AlexRich

I'm an advocate of getting your retaliation in first, at the first signs that someone intends to hit you. No point in waiting to get hit before you act. Bullies are wary of kids who hit back because they are fearful of the humiliation that comes from getting beat. So they go for the line of least resistance - the kids that don't hit back. A lesson I learned in my first two years in school. Even if you lose it is still worth the effort, as a bully doesn't want to put the work in, they will avoid you. I've never been inside a jail, but I understand that the same rule applies if you are incarcerated? 

1 hour ago, jori123 said:

You think. Been saying this since  the  thread was formed ,was it 2012?  .Its a contributed pension, not means tested.

   Could leave the UK and travel anywhere EU  US anywhere, and they DWP can nudge all they want (they wont)  Its a non sanctionable, disqualifying benefit       Other means tested benefits definitely, but Id look be looking at the loss   ,yes 8.8% is a bit high to judge by but its a loss with compounding something like £82000 over something like 16 years

I think my point was that the technology will catch up with you eventually. And it is an offence to make a false claim. They are likely to want to recover any excess payment, and impose penalties. 
 

You are right that it is not means tested but I’m seeing articles in the media more and more that suggest that a Government might eventually go down that route for what they deem “wealthy pensioners”. You can’t rule that out in the future. 

36 minutes ago, DonniePeverley said:

 

 

Will get onto this. 

 

The level of old racists here heading to Phillippines once a year - very easy to spot whats going on.

 

Cancel their pensions. 

In a digital world with more and more connectivity between Government institutions like customs and benefits, combined with Artificial Intelligence, it is going to be much more difficult to claim a pension in the UK whilst living in Thailand. At some point they will catch up with you. 

They will run a programme that searches for people who have left the UK and not returned (or have been away long enough to be non resident)  and compare that to people claiming UK pension as a resident of the UK. The you will get a "nudge" letter asking you to explain yourself. 

Only a matter of time. 

I try to break the time into chunks, and have something to do during these periods. Two chunks involve eating - normally a lunch/dinner followed by a breakfast before the flight comes into land. That covers about two hours at least.

The other time chunks are taken up by a movie, a documentary or tv show. The rest of the time I am on my Amazon Kindle app reading a book, or jumping between two books. I might also buy a couple of magazines at the airport. I break up time with trips to the bathroom, and use that as an excuse to walk around and stretch my legs.

I'm not one for engaging with others but occasionally you get an interesting person sitting beside you, but not always. So you might talk for an hour over the course of the flight. I drink plenty of water but try not to eat too much rubbish as it doesn't help. I pretty much avoid alcohol. 

I envy people who can sleep, because I never can, but occasionally you get an hour or two if your body is just too tired and you nod off. 

The happiest part is actually disembarking and getting to walk to the baggage hall.  

2 hours ago, connda said:

Nope - the insane people with access to the nukes thinks nuclear war is "winnable" and that they well survive and be able to rule the world after the nuclear winter blows over and the radiation levels decrease.  The fact that they'll kill over 7 billion people doesn't even faze them.  These are the type of people who think we all are "useless eaters" remember.

I think there is some truth in that. In the US there are US religious groups who think that after the return of Jews to Israel a clock starts ticking that leads to a seven year Armageddon, after which Jesus Christ will return. Referred to as "the rapture". Unfortunately quite a number of them make up an influential part of the Republican Party base, and many of whom sit in Congress. People who make predictions want them to come true.

A nuclear war may not be triggered by "madmen" like Putin and Kim Jung Un, who are more calculating and pragmatic than mad. It is more likely to be due to some religious nut trying to fulfil a prophecy. 

The nuclear genie has been out the bottle since the 1940's, and only the US has ever used them. So the theory of mutually assured destruction has worked fairly well in preventing a nuclear event, although there has been a few near misses over the years. I think we have been lucky so far. 

Putin doesn't intend to use a nuclear weapon but his rhetoric is particularly dangerous as words and actions could easily be misinterpreted. The advent of Artificial Intelligence will most likely tip us all over the edge. You won't be immediately affected in Thailand but the chaos and environmental damage caused will make life unbearable. And when that happens the usual norms of society goes out the window. A foreigner in the land of smiles will be fair game for some harsh treatment, because it will be people who look like you that have caused the problem. Something to look forward to in your old age?

9 hours ago, john donson said:

 

banks do not loan unless you earn 3x more the mortgage, so rich indeed

Is that on Mars or Jupiter? Because it certainly doesn’t happen on planet Earth. 

43 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

you live in Trunp derangement land!

You know Joe Biden already has 'the big guy' patented for his treasonous back handers from Ukraine and China, you need to come up with something better for Mr Putin.

I'm also sure Cathrine hasn't even set foot on Russian territory and  just writes fictional nonsense for gullible sheep like yourself.

 

Trump already had 4 years and he didn't loot the country.

 

What a whopper

Good to know you have done your homework on Finanicial Times Moscow correspondent Catherine Belton … with access to all the past and present power brokers in Moscow. 
 

For anyone that really wants to understand Putin’s Russia I’d recommend this book, Putin’s People. 
 

For anyone who just wants BS that suits your political views check out Alex Jones, Laura Loomer, Tucker Carlson, QAnon … and last but not least Hulk Hogan. 

8 hours ago, save the frogs said:

If business was so bad, how could they afford a 1.2 million pound home?

who knows what really took place behind closed doors in that 1.2 million pound house? 

 

1.2m homes sometimes come with mortgages.

I hate people who torment animals. I sometimes see them doing it with their own dogs. 
 

Well done Yogi.

I think everyone should use protection whoever they are having sex with, apart from a loyal wife or long term partner who you trust, and who trusts you. 
 

Who wants to contract a sexual disease like herpes or hiv? That would be horrific. 
 

Your personal health is number one. No one is around forever but the longer you can remain healthy for the longer and more beneficial your life will be. 

3 hours ago, G_Money said:

 

So you have no evidence.  Only speculation.

 

Just as I suspected.

If there was only one allegation against Trump, you might be inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt. But as we all know the convicted felon Trump has multiple accusers over decades. His Access Hollywood “pussy” tape is an admission from his own mouth. The accumulation is damning. 
 

As already said above, not one of his supporters will acknowledge his criminality or depravity because it reflects on them … they are hypocrites. 
 

The only saving grace is that they are about to get what they voted for … chaos, criminality and the end of democracy. When Elon starts tearing apart the benefits system and Stephen Miller starts deporting people’s parents the base will understand what FAFO actually means. Time to get the popcorn. 
 

2 hours ago, G_Money said:

 
So this is your proof. 

You have simply illustrated my point. You ask for a reference, you get one, and then you go into denial about it. All the MAGA crowd were calling for the Epstein files to be released, not realising that their hero is up to his neck in them. 

In prison no one would ever support or talk to a chomo ... but on Thai Visa many vote for one, and defend him from every accusation that is ever made against him. Even the so-called Christians ... 

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   You are claiming that Donald Trump is a paedophile ?

The source that I have for that is a book by Barry Levine about Jeffrey Epstein called "The Spider". In a 2016 lawsuit a woman by the name of Katie Johnson alleged that Trump raped her at a party in Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan home in 1994 when she was only thirteen. Johnson's real name has never been revealed. Trump regularly socialised with Epstein in the 1990's. 

Funnily enough the book was published, and I have no record of the highly litigious Trump ever suing Levine or his publisher. Go figure?

1 hour ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

   This is getting extremely ridiculous .

You seem to be saying that all Trump voters are paedophiles , as well as being rapists and conman .

   It seems to be a competition to see who can be the most extreme 

What I am saying is that they are happy to vote for one. And what does that say about them, as people? Good guys?

1 hour ago, G_Money said:

So you don’t feel Trump and his dream team will make positive changes to put America back on track?  
 

Did you believe everything Biden and Harris spit out?

 

Have you written your letter of protest to Thailand's BOI office expressing your concern on how they classify Wealthy Pensioners?

 

Don’t hate because Thailand's government classifies me as such.  It doesn’t fit in with your leftists core values of acceptance of all types and live and let live.  What happened to loving everyone?
Do you believe in those leftists values or are you just another leftist hypocrite?

 

My assumption is hypocrite.

 

Would you have posted your rant if I was eating at a mystery meat food cart that recycles their meat to the next day if it isn’t sold after being exposed to the elements all day?

 

No thanks, I can afford to eat at good restaurants.

 

Yes, I’m a deplorable capitalist.

 

I am centre right politically, and have been in private business my whole career. You conflate someone who can see through the criminal Trump as somehow being on the Left? Is Liz Cheney on the left? Or Mitt Romney? There’s two conservatives who know what Trump is. 
 

I don’t care about your visa, whether you are rich or poor, or what restaurant you eat in. I never asked you that, neither did anyone else, so there was no reason to include that in a post other than self aggrandisement. It is pretty sad that you feel the need to try and elevate your status to complete strangers.