mancub

On 8/22/2023 at 6:58 PM, schweizer said:

another thing to note from his posts, he calls people mate, very British

also uses S instead of Z in certain words, British English education not American

also calls himself Goat, only famous Goat I remember was trying to cross a bridge

G'day, now you've got me guessing he could be Gruff from OZ ! 😁

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Current funds, based on registered residents, fall woefully short of meeting the island’s needs.

Perhaps the 518billion baht contributed by tourists could be tapped into ?

Nothing quite like a "dedicated fund" to pay for another populist policy !

1 hour ago, biggles45 said:

Sorry, they did and they spend millions of baht, and have a whole govt department whose only job is to do just that! 

I think you need to re-read my  post ! 

For safety's sake horns should be removed from all vehicles in Thailand...along with indicators .

3 hours ago, Jonathan Swift said:

You're all a bunch of intruders to them, they didn't invite you here

30+million tourist intruders annually then. Not a very nice picture of how the Kingdom views/hosts their visitors 

TAT's worldwide advertising campaign obviously not aware of this 😁

51 minutes ago, off road pat said:

,...."He claimed he found a knife on the road and stabbed Shi with that weapon.",.....Yeah sure,....knives lay just around on the street,....

Sometimes it's iron bars also !

Search via Skyscanner and you'll often find that the best deals are from Trip.com or Agoda. 

Also avoids the money-grabbing 57 baht pp per sector "processing fee" charged by Airasia if you book direct.

3 hours ago, Hakuna Matata said:

Was he beaten by ladyboys?

Depends if he's still got his wallet !😁

On 4/12/2024 at 11:28 AM, spidermike007 said:

Nah, I choose to have a great life, I don't need kids. I did that and it was the wisest and smartest decision of this lifetime. I don't miss not having kids for a nanosecond

Wonder if your parents have any regrets ?😁

20 hours ago, Stevemercer said:

I've helped a few Thai widows trying to retrieve money from a deceased farang estate. It can be difficult even with the death certificate, will leaving everything to the widow and proof of death. If there is the slightest irregularity, the banks will jack up and it can take years to finally access the money. One bank insisted that the widow get a death certificate from Australia for their partner who died in Thailand. Another bank defied an order from a Thai court that executed the estate (the husband died without a valid will) and ordered the money released to the widow.

 

I would suggest that the widow has the necessary access and knowledge to transfer enough funds to handle the immediate funeral and 12 months living costs

Have you ever tried to apply for probate. (on behalf of a Thai widow) in the UK regarding a foreigner's estate ? He passed away without making a will and after 3 months she was able to access the funds in his Thai bank accounts. His only remaining asset in UK being a bank account into which his pensions etc were paid. They were legally married and she is 100% entitled but it seems an awfully involved procedure to ascertain executor/administrative authority !  

Had the misfortune once of witnessing a chap of similar physique marching completely naked down soi 4 in the midday sun. I was trying to enjoy lunch at the "Bus-stop". at the time.

He went down the soi on the Nana Plaza side, received some abuse from the bars (and some encouragement from the lady geezers) then minutes later strode purposefully back up to Suk junction. Bizarre !

And he was on his way to the Skytrain.....imagine !

19 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

If something new betrays a failure, then it must mean it's positive for me seen out of the failure you mentioned. So, that must mean it was no meaning with you post. Thanks!

Completely baffling !

Can only ascertain that your logic/reasoning is on a "different" level. Whilst it's been fun sparring with you, it's no longer entertaining so I'll wish you a happy Songkran and keep safe.😁

4 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Not to fear, I understood 100 %. There was no meaning at all with your post.

Your response however betrays your comprehension failure. 

And what of the "lackey" who actually carried out the order ?

1 hour ago, Moonlover said:

All the waste plastic and cardboard is also collected in our village and then it's taken off in a well overloaded pick up truck to the recycle centre in town and sold. There's obviously money in rubbish, or they wouldn't do it.

 

A strange juxtaposition don't you think?

Yes. we live in an estate that was classified outside of the municipal garbage collection area. The builder of the estate sent his staff on a weekly collection with a pick-up truck. They were too lazy or considered it not worth their effort to take to a recycle centre so piled it all up on waste ground and burned it. Since finding this out, we now take it to father-in-laws and the small monies collected he passes to the kids.

22 hours ago, mancub said:

Nothing has happened in 20 years ? Check the road accident/death statistics and have a re-think! 

I expect nothing less than to encounter atrocious driving on a daily basis.

Anyway, why are you telling me this ?

4 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Because you seem to be unaware.

Oh. not because you totally failed to comprehend the meaning of my post then ? 

And then there's this. harmless fun and nonsense....but surely a little bit disrespectful ?

2 hours ago, ChipButty said:

What happened to the monk the other day? did he get fined?

He just got "de-frocked" and ran round the wat 3 times as a punishment