briley

Liverpool is fine, but when I asked for a multi 'O' with the intention of getting a retirement extension I had to show bank accounts for £11,000. Also they only deal in Postal Orders (expensive) or cash and whilst you can drop documents in they post them back so it is not an over the counter dealing.

I'd recomend Hull!

They can't because you have to log in on the line with the same number. So yes, anyone can call at your house and connect up to 'your' ADSL, but they can't use your password and username on their line.

Wasn't it a German charter company that did CMX to Frankfurt (or the otherway around!)

Depends, beginning of February is cooler, end of February hotter as the temperature takes a marked upturn on the 15th (exactly).

It isn't the duty free that is affected, it is the security aspect. If your duty free is not in the 'correct' type of bag you can't get onto an aircraft.

Is the company connection blocking or partially blocking Skype?

Some do as there is talk that your conenction can act as a super-node for Skype and use up all your bandwidth if you have a good bandwidth available. Unlikely to happen to a Thai user!

Is this more of a problem for US nationals as the US embasy does less checking of proof of income than say the UK or Australian embassy.

Suthep area of Chiang Mai - problems most days for myself and everyone else I know on TOT ADSL over the past 2 weeks.

This is what I'm talking about. I'm in the same building as briley and I have had no problem.

Obviously I don't know the Dan Sai Kid - stand up and identify yourself

Suthep area of Chiang Mai - problems most days for myself and everyone else I know on TOT ADSL over the past 2 weeks.

As a summary:

Elna branches in Tesco (North) and Carafour, main shop opposite Kad Suan Kaew, seems to be the only place selling any domestic sewing machines.

Everywhere else is selling industrial machines.

The Elna machines do not appear to be current models and those I can track down are markely more expensive than UK prices.

I was recomended to try Bangkok but think I might get from the UK next time I'm there - they only weigh up to 11Kg.

Thanks to all.

You asked the consulate about a “multi entry retirement visa”. Officially, this is a non-immigrant visa, type OA, valid for an unlimited number of entries into Thailand for one year from the date of issue of the visa. On each entry, you are given permission to stay for one year.

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Permission to stay is for 90 days not 1 year?

Assume you plugged the modem into the modem socket of the three way splitter and not into the filtered output for the phone?

leaves Chiang Mai at 8am - return trip you must book as soon as you get to Mai Sai, before you do the border run!

The version of google makes no difference as they all use the same pictures - only the interface changes - I like the newer Beta version v4.0.2416 for the uncluttered interface.

AFAIK and I would check with the DVLA site she can ride any sized motorbike for 1 year with no restrictions at all provided she has an international licence and her Thai licence.

If staying in the UK for over 1 year she needs to take a test. I beleive that she only needs to take the riden test. If she passes fine, if she fails she can still continue to drive up to the end of the 1 year period.

Personally I wouldn't allow someone who has learnt in Thailand to drive any bike in the UK - especially not if I loved them

You must upgrade to the new version 7.5 - the page you go to looks as if you can only get the paid for professional version but there is, lower down the page, the option for the free versions still.

I did try the thai version of Google Earth, the pictures were different and more up to date of Chiang Mai but the program was more fiddly to use and not better pictures. Unfortunately I've lost the link and the program but it must be somewhere on Thai Visa from earlier this year.

Have you tried MS's version?

http://local.live.com/?q=chiang+mai+thailand&FORM=BDIR

gives Chiang Mai and obviously Google Earth is MUCH better, but MS is MUCH better for my place in the UK than Google.

Whilst Thailand can control it's airspace I don't think they have much success at stoping satallites taking photo's.

PS Don't need Google to see the Thai airforce, they've just gone past my window!

As an aside don't forget that if your bank uses a free-phone number (0800 in UK or 800 in many other countries) you can use skype to call them free even if you have no credit etc. Saved me a bit when I spent 45 minutes calling BT in the UK a while back.

Yes, found out they make sewing machines in Lampun, but don't seem to sell them in Thailand.

It is Elna opposite (almost) Kad Suan Kaew.

Will continue wandering the streets and report back on any good findings. Thanks for all

Because, LivinLOS, they send spam to obvious addresses, [email protected], Help@, info@, accounts@ etc etc. Then they just try a dictionary attack (especially on Yahoo and Hotmail).

The company that handles mail to these addresses often sends all mail to the address you request for [email protected] UNLESS you ask otherwise, either specifically for an address or for 'all other mail'.

I did try filtering these spam myself but it got too complex and I want mail to firstname (even if misspelt) @myname.com to arrive somewhere. Hence I send all mail sent to [email protected] to [email protected] and POP the un-spamed result into outlook express.

I get over 70 spam e-mails a day sent to random addresses at my domains. To cope I now send all my e-mails from all sources to a gmail account and then download what gmail regard as non-spam.

I now get 1 or 2 spam a day and have had no e-mails wrongly diagnosed as spam over the last 6 months.

Cheap (free) easy once set up and effective control of spam.

But google does not find the Elna shop (two branches) - and I would expect more than 3 shops in Chiang Mai selling sewing machines.

I expected Central and Robinsons to sell them - but no luck. Wandering around Central plaza didn't find any suitable shop, but that place has many many 'hidden' shops.

What I am interested in is people who knows shops in CM and have experience of the machines they sell.

I'm looking for a sewing machine in Chiang Mai, so far I've found the Elna shop but I'm a little un-impressed by their range as they seem a little out of date. Will be visiting the Singer shop near Rimping Condo next week, but can't find anywhere else selling sewing machines.

Anyone with suggestions as to where to look or which machine to buy - I want a reasonably good quality one.

Khun Bob - you have a nationwide card so walk into bangkok bank and ask to transfer xxx,xxx baht using your debit card to your saving account. I know it works up to over £1,000 as I have done it and friends have used it to transfer up to 600K baht.

No charges - period.

Thanks for all the replies,

Found the food hall (level 1 far right facing the building from outside) - very good food, service and price. Open longer than DM airport food hall - still very busy at 9pm

The family mart's are not as good as the 7 eleven but did have some stuff at good prices. Couldn't get next mornings breafast things - but their beer is slightly cheaper than the food hall (Leo for 23 against 30 baht).