What was your job (profession) when you moved to Thailand

[Burma Bill]

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

As you said before you were with the UK police CSI division 

Must of seen some brutal murders but thankyou for your service 🙏

 

Yes indeed. When I was based in London from 1966 to 1990, I helped in the investigation of The Kray Twins, The Richardson Gang, Denis Neilson (the mass murderer) and John Duffy (the railway rapist and murderer of Ann Lock, Alison Day and Marje Tamboezer, the young Dutch girl). I also assisted in the investigation of several terrorist attacks at that time involving Irish and Muslim extremists. Yasser Arafat comes to mind and his highjacking of passenger airplanes for hostages.

[brianthainess]

Still waiting to know what the OP did. Maybe Dole Blunger.

[khunjeff]

Diplomat.

[simon43]

1 hour ago, Doctor Tom said:

Among a few other things, I was the Part Time CEO of a UK Education Charity, BIG mistake.  I found out very quickly that very many Charities, by no means just my own,  are full of hang wringing liberals, who are without an ounce of common sense, judgement, business acumen, or even charitable feelings towards others.  When I left, I cancelled all of my charitable giving, bar selected Military veteran ones,  that I knew to be well managed.  

When I started teaching in Burma around 2012, I found that the best hotel in Yangon (Trader's Hotel), was fully booked up by staff from Oxfam, Save The Children etc,who would occasionally pop out in their brand new, 4-wheel drive off-road landrovers to visit the local markets.

 

In disgust, and unwilling to donate any money to them I established my own (miniscule) educational charity in Burma, where every penny/cent/yen etc is used for the benefit of young students).

[Keeps]

5 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

 

Yes indeed. When I was based in London from 1966 to 1990, I helped in the investigation of The Kray Twins, The Richardson Gang, Denis Neilson (the mass murderer) and John Duffy (the railway rapist and murderer of Ann Lock, Alison Day and Marje Tamboezer, the young Dutch girl). I also assisted in the investigation of several terrorist attacks at that time involving Irish and Muslim extremists. Yasser Arafat comes to mind and his highjacking of passenger airplanes for hostages.

I watched a three part documentary a couple of weeks back on the John Duffy railway rapist(s) murders. His partner in crime, David Mulcahy thought that he had got away with the heinous crimes for well over a decade. 

 

Did you ever have any dealings with Colin Sutton who was instrumental in catching Levi Bellfield and 'The Night Stalker' - Delroy Grant?

 

Your career must have been both fascinating and very rewarding. I would echo GG's sentiment and thank you for your service.

[lungbing]

6 hours ago, Dirk Z said:

Neurosurgeon. 

Arrived in UK on an inflateable boat did you?

[georgegeorgia]

27 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

 

Yes indeed. When I was based in London from 1966 to 1990, I helped in the investigation of The Kray Twins, The Richardson Gang, Denis Neilson (the mass murderer) and John Duffy (the railway rapist and murderer of Ann Lock, Alison Day and Marje Tamboezer, the young Dutch girl). I also assisted in the investigation of several terrorist attacks at that time involving Irish and Muslim extremists. Yasser Arafat comes to mind and his highjacking of passenger airplanes for hostages.

What about the Yorkshire ripper ?

Peter Sutcliffe ? 

[bubblegum]

12 hours ago, gargamon said:

I was retired when I came to Thailand. Now if the title was:

 

What was your job (profession) BEFORE you moved to Thailand

I might have told you

 

The OP clearly states he is from Germany !!! But you have to make a joke don't you? How's your German?  Think Britain still has an empire? How's England's economy compared to German? Instead of making cheap shots to get a few laughs by some other losers you might answer the OP's question! It really rattles my brains when school teachers can not shut up, get a life!

[simple1]

Finished school in London, UK aged 15. Worked on farms, oil exploration, office jobs, eventually worked for IBM Banking & Finance Division in sales, Sydney, Australia and other roles  in IT sales.

[Keeps]

11 minutes ago, bubblegum said:

 How's England's economy compared to German? 

Considerably better. What's your point?

 

The German economy shrank a surprising amount in the second quarter of 2024. Gross domestic product fell by 0.1% between April and June as compared to the previous quarter. Germany therefore performed worse than the eurozone, which grew by 0.3% as compared to the first quarter, in spite of Germany's economic weakness.

 

UK gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have increased by 0.6% in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2024, following an increase of 0.7% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2024. Compared with the same quarter a year ago, GDP is estimated to have increased by 0.9% in Quarter 2 2024.

[KhunLA]

1 hour ago, save the frogs said:

not singling out your particular career, but how many people are willing to admit to themselves or to AN that they had to go through mountains and heaps of bs and drudgery in their careers? I know I did. Most careers suck. 

I didn't ... that's why I quit about 30 jobs.  Some lasted a week, or a month or 2 or 6.  One lasted 1 day.

 

One of the reasons I was self employed a lot of the time.  Along with getting my work week down to 2 'full' days a week, with 5 off to actually make money or simply chill.   I did work for an airlines (4 actually) after all, and used them flight bennies a lot.

[bubblegum]

Started working and study same time when I graduated high school in Switzerland. A stint in USA Uni and some work/study related stuff in Sweden, Norway and France.

 

Two years later bought my Dad's Real Estate comp. and still worked/studied same time. Company started growing really well after the first 2 years and I managed to get my Master of Real Estate decree.

 

At 25 years old, I had housing real estate, commercial, rental, short time rentals (like today's Air B&B) interior design, construction and for some reason I also owned a video rental as well as a beach restaurant.

 

I then became the main realtor for the State dealing with valuations of a harbour, boulevard, sports fields, churches and what not. I then was the main negotiator in public/private transactions in the field of commercial and industrial real estate.

 

I worked 10 hours per day, six to seven days per week. Took 3 day off for my first marriage, 1 day for the second and did the third in between appointments.

 

At 40 years old, after 3 divorces and no life at all, I broke down and never recovered. Sold everything I had and moved to Thailand. Not after 2 years in a mental hospital though.

 

Now and for the last 20 years I do nothing.

[bubblegum]

17 minutes ago, Keeps said:

Considerably better. What's your point?

 

The German economy shrank a surprising amount in the second quarter of 2024. Gross domestic product fell by 0.1% between April and June as compared to the previous quarter. Germany therefore performed worse than the eurozone, which grew by 0.3% as compared to the first quarter, in spite of Germany's economic weakness.

 

UK gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have increased by 0.6% in Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2024, following an increase of 0.7% in Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2024. Compared with the same quarter a year ago, GDP is estimated to have increased by 0.9% in Quarter 2 2024.

Quote 1 sentence, you can make a fairy-tale.

[Gottfrid]

6 hours ago, animalmagic said:

I was a village idiot. Retired now because that's reserved employment! 

Most important. Still the village idiot? 😉 

[georgegeorgia]

31 minutes ago, simple1 said:

Finished school in London, UK aged 15. Worked on farms, oil exploration, office jobs, eventually worked for IBM Banking & Finance Division in sales, Sydney, Australia and other roles  in IT sales.

IBM ,thru used to have a building at North Sydney?

Are they still around ?

[save the frogs]

10 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

I didn't ... that's why I quit about 30 jobs.  Some lasted a week, or a month or 2 or 6.  One lasted 1 day.

 

One of the reasons I was self employed a lot of the time.  Along with getting my work week down to 2 'full' days a week, with 5 off to actually make money or simply chill.   I did work for an airlines (4 actually) after all, and used them flight bennies a lot.

 

You managed to "crack the code" and escape the 5 day workweek drudgery. 

You're a genius. 

 

[georgegeorgia]

7 minutes ago, bubblegum said:

. Not after 2 years in a mental hospital though.

Oh you poor thing ...and this was in Switzerland?

The worse part would be they wouldn't be speaking English in the hospital 

[georgegeorgia]

1 hour ago, simon43 said:

When I started teaching in Burma around 2012, I found that the best hotel in Yangon (Trader's Hotel), was fully booked up by staff from Oxfam, Save The Children etc,who would occasionally pop out in their brand new, 4-wheel drive off-road landrovers to visit the local markets.

 

In disgust, and unwilling to donate any money to them I established my own (miniscule) educational charity in Burma, where every penny/cent/yen etc is used for the benefit of young students).

These charities are cons ....all for the money run by con men

[save the frogs]

18 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

One lasted 1 day.

One day is pretty funny.

Take your job and shove it. I'm outta here. 

[KhunLA]

1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

 

You managed to "crack the code" and escape the 5 day workweek drudgery. 

You're a genius. 

 

The only reason I lasted 13 years at NWA.   That and the flight bennies.  They didn't really care who worked your shift, as long as there was a body there.   So you find a 'trade partner', who bids one shift, and you bid a different shift.   So you work 2 of his, the same day you work to of yours.  Two 16 hour days.   I use to just give my single shift day away most of the time, unless it was a holiday at 2.5X the rate.

[Burma Bill]

56 minutes ago, Keeps said:

I watched a three part documentary a couple of weeks back on the John Duffy railway rapist(s) murders. His partner in crime, David Mulcahy thought that he had got away with the heinous crimes for well over a decade. 

 

Did you ever have any dealings with Colin Sutton who was instrumental in catching Levi Bellfield and 'The Night Stalker' - Delroy Grant?

 

Your career must have been both fascinating and very rewarding. I would echo GG's sentiment and thank you for your service.

 

Regretably "no". I left the Met in 1990 to join a Provincial Constabulary, however I may have encountered Mr. Sutton as a junior officer (with respect).

 

Levi Bellfield was apprehended in 2004. 

Delroy Grant's reign of terror commenced in 1992 until he was found guilty in 2011

[Burma Bill]

53 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

What about the Yorkshire ripper ?

Peter Sutcliffe ? 

 

No, his crimes were investigated by a regional Forensic Science Laboratory in the North of England. I was based in London.

[georgegeorgia]

I always liked Reggie in The Bill

 

Sadly that show went into oblivion when they got rid of all the actors 

[bubblegum]

24 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Oh you poor thing ...and this was in Switzerland?

The worse part would be they wouldn't be speaking English in the hospital 

I you really dumb or just pretending to be?

[georgegeorgia]

5 minutes ago, bubblegum said:

I you really dumb or just pretending to be?

I'm just saying how did you go if they were all speaking Swedish ,I guess you speak it 

Did they talk english in there ?

[farangkinok]

3 hours ago, bluemoon58 said:

Unterwasser Panzer Fahrer mit Senf!

Oberst Senf mit Kerzenständer im Unterwasser Panzer?

 

[bubblegum]

34 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

I'm just saying how did you go if they were all speaking Swedish ,I guess you speak it 

Did they talk english in there ?

So now they talk Swedish in Switzerland. Go back to your floors.

[still kicking]

2 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Still waiting to know what the OP did. Maybe Dole Blunger.

Talking to me? I was an automatic tool setter cam operated and CNC machines run my own machine shop for over 20 years.

[still kicking]

15 minutes ago, bubblegum said:

So now they talk Swedish in Switzerland. Go back to your floors.

His mop is made in Sweden................

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