jacko

They might have enough material off this thread soon!

He seemed pleasant enough when you talked to him. Last I heard he seemed to suddenly up sticks and leave taking family with him. Seemed odd as he was getting involved in bar ownership just prior. I miss the daily News reports we got on Sophon TV, one might almost believe drive by bag snatching and katoey muggings are a thing of the past.

I don't see where immigration has defined what will be acceptable to them to prove sufficient income to live retired in Thailand and be issued an extension. We did go off on a tangent discussion of what Malaysia did and about getting a ten year stamp. In the realms of fantasy at the moment.

The current UK State Pension alone, £159.55 a week I believe, would be well short of the amount required to get an extension based on retirement, it is a touch short for a married to a Thai extension! Some get less, as living in Thailand they may not be entitled to some past increments. It is all problematic.

I shall keep my eye on the guy with the camera!

Visit AA Insurance near The Big C South. AA Insurance Location.

Wouldn't it just, and certainly worth 10x1900 baht!

We aren't sure what immigration will accept in lieu of income letters at the moment.... As to your initial question, probably, but I don't know of a specific one, I use the bank deposit. Others may answer although that would not be discreet. A Google search may be a simple answer then a phone call!.

Ford hit me with a 3% charge for using a Thai CC......!!!!

Katharine Hepburn

Humphrey Bogart

The waiter recommended I pay with a credit card, his name was Charjit.

Yes, his cloakroom attendant.

One of the owners is a Sikh with one leg, I think he is called Balan-Singh!

John Wayne

The Magnificent Seven.

I took a stroll all the way from Klang to Soi Diamond along 2nd Rd, East side, recently, unusual for me as Beach Rd is my usual route. Other than an excess of Massage businesses, I was much surprised how many Indian restaurants there were, like the MPs, devoid of customers but moreso. I passed some Thai seafood places that were very busy. Made me wonder what was going on.... were they ready for an expected huge surge in Indians, or perhaps one group was enough, they do go around in large groups. Or a mass influx of businessmen who have opened there and got work permits. Quite a few of them were lowly looking places.

Well personally I don't go to an insurance broker to get money and also not to a bank to get insurance. Although if it is 'free', I will have it, as in the case of credit cards that I paid for, but very much needed to exist anyhow. Usually what keeps me away is the insurance offered is very general rather than specific, and you just know it will be taken away after a few years. For coming here I say you need good accident and health incident comprehensive coverage, with a get you home (medevac) option. Never paid for a bank account yet and see it as a bit of a hurdle.

John Voight

Striptease

So I will get my own chickens and hence my own eggs... European Union Council Directive 1999/74/EC[1] is legislation passed by the European Union on the minimum standards for keeping egg laying hens which effectively bans conventional battery cages. The directive, passed in 1999, banned conventional battery cages in the EU from 1 January 2012 after a 13-year phase-out. Battery cages were already banned in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Sweden prior to 2012. The directive does not apply to establishments with fewer than 350 laying hens or establishments rearing breeding laying hens. Such establishments are, however, subject to the requirements of Directive 98/58/EC. The directive is not supported with fines, penalties or export bans. As alternatives to battery cages, Directive 1999/74/EC allows non-cage systems and furnished cages. Furnished cages therefore represent a feasible alternative to battery cages in the EU after 2012. Under the directive, furnished cages must provide at least the following: 750 cm2 per hen, of which 600 cm2 is 45 cm high, a nest, a littered area for scratching and pecking, 15 cm of perch and 12 cm of food trough per hen and a claw shortening device. Austria banned battery cages in 2009 and is set to ban furnished cages by 2020. Belgium has also banned the battery cage – and proposes to ban furnished cages by 2024. Germany has introduced a ‘family cage’, which has more space than the furnished cages used in other countries, however, consumers in Germany have been rejecting these eggs. Outside the EU, Switzerland has already banned both the battery and furnished cage systems.[2] In February 2010, the Polish government formally requested the EU to delay enacting Directive 1999/74/EC by 5 years until 2017,[3] however, this was unsuccessful. According to figures submitted to the European Commission in 2011, 14 countries were expected to be battery cage free by 1 January 2012. However, six states including Portugal, Poland and Romania admitted they would not be ready, while Spain and Italy, among others, did not know or would not say whether they will meet the deadline.[4] In France one third of egg producers have gone out of business and according to figures of the UGPVB (the industry association) 5% of producers were still not compliant as of January 2012 and have had their licences withdrawn.[5] This has led to fears that cheaper, illegal eggs, particularly liquid egg products, from non-compliant states will flood the market undercutting compliant egg producers. John Dalli, the EU health commissioner, has issued legal warnings to 13 countries over their lack of readiness or effort to enforce the ban.[6] The 13 member states already found to be in breach of the directive are: Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Spain, Greece, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and the Netherlands.[7] Oh Fuck!

Michael Caine

Err Toby Maguire