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3 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Time will tell, though to expect one man to single handedly clean up Thailand is asking a bit much.

I will take him seriously when he starts getting people like the Red Bull "Boss" back to face justice.

What does Immigration Police have to do with Red Bull?

My dog was at the Vet for 7days. The bill came to B6000.

They charge 200/day for overnight stay the rest was for services.

Yesterday I took my cat to the Vet as he was coughing. Blood test and meds B1000 all in.

1 minute ago, ginjag said:

Pensions are life blood  a US car is an option.   (  compare the price of a Mini here to one bought in the UK)  you sound like a Hillary lover.

Never was will never be a Hillarly fan.. Just stating facts..

2 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

President Trump looks after his folk not like our Prime Minister she even freezes our pensions because we choose to live in Thailand .

You think so??  If he did look after us there would not be a 300% import tax on US cars..

6 minutes ago, SkyNets said:

Aww that sucked, I’m a ways off from retiring but understand the panic, wait until they also require you guys to have proof of a 40,000baht plus health care plan every year.

 

Fortunately my wife works for the Gov and I get 100% covered healthcare.

It wouldn't surprise me if Immigration disqualifies me stating it must be an independent policy.. lol 

3 minutes ago, TommyDee said:

REPLY FROM FABULOUS 103FM.

 

this is an in accurate report which takes words from sentences to change the meaning and omits other words which qualify the statements made on our radio and TV.  Piss poor reporting by Thai visa I am afraid.  Dan  I expected better of your team.

 

Regards

 

Tommy

If you're saying it's in accurate, what exactly was reported by your radio station?

Quote from the BE website:

"This letter has previously served as a supporting document for obtaining a Thai retirement or marriage visa. The British Embassy Bangkok is stopping the certification of income letters because it is unable to fulfil the Thai authorities’ requirements to verify the income of British Nationals".

How come the US Embassy has no knowledge of this?

Has Thai Immigration singled out the British?

Why buy something that won't be used upon your return.

I would buy a new phone with a 6" screen like a Xiaomi for about the same price.

This will work in rural area's. Those in the city have numerous choices.

First year fees for those 7 to 20 years have been waived. What 7 year old has bank/ATM cards. My 12 and 14 YO kids certainly do not.

The 15B per transaction is outrageous but inline with the greedy 7-11 policies.

1 hour ago, abrahamzvi said:

Although I can't tell you what the premium rate would be, nor the limit per item if it exceeds a certain limit, I would strongly suggest you contact the MSIG, a Japanese insurance company, for a quote. I have been insured with them for quite a few years and I have no reason to complain

Have you filed a claim?

16 hours ago, marcusarelus said:

6.469 billion cups per year, that's 12,300 per minute.  You think you may be in error?  Are you another hater with no experience?  So, tell us how many kinds of Nespresso have you tried and in what kind of machine?

I have all the experience I need. In fact I have a Nespresso Machine for sale.

As stated, Nespresso is terribly over priced and their coffee quality sucks.

It's a 3G phone and you will never get any decent speed. Look at the Xiaomi MI A1 It's a great phone, runs Pure Android, updated every month and reasonably priced.

On 9/12/2018 at 1:45 PM, marcusarelus said:

Starbucks vs Nespresso at home.  I have 11 kinds of Nespresso coffee at home.  I like the variety.  Starbucks is bitter and boring. 

 

I drink either Espresso size or Longo size.  See below.  Starbucks is for folks who don't like coffee. 

 

For a reasonable Espresso pull you have to look at the bars of pressure of the machine first.  Then go from there.

 

First one should actually have a good cup of espresso and compare. 

 

Try one for free and then compare.  https://www.nespresso.com/th/en/nespresso-thailand-events

 

https://www.nespresso.com/sg/en/compare-coffee-range#!/by-range

Nespresso sucks and overpriced..  No real coffee drinker would ever drink that crap.

I had the same problem with my Vigo. Toyota plugged in the diagnostics and said 2 nozzles are partially clogged and need to be replaced at B10,000 each.

I called the local shop I use and was told to buy Liqui Molly Flush B750. Pour it in the tank, fill the tank half way with Shell V-Power, run it to almost empty. He said this should clean all the injectors and nozzles. He was correct the problem went away.

You can buy Liqui Molly on Lazada. For B750 it's worth a try.

I just ordered this one..

https://shoptenda.com/product/tenda-u12-1300mbps-wireless-usb-network-cards-ac-dual-band-2-4g-5-0ghz-wifi-usb-network-adapterusb-3-0-gigabit-router-partner/

Lazada has it as well for B200 more but you will get it a lot faster.

3 hours ago, wgdanson said:

Depending on how far away from your router the laptop is, a 20 metre CAT6 cable from Lazada @ Bht 210 is far faster than any WiFI......1000Mb/s.

It's 1000Mbs max if the router is a gigabit router. If not, he will get 100Mbs making the wifi a better option.

1 hour ago, avvocato said:

The B number is the evidence of coverage under my wife's medical. I received it from the Teacher's administrative office in KK. She is a retired teacher and covered under her prior employment. It is a "B" followed by 12 digits.The teacher's plan pick up the cost of my visits and any diagnostics I undergo. I am not sure what the official name of it is.

That must be for teachers only. I an covered by my wife's plan. She works for the Government.  I went to the hospital on Saturday for my 3 month checkup. The Bill was B22,530. and I paid B280. CoPay. Pretty good deal.

On 8/29/2018 at 11:53 AM, MW72 said:

I am in the process of doing this just now. It is taking a lot longer than expected and has been a pain in the butt. I live in the sticks so that doesn't make things easier. Here is what I have had to do so far. Could be different for different areas.

 

1. Visited local land office for advice. They showed me documents of 2 foreigners which showed me what was required. (Passport notarised by embassy and translation of notarised passport doc. Both then have to be stamped by ministry of foreign affairs.)

2. Emailed British embassy. Sent passport by EMS. Passport returned within the week with a document notarising my passport. 

3. Emailed a scan of my document to a translation service I used previously in Bangkok. They emailed the translation back to me.

4. Contacted MFA in Chiang Mai who insisted my docs could not be posted and that I should appear in person. 

5. Drove 160 KM to Chiang Mai, they looked at the docs and said that the translation wasn't acceptable as it was not the original. I explained that the company emailed me the scan but they said they needed the original!!! I asked if there were any translation services in Chiang Mai that they would recommend i.e. ones that knew the requirements of the MFA. I was told to Google it. Really helpful! Found a translation service nearby who did the translation in an hour. Submitted the docs and all seemed fine. About a week later I received my docs back from MFA stating the translation was not acceptable with a number of notes in Thai.

6. Drove all the way back to Chiang Mai and visited the translation service who told me they weren't quite sure what the MFA was requiring so they did 4 different formats of translation which I took to the MFA who once again rejected them. In all we went back and forth between the MFA and translation service 4 times before the translation was acceptable to them. Even then the last time they were going to reject it for some petty reason until the girlfriend complained about how far we had come and how much they were <deleted> us around. I think the guy took pity and accepted the docs and stamped them.

7. Returned to local land office with docs to be told we needed the GF's father as he is in the blue book as the head of the household even though he doesn't live there anymore and the GF has the Chanote. She has not had the blue book updated in a while. After a couple of hours of the guy typing into a PC the power cut off and he had to start over again! Eventually they finished and said they would now have to contact the bosses in Chiang Mai and get back to me.

 

This has taken me weeks so far and I am still not sure I will get the yellow book but I should find out shortly. Fingers crossed!

Your going to the Land Office and they do not issue Yellow Books.  I got my YB at the Amphoe Office in the Province my house is located. I only needed 3 photos, my wife with her Blue Book and ID Card and 3 witnesses. 

7 hours ago, avvocato said:

Same for me.  I needed it because of the hospital coverage but the card has no embedded info and no B number (for coverage). But now I have a PC and somehow the hospital presses on (and I always still bring my passport).

What do you mean by a B number. When I was at the hospital yesterday, all they required was the 13 digit number at the top of the card.

6 hours ago, khunPer said:

You more likely got it at the local tessa ban office, as that is where they make the house registrations and issue house books, at the amphor office you're eligible for having your pink ID-card for foreigners after you had your house book...?

I got my Pink Card as well at the same office.  I need it for my Cardiologist checkup as the hospital now requires it for Government reimbursement.

The only issue, the PC does not have any information embedded. The hospital could not scan it and had to take whatever info needed manually. Only in Thailand.