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Anything to excess is bad to eat. You're in Thailand. Buddhist country. Take the "Middle Road." Eat some and enjoy it. Don't overindulge.

I'm sorry - but what are they singing?

The Mayor of Kingstown. I just stumbled across it out of boredom. I was reading a news article about Renner's accident and it mentioned the show. I'm now on the first season, second episode. Man...gritty and intense. It's difficult to find novel TV shows that aren't the same old, same old stuff or a reboot. Nothing much original any more which is why I seldom watch TV. This is an interesting twist. Some critics panned it, but what to critics know. Good stuff! Now onward with Season 1. Thumbs Up https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11712058/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Just walk behind your hired help. Voila!

He must be a fan of The Game of Thrones. ????

Can anyone see a 6 digit number on that crane??? Asking for my wife.

No - Maybe next year. I'm still researching it.

The Highway Patrol in Western countries is used to stop and ticket drivers committing moving violations, therefore helping limit that number of dangerous drivers on the road. The Highway Patrol in Thailand is used to escort elites, therefore helping Thailand have The Most Dangerous Roads In The World.

I found that list today. I need to write up the list for my wife and get keep a copy of my current Will and the list of items that the US Embassy will need and keep them in where my wife can find them at home. That info helped. Thanks!

Panu Clinic, 14 Thapea Soi 5. Used to be open in the evening. I haven't been there in a few years so not sure if the clinic is still open. The last time I walked by the signs were still there though.

I think that an excellent suggestion. You won't know until you know, so best to rent and try them out before buying. Honestly, I used a Honda Dream when living in Chiang Mai. Small enough to easily cut through traffic, powerful and geared well enough to climb Doi Suthep and mountains in general. The don't make them anymore though. Still got mine. 14 years old and still looks almost new. Well made bike.

Agreed, which in my humble opinion makes buying a new bike the better option. At least you know it hasn't been dropped.

I was in Chiang Mai today for chores. Chang Moi, Thapae, and Loi Kroh as well as the Nimmanahaemin area which was just packed with Chinese and farang. Wororot Market was impossible. It was busier than I've seen since 2019. I'm glad for the business, but..... I was happy to get out of town and head back to the sticks in Lamphun.

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.