denby45

Be careful with the 800,000 in the bank method. I went last week with the required stamped letter and 3 months statement and my bank book which was not updated at every transaction but was updated on the day. They refused and told to present a full year statement. Back to Kasikorn bank and returned. Refused again because my statement showed I had briefly fell below 400,000 in May. I was lucky because I have another yearly fixed deposit account with LH Bank which qualified. So off to Terminal 21 to arrange another letter and stamped copy of my bank book. That did the trick and they gave my extension. This is the first time I have had a problem with them so can't complain and it was my fault because of carelessness maintaining my account above 400,000 at all times.

On 3/3/2020 at 11:12 AM, Isaan sailor said:

The Wuhan virus (aka COV-19) most likely came from the Level 4 secret virus lab in Wuhan—not the wet market conveniently located nearby.  So begging the Chinese for mercy seems both cowardly and comical.

The P4 lab is not secret and is rather famous. There are only around 50 of these level4 labs in the whole world. 

Den

These are all facts:

Shi Zhengli
In 2005, a team led by Shi Zhengli and Cui Jie found that the SARS virus originated in bats.
In 2013 Shi Zhengli published a paper in the science journal Nature. They demonstrated a direct human infection of SARS type viruses without the need for an intermediary host.
In 2014, Shi Zhengli was involved in an investigation of bat coronaviruses, specifically gain of function experiments involving both the SARS and bat coronaviruses, a joint research of University of North Carolina. That same year funding for the project in the US had been paused due to the moratorium on risky virology studies with influenza, MERS & SARS viruses, announced by the US government.
In November 2015 Shi Zhengli published a paper in the British journal Nature Medicine discussing her research into synthetic viruses namely a self replicating Chimeric virus. This virus had the SARS virus as the framework but the key-S protein was replaced with the one they had found in a bat Coronavirus. The lab mice which were infected with this new virus revealed severe lung damage with no cure.
At this point in time there was some concern in the scientific community. In fact in November 2015 Simon Wayne-Hobson of the Pasteur Institute in France warned in the Nature journal “The researchers have created a Novel virus that grows remarkably well in human cells. If the virus escapes nobody could predict the trajectory.”
In 2018 Shi Zhengli spoke at the Shanghai Jiao Tong University. The topic was Bat Corona Virus and it’s Cross Species Infection. Reports of this event have since been deleted from the university website.
In February 2020, her team published a paper in Cell Research showing that remdesivir, an experimental drug owned by Gilead Sciences, had a positive effect in inhibiting the virus in vitro, and applied for a patent for the drug in China. Shi co-authored a paper labeling the virus as the first Disease X.
Also in February 2020, the South China Morning Post reported that Shi's decade-long work to build up one of the world's largest databases of bat-related viruses gave the scientific community a "head start" in understanding the virus. Interestingly the SCMP also reported that Shi was the focus of personal attacks in Chinese social media who claimed the place she worked was the source of the virus.
Guess where she works………….. The Wuhan Institute of Virology.
There are more pointers but this post is getting too long. Everything I have said above is fact and not a conspiracy theory. You can form your own conclusions.

Den

On 3/20/2020 at 8:36 AM, ubonjoe said:

Jomtien immigration is open. No changes.

You can do the online report. It is working for most people. After Monday you will be outside the reporting window.

You still have time to do it by mail. Send it today by EMS and it will be OK.

Hi Ubon I just realised I missed my 90 day report. What exactly do you mean by reporting window. Sorry I'm a bit fick.

Den

It's a viral infection which targets the respiratory system. Through the mouth or nose or eyes. Now I was advised by my doctor that properly washing hands and avoiding touching the parts listed above would help immensely. However he also  advised to carry a bottle of water around when in crowds and drink frequently. The virus thrives in the air passages but has to be there for a while to be effective. Flushing it into your gut it will not survive your stomach acid. Not 100% convinced but what harm could it do.

Den

Just now, Lacessit said:

Why? Last time I looked, bond yields were less than the inflation rate. Or are you turning cartwheels because your bonds have not lost value?

Hope this helps to answer your question.

https://www.boerse-berlin.com/index.php/Bonds?isin=XS1075419694

Time to sell my bonds me thinks.

Den

Changing it to throwing alcohol would solve the problem.

Den

22 hours ago, Davo369 said:

At there age fighting. Bloody ridiculous 

Ageist comment. In this day and age I hope realise the lefty mob will be baying for your blood now.????

Den

On 2/6/2020 at 5:58 PM, topt said:

Did you not have a form to bring back with the date on it?

However if not I would not worry about it as they can check the amounts when you renew 9if they even bother) so as long as they match up it does not really matter.

Yes I did have the paper with the date on it but it is not a form, only an indication of the requirement. I was not asked to produce it at all. Next year I will not be wasting my time over there. I feel sorry for the people who live in Bangkok. I have a friend who spends hours and hours at his IO.

Den

3 hours ago, Don Mega said:

You ran the car for 10,000km with two different brand,tread pattern, compound tyres on the front ?

 

FWIW I ditched the dunlops on my maz 3 before they were 5,000 km old, they were <deleted> plus I put on 20" rims.

Yes I certainly did the sizes were identical and I am not racing a formula 1 car so certainly do not need to worry about the compound. If you check the tread on both tires are almost identical. There is absolutely no problem here. When I worked at the engine sheds there was a diesel fitter there who I would class as an absolute guru as far as cars are concerned. He rebuilt and showed many cars, mainly Etype Jags. He always maintained that garages/manufacturers lie about the need to have exactly the same tires on the car for obvious reasons. It's a load of bull he told me and I am sorry I would rather believe him. There were lots of other tips he gave me about how to maintain a car which I have followed throughout my life with great success. One great bit of advice was to change the oil every 5000Miles and not as per manufacturers recommendation. This proved to be a great tip. Not a great extra expense. Every car I have had in all my years the engine has always been like the day it was bought when I sold it on. 

Den

1 hour ago, maprao said:

While you are waiting  to fix this open an account in the the  Isle of Man. It comes with UK sort code. You can pay using direct debits.

Later have your pensions paid here .

 

Always try and keep 2 accounts out of Thailand as a back up.

 

Opening and maintaining UK banks accounts while not being resident is a nightmare 

Yes and no. The sort code is not a UK sort code as I found out recently when trying to open an account at a UK bank. They needed a back up bank sort code and as soon as I put in my Barclays IOM sort code it was rejected and I was informed that this sort code was not a UK bank sort code and so did not qualify.

Ouch.

I thought I had quality tires on my Mazda 3 because they were Dunlop Max 215/45R18 89W fitted from when the car was new. However after only 20,000 km I noticed a side wall crack on the front left side. Side wall fractures means change at the earliest for safety. Anyway I changed it out for a Yokohama. I was not going to buy another Dunlop although I thought that maybe it could be a one off. After taking off the tire I saw that the inside wall of the tire was a complete shambles with massive splits. How it had not burst I will never know. The one off problem appeared to be correct until two days ago when i noticed again a split this time in the front drivers side. Now the car has done 30,000 km. The tread is still in good condition so I was a bit P**sed off that I had to again buy a new tire ahead of time. Again when the tire was removed the same was seen on the inside wall almost in shreds. Again I have been lucky not to have a burst at high speed. I got the guy to check the two rear tires and he told me they were ok both outside and inside walls with plenty of tread so I left them on. Next month however I will replace both of them when some cash is available. Better to be safe than sorry. I am afraid in this case I cannot recommend Dunlop tires and it's too early to assess the Yokohama's. For disclosure the car is 90% of the time under secure parking and not out in the sun all day.

Hope this helps

Den   

On a similar topic, not exactly the same but thought I would point this out. I had a request to report and show my bank book when I did my yearly extension in November. The date was set for today so along I went to Jomtien. After standing in the long queue at the entrance I was told to go to desk 8. I was not given a queue ticket which I thought a little strange. At the desk I noticed one guy sitting there going through documents and giving out laminated numbers. I waited until there was a gap and approached him saying I was there as requested to show my bank book. He took it and looked through and said OK. That was it. He did not record anything so I asked about this. No need he says. I left thinking what was the point of that. How in hell's name would the immigration office know if I had not reported?

It looks very much like I was wasting my time over there. Have others had the same experience?

Den

Did he get the girl from one of those sex shows with the razor blades?

13 hours ago, HHTel said:

Firstly, I think the qualifying time in the UK is 6 months to be able to return at with a pension frozen at the current level.  Visits to the UK entitles you to the full current pension, even if it's just for a week.  But it will revert back to the frozen amount on return.

A long time friend on another forum, since passed away, was claiming the full pension along with 'cold weather allowance' for years.  He used a UK address.  However, he received a letter at his UK address around the time he would have received his cold weather allowance.  Basically the letter said - 'You are not entitled to the allowance as you live in Thailand'.  He spent the remaining years of his life having 50 quid deducted from his pension every month to pay back the overpayments.

 

They have ways of finding out.

This is why you should never brag about what you are doing. The only way they could have know is if someone dobbed him in. I know a couple of guys here are bragging in the same manner about pension credits even the are making a killing renting cars etc. Not only are they milking the UK system but also the Thai system. They are playing a stupid game

Den

Gold should never be considered an investment. Investments make money through productivity. Gold is an insurance policy only.

Den

10 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

 

From here https://www.espressoenglish.net/countable-and-uncountable-nouns-why-10-items-or-less-is-grammatically-incorrect/

Well I learned something new today. Or is it newer???....

An American teaching English. Now that's got to be good.

Den

Why would anyone use this service? If they ever get all costs end to end below half of one percent  then they will become a viable option.

Den

19 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

From what I understand no bank statements are not needed if you have that letter. Just your bank book showing the transfers.

For me there would be a problem here because when I get the passbook updated they add a block sum (kasikorn). It does not show the individual deposits. I don't actually use this method however but if I did, I would have to remember to get the book updated every month. Worth thinking about.

Den

17 hours ago, MartiniMan said:

 

Exactly! This sounds like a very dodgy scam I will not ever use these volatile instruments or their pump and dump scammers who fleece retail investors

Transferwise, or interbank wire transfer works fine. Don't need crypto its a total con

I don't view it as a scam although it may well be. I don't care really because I use it for gambling. Trying to buy low and sell high. It's very volatile so good for playing and you need that volatility to make any gains. I found the turnaround baht-bitcoin-baht is rather expensive. Maybe I am using an exchange that overcharges and has large spread but I believe it is no different than others. Certainly my set up is not good for exchanging money. The charges and spreads actually defeat the object of crypto's so unless the exchanges can get their charges to a more reasonable level then I do not see it taking over from banks.  

Den