Jethro Tull

Finally !, someone stating exactly what happened without any additional strains of Land of Hope and Glory or USA , USA , USA in the background to clarify one’s nationality and bias .

“ soiled “ ?? Only in your imagination .

I would say if you like to meet up with some similar minded buddies, down a few alcoholic beverages, reminisce about previous Special Forces adventures, put the worlds problems to right, flirt with the bar girls, people watch ( and criticise ) the old expats with the younger Thai ladies in tow to give marks out of 10 regarding their choice of company for the evening then Pattaya is the place to be. If you are a family man with a couple of lead weights in tow who long since retired from the bar scene and prefers a sedate lifestyle with the odd hobby or two to break the monotony then any Thai city or even village will suffice. There’s not much difference from them ( barring BKK, HH, CM and Patts of course ).

Nice Kukri !

A familiar sight for many but home for a few days and i like it here.

Yes, season 2 follows on from where season 1 left off, season 3 has a new event to investigate but occasionally revisits the original storyline from seasons 1 and 2. I thought it was excellent, several suspects are created and keeps you guessing, as do the police, which one could have done the crime . An age old format of murder mysteries but done with the Brit style of small town crimes.

Exactly what I meant. According to some on here a month or two is no good you have to renew your dl in the window between when you get the 1 year extension stamp in your passport and the extension due date !! Sounds like a couple of IO’s are moving the goalposts, time will tell if the others follow suit !

So renew your extension so it shows over a year validity then go and renew your dl to get 5 years instead of 2 in the few days you have over a year extension validity ?? Still not getting it !

I know someone who lives out in the sticks and he did a “ home “ visit via video link to Sisaket immigration.

“ Most retirees renew early, so they hold over a year of validity at application “ Do they ? I thought most retirees renew shortly after expiration to get 6 years ??

I just binged Broadchurch ( with David Tennant and Olivia Coleman ). Not sure why i skipped this ( probably thought it was a Downton Abbey type of thing ) but it was excellent. Just started The Fall , Gillian Anderson of X-files fame stars as a promiscuous detective. Realised i had seen it before, when she got her kit off !, but am going to watch again as it gets good reviews and i can’t remember much more about it .

Many years ago. I had checked in, and was airside, for a flight from Jeddah to Heathrow when the flight was cancelled and an estimated 12 hours delay was announced. We were given the option to surrender our passport so we could return to Jeddah to spend the night in a nice hotel or spend 12 hours at the gate on those plastic chairs. Lots of opposition to handing over their passports but in the end around 50% took the hotel option. Seemed like a good decision and while there were a lot of angry voices about handing over their passport they were given a choice.

Again ?? Tell us more !

RIP Ozzy Thanks for the music and being part of my growing up.

Yup, have had home visits on retirement extensions, seems like it was a thing 3 or 4 years ago, but recently haven’t had any, thankfully.