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I personally find the disposal of my "losers" the most difficult part of investing. It's like you need to admit you made a mistake in that particular investment. The need to hang on until it bounces back or breaks even or kidding yourself that the dividends are masking the losses. Luckily, I don't have too many of these but happy to admit I have some. Most of us see no problem in taking some profit from our "winners" rather than letting the full amount ride. Why the shame then in crystallising a loss now and again? That investment that is showing a 25% loss could be working profitably for you elsewhere and make up the shortfall in a reasonable amount of time. I never berate myself for investing too little or too much in any one investment. I ensure that I never have more than 5% of capital in any one fund/share. If a "winner" starts to exceed that amount then I mostly trim back and reinvest in a "lagger" (as long as it is still a sound investment choice) often at an attractive price.

Agree - very rarely adds to one of his own threads after the initial post or acknowledges replies.

I reckon it's TransAm... Where has he been lately? Self imposed exile or a "holiday" due to the constant bickering with bigknobhead?

I wasn't very good at golf. I used to quite enjoy hacking around but found the game very frustrating. I thought I was doing exactly the same thing for two identical shots but with wildly different outcomes. My friend who was quite able and played off 5 said I had one of the best swings he had ever seen. Don't count for much though when you can't get the ball to go where you want it to. I stick with watching it on TV now with a financial interest to make it more enjoyable.

You do know that you may have to pay double time if you want someone to come around and service the Mrs. on Christmas Day?

I've got the Mrs. one of these but am telling her it's a robot vacuum cleaner....

That's where I differ. I've never needed an excuse...

That's certainly not my experience of a large number of golfers. Often had to listen to them talking through every shot they played, which club they used etc. As many of these were not very good and took an unfeasibly large number of shots to get round, these could sometimes be some very lengthy conversations. Having worked in the City of London for over 30 years I am not just talking about a few people. Golf was probably the most popular "corporate day" for many. They would then bang on about it in the office the following day for probably longer than it actually took them to complete their round. I personally much preferred a day at the cricket or horse racing as a corporate "jolly" where it involved having a cold glass of something in your hand rather than a golf club. Each to their own though.

I think it's a good idea. A place to swap financial insight and tips. If it does happen, I just hope it doesn't get bogged down with "buy crypto" comments.

Rimping supermarket by the Iron Bridge had frozen legs of lamb when I was last in there about 3 weeks ago. Alongside the ridiculously overpriced frozen turkeys. Seems to be a waste of money using such an expensive meat to be overpowered by a spicy curry. Better off using pork for the curry. Depends whether you are looking to achieve an authentic Portuguese or Goan type vindaloo or one similar to those served in Western style Indian restaurants which blows your head off.

Yes, the same as bell peppers. That was my point. Nutritionists (and probably chefs) would class peppers and tomatoes as vegetables.

OK, I'll give you that but a little pedantic. Tomatoes are also a fruit but I wouldn't have them in a fruit salad. Same applies to bell peppers.

I believe that he initially borrowed 30,000 baht. Due to his inability to repay the interest/debt he then borrowed more from another loan shark to repay the original lender. Rinse and repeat. It's also unlikely that the interest was 20% per day although it's not beyond the realm of possibility. Probably more like 20 baht per day per 1,000 baht which still equates to 14% weekly interest.

I wasn't, but you make it sound such fun.....

Why on earth would Peppers and spring onions not count as green veg? I can also clearly see carrot in two of the dishes. Might not been green but still a veg last time I checked. I'm not saying it's health food but let's not be too harsh......

Most Aussies look like they got dressed in the dark.

Then every Aussie would end up being prosecuted. Is that what you really want? 555

I doubt the other restaurant customers are too impressed by this.

4 working days from applying to receiving the e-visa. This involved no queries from the original application.

If you know that your trip will NOT exceed 4 months I suppose you could obtain a single entry tourist visa (SETV) which would allow 60 days. You could then extend this by 30 days at a local immigration office. You could then do one border hop to obtain a 30 day visa exempt entry. If you are going to stay over 4 months but less than 5 months you could do as above but after the 30 day extension from immigration, go to a neighbouring country and obtain another SETV (which could also be extended by 30 days). I think the above stacks up but maybe one of the other members may point out any deficiencies in this plan.

Just checked with a friend of mine and he applied online and received the 6 month METV from London embassy last week. He also said the documentation required this time was much less than provided for the application earlier this year. He provided flight ticket, hotel booking for first few days in Thailand and document evidencing address in UK. No requirement to provide a bank statement. Not sure how accurate this is but can only go with what he is telling me. This type of visa suits him as he works offshore. 3 weeks work, 3 weeks Thailand and so on.

Once again, I think you will find that it is Pavarotti. Are you sure you actually went to see him?

You really are a sad individual. I would pity you if I gave a flying <deleted>. Not that is has anything to do with you but I spend no time whatsoever in Pattaya. Purely out of personal choice rather than any criticism of Pattaya itself as a venue. Go and pester someone else bogan.

It was a comment aimed at your spelling (which also applies to your post quoted above) combined with a play on words. However, most on here know you are not too bright so it is no surprise it went totally over your head. You went to see Pavoroti did you? You probably think Placido Domingo is the guy who sells pizza.

Thought it would go over your head, not in the least bit surprised...