DaRoadrunner

Caltex gas stations still have Benzene. Older cars do not run well on Gasohol, which is also highly corrosive. I had to replace an entire fuel system once, you should have seen the state of the fuel pump.

Apart from Caltex, anyone know any other that still has Benzene 95?

Facebook has clubs for most car makes.

17 hours ago, BritManToo said:

I'm a builder, why would I hire someone else to do the job?

One of the problems with the west, you need planning permission to live anywhere.

A cheap run down farm already has the permissions to live, even if you just live in a yurt, and forget the repairs.

I'm a bit past the stage of wanting a woman, I'm looking forward to death next.

The prospect of death in a dilapidated French farm house has cheered me up no end. The problem with France is its full of French!

13 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Some indications that Vietnam may allow for in-country extensions of permission to stay (every 30 days, up to 90 days when one has to leave/e-enter)

I expect there will be ways to get a Visa without leaving as all those agents are not going to just vanish and go out of business, while immigration earn money from them too.

If they really do screw the visa down tight I feel sorry for those who bought a condo they can no longer live in.  Roadrunner recalls he felt unwelcome there. Thanks a lot Vietnam.

Plan B remains Bali. Plan C Cambodia. Plan D Da Phils.

17 hours ago, BritManToo said:

the countries full of poor Cambodians and Burmese, and Laotians. 

I do not think they are wanted either... except somebody has to be the maid.

12 minutes ago, kilslug said:

With the condom it's just some delusional love story and propaganda piece about Massage and bar-girls being loving and loyal girlfriends you can trust. Is that the kind of literature you want on this site Mr Roadrunner? 

You may be on the wrong site for literature.

Let us know when the film of the book comes out.

Make sure Viriyah have got everything covered in writing from the Condo and their insurers. Get a copy of this.

Check if Viriyah will cover your car rental and they will claim the cost back from the Condo.

Before renting a car you also want a letter from the Condo confirming they will pay for as long as it takes to repair your own car. Tell them in advance that you have been informed it could take three months.

Viriyah should act responsibly and sort it all out for you. Check and get this confirmed in writing.

5 hours ago, SteveK said:

I have met dozens of Thai women who say that they don't want a Thai man again because of beatings, yaba abuse, cheating etc. - how much of that I believe I don't know, but it does seem that Thai men in general treat women as inferior.

Yeah but then they go out and get another Thai man... rinse and repeat. Why do they never learn?

As for us Farang, it is hard to find a Thai girl who does not see us as a walking ATM. (Hasta la vista babe).

Some bar girls like Japanese men, smaller dick, bigger wallet, easy money.

And if I had one Baht for every Thai girl that had been left a single parent I would be rich. Standard Thai male procedure, they are like a Panda... eats shoots and leaves.

12 minutes ago, El Matador said:

50 000$ deposit I think if you are 35-49 ; 20 000 $ if you are over 50

Not for the broke obviously but that could work for people who have an online business for example and want a stable SEA base. Think about the equivalent of a Thai Elite visa but with a deposit instead of buying it.

I seem to recall those US$ have to be converted into Philippine Pesos.

At least there are a variety of visas to stay in Da Phils. You can also get a visa if you buy a condo.

The above info needs checking though as it has been a while since I was in Da Phils so things may have changed.

Roadrunner is more interested in Bali. Looks a paper chase and not cheap, but doable.

This forum is proof the country is already full of old fossils.

22 hours ago, 7by7 said:

22 hours ago, Salerno said:

22 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Once released they should be deported.

Where too?

 Their home country!

 

Oh, hang on; that's the UK!

I would fly em back where they originated from and once over their country of origin, kick em out the plane door without a parachute. There ya go, terrorist repatriated.

3 hours ago, ExpatOK said:

Bring in that American know how and get the job done. Happy to do it.

Do I hear the egotistical US national anthem playing as we salute the flag? Yawn.

3 hours ago, ExpatOK said:

The Chicoms know they are in over their heads. They have botched this from the beginning.

Actually, I think the Chinese reacted well by locking down cities. Pity it happened at New Year when people were traveling, potentially exacerbating viral spread. Should have cancelled Chinese New Year.

11 hours ago, webfact said:

Two boys - one aged 8 and the other 9 who attend the same school and are neighbors in Pluak Daeng, Rayong - were playing marbles near a coin operated gasoline pump. 

Looks like he lost his marbles.

13 hours ago, ivor bigun said:

The prison authority's had been warned he was a danger ,but under govt rules they had to release him after half his sentence .

Once released they should be deported.

(Or forced to eat a bacon sandwich and swear allegiance to the Queen!)

10 hours ago, El Matador said:

 

You also have the social visa which allows you stay up to 180 days : https://baliinformationguide.com/social-cultural-visa-bali/

I talked with people in Bali who did it many times in a row.

And I was surprised to be welcomed with a big smile by the Indonesian officer in Bali.

South East Asia has many wonderful options. Don't fall in love too much with one specific place and get a solid plan B in case things turn worse. You could also alternate countries and avoid those the questions from people who consider you stay too much time in their country although you paid for the visa. Rainy seasons are at the opposite time beween Thailand and Indonesia so there is another good excuse to move around.

Thanks, but its not cheap. Plus it has to be obtained out of country or through border runs. I have reached the age where I wish to retire in peace, long term, without doing border runs.

Bali also taxes you on income from abroad. Though I have yet to find out if this is enforced?

As with anywhere, there are agents and ways around things but I do not want the hassle.

Bali remains a plan B requiring more info.

Thailand. If the illness does not kill you, the ambulance driver will. Should you make it to the hospital, there is the distinct possibility that an ignorant doctor will finish you off.

As for the one making the U turn, typical ignorant selfish moron. They have a video and a reg number, yet still nothing is done?

On 2/2/2020 at 11:38 AM, Don Mega said:

I wonder if the GF is telling porky pies...???

I suspect this is leading up to Daddy Farang being asked to bail her out..... Hasta la vista babe.

If she is a Hiso, how come rich Thai Daddy Hiso is not bank rolling her? There are a lot of these playgirls living around Soi Thonglor and shopping at Emporium and Siam Paragon on the plastic.

Thais are Materialistic Buddhists (now there's a contradiction). Like a kid in a candy store, Thai immaturity and greed causes em to want everything they see and they will not save or wait, they want it now! Many of them live off the plastic, getting into a right mess. When the next economic crash comes, you will see so many so called Hiso's Mercedes for sale it will make your eyes water.

Stick with the up country farm girls, the most it will cost you is a vets bill for a sick buffalo.

On 2/1/2020 at 7:28 PM, madmen said:

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Still available at 1990 baht and ROCK SOLID build. There is a 6.7 inch for 2300 baht but I didnt see it until later or would have got that. The scrolling especially is smooth as silk and its lightening fast.

Looks like this one.... 1389 baht

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/-i713052742-s1366274062.html?

Can anything beat it at the price?

On 2/1/2020 at 4:36 PM, BritManToo said:

I've never understood how some guys managed to stay in SEA and avoid marriage or impregnation.

Directly I'm single, another one jumps me.

Would someone puhlease get BritManToo some condoms.

On 2/1/2020 at 5:46 PM, El Matador said:

Bali offers 6 months visa and it is great place to stay for a long time.

Quit complaining about your Thai and Vietnamese Visa problems….

Take a look at the requirements for a Retirement Visa in Bali. A rather expensive paper chase, but doable.

Document required for Bali Retirement Visa are :

1. please make KK and KTP.

2. original passport

3. original / on-line health insurance

4. original / on-line the latest 2 months of Bank Account

5. original house contract and copy ID-card owner of house

in case your house is yours, please provide house certificate / agreement with an Indonesian nominee.

6. original a statement letter of hiring Indonesian staff and copy ID-card.

7. new photographs size 3 x4 cm / red-color background / 4 pcs.

From:- https://balipod.com/forum/threads/kitap-retirement-visa-question.12701/

On 1/28/2020 at 10:31 AM, BritManToo said:

I'm living in a 3 bedroom house outside the city centre for 10,000bht/month, again hundreds to choose from.

Show us photos of this 3 bed house, the Roadrunners would move in tomorrow at that price, if only it was not so polluted in CM...... Er, just how far outside the city are you? Like, will I need a machete to get to the front door up the jungle?

3 hours ago, uhuh said:

BTW I am a loyal customer of Bumrungrad ...... "It's just a very different level of care".

They will take care of your wallet alright.

3 hours ago, uhuh said:

They are not completely unethical. 

From personal bitter experience I beg to differ.