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  1. On 4/13/2019 at 6:43 AM, UKresonant said:

    Basic state pension, with 35 years NI record £6718.40. Then it depends on the type of NI contributions. The headline New State Pension can be £8767.20p.a. (which I would need 46 years NI to obtain). So somewhere between the two figure for 35+years NI record. 

     

    https://www.which.co.uk/news/2018/11/state-pension-rates-confirmed-for-2019-20-how-much-will-you-get/

    My State pension which started in April 2017 is now £221 per week. I started work in 1968 and bought my own stamps and through the years have also been on PAYE for NI.

    I retired early In 2001 aged 47 but continued to pay full NI contributions.

    I questioned my State Pension forecast in early 2017 with DWP and was assured twice that I was entitled to an extra payment because I was between the 2 pension schemes, so I was paid extra so I wasn’t penalised due to the pension scheme. The DWP even sent me a full breakdown of each years NI contributions to prove I was eligible to the extra payments.

    I get an increase each year because I claim residency in the UK.  

    I believe there are around 100k pensioners who are getting the extra guaranteed payments in the UK. 

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  2. 21 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

    Appalling crime. The only upside is that the chances of passing on the disease are negligible if he was on medication. 

    Didn’t it say that he was diagnosed in 2009 but started treatment in 2015. 

    I know that with modern treatments he should be virus free (virus load undetectable) but I’m not sure on that. Either way, he should be locked up for life. Hope they trace all the boys involved and ensure they all get the correct treatment. 

  3. On 9/13/2018 at 5:58 AM, mtls2005 said:

     

    I'm not sure this is even legal? The president has some leeway re: imposing tariffs due to "national security" concerns  (section 232, Trade Expansion Act, 1962, little used), but I'm not seeing handbags, bicycles or furniture as a threat to our national security. 

     

    Other than Peter Navarro, and the president himself, who else is out championing this "war" to the American public?

     Never heard of “handbags at dawn”?

    A Louis Viton, or Hermes bag can inflict serious damage to a nation. 

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  4. 46 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

    He's in Cambodia, not Thailand. And no, not available in Camb.

     

    Sent from my SM-J701F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

     

     

     

     

    Yes Cheryl, I knew that he was in Cambodia, but others had commentated before me about moving him to one of the large hospitals in Thailand, where he may get better treatment. 

    Are there any hospitals in Thailand that have specialist centres, that are capable of catheter procedures similar to this? I’ve had several ops on carotid arteries and other procedures on heart, including blood clot removal, also a aorta and bi femoral bypass, but that was in UK, just wondered for the future. 

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  5. On 9/10/2018 at 6:06 AM, Nanaplaza666 said:

    Well i think this says it all your the most helpfull and kind farang in this country and only your reply counts , and you will be rewarded first place too ,for having driven the most miles of all the farangs on this forum together well done sud yot superman.?

    Pity that “Million miles driven” by Rainyday wasn’t across a few borders several years ago on his way home.  

  6. 10 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

    "Within a reasonable period of time" = hours not days.

    Sent from my SM-J701F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
     

    Yes Cheryl, I agree and I never thought that the guy in the OP would be suitable for this procedure, even if he could have access to it. 

    I was merely commenting on your “Not done/doable” part in your post.

    I should have made it clear in my post, that I was referring to a procedure that is now possible in some countries, like the UK. Not sure if this procedure is available in Thailand, pretty certain it’s not, where this guy is. 

    My apologies. ?

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  7. On 9/13/2018 at 7:08 AM, Sheryl said:

    That is not done/doable.

     

    If diagnosed and treated within an hour or two there are drugs that can be injected to dissolve clots. Later than this and they are left to dissolve on their own. Tteatment in this situation is purely supportive. There is no surgical option

     

     

    Sent from my SM-J701F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app

     

     

     

    Sheryl, not done/doable?

    Some blood clots in the brain do dissolve with drugs, or on their own over time and if the clot is in an area of the brain that blood can pass or where blood can divert around the clot and no damage it caused, then fine, leave it there. 

    However, if the clot is in an area that the above is not possible and the clot will cause irreversible damage to brain function, then catheter removal is possible, if the surgeon can access the clot in a reasonable period of time. 

     

    https://news.sky.com/story/amp/game-changing-stroke-treatment-rolled-out-10833772

  8. On 9/12/2018 at 8:39 PM, adammike said:

    I got hit by a scooter when I was on my bike out for the count for a short time,got to the hospital and I could not remember my phone number or the name of my doctor so they gave me a scan the consultant said there was no visible damage but I would have to stay overnight and was woken every hour to check that I was ok that's why you don't go to bed alone and unsupervised after a bang on the head.if you do have a stroke the faster you get treated the better that's why older folks should carry aspirin to take two at the first sign of a stroke or Geary attack.

    If you take Aspirin without first knowing wether the problem is a stroke (blockage) or a bleed within the brain, you could well be doing more harm than good. 

    Aspirin will thin the blood and significantly reduce the ability of the blood to clot. Fine if you have a blockage, not so good if you have a bleed inside the brain.

    Many symptoms for a blockage (stroke) are the same as for a bleed. 

    Get to a hospital and get a scan first. 

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  9. On 9/9/2018 at 3:04 PM, rainyday said:

    richard_smith237; You try to defend the OP. OK for me however, OP is at fault 3 times in 2 minutes. 

     

    -Try to convince a policeman in your country that it is better to drive on the wrong side of the road (whatever excuses you may give him)...... post your own guess of the rate of success pls.

     

    -I do not see plenty of Thais. OP was just there when it happened but he waited and did do nothing. It's on his dashcam,  it happened just in front of him at not too many people/cars at that moment. Same goes to convince a policeman in your country.

     

    - You do not pass a red traffic light in your country right? Heave fines. So again, talk to the policeman in your country and post your own guess of success rate. 

     

    My point is that foreigners behave different here than in their home countries. Some even not pass the grey zone as they change white for black and black for white immediately. I am here for 20 years + and I notice it every day. Believe me, 20 years ago Chiang Mai was a much better place to live. CM is spoiled by foreigners for a big part. Now the farangs talking the Chinese and how bad they behave. Same same but different.

     

    I'm fighting through my last days as I move out of Thailand. Reason? Partly due of what is written above.

     

    Stay healthy, safe.

     

    On 9/9/2018 at 3:04 PM, rainyday said:

    richard_smith237; You try to defend the OP. OK for me however, OP is at fault 3 times in 2 minutes. 

     

    -Try to convince a policeman in your country that it is better to drive on the wrong side of the road (whatever excuses you may give him)...... post your own guess of the rate of success pls.

     

    -I do not see plenty of Thais. OP was just there when it happened but he waited and did do nothing. It's on his dashcam,  it happened just in front of him at not too many people/cars at that moment. Same goes to convince a policeman in your country.

     

    - You do not pass a red traffic light in your country right? Heave fines. So again, talk to the policeman in your country and post your own guess of success rate. 

     

    My point is that foreigners behave different here than in their home countries. Some even not pass the grey zone as they change white for black and black for white immediately. I am here for 20 years + and I notice it every day. Believe me, 20 years ago Chiang Mai was a much better place to live. CM is spoiled by foreigners for a big part. Now the farangs talking the Chinese and how bad they behave. Same same but different.

     

    I'm fighting through my last days as I move out of Thailand. Reason? Partly due of what is written above.

     

    Stay healthy, safe.

    Rainyday

     

    Good bloody riddance, leave and don’t let the door his you up your ass on the way out. 

     

    The blame lays squarley with the motorcyclist, he ran the red light you fool. 

    Stop deflecting blame on the OP!

    Any farang getting involved when Thais had already stopped, just complicates matters and if your not first aid trained or a doctor, best thing is stay out of it. 

    As for slowly passing the accident along with many others, that’s normal, or would you park up and wait for the BIB to arrive and try to blame you?

  10. 15 minutes ago, teatree said:

    Can you provide evidence?

     

    As far as I know the difference is between the pay scale at the central warehouse (mainly male) and the various branches (largely female)

     

    Different pay scales but different skill requirements and different risks to health.

    So, in your opinion, it takes more skill to find and load certain boxes of products onto a pallet in a wharehouse, than to find certain boxes of products on a pallet in a shop, unpacked them and put them on a shelf.

    Rubbish. 

     

    Your  “Risks to health” won’t fly either. 

  11. 4 hours ago, Sheryl said:

    Yes. Road ambulance to Bangkok or HCMC would be best course of action. HCMC closer and cheaper.

     

    But even there, costs will mount.

     

    Not at all cheap in Cambodia, either, but there in addition to high costs there is very substandard quality.

     

     

    Much better to get him to a hospital where they can remove the blood clots. 

    I doubt any airline would fly him back to UK whilst the clots remain in his head. They only fly patients who are stable and well enough to travel. 

    He may have insurance who knows, if it will cover the £100k plus to get him home, is another matter. 

    Either way, I wish him luck.  

     

  12. 15 minutes ago, Voodoochile said:

    Give me a break, suing someone for name calling. Just call him something back or go up to him and slap him or punch him in the face but dont sue the Guy. Childish and pathetic in my opinion. If i where Musk i Would arange for the Guy to have an unfortunate accident....maybe offer him one of My Tesla cars as a so called apologie and cut the brakes or something.

    Unfortunately, in today’s environment, calling someone a pedo, or say he married a 12 year old, is not simply name calling. If you can’t, or won’t understand that, I feel sorry for you. ?

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