Tropicalevo

Just ethnic cleansing in another communist country.

From the article Mind you. The placement of the drums on top of the deck ..............

From the article

That is a very accurate statement. Pool pump costs - depends on how much your unit of electricity is and how long you run the pump. On a private development with electricity at 9 baht per unit and a heavily used pool, yes. 3,000 baht a month is probable. We run most pools here for 6 - 8 hours a day. Lots of tourists. My own pool , only 5 hours a day (4 x 10). I never use it - too busy. I built it for my wife but she died 7 years ago. I keep it going for visitors. Chemicals are relatively cheap but not having a shower, wearing suntan cream and clothes etc all need more chemicals. Water evaporation can be a factor if you do not have government water or a well, as can be maintenance when having to fix problems and emptying the pool. We have been in drought here for 10 months this year and truck water is 200 - 300 baht a cubic meter. Not an ongoing cost though. Those are the down sides. Upside - a pool usually adds value to the property. They look great and make for fantastic photos. It is so good to jump into the pool on a very hot day. Visitors (Thai and foreign) love pools as does some wildlife. I had a monitor lizard in my pool once. For me, the decision was made when my wife said "I do not care where in Thailand we live but I want sunsets and a pool." Happy wife, happy life.

This government has taken a leaf from Prayut. ie get in the newspapers at every opportunity. I wonder why the FM did not go to Burma to accompany the Thais back from there?

Well done that man. Cheapest publicity/advertising ever.

Only Thais can vote. In a democratic country, this is called 'vote buying'.

Same here. I live in a villa and only have a blue book. No name in it. WP and visa, all kosher. A number of bank accounts in different banks. You do not need a yellow book. You may need a rental agreement though depending on the bank. The last bank that I went to to open an additional deposit account wanted a POA from immigration. Immigration here do not provide these any more so I just went to another bank.

But you are not including the price of flights, hotels and Vietnamese visas. Then there are the follow up trips and costs. These things are not a one off. When I had a colonoscopy, there was the pre consultation (with the anaesthetist) plus the follow up.

Glad that you recovered OK.

Totally agree. My new eyes were just over 200,000 baht. Expensive, but to me, worth it. I self insure and I have a pink id card. Lived in Thailand permanently for 23 years. At all other Bangkok Hospitals I get a discount. Not in Phuket. A friend who lives in Phuket had the same procedure for 140,000 baht. Having said all of that, I am still very happy with my new 'eyes'. It is a well known fact that hospitals bump up the charges significantly when dealing with insurance companies. Here on Samui, another friend could not get insurance if he used Bangkok Hospital Samui. If he used other hospitals here - no problem.

It depends on where you are and where do you want to be. There are storage and move facilities here on Samui. Just a thought. I rent a small Thai place (I call them pig sty design). A row of single bedroom 'chalet's' in a terrace with a living area, kitchen and toilet. 2.000 THB a month. Electricity/water minimal. Samui is probably an expensive area compared to many places. We store stuff for guests/friends who come every year. Now and again, new staff will doss down there whilst they sort their lives out.

I agree. My experience at BHP has also been very good. I had cataracts and needed replacement lenses in my eyes. When I looked around, I found that BHP was able to provide tri focal lenses at their Bright View department. It is one of the most professional and pleasant departments that I have come across anywhere in Thailand (and I have have been to a few over the last thirty years). Doctor Captain was excellent in his explanations and just gave one confidence. The nurses and other staff were just as professional in their attitude and work. The new 'eyes' are great. I do not need to wear glasses any more. Well done BHP and thank you.

Mosquitoes.

What other emoji do you suggest instead of when someone dies? I refuse to use the others. Why can I not use 'confused' when I do not understand the comment or if I think that it is stupid.

Sorry to sound dumb, but if Firefox is working fine, why does one need a backup? I have been using Firefox since it first came out. No problems. I have Adblockplus and use DuckDuckGo for searches. I never see pop ups or adverts. All trouble free browsing. I typically have 10+ tabs on the go. (I also use Foxit PDF reader - again, it does all that I want.)

I use Proton - I think that it was the minimum paid service. No problems at all. A few web sites make using a VPN a bit clunky but it sorts itself out when I switch to another location

Surely, the mane thing is that we should paws for a while before naming the airline.

I agree. Some folk think that all of Thailand is like Bangkok. Mind you, I used to live near the Khlong Toei slums. Not 'plenty of food' there either. How the heck the pensioners live on 600 baht a month I will never know.

Did I miss the article where Macron told HAMAS to stop killing women and babies in Israel? Where Macron told HAMAS to stop invading Israel? Where Macron told HAMAS to stop breaking existing long term cease fires by continually killing innocent civilians with rocket attacks in Israel. (More than 1,000 rockets a years fired at random targets.) Get real people. HAMAS are the problem and they were elected into power by the people of Gaza. The same people that they use as a human defence barrier to try and save their murderous lives. BTW they tell lies as well. Do not believe everything that HAMAS spout.

The headline was written by The Thaiger. When was their resurrection?

Now everyone knows how to fiddle the system.

That is not what happened when my wife died. In spite of me being at the hospital as well as her employer (Thai headmaster of the school), the hospital would not release her body until they received the correct document from the British embassy. I contacted the embassy and they were super helpful and they sent the document to the hospital on the same day. My wife died in her sleep at home. She had always been healthy, energetic and fit. (She was head of kindergarten and ran a class looking after thirty 3-5 year olds.) The police came to the house to make sure that there were no 'suspicious' circumstances and processed the relative paperwork. I was told that there would be a delay in releasing the body as an autopsy was needed. There was a delay, I had to pay storage fees, but there was no autopsy. Eventually I was told that I could collect her body.

Now that the RTP have sorted out how red notices work, perhaps then can use one to catch the little schite from RB?

First thing to do is you should make a will now, showing what you want to happen. If no will and no 'special' person in Thailand, then the Thais would contact your embassy to try and track down any friends or relatives. Then it is up to them. (The Thais will contact your embassy anyway for instructions on releasing your body.) This all assumes that you have documentation available showing who you are. If you have no friends or relatives in the USA, then sorry, I have no idea. They will keep your body for a while in a local morgue and then probably just a cheap cremation in a local temple and 'loose' your ashes. The Thais will loose interest in your remains if there is no one to pay any money.