Probably illegal, but one of those laws that is routinely ignored. Little mini-mart near our house sells gasoline in soda bottles. Also will sell beer and spirits regardless of the time of day. I can send my 10 year old nephew down to get beer or cigarettes, no questions asked. Of course the market ...

Only a Ding Dong or someone from Philly will believe she will run Well I'm from Philly, and I don't think she will run, for the reason I outlined in my previous post (age). However, if she did run I would vote for her. It would be the first time that I ever have voted for a Democrat presidential ca...

There is the age factor to consider. Hillary will be 69 in 2016, which would put her at 77 were she to win two terms. Not that I have anything against old people, (I'm an old people myself), but that factor might put some voters against her. I was hoping she would have run in 2008 or 2012, I think s...

GT93, I agree with your assessment. Many issues with the education system in the USA. And I would guess that the same thing goes on in other Western educational systems. Here's an example": 3 dozen indicted in Atlanta cheating scandal A 2011 state investigation found cheating by nearly 180 educators...

Well, live and learn. The wife now tells me it was at the Tessaban office. And that is about my extent of knowledge of Thai government entities.

it never cease to amaze me if you are with a group of Foreigners and mention a Yellow Book someone will say "need a Yellow Book for what?" :( ;) When my wife and I went down to get her Blue Book, I asked the guy at the Land Office if I could get a Yellow Book. Got the same response "Why you need a ...

Thanks for the update, Phil. Glad to see that it is working for you. I had to temporarily suspend my “quit smoking” scheme that I described earlier on this thread. I developed a health issue (not related to smoking) and the Doc put me on some heavy-duty meds, which have the potential side effects of...

When we lived in Udon we used two different vets. Tne one near the airport, which as been mentioned on here. They did surgery on my dog when her ears swelled up due to some tropical disease. They did a good job. Another that we started using was on the Ring Road heading towards Global House, just pa...

Lamplighter, dying or already dead? I grew up in Philly, USA in the forties. Our street lighting was gas lamps. In fact, our house, built before electic lights had come on the scene, still had gas outlets in every room. Fortunately the pipes had been disabled. Anyways, as a small child I was always ...

Hey Bubba! In town for the Embassy outreach, we stopped by your place on Wednesday afternoon. You weren't there but Jun took good care of us. I tried out the Philly Cheese Steak and it's a winner. Tasty and a good value. Even my wife tried a few bites and loved it. She normally will not eat beef, bu...

The best that I found was a Tumi. Mine lasted over ten years with extensive airline travel. I finally got tired of Samsonite and American Tourister, which usually lasted about a year, and bought a Tumi after a recomendation by a fellow traveler. They are very expensive, but worth it. I looked on the...

Thanks for the update Bumper. :D I hope it is still accurate. It does still appear on the Citizen Services website. For some reason the emails from USCS are a hit or miss proposition, I get them sometimes but not all. I had overlooked the March visit and was thinking that I would have to wait until ...

Don't know if this is considered queue jumping or not. Our little bank at Big C doesn't use numbers, not that many customers. I use the machine updating thing a lot, and it seems to have a 50% fail rate. My wife then goes over to the clerk who is servicing another customer and hands her the bank boo...

Well in the USA people generally don't walk on an escalator. I have in a few cases when I was in an extreme hurry. One reason is that the steps on an escalator are steeper than a regular, not motorized stairway. That becomes painfully obvious when they aren't running and you are forced to walk. Movi...

For me, Thailand is Paradise. I am now living in Amnat Charoen, a sleepy little town about 70 km North of Ubon Ratchathani. I previously lived in Udon for a couple of years and although we did like Udon I much prefer it here. Primarily because of the traffic congestion which is one thing I I hated a...

Just tried to click on both with no luck. Using CAT. It seems to be hit or miss, as sometimes I can get through. I had the same problem when we lived in Udon, using BBB. It has gone on for over four years. It may be an issue with traffic levels? Actually I have the same problem accessing Facebook an...

Hello Danchatka, Just caught up with your message. Looks like you've already gotten some good advice but I'll post this anyway. Sorry I didn't see it sooner. About three years ago when I was still living in Udon I broke my collar bone. Went to Aek Udon emergency room, and the first thing they did wa...

Yes Stan, the Niners are looking good. That guy Kapernick (sp) is the real thing, what a find. The Niners are going to give the Broncos a real run for the money in the Super Bowl. :D I'm loving this ASN. I swear I'm now watching more football than I did while living in the States. I especially enjoy...

Do Home has a huge store in Ubon Ratchathani. They trump Home Pro, Global, Tool pro combined. They sell just about everything except food. The thing that I like about it is that they have a huge inventory. For example, when looking to buy a pressure washer they must have had over a dozen different b...

You''re still a Farang if you still get an uneasy feeling when you're taking a wizz at a urinal in a public toilet and a lady comes in and starts mopping the floor right around you. Usually at places like Makro and Big C it's a fat older lady. But once at a gas station I was using the open air bank ...