Andrew Dwyer

I started to watch his video thinking " let's see how the poor guy is holding up " !

Seems like like he's holding up just fine a little too fine if you ask me .

Soon into his video I lost all sympathy and found myself thinking that it was more of an update to his YouTube channel.

Don't think he did himself any favours at all, no mention whatsoever of his girlfriend or unborn child. ☹️

 

https://www.google.co.th/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/mythbusters-database/phones-and-thunderstorms/&ved=0ahUKEwjN1pGqnYDUAhXLLo8KHR_AAd0QFgghMAE&usg=AFQjCNFkXayor5zKJw1MTgolOiO5ALevdg&sig2=fKwMAJNN-1KL9J4Afc6z2A

But that's for a landline, what about a mobile ( I know I said phone in my post but I meant mobile) ?

My gf got upset with me for using my phone during a thunderstorm a couple of days ago, I stopped using it ( in the name of peace and quiet).
Today she shows me a photo of some charred bodies and a photo of a house being hit by lightning claiming it was due to phone use.
Now I'm in a dilemma: do I risk entering into trying to educate her and run the risk of getting my sexual favours reduced ?
Or do I agree with her and keep a happy home !

No contest really !!

" yes love, you were right, now bend over that chair " [emoji16]

Remember the old days when we used to do a " beer run " over to Calais before Xmas to stock up on cheap beer and wine !!
Seems to have turned full circle, I'll be doing a " beer run" to the uk next month, only instead of beer and wine it'll be Bovril and teabags !!

 

He plays it so effortlessly as well !!
Years of practice pays off.
Didn't pay off for me, with the tennis racket in my bedroom back in the 70's though [emoji20]

I'm not sure it is as black & white as that. I've been overseas for 12 years and not had any issues but I've never had to renew my license. Had a couple of IDPs in this time. I know guys who have been oversees since the Falklands war kicked off and had no issues with their license. Perhaps the fact that they have property in the UK as well as employment with a UK company and a UK bank account helps.

It's certainly a grey area.

I lived and worked o/seas for 20 years for a UK company, had no property in the uk ( used my fathers as mailing address ), but maintained a uk bank account and uk driving license even though I claimed my tax back every year as non resident.

Now I'm retired and " living " in LOS I'm hoping to maintain banking and DL, just gotta be a bit careful [emoji15].

Brazil's corruption goes way back and they're very skilled at it, but eventually the truth comes out.
Thailand has a lot to learn to get to Brazil's level of thievery .
Let's hope they never get there !!

RIP Chris
Loved his vocals with Audioslave , he had a real talent as singer and songwriter.
Great shame.

Yes Andrew you can.
I am thinking now that it was easier to confiscate it than ask me to open it and then take it away to analyse it it didn't look or smell right. I don't know if Marmite can be turned into anything else though.

Don't know, I'm a Bovril man myself ! [emoji51]

I've been thinking about my own experience at swampy. And your post made me think deeper.
The confiscation of the Marmite could have been because it was sealed in a glass jar. Everything else was 'soft' just like lordblackader's salami and pepperoni.

Probably the glass thing , cos you can buy Marmite in Thailand

I guess you mean exchange rate, go to their website and you can see there, it's peer 2 peer system, almost mid market rate, their GBP to USD is amazing with just 0.5% charge. ... 

Yeah, exchange rate, thanks I'll check it out .

Just wondering. . . I don't drive. but my wife has held a driving licence for 18 months. We hoped to take a summer holiday in the UK and hire a car so she could drive us around.
 
However, she is adamant that she cannot legally drive in Britain until she gets her "full" Thai licence after holding her licence for two years - which won't be until the end of October.
 
Is she right - and if she is, does anyone know a get-around to avoid us having to put off our planned UK trip until next year?

I got my 2 year ( temporary) Thai license in Jan 2017, the lady said it could be renewed for the 5 year license in 1 years time, I questioned that ( via my gf ) and she repeated said statement !!
I thought it very strange that this is available !, I mean who would it benefit ?, except for you of course.
There was a thread a couple of months ago re: insurance on the temporary Thai license when hiring a car in uk, I offered the same solution but got no feedback.
Maybe your wife could call the DLT to see if possible ?

p.s. Doesn't interest me as I still have a couple of years on uk license.

This must be a dilemma for some TV posters - a Thai fighting a Chinese, which one to side with? Can they make out-of-context racist statements about both and get away with it?

Asians behaving badly !!
( how was that ? )

RIP Anna Maria
Sounds like the poor old lady died doing something she loved doing, helping out at the temple.

Look at Transferwise, they charge about 1.5% for GBP and send Baht directly to your Thai bank, no other charges.  Their exchange rate is far better than any bank or forex...

Just out of interest, what is the interest rate £ to baht on Transferwise currently, I need to transfer some £'s.

Tell that to the last one I gave a Dutch Oven...

Now that's funny !!
( I did have to google it though )

Is it an absolute that one must have a letter from your consulate stating your drivers licence (in my case Australian) is a genuine and not counterfeit?

Never heard of that one either, where did you get that info from ?

Funny.
Alcohol is one of the many things that make life pleasant / bearable (your choice).
But perhaps "drinking in moderation" is a concept that is difficult to grasp for certain nationalities.
 
 

I found " drinking in moderation " a difficult concept to grasp unfortunately, beer was my tipple of choice or the occasional whisky, Logan and Ballentines were my favourite, so obviously not a connoisseur but I just liked the taste.
That was then.
Now the odd, ( once a month to be sociable ), Jack Soda is enough for me .

Well he shot himself in the foot there !!
Not literally of course, but probably a better outcome for him if he had done !

American complaining about the lack of transgender facilities ?

BTW: is your French license valid for car and motorbike?
In Thailand you need/get two separate licenses (plastic cards) for each.

I understand you will need two residence certificates if you apply for bike and car license.
Someone please correct me if this is wrong.

I got my 1st Thai driving license in January 2017, I had a valid uk license and an IDP , I had a simple medical certificate, residence certificate and did the 3 tests ( colour, reaction and depth) .

If your home country license is expired or not in English ( + no IDP ) then you will have to do the practical ( driving ) test and watch a video.