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Sad emoji because UK pensioners are supposed to exist on less than half of that . Sorry to gatecrash the topic but who comes up with these required income levels ? Love to see their workings . Best bet is to go to France and board a rubber dingy . Zero monetary requirements , passport / visa not needed and free accommodation , food etc . Another case of the government not taking care of their own first , assuming you are from N.I.

ULEZ is not totally popular because of the restrictions on non compliant vehicle use . However the idea has been adopted in various countries , including the following , Spain , Italy . Sweden , Greece , Norway , China , Mexico and many cities in the UK because it has a real effect of reducing pollution . Electric vehicles and traffic reduction have shown that without doubt their are major health benefits . South East Asian crop burning is not the only way to prepare the ground for the next planting . Ploughing in crop stubble is a Western way but more costly because the use of machinery , man power and fuel need to be factored in but this needs to be put in place with possible government subsidies . However enforcement is the problem with local backhanders paid for the enforcement officers to turn a bling eye . Also other nearby countries would have to agree to stop crop burning too . It's not rocket science , all the answers are there but if no actions are taken , pollution matters will only increase to a level that will cause serious health hazards that will make living in Bangkok or even visiting Bangkok , a no go zone . Visiting Bangkok may well have a globally notified health warning this summer .

Starmer is desperate to create growth ,at any cost or concession , as growth was his election pledge . His attempts to make UK growth are being undermined by Reeves whose badly thought out Budget actions are reducing growth . Sticking to the topic , living standards have declined for many pensioners because of the withdrawal of the WFP . Trying to appease by saying that the triple lock will enhance the pension has enraged many folks . Workers losing their jobs because of increased costs of N.I. etc to companies . Not forgetting the farmers and that stupid budget inclusion could prove to be the downfall of Starmer , Reeves & Raynor . Given that the Labour stated that they had all their costed plans in place prior to the election , they have made zero positive gains for the nation and done sweet F.A. about the illegal immigration that is increasing under the Labour tenure . BTW , yesterdays latest poll shows Farage and Reform are now the most popular UK political party .

Are you advocating a return to the EU , reversing Brexit , supporting Starmers clandestine actions ? If he is opposing the referendum and the will of the people then maybe on a similar parallel a new general election should be approved . What's good for the goose is good for the gander .

Why do you ask , what is the relevance ?

Trading with Europe could be beneficial for the UK but at what cost ? fishing concessions ? I think their is little doubt that the EC would welcome back the UK under EU rules only . I cannot understand how Starmer can re-negotiate a new relationship with Europe when the nation voted for Brexit . Any U turn , no matter how you want to spin it , would be acting against the nations referendum . Free movement of labour should be a no go and also any political alliance .

Or copy the London ways to control air pollution using ULEZ ( ultra low emission zone ) whereby vehicles that do not meet the low exhaust emissions , have to pay a hefty charge to enter the city . This encourages people to leave their cars at home and use public transport . Even if your vehicle meets the emission laws you will have to pay a congestion charge . But could ULEZ work in Bangkok ? and a congestion levy ? Considering the many vehicles in poor maintained condition in Bangkok , there would be a huge reduction of pollution levels if a ULEZ / congestion charges were introduced .

Alexa asks me if I want to sign up for 5.99 a month for premium Amazon music , even though Amazon have left Thailand . However Alexa can still play other stations for free .

All of a sudden my reliable Alexa Dot Echo stopped working . When playing a chosen song it stops after 30 seconds and says " I am having trouble playing songs from your library " . Spoke to Amazon c/s who could not resolve the problems but said they would pass it to their technical dept . No answer from last week but I have just read that there are others who are having the same problem and one of them contacted Amazon c/s who were well informed and said that Amazon are no longer available in Thailand due to country restrictions . However using a VPN to say the U.S. or U.K. will work . Alexa will also play other radio stations without using a VPN .

To change servers you need to log in again with your username and password . However I have lost them and I contacted Wizz to send me the info but no reply . Their c/s is not easy to access and access to their site is denied with them saying that I am using a VPN and turn it off but I was not using a VPN

Me too in Prasat and same problems as you had . Do you mind sharing your new provider ?

Fire stick , I have the latest version . I pay for 500 Mbps internet . Works well in the daytime but come the evening , every Wizz channel buffers , unwatchable . A speed test shows only 1 , 2 , 3, or 4 Mbps download in the evening compared to 430 Mbps in the daytime . YouTube always plays well . I have a very good router , Archer t-p-link cat 6e . Strange thing is , if I wake in the small hours when there will be few internet users , Wizz does often buffer , despite having a good speed test . Trouble is that where I live up here in Issan , internet technicians are as rare as rocking horse poo . The tech who installed my router had never seen or heard of an Amazon fire stick ( he said I should upgrade to an Android box , ffksk .) Amazon , well my Amazon Alexa Dot Echo has stopped working this last week . It plays a song for 30 seconds , stops and says " I am having trouble playing songs from your library " . Contacted Amazon who said they will investigate but they have not got back to me . Alexa also asks me if I want to install their no adverts app for 5.99 pounds a month ( suspicious ) . Where did you hear that Amazon was blocked in Thailand ?

My Alexa has been no problem for 5 years but now when I ask it to play a song , it plays for about 30 seconds then stops and says , " I am having trouble playing music from your library . I have re- installed it a couple of times but still the same . I also read on a search where others have had the same problem and no resolution . I called Amazon who said they would pass it to their technical section and get back to me but not yet . Anyone got knowledge on how to solve this ?

I just had a minor operation on my toe . Next day back to hospital (government hospital ) to have the dressing changed which took 5 minutes and I was charged 400 baht . Wife said Thai pay only 100 baht . ;kIt's not only hospitals where foreigners are charged more in Thailand ,it also includes national park entry fees , temple entry fees , most service / repair businesses etc etc .As you said , if making any purchase , keep out of the way and let the wife do the ordering . One exception are supermarkets .

1 drink a day can seriously affect your health ? So can wedding cake , even more so . Many centurions drink a large whisky every night . Unattractive women reaped the benefits from men who drink alcohol . 🍷🍺

Thanks , is their treatment pricey ?

I agree that China is at the forefront of using robotics , however there are still many tasks that are dependent on human labour , such as making clothes . There are no shortages of cheap labour in an over populated China where the Chinese labour laws are ignored . These working practices would not be tolerated in the Western world . Bordering on legal slavery because if you do not have an income you will starve . The cheap Chinese labour comes mostly from rural areas where incomes are low . They go to the big cities to earn a much higher wage but they are exploited by the companies . Link below https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrylgvr77jo . Results are high profits for unashamed UK famous High Street retailers . Similar practices come out of Indian sweat shops . In Europe , workers are mostly protected and working laws are upheld . So there is not a level playing field . Big Western companies buyers do not consider the how the product was made , nor the plight of the worker , only the procurement with the lowest price and acceptable quality .

Almost impossible to compete with cheap labour from Asian countries . Trumps plan is to impose tariffs on many imports in order to keep manufacturing within the U.S.A. . Thus driving up local employment by creating a trade war . As you say , many Western countries are allowing immigration of unskilled workers , hoping to boost their economy . Does not work as the majority do not work and become dependent on government benefits . Regarding the UK , the country has been going down the pan for the last 15 years and is now accelerating on a slippery down-slope under the supervision of a pretend government . 1/ Scrap the zero carbon scheme which is estimated to cost 10 billion pounds a year , every year to 2050 . 2/ Scrap the foreign aid budget of 14 billion pounds every year and take care of your own people first . That's the 22 billion pound black hole sorted .

The scary thing is when considering this governments incompetence , the damage to the economy , cutting the w/f/p which is resulting in elderly deaths ( manslaughter ? ) , increasing employers N.I. C. which has resulted in fewer jobs , messing with our farmers etc etc , all this within 6 months of taking the reigns , imagine another 4.5 years . How much damage can they cause if allowed to see out their tenure ? They have to be replaced quickly but how can it be done ?

He did not mention alcohol which has a lot of sugar . So I suppose if like me you enjoy a couple of beers in the evening , following the Keto diet will not help ?

Thanks for your input . I have both wifi & Ethernet , with the problem still happening . However the buffering may not occur every day and never when I watch a Wizz movie . I have been told that a local bar has the same problem with buffering and uses 3BB and Wizz same as me . But speed tests are always good on the fire stick when buffering happens . However last Saturday a friend was in the bar watching footy and no buffering . He noticed that on the TV screen , top right corner it showed True TV . I was at home trying to watch the same footy with constant buffering on Sky or TNT (cannot remember ) My final suspicion is that maybe my 3BB basic mesh router could be the problem . It gets hot and often stops which means that I turn it off for 10 minutes or so and position a fan to keep it cool . But I turn the fan off at night and in the wee small hours , if I watch TV it often buffers on all channels . I am considering an Archer TP-Link cat 6e mesh router . BTW I have cleared the Wizz TV cache , not using a VPN . I liked Wizz TV and have 3 subscriptions ( 1 in the UK and 2 in Thailand ) .

I see where you are coming from but this Labour proposed act is going against pre-election promises . If you digest your link info I think you will agree that my quoted facts are accurate . Below a copy and paste of part of your link . Dozens of district councils could be abolished as a result – prompting some to claim it would deprive people of genuinely localised decision-making. It would require a series of deals nationwide emulating North Yorkshire, which now has a unitary authority after eight councils were merged together last year. This would mark a scale of reorganisation that goes beyond what Labour promised in its election manifesto, and amount to arguably the biggest shake-up of local government since the 1970s. Labour argues the overhaul will make local government simpler and produce savings by making the delivery of services more efficient.

I think you have got that wrong . First , the 20 who resigned were being fired because they objected against the winter fuel payment . Second , local district & borough councils to be scrapped , thus centralizing power to the government and taking local decisions away . Therefore local councils will have no say in planning which will remove objections for new housing in any area of the English countryside . If this Starmer plan becomes law there will be massive demonstrations ahead . Starmer is a dead man walking .

Today , twenty councillors have quit Labour in protest at the governments direction under Keir Starmer . There could be many to follow I believe .

I am having similar issues using Wizz TV . Every channel buffers even in the small hours . Every check carried out . 300 Mbps download . Emailed them , asking if their servers were having problems but no reply . Gonna try a new IPTV company that states anti freezing technology