Farmerslife

1 hour ago, a269652 said:

Please confirm that one is permitted to retain their expired passport when the replacement is issued. 

 

The last time I renewed was in 2015, and as I recall the office staff in a building near to BTS Nana clipped my old passport at the time I applied for a new one, and then once I picked up the new, my old one was retained. 

When renewing your passport you retain the passport while the application is processed in the UK. Only colour photocopies of every page are forwarded with your completed application form along with proof of address.

In the vast majority of other countries you would be required to return the passport but because the law here requires you have valid ID an exception has been granted by HMPO.

Without it you would not be able to enact any face-to-face banking, you would not be able to enter into any contractual arrangements,  you would be unable to hire a motor vehicle,  you would be unable to stay at a hotel etc, etc.

When you make your appointment with VFS you will receive a confirmation, 

read the second from last paragraph for clarification.

Also some people are retired and have all the time in the world to magnify small inconveniences into mountains.

Sadly, it is what we tend to do as we get older.

Thankfully,  I have, so far, managed to avoid any major difficulties with Immigration, minor hiccups, yes but nothing more. However there are others who have fallen foul of the rules for reasons they may not understand. Some come on here to seek help, others to just bellyache. It's just human nature.

Absolutely delighted that you appear to have broken free of this bureaucratic nightmare.

However, it does seem perverse that they are prepared to accept the Country rather than the county as a place of birth. Doesn't exactly narrow it down, does it? 

Anyway, the important thing is that they have conceded and common sense has triumphed for once.

The Paradise Bangkok Molam International Band.

I don't drink to get drunk, I drink because I like the flavour of certain beers. 

 Back in the UK some of my favourite ales were "summer ales" that were typically brewed lighter in colour but still maintaining an intense flavour of hops that you would associate with ale rather than lager.

 My particular favourite was Dizzy Blonde brewed by Robinson's of Stockport. I had long given up ever finding anyhing remotely comparable over here. 

 However, last year I found M32's Hoppy Pale Lager on the shelves at Villa in Bangkok and, more recently, much to my delight it is now stocked by my local Lotus's in Pak Chong.

 It's become my favourite sundowner. If you are an ale man rather than a lager man then give it a try, you might be pleasantly surprised 😋. 

1 hour ago, Homburg said:

How do they imagine that approach will "prevent further spread" of a parasitic disease spread by mosquitos? 

It's a bit of a vicious circle.

When you get infected with the malaria parasite from a mosquito bite, subsequent mosquitos that bite you will, in turn, be infected by the parasite now present in your blood. They will then go on to bite other people and infect them.

 Early detection and treatment should reduce the amount of time infected people continue to spread the parasite. 

I would think if you just used the expression with him that you used in your original post " I think it's great he's free" then that would be enough. 

 If your brother wants a conversation with you on the subject then allow him to instigate it. 

 Good luck to him, it has clearly taken a lot of courage for him to open up about his true feelings.

Given the subject matter, I should add that I remember Mary Hopkin's "Those were the days" 

Appropriate, I think 😄 

Road sweeps with their cart and brushes

The smell of coal when the coal man delivered

Pea soupers

Embassy cigarettes 

Parade magazine 

Scarlet fever

The winter of 63

Tangerines at Christmas time.

England winning the World Cup

The bomb craters on Belmont downs

The spittoon in the public bar of the local and the sound of a direct hit.

Paraffin heaters

Kent having a good cricket team.

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Sure, the search function resembles a drunken monkey flinging metaphorical feces,

I like this line. Though admittedly, I had to wade through the rest of your post to find it.

I love Linda Ronstadt. 

Parkinson's took an angel away.

What's the fuss? 

The royal "we" has been around for a couple of centuries. 

Just to clarify that's "we" not "wee" . That said, the royal "wee" has been around even longer.  

Sorry, I should have highlighted this from the above text

3 minutes ago, Farmerslife said:

After you sign in to your Google Account, you’ll get instructions on how to directly upload a valid ID or enter credit card information. Google will never ask you to provide this type of information in an email.

I found this on a Google search

Update your account to meet age requirements

To manage your own Google Account, you must meet the minimum age requirement for the country associated with your account.

If we have learned that you may not be old enough to manage your own account:

You’ll have 14 days to either set up supervision for your account or verify that you’re old enough to manage your account. During this grace period you can log in and use your account as normal.

If your account is through work, school, or another organization, your account may not be eligible for parental supervision. If that is the case, your account will be disabled immediately. You should contact your admin if you have questions.

If you choose not to set up supervision or verify you’re old enough to manage your account within 14 days, your account will be disabled and your account information will be deleted after 30 days.

Important: If your account is disabled, content you've published will be hidden. For example, YouTube videos you've created won't be visible while your account is disabled. If you re-enable your account it may take up to several days for your content to show up again.

Set up supervision for your account

If you're not old enough to manage your own account, you can have a parent use their Google Account to set up supervision so you can continue using your account. You have 14 days after you entered your birthdate to enable supervision before your account will be disabled. After your account is disabled, you have 30 days to enable supervision before your account will be deleted.

Tip: Supervision can't be set up for a Brand Account. You’ll need to delete or change who manages your Brand Account before you can set up supervision.

Verify you’re old enough to manage your account

If you meet the minimum age requirements, you can use a government ID to verify your age. You may also be able to verify your age with a credit card.

If you use a credit card, any temporary authorization will be fully refunded. If you upload a copy of your ID, your ID will be securely stored, won’t be made public, and will be deleted after your date of birth is successfully verified.

Important: After you sign in to your Google Account, you’ll get instructions on how to directly upload a valid ID or enter credit card information. Google will never ask you to provide this type of information in an email.

Use a government ID

Use a credit card

Check the status of your request

Download data from your account

If you’re waiting for your account to be re-enabled or you can’t re-enable your account, you may be able to download and save account data from some Google Services.

Within the first 14 days, you can sign in to your account and download your data.

If your account has been disabled, you may be able to download and save account data from some Google services.

Delete your Google Account

If you don't want to add supervision or verify your birthdate, you can choose to delete your Google Account before it is disabled.

2 minutes ago, HuskerDo2 said:

I never have to enter my DOB. Just ID and password. Never had a problem.

True. It does look odd but they do seem to be tightening up recently.

I also got the the same message that you did about dormant accounts.

It looks as if you may have entered your date of birth incorrectly or perhaps left it blank.

They have withdrawn your email account until you confirm that you are an adult and not a minor. 

The last time I was in Sin City, I was having a drink in a Nana Plaza bar (purely out of idle curiosity, you understand) which offered me the most extensive bar menu you could imagine.
Beers, spirits, liqueurs, cocktails, soft drinks. All clearly priced. They even listed the price of a Lady Drink and a BJ (whatever that was? ????)
As the BJ was priced at a modest 250 baht , I was tempted to try one but my fellow drinking companion that night, an Anglican vicar, who seemed a lot more acquainted than I with these matters, dissuaded me from ordering one.
  Next time, perhaps.

45 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Where have our signatures gone???

Bob's postman's got them. 

They come in handy when he needs something signed for.

Vacuum tubes - now you're talking!

And let's not forget the Facit calculator. Great fun!