The Fugitive

Visa Exempt Entries and Tourist Visa's are still of some use. Then there's always Angeles City!

Can't see any ordinary people suffering here. IO's concerned will be redeployed and offices reorganised at most.

Hope so! That's my local office. Everyone's been extremely helpful to me whenever I go there.

Excellent resolution! You would expect Kerry to say that they only deliver the parcels, in this case you accepted and paid for it and must sort it out with Shopee.

Most reassuring that our NHS is working as it should! They do like sending SMS. Please let us know how you go on.

I message them through my TrueiService mobile app ('Get Support'). No problem.

Search on Facebook (TrueMove H). Send message, they reply in English.

Either. Lots of info here; http://www.dtac.co.th/en/prepaid/services/roaming/preparation.html

A few years ago it hit 50C in Asuncion, Paraguay. Fortunately, I was living two hours away. At the same time, in the Chaco, 60C was reported. Never been to the Chaco and neither do I want to!

Don't see any problem whatsoever. Good plan!

Thai bought 'phones work in UK (as least mine do and they're not expensive/new ones). Enable roaming before you go. Remember to turn off mobile data. Should automatically connect to a compatible network as soon as you land in UK. Your SMS OTP's will be received without charge.

Not being an electrical engineer myself I don't fully understand. Are you referring to the situation in Australia where the supply becomes unstable due to the number of 'micro power stations' feeding into the National Grid affecting the flywheel effect of their power stations?

That would depend upon the number of yes answers and the weighting applied to each one. A fixed penalty traffic ticket if unpaid can result in arrest and even a prison sentence. Essentially for the same 'offence'.

Totally unsatisfactory situation. You are worrying about having gone 'green'. PEA/MEA need to think more clearly. Reversing your meter thus producing a credit balance upon your electricity account is their nightmare. The solution would be that all excess juice produced by your panels gets fed into the National Grid and you, quite rightly, receive Feed In Tariff for it.

I thought that! Surely they should only be concerned about arrestable offences? They mention disqualification too?

Far, far too broad. Some of us could answer yes to all (except anti-social behaviour).

18 months custodial for possession? Seems extremely harsh unless the quantity involved was deemed excessive for personal use only. That could be an arguing point. Unfortunately, we're talking about UK. In some Countries possession isn't a criminal offence. For touristic application go with BritManToo's advice. Disclosure at this stage will guarantee refusal. If it comes to the crunch a Visa Agent/Fixer will be the way to go.

Have to hand it to the Portuguese. Great on discoveries, building and business and held onto their colonies (which were worth holding onto) longer than we did.

Unfortunately, we were on the receiving end! I once knew a guy who worked at Marconi Torpedos. He told me they would sell to anyone but deliberately left out some circuitry so that they couldn't be used against us.

Absolutely! 1690 being the last decade of the 17th Century. Portuguese 'discovery' of the Falklands first appeared on their maps in 1522.

Very interesting. Thanks!

Many Italians and Germans live in Argentina. Economic ties with Brasil but every Brasilian I've spoken to can't stand Argentina! Spoke to an ex-soldier in a cafe in Buenos Aires who showed me a curved razor blade he kept in a locket around his neck. He told me this came out of one of our bombs, slicing his chest open. The good part was that was the end of the Falklands War for him. He held up an electric drill saying; 'This is my gun now'. I asked him if another war was possible? He seemed certain it would never happen again.

Sightings (discovery) early 16th Century by the Portuguese. Everyone mentioned is European. The Falkland Islands are not in Europe.

Special relationships exist both within NATO and outside. Official involvement is disguised by other Countries providing 'observers' and 'advisors'. Covert specialist operations by such as SAS and SBS don't happen of course.

France already had a colony on the Falklands when the British 'claimed' them.