Moonlover

2 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Hope that is what it means, but my concern is that I only posted what the media reported Minister Prasert Chantararuangthong as saying, and there was a lack of details, so we will have to wait for full clarification to be sure.

Agreed, but it does make sense doesn't it. There's little point in causing disruption and extra work when it is clearly unnecessary. Fingers crossed as the old saying goes.

3 hours ago, Robert Paulson said:

People need active outdoor hobbies imo that they’re obsessed with. If you say “I’m not obsessed with anything” idk what to tell you. Find something to be obsessed with. Possibilities are endless in Thailand from birding to kayaking etc

Certainly people do need to get off their butts more. Many of our 'aging problems,' including backache are nothing more than problems that are self induced by our own idleness. 

Get up, get out and do something, even if it is just walking. 

5 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Prasert also noted that family members, guardians, and companies purchasing multiple SIM cards for their employees will be exempted.“

Thanks for bring that to our attention. I was a bit concerned because our True internet package is registered in my wife's name and that includes the data SIM, which I use. So I guess that I, as a family member, need not be concerned about this issue. We share the same address and family name.

Glad to read that there is a bit of common sense in this matter.

6 hours ago, Sheryl said:

9 hours ago, worrab said:

A lower herniated disc will affect the left leg and a higher herniated disc will affect the right shoulder and arm. 

 

I was just putting forward a suggestion. Yes, a proper diagnosis is required though.

6 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Both higher and lower hermiated disk herniations can affect either the left or right side - or neither; disk herniations can be asympyomatic.   It depends on whether the disk presses on a nerve root and if so, on which side. Both sides are equally possible.

I agree with what Sheryl said and I know. Been there and done it! Severe sciatica in both legs simultaneously, accompanied by lower back pain. For a while I could only get around on all fours. No diagnosis was ever conclusive, which I believe is very often the case.

But in the end I fixed it myself with the exercises recommended by Dr. Leon Root in his excellent book, 'Oh My Aching Back'. That was some 30 years ago and the problem has never reoccurred.

6 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

Go for swimming and appropriate massage. Also a gym might be good

 

IMO a gym is the worse place to go if you have backpain. My paraphrase of that well worn adage is, 'No strain=no pain'. But yes to swimming and I agree with the O/P's ex-wife and earlier posters. Keep up the walking.

I walk an hour a day whenever possible and practice Qigong twice a day. 78 years and no backpain at all.

1 minute ago, connda said:

Like the SAS guy who punched a gas station attendant and the blokes who attacked a Thai cop:  Anger Management kids.  Maybe Anger Management classes should be a requirement for testosterone filled guys under 50 years old in order to get a visa to come to Thailand.  🤔

What SAS guy are you talking about, you mean the so called mercenary?

The police in the UK has had a 'One Punch Can Kill' campaign running since 2009. Here is just one of their many campaign posts. One Punch

It's a pity for the victim, the perpetrator and his wife that Williams wasn't cognizant with this fact. Now 3 lives (at least) have been ruined. I have sympathy only for two of them.

On 5/26/2024 at 2:15 PM, JTXR said:

Heaven forbid the person (or people) ahead of you in a queue at 7-11 are paying for their 50-baht purchases with their phone. 

Dicking around with pin numbers, and clerks and customers scanning QR codes, each transaction will take three or four times as long as the cash transactions taking place to your left and your right.

 

[sigh]

 

 

So you get all steamed up and angry waiting in this shopping queue. You can't wait to get out of there to rush home, (or wherever) so you can waste your time tapping out this grumpy post!

How sad. How very sad.

1 hour ago, robertyongym said:

I've been using a pre-paid SIM card for >10 years. There is no name on my SIM card. Will I still be able to do transfers through my mobile phone 

It shouldn't be a problem for you. All you'll need to do is register your SIM in your name. Job done.

9 hours ago, Jenkins9039 said:

Yeah concerning - i stopped having contracts around 2018 in my own name, just had a internet sim on the wives account (same as various cctv internet sims) costs about 150 baht a month opposed to 600-700 as i don't use the phone for calls...

What details do we need to register/transfer the sim to my name these days?

I suspect that there will be a lot of us in a similar situation. The internet providers seem to prefer having a Thai's  name on the contract. I'm just hopeful that they will accept that the same (rather unusual) family name living at the same address will satisfy them there's nothing untoward with our arrangement.

It will be a real pain in the butt if I'm forced to change my phone number.

I'm fairly fortunate where I live up here near Sakon Nakhon. I have the countryside all around me with plenty of trails I can walk. The air is usually clear, rarely moving above 'Satisfactory' on the Air4Thai App. And I make the most of it, walking almost every day.

But it's no match for the countryside of rural Herefordshire UK where I lived for many years. In fact it looks a lot like photos of New England, complete with bluebells in the spring. I can see where Why New England is so named.

However, Thailand is home now and I make the most of what I have around me. Live for now, nostalgia will provide you with nothing but memories.

6 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

Not condoning their action, but, if I take a video of the young kids riding through our village in the evenings with modified exhausts, making enough noise to wake the dead, do you think the local police will take action.........Answers on a postcard please.....

Our local police might not, (not that we have any) but I can assure you our Phu Ya Ban would! And has when it comes to this kind of behaviour.

On 5/24/2024 at 5:03 PM, snoop1130 said:

With the rainy season approaching, the ministry’s proactive measures aim to mitigate any risks associated with the structural integrity of large billboards.

Leaving it just wee bit late aren't they?

9 hours ago, Jingthing said:

I think there is a retirement visa for Egypt.

Egypt actually operates a similar method as they do here. You enter on a normal tourist visa. Then trot on down to the immigration office within 30 days and fill in a single page application. All one needs to qualify is proof of ownership, if one has a home there, or a rental contract. It is much easier than here in Thailand. 

14 hours ago, Sumiyoshicho said:

Hurghada is where I`m visiting next year. As you say large numbers of Europeans do retire in Egypt which surprises many. Egypt is not as bad as many think. 

I didn't live in Hurghada. I had an apartment in El Gouna, a tourist cum residential village some 20 kms north. It was a very pleasant place to live, a kind of upscale gated community. There are many like it doted round the coast. It was very well managed and one of the most environmentally friendly places I've ever lived in. Even the domestic water was collected and recycled for irrigation.

There are many Europeans living there. It's almost like a mini EU.

https://www.elgouna.com

1 hour ago, Sumiyoshicho said:

Last year they started a 5 year multi entry visa, fairly easy to get. https://egypt-e-visas.com/blog/egypt-5-year-multiple-entry-visa/.    I found the people to be friendly and welcoming, loved the local food. which is varied  You should visit there first to see if it would fit your retirement plan. I know some who retired there and LOVE it, An interesting read on retiring in Egypt, https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/we-left-uk-spend-retirement-28764383

Yes, I can endorse that. Egypt has quite a number of resort towns along the Mediterranean and Red Sea coast. I owned an apartment on one near Hurghada on the Red Sea and lived their for 7 years and it was a very pleasant place to live.

Immigration and residency rules were a doddle. Just once a year and one single page application form to complete. All I needed was my 'owners card' from the resort and my passport. A rental contract could also be used if one doesn't own there.

Definitely worth looking into if one's looking for change of lifestyle. There are many Europeans retired there.

39 minutes ago, delgarcon said:

"Even though he was off the ledge" Is that what they call it now? New one on me.

If you read it properly it makes perfect sense. 

3 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Even though he was off the ledge, his behavior remained unpredictable, possibly because he was intoxicated.

If you Google 'driving schools in Bangkok' and you'll come up with a long list of them. I've just counted about 20. You'll need to find one that has an English speaking instructor (obviously) and is officially approved by the DLT.

They usually run 1 week intensive courses which culminates in the theory and driving test followed by the issue of your license at the DLT. It's a 'one stop shop' procedure. The link below is the web site of one of these schools, but obviously the location will be a factor that only you can assess. Good luck. 

https://www.skdriving.com

6 hours ago, KhunLA said:

9 hours ago, webfact said:

and a surge in mental health issues linked to the UK government's controversial 'net-zero' climate policies.

Yes, I baulked a bit at that. However have a read of this:

Affects of climate change on mental health

Whatever your Yamaha dealer puts in it, whatever that is. I've never asked him.

I didn't even know there were various choices. Anyway my choice is the one that Madam Moon brings home and prepares and love it, which ever one it is.

On 5/17/2024 at 6:34 AM, thesetat said:

Am curious why they did not use that money to buy planes for their aircraft carrier? 

Because it was designed to operate the Harrier VSTOL aircraft, but they went out of production and there has been no other alternative suitable aircraft available.