Bramley

OP, I assume you are talking about an extension to a Non-Imm 'O' visa based on "retirement", and not a Non-Imm 'O-A' visa, which also carries the requirement for health insurance?

You can't be serious. Buy the Toyota.

Open two explorer windows, and drag and drop. Otherwise use the search function to collect all the music file suffixes (*.mpeg etc), then cut and paste to your new directory.

No problem with HSBC. I have accounts with them in HK, UK, Malaysia, USA and UAE, all registered with my address in Thailand.

Rule of thumb is if the gills are brown it's likely to be edible, if the gills are white its most likely poisonous.

3 hours ago, robblok said:

I don't get what China worries about they lose the people they want to suppress and can fill the space with brainwashed mainlanders. 

 

I don't really see the problem, only problem is that they might lose a lot of rich and able people. But then they should have treated them better.

China would rather have downtrodden mainlanders than free thinking Hong Kongers.

This is for returning brits to avoid quarantine. As our borders are closed to tourists, it's pretty irrelevant.

Can anybody recommend a good painter and decorator in bkk? I want to repaint  75 sq.m. 2bed newish condo, in Huai Khwang. Speaking a little English would be good.

4 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Johnny Patterson, the chief executive of Hong Kong Watch, described the UK’s response so far to the planned crackdown as “limp, inane and could have been copied and pasted directly from their previous statements”.

“It was utterly inappropriate given the gravity of the situation,” he said. “Beijing’s decision to impose the worst kind of draconian legislation without consulting the [Hong Kong] legislative council is a direct breach of the handover agreement. Given Britain’s moral and legal duties as co-signatories of that settlement, the prime minister should be leading the way in calling it out and drawing together like-minded countries to coordinate a joint response.”

 

 

The UKś response to the communists eventual takeover of Hong Kong is an embarrassment to democracy.

Why don´t they work with allies and plan a much harder stance rather then basically giving up and telling people ¨come to our country.¨  Hasn´t the UK had enough migrants over the past several years now they will take in 3 million more?  Very weak and ¨limp¨ as the above article states.  Just a shame.

 

Two things - first Britain needs immigration to keep the economy going and second, the passports are seen as an insurance. Very few of the 3 million will actually go there (weather, tax and miserable people).

4 hours ago, hotandsticky said:

 

 

Unfortunately not.  You have to be a UK resident for ANY UK bank to open an account for you.

I opened an HSBC account invthe UK through their International Banking division, without a UK address. But I am an existing HSBC premier account holder in Hong Kong.

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Yeah, easy explanation, Thai is a tonal language, the Thai ladies reproduce the tone of the man they learnt English from.

Works in reverse too, most white guys speak Thai with a girly high voice, because they learnt Thai from a woman.

This is true. Native speakers of tonal languages learn to copy tones faithfully as babies. We don't hear tones because they are not a part of European languages.

Just now, vogie said:

Looks quite impressive albeit very front heavy, an option would be to install two steel posts to the front of the structure, easy to do and making it as strong as the rock of Gibralter.

That would do the trick.

9 minutes ago, RangerP703 said:

Hmm ok, So basically it is only the rebar holding the thing up, I would not be putting too much load on it.

 

I personally would have built it some what like this.

 

That design has the same issues - out of balance forces, so it will tip forward. The stays at the back  take all the rotational forces down to the foundation, but if the foundation is big enough (massive) it will be okay. The key to cantilever strucures is to balance the forces back and front.

49 minutes ago, carlyai said:

The concrete posts have 2 rebar out the top that is welded to the beam between the 2 posts. The structure under that beam is also welded to the rebar inside the posts thru holes drilled in the concrete.

That will provide a route for water to get into the concrete so you will have a rusting problem within a few years. If I were you, I would wire brush all the exposed steel and coat it with zinc rich paint and then seal the entry points with bitumen sealer. Then keep an eye on it.

1 minute ago, Bramley said:

If you want to balance the loads, the back projection has to equal the front projection. Plus you would need to put weights on the back to counter the weights attached at the front. If the forces arent balanced it will tip unless  it has a rigid (resist turning moment) connection to the post. If the post can take this turning moment, then the foundation needs to be big enough to avoid pulling out and toppling.  That's the structural engineering perspective. However, the forces are small, and it looks well built, so it might be okay. Wind should not be a problem, because it is an open structure.

Just one word of warning, if it does topple, it will rotate forward. Will it hit the roof of the house? If so, you might want to trim it back a bit. Another option is to fix guy wires at the back to concrete blocks embedded in the soil.

If you want to balance the loads, the back projection has to equal the front projection. Plus you would need to put weights on the back to counter the weights attached at the front. If the forces arent balanced it will tip unless  it has a rigid (resist turning moment) connection to the post. If the post can take this turning moment, then the foundation needs to be big enough to avoid pulling out and toppling.  That's the structural engineering perspective. However, the forces are small, and it looks well built, so it might be okay. Wind should not be a problem, because it is an open structure.

Have you tried emailing Tru to see if they can reactivate it?

9 hours ago, thai006 said:

crazy story , that why most of time for long haul , i try to seat at the exit row 

 much better for my  feet  ????

Costs extra though.