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I stay in touch, but not through big tech. I'm in touch with the earth, the trees, birds and fish. We are being forced down a tech and AI path that I don't like. Some say it's progress. Was the nuclear bomb progress? Have to decide in life what trail you want to walk.

True enough. But overall, Thailand is not doing so bad. Look at the Europe sh!t-show, and the problems in Sth and Nth America.

I don't watch movies or films. If you can recall Shillingbury Tales, when the Frenchman arrived in an unusual way. I rest my case.

Indeed! Maybe time for me to move to another bank?!

I've seen your arms HP, and they look normal to me. There is a special technique that keeps the eyes in tip-top condition. It would be completely off-top to say about it here, so I'll keep it for Sunday.

This thread is probably being perused by 100% farang. How the Thais cope will be interesting. Can see long queues at the Krungthai banks. Many older Thais don't have a 'smart-phone', and without the help of a daughter/son or grand daughter/son, will be fretting soon over this. Must ask the question; 'why are they gonna do it'? Will upset many people. And they could easily lose customers.

You mentioned cricket. TBH, since the start of covid, I've lost touch. Have to get back with it.

My first computer was the Sharp MZ80K. I wrote a few of games for it; including Trail (which later morphed into snake on mobiles), Marathon man and Hitman. But that was a long time ago, and the world has moved on, and left me behind it seems. Or maybe I left it behind. I see the dangers of 'smart-phones' and it's everything but good. The populas are being steam-rolled into an ever more reliance on tech. I don't want one and - in this particular instance - have to decide what to do about the dis-continuation of some KTB services. I want a secure, simple life, where the most important stuff is not looking at a little screen. There is more to life than that for me. So I will NOT be getting a 'smart phone'; well not one any smarter than the one I recently forked out 500 baht for. Just have to work round it.

Thanks for that LL. Hope that clears up any confusion, for the members, regarding the bits of the bank that will not be working proper next month.

Thanks for the clarification LL.

The purple coloured bank in my nearest town has one. Just pour in the coins and your account get credited. First time we did it about 10% of the coins were rejected. Put them through again and the machine took about half this time. Last time - about mid August 2022 - the machine was behind the counter. We handed over 7 'pringle tubes' of coins. The daughter's acc' out was credited a few days later. Even then we got a few coins returned; only about 200 baht though.

Thanks for that HP. Good advice, well intentioned. Fortunately I've got time to think about the situation. I'm not rushing into anything. Unfortunately I can't enlist the wife's help. I'll keep an eye on events.

I've safeguarded myself for a while. Did a bigger than usual transfer yesterday, and did all the usual internal transfers, for insurance and bills etc. Now that I'm covered for a couple of months, I'll relax and see what happens. But on a side note, a relative has returned from Chonburi where she worked as a cashier; so she knows how to handle money. I get on well with her. But importantly she has a really expensive 'smart-phone'. Does video slow-mo; the lot. I've a good mind to ask her if she would download the Krungthai app and help me with money transfers. I'll not tell the wife about the arrangement obviously. Some Thai ladies have a jealous way about them. I could just pop along to see her occasionally, and things would be sorted; double quick. I'll sleep on that idea for a while; no rush for now.

It was simple and efficient. It did the job for me over many years. I also liked the code that was sent to your phone. I'm not after a complicated experience; just secure simplicity.

But are we happier? We are fooled into thinking that we need all this tech. More like we are forced into using it. I'm quite happy feeding the chickens and watching my favourite fish come up from the depths to take its food. However, I am in Thailand and I have to use some banking facilities. KTB netbank services has only a few days left before it is no more. Then I'll have to change my system. I don't like too much change.

The KTB netbank service is ending at the end of this month.

Of course the obvious answer would be to hang a paper plate round their necks and the duellers aim at that. If they missed the plate, it wouldn't count.

If a farang lives in Thailand and has his money sent through to Krungthai bank there is gonna be a level of inconvenience, due to KTB being discontinued. However if that same farang has his account frozen in the UK then it is double trouble. I know from personal experience that it can be difficult to get to even speak to the correct person. And at the present time, Santander seem to be the worst for this.

I'd be OK with this; as I have been for years. But from next month I can't, cause KTB banking is discontinued.

I don't think that Prawit was ever in the army. I calculated that he is only 1.47 metres in height. The height requirement for the Thai Military is 1.5 metres. Something's not quite right here.

Well said. Not all that glitters is gold. There will be strings attached when the digital stuff becomes commonplace; as it surely will be. Carbon footprint evaluation, movement detection, social scores etc.

At least the last line (above) didn't read; "Its becoming a strange world old Owl!" It is indeed HP. Especially for those of us that still eat with a wooden spoon, and drag women away into our lairs by their hair. Don't do that in Thailand though; I quickly add!! Even web-site coding is double-dutch to me now. Though I used to build them!! And still do run a couple.

OK then. Thanks for that lkn. Would you suggest moving to Kasikorn, if I still wanted to use my laptop, rather than those awful and scary 'smart phones'? I do already have an account with Kasi. Would it be easy for me to get Internet Banking on that account?

It is certainly gonna be difficult for some of us. I'm doing one last transfer later today. After that;;;,,, well I just don't know. It's a worry.

Little bits of gold will see us through. Sorry HP, but what is an 'eftpos' machine. I'm familiar with the 'After Time Money' machine, but trying to work out eftpos has kept me awake all night.