Blue Streak Posted February 22, 2022 Share Posted February 22, 2022 Tuesday 22nd February 2022.....Soi Buakhao.........20.00 hrs............Close of play.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Boy Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 1:22 PM, KWA said: Just transferred money this morning and after selecting my bank (TSB) I got this screen and opted to pay manually instead which involved my usual procedure. That's what I've always had in the past I think, select pay manually then go to your bank website, transfer the money, go back to TW and tell it you've made the transfer, though sometimes the money will already have arrived by then. This time the options I got with Barclays were to pay via the app or pay via their website. I chose the website, which should have been the same as paying manually, and that was when I found that they opened up a page with all my account details on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Boy Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 I gave TW another try this afternoon as @KWA hadn't noticed anything untoward. It seems that they've added some bells and whistles to the options to pay via Barclays, and possibly some other UK banks too. As you can see, once they know I want to pay via Barclays the options have changed from what you used to get, and what @KWA got above for TSB. I chose the Barclays website option, which I equate with paying manually, and as you can see you get even more options now: You now have the option of them taking you into the Barclays website so that you can authorise the payment, which I don't like the idea of one little bit, in spite of their promises that they can't possibly know your login details. Last time I pressed 'Continue to pay', but this time I chose ' Pay manually instead' and that gave me the original way of paying without TW looking over my shoulder. So just be aware if you're paying for a Wise transfer from Barclays that the system has changed and you need to be very careful what you select. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Wednesday 23rd February 2022.....Soi Buakhao.........20.00 hrs............Close of play.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nampla69 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 15 hours ago, Toy Boy said: I gave TW another try this afternoon as @KWA hadn't noticed anything untoward. It seems that they've added some bells and whistles to the options to pay via Barclays, and possibly some other UK banks too. As you can see, once they know I want to pay via Barclays the options have changed from what you used to get, and what @KWA got above for TSB. I chose the Barclays website option, which I equate with paying manually, and as you can see you get even more options now: You now have the option of them taking you into the Barclays website so that you can authorise the payment, which I don't like the idea of one little bit, in spite of their promises that they can't possibly know your login details. Last time I pressed 'Continue to pay', but this time I chose ' Pay manually instead' and that gave me the original way of paying without TW looking over my shoulder. So just be aware if you're paying for a Wise transfer from Barclays that the system has changed and you need to be very careful what you select. I got exactly the same with my bank last week. Got it sorted quite quickly with long distance phone call. Many banks are doing this now including Thai ones ... pain at first but once you get the hang of it .... fine. Good to highlight ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Boy Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 3 hours ago, nampla69 said: I got exactly the same with my bank last week. Got it sorted quite quickly with long distance phone call. Many banks are doing this now including Thai ones ... pain at first but once you get the hang of it .... fine. Good to highlight ... I can see that some people might like it, but I really don't want that option, the old system worked fine for me and I knew TW couldn't be collecting my banking details. For all their talk about end-to-end encryption keeping you safe, I feel much safer with a physical barrier between us. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Thursday 24th February 2022.....Soi Buakhao.........20.00 hrs............Close of play.... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 Friday 25th February 2022.....Soi Buakhao.......19.00hrs.. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butch Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Looking at the online version, the Ruble is pegged at Zero for buying. The sanctions are also gonna hurt those Russians who purchased Condo's back in the day and still need to pay some off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazle Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Butch said: The sanctions are also gonna hurt those Russians who purchased Condo's back in the day and still need to pay some off... .... and the owners of the other condos in the development as the Ruskies won't be paying the service charges. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Saturday 26th February 2022.....Soi Buakhao.....For the weekend unless someone pushes the button......... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 This morning 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted February 27, 2022 Share Posted February 27, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 5:11 PM, Toy Boy said: I gave TW another try this afternoon as @KWA hadn't noticed anything untoward. It seems that they've added some bells and whistles to the options to pay via Barclays, and possibly some other UK banks too. As you can see, once they know I want to pay via Barclays the options have changed from what you used to get, and what @KWA got above for TSB. I chose the Barclays website option, which I equate with paying manually, and as you can see you get even more options now: You now have the option of them taking you into the Barclays website so that you can authorise the payment, which I don't like the idea of one little bit, in spite of their promises that they can't possibly know your login details. Last time I pressed 'Continue to pay', but this time I chose ' Pay manually instead' and that gave me the original way of paying without TW looking over my shoulder. So just be aware if you're paying for a Wise transfer from Barclays that the system has changed and you need to be very careful what you select. I used wise on Friday and payed manually from Barclays. Nothing has changed from what I have done for the past few years. I use my laptop. My mate did a transfer today on his phone app and used the manual option for Santander. So it seems to be as it always has been for us both so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted February 28, 2022 Share Posted February 28, 2022 Monday 28th February 2022.....Soi Buakhao.........20.00 hrs............Close of play.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Tuesday 1st March 2022.....Soi Buakhao.........19.30 hrs............near close of play.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Wednesday 2nd March 2022.....Soi Buakhao.........20.00 hrs........... close of play.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boydeste Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Blue Streak said: Wednesday 2nd March 2022.....Soi Buakhao.........20.00 hrs........... close of play.... Same in Bkk tonight. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 There are a few Russians around in Pattaya at the moment. I would assume if they bring cash to Pattaya they will have already converted it to either Baht or US dollar. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Thursday 3rd March 2022.....Soi Buakhao.........20.00 hrs........... close of play.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Just wondering if anybody knows any Russians personally and is aware of how the fall in value of the Rouble is really affecting them. At 0.00 to the Rouble I hope they travel with other currencies or have funds already in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted March 3, 2022 Author Share Posted March 3, 2022 1 minute ago, Horizondave said: Just wondering if anybody knows any Russians personally and is aware of how the fall in value of the Rouble is really affecting them. At 0.00 to the Rouble I hope they travel with other currencies or have funds already in Thailand. One Russian was seen (not by me, but a mate) getting physical with an ATM outside a local 7-11 on Tuesday, as the machine would not give him any cash on his (believed) credit card. A local vendor called the police, and the russian was carted off... I'm sure he, unfortunately, won't be alone. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 26 minutes ago, Painter said: One Russian was seen (not by me, but a mate) getting physical with an ATM outside a local 7-11 on Tuesday, as the machine would not give him any cash on his (believed) credit card. A local vendor called the police, and the russian was carted off... I'm sure he, unfortunately, won't be alone. He should have gone to SPECSAVERS Kasikorn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toy Boy Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 It's an absolutely horrible situation to be in, with no way of getting hold of any money you've lost all control of your situation, and that of your family if they're with you. It makes the case for wearing some expensive jewellery, or a gold Rolex or whatever, something that you can exchange for local money if the shite hits the fan. Of course, this being Thailand, the locals would probably have stolen it from you long before you had a chance to exchange it, lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Friday 4th March 2022.....Soi Buakhao.........18.30 hrs........ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Saturday 5th March 2022.....Soi Buakhao....Should be for the weekend...... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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