hugh2121

Anyone succeeded in getting their Life Certificate returned to DWP in the UK? I sent mine via EMS at a cost of 880 THB. According to Track and Trace it seems to be sleeping at Suvarnabhumi.

Copy of email sent by my MP to DWP:-

My constituent, Hugh Morgan, has sent me copies of his correspondence.  I have, as he said, drawn this case to the attention of the Minister concerned.  It would be most helpful if the International Queries Department could take on board the information Mr Morgan has provided.  It is impossible to send such documents by post at present from Thailand  with any hope of them arriving.  I cannot understand why, in this day and age, he cannot be permitted to email his documents so that they can be transmitted more securely.   Please would you refer this request to the Director of your Unit and ask that email be used, especially at this very difficult time.  Little has returned to normal in this area from my experience since March.

5 hours ago, Crusader said:

This money thing often crops up in forums...

800k is a paltry amount of money to keep in an account to ensure one can remain in the country.  If people ares truggling to follow this, then surely they are not very well set for retirement.

Hi Crusader, it's not a case of struggling to place the 800k but it's a large chunk of dead money. Dead because it earns next to nothing and cannot be put to work earning a decent return. e.g. my investment portfolio has made a net profit of 20% so far this year to date. The 800k in the bank has not kept pace with inflation.

ofx.com

I understand that there are a few vets in Thailand who will put a dog to sleep if absolutely necessary. You just have to keep searching for one. 

Some of the larger practices have a non Thai vet but not easy to find.

Sssshhh.

OFX do not normally do this but they have been known to do it on occasion. Exchange rate would not be the best.

21 hours ago, phungo said:

I think it is absolutely right and even more fair to charge tourists more especially for attractions funded by thai government since tourists does not pay thai income tax. 

 

And does that also happen in your home country? In my home country it would be illegal.

"if you really hate it here why not just leave?"

For many different reasons, leaving is not an option for some people.

Money market rate currently 30.995

New Zealand 9th behind Oz? Don't make I larf!!!

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19 hours ago, JensenZ said:

What are the strorage requirements for beer?

Depends on the type of beer. Draught keg lines should have been cleared and filled with water. There are NO requirements to keep the keg chilled. Beer is chilled by a cooler very close to the dispenser. 

Bottled beers should be stored using common sense but there is no requirement for chilling until the night before the bars open again. 

There are probably no cask beers in Thailand but they have special requirements.

How about cancelling some of the military toys on order?

7 hours ago, jadee said:

I wouldn't pay to send food there - it just perpetuates an unsustainable cycle - but I would pay for a vet to visit the temple and euthanize them. If there's anything to be learned from the current pandemic its that people and virus-ridden animals DON'T mix. 

Dont you mean animals and virus ridden people???????????????

45 minutes ago, retayl said:

As always when buying into markets, timing is everything. Buying-in when the market has tanked is a sound strategy. However, has the market bottomed out yet? I doubt it, but then again have no idea when it will so sorry to say - you’re on yer own mate! When you do invest I recommend Fundsmith. An investment fund with a common sense philosophy and a stellar performance record in the 10 years I’ve been a client. 

Really find it hard to understand that I have to leave Thailand and return to make it possible to do 90 day online with a new passport. I have been here 8 years and have not left. They have all my details, why not enable online reporting.

Whoever did write "that post" should ask themselves:

On which continent did Asian Flu, Avian Flu, Swine Flu, SARS originate?

And which was the worst country outside China when the virus first broke out? European governments do not lie about the number of infections. By showering, I suppose he means standing outside with a drum full of water and using a cooking pot to pour it over themselves. I've never seen a westerner do this but I have seen Thais do it.

Do they think the market has bottomed? If so, why do they think that? My advisers think that there will possibly another 10% fall globally.

I used an agent for my passport renewal. No interview nonsense. However, the passport took 2 months before I received the new one. I think it would have taken longer but for the intervention of my MP.

Oh dear what can the matter be?

Not there from Monday to Saturday then.

Mmmmm, help build the country? I know somebody with a not large piece of land (left to her by a parent). New government land tax = 25,000 Bt. Planted rice, net proceeds from sale of rice = 9,000 Bt. More like help build a never to be used military arsenal.

We also have loads of these around our village. They seem to be caterpillars rather than centipedes as they are totally non aggressive. You can't see the head too well in the pic but there is no stinger. Only about 2 cm long. Cannot find a picture of anything like them searching for centipedes online.