JimboJ

No, I hadn't had a drink.

Another crime last night I wanted to create a new topic, but the forum selection not working. Last night I was robbed of wallet and phone on a songthaw in soi Buakhow. Four ladies joined me at the terminus near Pattaya Tai, all wearing surgical masks. Two sat opposite, two either side. I got off opposite Witherspoons by the market, and after a few minutes realised my phone and wallet were missing. From patch pockets under the main pockets on my shorts. One of the opposite ladies was attractive, both were young, so no doubt distracted me. The nearest one on my side spoke just once, asking where I was going. She had a deep voice so may have been a ladyboy. The lesson is to keep away from people wearing masks, especially in groups. And don't carry valuables in patch pockets.

Have a look at the condos on soi 15 of soi buakhow. I have one myself for around 3 million, 45 m2 foreign name, but it's just been rented out for a year.

The Abraham Accords?

If you use an agent to get a retirement visa, for about 20,000 baht, they will deal with all complications.

The police tried to shake me down a few years ago with a taxi driver claiming criminal damage to her car - total 4,000 baht. First appeared a nasty midget who I ignored. Then two large police in a shiny pickup to take me to the station. Where the uniformed police seemed more embarrassed than anything, but there was a scumbag in plain cloths who kept telling me it would be better to pay. The tourist police kept out of the way. I remained calm and polite and after a few hours everyone got bored and let me go. I now carry the number of a lawyer with me. With hindsight, I wish I had refused to go to the station to see what would have happened. All this was at the beginning of the covid, so I didn't follow it up. Probably a routine scam, which would work on anyone on their way to the airport.

They have been using 3rd Rd. down to the overpass as a night time racetrack for years, and making as much noise as possible. Strange that the local constabulary has not spotted the opportunity. But there again....

Arabs without silencers have been using 3rd Rd going down to Trapprara Rd as a race track for years, in the early hours of the morning.

All hired vehicles should clearly display an official ID. A few years ago a Grab taxi driver tried to rip me off, with the aid of the police, by claiming I had caused criminal damage to her taxi. I had photos of the driver and taxi, but there was no way of identifying her. And of course Grab were completely unhelpful.

To avoid having to queue all day at Jomtien immigration and catching covid.

I recently got a 30 day extension to a 60 day tourist visa through an agent for 4,000 baht, and was told I could have a 60 day extension for 6,000.

I recently got a 30 day extension to a 60 day tourist visa for 4,000 baht via an agent. (To avoid going to Jomtien immigration and queuing for hours to get covid.) She told me I could have 60 days extension for 6,000 baht. So that would make 4 months from an online tourist visa. She also told me it would be 25,000 for a retirement visa, even with the 800,000 in the bank. A problem not mentioned with the agent but no money in bank method is that if you annoy someone important, like the police trying to rip you off, all they have to do is check your bank records and file criminal charges.