patongphil

Kap Choeng. 200 baht per rai for each application the op mentioned.

Same here in Sarakham.

What about wind power? Plenty of it and for free once you pay for the initial setup.

The curfew will help cut down electricity usage during the gas plant shut down so hopefully we will at least not have to suffer blackouts.

The electric usage may not be as down as you think, in fact, electric usage may even be up.

Everyone will be now in their home, or hotel room, all with fans, air con, lights, TV etc on, where as with no curfew, they would be out, with nothing on in their home or hotel room, and then home and straight to sleep.

Sure, the tourist areas use a lot of electric, but that electric catered for for many people, at the same time. Now, individuals mush all use electric, across the island, so they actually could end up using more, over a wider area.

So, having an open air beer bar with 5 tourists in it, under the curfew, sees those 5 tourists back in their rooms, each with an air con, TV and lights on.

The big hotels are going to see a spike in their electric usage.

What TV?

Not sure what your rant is about but you are wrong about the Driver's License rumour you are posting. Being retired has no relevance to whether you get a 1 year or 5 year license.

No true, just announced, only B visa will get 5 year licenses, was "all a mistake" that O visa were getting them before..

Really?

I am on a retirement extension of stay from a B visa so where does that leave me?

Schools ordered closed. Now that confuses me..

Me too - cannot think of any logical reason why.

Remember two important issues.

1. After you are here for 90 days, as per you Passport the only legal one is a Thai DL.

2. You must change you address at the LTO etc.

I'm due for my 3rd 5yr in Aug of 2016 and I betting they be so over run with all the new renewals it will revert. Ooops, I have been told that for Nung Pan Baht I'll get a 5 year and never even go to the offit!

Run without a VALID DL, "you farang you" wrong gets even worse!

Alright then <deleted> are you trying to say? I give up.

Thanks for some good advise! We have recently been in Vientiane and seen all the sight so am looking for something new. It sounds like the best way is to hope in the car and drive myself but I don't like to drive for hours every second day so will stick to airplanes.

That's why I say to go to each province along the way

2h from Udon to Khon Kaen

1h from Khon Kaen to Maha Sarakham

30m from Sarakham to RoiEt

1h from RoiEt to Yasothon

1h from Yasothon to Ubon

So usually just a 1h drive between provincial capitals A bit longer if you take a detour to see some of the attractions along the way, but in general the travel times are pretty short, as it's double lane highways almost the entire way, so no traffic (and no idiots coming towards you either lol), just a nice and relaxing drive

You must drive very different roads to me if you think there are no "idiots" coming towards you while connecting these cities.

When you can not give it away expect it to drop lower..

Is not falling food prices a welcome news when the last years have been all about inflating food prices? Lower rice price means easier for Thailands poor to feed themselfs, while the middle class can continue to eat their processed and imported expensive food. That the falling price is subsidised by the rich tax money is how a working society should work. Redistribution of wealth.

Falling rice prices are because the Thai Govt has totally f***ed the market. Prices offered to the dirt poor farmers have fallen to as low as 4500 bht per tonne, less than it costs to produce. Tell me how that helps the rural poor?

14.2 baht per kilo here in Sarakham for paddy? Not sure where you got your number from.

Nkm shouldnt be taken seriously.

He lives in Patong in a rented room and doesn't intend or even seem to be financially available to purchase anything.

Hardly an expert on anything, maybe public transport.

He has enough money to buy bleach for his sheets after apparently sullying them having "fun"

Does anyone have any insight into the availability of such in Khon Kaen. I have a daughter who has been diagnosed with Prader Wili syndrome and am looking into relocation possibilities. I know of hospitals in Had Yai and Bangkok which do have programmes but have no desire to live in either place - hence looking into other possibilities.

Any info greatly appreciated.

Yup - same here.

If Will from above is on Thaivisa then drop me a PM as I may have some fish for you - no cost just overbreeding in my small dam/ pond.

For me it is definitely the traffic. When I first arrived some 14 years ago I would spend hours every day on my motorbike exploring the island. Nowadays even a trip down the road to the 7/11 can be a pain.

PS sorry for the commercial .....I look at property details sheets all day !

Yes, and you make sure we all realise that in every post of yours. IMO a bit more moderation would be better.

When I say "sorry for the commercial " I mean my descriptions of Kathu and Rawai read more like property sales sheet descriptions, but are factually correct, as are all my details.

In terms of my posts, if you don't like them then don't read them, it's quite simple really. I am sure that if I were in breach of the rules that they would be removed.

The question is property related and there is no point in hiding the fact that I have a property agency here and spend all day looking at properties all over the island, so one would think my opinion might be of value to someone asking for advice on where to live in Phuket. Many know their own part of the island, but I am familiar with the whole island so have a different perspective.

Have a nice day.

SDM

Nothing to do with correct or not, and yes, I agree your information can be valuable.

But in every post mentioning you're a property agent IMO is overdone.

Gotta make a livin steven, but agreed, trolling this board for customers is a bit weak.

+1 he is getting a bit over the top with repeated references to his occupation. Glad the other 100's of agents on the island don't do the same.

According to AirAsia site, there is no sales office near by you.

May have now in KK as they fly there again.

http://www.airasia.com/my/en/contact-us/sales-office.page

Suggestion:

Buy online!

your cost to drive to an office beats ticket price!

Pretty interested in how you would go about buying such ticket online with cash as the OP was asking?

This link is quite informative.

http://www.thaiappraisal.org/english/the2001/default.php

I'd still like opinion on pricing up pools but I might be better doing that on the pool forum

I was quoted 345,000 for fiberglass and 475,000 for concrete 6m by 3m and 1.2 m deep a few weeks ago in Phuket. These prices all up and complete.

Mahasarakham and we had 3 short but sweet storms come through this afternoon. Temp went from 42 degrees to a very pleasant 26 now. Could still do with heaps more and thunder everywhere so here's hoping.

^

NKM - maybe you are living on another Planet Phuket. Very few Thai partners are interested in registering as a resident here in Phuket. Their allegiance is back in their home town/village and they want to have a vote there. Phuket is not their long term objective.

Maybe your wife - not mine.

@andreandre

I am very chilled, thanks, mate.

However, I am allowed to find your drivel unhelpful when my wife is in pain. Next time you have acute pulpitis I hope you meet a dentist like me who has no cliches in his mind about moaning patients.

That's all from me.

If my wife had acute pulpitis I wouldn't know whether to shoot her or root her.

Thanks mate I will go see them when we get back up to the farm in a week or so.

Dinger can you supply directions/ coordinates to the shop please and I will pop in and see what they can do.

Cheers

Hard to say without knowing the exact details from Patongphil. But I don't think it is a matter of shutting off the intake when the tank is full. If he has a similar situation to mine, my pump would over pump the borehole before it could recharge the well and I would end up pumping air, which usually ends up with a burned out pump.

Also I assume we are talking about pumps here and not pimps, if not, then we would have to move this to a different forum

Yup pumps not pimps - wish problem was the other way round though.

You are right in that my bore only makes about 200 l per hour so requirement is for a low volume pump.

Norlund I am not sure what you are getting at here as I need as much water as I can get and am looking for a solution to access these 200 l per hour from about 40 odd meters down a 150mm hole.