Travelfar

@Dannyroc3 The sugar and boric acid works best if the sugar is the confectionary kind. The crystals are about the same size and the ants carry both back to their nest. Not recommended if kids or pets are around since boric acid is also a poison to ... Read More

@Dannyroc3 Try https://www.opensubtitles.org/en/search/subs Read More

@Aidan in HCMCI am sure it may help those who currently hold and qualify for an A1 license. I do not since I am here on a VEC. Read More

@OceanBeach92107 The OP should be referred to : https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/forms/g-1055.pdfwhich contains the latest fee schedule. I know the I-130 fee has changed since I just paid it.. Read More

"if you've got the money honey I've got the time" Read More

@DomethriceI just bought one of these three weeks ago, and was required to register it and get a license plate on it, but no operator license required. Read More

@Travelfar I thought the regulation always was that  you had to have TRC for VN licence -@noddiA link to an official source would be great, but I have had (and still have) a VN driver license since 2005 converted from my USA license, ... Read More

Quick question: my expat neighbor just returned from a border run to get a 6 month entry permission to stay and then to renew his driver's license. He was denied a license because he is "not a resident".Does anyone have any official information ... Read More

A priest, a minister, and a rabbi want to see who’s best at his job. So they each go into the woods, find a bear, and attempt to convert it. Later they get together. The priest begins: “When I found the bear, I read to him from the ... Read More

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A mobster discovers that his deaf accountant has cheated him out of ten million bucks. He confronts him, bringing along an interpreter. “Ask him where the money is,” the mobster says.The interpreter does so, and the accountant signs ... Read More

Lying on her deathbed, a woman tells her husband of 60 years that he can finally open the chest at the foot of the bed, which had been off-limits to him throughout their marriage. Much to his surprise, he finds three ears of corn and $100,000 ... Read More

Concerned when one of his most reliable workers doesn’t show up, the boss calls the employee’s home. The phone is answered by a giggling child.“Is your dad home?” the boss asks.“Yes."“May I speak to ... Read More

I have to do that every year since the snail mail never reaches my house from them. I only submit the information that it needs. Read More

Rob and Tom apply for the same job. They take a written test. “You both got the same number of questions wrong,” the HR person tells them, “but Rob gets the job.”“If we both got the same number of questions wrong,how ... Read More

A teetotaler is seated next to a rock star on a flight to Texas. After the plane takes off, the musician orders a whiskey and soda.“And the same for you?” the flight attendant asks the teetotaler.“I'd rather be tied up and ravaged ... Read More

DURING a revival meeting, the evangelist invited people in need to the stage.Brother,” he said to the first respondent, “what is your need?”“My hearing,” the man answered.The evangelist stuck his finger in the ... Read More

“You gotta do something,” Farmer John toldthe sheriff. “Speeders are killing my chickens.”The next day, workers erected a sign near thefarm: Slow—School Crossing.Three days later, John called again. “That ... Read More

it's illegal to use a VPN in Vietnam (even though many, many people use one). so discussing the issue further (beyond the good advice given by GOB) is a violation of the forum code of conduct.  -@OceanBeach92107An interesting ... Read More

@OceanBeach92107 This one works: https://cr.usembassy.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/248/ssa-7162-REVISED.pdf Read More

@Good_Man IIRC, they are sent to the address the SSA has for you about June, but if not returned, a second one is sent about September. If neither are returned, your February payment will be the first one you won't get until you DO return the ... Read More

@Travelfar And success! I received the "Universal 8-in-1 AC DC Charger Adapter Socket Plug Connector Tips Tool Set for Desktop Laptop Notebook PC Computer" (actual label) today, and was able to convert my power adapter 5.5x2.1 plug into the ... Read More

About finding a proper power adapter, most advertisments do not list the barrel plug dimensions, and there are about a dozen sizes. Makes finding one that fits ... challenging. -@Travelfar If you can get the correct power adaptor here in a shop or ... Read More

About finding a proper power adapter, most advertisments do not list the barrel plug dimensions, and there are about a dozen sizes. Makes finding one that fits ... challenging. -@Travelfar If you can get the correct power adaptor here in a shop or ... Read More

About finding a proper power adapter, most advertisments do not list the barrel plug dimensions, and there are about a dozen sizes. Makes finding one that fits ... challenging. Read More

try thishttps://www.lazada.vn/products/adjustab … 6074.html?-@cougarcar20The unit you suggest is too small, only 60W. I need one TWICE as big. The difficulty is not finding one big enough, it is finding one with the proper barrel plug. ... Read More

Out of interest what is it for and what's the model number? -@AndyHCMCI was about to ask the same thing.Travelfar, is it like any of these? -@Aidan in HCMCIt is "like" many of those, but the usable units are on Amazon, Ebay, ..., from the USA with ... Read More

-@TravelfarOut of interest what is it for and what's the model number? -@AndyHCMCIt is the AC/DC power adapter for my Drobo 5C 5-bay NAS-like box.Model number is LXY-S120U12AD Read More

@AndyHCMC If you search Google for model number or power adaptor for ****(insert what it's used for) you should get some hits which you can follow up on.Yah. I've searched Lazada, Shopee, Aliexpress, Alibaba, Google, Duck Duck go, Amazon, Ebay. I ... Read More

Let's try another about men and women:https://i.postimg.cc/tCx64RbF/1681273721608blob.png Read More

@OceanBeach92107Thanks for helping. I uploaded the image and here is one of the links for "Hotlink for forums:"https://i.postimg.cc/bNC5pTzZ/Feelin-Good.jpgupload image to urlAnd it worked! Hurrah! Read More

For us old gents ...-@TravelfarTry again: Read More

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I'm looking for a hard-to-find power adapter 240VAC-12VDC 120W (or more) with a barrel plug 6.3mm by 3.0mm. Anyone have a good source for such? Read More

For us old gents ...[how to include a JPG?] Read More

I received an email from the FBU in Manila telling me they had not received my 7162. They were correct as I hadn't sent one last year. So I printed the form, filled it in, addressed the envelope to Manila, sealed it and tried to mail it ... Read More

@cougarcar20 It is called free enterprise to charge whatever the market will bear. Just like in the USA. What you seem to be objecting to is bargaining for a lower than usual price. Go to Hawaii Moana Loa shopping center where all the stall ... Read More

@colinoscapee Wikipedia disagrees They are also small - about 1/4 to 3/4 inches (6-20 millimeters). Read More

The smiles on the faces of the people who do our trash pickup more than compensated us for the cost. We did this last year, too, and they always are good about picking up loose items around our place. We also have a recycle man who we call when we ... Read More

Yep, This guy has ZERO bike experience in home country, converted his car licence to VN then did the A1 bike but still wants the A2, he stated (and I have also heard) that you dont need to do the comp test if you have a VN car licence (i think it ... Read More

Lauren was lying in bed one night when she felt her husband’s hand caressing her neck. Then it slid down her side, stopping at her knee, which was as far as her husband could reach. Then he moved closer and did the same on her other side ... Read More

"Vietnam is still a cash society. Only about 27% adults have bank accounts. "Depends whose statistics you believe. The State Bank of VN states that 70% of adults now have bank accounts.According to the State Bank of Vietnam's statistics in 2020, 70 ... Read More

My wife and I live in a house, but she won't even let the police inside the gate until she has verified their identity and reason for visiting.  Most often, their business is conducted at the (closed and locked) gate.She is ferocious in ... Read More

@Travelfar you are lucky your wife speaks on the phone. Mine yells.  - @Andrew Paul GregoryYes, well, she has a tendency to shout into the phone.  On the rare occasion when I have been on the receiving end of the phone conversation, ... Read More

Send wife into a store to ask if they have a specific something I want.  Five minutes later, comes out and says they don't have it.It seems the seller must exchange life history with the wife and vice versa before an answer can be forthcoming. Read More

Wife answer phone.  Puts in on speaker.  Caller starts speaking.  Wife starts replying while caller continues, wife says "what?" then continues talking.  Again, "what?" and continues talking over the caller.  Again and ... Read More

@Travelfar To myself:  should have been [sic] not [stet].  I blame a "senior moment" since I have been out of school for a half-century. Read More

Use the same online portal you used to get your first e-Visa.Then, on or before the day your first e-Visa expires, you must do a border run by land or air.Then you re-enter Vietnam on the new e-Visa.Good luck! - @OceanBeach92107 The e-visa my ... Read More

 Plus, if I stay out of the US 330 days per year my income in Vietnam is exempted from US taxes for the first $124,000 per year.  That is not so important for the taxes on that money as I'll still pay 25% on Vietnam income in Vietnam.That ... Read More

Maybe another trip to the USA.Is your wife a US passport holder? If not, I am curious how you did or will get a tourist or other visa for her. I have heard it is next to impossible if you are already married.She is Vietnamese and carries her ... Read More

SNIP A LOT (It has been reported that in some cases, you can pay immigration to do one 6 month extension and remain in country without having to do a border run, but I've never actually seen that in writing, and it might be that that's only ... Read More

Remember that the amount is per individual so if you are travelling as a couple, you can take out $10K. Also this is the amount you can carry out without paperwork. You can travel with more but you must have a plausible reason to be carrying ... Read More

An Irish dad calls his son in London the day before Christmas Eve and says, “I hate to ruin your Christmas son, but I have to tell you that your mother and I are divorcing.” “Dad, what are you talking about?” the son asked, ... Read More

A religious woman goes to a pet store to buy a parrot. Everything is fine until she brings it home. It begins to swear uncontrollably and finally the lady can stand it no more. She grabs the bird, shoves it in the freezer, and slams the door shut. ... Read More

Nam A is 7.4% for 12 months. Read More

I use a filter from MegaMarket with three filters and a UV for sterilization. Mounted beside the kitchen sink for convenience. Comes with a little device to fill your drinking glass easily, and a spot where you can connect a standard faucet for ... Read More

An engineer is standing outside the Pearly Gates. "Sorry," St. Peter tell him, "but you're in the wrong place." He snaps his finger and the engineer finds himself in hell. Dissatisfied with the level of comfort there, the ... Read More

A prayer is answered Every day a woman stood on her porch and shouted, “Praise the Lord!” And every day the atheist next door yelled back, “There is no Lord!” One day she prayed, “Lord, I’m hungry. Please send ... Read More

Corporate Executive (AKA killjoy) A secretary, an assistant and their boss are walking to lunch when they find an antique oil lamp. They rub it and a genie appears to grant them each one wish. The secretary says, “I want to be in the ... Read More

After a few too many, the bartender cuts off a customer. The drunk slinks off his stool and stumbles out the door. A minute later, he stumbles back in through a side door and slurs, “Bartender, pour me a drink.” “Joe!” yells ... Read More

A construction worker sits down in his favorite pub at the end of a long, exhausting week. He orders a beer and takes a sip in pure bliss. From the corner of his eye he notices an attractive woman, but he pays no mind. All he can think of is the ... Read More

From the US Social Security Administration:Keep in mind though that, as someone posted in another thread, an increase in Medicare premiums could eat up a lot of the raise.I hope that anyone counting of using Medicare anywhere other than IN the USA ... Read More

If you are resident in VN. The tax in VN will be calculated base on global income.Note well the definition of "resident". For foreigners, it seems to only be those with a TRC or PRC. The OP is a mixed couple, so the referenced article ... Read More

Is this about Rand Paul asking HHS secretary if he had a science degree or medical training?No, it is just because I have seen and had replies to my posts elsewhere quoting DOCTOR Paul Rand said ... and so I looked up his credentials. Just so you ... Read More

...Dr Rand Paul called him out on this....Just an interesting sidenote: Dr. Rand Paul, self proclaimed expert on matters of Covid, is a Doctor of Optometry and has no training in virology. Read More

My friend and I were out for a walk when we noticed a giant hole in the field. We walked up to the hole and threw in a small rock—no sound, no sign of it hitting the bottom. So we found a larger rock and threw it into the hole. Again, there ... Read More

In expanding that thinking, I have the idea of comparing that renewable business visa with other countries' retirement visa (this one is without the age requirement). My logic tells me that it's essentially the same thing, but I may be ... Read More

A man dies and finds himself sent straight to hell. Satan meets him, shows him the doors to three rooms, and says he must choose one room to spend eternity in. In the first room, people are standing in dirt up to their necks. The man says, ... Read More

First they saved Grandma, next Save the Children - who have infinitesimal risk of harm. :huh:Unless it's YOUR child.How does my comment exclude your child? By all means do all that you can to protect your child. That is your right and duty. ... Read More

First they saved Grandma, next Save the Children - who have infinitesimal risk of harm. :huh:Unless it's YOUR child. Read More

Are you thinking about getting your car driving license? You need ... “The Driving Instructor” “Okay, let’s pull into traffic. What’s the first thing you need to do? ... Besides praying. No, what I had in mind was ... Read More

Hi, was any one able to obtain the work visa in Vietnam with Hbsag possitive? I have it since birth and am chronic but not infectious. I too am in a similar situation and have an employment offer from vietnam. Just verifying if i need to go ... Read More

Visiting the psych ward, a man asked how doctors decide to institutionalize a patient. “Well,” the director said, “we fill a bathtub, then offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient, and ask him to empty the ... Read More

Baseball teams: I am a yankees fan,” a first-grade teacher explains to her class. “Who likes the Yankees?” Everyone raises a hand except one little girl. “Janie,” the teacher says, surprised. “Why didn’t ... Read More

There was once a fierce rivalry between two horse breeders. One lived in Moscow with his champion horse, Sputnik, and the other lived in Kentucky with his horse, Yankee Dandy. To settle which had the faster horse, it was decided to enter them into ... Read More

In re: Post #98 above Thank you for the link to the study. It is a pre-print and had not been peer reviewed. I found a peer review of it for you to see its weaknesses. It comes up weak on process and study size, and is not good medical ... Read More

... Just off to find my flame proof gear,,,,I agree with much of what you posted, but here is what I consider to be a very balanced, non-political, unbiased, reasoned summary for you. It comes from a website that appears to use science, not ... Read More

There are heaps of videos with Highly qualified Doctors ...Reference, please, and don't point to FB, TWITTER, SNAPCHAT, as sources. Just watched a USA news video a study (700,000 people broken into 3 groups) comparing SARS-CoV2 natural immunity ... Read More

WOOING TECHNIQUE Three male dogs are walking down the street when they see a beautiful female poodle. They all scramble to reach her first but end up arriving in front of her at the same time. Aware of her obvious effect on the suitors, she tells ... Read More

... So then I pretends to open up a MAP & she twigs...............starts p***ing her self & said ahhhh you want a MAAYAP......sure we got them too & took me to the check out & sure enough there were a selection of MAAYAPS & ... Read More

Not sure if you want to be caught in this on a Goldwing. TrafficLooks nicely controlled with at least two traffic policemen, but I am very glad I don't have to drive in it anymore. Read More

"The most recent IRS data revealed that Americans who filed taxable returns paid an average income tax payment of $15,322 in 2018." Source So, 1,200,000,000/15,322=78,319 ! From 2018 rates. Read More

A Dangerous Compound Found in Vietnam! The chemical compound dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO) is “colorless, odorless and kills thousands of people every year” through “accidental inhalation”, read a widely circulated email, ... Read More

“A hamburger and fries,” a man orders. “Me too,” says the ostrich sitting beside him. “That’s $9.40,” the waitress says. The man reaches into his pocket and hands her the exact change. They return the next ... Read More

Lost in the desert for three days, a man suddenly hears, “Mush!” Looking up, he sees what he thinks is a mirage: an Eskimo on a sled, driving a team of huskies. To his surprise, the sled comes to a stop at his feet seconds ... Read More

When the driver in front of my police cruiser began weaving in and out of his lane, I quickly hit the sirens and pulled him over. As I approached his window, I was hit with the stench of alcohol. “Sir,” I said, “can you tell me ... Read More

“Does anyone in this room need to be dismissed from jury duty?” my father, a judge, asked a roomful of prospective jurors. A nervous young man stood up. “I’d like to be dismissed,” he said. “And why is ... Read More

Just received a phone call from the Red Cross (perhaps getting a bit cross with them helped?). They did not get the prices on all items, but the rice and noodles will be purchased and distributed post haste. The remainder will be later. P.S. The ... Read More

I personally find something a bit disconcerting about people who come on a forum site telling everyone ....oh look at me how good I am & I am giving xxxxxxx to charity. Giving something to charity is a private & personal thing........in my ... Read More

That's a very generous donation. 500 eggs cost about $45. Charity rice (good rice sold at cost for charity groups) is 12k or $0.50/kg. So, aside from the 500 eggs, she'll be able to buy 2 tons of rice for the other $950. I hope ... Read More

So whats your life like as a "Total Control Freak" hahahahah just joking. My GF is a great record keeper she keeps just about every bit of paperwork and docs for future use, I on the other hand have trouble recording or keepiing ... Read More

I maintain a "tickle" file with everything except the grocery list in it. It has birthdays, anniversaries, contract renewal dates, air-con cleaning dates, recurring bills, scooter maintenance and insurance, driver license renewals, visa ... Read More

A tourist who wants to stays permanently (or as permanent as anything in life) can become an investor, a business owner, or marry a Vietnamese national.Except, even as a spouse, one must LEAVE at least once a year, even if it is just across the ... Read More

"For the tenth time, we're having chicken."As someone who really has lost part of his hearing, I can certainly relate to this. I have to constantly remind my wife that if she wants me to hear what she is saying, she will have to come ... Read More

A woman was taking an afternoon nap. When she woke up, she told her husband, "I just dreamed that you gave me a pearl necklace. What do you think it means?" "You'll know tonight," he said. That evening, the man came home ... Read More

Bob was in trouble. He forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was really angry. She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds AND IT BETTER BE THERE!" The next morning he ... Read More

... Seeing that China is the birthplace of Covid and there are more than 1.4 billion Chinese living on top of one another, it's astonishing to read that there are only 93,193 Covid cases and 4,636 deaths since the beginning of the ... Read More

Does anyone know if someone published a graph showing HCMC cases only? I'd like to see one.Is this the one? VNExpress Covid graphs Read More

Egg-streme Measures A wife was making a breakfast of fried eggs for her husband. Suddenly, her husband burst into the kitchen. “Careful,” he said. “CAREFUL! Put in some more butter! Oh my gosh! You’re cooking too many at ... Read More