todlad

8 hours ago, billd766 said:

 

Mine was for business.

 

I was in the UK at the time and the company took my passport to send to the Angolan embassy for a visa, then 2 days later they wanted me to go to S Africa and couldn't understand why I had no passport.

Next day I went to the passport office to get an extra one only to find out that the company should have signed the photos (a total waste of time). The passport guy told me to come to him first thing in the morning and that he would expedite it which he did with no brown envelope and I caught an evening flight to Johannesburg. For an enjoyable month.

I think everything is more relaxed now. I carry two UK passports and both are legit and valid. The passport office in Liverpool first advised me to get a second passport to cover the kind of situation you mentioned. I didn't get a second passport at that time but did so later in London. I got the passport easily but i can't remember having to explain why i needed the second passport.

You really cracked me up with this...... Time of my post 23 hours ago

Is this a wind up like is this a wind up. I mean, I'm not wearing my flip flops as in shower shoes because like I haven't got any. No, my sandals are made by Merrett not as in shower shoes

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On Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 0:23 PM, watcharacters said:

 

 

 I prefer to just show them my Thia DL.   

 

And whenever any hotel asks for my CC  I  respectfully tell them I cannot give it to them but will gladly give them a cash  security deposit.   That  approach has never failed me in  Thailand.    Even outside Thailand I always offer a cash deposit and decline the CC request.  

 

So far so good.

These days i go on a cash only basis. They empty the mini bar and i pay cash for anything else. I never use the mini bar or room service so no sweat.

I once checked in next to someone who was due to stay at that hotel in Bangkok for three weeks. She had no CC but paid B22,000 cash in advance for incidentals. Shocking.

I resisted the parents' demand for GBP30,000 as a dowry but I did my duty and paid what I thought were my dues: enough, I said, considering that over time I will add more to their coffers directly and indirectly and that is what has happened and is happening.

 

A gift of a phone? I agree with others, what on earth for? Keep the phone for yourself.

 

I have to say that I generally make my in laws work for anything they get from me and I see that as only fair: you don't get owt for nowt, not even here. On the other hand, the in laws are more than happy to work with/for us as he is a skilled woodworker and she is good at labouring. We pay them as well as anyone when they do their jobs for us.

 

I feel the need to give you advice on the baby, however: we built a house next door to our in laws three and a half years ago; our baby is almost 18 months old now and we have just moved out. The mother in law and her other daughters who all live at home stalked the poor child. We couldn't open our door, arrive home from shopping or any movement without someone appearing out of nowhere. Even to the extent that I took the baby for a walk round a nearby lake a while ago and the father in law suddenly appeared on his motor bike , ostensibly just passing by!

 

I  also found out that mother in law was teaching our daughter, at around 12 months old if not before, to wai to buddha and statues and the king ... even on bank notes. She also taught her to sweep the floor.

 

The stalking got to me and even though Mrs Todlad made it clear that our daughter is not a toy and that they must leave us alone, it became very uncomfortable to live there. We even went through a short phase of having our daughter kidnapped by one or more of them: she would just disappear from our house or our garden ... they took her. That made me angry.

 

You might have no problems like that if, as it might be, you are not living so near to your in laws. Watch out, though!

No need to read between the lines here, lads!