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1 hour ago, BritTim said:

Can you explain how condo ownership ties in with a work visa. I am not saying you are wrong. There may be some creative trick that some agent has devised. However, it is not obvious.

 

Under some circumstances, ownership of a condo might qualify you for an investment visa, but the value of the condo must be high, and generally only selected new developments qualify. Often, you can do better by buying a condo in the secondary market, and buying an Elite visa if you need an easy way to stay.

No tricks, you qualify for a non-immi B if you have a condo in Thailand. This has been the case since Oct/2020 for the purposes of letting condo owners enter Thailand to maintain their condos when the borders were closed as tourist visa classes couldn't enter at the time without permission from the MFA.

You can currently get a non-imm B if you own a condo in Thailand.

8 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

I don't believe when people say this.  I have driven under these things dozens of times in various places and the readout has always been correct.  Pretty sure they don't just start randomly generating numbers; if they are out if may be by 2-3 km/h.

And police speed cameras are just as accurate as those anywhere else (I know as I have been caught with them numerous times).

He is correct about one of them on the number 7 - it reports around 87km/h for 120km/h driving. The rest of them are pretty accurate when they're working.

Pay it now. If you don't pay it on time you will lose the right to pay it in the future and you'll have to go on with life knowing that you didn't pay a fine.

This will go the typical way:

Benz driver fined 5000 baht for drinking and driving. No other charges made because the video shows he's not at fault. Social media erupts saying he got away with it because he's rich.

Does anyone have experience in what happens in the following situations:

 - You have a dashcam which clearly shows the other party is at fault but the other guy has painted over his numberplate so it's not-visible in the footage. Can you still claim it as being the other party's fault without being able to identify them?

 - You have a dash cam which clearly shows the other party is at fault but they flee the scene and you have their number plate? I've been previously told that I need to identify the person who caused the accident and the car license plate is not enough to make a not-at-fault claim.

Or do you need to chase them down if you don't want an at-fault claim?

I'll keep driving my gas gusslers until my ocean-view property is beach front.

1 hour ago, mikeymike100 said:

You being far too polite! An Imbecilic Moron would be closer!

Right, so you're from the crowd that acts recklessly and expects others to foot the bill. Grow up and learn some responsibility. This ain't the UK where the government protects you from your own stupidity, if you can't take responsibility for yourself then stay at home.

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Combined with most uneducated.....  they could have picked up the Virus at the airport, how can anyone protect themselves from that ?

Possible but highly unlikely that he'd test positive so soon.

On 10/30/2021 at 11:11 AM, HappyExpat57 said:

Respectfully, hasn't this subject been beaten to death? There are two camps: Those who accept the science and those who don't. You are not likely to change minds using science/facts. Just sayin'.

The problem is people like the below, who take the science and interpret it in their own way to conform to their pre-existing beliefs.

17 hours ago, Stubby said:

Fully vaccinated people as likely to spread Delta variant as unvaccinated, a yearlong U.K. study shows.
 

Try to keep up. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(21)00648-4/fulltext

 

 

This study shows that breakthrough cases of vaccinated people who were infected in household settings by people with high enough viral loads to be symptomatic are just as likely to spread the Delta variant as the general unvaccinated population.

Vaccinated people are less likely to get infected in the first place and they're less likely to be exposed to high viral load cases than unvaccinated people, so overall they are less likely to spread the disease.

The study is useful to show that symptomatic vaccinated cases should be subject to isolation just like unvaccinated cases except with a shorter length due to faster viral clearance. It does not show that vaccinated people are just as likely to spread the disease.

We got a Fortuner for the dog, it's great. We put the dog bed on the 3rd row of seats then fold the 2nd row forward and it creates a nice space for the dog. We can put her in through any rear door in the car and she'll go straight to her spot.

On 10/20/2021 at 11:24 PM, Rampant Rabbit said:

does it waft mosquito repellant out of the air vents then?

The shape of the airflow around the car doesn't allow mosquitos to enter the cabin at speeds of 40km/h or more. At lower speeds the roof can be closed in under 20 seconds.

26 minutes ago, placeholder said:

I can only judge him by his arguments. Not by unproveable comments about his personal status. When someone writes obfuscatory stuff like this

 

"Nobody knows one way or the other. "The science" has been "changing" non-stop since the pandemic began. Its been almost 2 straight years of speculative reporting and scientific studies, so no point in speculating any further. "

 

it's quite clear where they stand.

How can something be obfuscatory and quite clear at the same time?

Nothing about his comment is anti-vax, he's just claiming that we don't know how many more doses will be needed for long-term immunity which is true.

3 minutes ago, wml22 said:

Cool, thanks for sharing your knowledge about the process. For the 90 day reports being done by a staff office in Bangkok, instead of having to do them yourself, do you still have to communicate with the staff office every 90 days to confirm that your residence hasn't changed? (And I assume that legally, you're still supposed to also get TM30 forms filed for "registration of alien resident" every time you stay overnight anywhere, although pragmatically this seems unenforceable?) Or is the arrangement with the staff office more hands-off, like you don't have to communicate with them or be involved in the 90 day reporting process at all unless you're notifying them that you've changed residences (e.g. you're now on vacation in Phuket, or you're now out of the country, or you sold your condo and moved to a new condo - otherwise, you never have to communicate with them and the reporting process just happens automatically from your perspective)?

It's very hands-on. You need to send the passport to them and there's a fee if you're not based on Bangkok. Personally I find doing it myself easier.