The Fugitive

Thai wife believes that hard work in the rice paddies and exposure to sun causes the majority of Thais in our region to die in their 60s.

It's obvious that such admirable campaigns as TNR (Trap, Neuter and Release) are/would be ineffective where ten million (as already mentioned) are involved. Then there are the objectors to such schemes. Requires teams of dog catchers and humane destruction.

Thanks. Helpful information. I watch the odd film and documentary now and again. Never considered a subscription service. Recently found 'Pluto.tv' which is apparently legit and free. Only one advert during each commercial break. Geo-blocked in Thailand but works perfectly well with my one dollar per month VPN - 'SmartDNSProxy'.

You missed the point. The proven guilty who've been released are irrelevant. They're marked men anyway. Mossad are known for pursuing and assassinating people all over the world, even decades later.

I don't need to do anything. We all know the answer. Internment didn't go down well in Northern Ireland either.

Have all the released Palestinian prisoners been convicted? That involves evidence and representation for the accused. Have they exhausted their entitlement to appeal?

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Good question. I've thought that way myself about phones versus tablets. If you could only have a phone, tablet or a laptop, which one would most people opt for do you think?

United Kingdom National Health Service dentists have been doing this for decades. Many reported cases along the years of unnecessary fillings in children. Used to be free treatment until age 21. Now up to 18 or 19 if in full time education. One dentist I went to had a yacht in the Bahamas.

I have a Samsung A7 which I keep charged up as backup. As you say, it's OK for communication. However, can't install my banking apps so it's not really a fully functioning backup phone.

Not the answer the OP is looking for but my Mrs has a friend with a mobile phone shop. She buys second hand five year old iPhones for both of us. She paid 8,000 baht for each of our iPhone 8 Plus's (256 GB) about three years ago. My old iPhone 7 Plus went to my stepdaughter who still uses it today. I don't care about the camera but my Mrs does. I use the NFC function but my Mrs doesn't. Single physical SIM isn't good. I use a VOIP virtual mobile number for home country calls and SMS OTP's. Would like eSIM and 5G mobile data network capability in that order.

Agree. First time I applied for retirement extension myself (instead of via a Visa Agent) the immigration officer looked at my passport saying; 'Ah! Chonburi, how much did you pay your Visa Agent?'.

Used 'Quinoderm' myself in the 1960's. Can confirm it's effective. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/14199634/

My Thai wife runs her deceased mother's Buddhist religious goods shop. She keeps all receipts for the stock she buys. She takes these, plus bank statements of payments received, rent paid to shop owners, water and electricity bills etc. each year to the local Income Tax office. Every year they send her away, telling her 'nothing to pay'. I'm guessing it's to do with the thresholds for Income Tax liability?

Thanks for that. My Mrs had a thin prep (smear test) included with the mamogram and ultrasound breast screening package. I guess we've both found out the value of screening! My wife has also gained considerable weight since the menopause. She did like her whisky and soda but is now tea total due to the chemotherapy and the whole cocktail of tablets she takes.

Absolutely!

Many thanks for all your help. I agree entirely. Good tip about the DWP Life Certificate too! I asked my Thai neice (aged 30) who has just told me that the age to qualify for this list is 60. That would appear to make this a National scheme. I've received A/E treatment at both my nearby Government Community Hospital and my Government Regional Hospital thus I must be registered at both. I'm surprised that my Thai wife hasn't informed me about this as I was 61 when I moved to Thailand. However, she's taken out Life Insurance on me instead!

Very helpful information thanks! I wasn't aware of any list of elderly patients. Or, that they get a checkup every three months. How old do you have to be to get added to this list? What does the quarterly checkup entail please?

Love Cornish pasties!

Thanks for your kind words! Very pleased that you appreciate British cuisine. The pie shown looks excellent.

Looking at the damage to the front ends of both vehicles it's a credit to modern vehicle technology that nobody was killed IMHO. That and airbags and seatbelts of course.

Thank you for your informed and balanced report. It is reassuring that the UK NHS got things right back in 1971 when my mother had her hysterectomy. The doctor was obviously speaking with hindsight; i.e. he wouldn't have been in my house watching my mother vomiting 'coffee grounds' if the NHS had removed both ovaries 40 years earlier. Incidentally, she was then admitted to our local Medical Investigation Unit. The doctor in charge was adamant that she hadn't got cancer. CT scan revealed no tumours, gastro endoscopy reported cancer negative and, the most reliable indicator, blood tests, returned normal results four weeks prior to death. He told me it couldn't be cancer and the fluid in her abdomen was a symptom of heart failure, which is treatable. He told my mother she was 'fixable'. Unfortunately, one week later, blood tests reported 'abnormal' and a more senior doctor noted raised lymph nodes under her arms. She died of metastatic disease three weeks later.

Thanks for your info! Bangkok Hospital are good for screening. Many promotions. My Thai Mrs was screened for breast cancer, cost 2,900 baht. It was positive so the next stage was biopsy. That was 26,000 baht. However, the doctor suggested that treatment be carried out in the Government Hospital Cancer Centre. Fair play for that. Do you know what type of hysterectomy your wife had? My mother had a complete hysterectomy in UK. Unfortunately, at that time, it was the practice to leave one ovary in-situ to avoid the need for Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT). My mother developed ovarian cancer, albeit 40 years later. A doctor told me that, in their wisdom, the NHS has killed thousands of women by doing that.

Agree on that. If you've always had good service then why change? Our other vehicles are; 30, 23 and 22 years old and we always take them to a local guy. He has a yard (or rather a field) that's always full of mainly pick-ups at the rear of our house so we know he does plenty of business.

Thanks for your information. No surprise about main dealers! However, good to know about Maxxis tyres. Had good experience (and prices) at AutoBacs myself for tyres.