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Hi, Agree with hillbilly. Anyone that drinks even one small glass of beer and then drives should be locked up and the key thrown away. It impares your judgment and nine time out of ten, results with a innocent person being injured. This was pointed out to me 50 years ago. they had a car simulator and could check your reaction time when someone stepped out in front of you. They then give you a drink and tested you again. Eight out of the ten people, they done this to, would have killed or badly injured, the person steping into the road. Then hillbilly goes of track by saying Patts is full of

Hi, C.T. It is not bordering on the ridiculous. As i am not not going out, health reasons, plus it was raining and i cannot sit in garden. I took about 2 hours doing a search of the internet. Anybody can do the same. Just google in "Flights from MAN. U.K. to BKK" and Bobs your uncle and Fanny's your aunt, you come up with 100's of options, and i am not listing these also. That would be bordering on the ridicious. We must learn to do things ourself. Be careful as i beleive there is a MAN. in the states. These prices came from a few hours searching which i am sure anybody is quite capiable of d

Hi, Don't know where daughter got tickets from C.T.. I just did a quick check, by Google, and found the following prices, it said all inclusive. To many sites to list. But below was the quoted cheapest prices. From MAN. To BKK return. China Air. 439 GBP's. Air France 444GBP's. Turkish Air 446 GBP's. Swiss Air 458 GBP's Qatar 490 GBP's. Etihad 480GBP's This was travelling mid week for a four week stay in Oct. 2011. Cheers Doug.

Hi, Just got a e-mail from daughter. She is coming out to see me in Oct. Fare from Man. to BKK return was 425GBP. With Ethiad. Travel agent asked her where she is going to in LOS. She said Udon Thani. T.A. said if she got ticket BKK to Udon now it would only cost her 20GBP's for a return ticket. Out of interest i checked out flights from BKK to MAN. Same airline and same dates, but oppisite way around. What a shock. To buy in LOS it would cost 41,000B Over 800GBP. Nearly double the cost. What a rip off. Cheers Doug.

Hi, Excactlly why i told them to get their rubbish out of my house and got TOT to put internet in. Better service and can run 3 comp. at same time, handy with kids around, for the price of only being able to run one at a time with 3BB, or whatever they call themselves now. After TOT kicked them out of their place, service and everything else went downhill fast. Hit or a miss most times. Before when 3BB were with TOT, service was good. Been with TOT now for nearly a year. No problem so far. Touch wood. Cheers Doug.

Hi, If you go about it properly you won't get your fingers burned. I bought a new house, up north, over five years ago. Three bedrooms and two bathrooms. Land was bought in wifes name, and I went to lawyer to get a 30 year lease on land, extentable for a further 30 years. This might be going overboard, but i'm the belt and braces type. You can also buy a condo. The builders are allowed to sell a certain percentage of a building to non Thais. As for the build of the property, mine is a lot better than some houses i have lived in, in other countries. And i am happy with it. Which is all that

Hi, Never had a problem with Imm. in LOS. Came in last time 6 months ago, waiting in Imm. Q. Lady came along and showed me to another desk and was through within 30 secs. Had to wait for luggage though. Not once in the last 10 years have customs, which is not imm., asked me to open my case. Find them very good and helpful. Once when I arrived Imm. put a 30 day stamp in my P.P. when it should have been 90days. My fault, i should of checked, usully do. Went to Imm. and they apoligised and put a 90 day stamp in P.P. No prom. and very polite. Laughed and joked about it. And always a smile.

Hi, From my experance banks open on Sundays as well, This is not U.K. where after 1400Hrs on a Fri. most shut till Monday. The max. you can transfer from a U.K. bank, to LOS, without notice, and without giving reasons, is 200,000B in 24 hours. Just over 4,000GBPs at todays rate. This is by U.K. Debit Card. Anything higher your U.K. bank requires notice, plus reasons why you need the money. this way will take about 4 working days to get the cash. Found this out when i bought a house. Tried 4 different banks. At the same. Did this over 5 days as i think it is a cheek for the bank to ask me w

Hi, You are to young, for the easy way out, lucky you, for a retirement visa. I don't know what country you are from, if U.K. you can get a multi-O visa and extent it for a year in LOS. giving you, if you work it right about two and a half years here. Crossing border every 90 days. I got fed up with this and got a marriage visa. Don't have to leave country now. Cheers Doug.

Hi, chris2004, A retirement visa, whither married to a Thai or not requires you to have a income of 800,000B a year. Not as Nam-Tip says. It is only when you come to a marrage visa that this changes. 40,000B per month required. Last month my income p.a. was 750,000B, married to a Thai. lady, so i was refused a retirement visa even though I was married to a Thai. lady. Got a marrage visa 40,000B a month was the requirement along with other requirements. Please if you are unsure about this ask at imm. they are very helpful and you will know what THEY want.

Hi, idefix. I come from a place where you could have left your keys in you car and done a lot of other things. Plus left your house door open, this was in the 1950's. U WOULD NOT DO IT NOW. But to not take precautions, I do not mean turning your home into a prison. is silly. I have lived in LOS for six years now, in my home, and have never been broken into. Maybe it is the big fence. security bars on windows, or the big rot. that i have. But it works, as with most contries now. The funny thing is, in all my life, the only place i have lived in, and had a break in, was in a small village in

Hi. sexpat, do not know your full circumstances but my opinion is that a elderly guy, which i am, marries, or lives with a young, 20 year old, girl there is going to be trouble 98% of the time. nearly fell into the same trap, but read the warning signs, thank god, seven years ago. Ended up living with a Thai lady for the last 6 years and marrying her last year. Still i hope you do all right. Good luck to you. Cheers Doug.

Hi,. No break ins so why set up security etc.. Idefix, You have answered your own question, even if you did not know it. This is why they have bars on windows etc. and it works. So if you lived in a area and your neighbours said they have had no break ins because of this, you would not put some security on your property. The mind boggles. Still each to his own.

Hi, Without having a Thai bank account, when I paid for my house. I went to a Thai bank and was told. You can draw 200,000B on your debit card every 24 hours, if you have the funds. This was by 3 different Thai. banks. This I did over five days. House cost 980,000B. In Udon in 2005. If I wanted to I could have got the whole amount in 3 to 4 working days but I would have to tell my bank what the money was for. Nosey buggers, my money. The only question the Thai bank asked me was if I wanted the money transferred to LOS in stirling. I took their advice and transferred in sterling. Also if you

Hi, No such thing as a retirement visa, so imm. say. You can get a "O" visa, outside of LOS, and get a extension of 12 months in LOS, due to retirement and meeting the requirements. With this you must have a income, pensions etc., of over 800,000B p.a. wither married to a Thai national or not. Or money in a Thai bank at their low interest rates. Or a marriage visa which require you to have, in my case, pensions of 40,000B a month. myself I got a marriage visa, this entailed. Letter from Embassy showing my pensions, total p.a.. Passport with a "O" visa. House book Marriage cert., has to be

Hi, Have to say it is worse for me. Married a Thai girl, not from Patts., and live in Udon, she will not let me go to Patts. without her. Spoilsport. Joking, I love her of course.

Ah Bushmills. The oldest running distillery of whisky, and the only one outside of Scotland that spells whisky without the e in it. A bottle of black label will go down a treat. As a sideline I had a stroke ten years ago. Asked the doc. is it all right to partake in a drop of scotch and he said it will do you the world of good, but not in excess.

Hi, Hillbilly, we all know we are only as good as the last Baht spent there. If you go there and get treated bad, they will lose customers and will soon have none, as Mike has said he will not be spending his Bucks there. You may think this is good for business, i don't. I don't expect VIP treatment just a bit of respect, or is this asking to much from someone who is fleecing you.

Hi, Bus goes from Nong Khai to Pattaya without going through BKK. Goes over the mountain. Bypassing Korat and BKK. on the 304 road to HW 7 to PATS. Trip from Udon Thani, First bus leaves there about 0730Hrs and gets into Pattaya at about 1700Hrs. No changing buses and cost 800B single. My friend took this bus last month. He said it was very good and comfy. It leaves NK. nearly a hour before Udon time. I have been once by train on B.M.s recommendations. NEVER again. I might have been unlucky. The cost was also a lot dearer. Plus eatra fares to BKK. If you can travel in the daytime, no need to

Hi, Just returned with Etihad from Man. last week after a four week holiday. Very good service and flight, would use them again. Plane nearly full both ways. Bought tickets at Mox travel in BKK 29,500B about 100GBP cheaper if you book from Man to BKK return. Can not use tickets the other way, so Los screws you for approx. 100GBPs. The joys of living here.

Hi, Been staying there since 2001 and they have always had a security guard on the back entrance Soi 6/1, at night, since then, where you go up the steps to your room after the bar was closed. The counter girls are not there after the bar has closed, the guard always asked me for my key so he could check my room number. No check on the girl. Vic was also a very nice guy and would do all he could to help you. Food was very good.

Hi, Gonzo. Heard different stories from different people, so put car in wife's name. Paperwork took less than 20 mins to complete and no trips to imm. or doctor etc. Driving home in less than a hour as they already had the car in the showroom. All in all hassle free. The way I like it. Had to check to see if I was still in Thailand, could not believe it could be this quick.

Hi, Bought a Toyota Soluna Vios, automatic, three years ago, 5 year or 100,000K warranty. Disc brakes all round, don't know why they still put drum brakes on back wheels. You can adjust the drivers seat ie. recline, lumber knee height etc. tinted windows, and side windows mirror finish, for coolness, and very comfortable to drive. The longest I have driven, non stop, except for a petrol stop, is from Udon Thani to Pattaya, in under 8 hours, and I'm 70 now. Clocked over 60,000K since I've had it and not had any trouble with it. Still the orig. tyres, brakes etc. All in all a very good car an

Hi Kev, Thanks for your reply. I've tried that site, it is the first one I tried, but other sites come up with different dates and venues. It says it is the official F1 site and the fixture list looks correct to me but wish to check if it's correct, hoping to go to one meeting and will have to book well in advance. Was hoping to go to the Korean one but program states this is subject to the track being completed. So second choice is China. On two of the lists it says 18 April!!! Thank you Doug.

Hi, Looking up the F1 web site to check on the race program for 2010. Downloaded it and made a copy for a friend, he has not got a printer. He checked it and said this is the third one he has seen and each were different. The one I copied was en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Formula_One_season. He showed me two others. One had the first race in Australia, I know the first race is in Bahrain. and some of the other races had different dates. The other had 4 or five different dates and the races in a different order. The point is where can I get a accurate fixture list. Cheers Doug.