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Not quite sure what use a UK tax return would be to the Thai authorities , they would really need to speak to the inland revenue department in the uk if they needed to confirm one's income and tax paid. All very taxing indeed (sorry couldn't resist) My gut feeling is the fears of many on here will not be realised, however hope for the best but plan for the worst as they say

certainly worrying times and interesting how it will all pan out , As many people in the UK for example have no obligation to submit an annual tax return, PAYE employees and state pensioners being 2 examples, not sure about those with company/ private pensions but I doubt they are obliged to complete a tax return either. Interestingly as a company director who receives most of my income through dividends I am req'd to complete one every year however for the last financial year I elected not to pay myself any dividends just my nominal salary , I was surprised to be quickly informed by the inland revenue that no tax return was required

Perhaps you had trouble understanding my comment, I thought It was clear enough, but you obviously have no idea about the realities of driving a vehicle in the environment of a major motorway construction project. The toyota prius were only present on the site to "tick a green box " and benefit from certain tax advantages on behalf of the contractor there were about 20 of them provided for the engineers, surveyors and supervisors, my fuel consumption was perfectly typical of that experienced by everybody else. They proved to be totally uneconomical to operate and were phased out when the second phase of the work started You can say what you like about my old diesel smoker , I really couldn't care less, but any comment I might make regarding the environmental failings of EV's Ie the issues surrounding the mining of lithium and cobalt, the problems of dealing with the spent batteries, the consequences of their excessive weight on tyres , brakes and road surfaces, and the fact that most are charged using electricity generated from fossil fuels, is guaranteed to provoke a very defensive response. As demonstrated in this thread

if you are so sure borrow the money or do it on your credit card or one of those venture capital go fund me type sites , how much would you really need ? No waiting for people to pay up no cashflow problems , just a few palms to cross, what could possibly go wrong,

if I had £1 just £1 for everybody who has said those words in Thailand I would have enough money to make my own goldmine

really !

If as was mentioned earlier, by another literally any degree will do , its all a bit of a joke isn't it ? I understand that they have to try to maintain some minimum level of intelligence when hiring teachers, but is the simple possession of a degree in "anything" the best way of setting the bar ? Shouldn't they have a teaching qualification? Some of the misfits the uni's turn out these days with their gender studies and applied social sciences "degrees" are hardly capable of stringing a coherent sentence together, the woke ones actually don't speak normal English. i heard stories that incorrect spelling was no longer penalised, if true those sorts are hardly fit to teach anything , not withstanding no teacher training and no teaching experience What possible use is my degree in civil engineering from over 40 years ago when it comes to teaching English, or anything else for that matter? none whatsoever is the answer The whole thing has some sort of blinkered academic elitism about it There are probably plenty of native speakers who didn't bother or didn't need a Bachelor's degree earlier in life who could easily obtain some sort of TEFL qualification and become perfectly capable teachers.It seems totally illogical to exclude them. Perhaps the "real teachers" are afraid of the competition ? If they apply the same principals to their own "teachers" it pretty much explains the state of the education system here especially considering that "who ones father is" could guarantee a "pass", probably without even turning up In the Uk apparently its virtually impossible to sack a teacher for being useless, they can pretty much only be sacked for abusing kids is it the same here, ? wouldn't surprise me , few uniform wearers ever get sacked for incompetence from what I've seen

I'll take your word for it but maybe the water was just turned off, It does look like it was trying to "control its stream" directionally though don't you think ?

Correct , I had a toyota prius provided for me at work whilst working on a motorway construction project years ago , Averaged about 35mpg worse than my diesel van. But it did feature a ridiculous and distracting display showing how free wheeling and braking was allegedly recharging the battery. Presumably to give drivers that eco smugness. that purchasers of such vehicles crave. Not quite sure what else it was meant to achieve

I do own a car, i never said other wise " Don’t take trips in taxis, motorcycles taxis, tuk tuks, buses, baht buses?" correct ..see above i have a car I am not a hypocrite because I don't care about my pollution or yours I was not criticising the pollution of either EV or ICE powered vehicles I was calling out the smug sanctimonious attitude that many owners of EVs like to display

and god forbid anybody takes a detailed look at what the gargoyles might be doing

and another baseless uninformed article https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2023-02-13/the-horrors-behind-the-mining-industry-that-powers-your-life What would greta thunberg say ? I can only imagine deary deary me the more I look the worse it gets, just like my mirror

some more bad news for you https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/02/01/south-america-s-lithium-fields-reveal-the-dark-side-of-our-electric-future it will run out very soon too probably not a bad thing either

no concern of mine

Or more specifically "Cobalt used in Lithium ion batteries" same same but different, so how much of the article did you read?

Likewise I see the news daily and there are very very few negative stories , compared to the daily deluge of alcohol related incidents and those related to general stupidity, which is something else that can't be banned

But I have happily accepted the damage my current choice of vehicle causes, I'm not overly bothered about the problems your choice of vehicle causes either now or in the future should they become the alternative that some wish for and that would involve an awful lot of lithium . It is you who are in denial and very touchy about the whole affair

I have already stated I am not an EV hater I have no idea what "CH" means either so I very much doubt I hate that. An unsourced meme was good enough to highlight that EV cars are not the green gift from the gods that many of their sanctimonious advocates claim with an almost ecclesiastical zeal. I then provided a link to an Amnesty International article which provided some evidence and insight to the somewhat unethical methods of lithium mining that makes many EV proponents rather uncomfortable. Or judging by the nasty venomous insult filled responses not only to me but to anyone criticising EVs very uncomfortable indeed, if not downright ashamed in reality. Is there any real need for any of you to go on the attack ? to such a degree, when a quiet admission of complicit guilt regarding the plight of those unfortunate kids would have been much more appropriate........ IMHO. I mean if all it takes to save the world is the death of a few kids in the short term so be it no skin off my nose

or rather have they put "an attempt" at military reform on the backburner, Try it and see what happens

Exactly, the same scared old men who wrongly predicted the end of the world was nigh prior to legalisation, continuing with the same illogical predictions of what will happen if it isn't suddenly recriminalized all based on the original old reefer madness rubbish which has been revamped, updated by "experts" to suit a modern narrative and uploaded on to the internet with a convenient link for them. But its still the same rubbish it was 100 years ago Live and let live you moaning irrelevant geriatrics go pour yourselves a whisky

you love a puff as much as the next guy but gave it up 5 tears ago so you obviously don't, at least not anymore. What part of "not for sale to under 21's" do you not understand Its considered an acceptable and appropriate safety measure for allowing alcohol to continue to be sold to consenting adults so why not weed ?

How long ago did you "work for the large insurance company" ? the word "once" implies it was presumably some time ago. you must have seen many astonishing claims "I turned into the wrong driveway and collided with a tree I didn't have" sort of thing Is / was it even possible to insure oneself against the alleged side effects of cannabis use. Hardly a case of medical negligence, and insurance companies don't normally pay out for self inflicted injuries due to illegal drug use or anything else . Intoxication by alcohol being a favorite cop out clause heard often on this forum. I didn't think they coughed up for suicide either I think you are making this up

Well I thought that was brilliant, and worthy of a comment as opposed to just an emoticon

Nice one, I think many will also quietly continue here as they have done for centuries, My brother in law , a police inspector, confirmed a long time ago that he considered "Lao" to be the best

I once discussed this with my mrs , I said that I was far more materialistic than her , I actually am but as expected she vehemently disagreed, I said in order to prove it I would ordain as a monk. Her horrified response "You can't who would keep up the payments on the car"