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MY source was a bank official at Lloyds bank in the UK.

Thanks once again to all respondents. I have made my decision. I'm agreeing with Dr Jack and will begin a transition to the income method, eventually transferring the capital in my a/c to my girlfriend's own a/c. She IS 100% trustworthy --- there will be NO problems in that area. To the person who suggested marriage: This would cause inheritance problems for my two children in the UK. I have NO desire to do that. To the people who have talked about POAs and being a co-signer to an account, I caution the following: Unlike a joint a/c holder, POAs and co-signers' authority both DIE (expire) with the death of the individual. One cannot be a co-signer to a deceased person's a/c!

OK, some interesting responses to my dilemma --- thank you. I'm very interested in the option of entrusting my girlfriend by depositing a substantial sum into her a/c, and changing my extension method to monthly income as Dr Jack and I think one other person suggested. Dr Jack, or anyone else who has done the following, please guide me through the following: For the first time, last March, I did the extension all by myself --- not entirely straightforward, but also not insurmountable. Now, I currently have c1,200,000 baht in my a/c. My renewal is due on 14th April. Please advise on satisfying the monthly income criteria in time for April 2026 if possible, or 2027 if not. Obviously, I want to run down the 1,200,000 baht, or the exercise would be pointless. Thanks again. David.

Hi folks, I wonder if anyone has any knowledge of the following: My family back in the UK are well taken care of and are aware that I wish that any assets remaining in Thailand after my death are to become the inheritance of my girlfriend --- they are quite content with this and will inherit much from my UK investments. For various reasons, I do NOT wish to remarry and, it would only serve to muddy the water further regarding inheritance. My girlfriend is quite content to receive the cash in my Bangkok bank account which usually contains somewhere between 900-1,400,000 baht, which I use for day-to-day banking and to satisfy immigration when renewing my annual extension of stay. I have contacted Bangkok bank and here I paraphrase their response: Even with a notarized will they require several other documents prior to releasing funds to any beneficiary. Moreover, the aforementioned documents have to first be sent to my embassy for "scrutiny." I suspect that this point means they will want to contact the authorities in the UK in order to check for any other beneficiaries, adding more delay and expense. Basically, it gets very messy and complex. I don't really want to join an account with my girlfriend since, I am aware that immigration will insist on doubling the required account balance which isn't the best option from an investment point of view. Would making my girlfriend a "signatory" to the account resolve this issue, or, upon my demise, would BBL still insist on all of the aforementioned rigmarole? I'm sure that some members would have heard of similar occurrences, but not personal experience obviously --- or they would be dead! Thanks in advance to any and all suggestions.

Nope! Still nothing --- just sends me round in circles. I tried a different browser and that didn't work either. I give up. The problem may be because I hadn't used Skype for ages --- they can keep my £6+ credit, I'm going to try some of the other companies which forum members have suggested. Thanks everyone for trying to assist me.

I just tried this to no avail. I get into Microsoft using Skype details as you suggest but, no mention of Skype, dial pad, contacts .... nothing!

Thanks to all respondents, but none of the suggestions work for me. Teams is cr*p! I tried both my phone and laptop again and cannot see a dial pad, or my contacts, or do anything except use the voice (echo) test.

I didn't! I've had the credit for several months as I rarely use it.

Do NOT buy a washer/dryer combo! I had one once and the drying result was deplorable. The machine has to expunge itself and the load of all moisture before it can even start to dry the load. This not only costs money but also takes a long time to effect a properly dried load. My advice: Either buy separate machines, or dry outside.

No profile opens up via top left (assuming phone usage, rather than laptop). I can access "profile settings" via another route but no "dial-pad" option opens up. Please clarify what the "profile logo" looks like and verify that you are talking about phone use rather than laptop.

Skype has emailed to tell me that I have successfully reactivated my credit (£6+). However, when I try to find a dial pad (or much else for that matter), the site just sends me round in circles. I have Skype installed on my phone and laptop but have failed to gain access with either. Can anyone help me please? Also, I'm aware that other forum members have complained about the "new" Skype/Microsoft Teams and I'm open to suggestions re using a different company. Thanks.

How do I "upgrade to 24H2"? Is it easy?

Hi folks, For months now, the above update fails to install on my Windows 11 laptop. I retry it periodically, but it never succeeds! I chose to ignore it but, annoyingly, my laptop constantly reminds me that it "is an important security update which needs to be installed." Any ideas?

Has anyone experienced this before? An email popped up in my Gmail "promotions" tab. I was about to move it into one of my folders for later perusal, when I noticed an option to edit it as "not promotions". I clicked on this whereupon the email completely disappeared. It didn't appear in my primary tab as a 5-year-old response from Gmail suggested it should and it's not in my trash! Any ideas?