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On 3/17/2024 at 9:45 AM, ballpoint said:

It's the same photo, just reversed ...

Would it be possible (and less expensive) to book your return flights to the UK then book separate flights UK/France in between those dates.

I.E. - Thailand to UK - UK to France - France back to UK - UK to Thailand.

The UK to France return can be a cheap ticket and not too much lost if cancelled.

42 minutes ago, peter zwart said:

let me guess, low rider pick up........speed.........crazy guy driver.......little willy. But i could be wrong of course.

Toyota ran a red light according to the full article.

26 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Why don't you contact the embassy and request clarification. 

This is the Q&A, Ask the Consular Team forum, but I don't think the consular team are still reading it, although (AFAIK) it was them that started it.

Nothing more recent than 2020 on its pages.

EDIT: Correction, the consular team has posted recently.

4 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

Absolutely spot on

These kids need to be punished no doubt , BUT ...2 wrongs don't make a right ,and they need a listening ear to change their behaviour such as anger management 

Kids?

36 and 38 years old.

I don't have a high regard for Thai police. But, holding a police officer in a headlock and taking away his firearm!!!

I fully expect that lengthy prison sentences will follow (unless the two perps can afford to pay their way out))

Seems obvious that the guy was drunk and not capable of giving consent to having the tattoo. I'd say that the tattoo "artist" (and any of his prankster mates) should be prosecuted for assault. 

Plenty of non permanent pranks are available if you need your fun.

2 hours ago, GarryP said:

My wife jus got a quote for drilling and solar cell (35k but only one solar cell) or drilling plus electric hook up (23k). No charge if no water found. Seems a bit expensive. 

If I recall correctly, the drilling (30m deep) including pipes and pump to the surface, cost 19,000 THB. Then I had to connect the water and power to the house myself and fit some valves to separate the house supply from the garden irrigation (maybe 3 or 4 thousand - plus my own hard labour). No solar (maybe later) @owl sees all could probably tell you whether your quote is reasonable.  

25 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

The scale of this operation is just mind-boggling. Possibly 10,000 shipping containers of Brazilian pork has entered the country.

This is too big to be smuggled by land from neighboring countries, it was shipped in.

Unless I've missed something, I think your calculation is a bit off. 24 tonnes is 24,000kg. 1 cubic metre of pork weighs a little more than 1 cubic metre of water (1 tonne). So 24 tonnes would occupy the space of approx. 24+ cubic metres.- less than one 40' container.

11 minutes ago, HighPriority said:

Don’t waste your time Owl, he’s still back in 2019.

Yes, he's still on page 1. The leaning tree was still upright in those days.

On 2/8/2024 at 9:23 AM, Social Media said:

Throughout the trial, prosecutors argued that Crumbley was negligent in allowing her son access to a firearm, which she and her husband purchased just days before the shooting. Despite signs that their son needed mental health assistance, the couple failed to seek proper treatment. On the morning of the shooting, they chose to leave their son at school after a concerning incident, ultimately leading to the tragic outcome.

Seems like a fair verdict and they deserve prison time for their neglect. Maybe (hopefully) other parents of disturbed kids will learn something from this, but I doubt it.

6 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Are they doing post-mortem alcohol test?

Is he dead?

33 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

Any love hotel here is about 300 baht.

What possesses people to bang in public is beyond me, unless they are exhibitionists.

Exhibitionism and voyeurism are very common sexual fetishes. Both are displayed in this topic.

Personally, I think it's harmless so long as everyone involved is an adult. 

What do they taste like?

Asking for a friend (wife).

4 hours ago, Martin71 said:

Aliens on Uranus...

Uranus is a gas giant.

I learned that from the Captain Underpants movie.

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Kaokorn Suksangamkul, the teacher who wrote the exam paper, said “a fun classroom is a space for academic debate, teachers have a role in encouraging students to think, speak out, debate and use their logic, so that social science subjects can be more interesting”.

Good luck Kaokorn, but I think that "Songchai Nianhom, president of People for the Protection of the Monarchy Institution (Por-Por-Sor) and his team" will have you cancelled.

16 minutes ago, Mutt Daeng said:

OK I see. My queries have always been sorted using the chat. Not sure what you mean by "correcting your gateway account". Can you elaborate?

My Government Gateway account is showing that I owe 1,300+ GBP income tax from 2022/2023 and states that I will incur penalties if not paid by 27 March this year. I paid in December 2023.

4 hours ago, Mutt Daeng said:

I have successfully used the HMRC web chat service to fix my tax codes 3-4 times. They fixed my tax code while I was chatting to them. The staff who man the service are very helpful & friendly. Obviously you need to use the chat during their business hours or you will be chatting to a "digital" assistant. As soon as I invoke the chat, I ask to speak to a real person and I sometimes have to wait a short while (usually less than 10 minutes) before a human starts to chat to me.

https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/ask-hmrc/chat/online-services-helpdesk

I used the chat service a couple of weeks ago, after I read your previous post here. Yes, very helpful and confirmed that my payment was received. However, the advisor couldn't correct my Gateway account as that required a different department (simple Assessment Department). I'm still waiting for the promised call back.