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I will offer living proof to the op regarding the UK banking guarantee scheme. The FSCS presently guarantee up to £85,000 per account per institution. In 2007/2008 the guarantee limit was 100% of the first £2000 and thereafter 90% of the next £30,000. I had £50k in ICE bank and the UK government paid me the full £50k , and additionally the £50k was in a 1 year bond paying 7% which again the UK government refunded me in full. I would strongly suggest your money is safe. If not then I hear there are some mysterious digital 'assets' you can buy on the internet. I'm pretty certain the UK government or any government will fund the inevitable collapse of those. Surely the only sensible investment is your own property. It not matters whether the roof over your head is worth $1 or $1,000,000, it still functions.... as long as she lets you live there that is....

On the old 1 track system it used to be 3 hours, I'm expecting that to be cut to 2 hours 58 minutes. I believe (or read) Hua Lamphong was planned to be turned into a shopping centre / tourist venue , thus I presume the new service will be from Bang Sue. On a sad note I was down in Cha Am a week ago and from the Wednesday market I ventured up to the new station. Whilst the architecture is in keeping with the Thai vernacular I was disappointed to see they had raised the old station to the ground. Most of the stations on that route were truly magnificent and the up-keep something the station masters should have been really proud of. BA720A48-A2A9-48A6-8197-48BF221E6DF3.heic

6,500 baht a year for this one and extra for other signs in English and Thai at the entrance. 99% Thai customers and we have English signs because our stock is English Antiques. 46,000 baht for the land tax , so it's not cheap operating here , but a fraction of what it would cost in the UK with Business Rates.

I have an export (from the UK) business and send close to a million back for each (part) invoice. Using Kasikorn costs us less than 1500 baht. It's also worth checking exchange rates as well. This morning opening ex rate on £1 GBP (cash) was KAS 45.28, SCB 44.75 and Superrich 43.9. Maybe it's because you are using Thai Baht funds and thus they aren't making any profit on the sell/buy difference. Also try looking at other UK Forex companies such as Currencies Direct and TorFx.

I only bought the m/c because I hate working from my tiny iPhone 7 screen and my main go-to is a 27 inch apple mac which is obviously too big to carry around. Regardless, to answer your question, the machine was pre-loaded with MS 10 which I then upgraded to MS11 and the updates took an age. I removed (or at least tried to ) the 'free' Norton anti-virus that was insistent on advising me every 10 minutes that I was at risk , and the only other program I installed on the m/c was LibreOffice 7.2. HDD shows 421 GB of 464 GB FREE. I realise this is apples and oranges , but would we buy a car if it took 20-30 seconds ( in your case ) to actually function. I went on an Acer forum site to seek advice on the issue and most of the responses had me almost re-building the m/c . Luckily I still have my trusted and reliable Commodore VIC-20 to hand.

Possibly something to do with how the UK government choose to spend our taxes, or even general morals, fairness and not reneging on a contract. Would have been interesting if the UK government had notified the armed services personnel looking for ‘WMD’ that as they were now in a foreign country where we didn’t have reciprocal arrangements they were going to freeze their salaries.

I wish he’d been correct. I was programming in the early 80’s, 19 kb of memory, and I could write the whole Payroll program for a company with 1000+ employees. The ‘testing’ department would throw it back at me to re-write if there was greater than 4 second wait for the end user ( between input or output ). I have a new laptop with 4 GB of RAM that takes 2 minutes to boot up and regularly ‘hangs’ midway through a process. Progress? But I do get to view some pretty graphics and pictures whilst I’m waiting.

I left my vehicle in the UK for 6 months. I bought a solar battery charger and plugged it into a console under the dash. I would do that rather than disconnect the battery. Then there are the tyres that require consideration. If you leave them without use they lose air and also stick to the ground. There are various methods to alleviate any degradation. One solution is to have someone you can trust call in a and give it a gentle run ( in your property) every 6 weeks or so.

Agreed, and we can also add the other 97 ( it's generally recognised that there are over 100 taxes in the UK) to that list. Of course to top it all we are then taxed on our income whilst outside the UK by the same government. I accept taxes have to be paid for infrastructure and services. The original post is questioning whether it is fair. Well is it fair that those of us that moved to a country not deemed to have 'reciprocal arrangements' ( don't see how Thailand can have 'reciprocal arrangements' as it doesn't fair too well on social benefits in the first place) , suffer financial penalties. However there are thousands in the UK that have never paid into the system in the first place that receive financial benefits without question. That in my opinion is the unjust situation over the 'freezing' of our state pensions.

You have to apply for her 'General' visa through the UK government website. Start here https://www.gov.uk/world/coming-to-the-uk-thailand You will need to complete an application form for her ( all electronically) and then through VFS ( this is an organisation that processes the Visa) you will make an appointment for her at their Bangkok office (Trendy Building Sukhumvit 13) . The fee is around 125US$ , The visa lasts 6 months. If you need any clarity on the completion of the form or document requirements etc., you're welcome to pm me. My (Thai) wife has applied for 17 visas over the years including the opposite travel direction to yourselves . IE Travel to UK first. then to Schengen countries.

Sold in Boots chemists everywhere Insert

LINE. Never had a problem. Clear, accurate with photos etc. and cheap (Free).

Easy to understand why they had to search such a large area of the river. Its 8 km north from Rama 7 bridge to Phra Nang Klao bridge. I was at a restaurant just 1 km north of the Nonthaburi bridge and at 21:00 the tide from Gulf of Thailand counteracts the Chao Phraya flow that turns the river into a millpond. All the speedboats and jetskis from the marina next to the restaurant use this tidal current to maximum gain and it makes the speeding cars on the roads in Thailand look like a funeral procession in comparison. There was a lot of racing going on that night. Out for a night of fun and no longer. RIP.

How can ‘allegations constitute rape’? I’m pretty sure many women are raped, and I don’t for a minute believe that any of us on the ‘Pro PA’ side think that rape is trivial. However speaking for myself and I’m sure most of the others there are certain features of this case that are not representative of those aforementioned rape cases. That is, Giuffre didn’t report rape at the time. The case only saw the light of day when US lawyers saw a few dollar signs. The case would have never seen light of day if the defendant had no means of paying her off. The case piggybacks on the character and actions of Epstein. I doubt there’s anyone here that would support PA if he was to have kept her locked in a room for several years and physically harmed and then raped her….rape as in against her will. Ultimately the criminal legal system would have sprung into action..it didn’t. She professes to have started the legal action in order to help trafficked / sexually abused individuals. Good for her, bets are on for it helping truly abused women in really dangerous situations where they are held captive and abused by thugs, pimps and gangland undesirables. I’m sure there are many women in the darkest areas of the world, held against their will, abused and treated terribly, they may even read about this and thought Giuffre’s experience and lifestyle sounded quite exciting. Royalty, private islands, international flights, after all. Anyone been in band? Its interesting how some women react to fame and fortune. Only Giuffre knows the true reason she followed the course and lifestyle she took. None of us know for sure how abhorrent or pleasurable her life at the time nor how much pressure was in place to ensure her ‘captivity’ and no one knows other than PA himself what he knew of the ‘arrangements’ if indeed anything. She’s got some cash, her lawyers can add another notch to their chamber’s door, PA has a bad reputation (with some), it will be mostly forgotten when another world shattering event occurs. It doesn’t affect me or any of the other PA supporters (I don’t support PA, just dislike the gutter press and kangaroo court) , or does it? Careful for what you wish.

Whilst BritManToo’s first sentence is in my view totally true, your response could create an interesting scenario. We (the Brits) know how the US litigation firms were suffering financially as all the crazy claims of yesteryear, you know, coffee that was too hot, all those cooked cats in the microwave, people playing electric guitars and turning the amp up to 11 whilst having a bath. The type of activities that we (Brits again) avoided. Anyway, the cash dried up, so lets open up another avenue and extend the statute of limitations. Now, fast forward 5 years and the Thai lawyers with their nosy little beaks to the iterweb, think….lets see. Trafficking….I wonder if that that includes Korat to Pataya Statutory rape…...at my age all (Thai) women under 40 look underage. Taking advantage ….what like I did with my wife as she was baht-less and had a meagre existence Proffering money for (err) favours …..oh dear now I’m in the poo. And I agree human trafficking, sex trading of minors and statutory rape are not trivial offenses. Unfortunately in this case all those were allegations and thus meaningless.

Jts, not a rant, a very fair comment,; you are correct in pointing out that some of the posts are more emotional than reasoned. I was guilty of that and fell for the trap of responding eagerly to the op. The op achieved its aim to create comment, however it did so by portraying a scenario that was misleading and even deceitful. That remote working suits and is beneficial to some people and certain businesses is indisputable. Certainly IT, I was remote working 40 years ago (18k memory and a 300 baud rate down a landline!) and then worked from a home base for 11 years which was good in some respects, and here’s my point, it had its downside. Yes I could work the hours that I wanted, take breaks midday to mow the lawn, hundreds of benefits. But that was working for an organisation. The next step and this is where it can become a problem, you become self employed. Great you can still make your own hours and if you’re disciplined (and it helps to have no one at home), but the phone calls start at 6AM and maybe don’t finish until 2AM. Now you’re working under contract and obviously you can only be selective up to a point. So my next contract was a 2 hour+ commute each way. This is where I was struggling with the op’s use of the phrase ‘more freedom’. If you don’t have a boss / owner, you’ll always have a customer. Your ‘live and let live’ conclusion is 100% correct. It worked for me (28 years employed 26 years self employed) and it can obviously work as the original op proposes in another country. I agree the tax/visa situation can be resolved but maybe only for a period of time and not to be confused with being on a carefree holiday.

I’m glad you asked that. If it had gone to trial and PA had lost then the financial side of it would have been dealt with through the Transatlantic Litigation protocol. PA, would have been the judgement debtor and the process or reclaiming the debt in the UK would have been an interesting scenario. That is not the case now, and thus to a large extent the legal ramifications have been removed; simply the terms and conditions will be in the settlement agreement. It must be noted that PA is now actually unemployed (either sacked or made redundant by Queenie) and presumably either on Income Support or Job Seekers Allowance (or one of the other 28 or so UK benefits). Thus I suspect he will have come to an appropriate agreement of around £10 per week. Which actually is a small price to pay for dodging the bullet of marrying her and making her princess dreams come true. You have to admit Kate is looking fantastic at 40 rather than Miss failed princess at 38.

Ad hominem. Starting off labelling someone is never a good idea especially when that person was programming in Fortran in the late 70's. What does it matter what generation I am from , it's completely irrelevant to my comment on the article. I could write a thesis on the benefits and pitfalls of 'remote working' including the fact that their employer could at any point come to the very realistic financial decision that the 'job' can be outsourced to a cheaper supplier. Of course your 'technology' precludes all the plumbers, builders, refuse collectors, fishermen etc. etc. or are you going to leave all those to be serviced by 'boomers'?

It would be interesting for them to place a definition on 'more freedom'. Everything comes with a price in the long term and it's difficult to predict the positives and negatives especially in a foreign country. Always makes me smile when youngsters talk about work/life balance. Work is a large part of your life and can be the part that forms your social life, your enjoyment of life, your quality of life and your funds for later in life. I wonder how much they will enjoy the sunburn after 8 hours unable to see a screen in bright sunlight.

Correct, its been precipitating it down here by the bucketload for the last week.

Well done MInk, and congratulations, it's about the only way Sheffield is going to register on any sporting map. Other than the world's oldest football club and the world's oldest football ground.

With regard to entering the UK, its all pretty clear on this site https://www.gov.uk/uk-border-control with regard to Covid-19 impact. That leaves the airline rules that may require additional thought and I can't help you on that. I travel Emirates and they have indicated that their requirements are the same as the final destination. Either look at the conditions on your ticket or email KLM direct and get a written answer.

I sincerely hope this isn't a replay of 2011, but as a precaution I've started to peruse Lazada for boats.

True Yorkshire man here and managed to negotiate it to around Bht. 1399 (depending on exchange rate) for irregular sex. When I say irregular I mean she says 'its out of order'.

Similar to the way immigration departments of Governments have passed the job of checking visa and travel status over to the airlines. Then the customer (person travelling) ends up caught out by conflicting interpretations of the rules. Having been employed and paid by a Local Government department I wince at their ability to side step any responsibility and make life more difficult and complicated.