Andrew Dwyer

Well I tested myself on the Mount Rushmore photo and I got 2 out of 4.

But then I tested myself on this:

and got 5 out of 5 !!

So, just like the op's wife , I might not be able to answer specific questions but some stuff I do know !!

I shared this before but here goes again.

   I had a bull (toad, not sure) frog in a little waterfall we had made in the garden, he hung out in the pile of stones at the base. He was driving me absolutely crazy with his croaking, so one night I went out and pulled all the stones out one at a time till I found the bugger. I couldn't believe it.....he was tiny. I thought he was going to be a monster by the sound of him. I caught him in a net and put him in the river beside the house.

   Happy out with myself I went to bed and had a good sleep. 

    He was back the next night contentedly croaking away.     My wife just happened to say...."Your friend back, him call your name".

When I listened again carefully it actually did sound like my name (3 letter name) and I actually began to like it and imagined he was really a friend calling my name when I came home.

    He is long gone now.....and I miss him dearly.

   

Now that's a great story !

Really brought a smile to my face [emoji4]

(seriously)

I feel the same way Howard , I am retired, ( do the odd job out of Thailand for my old company ), live in a studio apartment for a year and a half and am going stir crazy !

The gf and I have bought a house so am looking forward to the move, am keen on DIY and like a bit of gardening so have got some plans !

Plus, I think a couple of bicycles will be handy for a little ride to the local market etc and occasionally ride further afield.

Utter trashy reply , you have zero knowledge.

Sounds like you were lucky and were spared the abomination that is A1 sauce, it's some American barbecue sauce that can be found festering on the counter tops of Denny's, IHOP, Applebee's and all the other diners from LA to New York.
Not a patch on HP and IMHO only good for removing stains from the toilet bowl !!

 
Yes, exactly Andrew.
There are 16 districts in Ayutthaya.
Bang Pa is level 2 municipal administration office and from the sounds of it don't know what the correct procedure is.
It's an unfortunate state of affairs in Thailand where staff can be moved to inactive positions for making errors. Especially where foreigners are concerned they make OTT requirements to cover their backsides.
 
Your Provincial office is located in Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya.
Whatever they say the requirements are is set in stone, but I bet it doesn't involve getting legalised translation done at the MFA in Bangkok.
 
A few local expats here have run into the same problems at their District (Amphoe) offices.
I told them to go to the main Provincial office (Mueang in our Province), what was required and they obtained their Tabien Baans same day without any problems.

You probably went to the main Provincial Thesaban in Surin.

 

 

You mean I could go to another office to make it easier for myself ?

I thought I went to Amphur Bang Pa In ( Ayutthaya ) but who knows !

EDIT: on replying my part of your post did not show.

Okay, am getting the info a little bit at a time now, the words " blood " and " stone " seem to ring a bell.

I have to go to British Embassy for a certified copy of my passport, get this and my birth certificate translated and stamped at MFA.

Then back to Amphur to see what they can conjure up to annoy me [emoji51]

Its a LONG story...........and depending if the left knows what the right is doing you might get off lightly, they asked us to go to immigration to get a letter verifying that they know my address, so we took the hour 20 drive, immigration said they don't know what their talking about as they only give letters for when you are applying for your drivers licence, I do remember getting one of those, anyway, when we rang immigration, they said, whoever told you to do that is wrong, just come in and we will tell you what you need, der, how do you think we ended up driving to and from for 3 hours, you guys sent us when we came in, that was the easy part 555

It seems, from other threads on this subject, that different amphurs treat the issue of giving out a yellow tabien bahn with varying degrees of difficulty, from a 10 minute visit to local amphur all the way up to 12-14 visits to resolve with translations of passport and birth certificate which also needed verification and taking 2 locals as witnesses, one of which is the head honcho in your village/moobaan etc !!
Yesterday I visited mine in Bang Pa In ( Ayutthaya ) and they literally didn't have a clue !!
They called me 3 times today and said I need my passport translating but would call back , and never did.
Probably visit tomorrow to get the full story of what is required !!

https://www.facebook.com/Admintlc/videos/vb.100004104821205/1191487467664736/?type=2&theater

 

This is the video from the Rescue Team as noted in post 63. Probably need facebook to view it.

 

 

Thanks for posting this .

A very clear account by the officers, not of the cause of the accident but at least clears up the rumours about the state of dress of John and the lady passenger in the back seat restoring some respect to this tragic incident.

Very sad how this topic quickly turned into a scandal implying he was having sex in the back when the car was involved in the incident.

Those of us who made " humourless " comments about a mans death should be ashamed of ourselves, myself included !!

RIP John

You never had to watch the video...?

I got mine ( 2 year license ) this year in January.
With a European driving license ( uk )
IDP ( international driving permit)
Residence certificate
Medical certificate
3 tests ( colour, reaction and depth perception )

The IDP is basically only a translation of driving license into English.

If you have a Europe DL only in German I think you will have to watch the video and possibly ( possibly I said ) have to do the physical driving test .

Many threads about this and many different results from different DLT's

There is a street in my country called "Stupidity Street" and I live in that street so you guess I 'm being stupid is correct. Whatever little education i had I never come across rhyme about merchant bankers, but I did learn some Homer Greek Rhyme(translated to english) in Greek literature. By the way I was disappointed when I went to Greece I didn't find the population civilized despite all their literature. When they talk loudly I thought it was kind of crude and uncouth. I kept murmuring "merchant banker" my GF said, "what is it about merchant banker?" see the problem you created?

 

 

 

I.e.

Apples and pairs - stairs

Frog and toad - road

Merchant banker -

Won't let me put the definition of merchant banker but I think you get the idea now !

I was gonna say Johannson but I thought he was Swedish !!
You know, afro-swedish [emoji51]

Surely cutting the communication cable should have alerted the bank as well ??

" molesting a mongrel " [emoji23]

Would there be a charge for " porking a pedigree " ??

I think my PC is a fake. First thing that appears on the monitor is Farting Widows

Just to close this thread:

I put drill in my checked bag and carried the battery, with terminals taped over, in my hand luggage without a problem through security at Heathrow and the gate security at KL.

Thanks for everyone who posted.

Apparently she short changed one of the elephants by 10 baht last month and you know elephants never forget !!

Yey !!
My second team Bradford City beat them in the final 1911 when they were champions !!
That was the reason for my wild guess !

As my football skills are lacking ( I lived between Leeds and Bradford [emoji20]) am going to let someone else put one up there .

As we read this a kind hearted taxi driver story's being dusted off in readiness for publication. 

Newcastle united

I have it I admit !
Limit my friends to people I actually know and can call a friend. You just have to ignore the BS photos etc.
Good if you have a hobby and you can join a group and discuss it as much as you like , a bit like TV except people don't tell you to go home if they don't agree with your opinion !! [emoji51]

Leeds ( not dirty) United