ChrisKC

Certainly doing something that requires some element of thinking and calculating is good for the brain. Every day: I do two or three sudoku puzzles at the expert level I play computer chess Also every day, I do word games, including spelling at the expert level Every week I complete a cryptic crossword (Everyman on Sundays)

That makes a big difference. It seems that you would need a whole house with minimum 2 bedrooms and at least some kitchen area and some space around for the children. Some resorts have such places so still suggest you look around in Agoda and state your requirements. Many resorts have English speaking staff. But it won't be from a baseline of B500 per night. I have learned through personal experience that the rate per night can be negotiated down drastically when needing a month or two, especially if we are talking the low season. Do some research online before going to Agents.

Go to agoda or booking. Com. This has the advantage of photos and reasonable descriptions of the place. There are hundreds of places for b500 per night. You can call the resorts or hotels direct and negotiate a deal. Certainly easier if some Thai person can help you. You mention the wife wanting - she going alone?

something suspicious or at least unexplained. My own quote Anyone of us here can speculate on circumstances From my point of view, anyone reported missing with the information, though scant in this case, needs to be addressed now, waiting for a period (who will decide?) to elapse before serious action is taken could lead to greater problems for the missing person and for Officialdom not acting quickly - no, not panicking! The family, 10,000 kms away, can do nothing except hope somebody is doing something, if only to eliminate certain possibilities and to satisfy them that inquiries continue on their behalf.

I think people on here are underestimating the concern. It is stated that he was supposed to be on a flight back home and there is no advice to his family that he missed that flight. Not being on a booked flight suggests something suspicious or at least unexplained. The family's thoughts are those of a man that has "disappeared" - that sounds reasonable to me and needs urgent attention.

For pruning, read hacking!

No need for rudeness. I wasn't even replying to your comment. When I submitted it, it went to the wrong poster.

In.my comment earlier, I stated that the deceased was not a farang. This is not what I intended to literally convey. My point is about how we refer to people depending on circumstances. A farang is a word used for a white person, man or woman in general. In any discussion involving a particular person we then usually know their native country and further aspects of a story refer to this. In this topic, we know it is a woman, from France and we even know her name. She is now deceased and just saying she is a farang denies their personal identity we know she has. When we know the identity it is respectful to refer to it. Example, if the farang is known to be a Brit or Swedish, then those references are used in this forum

Not just a farang- she has a personal identity as a French woman. Let's have some respect

Not a farang- she has a personal identity as a French woman. Let's have some respect

That's how your god makes them from it's own examples numerously and graphically depicted in that dusty old book called the bible.

Ha ha!! America and England Two countries separated by a common language! If anybody wants to have a fantastic experience of the English language, I can thoroughly recommend the audio book (nearly eleven hours long) "The Mother Tongue" by Bill Bryson, available on YouTube and which I downloaded for free. You will be captivated in the first two minutes!

Not to mention (d) the ever pervasive element of pollution levels.

My comment does not address the matter of the two degrees that makes a difference to the danger levels, but the term "skyrocket" might be more accurate if the temperature went up 10C not just by 2C

So the temperature is going to "skyrocket" from 42c to 44c

If one has aircon, their bills are definitely higher at this time - why wouldn't they be?

For those who seem to misunderstand what an "accident" is in the context of this topic: An unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally. I accept the principle of "an accident waiting to happen" An event that happens by chance or that it is without apparent or deliberate cause. The replies to my earlier point suggest that if someone is drunk or speeding for example and subsequently cause a collision that it is not an accident. It is! It's true, the offending driver caused the collision but whether someone is to blame or not, it is still an accident - unless the incident was deliberately motivated. ;

I think an accident is an unintentional incident. Your definition would seem to infer there aren't many accidents, as in most cases, there IS somebody at fault.

I think that even Thais recognise Trump as someone who does not require anyone to advertise their seeming support for such a tyke. The looks you are getting for the attention you seek is not something I would consider as anything other than being intelligence-free. Don't pass Go - Straight to the Post asking for definitions of Intelligence.

The appropriate application of innate and acquired knowledge

I calculated from research last year that the increase in my British pension would be worth now just over 50% more than now, cumulative over 14 years. If I add to this figure a more favorable exchange rate from the B46 now from those days - closer to B65 If I add the possibility of living in Philippines where I believe increase are still being paid and their exchange rate of around PHP to THB hovers around 65, my pension would be worth at least 75% more than when I first received it! Given that the greatest burden of old age and equivalent demands on the NHS are zero when living abroad I am disappointed that the freezing of every increase for ever is seemingly justified by the British Government. When I was paying National Insurance contributions for 40 years that were only ever increased, I feel it is only fair in my pensionable age that I receive the increases they reflect. After all, until Brexit, agreements in the EU meant that wherever an expat lived in one of those member countries, annual increases would be paid. Do they now not receive further increases? Can we fight this? Of course not, we are forgotten citizens!

I have a question Why don't you state the subject matter in the title? Then those not interested in it need not click on it! Like me for example

Carrying sticks makes you the aggressor. Soi dogs don't like being threatened. They are not looking to attack or bite every person they meet. Staying calm is not easy in the face of potential danger but a good strategy. Thais dont like Soi dogs and many of them carry sticks and I have only observed that makes the dogs angrier, so people like me have to work harder to keep their peace. I have been bitten twice while out biking requiring hospital treatment and neither of them were soi dogs. Soi dogs are a problem, I agree.

Matters relating to retiring to Thailand are entirely determined by personal circumstances and desires! I have lived alone, albeit seven years ago, that I did for about six years around the Chiang Mai area, no commitments, no car, three small houses each self-contained with a garden in the countryside (B5000 for all three - really good for me! Not slumming it in the slightest!! Can live on a monthly expenditure of a good deal less than B20,000 (closer to B15,000) per month and having everything I need and desire! The question about "how much" money can be very low with considerations in my first sentence. The point I am making is that some people want an inexpensive living and I have proven that it is possible as a single person. So back to my first sentence, if we are talking more people, children, education, cars, etc, one doesn't have to manage or cater for as a single. From a low baseline that is easily possible, the only way is UP in the form of more necessities and luxury (desires) Yes, I know, personal circumstances might include Health insurance, live in Bangkok, Phuket and so on but I speak for what is possible for an everyday living without "what if' eventualities. There are other factors such as home cooking, biking, local transport - sawngthows for example None of this is part of my current circumstances - but I am retired in Thailand for 21 years, now living with my Thai wife in her very nice house.

It is a rip off. It is an overcharge, it is exploitation and abuse of power ( I can so I do) This topic is about drinks - no mention on the bill for lady accompaniment. In addition, there will be a substantial charge in the form of a bar fine B500 minimum if the girl then goes orf with 'im No such thing as Euros here - this is Thailand And I don't see the connection with "xenophobia" But the men are mostly happy with it and very little actually illegal about it.