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2 hours ago, kamahele said:

This happens in my home country all of the time but usually a gun is used.

So the dark deed can be done from a distance I guess?

6 hours ago, brianthainess said:

I find the sliding fly screens here a bit annoying as they are fitted inside, so when you want to close the windows, you have to open the screens, letting insects in, mental. when in OZ they were fitted outside.

As you rightly say, You can't cure stupid.

Not half as enchanting as the 'Blue Pool' near Corfe Castle Dorset.

9 hours ago, Farmerslife said:

From Gov.UK website

Acceptable witnesses 

 

Recognised professions

Examples of recognised professions include:

accountant

airline pilot

articled clerk of a limited company

assurance agent of recognised company

bank or building society official

barrister

chairman or director of a limited company

chiropodist

commissioner for oaths

councillor, for example local or county

civil servant (permanent)

dentist

director, manager or personnel officer of a VAT-registered company

engineer with professional qualifications

financial services intermediary, for example a stockbroker or insurance broker

fire service official

funeral director

insurance agent (full time) of a recognised company

journalist

Justice of the Peace

legal secretary (fellow or associate member of the Institute of Legal Secretaries and PAs)

licensee of a public house

local government officer

manager or personnel officer of a limited company

member, associate or fellow of a professional body

Member of Parliament

Merchant Navy officer

minister of a recognised religion (including Christian Science)

nurse (RGN or RMN)

officer of the armed services

optician

paralegal (certified paralegal, qualified paralegal or associate member of the Institute of Paralegals)

person with honours, for example an OBE or MBE

pharmacist

photographer (professional)

police officer

Post Office official

president or secretary of a recognised organisation

Salvation Army officer

social worker

solicitor

surveyor

teacher or lecturer

trade union officer

travel agent (qualified)

valuer or auctioneer (fellow or associate members of the incorporated society)

Warrant Officers and Chief Petty Officers

 

Not that this is probably of great interest to anyone else but, as an example, I used a friend in the tax office to witness mine.

One you can to that list is a teacher, Thai or other. As long as they add their W/P No and the school at which they teach. Has worked for me over the past few years. Although I didn't get any request 2020/21/22

On 5/16/2023 at 3:48 PM, Pattaya57 said:

Sorry to interrupt but what is a life certificate?

A PROOF of the fact you are still alive and thus the DWP will continue to pay your pension.

7 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

The only answer to that is to go to the Amphur office and ask them - they can either change it on the spot, or they’ll ask you to go through the full application process again (and hoop jumping / document verification process that this requires).

 

I’m curious though - why would the bank not accept your Passport ? - that seems extremely strange. 

Would your Thai driving licence have been sufficient if they required ‘dual identification’ ?

 

 

For the number of times I have had to use the ID card over the last 4 years I think, as said at the bank a few days ago and at the hospital 2 years ago because I didn't have the hospital card with me. So is it really worth all the hassle to get a replacement?

The bank were I suppose being careful? The young lady just asked for additional ID, no big deal.

As to a driving licence, I gave up driving 6 years ago, I'm no spring chicken any more and don't have a driving licence.

I have a Pink ID card which has an expire date 2 years past. It cost me 60Baht and at that time I was 70ish. Will I have any problem getting a replacement, or should I even bother?

The reason I say should I bother, in the bank the other day I was asked for other ID than my passport and the pink ID was accepted.

I have a Chihuahua and feed her Cezar various packs. She also gets Royal Canin dry biscuits which she eats as and when. Raw mixed veg two or three time per week, but she wont touch raw meat.

2 hours ago, DjSilver said:

Of course, Thailand is a dictatorship and not a democracy.

Hopefully that will change. The sooner the better.

8 hours ago, 1happykamper said:

It hardly "soared"

 

Someone clipped its wings some years and it will never recover. 2008 was its swan song.

40 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

You assume correctly, I am a simple Lancashire Lad who learned A Level English at a Grammar School.

'Foreigner Welcomes' means nothing until it has an object such as 'YOU' or 'PIXIES'

 

A bit like an ad on LBC radio for some packing company who end it with 'People Possible' What does that mean?

Perhaps I was being pedantic? It was the use of the phrase  'Proper English', when I was expecting, 'Correct' English. However, I won't split hairs. Life's too short.

On 5/14/2023 at 8:32 AM, KannikaP said:

It still means nothing in proper English.

I have to assume you are not an English Teacher?

On 5/13/2023 at 10:31 PM, Lemsta69 said:

It's charming the way it is. Gawd help us if Thailand becomes like Singapore, or worse...England! ????

What could possibly be worse than England? Its on a very slippery slope on its way to hell in a hand cart. If the Torys lose the next election the covers will be off the tubes and Starmer and co will be shovelling for all they are worth.

On 5/13/2023 at 9:57 PM, AustinRacing said:

The pharmacist speaks English quite well. I was surprised he’d approved it. Reminds me of my previous job where a new facility was purpose-built to impress foreign customers, English writing everywhere on the walls (mission statements, goals etc) and riddled with errors. The manager in charge looked at me, bursting with pride “what do you think na?”, expecting my approval. “You got a minute?”, I replied. 

If I entered a pharmacy and the pharmacist did not speak English, I would do an about turn and walk out. Same goes for a doctor, dentist or any other medical person.

6 hours ago, h90 said:

And than some super corrupt oligarchs take over......instead of incompetent military, you get massive corruption.

Let's wait and see, we might al be surprised.

2 hours ago, Confuscious said:

A lot of sites will refuse to work if there is a pup-up blokker.

Advertising seems to be a "pest" of these times and we will have to wait until the governments stand uo and forbid the use of collecting background information without your approval in the base that it is an infringement of your privacy rights.

Europe is already making such a law.

 

In which case there is nothing to stop you from disabling the adblocker for the sight you need to use.

Yes, I accept that  an invasion of privacy is more than an inconvenience, unfortunately at present we have to live with it, until governments world wide do something about it. 

1 hour ago, TheFishman1 said:

I totally agree. I’m gonna win this site. Had very few advertisements now every time on the bottom of my screen pops out ads. It gets very annoying. TIT

So use an ad blocker such as 'AdGuard'.

15 hours ago, smedly said:

alcohol is a big enough problem

 

Made worse by restrictive sale times.

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

If governments legalised all drugs there wouldn't be any cartels either.

The war on drugs has been lost, time for the authorities to make peace.

Prohibition in the US 1920-1933 proved unworkable. Governments around the world could make billions in taxes on legalised drugs. Place a ban on something and that item has a value, which will be exploited.

11 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

The desperados army goons will do anything within their power to avoid a free and fair election, where they will lose by a decisive margin. No doubt the election commission is as corrupt as the army. 

 

Woe is Thailand until the dinosaurs are gone for good. 

That would be nice, but when is it ever likely to happen? I doubt I will see it.

4 hours ago, Goat said:

If i owned the insurance company i would be reluctant to pay out in this case. Leaving a 900,000 baht watch unattended with a Lady of The Night in Pattaya is as irresposible as not wearing a motorbike helmet when drunk without a licence on a bangkok motorway.

 

Maybe he should set up a Go Fund Me like all the Brit motorcyle crashers.

I'd like to start a Go Fund Me, but I'm still trying to think of a unique reason that would attract the sympathy and plenty of money.????

4 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

So they know what time it is?

'What time is it Eccles'.  'Just a minute my good fellow, I got it writted down here on a piece of paper'.

Compliments of the 'Goons'.

2 hours ago, sidneybear said:

It's the same everywhere. As it says in the article, the Ukraine war has caused large increases in fuel prices, which are set internationally. Perhaps Thailand should build nuclear power stations? ????

Just think of the chaos!!!???