starfish

13 minutes ago, greenchair said:

Was a bit of tongue in cheek, cheeky. 

Gold. 

If it doesn’t have gold attached to it, they don't want it. 

Shit, i´m really to slow, but it´s probably because i don´t think first of Gold

Whats marriage anyway ?

Two strangers get together and want a contract on that ?

There is no contract for friends for life ! Simple.

But i finally started to clean out my belongings, so there´s one good thing, after all.

39 minutes ago, greenchair said:

I am going to allow myself one small box of goodies. 

The relatives do not want pictures, nicknacks, old clothes, old appliances. If it doesn’t have a G attached to it. Out it goes. 

Sorry, what is a "G" ? Or do i get to old for this. It slowly creeps up on me. "Is it me or you ?" Thats the question i more and more ask myself.

Guys, please tell me i´m still insane what the f. is "G" ?

I think it´s still you.

On 5/7/2018 at 6:11 PM, meechai said:

A couple of decades ago I was in your shoes

 

So I asked my future mother in-law (rest her soul) what was expected

They were poor farmers & she told me her daughter was not for sale but

should we marry she hoped I would take care of her daughter & hoped that we would be very healthy & happy together.

 

I knew then & there that this was a good family & I was not proved wrong.

 

Good Luck to you

You are lucky as anyone could ever be. Please tell me you are still together with her !

33 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

Getting about in a wheelchair in Thailand was pretty horrid.

 

I must say that the only good thing was that I was generally treated with a good deal of respect and courtesy by the Thai people which raised them very high in my estimation.

 

Generally speaking I was limited to trips to Tesco-Lotus and the local hospital.

I think Thailand is not to bad for that, as they respect their elders.

But i would send them around, i have many wishes 

1 hour ago, watcharacters said:

 

Exactly.      I once saw a ramp at a hotel that was definitely at a  minimum 45 degree incline.   Whomever was responsible for the design of that needs a head examination.      As populations continue to age into  ever higher years   there'll be  more and more need for attention to be given to  mobility issues.

Damn, i think, one doesn´t think about wheelchairs until he sits in one . . .

54 minutes ago, Dick Crank said:

I personally know people who live with the shutters closed so sunlight does not fade stuff in the house like books, paintings etc and who don't go on vacation because it's not good for the car to sit stationary that long.

you should give your friends a review

5 minutes ago, JLCrab said:

RamKamhaeng and Bangkok Group hospitals no problem

 

Problem is, i have no American express

1 hour ago, greenchair said:

I am 55, I feel the best about my future and happiest I have been in my entire life. 

But since I have read this article and posts, my thoughts of a wonderful future have gone. I have a house full of stuff. I heard a piece of good advice. Your loved ones don't want your stuff that you have collected over 20 years. It is a real burden for them to have to clear out. So over the next couple of years, I will throw out all my memories that I will not need when I'm dead. My plan is to make my death as troublesome free as I can for my son. If your girl is a newbie, then best to be wary, you might live long. But if she has been around awhile then she should know everything she needs to know in the event of your death. 

Make her burden troublesome free. 

I will clean out my house, first thing in the morning, she doesn´t deserve anything worse, thats not a question, but an answer !

8 minutes ago, NancyL said:

Good point.  I've seen people unwilling to move to assisted living when they really should because they have a condo or house full of stuff that they just can't part with.  In truth much of that stuff could go with them to the assisted living place and there is help available for sorting through it.  Of course, if they go to sell things they'll discover even nice appliances and furniture are worth a small fraction of what they paid. No one is going to give you even half the price you paid for a four year old TV when there have been so many improvements in the past four years, for example.  

 

And it's even worse when someone should return to their home country and have acquired stuff here that they just can't part with.  Or worse yet, think their loved ones will be interest in, so they pay a fortune to have it shipped back.

 

Hubby and I came over here 10 years ago with just four large suitcases of stuff and had some boxes mailed from the U.S.  Since then we've bought a condo full of stuff, but it's all expendable.  Well, except maybe for the two cats.

NancyL you´re helpfull, thank you !

7 hours ago, greenchair said:

You must have a brother or sister or uncle that could oversee your funds. 

Or at the very least a couple of friends. 

I didn't have children, but was lucky enough to get a throw away kid when I was early 40s. He is now 12 and looks to have a great future. I'm hoping he might hang around a bit until I'm dead. 

 I have a few bitcoins, distributed at 3 USB-Sticks, with instructions how to get them, and my love of my life knowing where they are, hope she doesn´t  before i´m dead.

I did hide them really good  .

26 minutes ago, Jonah Tenner said:

As me then. I am 67 for one more month, and I have wondered about what it would be like to try to swim the Pacific when the time comes...

I'll probably never find out as I a planning on buying a Honda CB 650 X to explore Isaan...

I´m a motocross guy, and can´t ever imagine not leaping off into air, what do i do ? I guess, what has to be done, has to be done by now.

17 hours ago, greenchair said:

If you have plenty of money, you would be very well cared for. 

There are many retirement villages opening here. I think you buy the room, then pay around 16000 a month or something. Daily meals and health checks all provided. Look up retirement villages thailand. 

If you have money. 

If you don't. Stay where you are. 

My problem is: Who looks after my money, when i´m to stupid for that ? Didn´t care to have children in my life.

15 hours ago, starfish said:

For entertainment purpose, i once tried to send USD to Europe, to my multicurrency- account. They said: Only Euro to Europe. Needless to say, i went over to the next bank and no problem

These guys ask themselfes how they got there, all day !

 

In case, nobody believes me: i can´t believe it myself, but its true, happened a while back though, when they invented banks in Thailand.

Anyway, always buy Euro or USD first, then send that.

My max amount was 15000 Euro without any questions asked.

And for any money sent into thailand i ask for a letter from the manager in this branch (Stamp and signature,100 Baht, but they always look somewhat bewildered at me ), confirming that i brought this money into Thailand, so i wouldn´t have problems sending it out of thailand.

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

My best one was a resort I booked into and when we booked in and turned the aircon on a nest of ants decided to move house from there through the room.

Thats nothing, my ants got themselves knives and ketchup

2 hours ago, farcanell said:

And do you then go down to the beach and start picking up trash?

And then i spend 4 hours posting on facebook, how crappy things are here. Unfortunately my holiday is over, meanwhile

10 minutes ago, SooKee said:

Indeed!! Bizarre! Literally a 30 second job to lift up the filter cover and check if it's clogged with dust and crap. If it is, couple of minutes to hose them clean. I seriously couldn't be asked to involve hotel maintenance in that. It's about as difficult as changing a light bulb.

In all honesty I'm more bothered about the accumulated germs etc than the impact on cooling. Unless they are REALLY bad the AC unit will still cool, just less efficiently, it'll burn more electricity to reach the desired thermo setting. If there's no muck (VERY rare, regardless of the room rate) at least that's one thing eliminated if the AC is crap. In which case likely a gas leak, failed compressor or a faulty unit.

Sent using Tapatalk
 

I always unpack my toilet testing kit in front of the bellboy, swipe a good sample and upload the outcome to my scientific research website. That is, if the wifi works The bellboy always freaks out. No exception.

On 5/4/2018 at 12:36 PM, topt said:

But presumably you would get stitched up by the receiving banks exchange rate so why would you?

For entertainment purpose, i once tried to send USD to Europe, to my multicurrency- account. They said: Only Euro to Europe. Needless to say, i went over to the next bank and no problem

These guys ask themselfes how they got there, all day !

2 hours ago, grollies said:

Are you serious?

I´m afraid he is.

I found out, to best NOT disturb the filters, as this will spread all the spores in the room. And what gives you guys the idea to ask for other room will result in a different experience ?

I just rent at a good hotel and hope it´s worth the extra dosh.

Life´s to short for cleaning airconditionfilters in hotels . . .

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

You must be quoting from the tourist guide books. The reality, as shown by several postings on this site every day, is far far different.

 

But thanks for the Aircon tip. Not a bad idea.

Ok, imagine, the poor guy, who thinks about nothing else, than his <deleted> tip, whitnesses me taking a stool,  climbing up to the aircondition, taking out the filters, going to the bathroom, washing them, and installl the filters again. You guys have a serious problem.

Please, move me to the business-section, thanks.

Am sure, you have been in the same situation. How to close a company the right way ? My bookkeeper just doesn`t cut it.

12 hours ago, PoorSucker said:

Please don't share your experience from Nakhon Nowhere. 

This thread is Samui specific. 

My story happened in Samui, but a while back. Gods help me !

I´m due for my 5 year renewal, i let my driving license run out, like every law abiding citizen.

I hear: up to one year, no plomplem, up to 3 year, big plomplem.

Is that still right, on Samui ?

30 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

I saw an older Thai guy struggle with the colours, they let his wife stand behind him and whisper the answers !!

I said: "green", but only because i didn´t know there´s blue as well 

On 5/8/2018 at 2:04 PM, happy chappie said:

My stepsons laying next door with messed up knee and ankle.his mates been in a coma for months.the sons ok though his mummy looks after him with everything,55 inch tv and Internet,just gone off to get him food.when he does need to get about im sat here waiting to drive him wherever need be.i think he's going to be here and not get better until the insurance sort him out a new scooter.when he will miraculously recover.

Oh my, you got a <deleted> up situation there. Be strong.