StevieAus

2 hours ago, hugh2121 said:

email received from DWP in July this year:

Dear Mr Morgan,  

Thank you for your email dated 03/07/2020.

I have checked our records and can confirm we have not issued any life certificates to you since November 2018, which you completed and returned.

Due to the ongoing restrictions caused by Covid-19 we have stopped issuing our life certificate requests until worldwide circumstances change. Your payments will continue to be issued every four weeks.

Yours Sincerely

 

Gemma 

+44 191 2187777

The Pension Service 11

Mail Handling Site A

Wolverhampton

I worked in the U.K. for several years when younger and was surprised when I retired to find that I was entitled to a part U.K. State pension.

I received one of these life certificate forms last week dated 3 Aug 2020, so either Gemma’s advice was incorrect or the DWP were slow to implement the policy.

18 hours ago, alacrity said:

Yes, a concept.

Interesting that it's a truck based on an existing SUV platform, rather than the opposite approach from many mainstream manufacturers that don't primarily design for third world markets.

If you understood the definition of a third world country and therefore third world markets, you might then realize that your comment makes no sense.

To give you a clue Thailand unlike Switzerland has never been classified as a third world country.

On 8/30/2020 at 2:15 PM, natway09 said:

Interesting that the British Foreign Office sold their beautiful old "National Trust Property " land for a one off gain when the land was bequethed to them in the first place by Rama 5 (I think), to Central who had so much pull with the powers that be that they were allowed to demolish it & build another b,,,,,y

shopping centre for greed.

Now the Empire finds itself paying rent to the Colonialists.

Oh, how the mighty have made themselves look stupid

I didn’t think Britain had much of an Empire these days I thought they gave it away along with an invitation to come and live in their country.

Just for the record Australia ceased to be a Colony many years ago, or to be correct several colonies.

On 8/30/2020 at 10:32 AM, Jurg said:

To my latest understanding, Australians are not allowed to leave their country, unless they have a very special exemption given by their Government to go overseas.

 

That exemption you would not get as a holydays tourist to Thailand.

 

I stand corrected if I am wrong,????

You are correct, Australians have to apply for permission to leave the country and I cannot see  a holiday in Thailand being approved as a reason.

The government are also restricting the number of flight arrivals which has resulted in many Australians still being stranded overseas.

To top it off if you got permission to leave and managed to return, after enjoying your 14 day quarantine in Thailand, you face another 14 day compulsory quarantine in Australia for which you would pay $A3000.00 for one person.

On 8/29/2020 at 10:22 AM, robbioff said:

In reply to the OP, I couldn’t agree more. Hysteria it most definitely is! I fear it is being used by this non-elected government to a) control its population and keep them in fear, to try to prevent them from protesting about the failures of themselves (which clearly isn’t working) and b) reduce exponentially the number of foreigners in the Kingdom (which is working well).

 

 

So what are the governments of other countries such as Australia and the U.K. using Covid as an excuse for?

In those countries people are and have been facing more stringent restrictions than in Thailand, I haven’t heard of the police in Thailand fining people quite substantial amounts of money for breaching restrictions as has happened in the above countries.

In NSW in Australia the government was proposing prison sentences of up to six months for breaching restrictions.

I think you are suffering from a clear case of paranoia.

13 hours ago, The33 said:

Thanks, appreciate the advice and good thoughts! It will work out somehow at the end I hope, but it feels hopeless when the authorities are working against you, for no reason... My missus will have to stop working as well  if I leave, as I, just like you, am the one staying home, taking care of our daughter, as the missus works 6 days a week... The bigger issue with me leaving, is my daughter growing up without me being there, and it might be long until Im able to see her again, if I have to leave.. Just quarantine is 10 + 14 days, then the "waiting list" and applying to be allowed to enter...

Im positive for now, that I will find a solution, but its hard not to be frustrated by the way things are done here at times... 

Wish you all the best, good luck there as well, nice to have some good people helping out, giving advice, some good thoughts in these frustrating times, highly appreciated! I know, jai yen yen, I try, but not easy when everything that matters to you, are basically taken away from you, if even just for a shorter period of time ????

I don’t want to sound callous but it’s not the end of the world if you don’t see your daughter for a few months or even longer.

This has happened and still does to many children for many reasons some never get to meet their father. 
My eldest sister didn’t meet our father until she was about two years old due to my father fighting overseas during the Second World War she survived without any problems because we had a loving mother and I am sure your daughter will be the same.

19 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

some people love to be unhappy and revel in it, creating a drama from an unsatisfactory life. It's probably what they witnessed growing up in the interaction of their parents (or lack of). The well adjusted don't constantly whine about life..

I didn’t know that you knew my sister and brother who both fit your description.

It has nothing to do with the past family life or our parents as both myself and older sister are both very happy people.

I suspect that part of the problem is that the two miseries don’t drink alcohol !!

18 hours ago, Worldplus said:

Don't they just love to rip off a farang if they can..

 

We have a Ford Everest...  Very rarely do I take it to the dealers..

So do I and I wouldn’t take it anywhere but the dealer, never had a problem excellent service and the servicing charges are published.

Other places you are likely to end up with lower priced Chinese parts.

18 hours ago, Canuck1966 said:

Plenty more dead in SEA than recorded due to no testing and village hospitals that don't perform autopsies 

So please tell where are they?

I live in the North and we are not aware of anyone amongst our extensive group of friends and contacts who have contracted Covid let alone died.

Doctors and Nurses are well aware of the symptoms of Covid and do you really believe that they would leave themselves exposed and attempt to conceal the information in some way.

I find it hard to believe that if a patient had been admitted to our local hospital displaying the symptoms at least one of the two hundred or more nurses would have spilled the beans.

Sorry that it doesn’t fit your conspiracy theory.

6 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Not if you have a yellow book.

I have a yellow book and pink ID card my local DLT office in Chiang Mai Province still require the residence certificate from Immigration.

On 7/28/2020 at 4:23 PM, problemfarang said:

Hi,

 

im not sure about the documents but i dont think you need anything to get a driver licence. Your retirement visa should be enough. If you want the car on your name, yes you need residence (again not sure if the yellow book would be enough or not). No rental document needed as the house is your wife's. 

 

A lawyer or agent can do all for you in few days for some extra bucks.

 

 

Whether you need a residents certificate from Immigration depends on the DLT office where you are applying for the driving licence it can vary from office to office.

My local office in Chiang Mai Province require the certificate but at the head office in Chiang Mai City they will accept the pink ID card in lieu of the certificate.

As my father was born in the U.K. I obtained the passport for our daughter about 4 years ago.

I used Key Visa as to me it was worth the cost, it saved two trips to Bangkok including airfares and overnight stays.

The service was excellent.

On 7/17/2020 at 10:03 AM, ezzra said:

Why don't they source it out to be done like many other government works is done theses days? or that they jealously guarding their rights to monopolise this lucrative money making entreprise too much to let outsiders a peace of the cake?...

I have never paid for lodging the ninety day report or confirming my address after returning from overseas, so how is money being made?

Creating jobs yes.

3 hours ago, TERMINATOR3AB said:

I live for the day  I can get my wife  to Australia  and out of  and  away from this country  you call THAILAND 

 

Each day I read  about  what is happening  and it is truely  heart breaking

Seems  1  rule for the rich and wealthy  and powerful   and 1 rule  for the  poor  lovely Thai  people

 

IT IS TRUELY  NOTHING BUT  PATHETIC 

You think it’s any different there, read the post about Kerry Stokes and his ability to avoid quarantine there were article were in the Australia media just after Anzac Day.

Meanwhile a couple of days ago some people were fined five or six thousand dollars for breaching travel provisions.

NSW has introduced jail sentences of up to six months for breaches.

6 hours ago, findlay13 said:

In Australia Billionaire Kerry Stokes and Missus also Danni Minoque were allowed to self isolate at home no "off to the hotel " for them

Then flew to Canberra in his private aircraft for some Anzac Day function no quarantine there either.

We have a couple of this brand in my wife’s motel plus a gas one at home

If you contact the office in Bangkok they will give you the name of your local agent where you can take it to be checked/ repaired

As Brunolem suggested maybe you need to transfer to an account in Canada then use one of the services to transfer to Thailand.

I have a non government pension from Australia which goes into an Australian account then I transfer it here.

Its a very simple process and doesn’t create any problems when applying for the Retirement Extension.

If they are the tiny wasps as described by Worgeorgie they are very aggressive and will attack as a group if disturbed.

We have large gardens and over the years find they tend to make a nest under leaves or other cavities they can find.

If bitten I have a problem for at least three days they itch like crazy sometimes turning into blisters.

I don’t know of any deterrent apart from regularly having a good look around preferably with someone who has good eyesight you will usually see some flying near the nest.

I try to avoid chemicals but for these wasps I have an aerosol of insecticide in each hand.

On 7/12/2020 at 1:25 PM, ArranP said:

Thanks,

 

I just called the number and they confirm that I must goto Laksi first to renew her thai passport.

 

As my daughter entered thaialnd using her Thai passport, she must leave Thailand on her Thai passport. 

 

Draconian  <deleted>  Thailand well niffed.

What’s draconian ?

Like many other posters on this site it seems you want the rules to be made to suit your situation unfortunately it doesn’t work like that in the real world.

Both my wife and daughter have Thai and Australian citizenship and passports.

We travel extensively and when we leave and enter Thailand they use their Thai passports and elsewhere their Australian passports, what’s difficult about that?

Also for the Thai bashers, as far back as I can remember we have always been processed together in the Thai passport line.

On 7/10/2020 at 6:09 PM, CGW said:

Wouldn't that be pleasant! the winters would preferably just be a week or so though! The winters in Isan are cold enough for me, just short and unpredictable, houses here not built with cold in mind.

Apart from the decent quality garden tools, near everything else on the OP list is available here, just a pain locating and much more expensive, not so sure about the "kids"! ???? 

Be nice if we could buy a tax free car here every ten years like you can in Malaysia on a retirement visa!

I couldn’t find a decent garden fork here but found a website where there was a great range of tools of all types I ordered the fork through a place in Chiang Mai it will certainly outlast me.

On 7/11/2020 at 6:14 PM, giddyup said:

If you are an Australian citizen I doubt a passport can be revoked for any reason, certainly not by the ATO for owing them money.

If you hold dual citizenship the minister has the power to revoke the Australian citizenship for terrorist related offenses, which means you lose the passport, but not if it would leave you stateless.

The ATO as you say does not have that power.

2 hours ago, rupert the bear said:

who will they test it on?they keep saying there r no cases here?if its not ready till the end of next yr what is the point?it will be gone then,we see a massive 100% increase in cases and a drop of deaths at 70% from the hi point several mnths back,this clearly indicates the virus is burning out in terms of its ability to knock you down ,its weakening as it replicates ,look at the figs,just like SARS covid 2 did.i can hear the screams fromCNN already

The government has never said there are no cases here and have reported even in the last few days on those returning from overseas who are infected

Don’t  you follow  what is happening or would It spoil your fun as a Thai basher.

On 7/11/2020 at 4:10 PM, Brunolem said:

What is unbelievable is to find normal this kind of obstacle course to enter a country.

 

It was easier to visit the Soviet Union during the cold war, and yet the would be visitors were rightly bitching about the paperwork.

 

And the worst is that there is no end in sight for this madness.

 

Meanwhile, European people, with far more dire covid 19 situations, are moving freely within most of the EU...without disastrous consequences...

Try getting into Australia, unless you are a citizen, permanent resident or close relative you cannot.

On arrival you are taken under escort to a hotel room that you cannot leave for two weeks. 
I have an elderly friend in the UK and because he has some health issues has been confined to his home for 3 months

Look was is happening around the world.

1 hour ago, Beechboy said:

"Glisters"   .... get the quote correct if you want to evoke Shakespeare.

 

A common mistake from the layman, but a journalist should know better.

But only the uneducated layman surely.

17 hours ago, samsensam said:

People have been warned against buying gold bars from unofficial sources as they may be fake, the Government Public Relations Department said in a Facebook post on Thursday

 

who would've have thunk it...?!

 

does your government use facebook to communicate important messages to the population?!

The President of one country uses twitter to communicate what he believes are important messages !