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No wonder your significant other is so well behaved!

Honestly - where? If you pay 20K THB for a rabies series you've been seriously ripped off. Heck, come to my house. I have rabies vaccinations in the refrigerator (I actually do). I'll give a 5 shot series for ???? how about only 5,000 THB. <laughs> A savings of 75%!!! ???? I work with stray animals in our village. We attempt to either neuter or give neutering shots to strays or puppies that show up/dropped off. Same with cats and kittens. The village gives all animals in the village rabies shots for free annually. Nips and bites happen. At my local hospital an individual rabies shot costs a couple hundred THB if that. Do the math for a 3 or 5 shot series. At most you're out a thousand baht.

One of the things I like about Thailand is that the government tends to stay out of everyone else's business.

I know most of the local dogs, none of whom bother me. I've crossed paths with packs on walks outside my village. Put some rocks in your pockets. If aggressive dogs come your way, sling a couple of rocks their way. Also, don't look weak or show fear. My guess? They look at you like fearful prey. You have access to a gun? You'll end up in prison on weapons charges. Then charges for killing the dogs will pale in comparison. And you'll lose the gun. Really - stupid idea.

Put in a fan. The insulation will work (we did it a few years back). Wayyyy cooler.

"Lawfare." Put it in your dictionary as it now the New Normal.

If you need masks, just buy them on Lazada or Shopee.

You're gonna die <period>. So why worry? Live in the moment and enjoy life. If you're @BritManToo tuck another wine cooler in the ice.

I think I'll check the odds with a bookie in the UK. My bet is that he'll get pardoned sooner than later and all those health issues will clear up as quick as you can say - "Bob's your uncle!!!" Or "Tony's your sugar-daddy."

Undifferentiated American English although I can switch to quite a few regional dialects if a feel like it (I've been around). And if I'm around Brits, I can flip a bastardized version of non-regional Brit. May have something to do with having spent my first three years of school in a post-WWII Brit school in Harrow.

Hey - they're going to give every Thai 10K for voting for the right parties. "Whoo Hoo" But of course, a month after they issue those funds to Thailand, inflation will explode 20% or more and it ain't ever coming back down. Then it's back to applying for more credit so Thais can afford to eat.

Every year we hear more about Thai "soaring" debt. And the banks keep extended credit. Just walk through the malls and hypermarts to see tables of bank reps soliciting unsecured debt to Thais. When are we going to get to the point where Thai banks can no longer service the debt that they have over-extended to Thais who have more debt than they can pay month-to-month. I know - go to the bank and take out another loan to pay off the credit card bills so you can fill them to the debt limit again. This is why you don't keep more then a million THB in a Thai bank account. When the Debt House Of Card folds in on itself, Thai banks will make themselves whole with the savings of their depositors. Keep your deposits below the Thai guaranteed deposit insurance level as it's just a matter of "When" and not "If" this ponzi-scheme explodes.

When you live in Chiang Mai, you don't have to consult your Android or Apple Poop-Map before walking down the street like you do in San Francisco.

If you have checked the rest of the West, especially US/Canada, the climate crazies are lighting off arson fires throughout the pristine forests then screaming, "Climate Change is gonna get you - see - Fires!" Aqi across many places in Canada and the US is just as bad as Chiang Mai during the 'burn season.' Here in Northern Thailand I understand the insanity of the annual burns, it's a pretty new event in the West. Which for me? One more reason not to return.

Ditto. I reflect on the financial, societal, criminal, and political changes that have occurred in the US since I left. Then I look around at the slice of paradise where I live where there are no government bureaucrats attempting to regulate our lives (try modifying your property in the US without submitting a wad of paperwork, easements, legal papers, and regulatory applications - Gawd) - and yeah - I appreciate it. Although immigration can be a PITB, it's not a showstopper, and I pray it stays that way.

I've got a cheap Suzuki Celerio and I've never experience that problem. Not "ventilated" as far as I know. Up until two minutes ago, I'd never heard of "ventilated seats."

A few people here may agree with you, but from my experience the majority of members here don't want to debate global totalitarianism, and they would rather kick back, relax, and enjoy their lives here in the LOS. You're most likely to simply be mocked. Just saying...

???? Ahhhh, because it's "pointless." <grin>

"Thai authorities have called on Thai drivers to pay their traffic fine tickets by April 1st. Those who remain overdue on their payments for 30 days will be fined 2,000 baht and have their driving scores cut." 2000 THB fine. <laughs> Whoo Hoo. That will scare them, 'eh? And they'll add - <gasp> - Driving Points!!! I think Thailand traffic ticket system is like Drew Carey's Whose Line Is It Anyway. "It's the game where everything's made up and the points don't matter." Exactly!

Ditto. Dental implants are invasive. They require an extraction, then a "bone-graft" or a procedure to inject a bone-like substance in the hole to provide an anchor for the implant. Then you need to heal which takes 2 to 3 months or more. Then! The dentist will screw in the implant rod (again - traumatizing the jaw bone) and your back to healing again. First line approach is to get a root-canal and crown. As you age you make end up losing teeth - it's just the way it goes. If you lose a molar in the long run, then you may want to consider an implant. It it's you back molars, you can live without them. If it's the second back molars then you may want to consider an implant if you lose them and it leave a significant hole in your biting surface. So - root canal first.

Back to "China Bashing" again I see. ????

Any bets that it will be "house-arrest" within 6 months, and a pardon within two years? ????

He's doing the "Biden Lahaina Nod." It's a common occurrence for geriatric politicians who don't know when to retire and allow the next generations to take the reins of power. Well, at least Prawit has the common sense to finally head out to pasture (or be put out to pasture more likely as these elderly power junkies never seem to want to voluntarily quit). Zzzzzzz Zzzzzzz Zzzzzzz ???? "You're ageist!!!" Not at all. As a guy in my 70s I can reflect back on the fact that society urges seniors to retire around 65 (Thailand pretty much forced retirement for all Thais at 60). Why should politicians world-wide, and especially in Thailand, be any different? I personally believe that society is enhanced by the new values and ideas of Gen-Xer and Millennials - it a breath of fresh air in a stale room - like opening the windows at a nursing home to air out that smell of age. "See! You're ageist!!!" Nope - if you can't stay awake in meetings, you shouldn't be in power. Never once in my life did I ever "nod off" in any meeting, or at any time during my working life - ever. It's a sign that your productive days are water under the bridge - and it shows disrespect and contempt for the office you hold as well as the people you serve. Grab a Margarita, head to the beach with the kids and grand-kids, and enjoy what's left of life instead. ????????️

Prawit! Don't forget all of your dead friend's watches when you check out, 'eh?

Run Forrest, Run!