Moonlover

I wonder why it is then that Thais are, in my experience, the worlds worst accumulators of junk.

No of course not, providing you have registered your number with the provider. There's been enough publicity about this topic over the last few months.

Actually I misread it, it's their welfare card that they can use and such folks do not have to register. But the rest will have to.

'To be eligible, citizens must be 16 years old by September 30. Their monthly income must be lower than 70,000 baht and they must have less than 500,000 baht in their bank accounts'. https://www.nationthailand.com/news/policy/40039465

The question I would be asking is: 'How was he carrying these duck eggs and would it have impeded on his ability to control his motorcycle properly?' I do see some pretty dodgy acts on motorcycles by these rural types.

Take your pick. This topic is becoming as troublesome as the income tax issue.

That is not true. Such folks will be able to use their Thai ID card to access their wallets.

Er would you like to correct that worgeordie?

This is a very important issue @p414. I reached your stage after being on meds for a few years. I live in the sticks and all the local urologist could offer was surgical removal. No way Jose! I was aware of the risk of kidney damage as described above by @BuddyPish and decided to chance my arm at self catherization in order to relieve the pressure on the bladder and kidneys. That was over a year ago and it's been so successful that I 've continued using this method. I'm no longer 'toilet hunting' whenever we go out anywhere as I can last for up to 4 hours between pees and importantly I only need to visit the loo once during the night so my sleep has greatly improved. Like you I practice intermittent fasting, nothing after 6pm which also helps and I've also come off the meds which were, by now ineffective and giving me nasty side affects, notably weight gain and edema. There's a very interesting website right here if you'd like more details and you can PM me if you'd like to discuss further. You should of course also chat with Sheryl about it.

No problems Mike, it was 'tongue in cheek', but I'm sure some folks would be thinking like that. I'm not concerned about this issue at all.

Any decent hardware store can cut you off a length of chain and supply you a pretty sturdy padlock to go with it. I did that when I lived in town, but now I'm a country dweller I don't bother anymore.

So sending a portion of my pension income directly to my wife's bank account as 'housekeeping' and then accepting food in return would be regarded 'benefiting' would it?

Scam or wind up, which is it? I do not believe that Wise would have the authority to ask such searching questions. They're entitled to confirm your identity by whatever means they choose, but that's about it. If the O/P was under investigation for some reason it would be up to the appropriate authority to ask these questions, not Wise. IMO this is B/S.

Well he obviously didn't have front on collisions did he. Otherwise he wouldn't have managed to four of them.

Yer, that was a bit strange about teabags wasn't it. I went all over town trying to find Lipton's. Plenty on Lazada fortunately.

Four accidents and nine people injured. I should hope that the police damn well are taking the matter seriously!

I wish to change my bank details. So I did the same as I always have done and wrote them a letter quoting my Pension Reference Number as required. 'Sorry' they said in their reply, but for data protection reasons we now require you to provide the following: Pension Reference Number National Insurance Number Service Number Date of Birth So another letter written and another trip to the post office. I wish these guys would get themselves into digital age and make it possible to do this on line. Many other pension providers have this facility nowadays. Anyway I thought I'd let my fellow veterans know so that you don't have make two trips to the post office. My request wasn't time critical, but others might find theirs more urgent. Enjoy your day.

True indeed. Besides, it's a topic that's been discussed many time over in the past, so nothing new to add. On the other hand, if it was the price of baked beans..............................!

There are no intermediaries.

I always look at the context to decide whether the author actually means a 'visa' or an 'extension'. And I'm usually right.

And of course, lots and lots of folks around here call them a retirement visa. What's in a name? It's all the same thing innit!

Just like @treetops said above.

The prescription for contact lenses is rarely the same as that for spectacles. You do need to have an eye test to establish the correct lenses for your vision.

I've used the Thai postal service for many years and found them to be extremely reliable. When Brits use an agent to have their passports renewed they all use the EMS service.

For the average person there are 16 hours per day available for 'activities' in the broadest sense. Surely in that time there is enough available to be able to exercise both body and mind. I generally exercise for around 2 hours per day and I will also get up from the desk regularly and just move around some. You must have heard the term: 'sitting is the new smoking'. I actually get a bit cranky if I don't get up and move regularly. As I'm about to do so right now!