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cmjc

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  1. She will have done her IDF service operating drones shooting toddlers in the head. Now Zionists are helping Thailand to "secure the area."
  2. "Yet More Proof that Islam is False" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy_iD6Lf6MY/
  3. cmjc replied to pixelaoffy's topic in General Topics
    Q/ Not to mention on three occasions when the computers were down and people with full trollys had to go home empty handed because only cash was being accepted. /Q In reverse is a method used to cause supermarket managers to change their tiny-minds about refusing cash. Here's how you do it. Contact all your mates, and fix a time on a busy day to assemble in the car park. Then with pockets full of cash ONLY, convoy into the outlet, and fill your baskets with what you normally buy. Assemble at the checkout together and wait for the surly clerk to say we only accept digital payment. Smile, and call for the Manager. Politely explain to the manager that you and your mates ONLY have cash, and refuse to ever use digital payments because of the terrible consequences. (Information about which is readily available to the curious.) The Manager casts an eye upon a convoy of cash ONLY customers who they are about to lose forever. The Manager instructs the clerk to accept their cash. Never failed yet. Get ready to try it, and retain peace of mind in these Final Exciting Days. Prepare or Perish.
  4. A nice chap processed my tax claim, with very few questions, he flew through it as only a civil servant can do. He doubtless wrote "NA" to most questions. As confirmed by many posters here already a Thai Tax TIN is not obligatory, and I had no record of my UK tax number, just a genuine letter from the UK Tax man saying I owed nothing. I visited my UK tax office before I left to ensure I'd paid all UK tax due, and got them to confirm it in a letter as proof. That was enough for me at this end.
  5. I didn't need a TIN to file a return. I got one anyway to thrill my UK bank, and have since passed the TIN to my local Thai Tax Office, who are surprisingly good 🙂 I will test if Thai Tax refund cheques can now be deposited in any bank next Spring. Somehow I doubt it will be the case. To keep my KT bank account alive, I have to deposit 10 baht every 3 months, or it is closed automatically. That happened to me and the Manger just shrugged. So I've been keeping the balance at around 20 baht for the last two years. And queing for 30 minutes each time to do so. The tellers now know me on sight, and show sympathetic expressions. Last July 29th I paid in 10 baht, and the Teller said "Now once a year is all.) Meaning, my patience has been rewarded. But we will see. You do know how long it takes to open a bank account at KT? Yes, multiple new docs, and at least 90 minutes.
  6. cmjc replied to pixelaoffy's topic in General Topics
    Wake up you with eyes wide shut. The NWO plan is to cancel cash completely so that you are forced to use digital forms of cash instead. The excuse to implement this plan will be to; stop fraud, money laundering, drug selling, and "for your convenience". The gullible will sign up without a thought of the consequences. The wise already see the reason for the plan. COUGH cough! The answer is to resist the introduction of digital payments at every step. Boycott outlets that refuse to take cash, which is already happening in several nations. You have been warned. Thank you 🙂
  7. Yes, that's my plan Paul, but feel free to pop in yourself and pass on your thoughts. I don't go into town often. Looks like the forum software has indigestion, it double posted your reply, let's see if my response goes through.
  8. Thank you for clarifying and confirming commonsense. Yes, I'd say ALL dirvers entering the roundabout do indeed ignore Rule 73, in which case Halt- Stop signs are required, plus white lines across the entering roads. I shall pop into the Highway Dept next time I pass through, and suggest if this can be done. Last time I went in, to inform them of a loose drain cover outside BigC, it was fixed the next time I looked. The highway dept. do seem to have a massive budget allocation. ie. Annually scraping off and repainting roadmarkings for example. Meanwhile, take care when on the ClockTower roundabout, use first gear and be ready to stop. Assume approaching drivers think they have right of way.
  9. Giraffe cap Sheep-shoes Colour-coordinated teddy-boy shirt and shorts anti-demon wrist-strings Mum What else do I need?
  10. Ta I'm sure you do the same too. I'm not usually quick enought to rescue "Baby Croccodiles" (Geckoes) before they are mangled. I have more success with those toxic "Skinks", because my cats have learned by now: Fun to stalk, and catch, but make you sick if you swallow them! There are Skinks in my garden with multiple scars from previous cat-encounters.
  11. Spotted on my neighbour's wall yesterday. Can anybody decipher Sanskrit for us?
  12. James, you can claim back the TAX the BkkBk deducts from your bank account interest. Check what your Thai tax allowance is, and see if you qualify to reclaim the tax. You don't need a TIN to do this. In December, go to you Bkk Bk and ask for tax invoices for each of your bank accounts. It's free. Take those to your local Thai tax office and request to claim the tax back. Sign the declaration form. Wait two months and a cheque will be posted to your home. The catch is... you can ONLY cash that cheque at the Krung Thai bank, so you need an account there. I keep 10 baht in mine, and withdraw the cheque amount the same day I cash it. KT bank is the SLOWEST customer service on the planet. So you need great patience with the Staff. But it's worth it NOT to let the Tax man steal your hard-earned (already taxed) pennies. If you enjoy feeding State tax monsters, just forget I mentioned it, and keep paying them.
  13. What are the "rules" for circumnavigating this atttractive landmark? I think I need a Thai native to explain it to me please. I cycle round it often, and am flumoxed when I see drivers stop dead in front of me, as if anybody wishing to enter the roundabout has right of way. If that is the unspoken rule, fine, I'll do my best to obey it, but it surely doesn't come naturally. Am I seen a rude if I don't stop to permit another vehicle to enter? Does anyone else have uncertainty negotiating this obstacle?
  14. Side-step all the NWO digital gulag nonsense and get your home country solicitor to deposit the funds into your account for you. They will know the work-arounds. That is providing you've found one you can trust :)
  15. There's something special about terra-cotta vessels, don't you think? https://maps.app.goo.gl/PxAzzsXMdkM8qua76 Especially the unglazed variety. In the 1950's a neighbour had a cooling-box made of white clay. It had a concave top which had to be kept full of water. The slight cooling effect, due to evaporation, chilled the contents enough to keep them fresh... in England! Would that idea work in the tropics? Glazed terra cotta is excellent for fermenting vegetables, and sauces. Anybody tried making their own "Worcester sauce"?
  16. Perfect for your Mother-in-Law... https://maps.app.goo.gl/PxAzzsXMdkM8qua76
  17. Bamboo strips instead of plastic-ties and string. https://maps.app.goo.gl/PxAzzsXMdkM8qua76 The UV light here destroys nylon-ties in a few months, but these bamboo strips hold tighter as they age. Useful for your tomato and cucumber trellis
  18. My Wise account still functions fine, but I already moved my funds here using Wise before this hassle occurred. Wise are clearly not trustworthy in my experience.
  19. I opened my Wise account when they were TW and used my Thai residential address. No hassle at all until I moved down the road a few km, and tried to change my residential address on my Wise acc. To do this you have to show proof of address, so I scanned the same change of addess form that Thai Imm accepted and stamped. Wise refused to change my address, despite "Official Government docs" being listed as one acceptable means. I have tried several times, and received only rude template email responses. So my Wise account still shows the old WRONG address, and so I no longer trust or use Wise. Take note.
  20. Joking aside, these rattan and bamboo song-bird cages are exquisite items in themselves, the price tag (of 399 baht for the largest round ones) belies the craftsmanship and labour that goes into each one. I keep a spare bird cage for the times when my cats capture a wild bird, and I manage to rescue the poor creatures. I pop them in the cage, hanging in a tree, and leave the cage door open so they can fly away after they've recovered. Not all do, but worth the effort nonetheless.
  21. cmjc replied to saintdomingo's topic in Thai Food
    Blimey, 3 pages of noise, and the answer is simple. Get a source of genuine wholewheat flour, (or wheat grains plus a mortar and pestle) ... and make your own sourdough bread. Once you learn the knack of making the sourdough starter mix, and build a wood-fired outdoor bread oven, you won't buy another loaf of bread. Much better taste, texture, and your gut biome will flourish, keeping your insides tickling along.
  22. A new แอกตะกร้าไม้ไผ่ is guaranteed to make her eyes sparkle again especially if you add a couple of these as well; Just be careful not to spoil her, or she'll be asking for new Wellingtons next!
  23. Spotted here yesterday; https://maps.app.goo.gl/PxAzzsXMdkM8qua76
  24. Ahh that explains why all the white emulsion paint in side and outside of my rented house is flaking in platefuls. Plus no dampcourse was used, and we live right next to paddy rice fields! You'll have used a proper dampcourse I'm sure?
  25. Ahh! How refreshing to read decent brick-chat. It's wonderdful to create something... anything... from bricks. Excuse me whilst I muse on a new folly or two. PS. The business in the original post has built a tall brick house behind the shop, and it has a lovely fireplace. He showed me inside... superb.

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