Martin Brit

Merseyside police have been easily corruptable, hence that area has been a draw for even London gangs. Source of info from Gangsters podcast on BBC Sounds.

I would have just paid for the extra beer and avoided the argument as it's likely to be a bar I like and want to use again. For the price of a beer not worth falling out over. Just avoid the confrontation everywhere not just at your bar. You never win an argument here. You never know what stress she is going through on the day that affects her judgement. Just put principles & pride to one side.

Can you say where the kayak place is. I'd like to have a goat that.

Don't you think the point of this is Trump will highlight similarly between who was involved with the JFK Assassination & the shocking treatment aimed at Trump the last 4yrs by the last administration. Including the assignation attempts.

Your right. What nationality is the guy who started this. I note in the UK we have a pub culture. You go to the pub for a beer and generally talk to anyone who is there. Interact. But so many nationalities don't have that . Russians don't even speak to each other! Many nationalities happily walk down the street or sit on the kerb with a bottle of beer. British sit in a bar because we have a pub culture & we socialise.

Don't most people annoyingly shout at it using face time on loud speaker. Gone are the days people had discreet conversations with the phone against the ear. Why do we all want to listen. A phone has a speaker and can amplify the sound at the other end! They are just noise pollution today.

Sky news description tonight was "Adventurous backpacker's" there not they are herded line sheep following the party trail. Full instructions in lonely planet. The perpetrators are just waiting for them. I visited Ao Nang recently. Left because it was full of said backpackers. Same in Pai, I noted food and drink was all premium prices and the cost of a Macidees was off the clock. Double the UK price! They are taken for mugs as far as can see

You see boys drinking jugs of fluresent liquid with a two foot straw sticking out. Sweet toothes they can't hack a beer. Funnily there was a generation that shunned tea & coffee & drank only water & coke but now coffee has become trendy............

Watch a John Wick film zzzzz!

I have cyber ghost. I have come to the conclusion that the BBC are good at blocking VPNs. Everything connects no problems. BBC is hit and miss and you have to do the "switch off switch back on" routine or whatever else it takes to get connected. I had Clearvpn before this & had same issues. So in my opinion I would put it down to BBC being clever, not the VPN.

Every Monday morning under the flyover at the bottom of Thrappaya Road. In the shade there is a team of ladies who do Weight, Height, Blood Pressure & Waist Measurement. It's free. Take your passport. The flyover is the one that goes over to Bali Hai Pier & has Basket/football/skateboard courts under it on the Bali Hai side. The ladies are under there on the otherside of Thrappaya Road opposite the car wash.

I used to go to 7Eleven 199baht for 30 days. Got a new sem each time I came. Can download an app for topping up or go in to 7Eleven. Take passport. Can get in Pattaya. I have not managed it in Bangkok there they want to sell tourist SIM. True network. Can put 1,000 b on and it's good for about 6 Months without having to change SIM.

Paying by card for me means I no longer have to wait around for the delivery, they will leave in my Condo lobby as it is prepaid.

Exactly, you might say they cannot afford to live in Thailand. I have friends in England who were Billy big <deleted> when we were younger, earning loads & spending loads. Never saved to pension. They still work into their old age because the state pension isn't enough & they have no other income. Remember cash is king, its not, put it into pension & reduce your tax bill whilst saving for a guaranteed income for life. Cash reduces in value by half every 10 yrs.

Here is what I did. In UK get a 60 day tourist visa, when applying online they email it to you within 3 days. Easy to do. Go get a 30 day extension to that at immigration making 3 months. I left and travelled 30 days in Indonesia (4 months). Back to Thailand visa exempt 30 days (5 months). Guess you could extend that another 30 days and leave Thailand for a shorter period. Up to you! But easily doable.

Spot on. Just eat less

Can I add a question to this topic please. If I leave Thailand on my retirement visa with multi entry, how long can I be absent from Thailand? Eg I have had visa since November. If I go to UK now can I stay there 4 months?

You will get an email explaining exactly which day your money will arrive. No hmmmm about it. If they say on Wednesday you get Wednesday.

Not necessarily, as it has a volatile nature and if you're brave enough you can trade from a low cost platform (not Revoult). The swings are often 5-10% & frequent. 4 reasonable trades in a month 20%. Personally I am rubbish at it so have opted out of crypto these days.

Here is what I have done. I don't know if it is the best way or not however:- I have left the 800k in a UK bank earning 5% interest. The interest it will earn for one year is more than enough to pay for a visa agent to do everything including open a bank account and multiple entry.

Everyone has WhatsApp? Surely or Messenger

Pia main street is same as Greek St in Pia main street is same as Greek St in Leeds. A long row of bars selling weird coloured drinks to kids who don't know what a beer is. You could be anywhere.

I'm 67 didn't like Pia one but. Be prepared for 200 dopey young backpackers walking down the street every day in just wet shorts having been on a mass river tubing and drinking trip! I could go on ...

In UK it is possible to leave 800k thb equivalent in a UK bank earning 5% for a year. The interest will cover the cost of using a visa agent. Much easier. Can you do same in US?