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    Hhg Shipment

    in General Topics

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    I'm planning to ship my household goods to Thailand around February 2007. There will be no electrical appliances, computers or audio/video equipment.

    Based on what I read on the front page of this forum I should ship the HHGs in my Thai wife's name. And since it will have been nearly two years since our last visit to Thailand there should be no taxes or fees. Correct ?

    Any advice appreciated.

    The last time we had any direct experience with the matter was about a year ago. At that time, your conclusion was indeed correct.

    Of course a modest gratuity was still expected by customs regardless, but you could have guessed that, huh?

    Shipped household goods from UK in July in wifes name and paid no tax.

    Customs were very helpful and did not ask for any tea money,it is only if you go with an agent that they tell you that customs want money but it is the agent that will be ripping you off.

    The Tastiest Beer In Thailand?

    in ASEAN NOW Community Pub

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    Thailand is not known for tasty beers....at all. In fact, the beer selection in this country is the worst in the entire world. With huge tariffs on imports, one is left to suffer with drinking the nasty handful of beers brewed within its borders. Imports are out of the question as they are outrageously priced and stale to boot! If you take a Budweiser for example; the price was 110 baht per bottle vs 20 baht in the states. On top of that, the expiry code here was a full 6 months! as opposed to the 105 day codes in the US. Normally any Buds you could find here were at the end of the 6 months or past. In the US, one can find Buds that are a few days old. fresh Bud tastes real nice but those old ones are nasty, rank tasting. I'm using past tense on Bud because the king of beers has pulled out of the region. The Coke of beers is fed up with the system that taxes the crap out of imports that forces people to drink the crappy domestically brewed pea. Heil the King of Beers!

    For Bud read- Week as piss

    House building

    in DIY Forum

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    Fancy slow speed fans were the rage here a decade or so ago.  Should not be a problem finding them in Bangkok.

    Have not seen surface wire done in trays, other than for air conditioners where pipes are included, but there is local made plastic available in various sizes about 1 meter long which is quite inexpensive and available almost everywhere so no reason you could not use brand name types.  Wire can be run inside the walls with the yellow PVC conduit and that seems to be the norm now.  You will have to make sure they understand three wire system and ECLB usage for safety.

    Thanks, lopburi... :D

    What ever method of wiring raceway and enclosures you select, would advise that you confirm that they are inflammable. Most electrical fires are caused by an over-amp problem which can easily generate enough heat to flash fire plastics. Sorry, don't know the properties of the yellow PVC conduit. If cost is not an issue, Wiremold and Panduit products are an excellent choice. I prefer not to use them as it tends to make the walls look like shiite with all the exposed raceway. Best to plan ahead in your design and place the raceways in walls if possible. Also, would advice to error on the excessive side of installing wall plugs, unless you are a fan of plug strips and those lovely extension reels laying on the floor. Have yet to live in a home in Asia that was wired with sufficient plugs. :o

    The advice to get a competent electrician who understands and cautions on the side of safety is well to heed. As indicated by other posters, make sure you get a three wire system (power, neutral, ground) that is connected properly. Would also recommend that you confirm that the neutral bus bar in the power distribution panel is also grounded(earthed) to a rod driven into the soil outside the home. This gives any neutral wire leakage an alternate path and keeps one from being knocked on their @ss :D everytime they touch metal enclosed electrical devices

    IMHO Sparky :D

    Had all our wireing chased in as did not want to see wires all over the house.

    Had to add additonal sockets as Thais think one per room is enough.

    Keep a close eye on your contractors as they tend to do what they want rather than what you want

    Living In Thailand? Are You 'jai Yen Yen'?

    in General Topics

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    I thik I am more " jai yen yen " than my wife ( Thai ).After we lived in the UK for 6 years she got used to the "I need it yesterday " style of living and she realy hates having to wait for some "Jumped up beaurocrat(usually about 18 years old) telling her it will take 2 days to change her Tabien Baan at the local amphur office.I think she may have lost her "mai pen rai" where as I have gained mine.

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