painterscabin

"Imagine what could be done with broad and mandated recycling programs."

Where I live, the recycling wagon comes at least twice a day. The 'staff' picks through my black plastic garbage bags and throws all the bottles, cans and re-sellable items into the sidecar, re-ties the bag closed and moves on to the next garbage can. I think it's awesome (and slightly sad) that people make a living that way, but it keeps a whole lot of stuff from going to the incinerator!

Yes, thai's are great at the recycleing things, better than many in the west. It's the cash incentive, no need for mandatory anything, cash moves trash. Still the changing of habits, like throwing milk container, trash in general on the ground is something that takes personal responcilbity. For me and my family it's a learning thing, my girls have grown up in issan and throwing trash out the window, in the yard has become a habit, but something we try to change, and it's working. It takes time to overcome bad habits. Yes, I know this is far from the beginning subject of oil, but that's where it has gone, like many topics on thai visa.

Energy saving, and efficiency starts at home, our houses, at the family leavel. To save , I built my house out of double blocks so less of the suns heat penitrates my interior spaces. Therefore less need for aircon is used to cool when the heat becomes intense. I and my family still use motor bike, eventhough when the rain comes I wish for a car. But start at home, just like keeping thailand clean starts with not throwing garbage on the ground, set some examples and hopefully others will follow suit. Stay cool

Hello everyone, I live in Nong Khai province, Where can I buy teak, carved temple type doors for my new house. Just caved, not painted gold and such., thanks

So how do i understand this? people don't come to Thailand because the visa is too expensive? is this for real? Wow, Now, Thailand has no visa fees,everybody is going to come here and spend lots and lots of money,they saved on the visa fees............PUKE...

How about dropping the O visa fee, better yet, make it so I don't have to go to Loa every 90 days, and spend money going into Loa, which would be spent in thailand on family and my community

Where in Nong Khai can I get certified copies, would like the certification to be in english.

Hello everyone again, I heard back from citizen services, take wifes passport to ministry of foreign affairs, get a certifed copy, bring it to the embessy, then they sign off on the signiture for my tax purposes. Ok got the answer. Thanks all, some of you had the anwser right on

I found this on the net,

Notarial Services

The American Citizen Services Unit performs notarial services during normal working hours. Appointments for notarial services can be made online here.

Notarial services provided by the Embassy are primarily for the benefit of American citizens and legal permanent residents. Foreign nationals may also have documents notarized, but only if the documents will be used in the United States

Painterscabin here, thanks everyone for the imput. One thing, sending an original passport makes me uneasy, besides Ive never had any mail come to me in thailand successfully yet. Thanks again, but if you know 100% that a certifide copy obtained in thailand is acceptable, please write again, oh yes I'm in nong khai provence

Hello everyone, I need to know what documents I need to include with a Form W-7, application for an ITIN (Indivisual Tax Identification Number) for my wife, and can these documents be cirtifed copies, like her pasport for one. And are copies certified here in thailand exceptable .Oh yes this is for U.S tax purposes, thanks

Thanks, this was my first post,

I have a one year,multi entry, non O visa, 90 days are up in jan. Can I go to nong khai Imagration, fill out a TM-7 or do I have to go out of the country, Loa and back. Just for reference, my wife is thai, non O is spouse visa.