Jumbo1968

Number plate recognition a great idea providing the bike is registered to the current owner.

Teachers and sometimes the Police outside my sons school watching young kids on motor bikes and parents with no helmet, no action taken. Over the W.E. they have repainted the red and white crossings and put more Road markings down outside the school, no idea why as I doubt the majority of drivers don’t know what they mean.

If the condo complex owners find out she is not the legal owner they will take it from her. Speaking with his daughter today she wants it legally to be signed over to her, I wish her the best of luck.

They were repainting the red and white crossings outside my son’s school yesterday, no idea why as no one takes any notice of them. The people directing the traffic in and out of the school at starting and finishing times must have hearts like lions as some vehicles/bikes take no notice of them.

When Thailand closed the borders due to Covid they said they didn’t need to rely on tourists for their GDP, what’s changed ?

His family haven’t been in contact for 20 years with him, and already said no no intention of coming to Thailand and currently not going to fund anything. Their attitude I believe is the fellas girl has the Studio Apt for free and that’s it.

A colleague passed away very suddenly last week,he didn’t have a Thai Will, some thing he was always talking about but never got round too it, tbh he appeared to be in good health, he owned a Studio Apartment which he said he would leave to his Thai partner not married of 20 years. He has a U.K. daughter and son, they won’t be coming here, they hadn’t been in contact for years, they said his Thai partner can have the Studio Apt. The Tabien Baan has no ownership name in it but there were documentation in the Apt when he bought the property. He had only a few thousand baht here not enough to cover the funeral costs, he is currently in Bangkok undergoing a post mortem, his Thai partner wants him bringing back to Pattaya for a proper cremation albeit she says she has no money although she has family who I am sure would help for the cremation. His daughter has documents to complete so as and when his body is released decisions can be made about his cremation, she was advised by The Embassy don’t send money to people here as you don’t know them. A bit long winded, the moral is get a Thai Will made, you just don’t know what’s round the corner, now it’s big mess leaving his affairs to be sorted here and in the U.K., in fact I don’t think he made a U.K. Will either.

I was charged 4000baht for duty on 2 genuine international football tops and shorts, sent from the U.K.,my daughter left the receipt inside the parcel which Customs opened.

It is, 5 years deals for private landlords, https://www.landlordtoday.co.uk/breaking-news/2025/04/government-to-offer-landlords-five-year-deals-to-house-migrants/

As I already quoted the issue is with Bangkok Bank transfer times, all the other banks nothing has changed with transferI times.

Yes there was the very odd occasion it took a day but usually in seconds until 2 weeks ago. The frustrating thing is when you contact WISE their answer is transfers can take 1-5 days, no reason why they are not going through to BB in seconds yet they do with my Krungsri account ?

The issue appears to be with Bangkok Bank only, my transfers to Krungsri go through in seconds, Bangkok Bank transfers are taking days.

Bank Holidays nor W.E. affected my transfers before, bank computers don’t know when it’s a Bank Holiday or a W.E.

The issue is with Bangkok Bank transfers, I set a transfer on Saturday from my U.K. bank only 10000 baht, it won’t be in my account till today Wednesday, in the past it only took seconds,

Huge new casino opening on Beach Road Da Nang, Chinese owned, I would think there would be a large influx of Chinese tourists.

Slimming licenced injectable drug available in the U.K. now, Mounjaro some times called Tirzepatide would help maybe. it’s expensive £120 a shot, not available in Thailand.

We were there a couple of weeks ago, no visa required but be prepared for long queues at immigration then your baggage scanned when you leave the airport as well meaning another queue.

The Chinese have a 30% share in the new Hinckley Point nuclear power station, what’s to stop the Chinese installing kill switches there ?

Take a photo then use Google translate to find out.

I have been to Da Nang and Hoi An for the last 3 years, no piles of garbage or rats, no idea where you were staying. Scooters do honk their horns as do car drivers to warn you, or they are approaching a junction. As far as the Police were concerned I never saw any, we were involved in a minor road accident in a taxi, no Police involved, drivers sorted it out amicably.

China are investing in Vietnam as well, building a huge hotel/casino in Da Nang.

Just returned from Vietnam our 3rd visit, fast developing around Da Nang Beach only downside will be the Chinese are building a huge hotel complete with a casino. Vietnam where we were Hoi An and Da Nang were both cleaner and brighter than most places in Thailand. I found most spoke English and were more approachable. I think down to the fact they haven’t as yet had the multitude of tourist Thailand has. The majority of tourists were a lot younger age group than in Thailand as well.

I wouldn’t recommend buying from a market stall, the vision in both eyes might be different like mine is,. I use Pattaya Optical on Pattaya Klang who have an Optometrist, not the cheapest but a proper eye test.,Eye test is free if you buy spec,s great selection of frames. I have also used Euro Optics in Royal Garden Plaza, she is also an Optometrist, not a great selection of frames though.

They gave the wrong prescription, it’s a very basic eye test as well.

I am on about the main areas not the beaches, that’s standard for the beach any time of t(e year except when there is an event on at a W.E.