Maybole

He knows where all the bodies are buried.

Aircraft pilots have been becoming increasingly concerned by the amount of computerisation they face. They cannot be sure how their computers will react to a potentially dangerous situation and may hesitate to intervene until it is too late. There have also been situations whereby the computer fights the pilots and the pilots have not been trained or cannot figure out how to turn it off.

There may be one fewer dimension to deal with on the road but imagine the situation when a driver perceives a problem or a computer input which he views as hazardous but cannot switch the computer off.

I sent documents to UK back in June by ordinary registered Airmail. Posted in Hang Dong on Saturday at just after 10am it reached BKK at 6pm Sunday and was handed to carrier just before 11pm. It appears to have sat there for 5 days because it next appeared at Royal Mail, Langley WDC on Saturday evening, showed up in a distribution centre in Leicestershire on Sunday afternoon and Glasgow Mail Center on Monday morning and was delivered at Midday Tuesday.

The return package, again ordinary registered Airmail, did the same. It was "handed to Carrier" in LHR on the evening of the day after posting but it took 5 days to reach BKK. Delivery to Hang Dong took two days.

It appears that airlines may be tight for cargo space and mail no longer gets priority.

As an aside, while a student, I worked at Glasgow Airport during summers, mail then took priority over all other cargo, even to the extent of offloading other cargo to make the weight.

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!

7 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

"Here son, be the front man for this great business".

"Ah, sorry, it's all gone horribly wrong, you're now the fall guy!"

Well said!

I posted a few hours ago but it seems to have disappeared, maybe I failed to press enter.

The subject has been discussed before but I cannot find the thread.

I believed that a UK citizen married to a Thai could enter Thailand on a Visa Exempt and before that expired, convert to a Non-Imm O visa at his local Immigration office.

I had my ear bent by an acquaintance that that is impossible and all Non-Imm visas must be applied for in the country of origin.

Expert(s) please clarify.

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.

My nephew, when a wee boy, always called me Lung Ling because I have hairy arms.

I am getting withdrawal symptoms. any estimate of how much longer?

9 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

No.

TM30 is for change of address.

If returning with same visa or reentry permit to previous address then TM30 not required.

Many thanks

May piggyback on this thread? If I leave the country for a few days, and return to the same address, is a new TM30 needed? We did a TM30 report when we moved in 4 years ago.

Since there was no chance of fire and the weather outside was heavy rain, the best place was inside the relatively intact aircraft. Also it would be difficult to get evacuating busses to the aircraft quickly on a dark  night  and muddy airfield.. Furthermore, having observed several evacuations on to airfields in the past, I can assure you that passengers tend to scatter and trying to find them all in the dark is difficult.

Well done Ladies!

Me too.

About 3 weeks ago one of the semi feral cats which hang about our house gave birth to a litter.  This morning, Sister-in-law found 4 kittens under a discarded quilt. We put them in a box and moved them to a safer place. A few minutes later we saw the mother running away with one kitten in her mouth and by midday had taken another two. However, by evening the remaining kitten was still in the box and we believe his mother has abandoned him. We have been feeding him fortified goats milk which consumed happily.

I am unhappy that this food may be inadequate. Has any member experience of feeding unweaned kittens, and can recommend a better  food? How often should he be fed?

There no Vet nearby that I can consult.

1 hour ago, 86Tiger said:

Sounds like you have a very friendly, cooperative branch.  Why would you ever go back to the original?  What advantage or reason would you care what the "original" branch is?

 

I opened a Kasikorn account in Patts in 2013.  I have never been to that branch after 2013.  Use phone app for everything and any branch I happen into if in person service needed {like change passport number} be it Patts, Bangkok or Udon take care of anything I need qwikly and very happily.

I have a renewal of extension to do soon, I wil lwait till after that

I was sent a "Proof of Life " certificate 2 years ago which resulted in my pension being frozen. I had informed the DWP of my change of address six years before but my record had not been altered and it had been sent to the old address. A 2 min phone call (not including 14 mins wading through menus and being on hold) rectified the matter.