Smokin Joe

One benefit to owning a manual transmission vehicle that hasn't been mentioned is that it is a great anti-theft feature.

His Elephant Sanctuary is strictly a for-profit tourist attraction. It is not a charity or non-profit business.

If you can handle living without the amenities the US is probably the safest but you would have to select the right place. The USA has more wilderness are than the entire continent of Africa. Example: Alaska's Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve. At 13.2 million acres, it's larger than Yellowstone National Park, Yosemite National Park, and Switzerland combined.

Based on the reference you provided for that statement, none, your statement is not very credible. Not to mention the fact that he probably won't be allowed to leave if he has a court date coming up.

Where did the 15 come from? I don't know for sure how many he has but the website for his sanctuary says he has 4 adults and 2 babies. Green Elephant Sanctuary Park

I was interested in reading about his Elephant Sanctuary and an initial search indicated that there are quite a few of them in the Phuket area. The name of the one he "owns" is Green Elephant Sanctuary Park Green Elephant Sanctuary Park

Probably the only country in the world that has "America" in the official name of the country. Only a complete idiot would have any doubt. Much less ambiguous than saying someone is from The United Kingdom but doesn't specify which of the many Kingdoms. Thailand is a united kingdom.

Norvasc is a brand name. You're still taking Amlodipine

Spain is another one.

The information you posted is not correct. These are direct quotes from section 38 and Section 4 from the English translation published by the Thai government: Section 38. The householder, the owner or the possessor of a dwelling place or a hotel manager, who takes in, as a resident, an alien with permission to temporarily stay in the Kingdom, shall notify the competent official at the immigration office located in the locality in which the house, dwelling place, or hotel is located within twenty four hours from the time the alien has taken residence. Section 4. “Householder” means any persons who is the chief possessor of a house, whether in the capacity of owner, tenant, or in any other capacity whatsoever in accordance with the law on civil registration.

I would suggest using the English translation published by the Thai government as the only one that should be used.

This is from section 4 of the English translation of the immigrant act that is published by the Thai government Council Of State. Since Ivor has been posting dodgy references he probably won't accept the official Thai government reference. “Householder” means any persons who is the chief possessor of a house, whether in the capacity of owner, tenant, or in any other capacity whatsoever in accordance with the law on civil registration. Here is the entire law so you can verify. laws_03_03-03.pdf

I have no idea of the accuracy of this chart but it shows that 10 states require the IDP. I'm a little skeptical myself but better safe than sorry. https://www.rhinocarhire.com/Car-Hire-Blog/October-2019/international-driving-permit-USA.aspx

After the downgrade to the crappy new system I tried to make a credit card payment and like you had it just stall and lock up. I tried it again using a US based VPN connection and also tried with both Firefox and Edge. Same result each time. Just stalled. I tried it again using the phone app and it worked fine doing it that way. Pretty poor service considering they are the largest Credit Union in the country.

Payment date depends where you signed up. Payable on the 3rd if you signed up overseas but many folks signed up in the US. I'm pretty sure that once you start Social Security that your payment date stays the same even if you move overseas or vice versa. To see your next payment date, create or log on to your my Social Security online account and go to the “Benefits & Payments” section. In general, here’s how we assign payment dates: If you were born on the 1st through the 10th of the month, you’ll be paid on the second Wednesday of the month. If you were born on the 11th through the 20th of the month, you’ll be paid on the third Wednesday of the month. If you were born after the 20th of the month, you’ll be paid on the fourth Wednesday of the month. There are exceptions. For example, children and spouses who receive benefits based on someone else’s work record will be paid on the same day as the primary beneficiary. For others, we may issue your payments on the 3rd of each month. Among other reasons, we do this if: You filed for benefits before May 1, 1997. You also receive a Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payment. Your Medicare premiums are paid for by the state where you live. You live in a foreign country.

The one in the link Pib posted is a newer revision (2021). I would use that one.

ssa-7161-revised.pdf

ssa-7161-revised.pdf

You may have just made an accurate prediction of the SCOTUS decision.

You can check which treaty was ratified by any country at the United Nations Treaty Database. Some countries only ratified one of the two treaties and some countries ratified both. 1949 Treaty - https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetailsV.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XI-B-1&chapter=11&Temp=mtdsg5&clang=_en 1968 Treaty - https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetailsIII.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XI-B-19&chapter=11&Temp=mtdsg3&clang=_en Ignore the 2nd column. "Signature" just indicates that they participated in the treaty conference. The third column is the one that indicates it was ratified.

I'll let someone else explain it to him

Two things that stood out to me: 1st News Post - "he succumbed to his wounds" Wounds? Not injuries? Hmmmm 2nd News Post - "Ms. xxxx, who witnessed the incident, said she was lying in her room but then heard someone fall. Wonder how she knew it was someone, rather than something

I have been living here for 15 years and have been using my PayPal account regularly to buy items off of ebay and have sent to my Thai address. In my case I opened my PayPal account in the US. I have a US bank account the PayPal is linked to. My PayPal primary address is a mail forwarding service in the US (Las Vegas). My computers location is set to "United States". My Thai address is one of my alternate delivery addresses. I just got into a new hobby and in the last 4-5 months have done at least 20 purchases on ebay from Chinese sellers for delivery to my Thai address and paid with PayPal.

It was either a Saturday or Sunday morning when I went. I went to the Emergency Room first. The ER told me just to go to the Urology Dept since they had Doctors on duty at the time. That's another good thing about BPH. In many cases you can just walk in and see a specialist like a Urologist, Cardiologist, ENT etc. You might have to wait awhile as they will work you in between appointments. In the case of my UTI I waited no more than 30 minutes. I had my first ever colonoscopy at BPH in 2019. I had a routine physical at Pattaya International and they told me the cost. Can't remember the cost but I went to BPH and it was cheaper there. The Doctor I talked to said I could even have it done later that same day. Wasn't mentally prepared for that so did it the next day. Colonoscopy cost at BPH in 2019 was 18,600 Baht and included removal and biopsy of two polyps. There was also a 820 Baht Initial consult fee and an 820 Baht fee for a follow up consult to see the results.