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Well you would have thought wrong! This one is inert!

Once again, I left Phuket and then returned to Phuket, this time after a 6-week visit to New Zealand and Australia (myself having an LTR-WP visa). Again - I did not spot a 'Fast Track' line in Phuket airport immigration (at arrivals), but I was with my Thai wife, so we entered the Thai line area, which again had no one waiting in line. The foreigner line thou was not as bad this time, maybe only a 5 to 10 minute wait for any in the foreigner line. There were two booths side by side for the Thai line, and I went through one and my wife through the other booth. The IO looked at my LTR visa, looked again, and then looked again, then looked again. Then they knocked on the glass window to another adjacent IO booth (likely a more experienced IO in that booth) and showed them through the glass my LTR visa stamp. The IO in the other booth stated "LTR" plus some Thai, and that IO quickly came around to the booth where I was waiting, and gave the IO in my booth, what I believe to be some instructions. The IO in the booth where I was waiting then very carefully stamped my entry into Thailand, and hand filled in the 'permission to stay' date (which was the same date as my previous permission to stay date ... just 4 years from now). When I received my passport back, I took a quick look, confirmed the 'permission to stay date' was correct, and I gave the IO a polite wai, to which he wai'd back ... and I was through immigration. It was a bit slow for me to go through as it appears the Phuket IOs still are not all that familiar with the LTR visa. Still there was a very good level of politeness and effort to be professional. I am happy how the entry went. .

She explain the start of sex tourism in Pattaya in the video. The soldiers on holiday created a good business opportunity for women. So basically vietnam war was the beginning of sex tourism

I have already explained, won't repeat myself.

No doubt about it! Someone has to pay for all the foreign aid. https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bidens-capital-gains-tax-proposal-could-have-major-economic-impact-experts-say

LOL. Someone's been drinking too many energy drinks in this heat.

Sex industry but not sex tourism No sex tourism during the Vietnam war either, surely? They weren't in Thailand on holiday...

I wasn't trying to get an FCD account... I was seeking the EZ Savings account @1.5% rather than using fixed deposit accounts. It's a lot more flexible and no need to bother with renewal at end of FD term.

Indeed. They just relocated to service the troops.

Explain or retract

I don't know what you are talking about, but it sounds like a conspiracy theory.

The big story is that the stuff he talked about 20 years ago have gotten much worse since then. The Deniers back then said there was no warming. They've had to change their lies.

What airline does that?

From the linked article: "In 2009, Al Gore loosely cited researchers and said there was a "75% chance" the ice could be gone during at least some summer months within five to seven years. " He wasn't far off. Arctic sea ice is disappearing during summer months. New sea routes are opening up in the Arctic.

Looks like her mental health issues weren't the result, but the cause of the confrontation.

Lock all of 'em up already.

Crisis lol. Let's continue to call it "climate change", shall we?

What changes in natural forces are causing Climate change?

Yes, nobody should be here without at least a few thousand readies to call on for an emergency, and preferably an evacuation plan just in case. I'd go as far as to say that anyone who stays here long enough will end up broke one way or another. I guess we have to make our choice and live with it. One other thing: the best insurance policy is staying healthy (if possible).

I think Alina Habba summed it up nicely (unwittingly). Q: Would you rather be pretty or smart? A: Oh that's easy, pretty. I can fake being smart. That answer perfectly surmised that it's not possible to act smart. I'd still hit it though 😉

I always favored the scales method, where the passenger stands on a scale with ALL their luggage etc and are charged per total weight of everything including them, not individual parts of it.

Got any of the trading cards? Swapsies? Just kidding. Kind of sums up the intellect when those things can be sold to followers.

Shower of <deleted>e ! Too sick to serve his sentence but ok to stick his nose in thai politics

On the subject of intelligence, my old mathematics teacher used to tell the story of Sir Isaac Newton, undoubtedly one of the most intelligent men of all time, and the little known fact that he invented the cat flap. When Sir Isaac installed a new, and smaller, cat flap in the same door people were puzzled. The great scientist explained that his cat was having kittens.

Sad, especially the 380. Wonderful plane.