The Fugitive

The only problem would be if you need to produce your passport within the next 60 days. If not, don't worry.

I am! Grateful for electricity and water available 'upon demand'. Not always the case when you live abroad.

Seems particularly bad at the moment. I've gone into long sleeves, long trousers and socks. I sit very close to two fans both going at full speed, one at floor level and the other at head height.

I agree about the machines. I was trying to reassure the OP (& myself) that when the time comes there will be a good chance of appropriate medication being administered. I've witnessed staff shortages and qualified nurses giving paracetamol instead of morphine because they've only just arrived on that ward and don't have time to read patient notes.

Appreciate your honesty and sense of responsibility.

My area has flooded for the past two years. Before that it hadn't for ten years. My Mother-in-law's house becomes uninhabitable. Tessabann operate boats for residents to escape/access their homes. We've been buying lorry loads of soil with a view to demolishing and rebuilding Mum's house. The family don't wish to move.

As a nurse have you ever seen (or been reliably informed) of any patient suffering unnecessarily prior to death in Thailand? I certainly haven't. I believe that the OP needn't worry on that score.

There is a lot of confusion with 5 Ghz Wi-fi.

I don't have the choice! It's my Mrs. Seriously, I already had a Huawei GR5 2017 (also five years old). I can't install certain financial apps especially some of the new Nano Bank ones because they require Android version 8.1 and above. My iPhone 8 Plus is OK (so far).

My Mrs has a friend with a mobile 'phone shop. She buys used 'phones for the whole family. She buys me iPhones when they are 5 years old. Last birthday it was an iPhone 8 Plus. Year previous iPhone 7. Fully capable as far as I can tell. Something to consider?

Very true. We live here by choice, why should Thailand subsidise our healthcare?

Same as elsewhere. Where a patient's health cannot be further improved the patient is no longer entitled to remain in hospital and will be discharged. However, where terminally ill a care package must firstly be in place. Unfortunately, that care package may only consist of three fifteen minute visits per day by a district nurse.

That would be the ideal. I'd even pay monthly if Government Hospital treatment same as Thai's was made available!

His machine was a yellow Vespa. Relatively expensive compared to a basic Honda Wave. Would that indicate that he was a more serious rider than average?

Absolutelty agree! Wouldn't watch TV, soaps or films even if they were in English. Sitting in someone's garden enduring karaoke until the early hours doesn't appeal either.

Talked to several people who always went to Spain (and islands), then went upmarket to Italy and didn't want to go anywhere else until they discovered Greece and her islands.

Same here! I'm from England but I've heard horror stories of tenants and lazy/incompetent agents. Plus, I've had a house abroad destroyed by tenants and had to pay all the bills they didn't (bypassed meters after disconnection etc.) plus two legal bills totalling $50,000 USD. First was from a bent Notary who charged triple the going rate for processes not undertaken and for 'successful' ones that had actually failed. My house in England has been unoccupied and locked up for 6 years. I don't have contents/buildings insurance of course.

To be fair, if you're of State Pension age you get free bus travel in England between 09.30 and 23.00.

Sort of like; 'Prove it or it didn't happen'. Have to have a sense of humour. Love it!

I agree with the drinking (or lack of it). I no longer enjoy alcohol myself and would rather have a cup of tea. House is not really as comfortable as UK because I often get too hot then there's the ants, mosquitos, jing jok's and tokays doing their business in the drawers on crockery and cutlery. Never had rats chew through cables in my house in UK. Find dead cats everywhere that neighbours have poisoned. I find the soi dogs intimidating and my soi could be described as 'dog <deleted> alley'. Free bus every 20 minutes in UK with my 'codger pass'. Prefer English food. I suppose it comes down to if you can tolerate the cold and rain, ice and snow, everything's expensive and everyone's on strike. Perhaps not!

I'm not in Phuket but all three previous jabs were done for free at my local Community Hospital. We asked this question recently and were told 'We are awaiting stocks, we will telephone you as previously with your appointment'.

Most helpful report! Thanks for your time and effort.

My Mrs and I got home from a family BBQ plus countless whisky and soda's (not for me) at 03.30am. Alarm set for 6am for her work. Navigating a roundabout whilst holding her mobile to her right ear a scooter close in front braked. I instinctively shouted 'STOP'. Screaming resulted and the mobile was flung at me. However, when I think of the way things could have turned out I don't regret reacting. My Mrs (for one) will never accept that driving, alcohol and using a mobile 'phone don't mix.

Once read somewhere long ago that if you flew everyday you would go for 28,000 years without incident. Even when your number came up the odds were that you would survive. Whenever I've flown within Thailand the aircraft appeared to be clean and the crew most professional. What exactly takes place (or doesn't) regarding routine maintenance and repairs we don't see. That maybe what worries many people?

Sound, practical advice thanks. I find dual carriageways which frequently go from well lit to complete darkness most disorientating. Complete disregard/oblivious regarding speed limits doesn't help either. Trucks generally very well behaved. Pick-up's the worst and, unfortunately, they always seem to be in the vast majority upon every journey.