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5 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

 

Pound is a fiat currency. Anyone can use it.

Queen Elizabeth the FIRST of Scotland is our monarch not just yours.

It will be up to an independent Scotland and the EU as to whether we rejoin.

Yes, and a very under performing one as I couldn't help to notice.

So why would anyone like to use it?

(Bonds and FX markets have a very long track record of 'knowing more', consider them as 'smart money').

On 11/20/2020 at 6:02 PM, Burma Bill said:

What is funny? IP over Avian Carriers is an established standard with very high throughput. It is only the latency, which sucks.

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2549

56 minutes ago, Anant72 said:

Trump has presided over a mass murder of sorts. His total lack of leadership, his refusal to be accountable, his total indifference to the devastation caused by the virus,  his encouragements to ignore the recommendations of doctors and scientists , all of these make him a prime suspect in this crime. To think that 70,000.000 morons voted for him boggles the mind, 

As much as I despise Trump and the monkeys voting for him: your claim is just wrong.

Murder needs intention. All you can claim is negligence and this is hardly a felony for a government. And I even do not see negligence, simply because he ran a strategy ("save the economy") which was just different from the other strategy ("save the elderly people").

People voted for Trump in 2016, they got exactly what they asked for. I actually wished, that the 70+ Mill. voting for him again shall stick with him much longer.

5 hours ago, bannork said:

You chose the ice- cream train, stops at every station.

In contrast, the long distance overnight sleepers are excellent value for money. Usually punctual, the trains depart in the early evening. With a comfortable bed, one arrives early the next morning, hundreds of kilometres away, refreshed and ready for the world.

Unfortunately, I can't confirm that. Did Bangkok/Udon Thani once and it was a hell of a ride. Very very slow train and too bumpy to close an eye.  (As frequent flyer I can sleep almost everywhere and am gone before the plane lifts off, but that was really bumpy and loud.)

Also, you must be a short person to fit into the bed. Normal sized man (185cm or more) won't fit into the bed and I am quite tall.

Although it was beautiful to be up 5 am in the morning when the train inched its way through Isaan and the rice paddy fields. Amazing atmosphere. But no good coffee and only the normal styrofoam box food (although I bought the best ticket available). 600THB if I remember. You can make it with a bus for the same money in only 7 hours or so.

Long story short: I would have love to experience the orient express but I got quite disappointed and would never do that again until they come up with a real luxury offer. Pay 6k THB for a private Taxi ride BKK-UTH gives you more sightseeing and more fun and you also arrive faster.

38 minutes ago, placeholder said:

These subscribers to conspiracy theories live in an hermetic world. It's worse today because with so much information out there it's easy to find the dots that confirm your belief and ignore all the others. Probably lots of them are Qanon followers. They believe that there will be massive trials involving members of the Deep State who conspired against Trump. They did believe that Trump was going to have a landslide victory. You'd think that his loss would shake their faith. But there was a case study done once of a sect that believed the world was coming to an end on a specific date. That day came and went. The world went on. So you would expect that they would give up their belief. Not so. They actually doubled down on it. The psychological phenomenon whose name was coined to explain it is "cognitive dissonance".  The same will happen here. Trump's loss will just reinforce their belief in conspiracies and the Deep State.

I reckon and agree. But what does that mean for a democracy?

In ancient times, the right to vote was earned by the ability to contribute to the defence of the state. Thus only, wealthy and educated people were part of the democracy.

I do believe, that democracy is the most desirable form of government and I also believe, that each woman and man deserve a vote and that the total of all votes will give the most preferable outcome. However, this opinion was always based on the hope to deal with matured, reasonable individuals -- everyone contributing to their best ability.

So how does this continuous toxic trolling fit into that? And what is the solution? Let's face it: Dems won clearly, but not by a landslide. There are 70 Mill. people out there, who voted for Trump, after having seen him in action for 4 years!

Please do not get me wrong: I am market liberal, with a slope to the right wing. I have no problems with Republican Votes per se. But a country cheering the chimps simply scares me.

Sorry for Off Topic.

13 minutes ago, Tippaporn said:

Again, lawsuits claim otherwise.

A lawsuit says nothing. You can sue the world for being flat, if you want and have the money for it. Thank we live in a free world where even mad people are free to claim what they want. And I support that as long as it does not pose a threat for anyone and harms the future generations.

2 minutes ago, placeholder said:

If that is your idea of honesty, you need a refresher course. The MSM does hold opinions, but the fact is their reporting includesding an overwhelming amount of facts. Their opinions of Trump they manage to keep separate from their statement of facts. The rumors supported by such bizarre outlets as OANN, are repeatedly debunked but to no avail. As I pointed out before, Trump's lawyers in Pennsylvania asserted that Republican observers were denied entry to observe, but ended up admitting that a "non-zero" number did observe. 12 suits brought by Trump's lawyers have already been summarily dismissed. I don't care what kind of attitude accompanies these fact. They can't be dismissed by a rational thinker. 

Here's a link to a buzfeed list of allegations mostly supported by Trump partisans.

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janelytvynenko/election-rumors-debunked

 

The sad thing is that even though people such as yourself call on these investigation to clear the air and see if there really is something to the allegations, as long as Trump continues to assert he was cheated, the odds are overwhelming that so will you and the rest of his followers. No proof is ever good enough for the conspiracy-minded.

Well said, I tip my head. Good and balanced summary, free of partisanship.

1 minute ago, Tippaporn said:

Now you know what the OP is all about and why Trump is dumping him.

Trump is not dumping anyone. At this point, being dumped by Trump is the most valuable credential in your CV, when you can't hide that you were part of this for the last 4 years.

1 hour ago, Paiman said:

Anyway, glad I am not there at the moment and was able to come back to Thailand before the Lockdown started.

Lucky you. This <deleted> is unpleasant, especially as Lekki was considered the safest area here in Lagos.

Also the supply situation is not easy now because all supermarkets were looted and shut down. No cash in the ATMs. And still a lot of "boys" on the road.

:(

5 hours ago, JimGant said:

Kinda silly to have to do, but it would be even sillier to go all the way to Saigon, only to be told, sorry, can't issue you a Non O because you still have a valid extension.

I can only advise against that!

You get a Non-O Visa based on marriage in Savannaketh up to 4 weeks before the other visa expires! If you really want to max it out, spend the 2 days in Laos or Vietnam but not overstay. Overstaying is not the right thing to do and it can put you in trouble, when any other problem arises on top. Low odds, but big impact when bad luck strikes.

(2 years ago I got my Non-O in Laos even 6 weeks before expiry. I have been asked for the reason and told them that I would have to travel for work and would not be back in time. They were satisfied and accepted without any hassle.)

Cheers

37 minutes ago, Mr Smithy said:

The Kor-Ror  document is not listed a a requirement.

That is correct.

38 minutes ago, Mr Smithy said:

They looked at yours because you decided to provide it.

I can not prove or deny, if I would have gotten the Visa without it.

I can only elaborate, that I felt it was always helpful because they studied it longer than any other document and also the guys around me without it got problems. My international marriage certificate is in English.

The document is easy to obtain so of course I would always advise to heave it ready, even when it is not listed as a requirement.

Cheers.

Howdy,

as far as I understand it, at Savannaketh you will get promptly a 1 year Multiple Entry Non-Imm O (based on marriage) without any financial proof.

Wife does not nee to join you, but they will see a Kor Ror 2/22 (at least they checked mine 2 weeks ago).

Cheers

9 hours ago, Jimmy B said:

my wife doesn't seem to know anything about it and says I shouldn't need it. Not sure it was issued as I was married back in April 2003. Don't want to go all that way for nothing. Hopefully can get some document somewhere.

As far as I understand it, all depends WHERE you have been married. When married in Thailand, you should have gotten it and also you will get a Kor Ror 2. If married outside of Thailand, you have not gotten it and will get a Kor Ror 22 instead when registering your marriage at the Amphur.

Cheers.

2 hours ago, Jimmy B said:

Also wasn't going to get a kor ror 2 but people here seem to take one here. All info. welcomed, It's a long trip and don't want to be turned away. Thanks.

All I can say is: the last 2 times they verified the Kor Ror 22 intensively and also the original marriage certificate. They did not even look on the other papers, just counted through. Never asked a question.

2 years ago, I even managed to get a visa without the original marriage certificate, but my girlfriend, who was with me, had to intervene.

Can't recall last year's details, but last week the guy in front of me and the guy after me had no Kor Ror 2 or 22 and both have been asked for that name change cert. They had all other papers ready and were genuine.

So my take is: this Kor Ror 2/22 is useful and also you will get it at your Amphor within a few minutes without any hassle. My wife got new Kor Ror 22 in my absence. Attention: they stamp it with the date, using Thai digits. So at the first sight you would think, it has no Date/Valid stamp, but in fact IO will see if it is recent and you are advised to bring a recent one.

The 2 guys mentioned above sorted their problem by calling their wives, who send them the documents per fax/E-Mail. There are helpful shops in front of the embassy, on the other side of the road. Both were in the queue the next day picking up their passports.

Cheers and good luck.

To the gents, who have been asked for that Certificate: What is the name shown in the blue housebook? Husband's family name or wife's maiden name?

In my case it's husband's family name because we built the house only after the marriage and got a new housebook after.

Cheers.