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Wise, lousy service
worgeordie replied to luckyblock token's topic in Jobs, Economy, Banking, Business, Investments
You don't know how lucky you are , my cousin in the UK , wanted to send 1,500 Sterling to my daughter, from her Halifax account , my cousin is 89 ,knows nothing about Internet,smartphones, While at Halifax , they are asking her all kinds of questions, why you sending , who to , why, she says they made her feel like a money launderer , She did this 12 days ago , and the money has still not arrived yet , they first said the money has not gone through , come back in to office ,something wrong, so she had to go again, not easy when you 89 , and it still has not arrived, So I have told her to cancel the transfer ,just send a cheque (yes she has cheque book) to my daughter in Coventry ,and she will then send funds by Wise to me, did it once before and took about half an hour, in meantime Pound has fallen. Regards Worgeordie -
I remember the good old times here ,Petrol 8 Baht a ltr. you could get a trolly of food for 500 Baht , interest rates at the banks , I once got 18% ,but the people were a lot happier then ,things were a lot more freewheeling. All the cars were old ,never seen a Merc or BMW , there was none of today's ,I want the latest phone (as there wasn't any ) but you know what I mean. Then came 1978 when the bubble burst ,and the Baht crash , our neighbour , the family had a business , they borrowed a Million US dollars , but did not invest it in the business ,they bought new cars ,stocks and shares ,this was before the crash and stock market was doing well, I don't know to this day if the paid it off. So when interest rates began to fall , had to get out of cash and started to buy property , which could be found cheaply , renting houses was easy as there were a lot of Farangs , missionary groups , etc. Today , nothing seems easy , years of nearly negative interest rates ,Inflation out of control, very few Farangs around looking to rent long term , I still have more than I arrived here with , but for last 2 years have not been able to save a Satang , but still OK. How Thailand has changed , too much of everything , cars, Malls ,and pollution, most people now don't seem to have the same attitude , consumerism ,maybe a bit greed ,it's all about money now ,go into debt to get it, no wonder the people are not happy. Regards Worgeordie
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Wilko and Dr.Feelgood in action , a great group , regards Worgeordie
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Wilko Johnson , of Dr. Feelgood , a real character , unfortunately one of the few bands I did not see live , regards Worgeordie
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Lottery tickets on one side ,various types of weed on the other. regards worgeordie
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Thailand’s dual pricing still gets everyone posting
worgeordie replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
The sneaky way they put Thai entrance fees in Thai script, knowing 99 % of tourists cannot read Thai.....says it all. regards Worgeordie -
Nearly 60 tonnes of suspect smuggled pork impounded in Nakhon Pathom
worgeordie replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
It's simple , imported pork is a lot cheaper than Thai produced pork, so importers can sell it a good prices and make profit , it's just business. regards Worgeordie -
So they will take it off the market in US and ship it to other countries , I only took 16 caps ,too expensive and now found out must be dangerous regards worgeordie
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I once got 11 years out of a battery on my pickup, I check the battery ,oil ,water every week ,has the OP checked levels of distilled water, the current battery has been on for 5 years. regards Worgeordie
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It's the rainy season now , how is that going to work, they will be keep washing away , just keep the grass, weeds cut and have no rubbish laying about, myself I have no problem with snakes coming into the garden. regards worgeordie
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Bangkok’s house and building owners urged to check fire risks and exits
worgeordie replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Bars on the windows to keep people out , when there's a fire you cannot get out........what's more important ,your belongings or you and your families life. can never understand that. regards worgeordie -
Lottery fever as "viper crawls into Thai man's Yaris"
worgeordie replied to webfact's topic in Central Thailand
Not a Viper , just a harmless golden tree snake. regards worgeordie -
Bangkok ranked 2nd best city worldwide, best in Asia for digital nomads
worgeordie replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
Wonder how much TAT paid for that kind review ...... regards Worgeordie -
Do you walk faster than your wife/GF?
worgeordie replied to RamenRaven's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
20 yards behind ,,,, regards worgeordie -
Submarine purchase deal with China ongoing, Thai PM confirms
worgeordie replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
No nothing wrong with them , just that China cannot get them to put in the subs, regards worgeordie -
Is Roe v Wade just the beginning ?
worgeordie replied to CharlieH's topic in US & Canada Topics and Events
God save America ..... maybe another civil war in the future. regards Worgeordie