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Im having a fit with them now trying to get my knee fixed 

Bad timing , as if theres not enough to be concerned about ,  maybe they can hire Zuckerburg or what ever his name is 

Pretty interesting place if you enjoy Thai art .

I ran up on this the other day in Hang Dong by the golf course . Fishing spot to open up soon there as well !

17 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

 

  My friend has a house/shack in a back street alley , the alley is full of similar houses/shacks inhabited by locals who have all lived there for years .

   Its a run down shanty back alley , but the land is in a prime location  , in the shadow of five stars hotels at either end of the street .

  She wants to leave the property and go back to live in her village and build a house on her land , but she doesn't have to money to do so .

   I would like to buy the house and land in the city and put it in my sons name, as an investment for his future and that would give her the funds to build her house in the village .

   

 I think you can buy about anything here , but will you have legal ownership of the land is hard to say . Id be interested to know where it is ...

On 6/28/2021 at 8:39 PM, DaddyWarbucks said:

Thailand doesn't offer much in the way of degradation and social decay.

   To see the real thing take a ride on Amtrak between New York and Washington, DC.

   The residential areas of Newark, Trenton, Camden, Philadelphia, and Baltimore have become urban jungles dominated by a criminal underclass. As dangerous to the people who live there as it is to those who are foolhardy enough to venture in.

   Motoring on the interstates you see the glitzy facade of office towers and whatnot, a Potemkin Village on a massive scale.

   The train ride takes you through neighborhoods that in my youth were decent places to live, even the low-income working class areas.

   Now all that has changed and they've descended into a state of what seems like perpetual lawlessness.

 I ve done that trip a few times prior to 2010 , its like you ve landed in another planet . One particular trip to NYC I ended up going through the Holland tunnel three times trying to get to Sleepy Hollow NY. 

On 6/25/2021 at 1:17 PM, DaddyWarbucks said:

The reality of what Detroit has become far surpasses anything you'd see in Thailand.

I saw a video the other day of Philly much the same worse than anything I ve seen here in Thailand 

On 6/24/2021 at 10:18 PM, holy cow cm said:

I walked through there almost 17 years ago as lived in that area. Many places like that here and there. They home steaded it and after 10 years it became theirs. Free. Most are over disgusting water ways or drainage nobody cares about. Godzilla snooker used to be a thriving up scale snooker hall. Guess maybe Covid and other more popular snooker places did it in. 

Thats what I thought , same in Bangkok along the railroad tracks . I found one other Snooker hall shut down as well behind Chiang Mai land 

22 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Electric-shock drowning happens when an electric current, typically low-level AC current from boats, docks, or lights, "escapes" and shocks nearby swimmers. The shock paralyzes them, so they can’t swim or help themselves.

 

https://www.webmd.com/first-aid/news/20190722/electric-shock-drowning-silent-killer

My guess is thats what they will find , no other logical reason , if not killed and drowning two people is not an easy method to kill someone 

I ve used SCB twice takes about two weeks real easy to deal with . You ll get a crappy rate the first three years , but after three you go back and they ll give you a much better rate .

On 8/25/2018 at 1:30 PM, owenm said:

The DJI Spark only has a take-off weight of 300 grams, nothing like the weight of 2kg..

As does the Phantom 4 1380 grams with battery and props 

I ve lived in Hangdong 8 years . Minus 2 months I moved to Hua Hin . Couldnt get back here fast enough. Live not far from the police station and hospital . No plane noise , plenty of places to eat . Traffic no different from anywhere else .

I did all the paperwork 14 years ago . Didnt use a lawyer or agent . I did join Visa Journey and picked up some help there . Wife stayed 6 years in the states then we came back to Thailand .

Thats where the misconception is . We ve been told registration and a lic was needed on any drone with a camera . Registration and lic which requires more forms and insurance even if its just for your own pleasure . Now i hope Im wrong .

Only drones with a camera . There are conflicting stories that drone less than 2 kilos dont need to be registered . But CAAT says they do . Also required now is 1 million baht insurance . Fine for non compliance is 5 years in jail or 100,000 baht fine . Thus far only know of 1 person being fined and told he was caught 3 times before they tagged him .

2 hours ago, Ulic said:

The article is a little confusing. It says it was a stroke caused by a DVT clot moving. Then it says the hospital diagnosis was a brain bleed. Both are strokes but the treatment is exactly the opposite. Taking aspirin when you have a clot will potentially save you. When you have a brain bleed it will certainly kill you.

Yes a little confusing . I would assume the clot broke and she had blockage in the brain that caused a stroke ..

My first trip to Thailand from the states on the ride home I took two sleeping pills . Slept most of the flight . Midway to the US I felt like I had a cramp in my leg.. Ask the stewardess for ice . By the time I got home the pain was pretty bad . Next morning I went to work hardly able to walk . Went to my doctor they sent me for a ultra sound . They said no clot seen . I took the device from the tech and put it over the spot . Then they saw it . Stubborn and stupid I refused to be admitted . Finally doctor agreed to give me a script for heparin and I promised to stay immobile.  Nurse came everyday check my blood . 2 weeks on the couch being waited on . I was very lucky . Now I m on warfarin daily . Never had an issue since . But I was very lucky . Now if I fly I get up every hour and walk and drink lots of water . DVT is a silent killer .