WhamBam

When I am there I am there and when I am here I am here.

Hither and thither can be me so in years past and future I will post from here and there and from there and here, depending where I may be, or where I amy not be.

Is that okay?

Being one who has always had a visa and only ever overstayed by one day (several years ago after getting my return flight date wrong), I do not see a problem with tightening the rules.

and what if that happened again to somebody else like yourself but got stopped on the way to the airport, goodbye girlfriend or wife for 5 years, it can happen, it happened to you, and it possibly will happen again

As others have said, up to 90 days is not a problem under the proposed rules.

If I had a Thai wife I'd have a marriage visa. Thankfully I am free, single and relatively happy

international law about human rights, Thailand signed also, you can not black list people how have kids or wife in the country,

even Thai Immigration can not do this

There are Human Rights and Human Rights. Some rules for some and some rules for others.

I for one would not like to be the subject of a test case in Thailand, thanks.

No way on this planet are you going to get me marry a Thai woman. Give me a tourist visa anyday. Winter in Thailand, summer in the UK.

And hopefully no overstay

I have had Thai people negotiate the rent on all but one property I have rented due to language problems.

Never paid more than one months rent in advance.

Cheapest was 3,000 a month for a 3 bed house and the most expensive was in Pattaya at 9,000 a month for 3 storeys. Cha-Am was 5,000 for 2 beds.

There have been many others I have turned down because of overpricing. It is a case of being patient.

Last trip I searched high and low for a condo. many were small boxes and 5,000+ a month. Eventually I found a 50sq mtr one for 5,000 a month in Pattaya.

Search long and hard and you will find.

edit typo on 5,000

Still a BOX 50SQ

50 sq mtr may be a box but with 2 balconies and plenty of light and more than enough room to swing a cat or two, it was definitely a good price at 5k p.m.

Considering the asking price of many 30 sq mtr boxes in Pattaya I'd definitely rent with this landlady again.

Being one who has always had a visa and only ever overstayed by one day (several years ago after getting my return flight date wrong), I do not see a problem with tightening the rules.

and what if that happened again to somebody else like yourself but got stopped on the way to the airport, goodbye girlfriend or wife for 5 years, it can happen, it happened to you, and it possibly will happen again

As others have said, up to 90 days is not a problem under the proposed rules.

If I had a Thai wife I'd have a marriage visa. Thankfully I am free, single and relatively happy

I have had Thai people negotiate the rent on all but one property I have rented due to language problems.

Never paid more than one months rent in advance.

Cheapest was 3,000 a month for a 3 bed house and the most expensive was in Pattaya at 9,000 a month for 3 storeys. Cha-Am was 5,000 for 2 beds.

There have been many others I have turned down because of overpricing. It is a case of being patient.

Last trip I searched high and low for a condo. many were small boxes and 5,000+ a month. Eventually I found a 50sq mtr one for 5,000 a month in Pattaya.

Search long and hard and you will find.

edit typo on 5,000

With the television on from birth, loud music, loud parties, is it any wonder they ignore the barking dogs?

Very frustrating for many of us especially when the owners themselves do not seem to care. And not a lot we can do about it, sadly.

Being one who has always had a visa and only ever overstayed by one day (several years ago after getting my return flight date wrong), I do not see a problem with tightening the rules.

Nice story!

Actually fledglings often fall out or even "escape" by free will from the nest long before they can fly. People often believe them to become abandoned. That's understandable since the birds look quite helpless and you seldom see the parents around (that's because there's a human around! :-) ).

But in most cases the parents have full control of their whereabouts and continue to feed them. The risk of being eaten by various predators (incl. birds of prey or even crows) is higher though, since they're often unprotected and near the ground.

The above, I've often found to be true.

Many a time I've seen something similar.

But great kudos to the OP for caring.