3 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

Im top 5 most liked

Nobody likes you

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On 1/11/2026 at 10:32 AM, denishuahin said:

Petition

3 chances...

...slim, fat and no.

Just now, marin said:

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Ratios are difficult for the mathematically-challenged.

3 minutes ago, marin said:

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  15.9kposts

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😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

You never won a single day. You're a complete dropkick. Thats why.

23 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

One of my pals on this forum (dave2) lived alone, they didn't find his body until he started stinking out the condo block

I think his care factor was zero at that time...

Just now, Harrisfan said:

You never won a single day. You're a complete dropkick. Thats why.

What's this “winning the day“? The most posts in a day?

Any idiot can make useless threads like you,do and reply to themselves multiple times. It means nothing.

The ratio is much more accurate.

On 1/11/2026 at 10:32 AM, denishuahin said:

Petition
Ensure the annual pension increase applies to all pensioners living abroad

We want the Government to ensure that pensioners get thier annual increase if they live abroad in certain countries. Currently, some people do not receive increases even if they have worked 50 years in the UK prior to retiring abroad.
You can see and sign the petition here >  https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/746473

So then they would know you are in Thailand, if you signed that petition......that would be really daft.

2 minutes ago, gargamon said:

What's this “winning the day“? The most posts in a day?

Any idiot can make useless threads like you,do and reply to themselves multiple times. It means nothing.

The ratio is much more accurate.

So you are on here to suck up to old guys you never met 😄

6 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

You never won a single day. You're a complete dropkick. Thats why.

"He's real backwards man, sitting in his backwards land, making all his backwards plans for nobody". You are one funny loser..🤣😂😂

2 minutes ago, marin said:

"He's real backwards man, sitting in his backwards land, making all his backwards plans for nobody". You are one funny loser..🤣😂😂

You're the biggest loser on here. Nobody likes you.

3 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

So you are on here to suck up to old guys you never met 😄

Oh look. You're at 2.8k. I'm at 10.9k. and I've never “won the day'.

Just now, gargamon said:

Oh look. You're at 2.8k. I'm at 10.9k. and I've never “won the day'.

Wow 70yo dudes love you 😄

24 minutes ago, Harrisfan said:

From lefty losers. Ive won 25 days for a reason.

That's 25 days of thumbs down and sad faces, they all count as likes but clearly aren't. You think you are a winner but are in fact King of the Losers

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

That's 25 days of thumbs down and sad faces, they all count as likes but clearly aren't. You think you are a winner but are in fact King of the Losers

No they don't. Only positive emojis count. I'm here to discuss Thailand not win over strangers anyway. You are a complete knobhead who wears lycra and lives alone. You have to pay for it cause no real wants an ugly retard like you.

Just now, Harrisfan said:

No they don't. Only positive emojis count. I'm here to discuss Thailand not win over strangers anyway. You are a complete knobhead who wears lycra and lives alone. You have to pay for it cause no real wants an ugly retard like you.

We need a moderator to confirm but I'm confident all emojis count as likes,@Crossy whether thumbs up or down etc @CharlieH

Just now, scubascuba3 said:

We need a moderator to confirm but I'm confident all emojis count as likes,@Crossy whether thumbs up or down etc @CharlieH

You sure are desperate.

2 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

We need a moderator to confirm but I'm confident all emojis count as likes,@Crossy whether thumbs up or down etc @CharlieH

Lorde (he/she is a software dev. or maybe a singer) only knows!

I shall try to find out.

By the way, shall we try to get back on-topic please? Pretty please!

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Me too, i like living alone but I wouldn't want to be isolated with little chance of social interaction leading to potential cabin fever daily

Good point and if I ever feel the need for social interaction (rare) I go to get a foot massage at the shop of a Thai woman and her sister as they can speak reasonable English, or chat to the girls in the supermarket or just go for a drive in my little Suzuki Swift and play some music......but when all is said and done, I spend most of the time on my own.

On 1/11/2026 at 4:46 AM, simon43 said:

Sorry, but you're p*ssing in the wind on this one.

No UK government will ever 'unlock' the frozen pensions...

(This from someone who 2 weeks ago returned to live in the UK after 23 years in Asia, with one driving factor in my decision being the frozen pensions).

Wow, have you posted any reflections since you returned? If not, pls do so 🙂

22 hours ago, Patong2021 said:

Did you bring your volunteer police uniform from your heyday in Phuket? With a whistle you can patrol the parking lots of the grocers holding the scofflaws who abandon their shopping trolleys in the parking areas. You can celebrate wearing it when your pension increases in 5 months and 2 weeks time.

Does this mean you will never return to Laos, Thailand or Myanmar?

lol, I do have my police ID card somewhere...

I told the pensions department that I had returned home and they noted that and told me that my UK state pension would increase by about 40 quid/month from April, so all good.

As far as returning to Laos, Thailand and Myanmar is concerned:

• Laos is off the cards now, since I'm tired of being arrested for no reason by the corrupt police!

• Thailand is fine for visits, but I'm not depositing 800,000 THB for a 'retirement' visa. Besides, I returned back to the UK for 2 main reasons - my frozen UK pension and possible health issues in later years. (I have to be realistic about these things). As BritManToo says, I should get someone to check in on me/live with me, to avoid stinking up the place should I die alone....

• Myanmar makes me sometimes cry - yes literally. I have no intention of abandoning my educational charity efforts in the country. I have calculated the cost for me to travel to Myanmar (Inle Lake) and teach English (for free) for a month during the school holidays - teaching/practicing especially spoken English with students and local teachers. The overall cost is not too bad, about $1,500 total. I can continue to improve and support my mobile apps from the UK, and also get my vocabulary posters etc printed locally in Taunggyi and distributed in my physical absence. The Myanmar government usually lets me into the country, unless they have a 'spat' with the UK government (like when the generals' UK bank accounts were frozen lol).

19 hours ago, sidjameson said:

Wow, have you posted any reflections since you returned? If not, pls do so 🙂

Actually, I plan to post maybe a 'sticky' topic to advise UK pensioners what to do if they return to live in the UK, what benefits they are entitled to, what obstacles they might have in settling down again in ol Blighty..

On 1/13/2026 at 6:54 PM, beautifulthailand99 said:

There talking about taking away our free bus passes , over 60s free meds and our London over 60s free transport Oyster card. So it has a less thn zero chance of ever happoening - right or not. I wouldn't wastr your energy buy gold.

Lol....you get it better than Australian pensioners !!

Free meds? Here in Australia for a old age pensioners it's $5.20 per script

No free public transport it's $2.50 a day

You have to be IN Australia for 2 years before applying for the pension !!

Unfortunately Australians are idiots and won't complain they are submissives

10 minutes ago, simon43 said:

lol, I do have my police ID card somewhere...

I told the pensions department that I had returned home and they noted that and told me that my UK state pension would increase by about 40 quid/month from April, so all good.

As far as returning to Laos, Thailand and Myanmar is concerned:

• Laos is off the cards now, since I'm tired of being arrested for no reason by the corrupt police!

• Thailand is fine for visits, but I'm not depositing 800,000 THB for a 'retirement' visa. Besides, I returned back to the UK for 2 main reasons - my frozen UK pension and possible health issues in later years. (I have to be realistic about these things). As BritManToo says, I should get someone to check in on me/live with me, to avoid stinking up the place should I die alone....

• Myanmar makes me sometimes cry - yes literally. I have no intention of abandoning my educational charity efforts in the country. I have calculated the cost for me to travel to Myanmar (Inle Lake) and teach English (for free) for a month during the school holidays - teaching/practicing especially spoken English with students and local teachers. The overall cost is not too bad, about $1,500 total. I can continue to improve and support my mobile apps from the UK, and also get my vocabulary posters etc printed locally in Taunggyi and distributed in my physical absence. The Myanmar government usually lets me into the country, unless they have a 'spat' with the UK government (like when the generals' UK bank accounts were frozen lol).

Correct me if I am wrong, as long as you do not change your residency, you should be able to undertake specific teaching contracts/ assignments in myanmar, e.g. 90 days in and out for 30-60 days and respecting the 180 day window requirement. It would make for a nice management of the cold and damp season in the UK. Perhaps 60 days out, 30 days back and 60 days out and you avoid the worst of winter and can renew your medications etc. And if I have it all wrong, just dismiss this rumination aloud.

I think that your heart is in Asia and even though there are medical issues, 60 days in the tropics can be a restorative elixir for both mind and body. Do try to visit from time to time as I think your heart will be amiss without the gentle breeze (of polluted air).

^^ Absolutely correct. My medical needs/medicine is actually a minor issue - I can manage my lung health very well now (having got advice from the relevant FaceBook group). Yes, my UK residency/pension rights etc will not be affected by regular visits to Myanmar to do volunteer teaching.

Please, please...UK needs your pensions to fund troops, cash and arms sent to Ukraine...please be understanding.

On 1/10/2026 at 11:46 PM, simon43 said:

Sorry, but you're p*ssing in the wind on this one.

No UK government will ever 'unlock' the frozen pensions...

(This from someone who 2 weeks ago returned to live in the UK after 23 years in Asia, with one driving factor in my decision being the frozen pensions).

You could just cheat the government like britman. What's the problemo

On 1/13/2026 at 3:46 PM, simon43 said:

I managed to find a private landlord who was happy to rent to me without any credit agency check. It's a house in Minehead, 750 quid/month (which to me is a rop-off but apparently normal cost now!). but all OK

Sorry, you have been forced back to the UK through this pension nonsense.

A quick point, though: 750 quid doesn't get you much in the UK these days.

On 1/15/2026 at 4:31 PM, Harrisfan said:

No they don't. Only positive emojis count. I'm here to discuss Thailand not win over strangers anyway. You are a complete knobhead who wears lycra and lives alone. You have to pay for it cause no real wants an ugly retard like you.

Don't mince your words here, say what you think!.....😂

This subject is worse than flogging a dead horse

I have signed plenty of petitions involving the frozen pensions for people living in Thailand and else where

Never going to happen luckily I have other pensions to live on here

Sorry for the guys who don't

Signed it 'again' more in hope not expectation.