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OMG! First prize in the ugly truck competition!

Try flying on the internal Chinese airlines. On landing, as soon as the wheels touch the runway the passengers are up and out of their seats, grabbing their stuff from the overhead lockers. Once at the gate they all make a dash for the toilets. I was told by a 'reputable' authority that they are reluctant to use the on-board toilets as there is a dragon hiding in there. Hence, on landing they are all bursting to go to the loo. Quite funny to see but not at all safe. The airline staff seem not to give a hoot.

Just 'retired' our Mitsubishi Prezio after about 15 years. Door seals were shot and the carcass was starting to rust out in its nether regions. Not worth fixing so replaced with a TCL four-door inverter. I hope that this wasn't a mistake, being a Chinese make, but TCL seem to have a reasonable reputation. Cost was around 12000 Baht but we got it a bit cheap through a contact in the hotel trade. Seems fine so far but time will tell.

Dr. Oliver's nurses will use H2O2 and warm water to irrigate your ears and suck out the wax. I was there a few months ago as I was having problems with both ears. An amazing amount of cr*p came out and my hearing was restored to normal. I forget what the cost was but it wasn't at all expensive. No need for an appointment and wasn't at all busy when I was there.

Might be Hitler - but what's with the beard?

Yes, very funny! TTB refunded the money and gave me a new card. Just best to not enable a card for online purchase until you actually make the purchase and then disable it again.

Still available - just have to look in the usual places.

Yes, he did. Fahrenheit 451 - Good read and there's a movie too.

When logging onto the system you have to fill in your passport number and nationality. You will also see a field 'Date Visa Expire'. Click the magnifying glass and all required fields are filled in for you. At this stage, if your 'Date Visa Expire' has indeed expired update it. This change will be reflected in the TM47. This info applies to the desktop version of the Immigration app. I don't know if the mobile version is the same as I have never used it.

My extension runs until 20 July so I would not, at the moment, envisage any problem with the 90-day period extending beyond this date, not that this should be a problem with your application anyway. Maybe I'll have a problem with my next report as this is due on 12 June and this clearly does not allow 90 days before my permission expires. I recall one occasion where my report was rejected at the submission stage because I had just done an extension of stay and had not updated my TM47. I edited this online and all was then OK.

Online 90-day reporting at Jomtien is working normally today. Received the usual email notification when I booted my PC this morning. Submitted application at 07:00. Approved at 10:00.

Jomtien I had a 90-day report rejected just after getting an extension of stay because my TM47 was out of date - and I did get an error message that said exactly that. Updating the TM47 fixed that. This was a couple of years ago.

If he as just obtained a new extension of stay then he needs to update his TM47 to show the updated 'permission to stay' date. This can be done online when submitting the 90-day report. At least, that has been my experience.

if you look carefully you can see the strings.

If you are located on the Dark Side you might try <http://www.visakhaotalo.com/en/Home/Index> and talk to Thanita. I have used them for a few years with no problems.

As per the bank's response: 'Customers can also choose to enable or disable online usage functions through the ttb touch app by going to Settings >> Debit Card Management >> Set Spending Limits and Card Usage >> Authorization >> Select Disable Online Purchase Authorization.' Online purchase authorization should only be enabled when about to make an online purchase and should then be immediately disabled again. I had this exact problem with my TTB debit card, some time ago. Someone had managed to get hold of my card number and security code and had made an unauthorized purchase for 32 Baht. I still have no idea how this happened but TTB advise me whenever my account is accessed so I was able to immediately block the card. They issued me with a new card and refunded the 32 Baht. The new card is only enabled for online purchases when I actually use it for that purpose.

I have tried for many years to teach my Thai wife to read a simple map, with zero success. I said, 'pretend that you are a bird, looking down at the ground underneath you'. Simple concept but she just can't handle it. Back in my home country we were taught stuff like that in school. Doesn't happen here, apparently.

I can relate to the signature problem. I had some difficulty with TTB, a while ago, when getting a new pass book, because my signature had changed. In my case I have quite serious arthritis and I find it tricky to even hold a pen, let alone make reproducible signatures. Hilariously, they let me continue trying until I managed to get a match with the signature that they had on file that they were satisfied with. Somewhere on your pass book there will be an image of your signature that is only visible under UV light. A 'black light' pen will reveal it - and you can then practice until you can reproduce it satisfactorily.

Not to forget the 8 inch floppy, with a massive 80kB of storage.

Doubtful if actual tourists know that there is a ban - until they try getting a drink in the afternoon!

Just successfully logged in to my old PayPal account. Not tried to do anything with it apart from unlinking expired debit cards.

Sounds about right. When I had my prostate sorted, back in 2013, the cost of the radiotherapy was 4000 Baht per session and I had 39 sessions in all, so 156,000 Baht. There were some additional costs related to MRI scans - maybe another 20,000 Baht. I also had some hormone therapy that was quite expensive - nine injections at 20,000 Baht each so another 180,000 Baht there. All good, ten years down the line. Drag files here to attach, or choose files...

No, 4 seconds is about right, according to Newton.

Yes, the snail mail method of sending out voting papers can be a considerable problem. I received my Brexit voting paper just one day before the deadline - not long enough to return it, even by EMS. A proxy would work - if you have one that you can trust.

Maybe, just maybe, tonight's forum maintenance will fix these issues. We shall see.