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What was she doing? Driving on instruments like an airplane pilot?

Just like they are going to take care of this. Maybe they'll have clean tap water to Government House and the enclaves where the wealthy and politicians live. Nobody else is going to drinking clean tap water in my lifetime.

Australia is well in its way in transitioning to an Orwellian authoritarian police-state.

Victoria Secret has been to your place 'eh?

If your hydraulics don't work 'down there' they probably ain't working well in your chest either. Easy enough to verify online with a search for "erectile dysfunction and cardiovascular disease." Chances are that if your d*ck can't get longer and thicker, you may have problems with your ticker. https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.017681

Where do you buy underwear from in Thailand? Should be, "Where do you buy underwear that will fit a Westerner from in Thailand?" Sorry the OP gets so much snark about this. It is an issue. Yeah, you can find then in upscale malls for multiples of the price you'd buy them for in the West. I recently tried to find a T-shirt in Big C and Tesco Chiang Mai. Nothing fit me. Everything was too tight in the upper chest and lats, and I don't ever lift weights anymore. Everything is "Thai Size." And "Thai Size" means narrow, small, and tight. And I've bought T-shirts at both places before. Gotta be XXL but they just don't carry any XXL stock except for an odd-ball T-shirt here and there. Underwear is impossible. My saving grace is a friend who comes to Chiang Mai for the US yearly. I buy underwear via online retail, ship it to his house, and get it delivered when her arrives. But I agree with the OP. It's difficult to find affordable, Western-sized underwear here in Thailand.

It could be mites. A bug med like Bravecto will kill mites including mange. He may need an oral systemic bug killer that targets ticks, fleas, mange, and other mites.

$1000 bucks. 35K THB and change, so no, that ain't it.

One of my dogs scratches incessantly around her stomach. It's not bugs as all my dogs get bug meds and I don't see any bugs on her. So I've used coconut oil on her stomach. It helps a lot.

Now that its done hopefully I won't be prompted again. I have no problem with KYC.

The reports I saw were about Wise changing account details which effects those with inbound transfers. I just send money through Wise to my Thai bank via ACH so no big deal regarding account details. I hadn't seen anything about KYC photo verification. But it seemed simple enough. The only issue I had was that I use a computer. To accomplish my verification which required taking a photo with the phone, I needed to install the Wise app on Android (which I don't like doing). But the phone is already linked to Wise so it was a non-issue. Like I said, easy enough.

I'm reading this thread and I see soooo much Western thinking and attitude here. "IT'S My Legal Right God****it!!! Arrggghhh!" How long have you people lived here and actually dealt with Thais in your villages? Are you afraid of them? Aloof? Don't want to deal with your neighbors? Consider yourself better than them? Stay cool. Stay respectful. Keep the neighbors in the loop. Don't make it a p*ssing match. Don't go strutting around yelling about your "Legal Rights." A lot of things can be accomplished here by just talking and having mutual respect. Get to know your neighbors for crying out loud. This ain't the West. And make friends with the village head. That will pay for itself in the long-run. Act like a member of the village, not some arrogant farang. "IT's My Right!!!" Not a good attitude to have in a village setting. Just saying.

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.

This group is not made out of money. They operate out of the generosity of donations. https://www.adoptmeowchiangmai.com/

What's your point?

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.