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    Import Electronics

    Anyone looking to relocate to Indonesia might want to take a look at booking a cruise ship to the island and jumping ship here (most go to Singapore) as the baggage requirements are "fill your cabin".
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    banjar 'building' fees

    Do I understand correctly that you are solid about coming to live in Bali? With all you've said about your present location in Oz may I as what is your motivation?
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    Import Electronics

    Historian Niall Ferguson argues that France is the most belligerent military power in history. It participated in 50 of the 125 major European wars fought since 1495 He said nothing about "winning" only participating. Negroes in America "participated" in the greatest cotton industry the world...
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    banjar 'building' fees

    If you want to grow your own grub then I advise to either get involved with the hydroponics movement here on the island (upright irrigation tubes in buckets) or get some land much further up the mountains - Bedugul or Kintimani are best. The bugs will eat all you can grow down here on the coasts.
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    Import Electronics

    If England hadn't saved the French's ass many times in the past and given old Doug Gaul somewhere to hide during the last unpleasantness with the Krauts those would be fighting words. We understand it's hard to be always the loser but you must be getting used to it by now?
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    banjar 'building' fees

    These posts are wrong on so many levels I suspect I can't be of any more help;. If you believe as you say that these lovely people are "out to get you" because you are a foreigner then that's your take on reality and has nothing to do with mine, nothing. If you believe that in the west no one is...
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    banjar 'building' fees

    I sometimes struggle to be nice to idiots but your post is more full of shit than my 15 year old septic tank (which is also Cockney rhyming slang for "Yank", which I believe you also are). If you think you know what you are talking about you are mistaken on many levels, more than I wish to go...
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    banjar 'building' fees

    As I suspected it's to do with access. If you choose not to pay the 15 million, baring in mind I paid 20 15 years ago, then you can probably kiss goodbye to using this property. Your choice. If you do decide to bite the bullet get the Kepala desa to witness in writing your access rights...
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    banjar 'building' fees

    The only time I've been touched up for "building costs" it was for road improvement to my access road and they wanted to share Idr 120 million among all the expats on this road. I respectfully declined to take part as upon buying the my land I had paid (20 million) to have my access "briefed"...
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    Import Electronics

    great judge of character - I'm d/l ing now and will view it later.
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    Import Electronics

    I've never understood this mania with coffee that seems to have destroyed civilization. "a skinny latte with almond foam" - madness! Coffee is just a fecking drink not a religion folks. I'm perfectly happy with the local coffee I get from my local fabricator add some creamer and sugar. Job...
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    Exploring the Pros and Cons of Investing in Gold

    The only possible use for gold is to have a few coins around in case of a dire emergency. It serves no other purpose except a small amount in electronic but other than that it's pointless and useless. Try buying an escape boat with your certificates.
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    Hi Ho, Hi Ho it's off to the forum we go....

    They'd all be dead and buried now anyway but the real tragedy is that their fantastic artwork and culture expressed in gold was all melted down to bricks. Almost impossible to find any Inca/Aztec artwork now.
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    Exploring the Pros and Cons of Investing in Gold

    I don't even know where to start with this life devouring rant...
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    Exploring the Pros and Cons of Investing in Gold

    How and why would a robot invest in anything
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    Hi Ho, Hi Ho it's off to the forum we go....

    Sounds remarkably domestic. I'm guessing you could do the exact same here but in a better climate? Your motivation in thinking of moving?
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    Hi Ho, Hi Ho it's off to the forum we go....

    I'm possibly the only one finding it amusing that posts almost religiously stop on weekends? Almost as if the members think "that's work and I'm damned if I'm gonna work on weekends!!!".
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    Is this the new normal?

    I find that the entire LGBTQ+++ thing falls apart when the people who've chosen a particular moniker/lifestyle/plumbing insist that the rest of us respect their choices and amend out behavior to fit their choices. I simply refuse to do it, basta! Personally I can not find any fecks to give...
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    Moving to Bali

    Friend the absolute last thing you want to do is ship any of your stuff from the US to Bali - the tax will kill you and once they've got you they don't let go. It is far better to store or sell all your "valuables" there and buy everything (much cheaper and less toxic than shipping) you will...
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    Tourist tax

    Airline travel altogether has become the death of 1000 cuts. Traveling within Europe or America is a scam altogether - travel during a holiday (any) they'll raise the rates 100% at least - a day after the hols are over and the price drops like a rock. Who are mostly injured? Families with...