Thank you for your response Pym. I will still be here tomorrow evening but I do leave early the following morning. I was in Koh Chang until Songkran started then came back up to Bangkok. I loved Koh Chang but some of the tourist drive me nuts a little bit. The land, sea and people are amazing.
I don't work in Thailand, though I have been offered employment if I want it. My kids, though they are teenagers, still need me home. My work and lifestyle affords me to live abroad when the weather gets bad in Oregon, where I'm from. I love your country, your people and culture. Not a fan of the many scammers. People being really nice, trying to rip you off.