On 1/22/2019 at 3:38 AM, Baerboxer said:

 

Yes we did - in 1975 you mean!

In 1975 we voted to join the EEC, not the EU! We have never voted to be in the EU! but we did vote to leave.

On 1/22/2019 at 6:15 AM, smedly said:

 

 

Seamen found in luxury cruise cabin 

Master Bates has been called to investigate ????

On 1/22/2019 at 7:56 AM, Kerryd said:

The cabin boy, the cabin boy, the dirty little nipper....

 

<remainder snipped to avoid offending anyone>

Are you referring to Roger, the cabin boy? ????

On 1/16/2019 at 5:49 AM, scorecard said:

Well maybe you didn't pay any sin sod, but keep in mind it's very normal in Thailand.

 

My guess is that sin sod happens in 99% of weddings, it's normal, it's standard.

 

Because you didn't pay doesn't mean that's normal. 

A sin sod is not paid if you are marrying someone who has been married before, has children or is not a virgin, so are you saying 99% of weddings in Thailand involve a virgin ???? ???? Farangs get sucked into this sin sod malarky like lambs to the slaughter.

12 hours ago, alanrchase said:

Buy some Bayer Quantum (Big C, Tops, about 270 baht). Fantastic stuff, a couple of drops over a couple of days will sort them out. Slow working so the ants have time to take it back to the nest and feed it to the Queen. Sorted out my ant problem in the kitchen.

I used this stuff. They feed on it and take it back and feed the queen - the only way to rid the ants is kill the queen and the nest will die.

On a previous thread, a poster claimed he negotiated a rate with his Thai bank - might be worth asking if its a large transfer. As previously stated it's important the establish how much will actually land in your account as charges are just as important as the exchange rate. When I transferred GBP to my Bkk Bank account I got their TT rate and no other charge (I presume they make a profit on the exchange) but the following time I was forced to send THB and was charged over a 1300 bht for just 27,000 bht transfer. This equated to about 5%, which is ridiculous, so make sure you check with your branch for charges.

I remember my late fathers driving ability deteriorating in his 60s so I convinced him to change to an automatic as he always drove a manual (stick shift). This improved his driving enormously - one foot needed for stop-go, both hands always on the wheel and eyes on the road. My Mother, a non-driver, said even she was more confident in the car with him after changing cars.

5 hours ago, Snow Leopard said:

Bein Sport is Qatar based. Saudi and Qatar have an ongoing diplomatic dispute. The Premier League needs to look at this. 

Qatar has been accused of supporting terrorist groups but I just wondered if it was politics. However, last year I transited at Doha and it is the only airport I didn't have to go thro' security before entering. Now I wonder why Qatar doesn't think it needs security against terrorism?

3 hours ago, Skallywag said:

I have been flying here for holiday and using the medical and dental services since 2004, never had a worry or problem and saved myself enough to pay for much of the travel expenses.

Medical services are completely free in the UK and dental is subsidised so the OP is not saving any money in Thailand in that respect, although just about everything else is cheaper here than in the UK.

First Direct is a telephone and internet-based retail bank in the United Kingdom, a division of HSBC Bank plc. First Direct has headquarters in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, and has 1.35 million customers. They have a 24-hour call centre (great for people in different time zones) based in the UK and you speak directly to a British operator. They have been voted 'best customer service' every year since the year dot.                                                                                                                                                        When they removed their charge for Swift transfers I transferred some money in GBP to my Bangkok Bank account. I received the Bangkok Telegraphic Transfer rate of 43 THB to the GBP and Bangkok Bank did not levy any other charge - I presume BB make a profit from the conversion. My wife was so impressed she asked me to transfer some money for her, but this time First Direct would not let me send in GBP and the only option was to send in THB with a conversion rate of 41.5 THB and BB charged an international transfer fee of 1200 bht for the approx £600 I sent - so it was back to Transferwise ????  If this has changed at all recently please let me know.

You should download the Thaivisa.com 90 day reporting app. It reports automatically online and lets you know it was successful. It can connect to your online banking and download 65,000 bht when the exchange rate is favourable plus it will send this info to immigration so your annual extension will be automatic. It also connects with your digital driving licence, does TM30 reports and lets you know when your GF/Wife is ovulating so you can stay in the bar. ???????????? Big Joke is 51% shareholder.

I often pay for fuel with my prepaid UK currency card (Mastercard). Most of the time it is just sign but sometimes they claim it will not work and invite me into the cabin where it says on the card reader screen - in plain English - Enter PIN: I duly enter my PIN and smiles all round as the transaction completes. I don't know why the Merchant Company does not have 'Enter PIN' 'ใส่พิน' in Thai on their card readers as this would save a lot of confusion. Tesco and Big C no longer ask me to both enter PIN and sign but they did in 2017, now its back to just sign.

Kamphaeng Phet hot springs are worth a visit.

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Attraction_Review-g775407-d5074656-Reviews-Phra_Ruang_Hot_Springs-Kamphaeng_Phet_Kamphaeng_Phet_Province.html

4 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

I just can't understand why you have to queue to print out a baggage tag and then queue again for the check-in desk. Why can't Air Asia work like every other airline I've used over the past 50 years and print the baggage tag out themselves at the check-in desk.

After suffering the chaos there myself I wrote to them suggesting the revolutionary idea of using the same system that all other airlines use (ASAIK) and they thanked me for my comment and said it would be considered.

I've now realised that I've foolishly booked a domestic flight with luggage using AA, and will probably book with Thai Smile instead and swallow the loss. Air Asia just isn't worth the hassle if you have luggage.

Many airlines are using this system now. I travelled from London HR to Vienna on Austrian Airways and had to weight my baggage at a machine to print a ticket and also did the same from Leeds and Bradford airport to Crete on Jet2.com.

Until Brexit is resolved and stabilised you will experience lows and highs with currency exchange for the GBP.

 

From the link, 6,000 of that amount is for the funeral afetr he returns hoem.

 

The real "why" is "heart attack" at  age 30.

 

Perhaps they are wanting to bring him back quickly and un-embalmed so that a proper autopsy can be done. I would.

Only a limited autopsy can be carried out after a body has been embalmed. My ex-wife died on holiday in Turkey and she was embalmed - the autopsy in the UK could not determine the cause of death so perhaps you are correct.

Is that the guy from Breaking Bad? ????????????

Last August I tried to use my Visa card in the petrol station in BKK (which I've done many times) but there was an issue in the office/cabin. I got out the car and went to see the machine and it said in English 'enter PIN' and of course the Thai servers had no idea what that meant - not very helpful. All the other instructions are in Thai so I don't know why this one isn't. It seems to be taking forever to set up the chip and pin in Thailand.

As An Expat, Why Do I Pay Tax On My UK Pension?

https://www.expatnetwork.com/tax-resident-uk-thailand/

7 hours ago, simon43 said:

 

 

 

Huh? Cars in the UK don't have tax discs now?? (totally off-topic question, but it's news to me!)

Stopped displaying discs about 4 years ago. Number plate recognition cameras do the job now.

Good Lords whatever next....

I can think of a lot of things to get outraged about in Thailand but blagging a free room from a hotel isn't one of them.

10 hours ago, Boon Mee said:

Ayutthaya DMV accepted my Pink Card ???? and Yellow Book ???? in lieu of a special form 

In Nakhonsawan they told me to ignore immigration and just accepted my yellow house book. So as stated previously the requirements vary in each district. 

9 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

How long does a transferwise transfer take, hours, days ?

Mine has always been within 24hrs except on weekends.