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Sounds like you downloaded IE7 and it's crashing when you close the second window that opens when you click on a link. I think it was released a little prematurely. I downloaded it because I use IE, but only for those sites that Firefox won't work with. What I found was that Windows Move Maker no longer worked or worked only intermitently. After some resesarch I found out the problem was IE7. So I uninstalled it and Movie Maker was fine. Not only that but IE6 was still on my computer. Download Firefox from the Mozilla link above. It's a much better and safer browser.

Looks like a wild night and a lot of fun. Wish I could've been there. Certainly more fun than the party I went to here at home.

Now I know who to thank for me being able to spend 53 of 57 days at the Metro after illness caused me to change my plans. Thanks Scumbag! If I'd known it was you at the time I would've bought you a drink as we crossed paths several times. I read elsewhere that Dennis is booked through April of '07, so he obviously doesn't need any further endorsement, but...the Metro became almost like home to me during my stay in October and November. Remember it's a guesthouse, not a hotel, but the rooms are exceptionally clean and all have a balcony, the bathrooms are large, the staff is friendl

I understand the thinking both ways. I'm not quite a Cheap Charlie, but I don't want to spend $100US a night either. It's up to me, up to you and up to him. Some of us do more than just sleep in the room. If that's all I did I would only be there 4-6 hours a day.

It's not the browser per se. I have Firefox 1.5.0.9 and it works for me. It's using Java. Do you have that enabled in Firefox?

Cool outfit Santa. Where are the pics of your elves? You gonna be the Easter Bunny as well?

Thanks to Frank and Adam for the great party! I've never seen one turkey feed so many people. Sorry I missed the go-go crawl. The tequila kind of put my girl over the top, so I took her to loom and put her to bed.

Mulphy did a good job in his post outlining the area. Don't expect Walking St. in ANY fashion. It's quieter, more laid back and not touristy. Many places have at least a couple of rooms for rent. Try the Drunken Duck for Kow Pad Gung or Spaghetti Boulanese for 80 Baht. Or the No Name restaurant for a quiet meal. The Place2Bee has really inexpensive beer. On Soi Chaiyapoon (off Soi Buakhoa) are 4 or 5 restaurants. My favorite is Neeroy's Bradford Curries. Fish and Chips 99 Baht. (See pic.) Canterbury Tales is good as well. Got a huge Cumberland Sausage dinner there. Two 7-1

This was a great party Adam. Everyone had a good time and the cake fight was funny as hell. Keep up the good work. Your girls are a riot when they get going.

FYI I'm at the Metro Apts now. The pay pool table is now gone. The three remaining are free for guests and those having a drink. (Minimum of 1 drink per hour I believe.) I don't play pool so I can't comment on the tables, but they are always quite busy in the evening. Soi LK Metro is L-shaped. The Thai Archer is ON Soi LK Metro around the corner from Metro Apts. and across from Lolita's.

I used Mr. Toom's service from the new airport 2 weeks ago. Mr. Pong was waiting with a sign as promised. Mr. Pong had a decent small car, was a good driver and found my accomodation in Pattaya with no problem. I recommend him. Price quoted and paid was 1200B.

He quoted me 1200B all in.

Thanks for the info. I was concerned the server was under some kind of attack by the error message I received. Hope it's sorted out soon.

Try this. Looks like the home page for the calculator above. At this moment 37.41baht=$1. http://www.xe.com/ucc/

sorry to hear about your loss chris. I'm sure a stunner like that gets many offers. Hope she finds her way back.

Found the form. Thanks! Now I just need to figure the best and easiest route for me. Much appreciation to those that have helped.

Thanks for the responses. Things are clearing up a little. Still a couple of questions if you don't mind. To get the Non-immigrant O visa what documentation do I need to give them so they know that's what I want? Do I check the non-immigrant box and just write up a request stating I want an O valid for a year and attach it to the visa application? Yes, well it doesn't help the confusion if everyone calls something by a name other than it's official name. That's part of why I'm having to ask very specific questions. So that's some long investigative trip then ay? The fog is l

Rex, So you're going to petition for an O visa with the purpose of exploring retiring in LOS? Are you thinking of just writing a letter to send with your application explaining what you want to do? Dear Consular Officer, I am planning a visit your lovely country to examine retirement opportunities. I am therefore applying for an one year O visa for this purpose. Unfortunately, as my first stop is Pattaya it may be months before I ever get out to explore the rest of the country. Therefore I need as much time as possible alloted for this stay. I appreciate your assistance in th

Thanks for your reply redwood. I must be trying to use too much logic. Seems like a catch-22. A 30 day visa can be renewed every 30 days for up to a year. That's a visa run every month, correct? A 60 day multiple entry visa with 3 entries would only work for 9 months. So that would be 60 + a 30 day extension (in country), then a visa run towards the end of that 90 days. Then repeat that process twice? It's limitation is that it's only valid for 6 months. Correct? What then is the value of a 60 day multiple entry visa? Just fewer visa runs? I looked at Sunbelt. Thanks for

At the risk of coming across as a dumbass, I can not get my head around this. I've been an auditor of billion dollar government procurement contracts and if I can understand those I should be able to get this. For the last several weeks I've been researching the different visas applicable to Thailand. I've searched the Thai Embassy website (not much help), US Embassy website, Thaivisa.com, this forum, the Khon Kaen forum and several other websites extensively. I'm a 57 year old, non-married, retired US citizen who is considering staying in LOS on a long term basis. I would like some flexibi