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by glalt
March 28, 2024, 11:11 am
Forum: U.S. Politics
Topic: Private Property Rights
Replies: 12
Views: 199

Re: Private Property Rights

People have gone on extended vacations, come home and find their homes broken into and occupied by squatters who have changed the locks. Following the liberal laws takes them more than four months to recover their by then severely damaged homes. The liberal laws stink to high heaven. I wouldn't blam...
by glalt
March 28, 2024, 10:51 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Future energy sources?
Replies: 175
Views: 9543

Re: Future energy sources?

The world will NEVER run out of oil. There are many new proved deposits discovered ever year. The doom and gloom reports that oil deposits are finite is just ignorant or maybe stupid to increase oil prices. Oil usage will eventually fall due to environmental problems and not because of shortages.
by glalt
March 27, 2024, 10:58 am
Forum: U.S. Politics
Topic: US Presidential election odds
Replies: 1522
Views: 130090

Re: US Presidential election odds

I won't be voting this election. I would be ashamed to vote for Biden or Trump. The only other option would be RFK and he is insane. Dirty corruption in politics is now the norm and the country is suffering from it.
by glalt
March 27, 2024, 10:37 am
Forum: Open Forum
Topic: Do you smoke marijuana?
Replies: 49
Views: 11942

Re: Do you smoke marijuana?

I have a good friend who is a pothead. He was diagnosed with liver cancer. He went through all the chemo therapy and went so far as to have a radioactive BB put into his liver. He appears to have beat the cancer. He said that the pot was his only relief from the sickness. I myself don't use pot main...
by glalt
March 26, 2024, 10:37 am
Forum: U.S. Politics
Topic: Private Property Rights
Replies: 12
Views: 199

Private Property Rights

These home owners have a deed and their taxes are paid up. How can that property be considered abandoned?
by glalt
March 26, 2024, 10:01 am
Forum: U.S. Politics
Topic: Private Property Rights
Replies: 12
Views: 199

Private Property Rights

Squatters are in the US news lately. It appears that the squatters have more rights than the legal property owners due to liberal laws, especially like in NYC. What has it come to when a person has no rights to protect their legally owned property? I can see that home owners will soon be going to ja...
by glalt
March 20, 2024, 5:09 pm
Forum: Thailand News
Topic: Foreigners behaving badly
Replies: 5
Views: 611

Re: Foreigners behaving badly

Just a couple of spoiled brats from a wealthy family.
by glalt
March 16, 2024, 2:25 pm
Forum: U.K.
Topic: Vote wisely.
Replies: 9
Views: 1049

Re: Vote wisely.

tamada wrote:
February 27, 2024, 12:34 pm
And I thought that US politics was bad. LOL!
by glalt
March 14, 2024, 7:56 pm
Forum: Money, Banking & Investments
Topic: Bank Account Opening
Replies: 15
Views: 733

Re: Bank Account Opening

I had a friend who retired here. SCB refused to open an account for him. He wanted that SCB branch because it was close to where he lived. I took him to the Immigration office in Jomtien and told a guy working there the story. He wrote a very short note in Thai on a scrap of paper and told my friend...
by glalt
March 12, 2024, 10:31 am
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: TAX on Income from Abroad
Replies: 283
Views: 22413

Re: TAX on Income from Abroad

I still have my untouched nest egg in my US bank. I also had a substantial balance in my expendable savings account. I did put a large dent in that account by buying a nice condo in the farang ghetto of Jomtien and depositing the 800,000 baht in my Thai bank. As it is now, I have a very comfortable ...
by glalt
March 11, 2024, 8:26 pm
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: TAX on Income from Abroad
Replies: 283
Views: 22413

Re: TAX on Income from Abroad

Speculation is the same as guessing. Thailand actively encourages new retirees and taxing pensions would certainly affect retiring here. It is true that Thailand wants retirees who can afford to support themselves. That's the reason they require 800,000 .baht in a Thai bank or 65,000 baht monthly in...
by glalt
March 11, 2024, 3:14 pm
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: ICE THIEVES
Replies: 30
Views: 1431

Re: ICE THIEVES

This may come across some what contencious but hey ho ... more n more when out n about im seeing this piss take of free ice in places WHY SHOULD ICE BE A FREE,, WATER ISNT Thai bars n restaurants are quite happy to charge 10 - 20 - 30 - 40 bt for ice and its openly n readily paid by everyone Thai n...
by glalt
March 11, 2024, 3:05 pm
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: TAX on Income from Abroad
Replies: 283
Views: 22413

Re: TAX on Income from Abroad

All posts are pure speculation. We won't know anything until the dust settles and then we still won't know for sure. I seriously doubt that Thailand would risk losing future retirees by taxing pensions. This whole thing has blown up while I think this new tax was aimed at wealthy people dodging taxe...
by glalt
March 8, 2024, 2:37 pm
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: Conspiracy theorists
Replies: 132
Views: 15819

Re: Conspiracy theorists

The deniers may soon have to switch sides. How can they possible explain the strange weather patterns.
by glalt
March 4, 2024, 1:57 pm
Forum: Travel & Transport
Topic: Big increase in air fares
Replies: 57
Views: 3154

Re: Big increase in air fares

The only flight from the Loei airport to Bangkok is to Don Muang. Ten days ago the ticket cost me about 1,000 baht one way. Yesterday the flight from Don Muang to Loei one way cost me about 2,000 baht. I don't understand the huge differences in price. The airline was Air Asia.
by glalt
February 27, 2024, 5:00 pm
Forum: U.S. Politics
Topic: US Presidential election odds
Replies: 1522
Views: 130090

Re: US Presidential election odds

Glalt "Apparently you keep much closer track of Trump than I do. I don't bother watching his business practices because I don't care." Dont understand this comment, as you have posted 11 entries over the last 3 pages. This surely indicates the opposite Oh goody, a post counter. And Kenr has done 8 ...
by glalt
February 27, 2024, 1:13 pm
Forum: U.S. Politics
Topic: US Presidential election odds
Replies: 1522
Views: 130090

Re: US Presidential election odds

Apparently you keep much closer track of Trump than I do. I don't bother watching his business practices because I don't care.
by glalt
February 27, 2024, 9:53 am
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: TAX on Income from Abroad
Replies: 283
Views: 22413

Re: TAX on Income from Abroad

I just read an interview from a blogger interviewing a Thai lawyer. The lawyer plainly stated the US Social Security and pensions would NOT be taxed. I doubted that the Thai government would shoot themselves in the foot by discouraging future retirees from retiring here in Thailand. We already pay o...
by glalt
February 27, 2024, 9:18 am
Forum: U.S. Politics
Topic: US Presidential election odds
Replies: 1522
Views: 130090

Re: US Presidential election odds

If the odd million means nothing to Trump, why has he stiffed his lawyers, why has he stiifed a ton of subcontracters, why is asking for time to settle his legal judgements, why is he selling sports shoes, why is he selling ridiculous souvenirs and even more ridiculous collectors cards? Regardless ...
by glalt
February 26, 2024, 7:56 pm
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: Ants
Replies: 67
Views: 7246

Re: Ants

I had a submersible bore hole pump powered with a 5,000 watt generator. It was used for irrigation so it was not used during most of the year. My wife told me the generator would not start. The starter would try to run but the generator would not turn over. It also wouldn't turn over with the pull c...

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