Old Croc

2 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

OP comes across as just another arrogant yank,  Trying to big himself up, by belittling others less fortunate than himself. He was quick to cite the Brits as an example of what he considers bad behaviour,  He could have used this article to add some balance to his impotent rant 

With the usual air of moral authority  he is obviously  very concerned about the life style choices of others,  and as is typical of his sort he has an unnatural interest in other people visa status,

 

These bored angry old men need to learn to mind their own business and find something to occupy their minds,  

Not buying into the bigotry of nationalities, but on the subject of visa status, law breakers do have an impact on those of us who stay legal and hope for stress free stays. 

The Immigration Act is legislation, and law of the land, just like the criminal code. Breaches of the Act attract penalties such as incarceration, fines and exclusion. 

Thailand officialdom has always proven that they are reactionary  and thus likely to introduce more draconian rules for all when a few miscreants stand out.

As a bored and angry old man who's been affected by just such an over reaction by bill dodgers, I feel justified in reveling in the fate of overstayers when they're detected.

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2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I know some highly intelligent people who support him. I think in the beginning they supported his policies and they couldn't wrap their minds around how low quality a candidate the Dems put forth, and I tend to agree with that. I hated Harris.

 

But now they feel kind of locked in and it's considered highly unpopular to criticize the goon, it's just not supported or tolerated within the community, so I think the ones who are getting tired of him just keep their mouths shut. This recent Epstein episode is angering people to the point where maybe some can't keep quiet anymore. 

 

Things are getting interesting and as usual Trump is incredibly clumsy when it comes to handling a crisis. The reason? It's not scripted, and when he goes off script he is dreadful, and demonstrates his rather extraordinary lack of intelligence. 

It is noticable that the noise, bluster and childish insults have slowed down considerably on this forum. Some have gone very quiet.

10 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Trump is a funny guy, had many humours quips that have put opposers noses out of joint,, but the vinegar drinking derangement posse are in a perpetual state of hate, froth or Pearl clutching  when it comes to Trump

A perfect illustration of what the MAGA's consider humour.

18 minutes ago, theshu25 said:

She certainly has the grub summed up perfectly.

He certainly does.

Some years back I was with a Brit mate at Sunday Brunch in Phuket when a character my mate knew, decided to invite himself to our table.

The mate filled me in about him when he went up to the bar, and we decided he would be our entertainment for the day. He ws well known by local expats, not in a good way. He was well dressed, quite fit and had the sleeves on his short sleeve shirt rolled up to display his biceps. He also had a set of handcuffs on the rear of his belt!

He started  talking about himself and his exploits, claiming to be a special police officer.  When I asked what he actually did  he had trouble with consistancy. He talked a lot of rubbish before settling for police training officer. Asked about what sort of Police ID he had, he produced a dodgy looking card that could have been anything and made by anybody. I actually just wanted to get his full name.

I queried the handcuffs,  and got a  "you never know when" type of answer. I told him I carried handcuffs on the job at times, but never felt the need to take them to Sunday brunch! He didn't respond. 

He bragged about climbing Mt Everest as part of a special British expedition. Knowing his name, I later checked on-line through the extensive records of all who have done so. He was not one of them.  I can confirm a Bear Grills did it! 

When time to go and we were all sipping a final glass of red, I   said I'd pay the bill which promoted him to sprint to the bar to grab another glass of wine despite the half full one in front of him.  

A pathetc pig of a man, but he provided us with many laughs when recalling the encounter.

7 minutes ago, mfd101 said:

If he had half a brain he would extend the flight and get off in Oz. Where the locals speak English and he can earn at least twice what he's earning in Britain as a truck driver, probably 5 times as much if he heads to the minefields in Western Oz.

Not sure how they would qualify for PR in Australia.

On 7/13/2025 at 4:27 PM, Hummin said:

 

 

How is it possible to have two German valid passports?

 

When you renew your passport, you old one gets terminated either physically cut in two, or annualized. 

 

 

Not  common, nor easy to obtain, a second valid passport. Upon renewal an old document is nearly always cancelled electronically, and physically by defacement of the cover. 

However, in special circumstances a second valid document may be needed by a traveller..Read the quted post again, many Arab countries refuse entry to people with Israeli stamps in their document. If travelling through the middle East it can be vital to have a second PP.

What surprises me is that the German authorities issued one to the OP just because of his unfounded concerns about valid entry stamps in the old PP. 

Application for second German passport. 

 Usually, one passport is enough, but sometimes you might need a second one. For instance, if you travel a lot to countries that require visas or visit places that may deny entry because of stamps from other countries. Getting a second passport in Germany can be difficult and needs a good reason. The Federal Ministry of the Interior controls this process, and a second passport is only allowed in special cases.

The German Passport Act states that a person is not allowed to have more than one passport from the Federal Republic of Germany unless they can prove a valid reason for needing more than one passport (according to § 1 para. 3 of the Passport Act).

A second passport is valid for up to six years. In contrast, a first passport is valid for ten years

What's the validty of the second PP, 6 or 10 years?

21 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Not sure why that would be, as it's much easier to live in Cambodia or the Philippines.

You may be right, but that doesn't  mean my statement is incorrect, if your intent was to belittle my post.

The topic was about blowhards in Thailand. Where do you live? 

15 hours ago, theblether said:

 

Getting pathetic now. Just another witless and worthless post from a growling geriatric.  

 

Put your hands up, Youre clueless and you had no idea that recalcitrant coutries  ( big word, google it ) set out to prevent deportations. 

 

Two minutes of research would have saved you the embarrassment of posting that sanctimonious drivel. 

 

You used to boast about authoring books about Thailand that sold on Amazon and now here you are sprouting childish personal insults like a complete MAGA moron.

8 hours ago, impulse said:

As I understand it, Australia keeps them in refugee camps on remote islands and Human Rights Watch is bigly unhappy about that. 

Yes, these are undocumented arrivals who have had their refugee claims dismissed and confirmed by independent review tribunals. They refuse to cooperate with removal to their home country. All can depart on the next available flight to their homes at any time by request.They choose to stay in the camps at Australia's expense for years with the hope they will eventually be accepted. These detention centers are Australian run and funded, with the host country benefitting from the economic boost it brings. They are not dumped in prisons in countries with tyrannical governments.

Governments like USA can exert economic or political pressure on smaller ountries to accept their citizens back. Vietnam used to refuse to accept their criminals back until an MOU was agreed with Australia. A case of mine was one of the first sent back. He murdered someone on the street following a traffic accident

10 hours ago, theblether said:

 

Rank stupidity. Many countries, including China, refuse to accept their citizens back. That includes non-criminal citizens. 

 

You're st there without frog chest puffed out and blurted this drivel, wrapping yourself in a golden cloak of sanctimony 

 

It never occurred to you that you are proposing zero deportation for rapists and murderers if the home country refuses entry. 

 

Think before you post - seriously. And get off your throne of utter ignorance

Are you the same guy who burst on this forum boasting about owning 2 furniture stores in Glasgow?  And then concocting a raft of wild and inprobable stories of cobras flying at you and other idiot tales .

Soil to fill land is normally bought by the truckload.  You would need to work out how many loads you need. For your small plot, I would think not many. The contractor could advise on this.  The cost depends on many factors,

Factors such as your location, are you in a rural rice growing area, or a town.  Is someone in your area digging, or planning to dig, a rice paddy or pond.The quality of the soil required - clay, sand or rich dark soil.  Is there a contractor with an excavator, tractor to spread the loads, and dump truck in the vicinity. Are you related in some way to this person.  How far from the dig to your plot - fuel costs and travel time play a big part.

My experiences probably have little in common with your small job. I've bought over 100 truckloads at a time to renovate large firlds and have been pleasantly surprised at how cheap it was. A friend in the earth moving business in Australia couldn't believe how little I've paid for soil in Thailand. I think I have paid as little as 450 a load for for soil from a very close dig. 

I've never seen a roller here.

Two cities starting with  J where I will never return.

Jakarta - a group of us from a cruise ship were followed by a gang of ugly men for several miles, Felt very dangerous. Several of we larger guys had to position ourselves to shield the girls in our group.

Johannesberg, there for nearly a year when 20-21. Life threatened several times, saw more dead people than I've seen anywhere before or since. 

12 hours ago, still kicking said:

Think about all the people who die in mines harvesting materials to make a battery.

Think about all the people who have been dumbed down to the intellectual level of a fence post through religious brain washing.

On 6/16/2025 at 2:01 PM, spidermike007 said:

Fascinating how I'm not hearing anybody speak about it nor am I hearing about anybody catching it. Other than in the news. I won't be wearing a mask anytime soon and I will not be getting any more covid vaccines. Something like the Bubonic plague would have to come along for me to get another vaccine, and the only reason I got the first two was so that I was able to travel. I depend upon my immune system which remains quite strong due to plenty of exercise a good diet some very beneficial herbal supplements and my daily sense of fulfillment. 

 

The variants will likely continue and by all accounts it appears to me to be getting weaker and weaker, and more and more feeble. Only those at very high risk seem to be harmed by it, so from my point of view it's a big nothing burger. 

I'm just getting over it, I think I contracted it at my local hospital early this month when I went for routine blood tests. I didn't wear a mask.

I'm not in the statistics as I tested with a pharmacy bought test kit and treated myself at home with copious amounts of paracetamol. It wasn't too bad overall, albeit with the strange effect of loss of my sense of smell. I can't even smell tiger balm on the end my nose! Hopefully it will come back.

The vax es from years ago I think helped greatly in minimising the effects.

21 hours ago, MJCM said:

That is not 100% accurate. I was in hospital for a long time and one day a woman, I have no idea about the department she worked for in the hospital, came up to my hospital bed and said, "we see you are on a long stay visa" , she even told me the exact expiry date, and asked if I would a document from the hospital regarding the 90 day reporting. But because I was being discharged the following day, I said no worries and will do it myself as I was still in the allowed 7 days grace period.

So yes they check. But YMMV

Edit: Forgot to add, On admission day, they took a copy of my passport which I had to sign

Of course any individual may decide tocheck your status with immigration if they have doubts about your status, your ability to pay or just have an attitude about foriegners.

Recently I applied for the pink id card at the district iffice and the grumpy, incompetent officer dealing with it decided to call Immigration to check my legality. He was holding mu passport, with a current marriage extension, in his hand as he did so!