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You only need to do that every time you need a new passport, which IIRC is once every 10 years, followed by a trip to VFS in Bangkok. Have you lost the facility of handwriting over the years you have been here?

No, it isn't the end of the story, regardless of what your opinion is on the subject matter.

Twice the square root of SFA.

Good

One of the best inventions in mens wear in years. If you don't like them, then don't wear them.

There is a shop called Britishop in Ban Lamung, and I believe that they can ship to anywhere in Thailand. https://britishop.com/shop?utm_source=google&utm_medium=adwords&gclid=CjwKCAiAs8acBhA1EiwAgRFdw8qWD3lkH5V5sqGUAF7j2YGM63Lzv_C4NnGaFCXIdPzD8CMFIl0f6BoCOwYQAvD_BwE I am not sure if is of any help to you, but they do have a large selection of stock.

I don't put any stock in any of your posts. Or the Danegeld as a tribute.

I am 78, still driving and I have no idea if I will reach 94 years old. What I do know is that if I have to travel anything more than perhaps 50 km, my 57 year old wife insists on driving me, which is probably a good thing.

That was one of the few bits that I remember from my Christian education. I gave that faith up about 60 years ago.

????? I have no idea, being a lapsed Christian and never been a Muslim or a Buddhist

There is a vast difference between " interfering in a government procurement process" and a military coup. If you do not understand that or have a problem with that then there is no point in discussing it. One is a civil offence where evidence has to be shown to the court along with proof, and not alleged proof. A military coup is treason against an elected government.

Equally if the boozers had been closed at midnight it probably would not have happened either.

Looking at the video it appears that the crossing has half or a little more barriers. It also looks like the car driver got bored with waiting and decided to drive around the barrier without anybody getting out of the car to check if there was a train coming. I feel more sorry for the train driver as there is no way he could have stopped in time.

I never had much of a problem in the RAF with senior NCOs bullying except at Wildenrath, My chief there who shall remain nameless, used to go to lunch in the SNCO mess and drink his lunch as he was an alcoholic. He would come back late as usual and start to pick on my mate Barry at which point he would then pick on me. I got so fed up with it that one afternoon I threatened to drop him and he went OTT. I ignored him and went to the office and reported both him and me. My WO told me that if it happened again to ignore my C/T and go straight to the office. 2 weeks later I was posted to another section and my C/T was taken aside and given an informal warning. 3 months later he was posted back to the UK.

Of course you got it wrong as you have done all the way through the thread.

So, according to you it is OK if coup makers are NOT punished but those politicians who were tried and convicted under those coup governments must be punished. Have you always had double standards? It has everything to do with the fact that everyone is equal in the eyes of the law, or at least they should be. However in Thailand, if you steal the country at gun point, you can tear up the constitution and write a new one in your favour. You can pack the now unelected senate with your family, cronies etc and simply ignore any law that you don't like. When the law is equally applied to everybody then I agree that Thaksin should have a retrial under an independent judiciary, provided that all those generals down from the top serve full life sentences at the minimum for a military coup.

9 hours ago, Artisi said: Well France see's about 90 mil. tourists a year and I would think the cost to visit would far exceed those of Thailand. Well I sort of agree with you but, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_France In 2018 most of the tourists came from countries bordering France so the cost to visit would cost less than an air ticket to Thailand. In fact a family of 4 could all travel in one car and the cost would be far less than 4 tickets to Thailand. In the first part only the USA would have large travel costs. Number of stays In 2019, tourists from the following countries spent the most nights in France: It seems as though 8 out of 10 countries here neighbour France once again.

Or be like the current government and don't think at all.

When I did my 25 years in the RAF from 1960 to 1984 the same requirements were in force. When you singed up, you signed to serve a certain term, eg, 9 years plus 3 in the reserve or whatever. You did have the right to buy yourself out of your contract, however it depend on the manning numbers of your trade. If your trade was fully manned then it could be done, but if the trade was undermanned or critically under manned, the military had the right to retain you until your contract was up. All of this was explained to you before you signed up and you agreed to it or you were not signed up. The government and the military invested a lot of money and time in your training and wanted to get their moneys worth. The closer that you got to your discharge date, the lower the price to buy yourself out.

Please tell us all how many generals have been charged with treason for overthrowing any legally elected government? Then I might consider what you say about Thaksin is valid.

I had 1 shot of whisky and soda last NYE and threw most of it away. Other than that I haven't had an alcoholic drink in 2 1/2 years. I quit when I realsised I was drinking 3 or 4 bottles of Hong Thong a week.

I always do that, no matter if the EMS vehicle is in front or behind me. If I am at a set of lights I will try to move over as far as I can.

I don't think the Thais actually hate us, more like a strong dislike, but there are quite a few farangs that deserve it.

Yes you are. Simply do a search about wearing masks on public transport in Thailand. On Monday 28th November my 18 year old son and all his class mates were off school for the the day. The reason was so that there school room could be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected as 5 of the 40 in the class had caught Covid. They still all wear masks at the school.

But you are not IN the rest of the world, you are in Thailand. I rarely wear a mask but I always carry one. If somebody in authority, such as the bank , BigC or Makro, asks me to I simply smile, apologise and put it on. It is NOT the end of the world to wear a mask, so simply smile and do as they ask. YOU may think that Covid has gone away, never to return, but it is still here and active in Thailand. I cannot post a link from the Bangkok post but on September 30th this year it was still mandatory to wear a mask on public transport. Google it. https://www.huahintoday.com/thailand-news/face-masks-still-mandatory-on-public-transport-cinemas-in-thailand/ https://www.huahintoday.com/thailand-news/face-masks-still-mandatory-on-public-transport-cinemas-in-thailand/ https://www.google.co.uk/search?biw=1229&bih=557&sxsrf=ALiCzsZOH03DQtmSwCSUN9tWtgqv5qNyNA%3A1670326149557&lei=hSePY-PNIfqL4-EPwb2-kAM&q=thailand covid mask rules&ved=2ahUKEwijpLbm8eT7AhX6xTgGHcGeDzIQsKwBKAF6BAhOEAI All of these links and more are easily available on doing a Google search. The lady conductress on the bus was totally correct and you were and are totally in the wrong. However it is NOT a problem for me as I neither live in Bangkok nor do I use public transport.