paddypower

report your credit card as stolen, asap.

this advice deserves 5 stars. I've not given myself space to write about proper diet. But, anyone drinking tap water (I've ignored filter systems, as I am not qualified to comment on their safety). has to be mad. As for distilled water, it may sound daft to say this - but buy water that TASTES good. Trust your body. We've lived here (Thailand) a long time and have switched over time from the 20 litre containers to many 600ml brands and have finally settled on one that (just my opinion) tastes better than all the rest. (It's not beer ???? ). With most of the drinking water products available, the biggest worry is bottled water in poorly manufactured plastic containers (just Google the topic, if you want to get truly paranoid) - which leach the plastic, over time.

Agreed. It's difficult to read anything into these reports, until there is more clarification, (which is not really Thai style reporting); to include more factors - eg age and co-morbidity, if any.

555 and remember to always drive with your mask on as well.

Yep. in Thailand, losing face has a big part, emotional level of children, esp men. and the there's tis, just in from the gun-killing headquarters of the world: ''Gunman kills five, including child, at Texas home''

Why would anybody give you a thumbs up, unless the real story is that your wife loans money at reasonable rates?. we loan interest free, or outright donate, but that's because we are a western retired couple.

Honest, it was a digital mistake.

sure - aren't you foregetting about the Garda ?

here we go: George Carlin's wait has ended: Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups'.

I've never seen Kryptonite do that to a human being, before.

Looking at that first photo - i think he has already been at work on #2 and #3 on your list.

Yes, I have reviewed Barclays letter and it does appear to offer that option. However, my friend was telling me today that she also has pensions coming in from Uk govt and, possiby a provate pension plan. all I know is, for our dealings with our Canadian and Irish banks there's no problem. As my firne out it this morning ''(deleted) this - this (deleted)-ing Brexit.

if and when he is deported, put him on a longtail and aim it at the English Channel.

thanks, my friend is looking into that option. I think the problem is, they want you to put up a significant amount as deposit. An alternative we're looking at is to apply to open an account at her mortgage company. Maybe this next bit is off topic: Government Pensions: do you continue to qualify for your UK pension, if non resident? (aside: My wife got screwed over by the Danish Pension Office declaring her ineligible for pension - despite having contributed to the Plan when she lived there). Despite being a nice race of people, and the country being high on the ''happiest' list - they are mean SOB's at government level. If you leave Denmark and decide to become a natauralized citizen in the country you move to, the government appears to be quite vengeful, over you surrendering your citizenship (you can't hold dual citizenship). .

Lots of responses - thanks for taking the time to share your experiences. I will scan/post the letter, once i remove personal info., just in case any of you is interested. The Guernsey bank seems like a good option. But would they not want you to go through a lot of rigmarole, to open an account? there is one glimmer of hope. The letter from Barf bank says that you may use the address of another who manages your account. It's possible that this could apply to the property manager, who is the only entity receiving and disbursing rental money from my friend's flat in London..

Here is what I am getting (screen captute)

yep - Proton

so, have your heard of any new requirements??. maybe my friend is receiving confusing info. from the bank. Both my Canadian bank and broker have asked for new info forms to be filed. But that appears to relate to the overall North American tax/banking system.

having dealt with one of the most intransagent of banks - Nordea Denmark, I'm advising her to be exrtra careful about what changes she makes to her situation in the UK. she also has to persuade the property managers to accomodate her needs - and that may take some doing.

Thanks.....but honestly, try reading the OA post first before pointing out what is obvious . ????

a good friend has been getting income deposited into her bank for years. Now they want to close it down, because she lives here in Thiland and cannot furnish a permanent address in the UK. What to do? Its something to do with the after effects of that damned Brexit. My suggestion would be to instruct the UK rental agent to send the money to the bank account of a family/reliable friend. She has both in the UK and (ROI - Irleand). But then, it gets tricky, for a number of reasons. Any thoughts? i think its Barclays she's heard from. .

RIP also dumb and dead.

when I am using Firefox or Chrome, suddenly over the past few days, 90% of my log on efforts to various websites get rejected with the same error message. something along the lines of ''unable to connect to this website', check your firewall, etc'. if I keep tapping on the repeat box, eventually I get connected. this is occuring with the most common used sites, such as BBC, Guardian, even Aseannow. tia. (PS i am using Win 10 v. 22H2)