Kwasaki

I didn't understand how I got what I did in the first place when it came getting my pensions just accepted what they gave. I wish they had kept the help a bit for Thais wives but done away with and they couldn't wait to sent a proof of Life form.. UK really wants old people out of the way although they did drop a clanger and send me a winter allowance which they never took back. ????

Well I only know that I got full UK pension amount and then two other payments were added to it someone told me one was for something Maggie did and the other was the contract in & out thingy, I didn't expect the amount I got but very happy, also because of the world money crash in 2008 I thought my private pensions were going to cop it but by 2012 they recovered quite well and was very happy and surprised with them too.

Just show them your Thai DL a 5 year one is considered a full DL to drive the UK up to 1 year then you have to take a test if you want continue to stay and drive.

So why would someone leave unless their involved.

That maybe but to put what Biden has done into perspective, e.g. the Titanic is sinking so the captain and his crew get into the lifeboats first.

Not all Afghans are the same, many tribes will fight the Taliban in the future I reckon Afghanistan will be divided into sections in the future.

The problem as I see it after working with Afghans 40 years ago nothing in there mind set has changed is has been a total mis-understanding of western thinking that they could come and impose there the western way on a country like Afganistan. The Taliban are only one tribe of 60 tribes and not all tribes do not get on and never will do. On the the news today the tribe that gave the Russians a hard time are about to organize and prepare to fight the Teletubies.

Well take what ever buddy because anything is better than nothing seeing that the Delta is worse and even with 2 jabs you can still get covid.

If it's only Ex g/f forget it lesson learned.

Yeah I'm ganna give it a try and see what life I can get out of it. It's only 500 baht I am a cheap skate. ????

My cheap 800 baht battery on my Blade is started to to lose it's charge, so will change it, it had a hard time discharging many times over one year getting the bike sorted out. It has lasted 2 years though, anyways have ordered a OD devil battery from Lazada anyone tried them.?

Yeah as I have said on other threads about Sukhothai when I booked at my local hospital they said they will give my wife a call when to come, as jabs are only being given to Thais first. So we were told wait for a call in September or October.

Don't forget Russia they still have there Embassy in Kabul as do China.

That certainly seems to be the case and what Vaccine supplies the province you live in has. I've just been told to keep checking my email. I can go to a private hospital in Phisanulok and pay which is what I may do because I'm told I will have to pay at my local hospital anyhow.

I was told by a Afghan the Teletubies were always going to come back, it doesn't matter how long it was going to take there way of thinking is not the way of the west. The Afghans who work for me said the only way to get rid of Taliban was to wipe them out completely which is not a very western thing to do these-days.

With a private pension from a UK bank I was contracted out for some years it added more money to my UK govt pension when finally calculated when payments were due. I was told when to contract back in when I retired early.

Well minimum was maybe the wrong word for some people. As of now to get a full basic pension from the UK govt you need a minimum of 35 years N.I. payments that is achieved by working usually. A long time ago I read on UK web site you need a minimum of 10 years N.I. payments to get any kind of UK govt pension. If you live in UK and have less than 10 years N.I. payments and you reach retirement age you would get govt Social Security payments. Is coherent enough or plain enough in my way. ????

His wife will not get anything unless they arrange go and live in UK and she becomes a citizen.

Yeah lots of different pension plans about.

Why not any UK wife can, a Thai wife can if she has become a British citizen it would be frozen though.

Not anymore.

That is not exactly the case that guy you mention was thick, before the UK govt done away with Thai wife benefits a Thai wife would get benefits at death of her husband lasting up to 1 year after that in the case of my wife at the time she would of have to wait for her UK pension until she was 66 years old.

Yeah understand min & max .????

Not all that has to be arranged at the time to receive it.

But if your cooked maybe some Thai might report the death. ????