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3 hours ago, shaurene said:

Have a word with the server. I am with IAS. IF I keep topping up, say 20bt each week or so and wait till you get a long valid date.

I have been out of thailand 7 months i went to AIS to ask them how i could do this.

They put about 7 transactions of 20 baht on the phone, each one increases the valid until date i was good for about 9 or 10 months still get AIS sms from thailand on it

The problem with the Brexit /EU debate will continue to be a conundrum until we we have left

Figures, as i was always taught, can always be manipulated one way or another 

Some of the worlds best economists and politicians will argue one way or another and depending on where you are getting your material from can push you one way or another

In the end you come to your own opinion but no one can be deemed incorrect or correct until it happens

Therefore i am staying out of the debate but one certainty is that a 'no deal' will have dire consequences on the strength of the pound. No economist will argue against that

2 hours ago, GOLDBUGGY said:

Thank you for sharing your wisdom.

 

No problem

Lucky we all don't have your attitude/wisdom or there would be a lot of destitute people in the world

next

3 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Sounds like you read and believe too much of the Daily Mail!

i can't say i  agree with everything scouse123 says or whether it is relevant today but his comments on Asians entering the UK/ arranged marriages etc was very relevant in the 70's. I know very well because i grew up in his so called no go areas.

Obviously it was not seen that way for me, thus i had many asian/black friends but that was how it was seen from other people and i am sure that each city had their own similar area

Arranged marriages,in Asian circles, contrary to belief, was still common around 15 years ago but not sure now

34 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

We may be Northerners, but we are not the great ' unwashed ' nor do we wear flat hats, breed whippets or have sex with sheep contrary to the popular views of Southerners.

really? Learn something new every day

14 minutes ago, MaeJoMTB said:

Unfortunately, the UK government can't keep me or my son out (want to or not), we are British citizens.

As i will be also with my son off to get his UK passport next month

I do sympathise with the guy because he's not a bum as someone has mentioned and has worked full time to his credit

He has spent the last 8 years in Thailand basically on a jolly financed by whatever means 

States he came back to give his child an education ( fair enough) but i don't believe that is the only reason as he would still have some sort of income unless maybe he rented his home to finance his stay?

He is in this position now simply due to very bad planning or lack of which sadly is his own fault

I will also be in a similar position, difference being I am extremely lucky in that i will/can have a decent company pension at 55 years of age 

6 minutes ago, MaeJoMTB said:

1 He didn't know the rules, he was married in 2009, 'the  rules' came in 2012 (unless he has psychic powers).

2 How many jobs do you expect a 62 year old man to be able to do?

3  Not sure there are than many jobs  available for the over 50s in the UK these days.

 

If I were to return to the UK, with my 6 year old son, I wouldn't try to take my wife.

1 2009 was 8 years ago? If, and that is a big if, he did not know the rules then he is even more foolish they i originally thought. He must of looked into the latest criteria when he chose to return to the UK. Do you really believe he didn't?

2 He is not 62 (then i would be more understanding) he is 54 not young but still very employable

3  For the jobs he's applying for yes there is but the money is rubbish

I don't see the point of your last comment. He wanted to be with his wife and child as would i and most other people.

 Your statement expresses you could not care less about your wife and you would rather come with your child  and live off handouts from the government. Exactly the kind of  people the government is trying to keep out

54 minutes ago, GOLDBUGGY said:

Yes! I am really interested in seeing how you would handle this so much better.

what i would do is not important but of course he should of made the necessary requirements 

As much as i sympathise with him 

1 He knew the rules

2 He could of applied for other jobs rather then continue to stay in the same job 

3 he could of got a second part time job

Although each scenario should maybe be judged on its own merits some line must be drawn so that people cannot take advantage of the welfare system ( which he is not i should add)

People have a habit of ignoring the consequences until it is too late to put them right 

Sticking your head in the sand and expecting everything to be fixed when you pull it out is a fools option

You are stating he had no option which is simply ridiculous. He may not have good options but options he did/does have

Bottom line is, he chose to do nothing to meet the criteria and now feels aggrieved 

7 hours ago, ferguston said:

I'd buy the largest screen you can afford.

I'm already looking to go from 65" to 75".

 i can remember moving from the normal 21" to 28" and being amazed

Then went to a state of the art 32" instead of a 40"

Finally got a 42" but keep saying i must get at least a 49" or 55"

How times change!!

4 minutes ago, theguyfromanotherforum said:

So, he can get an extra job on weekends or....

Hence i also stated that he should of made allowances for these ( meaning financial requirements)

He has made his own problems but does not mean i don't sympathise with his position

30 minutes ago, theguyfromanotherforum said:

Per your own amounts an unqualified and unskilled person will earn 9 pounds an hour which by itself is enough for the requirements to be met (9*40*52=18720 pounds).

My answer states  8/9  at best but that is not the norm. Also a week in the majority of companies is 37.5 hours per week. His wage was the minimum wage that a company has to provide (£7.62 an hour i think). A wage that many companies only provide and only employ younger workers so that the minimum wage is even less 

Therefore your calculations are irrelevant

What extra qualifications are you going to get stacking shelves in tesco ?

His wife cannot work on a tourist visa and are not applicable anyway

He is hardly a bum as he is working a full time job

As i have already stated i don't disagree with the financial requirements

20 hours ago, thequietman said:

Maybe iron deficiency. Get some iron tablets. You might be anemic, my dad had the same symptoms as you. Some iron and he was better.

my thoughts also. I had this many years ago (only 35 years old) thought i was going to end up in a wheelchair. Whilst reading some anti acid ( which i had been taking a lot)it stated it could cause anaemia. Went and bought some iron tablets and 1 week later i was good as new. I had suffered for a good seven months prior to this. 

11 hours ago, LannaGuy said:

BTW  before any bleeding hearts start.. 18,600 is a PITTANCE in the UK and when I left 10 years ago I was on 5 times that

What a sad person you have shown yourself to be

A person with no qualifications or skills will only, at best, command a wage of £8/9 per hour which will not provide the relevant sum of money required (he worked in a warehouse that paid the minimum wage/even less)

A person over 60 regardless of some skills or qualifications will still only be able to get a job/position that provides this same hourly rate

£18,600 may be a pittance to some people with high opinions of themselves but to others it is not.

I agree he should of thought about the circumstances beforehand and allowed for these

I actually agree with the rules but it is a somewhat sad scenario. 

21 hours ago, clashpie said:

The immigration issue had gone out of hand under the Labour government and not much better under the Tories but again I ask could we have sorted these problems out whilst still in Europe without the need of an election/Brexit?

To my mind your post is an accurate assumption.

Was it possible to sort these problems within the EU ? No,  simply because i don't believe the EU ever believed we would leave and therefore would not compromise.

Our leader was not strong enough and excepted their ridiculous offer on all fronts

6 hours ago, webfact said:

Top of the list was not getting services they thought they had paid for. Being compelled to buy sub-standard products was another.

Being forced to buy their own made in china products then?

9 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

I am not British, so my opinion doesn't really matter, but...

Very easy for someone from another country to give an opinion with only the economic side of the story to consider

Whether it be the UK or any other country (catalonia in spain a recent example) economic's are not the only consideration

I am sure many hold your same opinion but holds zero relevance to someone from the UK

9 hours ago, Grouse said:

Always been madness. Better to stay and force change from within.

Was always the best option IF the changes within could of been made

If/by the time changes were made , the country would of been in a hell of a lot bigger crap than we are /would be in now

As much as i hate to say it i still think brexit was our only option due to a ridiculous deal, negotiated , that was not worth the paper it was printed on.

Now it is only the squabbling parties in their efforts to gain power who are continuing to pull the country down rather then fix it 

5 hours ago, khunpa said:

We can see sod-all from the dash cam footage, we can see everything from the reporter footage. .... but really, there's still not enough to mount an informed opinion as an armchair observer.

If ever i find myself on a criminal charge i hope and pray you are amongst the jury members judging my innocence

34 minutes ago, 1337markus said:

The second video is poor quality and we have no view of what is happening after he gets the garden tool from the back of the vehicle; so you cant comment on that event.

So he doesn't go running at the other car/driver then. On his own admission he states he beat the car up a bit, If someone is running at you with a machete with your wife and child in the car, are you supposed to assume its just a joke or he's just scared

You obviously think these are the actions of a mentally stable individual

He tried to state that the Thai threw himself on his car. You do not roll off a vehicle in the manner he did if that was true (unless the Thai was a part time stunt man)

The Thai may of stopped his car in front to have some sort of altercation with him but it does not change the Aussies lunatic actions

When you lie/change your story to the extent that the Aussie has, you know. deep down. who is at fault

34 minutes ago, 1337markus said:

The second video is poor quality and we have no view of what is happening after he gets the garden tool from the back of the vehicle; so you cant comment on that event.

So he doesn't go running at the other car/driver then. On his own admission he states he beat the car up a bit, If someone is running at you with a machete with your wife and child in the car, are you supposed to assume its just a joke or he's just scared

You obviously think these are the actions of a mentally stable individual

He tried to state that the Thai threw himself on his car. You do not roll off a vehicle in the manner he did if that was true (unless the Thai was a part time stunt man)

The Thai may of stopped his car in front to have some sort of altercation with him but it does not change the Aussies lunatic actions

When you lie/change your story to the extent that the Aussie has, you know. deep down. who is at fault

3 hours ago, Cheops said:

Besides the lump sum payment you are also entitled to receive  a monthly payment of about 400 baht (not sure the amount now) per child from their birth up to 6 years.

yes my girlfriend gets this each month for our son

After weighing up all the video evidence you have to side with the Thai guy.

The Aussie is seen blatantly lying to everyone in the video

The Aussie is the first aggressor and puts a machete through his car window and runs him over

It was the Thai guy that called the police according to the report

Cowardly punch or not on a 70+ year old, sometimes events (especially such as what has happened) get the better of you

You have to suspect the mental state of the Aussie due to his actions

I would not even be aggrieved if he was deported ( except for his family)as he is a very dangerous old individual

2 hours ago, chiangrai said:

I just discovered Transferwise last week on this forum.

I have been using transferwise for many years now and regardless of what other people have said about other means, after my own research on their options, none have yet been able to match it.

As long as the amounts are not more than £2000 i should add.

Many companies stated they were better but as soon as you went to transfer the rate dropped or was different then previously advertised

It also comes down to how quick you require the money, Transferwise from UK normally talks 4 days but has been 2 days on occasions

I am always happy to hear about other options if anyone has them

On 03/10/2017 at 7:37 AM, watcharacters said:

Some times  I'm nearly stunned by the B.S. guys tell me about their past and accomplishments.

I think we have all met a few people like this in our lives. 

One or two, in my life, who actually turned out to to be very nice people, once they no longer needed to talk absolute BS in their need to try and fit in

The best bit is when a few years later when you know them well and remind them of that same BS and the sheepish look on their face trying to explain their way out of it

On 03/10/2017 at 2:50 PM, wealthychef said:

So what checkpoints are they removing?  The ones that are not for alcohol, crime and security?  What is left?  

Ha ha so true

Even when they do come across traffic violations in the fore mentioned  checkpoints nothing happens except money enters their personal pockets

Until this changes nothing else here will ever change. People will continue to drive without insurance, drink drive, unworthy vesicles, no tax, no licence, the list goes on and on

The road carnage will continue without even a hiccup.

In fact it would probably increase without the added pressure of being stopped