In the jungle

8 hours ago, mfd101 said:

In Usofa life expectancy is falling ...

Life expectancy is also falling in the UK.

1 minute ago, BritTim said:

I have always assumed that the system was vulnerable. In this case, the leaked data is limited (only the email addresses of those who made applications which might be sniffed in a number of ways that are not really the fault of e-visa themselves). The scammers do not even seem to know which type of visa is being applied for.

OK.  Thanks.

1 hour ago, BritTim said:

Many phishing attacks can be very convincing. Fortunately, on this occasion, while they were aware of your email address they had no other information they could use to personalise the email.

Does this show that the E Visa process has serious security failings?

In September 2022 I received a tourist visa from London based on a UK bank statement showing a little over 3K Sterling.

10K is daft for a 60 day visa.

I read in the Daily Mail that AI is transgender.

Oh the horror!

Another example is a UK marriage certificate.  Such a certificate is literally a certified copy of an entry at the General Registrars Office (GRO).  Yet Thai immigration requires you to get that certified copy certified by four different government entities in two different countries.

What a load of old cock.

Buy them from Mazda.

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Well, that free car park is often full and the parking spaces are tight. I'd rather pay the 'massive rip-off' fee of 250. Seriously, if paying 250 is a problem for anyone then it is they who have a problem. But each to their own.

 

Someone wrote that you pay on leaving. My memory is that you pay on arrival, but I might be wrong. I wouldn't say it's secure as the people who collect the cash don't know and don't care who owns what, but it's under cover and out of the sun and rain.

Evidently not a follower of Warren Buffett.

13 minutes ago, Muhendis said:

There we see all that is wrong in Thailand.

I have better things to do with my time than deal with those matters.

The agent was told that if he wanted to take the bike with him I was content with that.

1 hour ago, transam said:

They come and collect your car to have it tested.....?     

I used an agent to get a bike I own legal because it was a fairly complex process:

1.  It had not been taxed for years

2.  Change of ownership

3.  Colour change

4.  New book and registration plate in a different province

5.  Vehicle testing process

All that was done and the vehicle never left my house.

Honda Wave 110i.  Fuel injection, engine management, catalytic converter.

34.1 grammes CO2 per kilometre.

Bearing in mind batteries require charging, and in Thailand that is mostly done by fossil fuels, you are not going to save the world by buying an electric scooter.

38 minutes ago, transam said:

Yes you are right, though the "since 1924" on the Chinese rides, relates to MG, which was the performance side of William Morris, Morris Garages...Though the MG thing was created by Cecil Kimber...

 

The Union Jack on the back of Chinese MG rides is a bit of a cheek......????

 

A short read here...

 

https://www.paulrigbygroup.co.uk/mg/about-us/about-mg/#:~:text=MG is a British automotive,that made the marque famous.

It is dishonest marketing as far as I am concerned.

4 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

MG Car Company became a standalone entity detached from Morris Garages in 1928.

 

What reliable cars did Morris Garages make ?

Presumably all the ones you see in Thailand with a "Morris Garages since 1924" sticker on the back.

1 minute ago, JBChiangRai said:

Very boring & pedestrian performance

Dude you could have bought the 911.  Should have bought the 911.

Show me an EV that can meet or beat all these key parameters and I will buy it.

Power: 68 bhp

Weight: 785 kg

Range: 700 kms

Price: 315,000 Baht

On 8/5/2023 at 6:31 PM, In the jungle said:

On outgoing post of consequence I no longer use Thai Post.

 

This year I sent a letter to a UK government department.

 

Letter 1: Thai registered post.  Lost by them in transit.

 

Letter 2: Thai registered post.  Lost by them in transit.

 

Letter 3.  Sent by DHL on 3 August.  Currently at Suvarnabhumi airport.

A follow up on this.

The letter sent by DHL arrived at its destination on 7 August.  Cost was less than 1200 Baht.

1 hour ago, Jack Cook said:

Plus a Next Gen Raptor

What's the thing on the left.  It looks American.

Pine is breakfast cereal for termites.

5 hours ago, youreavinalaff said:

What the article doesn't say is that testing was done over many days with " excellent" results.

 

It also doesn't say that the adverse test was taken in a different area to that where the events took place. It also doesn't say the cause of illness to swimmers is still under investigation.

 

https://www.sunderlandecho.com/news/investigation-launched-after-athletes-fall-ill-following-triathlon-championships-in-sunderland-4243333

You know the sea moves right? 

39 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

TransAm is also a racing series. So might have nothing to do with what car he drove.????

He did a topic on the Trans Am he used to own with many photos.  He used it for drag racing amongst other things and it evolved over time.

An interesting read for any petrolhead.