Moonlover

Is your registered address here in Thailand or in the UK? They only send them out to pensioners living overseas.

It is certainly possible. My private pension from BAE SYSTEMS has already done so as have a number of local council pensions I believe. I just have to send a short video of me winking blinking at my phone camera and I'm good to go again for another year.

So would I. That's why I was querying that comment by Andycoops.

Well we'll just have to wait and see whether Laura Trott, who was at the time Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Pensions knew what she was talking about. Because that's who the article was referring to. 'UK pensions minister Laura Trott referred to the digital plan, which would replace the current process of the Department for Work and Pensions sending letters abroad, in a letter to Conservative MP Roger Gale that he shared with The Connexion'. What exactly did you mean by your first paragraph? 'they can send you proof of life certificate documents by email'. Have you actually received a request for a life certificate by email?

I don't know what the politics and protocols are regarding AAIB's recommendations especially when it comes to a foreign manufacturer, But one thing I do know is that: ''there should be no implication of ‘blame and liability’ toward those to whom Safety Recommendations are addressed''. So I guess they have to play a bit of a political balancing act. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/what-is-a-safety-recommendation/what-is-a-safety-recommendation

There are 3 bullets points in that article that are aimed directly at Leonardo so they cannot be regarded as not culpable IMO. Regarding your point above, components such the coupling that failed can rarely be checked by eyeball inspection only. They would have to be removed and given an 'in depth' inspection. Operators follow maintenance guides lines as laid down by the manufactures. If there was no call for such an inspection, then failure or potential failure would go undetected. Once again, fingers point at Leonardo.

I received an interesting article from a contact of mine in France saying that DWP are contemplating going on line for 'proof of life' certification. https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/proof-of-life-certificates-may-go-online-for-uk-pensioners-in-france/104888

That's one reason to follow @DrJack54's advice and wait until the next renewal. Use the old passport No. until then. Immigration are not aware that you have a new passport until you tell them. Visas and extensions are still valid even though they are in the old passport.

You said that your reporting date was the 12th. Is that correct? Then why are you worrying about it? You've done your report correctly within the timeframe, so it's up to Immigration now. Sit back and enjoy Sunday.

Well, I've read that 'theory' before on this forum. However if you read @transam's post from yesterday, it seems that the DWP do not get informed of a death in Thailand. At least not by the FCO. And it's not the first time I've heard of this happening either. Which is why I @3NUMBAS asked the question. I thought that maybe he knew something that we don't.

The pilot's girlfriend was also the co-pilot.

And how do they get to know?

It seems the AAIB have already blamed the manufacturer's of the helicopter for the crash. https://www.stewartslaw.com/news/helicopter-manufacturer-leonardo-could-have-averted-leicester-city-football-club-helicopter-disaster-says-concerning-air-safety-report/

Timewaster!

I'm trying to see the connection between me paying at the check out with a QR code or using my Truemoney wallet in 7/11 and someone trying on a scam against my UK bank account by phone.

I disagree. Scams succeed due to the naivety of the victim. Fortunately the guys in this instance were not so naïve.

I don't even answer calls anymore unless it's from a person known to me whose number my phone recognizes.

There's very little burning is our area nowadays. Mechanization is taking over and burning is being discouraged. Plus we have no sugarcane around here, thank goodness. Right now though I can see that the whole country is suffering from a blanket cover of bad air.

The prevailing wind across much of the country is from the north east and has been for a few days. It suggests that much of this pollution is being carried down from China. Even here in Sakon Nakhon we seeing unhealthy levels (147 AQI) and that's quite unusual for this area. Go to the link below and press play. https://www.weather-forecast.com/maps/Thailand?hr=3&over=pressure_arrows&symbols=cities.forecast.dots&type=wind

Agreed. Boredom is a mindset, not a situation.

You and seem to have arrived at the same place via different, but similar routes. I'm all for self help whenever possible. Nowadays I have embraced the Chinese approach to keep my back (and the rest of me) in good health. During an extensive stay in China I was impressed by the number of citizens, particularly the elderly, who were out in the parks every morning, practicing Tai Chi and Qigong. I practice Qigong myself, twice a day now and I'm still fit and healthy at 79 years. The Chinese have a saying which, paraphrased goes: 'A long, healthy life begins with a strong healthy back'.

How do you know they rode on by? Smart motorcyclists, even moderately smart ones, don't brake on bends!

You can read Amazon purchases 'in the cloud' on a Win 11 computer, using the 'Edge' browser. It does mean you have to be on line of course.

The driver sits on the right and the car approached from the left. How flexible is your neck? Bearing in mind he should be looking where he is going as well.

Six passengers in 2 door pick up authorized to carry only 2 people!