What are the experiences of expats crossing into Thailand through land borders compared to airports?

Not "never care" but certainly more relaxed.

We did 3 months in Chiang Mai, 10 days in Samui then 4 months in Vietnam (didnt like it) so came to Krabi. You would have thought we had been in and out of thailand 20 times the way they went through our passport and plans. We will only come back to Thailand for a month at the most in future. Will spend next year in Malaysia Cambodia and maybe Laos. They want our money! It's a shame as we want to travel all over Thailand but they dont want to let us.

Thank you Noel for sharing your experience.

Funny that, they seem not to want us here anymore, i flew into bkk after being away for 7 month's, she ( immigration) said you have been living here for 8 years on a retirement visa. And next time i come back to get a retirement visa. I told her i have cancer now, i bought the wife a house in chiang mai, after her father died and she working in CM and to far to travel home to see her mother so i buy house and mother came live with us, and i will see my girlfriend for 60 days and go to Laos meet farangs and motorcycle ride laos Cambodia maybe Vietnam, come back thailand and go home, lady immigration told me not to flight back into bkk, but if you want to stay longer with your family to get a 60 visa Laos and boarder over land . She said she will grant me a 30 tourist visa i can extend 30 days more at immigration,

Angain she told me if you fly back into bkk to have a retirement visa from your country.

Yesi understand, i do speak a little Thai, never asked me about B or even a flight out of the country.

The young guy immigration i met first didn't know what to do and called tge lady over, i guess i was lucky it seemed. Other old man seemed to be shacking his head, but got in.

The hospital also said maybe i should go Laos get my 60 days visa, then they will give me letter for immigration to help me stay longer,

I told the truth,

Anyway sorry the long story just thought i would tell my side of the story.

Krabi are really hard now days so avoid that one!