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So what are you trying to say, that was more than enough, pre pandemic everything was hunky dory, no waiting lists and social care running smoothly.

Tories came in 2010, the brexit vote was in 2016 Are you really trying to disagree with my original point that brexit came about under tory rule. "None of the Tories ever wanted to leave" That statement reinforces my point, when a party votes for something they do not want, they shouldn't be in government.

Apologies, I was under the impression that the architect David Cameron was a Tory.

A few years ago when the home visit suddenly became the norm we had already booked to go away. They rung up the day before to say they were coming but we were not going to be at home. Not a problem, they just came after we got back about a week later.

That is exactly it, they do think you are a fraud until you prove otherwise. I got married in 2008 and have lived at the same address since then but it means nothing and can be quite frustrating. But then my wife has made 11 UK visitor visa applications and each one treated like a terrorist.

No worse than the UK. A couple of years ago I was stood in the T5 transit immigration queue for over 2 hours heading to Manchester, they were seeing people based on how long to the onward flight, a bit sorry for those that had 3 to 4 hours between flights. But then queueing is a national pastime in the UK. As for rattle throwing, UK must have the gold medal, we see every day the Home Office cannot stand criticism. In 20 odd years I have never had to wait more than an hour coming into Thailand.

The tories have been at the helm for 12 years during which time they tried to cut back on everything. Brexit was primarily aimed at cutting back immigration, but failed miserably. The obvious proposal would be a change in government.

We have had them a few times in recent years. The year they brought it in we had already booked to go away and they phoned up the day before, not a problem, just came when we got back over a week later. Last year they phoned up about half an hour before they turned up. All a bit hit and miss, we have had no witnesses required, witnesses have had to be at the house when they came, and last year they went and knocked on the neighbours door, people that have only been here 5 minutes. We didn't have any neighbours when I built the house 14 years ago. Went yesterday, no mention of a home visit so a bit of wait and see.

Watching a series last week, think it was A Friend of the Family and this played at the end of one of the episodes. Those were the days.

Many seem to think it is very easy to go out and buy a new computer, not so when you are getting on a bit. It can be th onset of a period of extreme fustration. A couple of years ago I had to get another and bought a refurbished 10 year old HP Elitebook. Stuck in a bit more RAM and an SSD, good enough for me. Unfortunately it came with Win 10 and that was a tear your hair out job for some time. The ability to remember how to deal with the differences diminishes with age, something some seem to ignore. I am a great believer in sticking with what you know until there is no option. Good luck.

Yes, not a good era for video out, DVI was not going anywhere and HDMI still in its infancy. Lenovo may have opted to drop the port in favour of some of the newer features they were bringing in. I had laptop from around then and that had an S-video port. However there is a workaround, you can get an adapter USB to HDMI to run another monitor from one of the usb ports.

Wow, in all my years never seen a computer that has not had a video output in some form or other. As far as I can see all current Lenovo all in ones have an HDMI output. My old HP laptop does not have HDMI, it has a display port and had to get an appropriate cable. Same with my Lenovo notebook, that has mini HDMI and had to get a cable for that.

I fail to understand why people would prefer to carry a passport than an ID card. When i first registered at the cancer hospital I had no option than to use my passport and I saw the nurse drop it as she carried the documents around the room. When I got the pink card I re- registered and now they slip the ID card into a plastic sleeve and staple it to the docs just like everyone else.

You have been told wrong, Chonburi DLT insist on a residency certificate and also Pattaya I believe. Advantage is in the eye of the beholder. I am registered at the hospital with my Thai ID number and when the pandemic came along the hospital put me on mor Phrom. I was vaccinated at about 9am on the morning the vacine rollout started. I have also had free check ups with mobile health units and participated in the government flu jab program. Of course I am well aware that there are those that would not wish to have anything to do with the state health system so they would see no advantage.

Many have said about getting a new monitor but it looks like an all in one to me. You haven't said where you live but around me there are a few places like Tukcom and Central that have IT areas. I would suggest initially that you take it to be checked as it may be something that can be easily replaced. If however it is the display itself I woulg go along with the previous suggestion that you consider an additional display connected to the HDMI port. I use a small 22 inch TV with my very old HP laptop. The TV cost about 2700 baht whereas a monitor is likely to be about 4500 baht. Unless there are other problems there is no real need to replace the computer side of the device.

For 3 years up until Dec 2021 when sadly my friend passed away I was sharing a google account with him, he was in the UK and me in Thailand. The account was not personal, it was being used to manage a group we both belonged to and I can assure there was no constant bombardment from Google. You are also wrong to think you must have a mobile device, that is the normal default but there is an option for when the mobile device is not available. A few years back I had a Hotmail account stolen and it was quite difficult to recover, if only Microsoft had thought of 2 stage verification.

It is not a problem, every time I go to the UK I am logged in on one device in Thailand and logged in on 2 devices in the UK. If there was activity at both locations at the same time you would get a security alert from Google.

There are 2 questions on the application, first is question 4 4 . Financial evidence, e.g. bank statements, proof of earnings, proof of sponsorship from a third party * For this you can upload whatever you choose or refer to question 10 The second question 10 10 . Bank statement, showing GBP10,000 minimum, with name & visible * For this you can upload the required statement or refer to question 4. At this point in time there is no clear indication of what London will accept but it wouldn't be out of the question for it to be in line with the 12 month extension. ie £1000/month for question 4 or £10K for question 10. If struggling with the non O and only looking at 4 months may be better to consider other options.

Quite, better to have a selection of appliances to call on, they all have pros and cons.

I did it at HCMC in Dec 2019 and from what I can see things are now as they were. Fairly straightforward, hand in application in morning and collect following afternoon. Very small office, they only let a few in at a time and I would advise having everything ready before going, you can download the application form. only info on wife required, no financials. I was the last of the group I was with to go in, all the others went straight to a desk and started writing, I just went straight to the window. My wife was with me but they wouldn't let her in because of space. The fee for ME is 200 USD and must be paid in USD, i was asked outside for USD by some that had been turned away. On the day of collection, everyone in queue had their passport back within 20 minutes of them opening the doors, once you were allowed in only a couple of minutes. I haven't been to Penang embassy but have been to Penang, I preferred the time in HCMC. 2.4.1. Thai spouse: Guarantee letter from Thai Spouse, can be Thai or English Copy of Thai marriage certificate - If an applicant has another national marriage certificate, the document will need to be translated in English by a notary public - For Vietnamese marriage certificate need to be legalized by Department of External Relation in Ho chi Minh City (Address: 184 Bis Pasteur, Quận 1, TP.HCM) Certified copy of Thai spouse’s ID card Certified copy of house registration book Other relevant document, for example copy of Thai child’s birth certificate with their passport/Id card https://hochiminh.thaiembassy.org/en/publicservice/non-immigrant-o-accompanying-thai-spouse-and-family-members?page=5d80ab3315e39c2fe800a791

We went there a couple of months ago but can't really recommend anywhere. We stayed at the Kensington which was a bit isolated and had nothing for children other than bicycles. We came through the park from the south and on leaving by the north entrance it was fairly built up so I would suggest looking around there. There is a zoo and chocolate factory in the area but we didn't see much with the rain. Once you get away from the park entrance it all becomes a bit spread out.

I have had 2 for many years, both Smarthome, difficult to live without it. The heating element went in the first one after about 5 years so immediately bought another, now about 7 years old. I bought a replacement element for the first one and my sister in law is still using that.

I would agree. I had a GiffGaff sim sent to me here in Thailand and I activated here before flying to the UK.

You are wrong, it is perfectly legal to rent accommodation for less than 30 days in compliance with the regulations. What is illegal is for an owner to sign a declaration falsely stating compliance. An owner of a condo in possession of a hotel licence can rent out that condo for as many days as he chooses, irrespective of what condo owners would prefer to think. You were also wrong to imply condo management had the power of eviction. If a condo owner has acted illegally then there is a due process that can be followed, nothing to do with the tenant or the rental agency. As for the first part of your comment, life has always been like that, you pay your money and take your chance, why should condo owners be excused the facts of life.

Garbage like this gets spread about by condo owners to try and stop people using rental agencies like Airbnb. Bit like people buying a house near an airport and then complaining about the noise.