Moonlover

I agree with you except for one thing. Tai Chi should be a moving meditation. It is far more effective if you allow no distractions whatsoever. Switch the TV off and really get into the groove. I practice Qigong, a close cousin of Tai Chi twice a day and I allow nothing to interfere my session. My average BP is 132/82 and no BP medication will ever pass my lips.

“Wherever a person can live, there one can also live well.” Marcus Aurelius Antoninus AD 121-180

Breath a sigh of relief?

We could do with a troll detecting AI censor on this forum. Dump out some of the rubbish before it gets posted.

My Chinese girlfriend in Zhuhai once brought some on a bus that we were taking on a day trip. Oh were we unpopular!

Is it really? I wouldn't know, Like you I leave the choosing and buying to my wife. She knows best and her 'nose' hasn't let us down yet. ????

Durian tastes delicious. I'm always delighted when it come into season. We always have the vendor prepare it for us. That way most of the pungent smell has dissipated.

I'm pretty sure that the customer does know, but they don't actually reveal it. An unauthorized, or even in some cases an authorized overdraft could well be the trigger in a lot of cases. Strictly speaking, in most cases they are not permitted if one lives overseas.

So how do account for the many folks, including me, who have come onto this forum and told us that they DO provide their bank with their overseas address as their registered address @ukrules? I have spent half my working life and all of my retirement in foreign parts. I have always informed my banks (various) of my current oversea address and have never, ever had any issues. Indeed before the days of internet banking it was the only way one could operate ones account. Bankers T & Cs will state (in various ways) that: 'Your registered address must be one at which we can readily contact you'. So those who try to hide their true whereabouts by giving a false UK address are actually in breach of that requirement. Banks do not arbitrarily close the accounts of clients with a foreign address and never have done.

Good luck. I hope that it works out ok for you. ????

My wife was very late to bed on the night before the election (I nearly wrote the wrong word there ????) Her explanation was that she, along with her family cohorts had been waiting up to see if anyone else was likely to turn up with a 'better offer'. I just shrug my shoulders at this sort of thing. Not my country, not my business.

Oh that's useful, thanks for pointing out. I'd not noticed it before.

I think a lot depends on the way you handle an overdraft and your account generally. I am with Nationwide and they specifically state that one must be a UK resident to have an overdraft facility. (see W/S here ) However, as a account holder of long standing I also have an overdraft facility, despite declaring that I'm non resident. (registered address in Thailand) And like you I occasionally dip into it, usually only for a day or two. Banks do have discretionary powers when it comes to enforcing T & Cs. Be a responsible customer and they will generally leave you to your own devices. Only the O/P can judge whether he is being a responsible client. There is one thing that I do believe. UK banks are not on a crusade to close the accounts of non resident clients, Such cases are few and far between and I suspect that there is always an untold back story.

Doesn't the PM read the news? It has already been exolained why the US won't sell them F35s.

That is correct and it has already been mentioned in this thread.

If @nglodnig has followed the advice he's received here and opened a Multi Currency Account with Wise, he can pay credits from there via direct debit. https://wise.com/help/articles/2977956/how-do-i-set-up-direct-debits

Ah ha! Now the truth emerges. UK banks do not allow non UK resident account holders to run up an overdraft. That's the real reason why Barclays are closing your account, not solely because you're non resident.

Have you opened a Multi Currency Account? That's what you will need in order to receive pension payments. Once set it's up and you've let the IPC have the account details you're good to go. And you can also transfer in any residue from your Barclays account.

Mr. Sawas Srusen, 49, told Thai media, “I was sleeping while the second driver was driving the bus. The second driver told me that he was trying to pickup a mobile phone he dropped before he lost control of the bus.” Tells us all we need to know doesn't it!

Yes, it's called a crumple zone. All modern cars have them and is designed to absorb the energy of an impact. But this is really extreme. The engine has been rammed so far back that you see part of it sticking out from underneath the driver's door.

'All's well that ends well' as the saying goes. ????

I had assumed that the O/P has done what many people do and confused an extension with a visa. You correctly state that a non O visa does not require a re-entry permit, but he clearly stated that he DID have a re-entry permit stamped in his P/P dated 20th March. I based my initial answer on the strength of that comment, but for some reason that comment has now been edited out. Now I'm confused and won't pursue this topic any further unless the O/P comes back to us stating exactly what his current status is. Up to you @Siddharta

Well I think we'd best leave it to Barclay's customers, don't you. ????

An important note for you @Siddharta. When you return to Thailand, make sure that you open up your passport and point out your reentry stamp to the IO. That will ensure that you get the right date stamped on the entry permit. They have been known make mistakes.

Well actually, I am not a Barclays, so I have no vested interest, but I did read their FAQs out of interest and they do seem to be somewhat ambiguous. My own bankers, Nationwide BS however are quite clear on this matter. They are quite happy for me to register an overseas address as I have done for the last 20 years without any issues.