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I started with aches and pains 3 months ago. I was tested for covid and was negative. A few weeks later I had a cold, then pneumonia, then a really bad cold. I have been through all the symptoms you’ve described and have started to return to full health. Usually I recover after a week , so all I can suggest is give it time and think positively. I still have no clue what the difference is between cold symptoms and C-19 symptoms, or any other symptoms that overlap. Complicated and never resolved after 25 years + of having permanent mucus in my nasal cavities. Permanent to a point where I’m gasping for air on occasions when it hits hard.

Limited skill set unlikely to get a visa for most countries. Only suggestion I could possibly think of is in a Thai restaurant in a relatively wealthy country. Not sure the waiting list won't be extensive though.

This is my personal experience. Usually it costs in the region of 70-75% of a return ticket for a one way ticket. I book the return and then pay the change fee when I have my return date planned. Emirates at one point due to C-19 restrictions on their operations waived the change fees which saved me around £600. The other alternative is to pay extra for a 'flexible' ticket. One of the problems with booking the return 'when you are ready to' is that prices can go up due to demand closer to the date you travel. Final piece of advice relevant to this post is to email the airline and get them to give you a written reply to the Q 'do you insist...'

It's useful for multiple visits. My wife and I would return to the UK for 2 to 3 months then back here for 3-4 months. You save a huge £23 (ish) on fees but it saves all the palaver of having to complete new applications. An application form of 15 pages where most of the information has already been submitted on the previous application.

My 'wife' has been to the Uk 15 times. Some airlines ( we use mainly Emirates ) raise this question. They are not 'experts' in every countries immigration rules. I keep a copy of the relevant details from UK immigration with me. It's not a requirement. The fact she has a 2 year visa says a lot. She won't have received that without a good deal of vetting and assurance she will comply with the requirements (ie. to leave the UK within 6 months).

Good value in my opinion. Two visits a night, picture on phone sent to my partners phone. Initials of visit in a note book that is in a post box at the entrance. What does £2000 a year council tax in the UK buy me ? Other than a mountain of bureaucracy trying to run my business.

I (we) run an export / import business and would return to the UK to buy stock for 2 months, then ship it here and spend the following 4 months selling the stock. That accounts for the 4 visits, although on occasions we were able to get 2 visits out of one 6 month visa. I was unable to claim any business relief due to Covid or claim any of the compensation forthcoming to the masses in the UK on furlow. My subsequent Self Assessment's for the next few years are going to register every last penny I spend from now on.

My wife had 15 previous 6 month visas for the UK so the 2 year multi was automatically acquired. There was very little 'financial' benefit as opposed to applying for the equivalent in single visas , however the process meant we didn't have to go through the routine of completing a new application ( with all the exact same detail ) 4 times. She applied and received the visa shortly before the Covid-19 restrictions came into force and was only able to use it once in the following 2 years. NO refund, no extension, no grace from the UK Home Office. Conclusion, waste of time and money.

I’m often left wondering how the promoters of the big name acts arrive at the seat prices: Cheapest tickets in Melbourne Australia 2,500 baht, average weekly wage 45,000 baht per week Cheapest tickets Bangkok 4000 baht, average weekly wage 25,000 baht per week. I stopped going to top sport fixtures and concerts after paying £ 125 a ticket 20 years ago to see the Stones. Plenty of good bands and other entertainment (!!) available here in LoS without paying for someone’s inflated lifestyle. Having said that the Stones were good. PS. I’m sure I’ll receive plenty of corrections to the average wage figures I quoted. Median figures were different. They were the first ones of many lifted off a google search, which pretty much sums up the internet for you.

I used to rent out houses to students back in my UK city. Those pictures are nothing to worry about. I also had 1 girl who asked if she could paint her room. 'Fine' I replied , 'just don't use too dark a colour'. Result, she painted the entire room BLACK.

You should have bought her a dinghy and dropped her off in Calais.

Worse than stupid, worse than mad, I'm struggling to find a suitable adjective. I will STOP at nothing to counter this crazy notion. In fact I'll pull out all the STOPS. That's the end of my message. All I have to say, FULL STOP. Period.

Melting them down. Spot price today is 650.65.

Couldn't agree more , plus I like it slow at my age! The point being made about the cashier being taxed by having to add up the amount tendered also fails with this scenario: Cost of goods 810 baht so I proffer 1 x 500 baht, 2 x 100 baht, 2 x 50 baht and 1 x 20 baht. Look of terror and /or confusion on the cashiers face. Quite simply I agree with the point the OP is making and anyone that doesn't witness that in daily life is probably part of the problem, or alternatively one of the women that have a bag full of discount coupons in Top's supermarket.

I use Taling Chan which cuts the journey by 45 minutes.

Good point. However 'slow the process down' ? In Thailand ? My experience here, easily confirmed at Immigration, is that most processes and services are designed to do exactly that. Exception being anything to do with food. The other problem whilst I accept there is a time element to adding up, are you suggesting someone working in a shop doesn't recognise the denominations of the money they are taking? Or admitting that despite record numbers of people going to university youngsters cant perform simple arithmetic. Finally how does does one relieve themselves of accumulated change if they never use it in a transaction?

In my experience it has always been possible to travel between Bangkok and Hua Hin by train. Usually around 4 hours, only 5 hours if it departs late. I'm guessing the improvements will result in a journey time of 3 hours 59 minutes. Good fun though, just hope the price doesn't increase. I'm struggling with the Baht being so strong.

Looking for a 'real' anything here takes years and is rarely successful. Whether it be electrician / plumber / arborist, it's all a gamble. I have found the following questions useful when trying to find an electrician : Will you using 3 core twin and earth cable ? ANSWER YES Will you be running that to an RCD ? ANSWER YES Is the trip rated at the correct current ? ANSWER YES Are you an airline pilot ? ANSWER YES Be extra vigilant when seeking a 'real' lady friend. Sorry can't help you with your request. Sounds like your gardener did a reasonable job compared to mine.

I used to ‘help’ the assistants at 7/11 by offering a 1000 baht note together with 11.75 baht for an 811.75 baht purchase. I’ve now learned this is a total waste of time. Problem is I nearly have 1 million baht in 25 and 50 satang coins.

Baritone low G to Tenor high B and then falsetto to D flat . Two and a third octaves. Or Joe Cocker 2.6 Octaves ....then Freddy Mercury, 3 Octaves.

If I had an extra 10 baht per month I'd try to negotiate some incredibly short, short time.

'Public respect' , at your mother's funeral procession ?

‘Sunbeam’ is an interesting one. Obviously an English word , however the meaning in Australian is unused crockery or cutlery. Now in England the word is (was) used to greet or address someone you know; generally in a friendly manner. As in ‘ey up sunbeam how you doing, not seen you for a while’ However if you alter the intonation slightly it can also be used in a derogatory manner short of a strong cuss, for example addressing someone that runs into your car ‘well done sunbeam, that wasn’t a very clever move was it’. Very subtle. To confuse issues more there are many other words used similarly whilst greeting someone example: ‘eh up duck’, ‘ nah den mate’, ‘good afternoon chappy’….

SuperRich was there 4 - 5 months ago, down in the basement , together with the cheapest food and drink in Swampy. I've always found SuperRich to give far better rates of exchange than the banks and indeed the spread between buy and sell is minimal which tells you a great deal. You can also order the day before from the main branch and they will deliver it to your nearest point at no extra cost. As a footnote my experience is from exchanging Thai Baht to Singapore $/ Taiwanese $/Japanese Yen and UK sterling.