16 minutes ago, RayC said:

Anyway enjoyable as this all is, I've got things to do. Robbing a bank actually. I'll be stealing the £50 notes but leaving the rest.  I accept that this breaks the law but it's only in "a specific and limited way" so, no doubt, all the  'Internal Bill' supporters, with their unique interpretation of the law, will be offering their help to me when I'm charged?

Now that plan would make you a trendsetter. As such the Judge would see you as Senior and obviously let you off

Royal Enfield Himalayan

30 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Dumping new born babies in a field

No that would never happen in the UK ......................

7 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Brazil

If you are from Brazil and speaking Portuguese you would write Brasil

When will the 'it's always the Foreigners' crew understand that The Nation is an English language news organisation. As a result its headlines are designed to grab the attention of the English speaking community and not a Falang bashing exercise. ............................. then again maybe they should just keep taking the HydroxyChloroquine

Brazil - A rich country but a poor Nation

19 minutes ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

I do not see why that surprises anyone.  I've had a few accidents here and never been blamed (except when one was actually my fault).

Agree. Got rear ended and shunted into the car ahead of me a couple of years ago. Police, Insurance guys, witnesses and the guy I shunted were all great. The Tw** who caused the accident was somewhat subdued and when he tried to suggest it was the Falangs fault was rapidly put in his place by all parties. Car was totaled and the hire company got us to a local hotel. Replacement car was provided next morning. 

I must admit now I have a camera running in the car but would have the same if I was back in the UK. 

Having seen a lot of bands over the years it's easiest for me to say :

Best Night- Dead Kennedys in San Francisco New Years Eve 1981

Best Weekend - Holidays in the Sun- Blackpool 1996  It was a Punk revival festival with many bands looking worse for wear. Sham 69 got the weekend off with a bang. The following year I went again and subsequently up to Morecambe when the festival moved location.

Worst Band - The Virgin Prunes who supported Bauhaus in 1982

Holidays in the Sun

• Friday, August 9, 1996

  GBH

  Sham 69

  X‐Ray Spex

• Saturday, August 10, 1996

  999

  Anti-Nowhere League

  Chron Gen

  External Menace

  Funeral Dress

  Hanx

  Major Accident

  Mere Dead Men

  One Way System

  Proles

  Public Toys

  Radio Stars

  Sic Boy Federation

  Special Duties

  Splodgenessabounds

  Suburban Studs

  The Casualties

  The Damned

  The Lurkers

  The Vibrators

  UK Subs

  Walking Abortions

   

• Sunday, August 11, 1996
  Buzzcocks

  Die Toten Hosen

  English Dogs

   

5 hours ago, solomon david said:

Phone numbers would help

Your location might help people to assist you. 

I was told it was just a one time visit (Buriram)

As ever if you look on Lazda you can buy ground Nutmeg.

I use it for baking ............. off to make a Custard Tart with Nutmeg topping (just like my mother made)

A couple of years ago we added a letter from and signed by my wife that stated her son would be travelling to the UK with his uncle (her brother). We stated that they were to visit the UK for a holiday, No issues or concerns raised either with the visa approval or at the airport.

Her brother had an original version of the letter with him just in case the airline raised a concern,

Hope that helps and provides some reassurance

,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"unpublished requirements,

It would be interesting and informative to know / understand what additional information they are requesting. All the lists I have seen over the years just specify 7 or 8 documents are required.

What are they requesting ?

This thread is a perfect example where some people see a glass half full and others see a glass half empty. Over the years I have been waved through hundreds of checkpoints with no issues. 99% of the time I expect no problems because i am doing nothing wrong. 1% of the time I may have had a couple of extra beers but get waved through. If I got caught (as a friend of mine recently did) there are consequences (as with any country) but there is the potential to resolve the problem on the roadside. The only times (three) I have been fined have all been justified and dealt with by receipt. As a result I have few concerns or complaints about the Thai police and always expect the best.

Conversly a fried of mine always believes the worst of a situation. He has never had a problem with the Thai police but like the OP believes that they are all out to get him. His take on this thread would be that all the Thai Police plant drugs on every foreigner at every checkpoint throughout Thailand. Further he would tell all in the bar that he read this thread and because a Thai GF of the OP thought there might be a problem with the police searching the car then the police must have been about to plant drugs.......and so the Chinese whisper starts amongst the half empty brigade.

I have a fairly statistical mind. If the planting of drugs is so prevalent why do we not see a host of posts or court cases of innocent expats and tourists complaining on this forum weekly or at least monthly (or perhaps someone can show me a 'first party' thread in the past three years where this situation has occured ). 

i feel sorry for the glass half empty brigade (old women who gossip like fishwives) They must either live in fear of everyday life ...everyone's out to get me, kill me, rip me off  ..... or spend all their time in a safe falang bar with like minded souls when not playing the keyboard warrior. 

We are in Thailand, our glass is half full. If you think yours is half empty ....Zip up and Zip off (as the great Mancunian poet John Cooper Clarke would say)

17 hours ago, Isaan Alan said:

The IO did not say I needed an updated certificate. She said I needed a letter from the Amphur saying we are still married. Big difference. And she spoke excellent English. So. of course, the Amphur didn't know what I was talking about.  If she said that I needed an updated certificate then I would apologise for being an idiot.

Also do you have to do that every time? Since when does a marriage certificate go out of date? How come I could get the original visa in Savan with my original marriage certificate? A hundred questions. 

And I had my <deleted> wife with me complete with passport, id card and blue book.

 

Yes every year you need to get a certificate (on the same day as you make the extension application). As a previous poster highlighted it is to prove that you have not got divorced.

At my local Amphur they also did not understand when we first asked but a little research indicated two offices close to the IO (Buriram) where we could get the certificate.

Maybe we are lucky with the people running the Main Buriram office and for those with issues there is always the other office by the stadium 

Below are the comments I made on another site concerning my experience in Buriram on Friday :

Went into Buriram yesterday to process my extension at the Main office. Once again Buriram Immigration did a great job and hassle free. I had expected the office to be busy on a Friday afternoon but there was nobody waiting when we arrived. One woman went through all my documents to check I had everything. then passed to  girl who completed the TM 7 and associated docs and then off to the guy who stamped everything, got me to sign the docs and completed the application. All done and dusted in 45 mins.
A couple of things I noted which may be of interest to those about to apply for an extension.
The format of the letter from Kasikorn Bank has changed. This may have been in place for some time and no issue / comment from IO
Due to a cock up in updating my bank book I got a statement from the bank. Statement provided no problem (100B). IO understood the issue and no problem using statement.
Unable to obtain updated KP22 from the Registrars office upstairs and had to nip into town to get a copy. Advised that the computer system (??) has not been working for several weeks at the Main building.
Hats off to Buriram Immigration for a great service and a job well done. I frequently fail to understand the complaining idiots who can not follow simple requirements and complain about visa / extension processes. Like any immigration office the world over if you have all the paperwork and make their job easy your application will be routine.

My Electrolux oven failed last year. No power so I pulled it out and took to top panel off. Obvious fault was that the wiring had failed (melted !!!) Reconnected everything up and it has worked fine ever since. Given my oven gets heavy use (at least 3 days a week for 6-8 hrs) and is now 8 yrs old I must admit it has been a good buy. Be brave unplug it and see if it is a simple fault you can fix yourself

Crass - Bloody Revolutions

As true now as it was in 1980 .......... Brother

I recently converted my 2 yr licence to a 5 yr licence at Prakhon Chai. Maybe I was unlucky but what should have been a simple process dragged on and on. My  2 yr licence expired on Sunday the 5th Jan so on the Friday I went with all required paperwork (medical,Residence let, old licence, copy passport, copy visa, Wife ID, Housebook) to get the 5yr licence. Office was busy and I arived at 2pm. Was told after an hour I needed to come back on Monday before 9am or before 1pm. No problem
Returned Monday at 12.45 and again the office was busy. All applicants were put through the tests (lights, brake, depth + spatial) as a batch. I was held until last. Whilst everyone elce then went off to watch the video & some did the e test I got to sit and wait. All applicants were then processed and started to get their licences. By 4.15 I was still waiting and somewhat preturbed when the woman processing my documents disappeared off to the bank saying he she might or might not be able to process the licence. She returned at 4.45 and after checking her phone and a chat managed to process everything in 5 mins. Got my photo and cards (bike & car) issued 5 minutes later.
So over 4hrs waiting for a 10 minute job. Was the woman on a power trip ? Did she want a little tea money ? Was I just unlucky ? Was it really that busy ?  I don't know but for my next licence in 5yrs time I will choose a different office.