@Marc ********

yes this is why farang drop dead in the streets all the time too.

@Doug *******

yeah fuck that old bitch the dog is way more important! I'll make sure to explain that to her. Good idea.

Also: while I suppose potentially stressful I think most dogs would take one really bad day over 30-90 days without their "person".

@Bill *******

I think so too, but it's my aunt so I need to post. What's your excuse?

@Rob *******

I'd be pretty nervous doing it. But it might be fine. I do think that sort.of thing goes in waves. And some provinces are "cleaner"

@Braulio ********

because I get tired of people being dicks on the internet and I'm not good at just ignoring it.

What city are you in? In Phuket they are pretty aggressive extracting bribes with third party shipping. USPS seemed fairly immune, but I would never order anything else from USA with a non government shipper.

The way this worked out was like the worst of all worlds and rediculous. I was directed through the bkk airport directly almost a damn kilometre to the gate to CR where I was stamped into Thailand at a lonely little gate with no people other than the tired immigration lady. Then I was in a tiny little rural gate where I had to take a bus all the way back to actually board the plane. So on BKK I didn't have access to any of the airport services- except that if I wanted to I could've just walked into the airport and mainland thailand with zero security. Then when we got to CR I was separated from wife and forced to go through international baggage claim.

Anyway I guess it's still better than needing to claim my bags in BKK and deal with the small airline baggage Nazis- but remarkably inefficient and poorly run. Oh well, maybe I'll start flying less than would be good.

@Brandon ***********

well, good thing I had pretty much talked myself out of it then! :)

@Bob *********

do human connection and curiosity go on your list?

@Bob *********

does anything really matter?