Everything posted by topt
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Pattaya is grinding to a halt
Why not? I just rode down to pick up food from Soi Buakhow food market.
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Pattaya is grinding to a halt
End of the month maybe - people paid so out for the weekend.....
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Advice needed on new water pump
Thanks for responding back. After posting I was looking at the Home pro site and at the bottom of the page after selecting one of the 2 types they had a fairly full description which I had not noticed before.
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Advice needed on new water pump
Thanks both of you . Normally good points but I am wanting to get some of the pipework changed as still have an underground tank connected which hasn't been used in 10 years (it has a leak in the seal at the bottom and could not find someone to guarantee a fix back then). Still looking to understand the difference in practice between constant pressure and what I have?
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Advice needed on new water pump
Existing pump appears to have rusted and now leaking. It is a Mitsubishi but not sure of the power Can someone tell me what are the disadvantages/benefits between constant pressure and automatic with pressure tank pumps (as described on the Home Pro web site) and whether Inverter pumps are worth the extra? Pump takes water from a tank and feeds a 2 storey medium sized house. Will probably go for another Mitsu or a Hitachi unless someone has another specific rec but I am not planning to spend for a Grundfoss.
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Big C Extra food court looks completely different
Thanks. Hadn't spotted that (well didn't really look either....)
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OpenClaw
You just proved my point.......🤣
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Masked Gang Raid Brit’s Pattaya Home, Flee With ฿2m
Or a cashier cheque which is what I thought the norm was before all this digital malarkey. I wonder where the house to be bought was as 2 million wouldn't buy much in Pattaya as a rule........
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I am very cheesed off.......
No I agree but it is what it is and it is not worth getting ones knickers in a twist over it........
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Upcoming changes to Wise operations in Thailand
Brave is Chrome based (as is Edge now) and it work on Brave for me.
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Big C Extra food court looks completely different
I noticed a new boat noodle place on the left opposite the big 7/11(with the market behind it) as you go down Yume away from Big C northwards. There used to be one outside Big C which was quite good but no idea what this one is like.
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Thai will for foreigner
Apologies but you are wrong here. Executor and beneficiary can be the same person. A witness cannot be a beneficiary however.
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Court Returns 77 Million Baht Seized Assets to Lawyer and Wife in Fraud Case
Seems to be a lot missing from this story. Why would she'gift' 71 million to a lawyer and support his children overseas?
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Alcohol Sales Prohibited in Thailand for Makha Bucha Day 2026
12 midnight-12 midnight.
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Big C Extra food court looks completely different
I really enjoy some noodle dishes for lunch - and if good value then what is wrong with that? Does anybody know a good Chicken noodle place which uses actual chicken legs in a tasty broth? The ones I used to use disappeared a while ago?
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Beware getting charged by NHS for spending too long in Thailand....
Define UK citizens as based on the preceding posts that isn't always true as most people understand it.......
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OpenClaw
In one year from now......absolutely zero chance and I say that as someone who wishes it would be true.....
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Beware getting charged by NHS for spending too long in Thailand....
Thanks for sharing. Very interesting.
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What's the alcohol sale hours in supermarkets?
You completely missed the point. Again...... Not all vacuum cleaners are made by Hoover but 'do the hoovering' was often used in the UK to mean vacuuming the carpets. It became a generic term like Mom and pop shops......
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Government Tightens Firearm Controls, Suspends Carry Permits
Would that include off duty police officers........
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Post (letter) not arriving from UK
Something you would need to find out. Mine used to be from the Naklua office until they built the one on Sukhumvit. The only reason I knew was I had to go and pick up parcels at Naklua and then when I had a query a couple of years ago they directed me to the newer building on Suk.
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Post (letter) not arriving from UK
I just wanted to update this thread as may be useful to others. I had been previously to the Chaiapruek distribution office last year and received a couple of letters immediately afterwards. So nothing since then so I went again yesterday not expecting much. There were about 4 Thai's complaining quite heatedly about not receiving packages but eventually a guy took my address details and went to check out back. After a while I was told that they had got rid of whoever our postie was and he would contact me if any news on missing letters. Like @Guderian I should receive a regular monthly statement from a bank which hasn't been happening. Anyway literally 10 minutes ago there was a ring on the bell and when I went to see who it was I found 4 letters from the UK, 2 statements from said bank and a Christmas card, stuffed in the letter box. So if you are missing stuff, and that is your distribution office it may be worth going there with a copy of whatever address you are using.
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File income tax return online
Correct. Unfortunately it keeps popping up in threads as was proposed under the then Pheua Thai led administration and quietly disappeared off the radar when that went south.
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Police Seize 1.2m Illegal Chinese Sanitary Pads
Depends on the QC and how they were manufactured. Not specific to pads but look up the issues P&G had in the 80's with Rely and ongoing legal issues in California over lead in Tampax.
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Thailand Clarifies Investment Visa Requirements: Buy ฿3M / RENT ~฿50K
I don't suppose anyone can do a quick executive summary of the main points........? I started to read but there is too much material to understand quickly whether it is in any way relevant to many.