Andrew Dwyer

Pretty Damn Quick

Not exactly a quirk, they give you 5 years and set the expiry date to coincide with your birthday. So if you renew the day after your birthday you get 6 years, renew the day before you get 5 years …… and a day !!

Yup, we knew you were going to ! ????

Likewise, at my old office it was passport only, at the current office it’s the TM47 form for the last 5 years, thankfully I now report online .

Yes, they send advance notice of 90 days online report due. I got mine at 1.00 am today for a June 30th due date.

After the application received email you should receive an approval email with your Receipt of Notification with next due date attached. It is a lot simpler now and yes some information is not required, they have this on file already.

@Crossy has solar panels on his car port roof, wonder if he has given an EV or a PHEV any thoughts ??

Exactly right, the girl who was hit by the bike was running, the 2nd photo is out of sequence and should be last, the video has been on the news already. Watching the video suggests that the bike rider was aware of the group of kids crossing the road and thought he could “ make it “ . Presumably the running girl caught him unawares, no excuses, he will now pay the price for his “ gamble “. Only point in his favour is he did immediately double back, that is him on the 2nd photo.

Up your budget slightly, to 328k , and you can get a brand new Suzuki Celerio. Must be okay cos the resident, self confessed, car expert on AN drives one !

Just paint some obscure markings on the road, no one will know what the meaning is but they will surely slow down to admire the artistry ?? Like this masterpiece on a small soi near my home:

This looks good : Keep Sweet : Pray and Obey Examines the rise of Warren Jeffs in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and his shocking criminal case. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt20560404/ Available on Netflix, YouTube and probably elsewhere.

Exactly, it’s getting ridiculous now with posters complaining that a comedy, obviously exaggerating the stereotypical aspects of IT , is not true life !! Some posters should stick to documentaries, they are not cut out for humour !!

Yup, it’s akin to eating comfort food revisiting those old comedies again, am currently starting Only Fools and Horses from the beginning . Here’s some “ wacky “ stuff from a while ago that I might revisit soon : Flat TV https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3909280/ Testees https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1262403/ Wilfred https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1703925/ Inside No.9 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2674806/ Stath lets flats https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7524382/ Flight of the Conchords https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0863046/

To add to Sheryl’s post. Mandatory health insurance for an OA visa and retirement extension of appeared in Oct 2019 with a 40/400k coverage. It was announced some time ago that in Oct 2021 the coverage will rise to 3 million baht for new OA visas and in Sept 2022 for retirement extensions ( extensions from an OA visa by basis of marriage remain exempt from insurance ). The options to rid yourself of the health insurance burden from an OA are. A) Get married B) Leave the country ( with no re-entry permit ) and start again with an O visa or via visa exempt etc I chose plan B. The cheapest premiums for me, on a retirement extension from original OA visa, rose from 7,700 baht to 26,900 baht.

Yup, it’s the CAM version, quite unwatchable.

Took a little ride up to Khao Takiab ( Hua Hin ) today. The monkeys continue to destroy the buildings but their numbers are much depleted and the “ feed the monkeys “ tourist attraction is long gone. It was kinda nice to see them at the water’s edge taking advantage of any washed up sea life they could find. The x.5 times zoom on the iPhone creates a nice wide angle/fish eye type of shot .

The 7 stage falls at Erawan are worth the extra money I have to admit, it’s a great hike and swimming with the fish is very relaxing. The Sai Yok falls about 50 km from there are wonderful also , next to the road so no hiking and free entry also !! Here’s me getting a free water massage :

Anyway , back to the topic ?? Did anyone watch Outer Range ?? I did and i thought it was okay , the season ended with more questions than answers and a lot of time spent on irrelevant side stories. But Josh Brolin played his part well, imo, and the story is now left with, hopefully, lots more to come. Think “ Yellowstone “ with a sci fi twist . https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11685912/

“ some black humour “ ? Some of the regulars on here won’t be watching then ????

For payments 10 April 2022 to 08 April 2023

Got mine February 9th I have a telephone number if you want it ?

I use LMG for my health insurance ( retirement extension from original OA visa ) and contact this lady by email with queries regarding my policy and renewal etc. She responds quickly and in clear English language. Kannika Tepbootrdee [email protected]

Yes, I have come to the conclusion that location makes a big difference in prices. Manchester Airport quotes me almost twice the price of an identical rental from Leeds Downtown. So train/taxi or 1 way hire to Leeds ( close to my final destination anyway ) to rent there will be my choice. Some other conclusions: Other rental locations in Manchester ( Piccadilly or Trafford Centre etc ) quote same high prices as Mncr Airport. The “ car share “ options ( Turo and Getaround ) seem cheap initially but the advertised price is usually 2/3 of the final quote, insurance, tax and trip fee (?) bump the prices up. By changing location of the rental will give me the best prices but are still twice as much as i paid in Dec 2019.

Very disappointed that the OP hit this stumbling block. I plan to dump my OA retirement extension ( leave without a re-entry permit) on a uk trip in aug/sept and return visa exempt to go the O visa and subsequent retirement extension of. Like the op I have maintained more than 800k in the bank for several years ( since 2016 ) but doubt if I have transferred that amount within the last year. Thanks to @musicscenefor bringing this to our attention, I expect there will be many looking to dump their OA extension now the travel restrictions are easing and especially with the impending rise in mandatory health insurance coverage. In my case i will visit my IO ( Ayutthaya ) to see if they have a list of requirements for applying for an O visa but also check if i have proof my most recent transfers came from oseas.

To answer my own question here: Appears that the owner gets to choose the rental amount, hence the strange variance in the above photos. A little more competition should bring the rental costs to a more standardised figure.