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She left it rather late that's for sure.

Also surprised that no-one has mentioned (or I think not) that the 'so called' flagship UK airline British Airways has not flown to Thailand since the pandemic and will not do so again until October 2024 when it will only fly here three times a week from London Gatwick which is better than nothing I guess but is hardly a vote of confidence in Thailand or the economic recovery in Europe.  Luckily I haven't flown BA for years as it is rubbish i.e. old planes, old staff, poor service, dire food so it's been EVA or Emirates usually for me.

Need a modern day Egon Ronay restaurant guide.  They used to be very good as I recall.

Wow.  Tremendous level of detail there I'm used to seeing just bare bones but this is amazingly preserved.

Can someone advise me if these new tax rules apply if you live in Thailand for less than 6 months of the year please?

Wave goodbye to half of the Bangkok buses folks.   ☠️

It's those darn stray dogs again.  They get everywhere you know.    

8 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Finally arrived at Chiang Rai with a little delay of 3 hours 29 minutes

(after changing plane)

Wonder how many passengers decided to call it a day back in DM though?

Very interesting post Mike thanks.  In your experience did you ever come across a hospital medical procedure pricelist for common ailments and if so do you think other hospitals are required to produce such a thing to enable people to compare costs easily.  Obviously every medical case will be different but at least it gives you an idea of the likely ballpark figure in advance.

Not such good news if you have a bar shack within earshot of where you live as they've never heard of soundproofing.  

I use the PWA website to check my water meter readings and bills each month and for the last few days when I try to access it I just get a browser error message which seems to show the site is down.  Can anyone else confirm you are experiencing the same problem there please?     On a side note does anyone know of a Thai website similar to downdetector.co.uk which consolidates info of known website problems ?  

Rather than roman blinds I'd recommend Zebra blinds (Google it) they come in all sizes for patio doors, windows and even high ones on a staircase.  I fitted them in my house and have never regretted my decision.  Unfortunately the shop I bought them from in CM has closed now but I'm sure you can find another local supplier online.

Here's a question to find out how many UK retirees read this story.  "Why would Neddie Seagoon like the original road sign featured?"

16 minutes ago, NextG said:

Those packages are not needed for Roaming. The are for people who want to use the number to call and send SMS/MMS and use mobile data whilst abroad and who want to buy a prepaid bundle to include a certain amount of minutes, SMS/MMS and a volume of data. But if you only want to receive SMS or don’t want to buy a prepaid bundle, there is no need to purchase. 

Well they don't make that very clear so when I started getting issues I thought this might've been the reason. Anyway, problem seems to have gone away using the solution I give above.

48 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Quite confusing thread/title.

As I understand it's about using an AIS SIM in the UK?

So the title misleads to thinking about AIS coverage in Thailand while it is about a roaming problem? (O2)

Sorry for the confusion but I forgot to specify 'UK' in the title

17 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

Have used AIS for many years and never had a problem with it. Using it overseas you will need International Roaming. IT costs around Baht 2,000 to get it and takes AIS as long as 1 minute to activate it. It is just a tick box for them on the computer.

Well the packages they are showing me on 'My AIS' app range from B 998 (2 days) to B 5,990 (40 days) for Voice & SMS Roaming (i.e not Data) but I'm overseas for 6 months at a time which would make it expensive.  

19 minutes ago, Digitalbanana said:

I just use WiFi call in the settings of the SIM ( I use both AIS and DTAC) when overseas so any calls or sms messaging comes over the local overseas WiFi network which can be any provider. The costs are as if using a local SIM in Thailand. It negates need to worry if the SIM will work with international roaming.

Thanks for the suggestion but I cannot see anything in my SIM card settings which allows me to route voice and SMS via Wi-fi instead of the cellular network. My phone is Android by the way.   If you can expand I'd be grateful.