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31 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Must be medical services in MHS ?

Basic services.  Not something I'd personally want to rely on in case of a stroke or heart attack, or even a bone breaking accident.

Retiring 5 hours away from the nearest half decent hospital? Seems like folly to me.

1 hour ago, placnx said:

It's true that retribution against Jews occurred in the Prophet's time in Medina

Retribution? No!  Retribution is in response to some sort of attack.  It's also a massive understatement of what happened under Mohammed.

Consider the case of Banu Qurayza (a Jewish community).  All the men and adolescent boys were beheaded, and all the women and children taken into slavery (and slavery here includes sex slavery.)  No one knows how many men were murdered.  Estimates range from 300 to a thousand or more.  And all because the Jews refused to accept Mohammed as a prophet in the line of the Jewish prophets.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Banu_Qurayza

The footprint is hardly unique in Thailand.  There's also a very famous one at Wat Phra Phutthabat in Saraburi.  Globally there are more than 3,000.  They are originally associated with the early centuries of Buddhism when replicas of the historical Buddha were not used (in accordance with Lord Buddha's instructions).  For example, at Sanchi (3rd century BCE), he is represented variously by a tree or an empty chair.

5 minutes ago, placnx said:

Your rant is not kosher.

It's not a rant, but simply a statement of fact.  If you think otherwise, try educating yourself.  I'd suggest starting by reading the Koran, a book that Muslims believe is the literal word of their god - a book packed with murder, rape, paedophilia, blatant racism, &c. ,&c., all headed by the religion's prophet who Muslims believe is the perfect man and role model.

13 hours ago, sirineou said:

And always  lock your luggage with a TSA approved lock. 

What good does that do when any criminal can buy a TSA lock key for less than 35 baht on Lazada? For example:

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/kateva-tsa002-007-tsa-i4281712773-s16998343316.html

5 hours ago, treetops said:

The information from your UK bank will be available to the Thai authorities

How? Not without a UK court order, I suspect.

1 hour ago, EcureuilTenace said:

Opening a new account in UK or Europe is nigh impossible

Generally true.  However, you can probably open an account with Wise and get a debit card, provided you've got a European address for delivery of the card.  They're less fussy, certainly, than UK banks.  Better exchange rates/lower fees, too.  I now use my Wise card for pretty much all my purchases here.

21 hours ago, eyeman said:

I looked at the ingredients.. which explicitly says MSG

I guess you can't read Thai.  The phrase actually reads (in transcription) mây sày phǒŋchuurót MSG meaning "no add MSG".  There's no added MSG in it at all.

20 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

I just looked up INS260, which is also on the list of contents. It's a preservative and acidity regulator.

It's acetic acid - in other words, vinegar.  No big deal.

41 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

Isn't the re-entry permit desk, for those wishing to purchase one at the airport, AFTER departing Immigration at Suvarnabhumi?

No.  Before.  (It's after at Don Mueang.)

13 hours ago, hakuna said:

Does anyone know how much the 14 mg cost?

At Pulse Clinic, it's 11,550 baht for a pack of 30.

https://www.pulse-living.com/product/NDQzMjs=

However, (a) they're on the expensive side, and (b) it's out of stock with them.

My partner of 20 years (Thai) and I (British) want to visit the UK following the completion of his Ph.D. in a few weeks' time - touring Scotland and visiting my old friends.  It's intended as a reward for the years of hard work he's put in on his research and dissertation.  However, technically (well, and actually) he'll be unemployed.  The plan is that he'll start looking for employment as a university lecturer after the visit.  Is it going to be a non-starter applying for a UK Visitor Visa and just a waste of time and money? Or is there a realistic chance of one being granted?

Other information:  he owns the house we live in, he has plenty of savings to support himself during the trip, though I'll be paying for all flights and accommodation, and we've made one similar visit a few years ago when he was working and before starting his Ph.D..

Any thoughts? Advice?

Thanks.

Doesn't that rather depend upon whether all the wheels don't fall off, and whether the track doesn't plummet to the ground, and whether anyone is brave/foolhardy enough to travel on it? No service, or no passengers equals no fare collection.

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

It was a dwarf throwing show, he didn't take part.

Funny, then that the Rugby Football Union fined him £25,000 and removed him from its elite player squad because they believed he had thrown a dwarf.

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Tindall#:~:text=On 11 November 2011%2C Tindall was fined £25%2C000 by the Rugby Football Union and was removed from its elite player squad as a result of his throwing a dwarf in Queenstown%2C New Zealand%2C during the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

21 hours ago, Mike Lister said:

Blackrock has exited the US markets entirely

Do you have any evidence for that? The only statements I could find were along the lines of:

"BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, is reallocating assets out of the US economy in preparation for a looming recession and corporate debt bubble, as warned by other investors as well."

"Blackrock plans to move a significant portion of their portfolio out of the US and into emerging markets due to concerns about the corporate debt bubble, rising interest rates, and the potential for a looming recession."

In other words, a partial exit, not "entirely".

On 11/25/2023 at 7:56 AM, ricklev said:

Does anyone have any further info on the shuttle bus?  Thanks!

What he said.  For example, where exactly does it leave from (both going to Immigration and returning)? How much does it cost? How frequent is it?

Thanks.

6 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

Tuesday 02 - Bank holiday in Thailand.

No it's not.  See https://www.bot.or.th/en/financial-institutions-holiday.html

1 hour ago, Hawaiian said:

The high end places buy their seafood from the largest fish market in the world, Tokyo's famous Tsukuji Fish Market.

I do hope they don't.  It closed in 2018, so the fish would be pretty ancient by now.

They now buy from its replacement, Toyosu Market.

Incidentally, and I don't think this has been mentioned before, but the freezing for the top quality fish is done using liquid nitrogen best to preserve the fish texture, taste and aroma.