hospital after a crash. Or better - just call a Bolt or Grab driver when you wish to get around. In town you can use a Red Songtaw (30 THB) or a Tuk Tuk (variable - haggle) But Bolt is probably your best choice if you need to get around. I don't recommend driving here. If you retire here, than you'll eventually see enough of the road carnage to understand why this place is nuts on the roads. At that time I'd suggest buying a car and insuring it to the max. Do not take driving here lightly. Oh - and watch the cross-walks. If you have a green "walk" light it means nothing. Look in the direction of traffic. Cars and motorcycles blow through cross-walk when the have the "red light" all of the time. This is a safe place as compared to American inner-cities (I'd walk anywhere in Chiang Mai and pretty much anytime), but there are a hundred different ways you can get hurt or killed here that you'd never expect until you've lived here awhile.

The fatality rates on the roads are horrendous. One of the worst in the world. That includes cars plowing into bicyclists and motorcyclists. Ask BritManToo who recently got rear-ended on his MC. It is not an uncommon occurrence. Motorcycles and bicycles are extremely vulnerable. Make sure you have adequate accident/health insurance for the trip.

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I suggest the Philippines. The visa issue here for someone with dementia are not easy nor humanitarian. He'll be treated like all other 'retirees' which means 800K THB in a bank or 65K / month overseas transfers. He won't be able to negotiate immigration by himself and if things go sideways you could end up finding him in Thai immigration prison on an overstay. Personally I would not suggest Thailand at all. The Philippines is a better place and visas are easier to obtain and you should be able to find a facility to care for him at a reasonable cost. Lower cost than here and without the issues with visas and visa extensions. Also unlike Thailand, almost everyone can speak English. I'd look into housing him there and not in Thailand. Check around on the Philippines expat forums. Best of luck. This is not a good country for foreigners with Alzheimer's or dementia.

This is Lucky. She was left at out house with four other kittens and the mother managed to put them under the eves of the house. Bad place as it was killer hot during the day. The mother was taking care of them. We too them out, shored up the hole and place them in a basket on the roof at night. Mom came and took three of them but left the runt - Lucky. She was a neonatal kitten - blue eyes and still not trained to poop and pee. In order to get her to poop and pee you had to stroke her nether region. The mother does this by licking them. I got her peeing and pooping and litter box trained. She had no social skills so she was aggressive and a biter. And I absolutely loved her. She unfortunately passed in 2020. She'll always have a place in my heart as long as I'm sucking air.

You sound like me. 10 dogs, a cat, and a bird. The only animals not 'rescued' where our oldest two dogs. We've been through a lot more. The back yard is a pet cemetery. It sad the number of thing that can kill animals that are well cared for. In 2020 I lost three pets and lost three more this year. It hurts as they were all good pets and I miss them. But I make a difference in all of these animals lives. They were 'throw-away animals,' but not anymore. They are cared for and loved.

This was a temple dog at our local temple. Got hit be a car. This cost me over 20,000 THB. Fractured leg and pelvis. You can see the pin and the screw. I feel nothing but good about it. We adopted her but after a few months she could jump our wall. With a pin in her leg. She's now living at a temple with the permission of the abbot who is a friend of the family and she is well taken care of. That is one of the temples where I assist in the care of the dogs - food, medicine, bug medication. And she is doing fantastic. She is super energetic and strong. That would have been a real waste to leave her as a cripple. I made a huge difference in her life and I feel great about it. I try to go see her a couple of times a month. That was the best 20,000 THB I've spent. So, get a second or third opinion. Try vets with strictly Thai clients as you may get a better price, and get that kitten healthy. Then adopt her. You'll feel wonderful too.

Works until so many EV show up that the power grid no longer is capable of functioning. Then it's rationing. Perhaps only allowed to drive alternate days. There isn't a country on Earth that can sustain its entire population driving EV, especially if the country's leadership banned coal, gas, and nuclear. I can project this out three decades and I know where it ends.

Injuries from BJJ are some of the most frequently treated injuries by doctors. I've done mat work in the past. If you had started 10+ years ago it probably would not be an issue. At 62? I'd rethink it. You get slammed into a mat at 62 you may regret it. Krav Maga may be a better choice as it is defensive and combines MMA with self-defense. I believe Combat Group Thailand Pattaya offers MMA, BJJ, and Krav Maga. Another choice (if you're not a Russia-phobe) is Systema. Look it up on Youtube and check out videos. I believe there is a Systema group in Pattaya. That would be my own choice after 60 years old. Some of the best self-defense is situational awareness and knowing what to look for and how to avoid confrontations before they begin. With Systema the idea is to avoid the situation, but if engaged, strike or counter-strike and then get out of the situation asap. Look into it. I'd suggest it a better fit for older gents like yourself. When you get to be another 10 years older, like myself, trust me, you don't want to throw-down with anyone. It's a losing game. Even if you have had past martial arts training. Age takes its toll.

If they are at the airport and leaving the country, then why tie up resources to arrest them. Mark their passports "persona non grata" and let them go.

New in town 'eh? Should have been here before the government knee-capped the Thai economy by closing 'non-essential businesses' and limiting freedom of movement during the plague pandemic. You would have enjoyed pre-2020 Chiang Mai much better. Walk up Thapae. See all those shuttered businesses. I personally know a lot of Thais who were put out of business. Not sure about Old Town as I simply don't go there any longer, but I'm assuming there are a lot of shuttered businesses there as well.

Interesting as this is highly inflationary. Whoever the bondholder(s), they are essentially digging an economic grave with the plans of jumping in. Inflation hits, rates have to increase to slow inflation, bond holders take the hit. The bondholder(s) is (are) going to lose money. I wonder what fools plan to finance this idiotic scheme when you can see the outcome a mile away?

"Legalized vote buying" using government funds. Ethical? Not at all. But I seriously doubt that Thai politician are going to pass any laws making this illegal. Hell, they'll all double down next election. "Vote For ฿฿฿ The Kee Kwai Party ฿฿฿ and we promise all Thai adults 20,000 THB freshly minted from the Thai treasury if you vote us into office!!!" Every Thai political party will get into the action and will bring the Thai economy down to promote their own lust for power and control.

....and then comes the inflation as the money supply in Thailand is amped. Then over the course of the next couple of years, inflation will claw back the 10K THB and more. Expats should enjoy the inflated exchange rate as Thai currency loses value. I wonder who will holding the bag for the 500 billion THB "loan?" The bondholders are going to be sorry.

More cushion, less pushin'.

Sweep it under the rug quickly and hope potential Chinese tourist don't see. This isn't the first minibus accident. And given the insane driving of minibus drivers and the complete lack of driving enforcement in Thailand, it's just a matter of time until the next fatal minibus accident occurs.

Too bad. There should be consequences.

Unlike the West, they have absolutely ZERO patrol cars on the road. They don't do moving violation stops and ticketing. That cr*p like using both lanes to straighten out the road never gets sanctioned because their are no patrol cars to stop dangerous driving as it happens. Until they do, this never changes. And in my life-time? It never changes.

Given the fact that I've seldom seen drivers put their seatbelts on, I'm assuming the driver went right through that window and is one of the blurs on the road. Instant Karma gonna get you. Knock you right in the head. Didn't wear that seatbelt, Now your pretty dead.