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I'm not going to try and match your 83 posts on this subject, but I will put your mind at rest. I'm 80 years old and I'm not stupid enough to give half of my well earned pension away. My pension has always been paid into my English bank account, which I opened almost 50 years ago and all correspondence from the DWP is passed on to me from my French address. Life certs are signed here and sent back to France to be posted in the brown envelope, which is what the DWP asks us to do. Some years ago I was asked where I'd been living for the last 12 months and I knew that they had no choice but to accept what I told them, so I told them what I could remember. I hope that those of you who have been worried by this idiot, who is probably feeling a bit stupid by now, will see that there is nothing to worry about if you haven't committed a crime. You make too many assumptions transam, some of us are more intelligent than you, probably the majority in fact!

I have been living here for 13 years now and my pension has been increased regularly. My last 2 life certificates have been signed by my local pharmacist (in Thailand) and prior to that in France, where I have a permanent address. People like the paranoid transam do the rest of us a favour by believing the bs that he reads, as I cannot imagine any government spending a fortune trying to track down those of us who don't declare that we live in Thailand, let alone trying to access our bank account details. Do you honestly believe that we'll all be done for fraud? You're out for a laugh transam. Do yourself a favour and call it a day, stop making a fool of yourself.

I didnt write this James, it was Gottfrid.

Kamala needs a miracle

Thank you all for your input, lots of opinions to digest, as a lot of you say, I'll see for myself.

Sounds pretty good jojo, thanks for the advice. I hope to visit Hua Hin by the middle of next month, my gf is the chef in a busy restaurant here and will be on holiday by then. I’ll put together a list of properties and in the meantime get the house painted before I look for another visitor with more money than sense.

C ’we don’t know who they voted for

Thanks for your reply, I will definitely look into home dialysis and the 2 private hospitals are a big plus for Hua Hin. I do most of my shopping and cooking myself and try to avoid food high in potassium etc and have managed to keep my GFR at around 20 or above for a couple of years now. It’s like walking a tightrope, I swim and exercise everyday, which has helped.

For several years we had to do our extensions in Samui, until this year when KP Immigration became qualified.The main problem was that none of the staff could speak English and couldn’t understand their own paperwork, hopefully things will get better. Everything is more expensive here and property sales and rentals have probably doubled during the last 3 or 4 years, maybe because of the influx of Israelis and Russians, who have continued to push up the prices. My house is close to the main road between Thong Sala and Chaloklam, about 10 mins drive to the nearest beach and you could have rented it for 25000 thb 4 years ago. 91 gasoline is 40 baht plus and produce is more expensive as most of it comes from the mainland. I’m hoping to make around 2m baht by buying a similar property on the mainland and selling mine, but I wouldn’t advise anyone to invest here now.

Thanks Jim, having experienced the crowds in Surat Thani gov hospital, I think it might be difficult to avoid in a decent hospital. I'll bear in mind your advice if I choose Hua Hin.

Am I the only one that can see buddha in the plastic bag?

Thanks for your reply LA, I'll have a look at Chumphon as well.

Thanks for your reply Milke, We have motorbikes and a small car. so getting around no problem and the facilities are what I'm looking for. I'll pay a visit next month.

I`ve been living in Koh Phangan for several years as a retiree, but the time has come for me to move to the mainland. I`m 80 years old and my gf is in her 50`s and we are looking after a young schoolgirl (a relative of my gf), who needs regular hospital treatment, which she can`t get in KP. I, myself will probably need dialysis soon, which, again I can`t get in KP. The 3 of us are very happy together, but we need to be closer to essential amenities. I own a 2 bedroom house, which I can rent for around 60,000 tbh and from what I see, rentals seem to be much cheaper in Hua Hin. I`m a Brit btw and still pretty active and don`t speak Thai. I`d be grateful for opinions (pros and cons) on living in Hua Hin, which we will probably visit next month for the first time. Many thanks Tony

I'm sure that will make the parents feel a lot better!

I don't think that Kamala Harris is going to lose sleep over the fake stats being put about by you Trump supporters. I'm looking forward to a nice little 400 squid payout from Betfair when she becomes America's next president! Dream on you dimwits, let me know if any of you are in Koh Phangan after the election and I'll buy you a beer to help drown your sorrows.😉

I visited Chicago a few times some years back and on one occasion, I stopped at a Schlotzsky's sandwicherie and decided to try a Ruebens on rye, for the first time. It was up there with the best sandwiches Ive ever eaten. Have a look at the recipe! https://www.schlotzskys.com/menu/sandwiches/pastrami-reuben-on-rye

Interesting article from the BBC, who have discovered illegal Israeli settlements on the West Bank https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c207j6wy332o

Surely nobody died?

Its between A.I.S and 3BB for me, go with whoever gives you the best i year deal. I use AIS and Browsec, who provide a low priced VPN as I too watch the racing among other things. Total cost around 6000tbh

That sounds like her, I was hoping she was now in Samui. How does it feel to be a 40 year old woman, I've sometimes wondered.☺️

Up until its closure, I used Bandon Hospital in Koh Phangan, mainly because it was not expensive, but also because the lady doctor, Dr Sinit, was excellent. Does anyone know where Dr Sinit is now?

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