Maybole

Some 4 years ago my sister-in-law went to a motorcycle dealer to enquire about a new scooter. She was giver a brochure and a price and informed of a 4 week wait. After enquiring at several dealers, she went back to the first. I took her there and went in with her, the price jumped by 8,00 baht.

I have made two requests to UK embassy asking for a letter of "authorisation" to transfer stamps. they have not replied to either.

I got brother in Glasgow to send M&S pyjamas for my grand children last Christmas. Royal Mail counter staff did not bat an eyelid.

I am not sure if this is relevant, but English law and Scots law differ in some details regarding a deceased. I found that out when my mum died. Although she lived and died in Scotland, her bank had been bought over by an English financial institution and tried to apply English law. It took 9 weeks to sort out.

Shades of Florrie waiting for a drunk Andy Capp brandishing her rolling pin!

This asy be out-of-date information, but when I applied 4 1/2 years ago I had to send my passport to the Embassy so that the visa could be physically stamped in it.

How does that affect the passengers in the back of a songthaew? Every morning I see one going to the local school with so many pupils on it (at least 20) that 4 or 5 boys are hanging on outside.

Well secured!

Well said!

I know that this has been discussed before. but I cannot find the thread. Please forgive my ignorance. I always understood that a UK citizen (among others) could enter Thailand on a Visa-exempt stay, get 30 days, and before that expires convert to a Non-Imm O visa based on marriage. I have now had my ear bent by an acquaintance that this is no longer possible and that all Non-Imm. visas have to be obtained in the home country. Expert(s) please clarify.

I cannot find a dedicated cycling forum, if there is one, mods please move to it. I am getting repeated slow leaks developing in the same place every approx 60 km. It is always along the seam which runs round the inside of the tube, ie, that part which is in line with the valve and in contact with the rim away from the tyre. Therefore, it cannot be a penetration from outside. It is always just a few cm. from the valve. If I repair it, the puncture recurs in a similar place about one cm. further along the seam. After 3 punctures I replace the tube and it happens again. I have replaced 2 tubes so far. I cannot find any flaw in the rim tape but I have reinforced it by wrapping plastic electrical tape round the rim on top of the rim tape. The tube still punctures. This is totally outside my experience, can any cycling fanatic suggest a cause and a cure. Additionally the tubes have all been from different manufacturers so it is unlikely to be a bad batch of tubes.

I got passport photos taken at the booth across from immigration. They were good enough for Thai Immigration and I scanned them onto a memory stick. However, when I tried to submit one to UK Passport Office with the intention to renew a passport, it was rejected as "not sufficient quality". It was within the required parameters. I now need to find a photographic shop in the Chiangmai area which will produce acceptable quality photos that I can use. I prefer somewhere on the south side especially Hang Dong Sanpatong area. Thank you.