Bday Prang

A few years ago Santander threatened to close a SAVINGs account I had, due to me making no transactions for a year, I was told to use my ATM card (That I never even asked for) by a certain date to avoid this . I chose instead to visit the bank personally, I gave the girl behind the counter (assistant manager) a pretty hard time, she was very apologetic and at one point seemed almost close to tears lol They have not bothered me since, I have not been on the electoral register in the UK for about 30 years and that has not been a problem re maintaining a bank account or obtaining a loan. Banks without exception seem to have difficulty remembering who their customers money actually belongs to, and would be better off putting their own house in order before making the lives of everyday folk more difficult. Personally I would rather visit the dentist for root canal work than deal with any of them.

I am of the opinion that these so called anti money laundering regulations are laughed at by the real money launderers who will continue as usual, and serve only to make life more and more difficult for normal people. A bit like the ridiculous anti terrorism procedures at airports last week i had to put my cigarette lighter in a plastic bag when my bag was scanned. For what??? I hardly think providing a name and address for the purposes of opening a bank account would be too onerous for a multi million pound money laundering operation, but it may get awkward for granny in a care home or somebody that simply chooses to live abroad. In reality I think these regulations are part of something more sinister involving the gradual erosion of people's freedom, Like it or not the cashless society is getting closer and I find that very worrying, we all should

there are many kinds of ambulance and not all are meant or equipped for emergency service. This is not unique to Thailand

Prayut is looking younger than ever, jet black hair and not a wrinkle in sight. I suspect botox

Well judging from your post its probably best if you don't think too much and don't believe all your mrs tells you. If they wanted cheaper smokes they would be using rolling tobacco and rolling their own (its still cheaper than weed), They might even grow their own tobacco like my father in law does So just to put you right, Cannabis is not a substitute for tobacco, the reason being, is that it does not contain nicotine, I really thought everybody knew that

Probably one of the most ridiculous posts I have ever read on here. However, I do almost agree with your last sentence, politicians SHOULD be expected to improve society (but rarely do they ever, ) You don't like to see governments appeasing minorities ? Your time would be better spent trolling on a gay or LGBT website give it a try and see how you get on. They might not be as reserved as me in their opinion of you

Small world isn't it ? I knew her too , so did most of my mates,

what a ridiculous question .one hardly needs a medical qualification to spot a spoilt man-child throwing a tantrum. looks like you have not been here long.

Correct, and it looked nothing like cannabis at all By the way I call b/s on all of these "reefer madness" stories, Last year a guy allegedly cut his penis off after smoking !!! Strange how they have reappeared just before election time. The media is not producing these stories alone there will be influential types behind this . It has all become politicised

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Nothing brutal or savage or heartless about Britmans suggestion,a totally pragmatic and doubtless very effective,3 pronged strategy, playing on a) her natural instinct to protect her "investment" and prevent him from straying,She really will not want him going anywhere alone especially Pattaya b) The accompanying loss of face if she lost him before the build is completed and he has payed for the new house party c) The immediate short term loss of cash whilst he's away you have to find their achilles heel, Its not difficult, its normally money, but women can be stubborn and often are prepared to "cut their nose off to spite their face as they" So occasionally a bit more leverage is needed and " loss of face" as shown above could be turned to his advantage The above however only provides a short term solution, and the long term prospects are not looking good If he's landed one like this , who can't or won't stand up to her family , he cannot appeal to her better nature, and unless he is prepared to forget his western sensitivities, and take a bit of action, "man up " if you like, he is on course, firstly , to lose any respect he may have left Secondly to exist in a living hell, and then finally he will inevitably lose everything. The op needs to ask himself (and his wife) if she would behave like this if he was Thai, Its pretty obvious what the correct answer is, He also needs to ask himself if he would stand for this treatment from a woman of his own nationality, and would he also be so willing to build her a house He may be able to pull it round but it will be hard work and there will be tears (on both sides) but it is possible and i've seen it happen , although as he said, its been her long term dream to have this house, he needs to get them all "trained up" before its finished or all is lost

Yep hit the nail on the head there, Blood is thicker than water, but money is a damn sight thicker than blood. Pattaya trip is pretty much guaranteed to work Other than that he could buy a big dog, Invent a ghost story , or he could divert his construction resources to building a wall and a gate (he should have done that first and he will have to do it eventually) so that looks favorite to me, He could try embracing the situation and including them in the project, by assigning them some small tasks to help out.. that will also get rid of them

The Thais can indeed be "enterprising" and nothing surprises me anymore, but Somchai would have to come up with a slightly more sophisticated scam than that if he wanted to fool anyone but the most inexperienced of smokers. He wouldn't be getting any repeat business either so that must be a tourist only scam One of the many benefits of deregulation is that kind of scam and pretty much any other cannabis related scam will be very rare now. There is now no reason for anybody to buy dubious weed from dodgy characters in dimly lit pub toilets. The new wave of neon lit shops proudly have their product on display and visual inspection is normally, welcomed What is criminal, however is the price some of them are charging. If they can get away with that , then the scam is a complete success already. They don't need to add grass, no need to be greedy and risk exposure and loss of reputation As for those paying the exorbitant prices ? Well it's what tourists do isn't it? If I was on holiday and treating myself, I guess I wouldn't be too bothered wasting time, searching out the cheaper stuff either , as long as what i bought was ok I'd be happy

"We" actually refers to yourself doesn't it ? Your first sentence indicates that regulation does not work very well. for you What actual issues do "We" have with cannabis ? And please, please, do tell us all how reclassifying it as a narcotic would be of any benefit to anybody except illegal drug dealers and the criminal underworld generally The last 100 or so years of prohibition have proved this to be the case. you need to pay more attention. You should leave backpackers to take care of themselves, they will all be more worldly wise than you for sure.

Oh dear , these lot seem to be crawling out from under their rocks again, has happy hour just ended ? How many have you had ? looks like one too many, if you are seeing "more and more bums with their eyes popping out of their heads" you are hallucinating for sure!

In the Uk 20 years ago we used to buy these eye drops called "eye dew" it would turn the whites of your eyes whiter than Donny Osmonds teeth. Not exactly sure what was in it although something called "witch hazel" was involved. I heard rumours that Visine can help beat a urine test,( not by ingestion) anybody else heard that?

Just like the anti-terrorism security charade at airports , A ridiculous situation where normal peoples lives will no doubt be inconvenienced further in the name of crime prevention. whilst the real criminals have already found a way around any new regulations and are laughing at us all

That's disgraceful, did you get any compensation ?

I find it so false when people use it , especially regarding people they don't know. I suspect the people who "solemnly" utter RIP at the slightest excuse in an attempt to highlight their caring and sympathetic character, are often the same people calling for overstayers to be all but hung drawn and quartered

Has virtue signalling now become a requirement ? I always thought it was optional, annoying but optional 1 As I said ....Annoying

Has virtue signalling now become a requirement ? I always thought it was optional, annoying but optional

The huge increase in accidents they ( The mainstream media and certain TVF members) all predicted has of course failed to materialise. It is only to be expected that they all jump on a story like this where even a whiff of cannabis is mentioned, regardless of whether it was a contributing factor or not , and they would never let the truth or the facts spoil a good story.

You ended up in hospital and were disabled for 5 years as a result of trying to impregnate women, ??? After more than 30 years here, that has to be one of the most ridiculous stories I have ever heard. but ok I will give you the benefit of the doubt. You were a single guy with no kids, so why describe your behaviour as selfish? Your post is nothing more than virtue signalling. That tells me all I need to know. Looks like you may have to up your game though, as your points to post ratio indicates a lack of popularity. Never mind 3 other like minded individuals appear to have crawled from under their rocks to "like" your post, did you get the warm smug feeling you were hoping for?

They were awful, and you have now lost all credibility.

I can't see that being a problem assuming the account is still in credit after whatever monthly charges may have been taken, but I think if the balance drops to zero they close the account. If you have changed your passport during your absence, try to take your old passport with you when you ask for a new card, or things could potentially become challenging. Personally I would not consider transferring any money over to that account prior to your departure, for use on your trip, just in case the account had been closed or "lost" or "was being used by another" or any one or more of a myriad of other possible excuses. It is Thailand afterall