Moonlover
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There is always a price to pay when man meddles with nature.
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3 hours ago, rexpotter said:
If it was a Non Binary would that have been mentioned in the headlines?
Sit down and think about that for a moment and one realizes what a dumb question that is.
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On 4/20/2024 at 6:43 AM, Pumpuynarak said:They remind me of pigs at the trough.
ASEAN NOW continuous its slide into ignominy with this offering.
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1 hour ago, jvs said:
Yes you are right and also as a sidenote it really helps if you dress politely,no wife beater shirt and no shorts and flip flops.
A guy i know had to three times and after the second time he stopped by my house to complain about the way he felt treated.
I asked him"in these clothes"?Yes he said.
told him to go back wearing his best clothes,he did and no issues at all.
And don't forget to smile. 😃 😃
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2 hours ago, rexpotter said:
Why go through all the hassle with these government agencies. When push come to shove they could care less how many official papers or licenses you have. If you are white, you pay and its always your fault. And you pay fast and don't argue or pay a very higher price later .
What a bucket full of rubbish. I've dealt with the DLT 3 times since being here and immigration for 10 years. Never have I used an agent and never have I had any issues whatsoever. In fact I have always found them to be helpful and reasonable.
I rather think that it is ones own attitude that produces ones opinion. Bad attitude results in bad impression.
And for your information, neither of the above entities are 'government agencies' as you called them, they are government departments. Get it right!
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1 hour ago, Olmate said:PCX, underpowered of course as it was grey not black. So then the go juice needed the extra tweek on that curve! Shoulda stayed home for the war Igor!
What a dumb comment!
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It could have been damaged by a dust devil. They are a short term event that would go unreported unless it caused significant damage somewhere.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_devil
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The Shinawatra era is well before my time here, but from what I've learned over the last 10 years this comes as no surprise to me.
I guess it will be Yingluck's turn next. Safe journey.
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59 minutes ago, G_Money said:
Post-Mortem cause of death???
Should be easy…impact!
1 hour ago, webfact said:adhering to legal procedures.
Do you have a problem with that?
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5 hours ago, WDSmart said:
"Notably, a tattoo of a koi fish marked his back, indicating that he had likely been dead for at least three days."
What does this mean? 🤔Skin deterioration probably.
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My wife's son chose to join the RTA following his 1 year's conscription and he is very happy with his choice. After 10 years service he is now a Master Sergeant 1st class artillery specialist.
There are 2 advantages as far as we're concerned as well. He has a secure profession and so he's off mama's hands and my wife benefits from the government medical insurance. This paid off last year when she contracted appendicitis.
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8 hours ago, save the frogs said:these deaths all seem connected to diving
Yes, diving into buckets of alcohol it would seem!
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40 minutes ago, sandyf said:
When Wise came on the scene each time I did a transfer I did a comparison and there was very little difference so stayed with what I was used to. I send GBP so would get the rate when it hits BOT, probably a small admin fee for local bank but I have no indication of that. I have the Wise account and debit card so a back up if ever a problem with HSBC. Some time ago they did point out that I should be sending THB rather than GBP, just ignored it and nothing further said.
Years ago when I started sending money, HSBC charged £17 for online and £25 at the branch then suddenly around 2012 they dropped it to £4, quite a surprising move.
Each time I do a transfer HSBC posts a remittance advice to my account and for immigration I just download them and cross refer to the statement. In the days before covid when you could stay inside I used to watch the IO go through them, a couple of minutes and no questions asked.
Interesting stuff. I wonder whether HSBC recognized the challenge from Wise (and others) and dropped their fees. Nationwide charge £20 for a SWIFT transfer, so I'll stick with Wise.
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On 4/13/2024 at 9:13 AM, mfd101 said:
The Chinese government is expert in crowd control & use of AI ...
And their cities also have excellent and safe pedestrian sidewalks. Their input here would be useful.
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@giddyup Next time you visit the hospital take your BM monitor with you and check your reading against the hospital's. You will then know for sure whether there is any discrepancy.
It is quite normal for there to be a difference between 'at home' readings and those taken in a medical facility. One always likes to create the ideal relaxed conditions when you check yourself at home. I certainly do. That simply isn't possible, for a variety of reasons to recreate those conditions in a hospital. @Tropicalevo's tale above is a classic example.
Since you asked, I use an Ormon HEM-7120-L. I'm assuming it's accurate, but I've never done a comparison because I never visit hospitals.
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On 4/10/2024 at 4:14 PM, sandyf said:
Pre brexit I had my pension paid straight to account in Thailand. When it all went pear shaped I changed and had money paid to UK account.
Glad I did, when the letters stopped I had control of when transfers were made. I am with HSBC and they only charge £5, was £4 until a couple of years ago.
I did similar but I use Wise to make the transfer to Thailand. It saves me having to go to the bank to collect FETs. It's quite a trek as I live out of town. That's a quite a low fee that HSBC are charging, but what exchange rate are you getting?
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47 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:
I'm guessing that you mean the NCA, not the "BNRA" and that you don't know that there is no such thing as an "International Arrest Warrant"?
Yes a typo. British National Crime Agency BNCA.
https://interpollawfirm.com/faq/international-eu-arrest-warrant/
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14 minutes ago, ChaiyaTH said:
One wonders why he decided to fly back, as I'm pretty sure he would be aware of his arrest to happen most likely. Ran out of money I guess + too old to work? Even then, you would think one would commit suicide here instead of going to jail the rest of life.
What's interesting about it is that the police were waiting for him on arrival at Heathrow. The full article says: 'British National Crime Agency claim they had tracked ‘Peter Smith’s’ movements and prearranged his arrest upon entering the UK', which is exactly what happened.
So let's suppose that a liaison officer from BNRA in Thailand paid Burrows a visit and whispered in his ear something along these lines.
"We know who you are Mr. Burrows and we shall be seeking your arrest via an International Arrest Warrant. When that happens, you shall arrested by the Thai police and will end up one of their, rather less than pleasant detention centres awaiting extradition proceedings.
''Your choice Burrows, fly home now and surrender to the police there, or await arrest here and take the hard route home''.
I know which option I would take.
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6 minutes ago, Yagoda said:
Some one told me its easy to change your name in the UK and get a new passport
Yes it is. But not when you've been indicted on serious criminal charges and are due in court!
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34 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said:22 hours ago, Moonlover said:
When he left the UK he was 53. It is highly unlikely that that he would have amassed any meaningful pension pots at that age.
34 minutes ago, foreverlomsak said:I left UK at 48 with enough contributions to be able to obtain my full State Pension, wasn't my fault they changed the scheme criteria on me
I wasn't talking about the state pension, note that I said 'pension pots' (plural) You comment is meaningless anyway in the context of Burrows. You didn't quote my full post which said:
22 hours ago, Moonlover said:When he left the UK he was 53. It is highly unlikely that that he would have amassed any meaningful pension pots at that age. And how on Earth would he lay claim to them anyway, living as he was, a fugitive from justice living under an assumed name?
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3 hours ago, ronster said:
85% on straight roads !!! 🙄🙈
This has always been the case, holidays or not. And it's easy to see why. Most of the accidents involve motorcycles and took place between 4pm and 5pm. The commute home for both workers and school kids. It has little to do with holidays, it's the same all year round.
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2 hours ago, norbra said:
I have found EMS tracking stops at the airport, next advice,delivery completed.
Same in UK as well. They dropped the 'in country' tracking a few years ago.
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1 hour ago, foreverlomsak said:2 hours ago, crazykopite said:
Was be collecting an old age pension !
1 hour ago, foreverlomsak said:Good question and if so which NI number was he using for DWP Peter Smith or Richard Burrows, did he ever have to do "Proof of Life" certificates, and were HMRC taxing his private pensions if any (or at least assessing him for tax).
If my brain was younger I could probably think of quite a few more areas with question marks, the system does appear to have failed in his account.
When he left the UK he was 53. It is highly unlikely that that he would have amassed any meaningful pension pots at that age. And how on Earth would he lay claim to them anyway, living as he was, a fugitive from justice living under an assumed name?
From the O/P's account it seems that he launched himself into business here from the get go and that's what he survived on.
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49 minutes ago, saintdomingo said:54 minutes ago, moe666 said:
How did he do it, how did he do it, remember that Great Britian with the various schemes of the Tories has become a 3 rd world country in those 27 years. That would include the foreign service everything privatised to make someone a millionaire
49 minutes ago, saintdomingo said:Great Britain is not a country, the United Kingdom is.
And neither is it a 3rd country.
Mekong River facing dam construction crisis
in Thailand News
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A lot of them are funded by Thailand would you believe. The ROI is a cheap hydroelectric power supply.