Jumbo1968

I had already booked Saturday and Sunday night at a hotel on Koh Larn a few months ago, This week I thought about adding Friday night, I contacted the hotel on Thursday, the hotel said they were full. I enquired with Agoda, yes there was a room 8000฿ for the night !

You can introduce as many laws as you like but if they are never enforced what’s the point, 100% wearing of crash hats is never enforced as is mandatory insurance and driving licences. My taxi driver got hit by a scooter, substantial damage, scooter driver not insured therefore she has to claim from her own insurance company.

So you would not stop and possibly run some one over, do have the same philosophy at traffic lights ?

Same here bikes ignore the policeman and teachers, sniper to take out their tyres.

Soi Buakhao should be closed as it will be used as a rat run because Beach Road is closed.

Same here on 3rd Road the other day, some cars stop some don’t same as motorbikes, one problem is the lights are situated above the drivers eye line at high level. Thee are 2 outside Arunotai school no lights though, the teachers take their lives in their hands when the school opens in the morning and afternoon stopping the traffic to allow the kids to cross, some just ignore the teachers and drive on.

We were ‘stuck’ in the U.K. for 18 months due to Covid travel restrictions on movement, our son attended a U.K. school and I applied and received Child Benefit which I immediately cancelled on our return to Thailand. The problem with the benefits system is they do not have enough staff to chase fraudsters and I am sure the people from Poland are not entitled to Child Benefit as their child is not resident in the U.K..

The biggest problem with the benefits system in the U.K. is 40% of people on benefits actually work, they work the minimum number of hours required to receive benefits but the employers also exploit the situation because they pay little or no tax or N.I to the government for part time workers. I am not sure if imported EU labour are entitled to similar benefits ?

No not press ganged but used as cheap labour, the good point was their home countries had to increase their salaries in-line with the U.K. salaries because they themselves started to suffer from labour shortages.

I would say it was exploitation of the EU workers, the worst thing that was introduced in the U.K. was the minimum wage, employers know that’s all they legally have to pay to anyone.

On construction sites in the U.K., foreigners were not in general being paid the recognised rates of pay, they were being used as cheap labour and in some cases foreign companies were able to compete for projects bringing their own labour at reduced rates which the U.K. companies couldn’t compete with all of which was allowed under EU Law. There were numerous protests mostly in the north of England where local labour couldn’t get a job because of the influx of labour from the E.U. , the rates were in general 50% of the recognised rates and the EU. Labour were being packed into Guest Houses or rented property. None of their earnings was subject to U.K. tax etc meaning a loss of revenue. There is a skill shortage, I have no problem of labour coming from where ever as long as they are being paid the going rate. Employers were more than happy to import cheap labour rather than pay to train U.K. staff. The U.K. economy is suffering now because not only do we have a skill shortage but a shortage of workers in the Health Care and hospitality industry as people who voted were very short sighted,we actually need migration.

Theresa May and Johnson ?

Economically we couldn’t be in a worse state, the Ukraine has created a surge in food and energy prices, Covid we wouldn’t have wasted billions on a failed track and trace system and faulty PPE supplied but friends of friends in the government.

If there was no Covid or Ukraine conflict the issues with brexit would have been revealed before, both provided a smokescreen.

The right wing media are saying brexit was a good idea, how long will they take to start saying it was a huge mistake ?

I travelled from the U.K.-Amsterdam-BKK a couple of weeks ago, no insurance required.

Hav they thought about searching the sunken vessel for bodies, I am sure some could be inside it ?

What zone is Pattaya in, 12pm or 2am ?

Are they going to do the same at Songkran, Thai New Year ?

I have used taxis from Pattaya to the airport for nearly 10 years, 1000/1100 baht including tolls.

No big deal, we are always waiting outside for them so we just wave to them.

Lazada never have a problem delivering goods, straight to the house, I put my full address house number etc in for Bolt but they stop 30 metres down the road

must of missed that article ?

When Bolt pick me up their map directs them 60/70 metres away from my house, I have to stand outside and direct them to my house.