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Giving Up Weed
What are they? Don't just state it. Write it. I slipped my second to lowest vertebrae. It's more than debilitating. Weed not only made me comfortable again but somehow relieved the pressure on my spinal cord where it was pinched. It also affords me deep sleep. The negative is if too much is taken, and by taking, I mean, I eat weed, I don't smoke, but too much makes you useless. The type of weed matters as well. There is a balance to be achieved. -
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Trump on Immigration: "We need a lot of people coming in."
The man can't catch a break. Here he is showing common sense, and actually saying something his opponents have demanded he say, and he still gets blasted. Yes, the Visa program needs adjustment, but that doesn't take away from the need for skilled workers. -
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Which ฿30/Gram Weed Seller Is Your Favorite?
You can find great value at https://cannabis-deal.com/ These premium indoor popcorn buds are 20-25 THB per gram and papers are just 10 THB. Based in Pattaya. Open on appointment for pickup, direct delivery in Pattaya (inspect before pay) and postal service all over Thailand. -
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Jeju Air Flight from Bangkok Skids Off Runway at Muan Airport, 28 Dead
If this were put in place to intentionally stop aircraft, then the designers are stupider than even I imagined. But, I have not see that this was the purpose of the berm. -
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Australia - The Lucky Country - On borrowed money.
I don't smoke, but it's been all over the news back in Australia about the boom in illegally imported tobacco. It's boomed because it's now around $50 a packet, where a grey import is around $25. Perhaps the day will come where we will start to see people selling home brewed beer, particularly as alcohol in Australia is taxed twice a year. Even the Chief Health Office recognizes the link between taxes making a product unaffordable, and he growth in illegally imported products. Maybe alcohol will go the same way as tobacco as it become less affordable over time. Perhaps Australians will have to start buying illegally distilled Lao Khao in the future. -
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Why some of us did not get COVID symptoms …even though we were exposed.
I see what YOU are doing. You're misdirecting readers to a different debate now, about 'choice'. Stick to the point. What has your post got to do with the nuts who say the virus never existed - and nor indeed does any other virus exist? And the disease was all a hoax by Big Pharma. Trump was all on board with it - the arch hater of China (which was on board with it too). Funny that. -
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Driving across the Friendship Bridge
True, although you'll find that while the process is usually the same at each border each time you go there, sometimes, there are slight differences between border crossings. This means that one border might demand photos of the front and back of your car, while another might ask for 3 copies of all your documents, rather than 2 but no photos. The procedure for crossing into Laos is of course different from Cambodia or Malaysia or Singapore. Or Myanmar (currently not an option for farang). For example, at Nong Khai, you also need to make copies of all pages of your car passport (the purple booklet), which is a new requirement they seem to have invented in the post Covid period. No other border seems to require this, but to be safe, I prepare documents for Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia separately. For exiting at Nong Khai, I present a booklet with copies of my passport, car registration showing my name, tax page and additions (last page of the blue booklet) along with every page with a stamp on it of the purple international transport permit. I always have at least 2 copies, in case one isn't enough. For Cambodia, the purple car passport isn't needed unless you're intending on driving into Laos directly from Cambodia afterwards. Thus, I have a separate booklet containing everything above except for the purple international transport permit copies. It's a good idea to inform Thai customs of where you'll be re-entering and ensure the form you receive mentions this. In practice, most customs offices don't care what it says, but I did receive grief at one smaller border coming back from Cambodia, when it said on the form my re-entry point is Aranyaprathet/Poipet. They wanted to send me back there, but once I explained that I've never had an issue with what it says on the form and that I find the whole thing a little silly, the rather inexperienced officer, after going back and forth over the phone with Aranyaprathet customs let my vehicle back in. I even told Aran customs upon my departure that I'd be coming back through the specific border checkpoint I returned through, but the form wasn't updated. They sort of assume you're going to be coming back the same way because 99% of locals do exactly that. Same thing at Nong Khai, almost all Laotian drivers will be coming back via Nong Khai, so you really have to make sure customs understands what you want to do. They'll probably tell you "don't worry what it says on the form" so they don't have to do any extra work, but if you plan on returning through a small checkpoint, insist on the process being done properly to avoid problems on re-entry. For some unknown reason, Laos seems to be restricting Thai cars to 15 days upon entering at Vientiane again. Back in 2023, it was 30 days. 15 days is the status quo from the pre-Covid days, but I thought they were finally becoming more generous after Covid, though this seems to be short-lived. However, these 15 days can be extended in-country. I don't know what the procedure is, presumably you'd need to visit a border customs office shortly before the expiry date and get it done there or in Vientiane. Since I've never spent 15 days in Laos in one stretch with my car (though I've come close, at 12 days) I've never had to do it. However, most other borders would issue a 30 day permit even if Vientiane only gave 15 days, so for longer trips it may be worth entering somewhere else if you intend on spending a longer period in Laos and don't want to go through the hassle of extending your customs permit. I found you can now enter your details on the Lao customs system online and trying out different entry and exit points it still only gave me 15 days, regardless of what I entered. Perhaps this is the new system or you have to apply in person and find out for yourself. Or perhaps it's linked to my passport, since I receive 15 days visa-free. I don't really know, but I do know that in Vientiane, everyone, regardless of nationality, gets 15 days for their vehicle, regardless of how many days they receive through visa free, visa on arrival or visa in advance schemes (which was up to 60 days last year for westerners). I also think that if someone wants to go to the trouble of driving into Laos (or any other neighboring country) you'd have to be bonkers to immediately turn around and come back after all that. Why not explore Laos? The fun really begins once you're inside the country and driving your Thai registered car around. If you're used to it like I am, then driving in Laos (or Cambodia) isn't any more challenging than in Thailand, save for the much poorer infrastructure and the annoyance of having to get out of your seat to receive parking or toll tickets, as your steering wheel is on the opposite side.
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