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6 hours ago, Williams9 said:Care Homes & Dementia - I'm offended by the talk of the percieved image of care homes in the UK. Our family business is a Care Home based in Wales and this is what we do. I'm fully aware of the progression of dementia and how it affects people. We have been a family run care home for the last 25 years with a very high standard of care reflected in our annual reports by our inspection body.
You own a care home and then come on TV here asking us what to do?
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The paper I have seen them 'recycling' is that folding stuff nomally found in your wallet. There was a huge pile of cash stacked up on a table in a back room.
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Chinese don’t trust banks and don’t pay tax. It’s also difficult to get large amounts out of China.
Therefore, quite normal for Chinese to carry large amounts of cash in a plastic bag. Who knows how or where it came from (laundered into Thailand).
I recall selling a car to the owners of a Chinese take away restaurant in the uk, they arrived with the cash in a plastic bag…. Some take away!
I wonder just how much money is pouring into Thailand in this way and how many properties they own? Never mind 'take away', looks more like 'take over'.
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9 minutes ago, onera1961 said:
But farangs still love to settle here in hordes even if they are not retired. They undergo humiliation, and inconveniences but cant leave this place. I wonder why? If a Laotian/Cambodian/Myanmar person does it understand the lure. I have not stil figured out the lure of this place for farangs.
Cuz it's worse where we came from
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2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:
I like your thinking. Wouldn't it be lovely if there was a conduit between farang and Thai imm. I think there is some input groups but the frustrating thing is very difficult to voice an opinion here in los. I wonder what would be outcome of peaceful quiet sit down protest at entry of CW re TM30 nonsense. Rhetorical question.
Lots o luck getting the Farangs to come together and protest. A sit down protest at immigration? I don't think they'd notice the difference! I would like to see a way we could band together and petition immigration to get rid of the TM30 and 90 day report.
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If you ever end up in court with an English language contract, it will have to be translated into Thai for the court.
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Also, make sure you are dealing with the real owner before you sign.
When paying rent, do it through a bank where you get a bank receipt as proof of payment.
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I have no idea what the Thai call it, but you may be using a fuel that is too low octane for your car. The other cause used to be incorrect ignition timing, but on modern cars this is not adjustable.
Timing chains and valve gear can make similar noises so you may want to rule these out.
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Siam Commercial Bank (SCB... Soi Cowboy Bank). Went there and tried to open an FCD account.
They wanted a work permit. How is anyone with a retirement visa supposed to have a work permit? Stupid!
They asked where my money came from, saying I must show salary in Thailand. More stupid!
I left the bank disgusted, will try a different one. I swear the Thais have not only failed to progress, they have regressed.
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Have you considered having it transferred into a £ Sterling account at a Thai bank? Leave it there until after Brexit, when hopefully, it will eventually improve. Then transfer into Baht at a better rate.
I am informed that immigration will accept £ and US$ accounts as evidence of your 800k for the visa, though I have yet to confirm this myself. Like all things here, it may depend on the mood of the IO!
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2 hours ago, rjwill01 said:You are being a selfish son. He wants to live like the rest of us. Have no desire to go back to our home Countries. I think it is very sad you could cut his income off. You don't understand, he doesn't care about spending all his money and dying in Thailand. Let him live his life and hopefully no one will do the same to you someday. Thailand is a very special place to retirees and we all accept the fact that we are going to die here. Let him have his money to live the rest of his life where wants. You say he has dementia, but I will bet he has not been diagnosed with it.
Ask yourself, how would you feel, what would you want if you were in Dad's position?
In some ways these cases are non compus mentis, yet in other ways still very much aware. My guess is he is aware of his condition and would rather die in Pattaya than in some care home back in the uk. Yeah, me too! Have you seen a care home?..... Living death.
My Dad also had Alzheimer's, I went back to the uk to care for him for three years, but the condition is progressive, it all got too much and I had to call in the social services. All they cared about was trying to take his house to pay for his care home.
£55,000 gone.... I guess the bar girls have milked him dry. My Dad would go to the bank, withdraw cash and drop it on the floor on his way out of the bank. He would also wander and get lost. If your Dad stays in Pattaya he is going to end up ripped off and in a sorry state, unless he has a carer with him. Have you considered a member of your family going to stay with him long term in Pattaya?
One way or another, as his condition progresses this is all going to come to a head. It might be wise to have a chat with the British Embassy Bangkok first and see what reaction / advice you get. They in turn may contact immigration and get his visa sorted out, rather than just waiting for him to get arrested. Though you may find the embassy also don't want the problem, at least they will have dealt with one of these before.
Do your best or you may find yourself later living with the thought you could have done better for him. I wish I had done better for my Dad, but it all got too much in the end. Very sad as he was a great man.
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The usual totally inept reporting leaves many unanswered questions. The poor guy's dead, but here he's just another statistic.
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Thais are quite good at spray painting, but the poor preparation before painting is what causes your problems. Maybe not worth it for a Nissan, but if you want a pro paint job, speak to Kevin at......
Photos are of Da Roadrunner's own car, (not one of Kevin's jobs), painted it myself. Best use I've ever had for a Thai newspaper!
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Doctor, it goes numb when I do this. .... Well stop doing that.
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1 hour ago, mommysboy said:
Not when she's schizophrenic and bi-polar.
That would describe a lot of Thais
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How come the Thais didn't beat the crap out of him?
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Signs of earlier respray at the front, I'll wager this is not the first time he's shunted the car. Why is it such vehicles are often seen in the hands of idiots who can't drive? Porsche's are unpredictable, easy to get a case of the tail wagging the dog. Looks like he spun it all on his own.... genius.
Interesting, so it is possible to temporarily import a car into Thailand.
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14 minutes ago, mike787 said:
NO cruelty...it's confirmed, everything is as it seems...move along....
Yeah, sure, just like there is no prostitution.
I have not been to this particular zoo, but have seen in other places that the animals are used (abused) to make money for the Thais who own the place.
Animals do not belong in prisons.
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3 hours ago, BestB said:
If indeed genuine, hopefully he has enough brain, to stay with her in the hospital and show all the love and care to avoid being blamed
And pick up the hospital bill
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15 minutes ago, ThailandGuy said:
What baffles me everytime i read these kind of tragedies is the amount of people falling from balconies every year in Thailand. There is no country in the world where so many people drop down from a balcony. In most cases it was stupidity, drunk or drugs involved. I can not believe such. Why don't they just improve those balconies, so people stop falling from them?
Be baffled no longer.... In Thailand it usually comes down to, did they fall or were they pushed?
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Is this the latest TAT tourism promotion video? Over one million views. Wait for it, news flash coming up as Taxi driver returns customers wallet.
The thing that gets me with Thais, it takes so little to get em fired up. Land of smiles indeed.
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Girlfriend of Frenchman jumps... were they playing leapfrog?
Thais are amazingly tough, how did she survive? I hope she lives to tell her tale... which I suspect will be most interesting.
Have you noticed that when Farang falls the BIB say it's suicide, but when a Thai falls......
Whether he's to blame or not, our Frenchman had better have deep pockets.
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7 hours ago, from the home of CC said:
very bad timing as the Iranians have a few things on the go...
Looks like they are about to get a bloody nose from the Americans.
As for Boris cocking up negotiations for her release.... is he fit to be Prime Minister? And how would he fare negotiating Brexit?
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I am trying to imagine what would happen if drive thru was introduced at CW Bkk?!!! .... Hmmm, think we are all moving to Phuket.
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14 hours ago, JaiLai said:
Bought and sold loads of cars here over the years ( taxes etc ) this is the very first time I’ve heard of unpaid fines having to be paid.
Is this first hand info?
I never pay my tickets, straight in the bin!Sent from my iPhone using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
Yes JaiLai, this is first hand info, actually happened to me, buy then anything can happen in Disneyland. I bought a car and the Police office in the Chatuchak LTO gave me all the previous owners fines, which I had to pay if I wanted it registered in my name. Later, I confronted the previous owner who denied all.
This being Thailand, I suspect every office is different!
The LTO I now use has no Police dept.
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Because their visas had expired?
So how come Thais don't have to do a TM30?
At least we got that bit right!