Chivas

The layover was much shorter on mine as connection was to Gatwick rather than Heathrow

1 hour ago, roger101 said:

I am not sure where to post this so If a moderator wants to move it be my guest.

I will be flying to the UK (Heathrow) later in the year and the prices have jumped considerably. EVA 43,000, Thai 62,000. So I started searching. China Eastern doesn't look too bad considering it's 10,000 Baht cheaper. My only concern is the procedure in Shanghai. Will I be a Transit passenger with my luggage checked all the way through or will I have to go through customs with my luggage and then check in again? Has anybody flown with China Eastern to London recently?

If it's the Customs route how long did it take and was there enough time to do it comfortably?

Thanks in advance for any replies.

PS Do they serve alcohol?

Yes read the thread I started that Richard has kindly linked in...it was on March 17th so pretty recent

Any questions just ask

15 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

They're coming for you! Seriously, why the big story about letting them come for it, so overblown and ridiculous - you are not that important.

Making sure that if you use a bank app that the SIM that receives the OTP is actually yours. It's quite obviously an anti money laundering thing and reasonably sensible and pretty trivial (apart from the paranoid bunch on here).

But yeah, they are coming, fill up your cupboards with tinned food, make sure your weapons are loaded.

Believe me @josephbloggs those type of people are worlwide on every single subject imaginable

Twitter is literally unusable any more for my work because timelines are filled with these utter whackjobs 24/7

I havent a clue if my name is registered against my long standing Sim or not...pretty sure Sim was obtained long before it was a requirement to do so

Would be a pain in the arse if online services were cancelled until arrival in Thailand to update them to say the least

55 minutes ago, Flummoxed said:

I don't think it's a rule more of a procedural issue. If the Brit is in as serious a condition as reported by the British press you can be sure that procedure will start moving along real quick. That vile, fat, moronic thug needs arresting. At the very least it's an attempted murder charge.

 

 

 

Already on Sky News earlier

33 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Exactly... and the IMF - Impossible Missions Force isn't even real....       

For some godforsaken reason you've taken my post completely out of context

The International Monetary Fund isnt out to get you or me or anyone else for that matter and nor are all the other organisations named by the original poster I quoted

On 5/24/2024 at 1:20 PM, Etaoin Shrdlu said:

Give VISA a call and find out whether the dealer is allowed to do this under their agreement.

Why on earth make waves in Thailand especially when you may be using same dealership again

Just pay the bill a different way

17 hours ago, johng said:

 

They =  The Hierarchy Enslaving You ....simple, government and above them IMF,WEF, WHO  and above them ??

Seriously you need to get yourself a life rather than following such spurious utter complete shight

"The Hierarchy Enslaving You"

🤣🤣🤣

Utter utter utter whackjobs and as per the other post thats extremely polite out of deference to Asean

3 hours ago, Flying Saucage said:

 

I know quite well who is behind it. Do some own research! It's not that difficult!

 

I will not go too deeply into it, because by doing so many activists in the so called "western democracies" got their bank accounts already closed as punishment.

 

Just a few hints: Check the WEF and its leader Klaus Schwab who to proudly announced in public how he penetrates the cabinets (of the western governments) with his "Young Global Leaders", alumni of his WEF cadre-factory, and that he controls "more than half of the Canadian government, to give an example". Nice, isn't it? Democracy? My ass!

 

The check who founded the WEF and who is behind it. CFR and Kissinger might give you a hint, but also BlackRock and big finance. Then check who is behind BlackRock, Vanguard and the others, and have look on what the FED really is. Check who controls the ECB and most of the central banks in the world. Do a little bit research in the history of the bankers who took over the FED in 1913. Step by step you will understand more.

 

Then check what they call Great Reset and New World Order, remove the propaganda from this and deeply think about what this finally will means for the normal people.

 

And now think a little about why it is so important to abolish cash. Important for THEM.

I give up seriously

Barking mad all you conspiracy whackjobs and thats being ultra ultra ultra polite... Resets... New World Order.... utterly spurious birdbrain nonsense

Twitter is awash with people completely barking mad whether its over "Control" or "Chemtrails or "Vaccines" or "Non existant moon landings" or Yanks blowing up their own twin towers" etc etc etc etc etc etc (literally)

Never ending utter shight 24/7

One of my brothers claimed he was "depressed" all his adult life. Horrible wife (that was true lol) but diagnosed bi polar (bollacks) and all the rest and plenty of medication which did nothing......never had much money and his dragon had most of what he did have

When my mother died he got a 6 figure pay cheque as i did

All depression has disappeared. Different person no more moping around lol

In my opinion many people who claim they are depressed are in reality simply "unhappy" with their lives but its easier for the Drs to label it depression

Money doesnt cure everything but it sure as hell goes a long way towards it

I'm NOT saying everyone is like that before I get roasted

^^^

Rather than quoting above post can we not morph into Twitter and talk about "they" and "elite" and all variants as in "Control"

Whenever I ask a simple question as to who are "they" there is never an answer forthcoming. Simply never

As for you video of Lagarde the Brits introduced way back in 2002 a £1000 limit for "walking about money" before questions as to origin can be asked

Nobody is "controlling" anything the world is simply moving on.... Tax discs in the UK were removed in recent years and replaced with paying online....is that "control" ??

Course it isnt its simply ease of transaction and making it easy to track unlicenced cars

Same so many other instances. Its not control

I was on that exact same Singapore flight on January 17th out of Heathrow

There but for the grace of God go I

9 minutes ago, Caldera said:

I struggle to remember having read any article that is more idiotic than this one. Anywhere. On any subject.

 

Isn't it just common sense to have a good mix of payment options at one's disposal, including cash? Especially when traveling far away from home. 

indeed...

On 5/22/2024 at 3:24 AM, EVENKEEL said:

Cash is king.

 

Got it in one....

If you use a Thai credit or debit card or attach it to a smart app or whatever in Thailand its only a matter of time before something goes wrong hacked/cloned whatever

The real danger is that if that card is from a Thai bank and its skimmed when you walk into that bank to say my money has gone you watch the reactions and deflection from the staff

"Did you have anyone stay with you" "Did you have the card with you at all times".......at which point you know only too well the money gone for good

Use a foreign card no problem because if that one gets skimmed it'll be sorted as mine was albeit not the point

Next conspiracy will be Apollo 13 didnt happen

You know its coming lol

What so stupid about the moon deniers is that Americas biggest enemy the USSR in 1969 would have had an absolute field day exposing the USA if history never happened

33 minutes ago, johng said:

 

Did you see the Buzz Aldrin clip when the 8 year old girl asked

"why has nobody been to the moon in such a long time"

 

 

I's also "strange" that NASA  lost,misplaced or destroyed a lot of the "technology" they used to get to the moon and so now have to reinvent the wheel..so to speak.

 

As for 9/11  there is still no satisfactory answer as to how 3 steel framed towers collapsed perfectly into their own footprint..one of which was not even hit by an air plane !

For christ sake lol (to both suggestions)

I've had to self edit that about 20 times before finally pressing "submit" lol

Article yesterday was stating no matter what class of ticket minimum 3 hours before departure. They are upgrading something relating to immigration  up until 8th June I think it was

Will see if I can locate the article it was from TAT

Certainly agree with the Tuesday/Wednesday departure date for airlines. Not set in stone but good guide

My next outbound flight to Thailand is on a Wednesday. The Saturday departure was £22 higher

2 hours ago, Ricksta1985 said:

Gofundme is not from the British tax payer you absolute numbnut. 

lol he's not saying that,  he was replying to someone who said the Givernment should fund the repatriation efforts

Frankly pretty shight here in the UK lol

3 BMWs between us 2 that I own and all 3 have developed faults in the last few days !

German goddam shight 😁

Sat here with one of my lads trying to get the code reader to do its job !

10 hours ago, SingAPorn said:

 

 

P.S. It's up to the British Embassy to pay all expenses and then settle with the family back in UK.

 

 

Foreign Embassies worldwide are their to provide assisstance to its own citizens but thats never extended to paying repatriation costs.

Out of interest someone mentioned "cheap" insurance not covering repatriation. It did make me wonder if I had it on my annual multi trip coverage

Had to did deep but yes its there under the death section

That policy last renewal was I think from my memory £58 something for 63 year old (at the time)

(claimed twice in past no issues)

30 minutes ago, Jimjim1 said:

I get the same at 77, if one keeps a healthy interest rising to the occasion is never a problem.

 

Why do you think he should have a problem just because the recipient is 20 yo?

First of all with a 44 year age difference does he really want an airy fairy youngster with absolutely no idea of what it’s all about and has never heard of muscle control, I mean come on surely quality with an older one has got to be better than quantity.

Furthermore remember that as one ages controlled final delivery becomes longer lasting and far easier to accomplish so a 20 yo should he wish to go there will definitely get far more than she bargained for.

Dont want to go off topic but its not beyond the realms of possibility that this happened

People take these tabs of various decriptions often from street sellers and inavaribly very few have ever asked their own GP are they suitable for me

Maybe this guy had some undiagnosed condition used a tab and something happened thereafter

I do get totally amused when guys I know many who take the things and then discuss the unwanted after effects around the pool lol and am not talking about their performance per se