Muhendis

How about bigamy.

Not Thaksin but a good ploy to get his sister back. She has in depth experience of such schemes.

I just completed my imm. 'O' extension based on marriage. All went smoothly except for the KR2 (Kor Ror 2) requirement. Last year it was not required because the immigration office got it via their computer system. This year no such luck. The system has reverted back to the previous KR2 requirement. We (wife and self) had to pop round to the local Amphur office for the document. No big deal and I'm sure some of you know this routine already but in case you are not aware, you will now need to get your own KR2 in and present it with your other documents.

It's not Thailand's common ticketing system at all. It's Bangkok's common ticketing system. Not available in Buriram.......

You got me thinking of paragliding for some reason.... Add an electric motor and it's a solar powered UFO.

Eh????? Don't forget to send pictures of the car port when it tips up. Fulcrum being the pillars level with the back of the cars.............

I thought you did things like that yourself....... What's the weight of the panels on this overhang?

Absolutely soo much better than P type I recently replaced all my dubiously spec'd panels with a bunch of 580 watt half cut N's and was also amazed. I didn't have the bifacial ones though.

Are you completely insane? This one is available at Thaiwatsadu for 570 Baht Buy it. get someone to fit it and everybody is happy That's what did when I had a new water supply https://www.thaiwatsadu.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpim.thaiwatsadu.com%2FTWDPIM%2Fweb%2FWatermark%2FImage%2F0205%2F60006934_1.jpg&w=3840&q=75

Maybe you missed it but Chinese visitor numbers are down. The blame is on Thailand and it's perceived lack of action against call centre recruitment of Chinese from Thailand.

Ahaa. There's no hiding such important detail from you. However I should point out that the power for that outlet comes from my solar inverter so it makes sense to invert the sockets to make sure the electrons come out the right way up. It's a sort of double inversion so to speak.

I got a few of those Häco plugs too. They struck me as being a bit "iffy" in terms of size etc. Didn't stop me using them though. Something along similar lines is this Chang socket which I put to good use. Note te earth hole is above the L & N holes just like in the UK.

Ol' Xi's looking quite portly now.

Public or government hospitals tend to be quite chaotic in terms of waiting to see your doctor/specialist. In Buriram hospital and maybe others also, there is a system of semi-private consultation which is in the late afternoon/evening. These consultations are relatively hassle free and as good a service as ever. Attending these surgeries is great because, if you need a specific test or scan etc. it will be done immediately. The downside is that they cost a bit more but still way less costly than a private hospital.

I think he must have been let out a bit early.

Perhaps you could take up the idea of the mobile 'phone power bank and tow a trailer full of batteries around with you

As far as I am aware, the only time goods are checked is when they are imported and pass through customs. This could be misconstrued as an attempt to prevent consumers from buying direct from countries of origin and forcing said consumers to buy same goods from Thai outlets.

Tomorrow's headline news "Taxi driver finds bag containing 500 bitcoins left in his taxi by tourist and hands them in to police." Each bitcoin is valued at 3,446,000 Baht

Yeah. The guys on the front line have to do their bosses biding but it's the top DWP management who set the rules. My "dumb" comment was really aimed at them. If they stopped spending money on posting these Life Certificates to me, they could save enough money to almost double my pension......🙂

Yes. Notice how ill he looks.

Sadly Thailand is a country where laws are expected to be honoured but not enforced and don't the international community know it.

I agree with that. There is no place where foreign income can be inserted. All I see is income earned from work in Thailand. If anyone knows different please say..... Regarding pre 2024 savings. These are, for me, invested on a platform however, the interest is taxed by the UK government (bless 'em) at 10% which makes it non-assessable

DWP is initials for the UK government Department of Work and Pensions. The certificate is a form sent out to pensioners living outside of the UK, for completion and return to the DWP so that they can be assured that the pensioner is still reasonably alive enough to enjoy such a wealthy gift of pension money from the UK government.

I note the bit where it says "could be moved online". This has been under discussion for years. The UK government really has no idea how to go about it. Perhaps they can take a look at banking security methods and use OTP's etc. I notice they have no problem in communicating with me by email so they really can use computers for communication if they have to. "The DWP said it had no further information at this stage when we asked about the possible timeframe, how a digital process might work for signatures, and whether it might be difficult for some elderly people who lack IT skills." That's a false assumption. Anyone who has made it as far as Thailand is quite likely to have gone on line to make the journey and is quite familiar with using their smartphone for making purchases etc. If the DWP were to adopt security methods similar to financial institutions there would be no need for a verification signature. These people really are dumb.

I sincerely hope the UK DWP can find a way to confirm that I am still alive without sending me a bit of paper once every year. EMS is very hit n'miss here in Buriram. A few years ago my pension was stopped because the life certificate never arrived from DWP. I keep a copy of it in my computer now so I can print it, get it signed and post it off to them every March without any delay. They seem to be quite content with that.