4 hours ago, speedtripler said:

or pay a few thb more and drink the same amount ?

i dont see this affecting anyone but the lower tier of workers really .......

a bit pointless imo ......

Quite. The last time they put the price up I changed from Chang to Archa, now I will probably have to pay about the same for Archa as I used to pay for Chang.

18 hours ago, aright said:

I wasn't commenting on the article I was commenting on what you said

Highlights the error of your ways.

I did not say anything, your comment was on part of a quote from the article but of course we realise that any accuracy is immaterial.

3 minutes ago, aright said:

If you choose a reference source that can only be read by an FT subscriber its not surprising people don't read it. As for all my other comments I stand by them.....end of 

I read the article and I am not a subscriber. You deliberately distorted my post for your own agenda, totally unacceptable behaviour.

I fail to understand why some feel compelled to comment on something they have not read.

On 9/15/2017 at 6:55 PM, winone said:

I have ordered numerous article from them and delivery was always on time, I just ordered a Bosch spray jet last month and was delivered on time it is just this computer that I had problem, it is sold by Lazada and not third party but they kept saying checking with warehouse, strange and fustrating.

I have to assume the item has been shipped and hence the problem. I had one item that was not shipped within the quoted delivery time and the order was automatically cancelled. This is when the benefit of COD kicks in, no refund required.

20 hours ago, aright said:

It's a disagreement with  the statement Airbus....will face pressure......France. I thought that was the purpose of this forum.

 

I would have thought it fairly simple. If the manufacture of parts are moved from India, Asia etc back to France the part manufactured in France then becomes more expensive as a result of EU laws and labour costs. A more expensive plane is less marketable.

France moved the manufacture of these parts to Asia for cost saving. They didn't do it to produce a more expensive part did they and I think it would be difficult to bring back purely on cost terms but do admit there may be esoteric reasons.

Apart from bending the rules,

2. Please do not modify someone else's post in your quoted reply, either with font or color changes or wording. Such posts will be deleted and the user warned.
 

your distorted quote deliberately took the statement out of context. The article was quite specific regarding the UK involvement with Airbus and nothing to do with sourcing parts from India or any other country, of course that would mean reading the article in the first place.

On 9/15/2017 at 2:52 PM, aright said:

Why? So they can build a more expensive, less marketable plane?

They do considerable out sourcing now

 

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/471062/airbus-increase-outsourcing-india.html

Why do brexiteers find it necessary to to distort the comment to try and find an argument.

Since when did

"Airbus, one of the UK’s biggest employers in the sector, will face pressure to bring jobs back to France, Germany and Spain, its original stakeholder countries, say several suppliers. “We are very worried about the impact of Brexit on the whole Airbus discussion,” says one."

read the same as

"Airbus, one of the UK’s biggest employers in the sector, will face pressure to bring jobs back to France, "

23 minutes ago, pitrevie said:

UK aerospace industry fears loss of leading edge after Brexit

https://www.ft.com/content/77e6e934-c571-11e6-8f29-9445cac8966f

Good article, this comment about sums it up.

"Airbus, one of the UK’s biggest employers in the sector, will face pressure to bring jobs back to France, Germany and Spain, its original stakeholder countries, say several suppliers. “We are very worried about the impact of Brexit on the whole Airbus discussion,” says one."

This is the plan I used. About the same size but a bungalow, cost around 1M 7 years ago.

4 hours ago, aright said:

There are times when quite frankly I despair.

"we do nomanufacture aircraft anymore" which took a little while to interpret, needs addressing.

 

At Filton (Airbus) 2000 people are employed,  in the design of manufacturing areas, procurement, finance and customer service. 2000 engineers are employed to work on flight physics, structures and research on future aircraft projects.

We are part of a consortium that produce the Typhoon Eurofighter.....most of the project is controlled by BAE.

At Broughton (Airbus) they assemble the wings for all Airbus planes......over 1000 wings a year.

In Bristol Rolls Royce produce jet engines which they sell globally to aircraft manufacturers and airlines ( at least I think it's engines it might be cars )

Bombardier passenger jets are produced in Belfast (yes, that's in the UK)

 

Who knows how Airbus will react when they have to restate what parts of the aircraft are sourced outside the EU.

Bombardier is a Canadian company and the Belfast operation is under threat from an action by Boeing. That factory used to be British and built one of the best heavy lift aircraft, in 1971 I saw the whole production line take to the sky at the same time.

18 hours ago, aright said:

Are you saying we wouldn't have sold them had we stayed in the EU?

Throw in a bit of distortion why don't you.

The UK already has an extensive list of clients for this kind of product, so once free of the EU what other clients would be available.

"But the Defence Secretary faced awkward questions about some of Britain’s “clients”, who include totalitarian regimes and nations accused of perpetrating war crimes."

The UK is very keen to promote a world class arms manufacturing capability but unable to produce world class vehicles or commercial aircraft. Even the new nuclear power station is in the hands of foreign companies.  

Yes we all know about the joint ventures on bits of aircraft and the manufacture of foreign vehicles, both of which have been put in jeopardy. I suppose they only trying to offset the job losses.

Post brexit Britain thriving on global conflict and misery.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dsei-2017-michael-fallon-uk-arms-trade-increase-brexit-defence-secretary-yemen-saudi-arabia-a7944686.html

15 hours ago, ujayujay said:

No. With a IDP you can't get a Thai DL. 

You can, but like many things over here , subject to local rules.

When I got mine they only wanted to see the IDP, not interested in the national licence.

Sounds like Hives to me, my wife has had it for the last 4- 6 weeks and still suffering. The rash is caused by excess histamine under the skin. If it is Hives a doctor is not going to help much as the root cause cannot be identified in any individual. 

You need to research the causes, which are many, and try and use some logical form of elimination. It is unlikely that both would be allergic to the same thing so more likely to be something physical like insect bites ,dust, dirty air con, washing powder etc.

Antihistamine medication will relieve the symptoms. Good Luck.

Is it another case of foot and mouth.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/brexit-theresa-may-speech-eu-uk-talks-restart-latest-news-a7945516.html

15 hours ago, bartender100 said:

 

Not stopping the Norwegians investing in the UK

 

 

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway’s $830 billion (£584 billion) sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest, does not see the prospect of Britain leaving the European Union as a significant risk to its investments, its chief executive told Reuters on Wednesday.

The comments came as the fund reported an overall fourth-quarter gain but said it may need to support government spending to the tune of 80 billion crowns (£6.6 billion) this year.

 

http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-norway-swf/norways-830-billion-wealth-fund-to-invest-in-uk-regardless-of-brexit-idUKKCN0WB1NJ

There is a big difference between manufacturing investment and this type of investment for profit.

https://www.nbim.no/en/the-fund/holdings/

I am sure the Toyota and Nissan workers will sleep better on that information.

On 9/13/2017 at 0:09 AM, sanemax said:

They fit into shop fridges a lot better

Probably a lot in that, been changed to suit shelf spacing in shop fridges.

I used to make 4 pint milk bottles and they were designed to fit in fridge doors.

Japanese investment not so secure as some seem to think.

Deepening uncertainties over the direction and timetable of Brexitnegotiations may force Toyota to shift some UK production elsewhere if they are not addressed, the Japanese carmaker warned on Tuesday.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/toyota-brexit-uk-car-production-warning-plants-burnaston-frankfurt-show-a7944141.html

6 hours ago, Mario666 said:

 

Thanks Sandyf.

 

If I just let it expire I was worried it might take me over a year and many visa runs to get back to where I am already.....What was the timeframe for you from re-entry to getting your next extension of stay based on retirement? It is 5 years since I first applied for retirement status but I seem to recall the whole process took about 15 months.

 

I did a few visa runs in mini vans and never want to go through that ordeal or stress level again. I would drive to Ranong and get the ferry to Myanmar and do it all myself or fly to Malaysia.

 

I assume you had to apply for the Non O in the UK and then show earnings/pension or bank deposit of 800k for 2 months (as effectively a new application) so maybe only 3-4 months from applying for your Non O?

 

Even if that is the case my biggest worry as stated previously is that each immigration office and Samui in particular impose their own rules which has always been problematic and frustrating in the past.

 

Many thanks to you and all other respondents so far.

 

 

Only been back about a month. Towards the end of next month I will go to immigration and apply for a 12 month extension based on retirement.

Yes I obtained the Non Imm visa when I was back in the UK. I applied by post , just sent a copy of marriage certificate and wife's ID and they gave me a Non IMM 'B' visa.

13 hours ago, nong38 said:

I see the Police and the Prison Officers are to get over 1% increases this round and the Police will get a one off special 1.7% bonus on top, I dont have a problem with this, but, where do they find the money when there isnt any?

Where do they get funds to help out in the Carribean when there is no money? Again I think its right that this done but when it comes to up rating our pensions we do not seem to a worth while cause.

It would be acceptable I am sure if the  upgraded pension increases were paid out of the Foreign Aid budget, I think most people could see the logic in that helping the UK citizens abroad.

 

Not sure whether I should speak to Gina "no one voted for me"  Miller or Tony "call me important" Blair next.

I saw it as 1% + 1% bonus for the police and 1.7% for prison officers. The news item also said there was no new money, the rises would be funded from existing budgets. Looks like some cuts in the pipeline.

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

I have avoided this option as many years ago I was told it was very difficult to cancel the direct debit with the bank, and you had to seek the Utilities permission. Anybody know if this is still the case?

I doubt if it has ever been the case. I cancelled a DD with TOT a few years back and no problem at all, they refunded part of the last payment back into the account.

I suspect some may have had difficulty if they had run into a problem with the utility.

18 hours ago, StevieAus said:

There is the option for it to be automatically deducted from your bank account you still get the bill with usage details we have used this facility for a few years with no problems

Best way, been paying mine for over 7 years by DD, hassle free.

2 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

"UK is now the second largest global power, claims think tank," a neo-conservative British think tank described as right-wing ..." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Jackson_Society

... as in a nationalist organization - a dubious claim. It would be great to see a report from a more independent analysis.

According to a report on globalization from Credit Suisse on the world's strongest militaries , UK is ranked #9, etc. See my post #9633.

It is important, however, that the UK maintain it's armed forces not only for the sake of the nation for for the sake of its allies and trade partners. For that it needs a healthy economy.

Please do not truncate comments out of context  - your quote "It would be great to see a similar report" is a distortion of what I said, " It would be great to see a similar report in 5 years time "

3 hours ago, aright said:

A good article on the reporting of Brexit

 

https://inews.co.uk/opinion/comment/brexit-media-coverage-ignores-good-news-theres-lots/

How do you define "good news", some companies make a profit from increased tourism and exports while the whole population face rising prices.

As for BMW, only the delusional would think it is set in stone.

http://www.bbc.com/news/av/business-41242474/bmw-we-need-free-trade-after-brexit

15 hours ago, bartender100 said:

UK is now the second largest global power, claims think tank as it rejects the ‘doom and gloom’ around Brexit

• Henry Jackson Society think tank says UK is a 'leading global power nation'
• Its Audit of Geopolitical Capacity puts the country before Germany and France
• The report finds the US and UK command ‘astonishing lead’ in global influence 

 

The Henry Jackson Society rejects the ‘doom and gloom’ around Brexit and finds that the UK remains a ‘leading global power nation’.

Its report, an ‘Audit of Geopolitical Capacity’ puts the UK ahead of EU nations such as Germany and France.

 

 

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4874780/UK-second-largest-global-power-says-think-tank.html

People forget that reporting is historical. Every investment company will tell you that past performance is no guarantee of future returns.

The UK had derived a great deal of global influence from being a leading member of the EU, something that has now come to an end. It would be great to see a similar report in 5 years time but very unlikely.