simon43

On 7/11/2025 at 4:53 PM, Nick Carter icp said:

 

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   There's nothing to stop the landlord choosing someone else though 

.. and that is a problem, because there are many people chasing each available property.  I never realised how bad it is. The property that I previously highlighted was ideal, and the landlord said 'yes I will certainly rent it to YOU', but he wanted to meet me personally in the next few days, and that proved impossible to organise.

My concern is that if I return to the UK without having a rented property ready to move into, I might find myself taking up van life! 🙂

Assuming that I had the money for the fees, the decision to go to Harvard would not be mine - it would be a decision made by my offspring as to whether the university offered a suitable course for them.

My 2 brothers went to colleges at Cambridge, but I declined that location and instead went to London University (UCL).  Why?  Because USL offered the course (MSc in Microwaves and Fourier Optics) that I felt was more relevant to my intended career (radio frequency Engineer).  Cambridge offered no suitable course..

Did I just stumble on a kindergarten chat forum?!

If you haven't worked out yet that of course men and women can just be friends, then I'd say you're beyond help....

On 6/28/2025 at 10:48 PM, simon43 said:

This is a press release that I wrote about an event that just took place, concerning 2 of my young students in Myanmar:

 

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Myanmar students receive their own space pictures - from space!

 

In a first for the country of Myanmar. 2 young students submitted pictures that they had drawn for a space project organized by the Russian Space and Satellite Centre in Moscow.  From a large number of pictures submitted mostly by young students throughout Russia, 2 pictures submitted by the Yangon students were chosen to be transmitted down to the Earth from the Russian satellite 'UMKA-1', orbiting about 450km above us. The pictures depicted the students' ideas of astronauts and planets in space.

 

During the period of June 28th, these images were transmitted and many enthusiasts were able to receive these pictures in countries such as Thailand, Greece and Brazil.

 

For successfully taking part in this project, the Russian Space and Satellite Centre will award the young students with special electronic certificates. Their names are Ju Ju Thaw Tar Linn (Year 4) and Kyawl Wathan Linn (Year 3A), both from the International School of Education (I.S.E.) in Yangon.

 

The project was made possible with the help of British science teacher Simon Luttrell, who runs his own educational charity in Myanmar called TeacherSimon.org, which provides assistance to young students.  Although a teacher now, Simon previously worked for many years as a space and satellite engineer in Europe, and has fostered close contacts with the space engineers in Moscow.

 

"These 2 young students should feel very proud" he says. "As far as I know, this is the first time ever that students in Myanmar have participated in an international space project.  Well done to them and their school!"

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.. and here are the 2 certificates issued for the 2 lucky Burmese students 🙂

I may be a tad ignorant here, but why on Earth is it possible to switch off the fuel to the engines when the plane is in flight?  Do some pilots like to save fuel by 'coasting' in the air?!! (bit like switching of your car engine at the traffic lights).

Surely that should only be possible if a fire warning in the engine was sounded?

What would you do if cannabis cards are restricted only to Thai citizens?

8 hours ago, RSD1 said:

The P.T.33 prescription form allows licensed practitioners in Thailand to prescribe cannabis for specific medical conditions. Below is a list of the approved conditions along with brief descriptions:

 

1. Chronic Pain

Persistent pain that lasts for an extended period.

 

2. Cancer and Related Symptoms

Symptoms associated with cancer and its treatment.

 

3. Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders

Conditions involving recurrent seizures.

 

4. PTSD and Anxiety Disorders

Mental health conditions characterized by anxiety.

 

5. Sleep Disorders and Insomnia

Issues related to sleep quality and duration.

 

6. Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms

Symptoms related to multiple sclerosis.

 

7. Inflammatory Conditions

Conditions causing inflammation in the body.

 

8. Nausea and Appetite Loss

Symptoms affecting appetite and causing nausea.

 

9. Muscle Spasms and Stiffness

Conditions causing involuntary muscle contractions.

 

10. Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms

Symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease.

 

11. Alzheimer’s Disease

Cognitive decline and memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s.

 

12. Other Conditions

Additional conditions as determined by licensed practitioners.

Yes I know that!  How many posters actually suffer from one of those conditions?  Perhaps 4 or 11??

6 hours ago, Hummin said:

If not Ai, I hope he gets paid well

I wonder how many of the posters who comment are also AI bots....

aseannow - the hub of AI bots 🙂

So what ailments are you all going to claim to have? 🙂

I've never used one before.  Do you have to replace the filters?  How often?  Can you wash the filters or do I need to buy extra filters as a back-up?

I want to buy an air purifier for my house before the next burning season.  Can anyone recommend a particular model that works well to reduce the PM2.5 and PM10 particles?

Thanks!

^^^ Although I have had offers on the Blackpool FB group from landlords who will rent to me without a credit check.  I assume this is because I am already registered for 2 years with a GP in Blackpool, have my bank account at a branch in Blackpool, and am on the Electoral Roll, and probably there is a higher supply of flats on the rental market compared to the West Country.

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 I was rather surprised that a landlord would agree to offer you a property for rent 

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Yes I agree with your comments!  A returning, retired expat certainly has some negatives against him/her when it comes to renting a property.

2 hours ago, Magictoad said:

Yes! We'll have him. He can start with our immigration problems and then move on to Judicial Authority then he can look at our voting system that weighs against the indigenous population and then start on super construction projects. Yes Mr President you are very welcome here in the UK.

You forgot to mention our traitor king......

1 hour ago, 3NUMBAS said:

No jobs ,ilfracombe has rooms

Yes, I sent an email about a little cabin in Ilfracombe, but no reply yet!

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

 

No one here believes you dont have 16k in savings.

 

Where did you park your money so the government won't find it and cut the benefits.

Jeez, I'm tired of answering this question so many times 🙂 .  You might think that I want to hang onto my money earned, but it can do a lot more for others than myself.  I have no interest at all in driving a flashy car or living in a big house 🙂  As I pointed out before, I only have 2 feet, so why do I need more than 1 pair of shoes?  (Yes, I only possess 1 pair of shoes, 1 long-sleeved shirt, 2 t-shirts, 1 pair of long trousers).

If you don't understand philanthropy, that's your loss.....

Look at this press release from 2010 (long before I went to Myanmar):

https://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/143465/if-only-1-of-twitterers-used-xtrer-it-would-generate-more-than-1-million-for-charities-every-month

and my Myanmar charity:

teachersimon.org

I believe in karma = if I help others, then help will come my way if I need it.  As I mentioned before, sometimes I only have a few hundred baht to my name, but everything always turns out ok in the end 🙂

Another positive point about returning to the UK is the cost of BUPA private medical cover.  My medical cover in Thailand is not a bad price per month (5,700 baht for $400k annual cover), but the BUPA equivalent policy for UK cover is only about the equivalent of 3,000 baht 🙂 

6 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   So , you don't have an agreement , just the Landlord would be willing to rent to you on certain conditions ?

   I was just wondering because I am a UK landlord myself and will have some availabilities soon due to someone flying off the Thailand for the winter .

   But due to your language above , you aren't a suitable tenant .

So, keep looking .

Is your property near to Exmoor?  That's where I previously owned a property and where I prefer to rent. In any case, it sounds like your rentals are just short-term, I want somewhere 'permanent'.

2 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

  So, the landlord hasn't actually agree to rent it to you .

You didn't agree to rent the property, you just wanted to rent it 

Is being a prat your full-time profession?  Or is it just a part-time hobby of yours? 🙂

The landlord has agreed to rent to me, but I still have to get back to the UK.  No landlord nowadays will hold a property just on a promise to rent, so it maybe that the property is rented to someone else in the meantime.  Unfortunately, the letting agent (who has a contract with the landlord to manage the letting of his property) insists that I view it in person before they will accept a deposit.  (They might be doing me a favour - the neighbour might be a nutter...).

So I'm arranging to go back to the UK and travel down to this property, but that will take a few weeks to organise...

Just now, Nick Carter icp said:

 

    You claimed that you had agreed to rent the property.

What happened to that agreement ?

Yes, I have agreed to rent it, but it takes 2. The landlord will only rent it to me if I view it in person.  I'm happy to rent 'unseen'.  So I need to return to the UK.  If the landlord doesn't rent it to me, then I have to stay in hotels until I find an alternative property.  That cost is typically at least 60 quid a night, which (in my opinion) is a rip-off!

36 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

 

   Perhaps you shouldn't advertise the properties on here ?

I looked at the property in the photo you posted and made an enquiry and I expect that others on here did as well 

Well, if you made an enquiry, I hope you are good at riding horses and game-shooting 🙂  The property is in an isolated  location in Exmoor, so probably 50 others are not queuing up for that particular property 🙂

lol!  The rental situtation in the UK may prove to be an unsurmountable obstacle for my return to the UK... perhaps someone 'up there' is sending me a message to say 'stay in Thailand!"

One other (related) problem of returning to the UK is that if you do not own your own property already, the chances of finding accommodation are slim because of the high demand for rented properties, (since no-one can afford a mortage to buy ..)

I inquired about a property on Rightmove yesterday - the agent told me that the number of parties wanting to rent that property was more than 100!  

Perhaps I should live in a van? 🙂