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Yes. From now on registered will have to be the way to go. Luckily not a life or death thing just an unexpected inconvenience. I ship a lot of things from here to the UK by regular mail. Seldom longer than two weeks.

Yes. The last letter I received was delivered to a house in the middle of our soi because the new postman was ' confused ' by the English writing ? You would have thought he understood the clear numbers though. Luckily that house was a friend of my wife so she phoned us about it. The next day I went to the post office and personally gave the new postman a photo of our house with a simple map on the back. Our last postman lived next door but one and knew us well. Lovely man. Tragically he died a few months ago from high blood pressure complications. Only 34 years old leaving a wife and two children.

Thanks. At least I know it's not unusual as Tom Jones would say. Strange to think that back in 1980 when I was in Khon Kaen I often used to get mail from the UK in 5 days ! Mine was the only international mail to the Amper and was treated as something exotic. Times change I guess.

Unfortunately this is a physical thing that cannot be scanned.

As per title. I have been waiting for something important for 3 weeks now and am beginning to fear the worst. Last letter from UK took 2 weeks back in April. Is this just local to Petchabun or anyone else waiting on something ?

Simple question. This two week special military operation started by Russia has gone on long enough. Why do you personally want to see Russia win this war and get Ukraine back under its thumb when the Ukrainian people have clearly demonstrated they have had enough of Russian hegonomy and want their independence ?

Next morning , one drunk to the other in adjacent hospital beds, " I told you we should have gone to Pattaya "

Greater Bangkok is a big place and has swallowed up Nonthaburi etc. There are parts I dislike , the touristy parts where the low life and scammers are drawn and then there are places that are normal , cheaper and interesting. The hotel we use is brand new , soft beds , smart TV with Netflix, great on-site food and no tourists and good value at 800 baht. Avoid Sukhumvit like the plague these days.

Lovely garden and very nice lawn. Do you have a gardener ? I have given up on our lawns. Just can't eradicate this clover like weed that spreads like wildfire in the rainy season so I might just tile it all over in the cool season on a thin scree of cement and gravel. Already done the front as the mango tree/ dogs ruined the frontlawn. Back garden half done where flooding killed grass. Balconies front and back ( uploaded pictures upside down so deleted )

Good luck with that. Accident could have been prevented easily by victim stopping and collect his ticket. Nobody to blame but himself.

I do but I'm not a front wheeler. Ride for excercise not speed.

If you want to go cashless then using a swipe card is faster and more convenient than an app and a lot lighter. I use technology that works best. I often get held up in queus waiting for someone to use a phone app who is making a pigs ear of it . Never had to wait for someone using a contactless card. Touch and go.

I was a daily smoker for about 20 years. Only went without when there was none to be had. When I moved to Thailand full time I gave it up as too much hassle and too risky. Now I find life here so unstressful that even though it is legal I don't feel like starting up again. That plus my heart is not as strong as it was and I never liked the racing you get when you first light up.

But somewhere to put an expensive mobile phone. Too much hassle to slip a couple of notes in the phone case ?

Yes I would. 2 one hundred baht notes are almost weightless . A phone is not. I cycled all my life and never used an app or got lost. And where do you keep your notes . Secured to your member with an elastic band ? There is this high tech thing out there called a wallet. Google it.

Yes...I know what you are talking about. One fought and won a deportation order because he had started a family in the UK . The family members were himself and his cat. Well, without change things will continue getting worse. A start would be withdrawing funding for lawyers. If you want them to fight your case fine , but the state will stop paying for them. The state will not pay for anything at all For too long , sucessive governments have promised tough action then once elected sat on their hands except to make it more difficult for qualified law abiding nurses etc to come and take jobs in the NHS. They then pat themselves on the back and say they are reducing net immigration. Only now with Reform UK promising tougher action are the other parties going into panic mode. Not because they are concerned about their obvious failure to deal with the problem but because they fear they may lose their comfy jobs to the new kids on the block. Like it or not , there is a very high probability that Nigel Farage will become the PM in the future. Brexit happened by the narrowist of margins on account of the immigration issue and the expectation that the UK would regain control of its borders. Total failure but it does serve to illustrate that a large percent of the electorate are so concerned about the issue that they will go to any extreme in attempt to see some reform. The UK is not sleepwalking into a disastrous future it is sprinting there with its eyes wide open.

Keep accomodating them , keep feeding them they will keep comming Either , refuse all asylum claims by people not entering through an official port of entry with some ID and deport immediatley OR take them to a processing center , take biometrics , issue a temporary ID for one year while claim is verified and give them a NI number allowing them to seek employment and pay for themselves. Prospective employers can advertise for jobs at these centers . Plenty of work on the farms. No accomodation provided , no food ....nothing. Report to authorities every 90 days to confirm address. Disobey this and get deported.

Cashless. Safe , secure and convenient. That cash stuff....dirty , dangerous and a hassle ( even though we've been using it for hundreds of years without any trouble. Really , for such small amounts , why not just carry a little of the old stuff.

Removing the limit is wrong and unfair. If after having two children couples have not learnt the cost of raising them or what contraception is about, is is completely unfair to expect the tax payer to shell out for any more children born to couples who want more children. You want a large brood , fine. But have the maturity and sense of responsibility to raise them from your own pocket.

Bangkok street racing. Plenty of that already. Those F1 cars will need to beef up their suspension.

https://bbc.com/news/articles/c3v5n7w55kpo BYD getting sued in Brazil for slave like conditions in its factories. Not a good image to promote sales.

A community leader driving a pick up truck. Oh the shame.

Yes , but Grab are very trendy plus you get to use an app Pretty cool eh ? Bit like Air B&B. Why use a hotel when you can sleep in someone elses property.

What ? All of them ? Probablt traunatized too.

The horror . The horror.