BritManToo

20 minutes ago, cjinchiangrai said:

There is a gene in the police that makes them want to arrest people for not paying taxes and fines. Do you really want to get deported over a few hundred baht?

As far as I know DUI is the only motoring offense that will get you deported ..... and then only if you're not on a marriage extension.

No D/L, no insurance, no tax, no helmet, speeding ....... small fine.

1 hour ago, john donson said:

what do you guys store on that? 

Movies, TV series, books, music. Come teotwawki (assuming I survive) I'll still have lots of entertainment.

41 minutes ago, charleskerins said:

oh they have a morality clause in there?

You don't think a country/government has the right to set it's own laws?

33 minutes ago, worgeordie said:

How many Ukrainian people do actually know ? , and have you actually been to Ukraine ?

 

regards Worgeordie 

2 and they were both hookers. Nice enough but always on the scrounge for help with this and that.

TBH I wouldn't have known they weren't Russian, if they hadn't said.

16 hours ago, ukrules said:

You don't need a 20TB SSD.

I think you missed the point of the discussion, maybe you should read the posts before replying.

3 hours ago, G_Money said:

So a person who has to be frugal and claims how cheap they can live on live on their limited means is considered good advice.

I have a perfectly happy old age on the money I have, quite frankly I don't know how so many foreigners spend so much money in Thailand.

39c in Chiang Mai this aft, no different from this month in any previous year. 

1 hour ago, ukrules said:

Just setup a RAID6 array with a bunch of 20+ TB drives

Don't think they have 20TB ssd either.

1 hour ago, transam said:

I would have thought a pleasant policeman, but those who do not like policemen in general, will post something like you have........

Was at the police station this morning discussing the way forward for the hit and run. No problems with him, documents on the way to the courts now.

2 hours ago, retarius said:

Ahhhh good old Tommy, turns up like a turd on a birthday cake, trying to stir up trouble. Got off on a technicality. The same and exact trouble that the "obviously Jewish" guy was trying to create, but he avoided arrest. 

But to be fair, Tommy wasn't walking around in Nazi uniform.

And as Herfie says, no excuse at all for the pepper spray!

On 4/12/2024 at 5:34 PM, CanadaSam said:

But I have noticed lately an increase in "road blocks" at night in Pattaya/Jomtien.

In the event that a cop smells beer on my breath, I know I am in for a world of hurt.

Not really comfortable with the paying procedure, wouldn't even know what to offer!

Beware of the courts ....... you can be arrested, held and deported for DUI (unless on a married extension).

6 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

If you have a Thai wife.  Then a different ball game, though hopefully not trying to raise a family and give your kid (s) a proper education at a decent Uni.  My daughter was spending 35k a month, all in, for 4 years while at Uni at Krung Thep, actually Pathum Thani, and that was considered on the cheap, compared to other Uni & COL elsewhere at different Uni, or location.

I gave my daughter 100bht/day while at university, same time as yours, plus 30kbht/year for fees and books.

My 12yo son is just starting a private English + Chinese class at my local government school, 20 students in the class at a cost of 21kbht/year (inc books and uniforms).

Thailand is cheap as chips!

24 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

35k is a stretch now, so what happens with 100% inflation over the next 10 year, and 10-25% lower exchange rate.   That 35k ain't worth sh!t.

 

For easy math, if the real inflation is 12% a year, then you'd be 10% poorer almost every following year.   Biden is the exception, as 12 yrs prior, and less than 2% COLA, against inflation, and it sure as hell wasn't 2%.   Those people don't shop where I do for the basics.

Yeah but your idea's on inflation in Thailand is nonsense.

Both the exchange rate and my pensions have risen way faster than inflation in Thailand in the past 10 years.

The general Thai population would be starving long before I, as they're getting nothing like the wage rises my pension gives.

Thai wages have actually gone down between COVID and now!

The Thai government can't allow much in the way of inflation.

15 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Vid suggest 'today', you can live here on 35k a month.  That's silly, as you can't even qualify for a visa.

There's no requirement to spend 40kbht/month, you just need to bring that much in.

Alternatively 400kbht in the bank and you can live off what you grow in your garden with no money at all required.

4 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

How does that usually work ?

Is it one meal for getting your end away or can you get your end away a few times for one meal ?

I've generally found 3 dates = 1x sex in the UK.

The dates don't have to be with your wife, but the expense is the same.

Generally a cash payment in a Thai bar is a lot less expensive, and gives a guaranteed result.

9 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

That has already been done Charlie and I took my wife with me to the bank. The tellers don't speak any English but the wife helped me and the teller cut my  card up. I left only a few hundred Bt in my account and put the rest into my new account. I am now paranoid about it happening again with my new account.

So don't have a debit card on the account and pay for everything using your phone app and QR scans.

Or

On your phone banking app deactivate your debit card when it's not in use.

2 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Some then move on to preferring females with no breasts 

As long as they have somewhere for me to hang my hat and coat, I'm good to go.

1 minute ago, charmonman said:

Yes, because all Ukrainian women (if she is indeed Ukrainian) walk around topless, refuse to pay their hotel bills, and threaten to stab taxi drivers. Is that what you think? Otherwise is there a point to your silly post? Perhaps you are one of the gullible taken in by Putin’s propaganda?

I thought another poster had previous pointed out her name is 100% Indian.

So one would suspect she's from Portugal but with Indian immigrant parent(s).