Moonlover

I agree, it would be very unwise and very expensive to use a credit card to obtain cash.

The exchanges rates just about the same as Wise, mid market and there is no receiving bank charges. The only factor I don't know is the charge, if any for the FETs.

And you are not correct about that either! Read the 2nd page of a TM7 'APPLICANT MUST SUBMIT THE APPLICATION IN PERSON WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF HANDICAPPED PATIENTS OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES'

From the full article: 'Luckily, however, many retirement homes that serve expats have dedicated in-house staff to take care of your Thai retirement visa. They can handle tasks like this 90-day check-in. Thus, ensuring you keep your visa active and you comply with all the necessary requirements'. Try reading the full article before making derogatory comments.

The article is about care homes, not health care! Have you ever looked into the cost of care homes in your (precious) home country?

A quick, simple question. Do the the banks here make a charge for supplying FETs for pension payments? I'm weighing up the merits of having my pensions paid directly to my Krungsri account. I would need 2 per month, so if there's a charge, it could add up to quite a bill compared with the cost of monthly Wise transfers, but it would be so much more convenient.

The article does not mention a timescale. I guess it's a case of 'when the time is right'.

I've been riding here, on a variety of roads from country lanes to main highways for 9 years and never once had my motorcycle 'swerve without explanation'.

I'm sure my wife would say the same if we had the option, but we don't have a car so It's motorcycle or do without! Fortunately we live in a fairly quite part of the country and I know the roads very well.

Completely wrong! I have 3 pensions paid directly into my Wise Multi currency account.

Scoot plus Singapore Airlines will get you to Brisbane.

They are bringing the A330-300s back into service. https://airwaysmag.com/thai-airways-older-jets/

No there isn't much to my annoyance! Neither can you block an 'ignored users' post if someone replies to their banal contributions.

My wife cautions me to be careful and slow down every time I take the motorcycle out, even though she knows that I am a very experienced and careful rider. Some wives care you know! Reading his profile, he doesn't sound like the reckless sort to me, but he had flown in from Scotland the previous day. Fatigue and jet lag could well have been contributing factors.

If you don't trust it use a sanitized wet wipe. Job done.

Simple answer. Go and try it. ????

Personally I think that you're grossly over thinking this @4MyEgo. As you don't seem to be short of the readies, why not just stuff 400k into a THB time deposit account and leave it there making you a little bit of interest. You're then able to do the marriage extension yourself without involving an agent thereby saving a whole load of money. Plus the peace of mind that you'll know for sure that it's all legal and above board.

I'm not offering my Click for sale, I'm merely giving this info as an example. The bottom line really is that if you have any doubts about what to do, go buy a new one. They're cheap enough after all.

These machines don't tend to do a lot of mileage as they tend to be used in the urban environment. We have an 8 year old Click that's only done 31,000kms and I know it's genuine 'cause we've had it from new. A simple answer to your perceived dilemma is to buy one with an electronic odo. Like you say it's very unlikely that it will have been tampered with. What you need to be alert for is any signs of floodwater damage. Other than that, these bikes are just about bomb proof.

It makes sense if you ignore the totally inappropriate stock photograph, which is clearly not the kind of installation that you'll find on a fruit farm! The most likely transformer you'll find in this instance is a step up transformer used to power an electric fence, used to keep animals off the crop. They operate typically between 2,000 to 10,000 volts. Such a installation would be downstream of the meter and not the responsibility of the power company, which is why she's unlikely to get any sympathy from them.

We took ours out to lunch when we did this. She seemed to appreciate that gesture. Here's a hint for. Do try and get to know your Pu Yai Bann, they can be very useful. We're lucky, our current one is my wife's nephew.

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They've long had their own versions.

Well I'm very pleased to read that 'they' at least have got themselves into the 21st century where equality has a place in this world. When are you going to join us?

Who is 'they' and what is it 'they just don't get?'