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As power poles cause so much carnage on the roads in Thailand maybe it is time to ban them?????

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

During the pandemic I stayed in a B and B, about £400 month, no bills, just buy your food, so you could live in the UK for about £700 a month easily. Not a great life but a liveable one.

 

I currently only get £650 a month private company 55 year pension, but can live in Thailand as I rent my house out outside London for a silly amount (silly but still 25% below market value). So, if I take my house back - no mortgage - I could probably live a life there now, not great but OK, Get a lodger in for 400-500 a month and my life in UK now would be fine.

 

At 65 my income for pension would be about £1,400 a month - and with the house paid, I'd live quite easy in the UK - bung in a lodger and that £2,000 with a house would be a great life.

 

This article above should be asking how many people wasted their money, sold their house and assets and now do not have a pot to wee in on return to the UK and would their meagre income now from wasting their life's money now give them a life !

 

I planned my retirement and old age, I will not be rich, but OK. 

 

As for the amounts quoted in the above article for £4,000 a month plus to live - total bull - unless you are renting a flaming mansion !  i

Sorry but the retirement age in the UK is now 66 due to rise to 68 depending on your date of birth.

Also in response to the OP I am a pensioner and I pay wodges of tax in the UK.

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

 

 

 

 

Here in Kata was a Soi dog who responded to Thai, English and Swedish commands.

4 hours ago, proton said:

sentimental twaddle which the Thais love, without the foreign help they would all have died.

I think this comment is totally uncalled for.

The whole group deserve our admiration for their courage and fortitude.

Someone please correct me if I am wrong but as I read it re being unvaccinated, you only have to provide a negative PCR test 72 hours prior to travel and a test on arrival with NO quarantine?

Plus the Thailand pass and insurance.

Looking at the state of the world over the past twenty years - would you really want to bring a child into this world?

I cannot understand why adoption isn't easier as there are so many orphaned children needing a good home to get a good start in life.

22 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

The shock… the outrage !!!!

 

Water throwing at Songkran…

 

Hang ‘em high & throw away the key !! ????

 

Thailand… killing tourism one step at a time…. 

 

I was talking to couple on the beach in Kata last week.  They had visited Thailand many times before their children arrived.

they wanted their kids to experience the fun and joy of songkran so booked their holiday to coincide with it.

Sadly they were very disappointed.

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

If she used the money on at least  neutering or euthanizing them she may get my donation

Soi Dogs DO have a neutering programme.  Even if the animal is 'owned' anyone can have their dog/cat neutered free of charge.

18 hours ago, bbko said:

Just out of curiosity, what are some of the medical conditions that prevent someone from getting vax'd?

Previous anaohlyaxis or a anaphylactoid reaction

It was my dream to retire to Goa but the visa rules changed so it became a no-no.

I loved Goa and India in general very helpful people.  First went i 94 and last went 2011.

Been to Sri Lanka but found outside of the hotels the people were very pushy and unusual for me I felt quite intimidated.

Never been to Pattaya

16 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

No problem.

Of course there are all the requirements such as Thailand Pass, insurance etc etc.

 

Surely no one would come to Thailand for 8 days only. 

Many thanks for that - he has a business in Dubai and London also he needs to see his factory here in Bangkok,   Hence a flying(literally) visit of 8 days.

My friend intends to come to Thailand for eight days.  He wants to fly into Bangkok and stay there for two days then come to Phuket.

Is it possible for him to do the on arrival test in Bangkok and then day 5 in Phuket.

Any help appreciated.  He intends to some early April so we do appreciate things can change.

22 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Only the ones I know, or heard talking.  The anti vax mob are vociferously  loud and self  righteous in their views. I certainly  did not see foreign bar owners setting an example in getting vaccinated or helping their staff get vaccinated. Did you?

That's odd because a hotel owner told me he had to be vaccinated to carry on working.

17 hours ago, toofarnorth said:

Pot Holes.  Yup , like that , Brake Fail so last year.

Nah - i reckon it was the power poles wot done it.  You know how they jump out into the road to catch drivers unawares!!!!!

4 hours ago, CrunchWrapSupreme said:

It's really a joke at this point. My entire school came to take their Covid test the other day as they'll be returning to school soon. Other than spreading each level out to come at different times of the day, few other protective measures were taken. Before and after the test kids were congregating, talking, playing as normal. Somehow everyone tested negative. Perhaps there were some positives no one's talking about as they want to open. Yet they seem to be accepting the risk.

 

Crowded shopping malls are open, the schools are opening, the BTS is packed everyday. This hanging onto the bars staying shut is just teetotaling, puritanical nonsense.

I have a friend coming over and he is a teetotaler, however he keeps asking me 'when are the bars going to open?'

He likes a game of pool and chatting to other people.  So even non-drinkers are looking forward to the bars opening.

IMHO the sooner the better.

On 11/22/2021 at 11:09 AM, internationalism said:

no, she still would have to go into quarantine for 10 days. 

Somehow thailand is far behind the other countries, which allow for up to a year with hospital certificate.

 

she can get just one shot j&j, that is not that strong vax, but good enough to enter on test&go

Many thanks for that

Does anyone know if it is possible for someone who has documentary proof of a covid 19 infection can enter Thailand?

My friend in the USA devoloped covid in October this year, it was diagnosed at his local hospital.

He is now fully recovered and for personal reasons he does not want the jabs available in the USA.

Any help would be appreciated.  Many thanks

18 hours ago, lexilis said:

I admit it I am old and dont understand a lot of this but I am tired of the fees I pay to transfer money from the US to here. From the point of view of my bank in the US how does the (Transfer)Wise transaction appear? Is it just like a domestic transfer to a US ABA routing number? Is it in the IAT format (required for BKK BK NY transfer)? 

It may be what transfer method you use?  I use my debit card usually arrives in minutes.

I believe bank to bank can take longer?

14 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

The website for UK passports applied for here states 11 weeks to get it. But it may be less than that.

Renewed mine in march this year, stunned as it took about 2 weeks.

23 hours ago, Espanol said:

Domestic tourism don't bring foreign money to Thailand. Only foreign tourists do it.

Or returning ex-pats like myself

3 hours ago, adam1 said:

if both the vaxxed and unvaxxed can get and transmit covid, what is the point of a vax pass ? 

Exactly.

20 hours ago, Nojohndoe said:

I am very surprised that the antivaxxers or associated conspiracy vendors have not jumped on this topic !

A pregnant woman who develops very high temperatures from any disease risks harm to her unborn especially in the early months. The general international advice is that with no known risks of the vaccine versus the potential harm if refusing being vaccinated vaccination is strongly advised.

 

 

I guess you have never heard of Thalidomide?  Also pregnant women were not included in any of the trials of these mRNA therapies