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4 minutes ago, NeverSure said:
Edit: Post removed by me. Off topic by a mile.
Cheers.
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8 hours ago, spidermike007 said:
Edit: Post removed. Off topic by a mile.
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8 minutes ago, lostinisaan said:
Then this morning I forgot to pay the fare on these group shuttle trucks because I hadn't slept
Get off the damn speed. Speed kills and does crazy things to people. Please read post # 1.
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45 minutes ago, NeverSure said:
South Dakota has no income tax and is the only state that allows you to declare it as residence without living there. It is the "home" of many snowbirds. You should go there once for a couple of days to get a driver's license which you have to do in person. After that you can renew without being there.
Your link, America's Mailbox, is a physically location and they own a trailer park and a motel. That's how they can give you a real street address. I think it's the best overall solution for long term as I know several people who use them including a couple who own and travel in a motor home and don't have a real address.
I forgot to add that they too scan and email you your mail and send you only things you need to have as you request it. You can change your foreign address as often as you want.
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22 hours ago, chilli42 said:
I have used a mail forwarding service in the US. Have done so for years. Never had the issue you mention. You can also get a SD drivers licence. Their customers seem to mainly be retirees who live the RV life. They will screen your mail for "junk" and forward what's left (mail and packages) where ever and when ever you like. It has been OK for opening bank accounts and brokerage accounts etc. Can search it up on Google, it's called "Americas Mailbox". There is an annual fee (depends on the "package" you select) shipping costs are charged to your account. Five star rating :)
South Dakota has no income tax and is the only state that allows you to declare it as residence without living there. It is the "home" of many snowbirds. You should go there once for a couple of days to get a driver's license which you have to do in person. After that you can renew without being there.
Your link, America's Mailbox, is a physically location and they own a trailer park and a motel. That's how they can give you a real street address. I think it's the best overall solution for long term as I know several people who use them including a couple who own and travel in a motor home and don't have a real address.
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I think people have an irrational fear of guns. There are far more people killed each year on Thai highways than are murdered with guns in the US. LINK LINK That's not per capita, That's raw numbers.
The US has the world's 3rd largest population so the actual number of deaths per capita is small. Same links.
Throughout history I know of no murdering dictator who didn't first disarm the population. If you're happy being disarmed, simply don't live in the US. 100 million of my best friends and I plan to keep our guns.
Cheers.
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18 hours ago, craigt3365 said:
That's what every AC guy we've had here has said. DO NOT let them sit idle. Run them every week for 10 minutes. Which we now do and don't have as many problems as we did a few years ago. Another nice aspect of the AC is it reduces the humidity. When the humidity reaches 85% outside during a rain, say, we turn it on and it sure is nice! LOL
I often run my AC just to remove the humidity from the house even if it isn't hot outside. Even when it's cool outside if it's humid, the furnace warms up the humid air and it bugs me. I of course have "whole house" "centralized" heating and air conditioning which is ducted to all of the rooms at once. Just lowering the temperature with the AC a couple of degrees is enough to condense all of the humidity in the air and drain it outside as water.
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1 hour ago, Elkski said:
Neversure, do you travel to Thailand for vacations or just come on here to see us crazy ones talking about and living in Thailand.
I lived in Chiang Mai in the Riverside Apartments for a year a few years ago. I've vacationed in Thailand numerous times. After being there for a year I was happy that I hadn't sold my home in the US and moved back for good.
I have friends in Thailand and still like to vacation there but my health isn't the greatest any more and it's a long trip. BTW my last couple of trips I stopped in Hawaii for a couple of days which really broke the long trip up nicely and helped a bit with the jet lag.
Cheers.
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11 hours ago, craigt3365 said:
They need to be run every few weeks or so, otherwise the parts go to hell. We turn them on just for 10 minutes every few weeks if not in use.
Someone told me the seals dry out and they leak out all of the coolant. Don't know if that's true but I run mine at least every week.
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11 hours ago, mark45y said:
The cost of putting all distribution lines in the USA underground would be, at a minimum, $2.4 Trillion. This equals 16% of the U.S. GDP. I wouldn't hold your breath. https://dddusmma.wordpress.com/2013/04/30/should-overhead-lines-be-underground/
How long have you lived in Thailand? 2 weeks? I've lived here 20 years and have a good idea of costs. This is how it works. I say my house costs half as much as in the USA and you say but it's not as good as the USA. Do a lot of Thai people retire to the USA? I say my transportation expenses are half what they would be in the USA and you say but the roads are safer in the USA. Food is cheaper in the USA and housing is cheaper in Thailand. What percent of typical expenses are housing and what percent are food? Typical housing percent of expenses is 35%. Typical food percent is 9%. So which should we base our judgment on? My wife who was 30 years younger than I in the USA cost me one million eight hundred thousand baht a year. My Thai wife who is 30 years my junior costs me five hundred thousand baht a year. That's a savings of one million three hundred thousand baht per year. I'm in hog heaven and have save tons of cash.
I don't know why you're obsessing about lines being underground. In any event in the US they are orderly and safe where in Thailand they are a mess and may well not be grounded. If you don't think the roads are safer in the US I can't help you.
Apparently for you everything is about money which I don't worry about. I care about quality of life.
If you can't afford a home in the US then yes, you should probably live in Thailand. Just remember that every time you step out your door you step into a littered, rat infested third world sheetwhole.
Cheers and have a nice weekend.
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33 minutes ago, mark45y said:
No article because I asked a question. I wrote, "What percent of USA power lines are underground?" I'd say about 60 to 70% of USA power lines are above ground
from looking at the decaying infrastructure of the country but maybe you can find a link for the total USA and not cherrypicked locations.
As I said, the US is huge and has "miles and miles of miles and miles." It is 900 miles (1450 kms) just to drive across Texas. All of those rural places have farms and ranches which have power and there are power lines along all of those roads and none that I know of are underground. I'd say your guess of 60 - 70% might be close for towns and cities but waaaay off for the whole country. I'll bet it isn't 10%.
The point is that any that is either under or above ground will be up to code, neatly done and well maintained unlike Thailand.
We do lose a lot of linemen to electrocution. When one guy dies, they just send up another.
Cheers.
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2 hours ago, anotheruser said:
That's the thing the price to rent in the USA is relatively high. Yet, the price to own in some areas is very reasonable. The 75 sq/m condo I live in Bangkok is 50K a month. The building is okay but it is five years old and falling apart already.
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When the housing market crashed in 2007-2008 many people not only lost their homes but their credit rating was ruined. They had to live somewhere so they rented. Many still can't or won't buy. Many waited too long until home prices rose back to about where they were before the crash and they still don't have a down payment.
You are right. With a near record low of home ownership and so many renters, rent is through the roof in most places. I could easily rent each of my two spare bedrooms for upwards of $600 per month but I don't want the hubbub. I could rent my house through an agency for $2,000 per month and move to a grass house in Isaan, LOL.
I've mentioned a couple of times in another thread that if I was poor I'd move to the rural deep South US and buy a double wide mobile on its own land for about 20K or so and even then I could rent spare bedrooms.
I'm really lucky that I own my home, have no debts and a decent income and can just coast on out of here.
Cheers.
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1 hour ago, mark45y said:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/the-life-of-the-linemen-who-keep-your-lights-on/
What percent of USA power lines are underground?
The US is huge with "miles and miles of miles and miles". The lines are underground in most areas built in the past few decades and many towns and cities have be upgraded. You'll see overhead lines running cross country and in older neighborhoods.
Even so, if you see overhead lines they are neat and orderly and safe. Oh, and they are also safely grounded LOL.
Cheers.
PS I didn't see where your linked article said what percentage is underground, not that it really matters.
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6 hours ago, anotheruser said:
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So I guess i would say it this way Thailand is cheaper but I find America to be a better value. This is part of the reason there is not one correct answer. It isn't one size fits all.
You nailed it. America is a better value. No matter how much you pay for hi-so housing in Thailand, the minute you step outside you are in a third world shatwhole. Litter, bugs, heat, wiring, dodgy food safety, dangerous roads... Did I say litter? Did I say dangerous roads?
I own my home, cars etc. in a low tax area so I don't think too much about expenses. I still save money every month just by accident. Health insurance? I have Medicare Part F aka Medigap which is 100% coverage for everything. It's subsidized by the government to the tune of $1100 per month and I pay $150 per month. I won't lose it as I get older.
I dunno about cheaper but I do know value when I see it.
Cheers.
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48 minutes ago, BaldPlumber said:
Washed the shirt with some new jeansDid the jeans turn white?
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14 hours ago, lostinisaan said:
Uaagggghhhhh I prefer my noodle soup to a hotdog.
P.S. Please don't watch the movie before any meal.
Please tell me what's wrong with that? I didn't see anything gross. If that's in the US you can bet the surroundings, people and equipment are sanitary as they would get surprise visits from the health department who would shut them down in a heartbeat.
I saw real and clean meat that was trimmings from other butchering. I saw it ground up and water added and made into a slurry. I saw a variety of normal spices that we would use on our own food. I saw it pressed into sleeves to shape it and I saw it being cooked. I saw it removed from those sleeves and vacuum packed. All of this in sterile conditions.
The bottom line is that it is just meat that is processed in such a way that it can become cooked hot dogs. Knowing US food standards and audits that didn't bother me at all. I trust that a lot more than Thai noodle soup about which I know nothing.
Cheers.
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I suppose you have a right to control the rations of your
prisonersdinner guests, and oh what a delight it must be tokiss your arse for a mealdine with you!As to what others do at their table .. really none of your concern, is it?
I once saw a person order fresh Maine lobster, flown in from America that morning, and eat only the claws.
Cost a fortune .. but not my dime ... so not my worry.
I strongly suggest you get back on your meds and stay away from people trying to have happy sabai sabai lives.
Do Maine Lobsters have claws...?
Yes they do and the meat inside is excellent. They are cracked and the meat slides out easily.
If you go to a really good restaurant and order lobster you'll just get the tail. You might order two or you might order steak and lobster.
The meat from the claws is usually used to make soup or lobster cakes or lobster salad or something but there's nothing wrong with just eating it.
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Do you think western women are actually capable of Love, in the Western sense?
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Your Honour, ladies and gentlemen of the jury...
i live in Thailand where my savings on income tax exceed € or $100,000 by far and my living expenses are a fraction of those in my home country leading an equivalent lifestyle.
i therefor rest my case and send sympathetic greetings from Thailand to Oregon and the IRS
You can't compare the high tax rates and high cost of living in Germany with small town USA. Germany is a very expensive place to live.
You once posted on here that if you could live anywhere in the world you wanted to, it would be Florida, USA. You said you couldn't get a long term visa. You even owned a home in Florida when you lived there but now live in a shit hole called Phuket, so your smart axe remarks are taken with a grain of salt.
The topic is "can't afford to live in Thailand". I stand with my opinion that it costs more to live in Thailand with a Western lifestyle than it does where I live in the US.
Cheers.
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My ex American wife made/makes much more than USD$100K per year as a hospital executive. Find that in Thailand. Why are we scraping the bottom of the barrel when choosing a wife? Why support a poor girl and her family? Just for me, Thailand is a place to be single. I'm certainly not dragging some Isaan gal back to the States so I can support her AND send money to her family.
I'm single in a modest sized town in the US. (Salem, Oregon.) I own my home and my cars free and clear. I have no debts. I have savings. I have Medicare F which will cover anything/everything with no deductibles or co-pays.
I "could live" on 45K baht per month but I don't want to. I don't have to. I lived in Thailand for just one year on a retirement extension and that was enough. Compared to where I live all of Thailand is a shit hole of litter, garbage, rats, dirty water, dangerous highways, dangerous electricity, dodgy medical care, and bad enough manners to play loud music any time of the day or crowd in front of me in a queue. I used to think that sidewalks were for walking on, silly me.
This is my idea of what a town should look like. Nothing fancy, just organized and clean. Note garbage cans and even that ashtray lower right. This is called "civic pride" where everyone cares about litter and blocking sidewalks, etc. It's cultural.
Cheers.
And from these people above we need to hear their knowledge about Thailand. 15,000 fkking thousand posts and you lived 1 year in Thailand and hate it. Damn, just WOW.
There are a lot of guys posting in this thread who don't live in Thailand. I just visit about once per year. Perhaps some people who get angry with guys like me are stuck where they are and don't have choices? I live where I want, and then just travel.
The topic is "Can't afford to live in Thailand any more". I have said many times that I don't find Thailand to be cheaper than where I live in the USA unless I were to cut way back and live like a rural Thai. Even then in Thailand I wouldn't be surrounded by first world infrastructure when I stepped out the door.
Cheers.
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My ex American wife made/makes much more than USD$100K per year as a hospital executive. Find that in Thailand. Why are we scraping the bottom of the barrel when choosing a wife? Why support a poor girl and her family? Just for me, Thailand is a place to be single. I'm certainly not dragging some Isaan gal back to the States so I can support her AND send money to her family.
I'm single in a modest sized town in the US. (Salem, Oregon.) I own my home and my cars free and clear. I have no debts. I have savings. I have Medicare F which will cover anything/everything with no deductibles or co-pays.
I "could live" on 45K baht per month but I don't want to. I don't have to. I lived in Thailand for just one year on a retirement extension and that was enough. Compared to where I live all of Thailand is a shit hole of litter, garbage, rats, dirty water, dangerous highways, dangerous electricity, dodgy medical care, and bad enough manners to play loud music any time of the day or crowd in front of me in a queue. I used to think that sidewalks were for walking on, silly me.
This is my idea of what a town should look like. Nothing fancy, just organized and clean. Note garbage cans and even that ashtray lower right. This is called "civic pride" where everyone cares about litter and blocking sidewalks, etc. It's cultural.
Cheers.
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I have a woman friend in Sisaket who is a teacher with a master's degree. Her English is "good enough" to get by. She would love to visit America and I would love to show it to her on the ground for a month. I could show her all of the most famous places in that time. No dice. We are just very good friends and there's no connection to get a visa. I've tried. I have the financials and all else but I guess there's a presumption that she would want to stay.
No way. She owns a home and a car, has a great job and has extensive family in the area. She just wants to see some of the sights of which she is well aware. What a shame that she can't see it, but she can't. I would even put up a substantial bond if they'd let me but noooo....
Cheers.
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Who are these people who think that Thai women are the hottest on the planet?
Bank foreclosing on gf's house?
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I love the old Johnny Carson quote. Carson was very well off and was married four times.
"Why get married? Just find a woman you hate and buy her a house."
Cheers.