DaRoadrunner

On 4/11/2019 at 8:40 AM, Eligius said:

Great that at last the international community are SHOWING that they are getting sick and tired of all the outrageous shenanigans going on in Thailand and are not going to sit meekly by.

It would be great if they also showed similar interest in equal rights for all Farang in Thailand.

9 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

then you woke up.

Captain Kirk will behave himself or I'll have some Ladyboys beam you up.

The story is true.... naturally I declined her offer.

On 4/13/2019 at 1:08 PM, sniggie said:

Now, as I understand it, my state pension should be frozen. However all correspondence goes to my UK address and the pension is paid into a UK bank. This is exactly how it was set up in 2010. Nobody has ever asked me where I ordinarily live and I have never volunteered the information. Other posters are correct. it would not be difficult for the UK authorities to drill down and link my movements through border controls but I wonder if they have the desire to do so. As I understood it when I looked into the matter some years ago I would still be entitled to my full pension for the time that I was resident in the UK so, with my normal three visits a year, that would mean six adjustments in a year. Also, as the state pension is incorporated in the PAYE code that would mean several tax code changes. Surely that's one for the 'too difficult' file.

 

Now I like to think I'm basically an honest person. If I am challenged on this matter I will not lie. I will just have (as our transatlantic cousins would say) to suck it up. I am also fully aware that an apparently unjust law is still the law. However I will wait to be 'caught' before I comply. It does seem unreasonable to me that, despite paying tax and national insurance all one's working life, the place you decide to retire to is arbitrarily selected for a frozen pension. I understand the twisted logic as given for this, that it is to cover cost of living inflation in the UK. So why is Thailand one of the countries affected and, say, the Philippines is not. I don't at present resent paying Income Tax, I never have, but I might start to if my state pension is adversely affected by this seemingly iniquitous ruling.   

Hi Sniggie..... Could you go into more detail on how you originally applied.

Thanks. Roadrunner.

13 minutes ago, wilcopops said:

the furniture put in condos is by and large atrocious

Atrocious also describes the standard of construction for many condos. Don't want one. Also insulted that we Farang (second class citizens in a third world country) are not allowed to buy a house.

Thai drivers simply don't care. You get in their way at your peril. I have been run over twice, once hit and run from behind. Both times I went over the vehicle. Lucky I am tall and that saved me from being dragged under.

RIP Joe. Probably just minding his own business, as I was.

Just don't rent it out to Thais.... nothing but trouble

6 minutes ago, Pilotman said:

If you are out of the UK more than 90 days you must tell pensions...If that country has not got a reciprocal agreement with the UK they "may" adjust your pension payment..

How are they going to know?

I suspect this is the same story as with a lot of Gov’t forms, knowing how to fill out the form in order to obtain the desired result.

4 minutes ago, solo46 said:

nobody has ever been penalised on OAP level,nobody,says so in DWP rules too.

See earlier posts by others here who say they were penalised.

8 hours ago, ancharee said:

I can't find anywhere to refurbish the alloys

Got mine refurbished at a small shop on the old coast road in Cholburi, 242/9-10 Moo 10 Tambon Bangprae, Sri Racha Cholburi, (just past the huge CP grain factory). Cost 600 B / wheel, but it varies depending on condition.

Tel: 086 112 6882, 087 096 3849, 080 644 2330 (They cannot speak Thai).

You have to leave the wheels with them, they don't accept leaving the whole car.

As for fitting larger wheels, bear in mind you are altering the overall gearing.

See https://tiresize.com

How much time is left on the old Visa on which you took out a re-entry permit? You could re-enter on this if it has not expired.

Or just do a 30 day exempt.

Confusing.

We are not overseas residents here as we stay on temporary Non Immigrant Visas. Though I bet the DWP distorts the rules to their advantage.

So when one reaches pensionable age, what forms do they send you and what checks do they make?

In this age of computers, what records can they find on us?

Do they check your passport / travel records through airports?

Is it sufficient to have a UK residential address and a UK bank account regardless of whether you are in country or not?

The website makes clear you can qualify and remain resident based upon 'ties', which are listed in the information. 

Clearly some of us have been penalised and some got away with it as they declared they had a uk residence.

Girls go for “personality”…. judging from the comments here we are not getting laid tonight!

As you get older you may not always know what you want, BUT you sure as Hell know what you don't want !

Thanks for the words of wisdom appropriate to this post Charlie H.

On 4/11/2019 at 9:58 AM, mlkik said:

Nonsence , pronouncing ร as ล has nothing to do with be uneducated.

If they are from Issarn (aka Nakhon Nowhere) I would expect them to say lawn with an ล. The (so called) educated / big city folk say rawn with an ร.

If this were Thais renting the house, they would have trashed the place, pissed and shat in every room and left.

Have you heard anything further from the landlord? Are they demanding money? If not and the landlord does not have a copy of your passport I guess you could just leave.

You could get some legal advice first so you know where you stand before making your decision, but I suspect it's not worth the hassle and will only turn your hair grey.

True story…. The Mercedes Benz salesgirl said that if I bought the car I get her too..... Most expensive short time ever!

6 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

this is so weird! when i go to iherb i am redirected to:

 

https://kr.iherb.com/

 

tried vpn usa, no vpn, google search. links on twitter.

 

 

I get the same thing... Korea... weird.

There is an Iherb Thailand site... any use to you?

https://th.iherb.com/

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Looks good. Can it be bought in Thailand or do you source it elsewhere?

3 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

????thanks

I trust you will report back to us all on TV once you have conducted a thorough trial of these products.

1 minute ago, josephbloggs said:

How utterly patronising of you.  Not to mention chauvinistic.  Appalling.

Those are my good qualities. People often don't like to hear the truth.