billd766

I quit motorcycling about 5 years ago as I have a balance problem and I also realised that if I dropped the bike I could never pick it up on my own. I had a Yamaha 550cc shaft drive, a Honda CB 400 and a 200cc Honda Phantom.

I was 80 in May of 2024. My main problems are osteo-arthritis in both kneecaps, and I now use a walking stick to help me walk, a bad lower back from an accident in 1982 and I seem lately to have a bit of a breathing problem. It is though I am running out of puff, though if I sit and take a few slow deep breaths it is easier. Snip from your post. "So if you get cancer or dementia or any other incurable sickness would you love to live longer or prefer Voluntary assisted dying?" Depending on the severity of cancer or dementia or any other incurable sickness, I would like to finish preparing for my wife and son's future and then head for Voluntary assisted dying. I hate to be a burden to my wife. As it is, if I open my eyes every day, it is always a good day.

Why should they even bother to think about the consequences of their actions, when it doesn't matter to them? It is called jealousy, and dumbing down to the same abysmal level.

That may not be his best plan.

I normally plan to be completely ready for my extension 2 to 3 weeks earlier than the the extension date, so I start the paperwork about a month before that. I am on a marriage extension and have been for a few years using the income method that requires no money in the bank. IMO the only thing to be careful of, is the Forex rate. I do it myself and apart from the 2 copies needed, one for the Kamphaeng Phet office and one copy for the regional office in Chiang Mai, it is simple and straightforward, just a small PITA. The biggest hassle for me is that Bangkok Bank want 3 working days notice for a 12 month statement. I simply go to the bank a month early, tell them what I need and when I will collect it, make sure that I get 3 copies, (including one for me), and make sure that the bank staff stamp and sign every page. NO agent required.

Why bother with wasting time and money when its is so much easer to do it myself and combine the trip with a bulk shop? A much simpler method.

What, for being correct?

Snipped from the OP. "This has raised eyebrows, with former MP Thepthai Senpong questioning Thaksin's audacity in assuming authority to address issues beyond national borders - roles typically reserved for the government. Thepthai expressed surprise at Thaksin's assertive stance, particularly since he no longer holds any official position, and warned of potential diplomatic repercussions." And what 'official position' in the government does former MP Thepthai Senpong hold?

And if your IO does not accept agents, what do you do then?

Swords are hard to find in Thailand, though machetes are easy. We have 2 or 3 around the place. Can you please quote a figure or a percentage backed up by a link of how many Thai men actually do pick on farangs. There are so many posts all saying one thing or another but nobody has given a figure that is or can be verified, The original post was that 6 guys on 3 motorbikes attacked the Belgian. A later post says that the police arrested 4 youths but nothing about the other 2 guys. So were there only 4 guys or 6.

Perhaps the IFF Identification Friend or Foe transponder) had been destroyed and possibly the radio damaged as well. If the IFF was not working it would have shown up on a radar screen as not friendly and if the main radio was out of action as well, the aircrew would not have been able to respond to any calls to identify itself. Just a thought.

I DON'T have a problem, though you might have. All I read is that MOST Thai men attack farangs which is quite untrue. Nobody has come up with a figure or a % of how many Thai men attack farangs. So if YOU can come up with that number and post it with the link as to where it came from, then I might believe you. Until that point you are wasting your time and mine. There are about 34 million Thai male ranging from babies to seniors, so how many of those 34 million people actually DO attack farangs? According to some posters the attackers may not even be Thai people. This is a problem with jumping the gun with not enough information to go on.

And how many of those angry Thai men being violent are they, compared to the male population of Thailand? is it 1%, 10%, more, less. If you can come up with some actual figures and links, I may believe you, but until then you don't seem to have any sensible answer. As for actually being on this planet, I have been working and living in Thailand since 1993. How about you?

I haven't been to Pattaya for more than 10 years, and I doubt that I will ever go again.

So six Thai teenagers out of some 34 million Thai men were involved and it made the Thai press. If it were an elderly Thai it would still have made the Thai press but we may not even hear about it. What about if it were an alien from Mars. Would that make the news. The problem with whataboutery is that it is merely speculation and not facts.

And out of the 34 million or so Thai males, why do YOU claim without any back up, that ALL Thai males are doing it. Prove me wrong.

AFAIK that is correct. However you have to report in person to the IO you normally lose. I have been doing it that way for a long time.

Not only did I read the first post but I read all the other subsequent posts.

Not quite so simple. The IO at Kamphaeng Phet does not accept any agents. For simple, try looking into a mirror.

He does not need to study it. All the information that he is required to know, is passed down from his adored leader. If the master says it it is a good idea, then he must believe it and pass it on.

And the topic is Not a specific office or a specific IO.

Wrong again. I have always been always met with politeness and efficiency, both there and at Nakhon Sawan where I used to report before Kamphaeng Phet was opened up. I didn't use a walking stick then and I used to drive myself the 135 km each way. Perhaps it is simply my attitude which may well be different to yours, or perhaps all the IO offices are not the same.

IMHO, it is only as good as the monkey at each end.

Why would this be an issue? I live 70km from the Kamphaeng Phet IO and I have always met with politeness and efficiency there. I had a problem this year when I got my passport replaced but that was my fault and not theirs. They even called my wife several days before but I believed that I was right and that they were wrong. I was fined 500 thb for overstaying 1 day and the IO sorted me out with a 60 day visa to visit my wife and family on the spot. At the end of that period they re-instated my marriage extension without a problem. At 80, I now use a walking stick and have a breathing problem sometimes. The staff always offer to help me in and out of the office from/to the car if I need help. My wife, who is NOT a wifey, usually does that, in addition to being my driver.

That is very polite of you. I would have used a different term than "hot air".