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Of course - when we need steel, cement, bricks, sand, roof tiles etc. delivered, we use the local builders merchants or specialist shops. Thai Wasadu is our nearest superstore, so we tend to go there unless their options don't satisfy our needs.

I used to use GobalHouse but prefer DoHome (on 11 - 88/8 Village No. 3, Umong Subdistrict, Mueang Lamphun District, Lamphun Province 51150), which is bigger with much more stock and choice.

Chiang Mai Imm. do required a bank statement (3 months OK for you) and copy, a bank letter and copy, as well as 2 copies of every used page in your bank book.

Ah! - I'll try again: IMG_1904.mp4

Found the tessabahn snake wrangler pics.....

No, he just froze as I did, and then turned and fled when I waved my hand. I don't walk around with a phone, but anyway I doubt I would have time to get anywhere near taking a photo if I did. These encounters only last for a few seconds..... Over the years I've had other snakes 'surprise' me a couple of times by passing over my foot whilst mowing the grass and we had to get the tessabahn snake wrangler out to remove a non-lethal green snake from under the residence stairs a few years back. This fellar had just eaten a mouse: IMG_1904.mp4

I've been within 2 meters of him twice before - once on top of the washing machine, and he scarpered quickly down the back, then as I turned a corner he was coming from the lumyai orchard behind. We both stopped within 2 meters of each other (the mexican standoff), I then waved and he turned and fled back through the fence. I'm obviously not going to walk around with a helmet on for months on the off-chance I might bump into him again........

I didn't get to take a pic. of it's back, but it had a similar pattern, and colour as the pic. above

This is my 4th 'encounter' with this visitor over the last 6 months or so. Probably explains why the jinjog population has crashed.

Chiang Mai

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In August, when I made the payment, I was told it should be processed by Christmas. I sent a registered letter detailing my payment and which years I wished it to be allocated to.

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Politics is only about winners? I thought the whole point was to have debate so as to arrive at 'the best' way forward.....

Yes, I've been able to use an iPhone 6 up until now - Line and Whatsapp won't work from November, although the UK HMRC app stopped working a couple of years ago due to unable to upgrade IoS. However I've just bought a ZTE A55 for 2,900 baht (actually got 25% shopee coins, so really 2,200) that does everything I need and more for a tenth of the price of an iPhone.

Lol - I bought a new phone for less than that. I have actually changed a couple of glued screens - that's what the hairdryer is for!

I replaced the battery, along with the screen, in my iPhone6 5 years ago with items I bought on Lazada and it is still fine. Unfortunately, due to the inability to upgrade IoS, I will no longer be able to use Whatsapp and Line from November, so no more Apples for me.

These work well: https://shopee.co.th/COD-สวิทซ์ลูกลอยไฟฟ้า-ลูกลอย-ลูกลอยไฟฟ้า-Float-switch-ใช้ได้ทั้ง-220V-12V-24V-48V-i.824307005.22745999362

I use MyTello for calling my ITphobic parents and UK govt. musak-fests, if the freephone numbers don't work on Skype.

Why are westerners so obsessed with democracy/capitalism/science? If every region of the world had the same ideas, beliefs and understanding of life etc. would it be a better, or boring world?

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Just in case anyone else is in the NI top-up black hole, once you have your Future Pensions forecast, you can pay any missing years without needing the dreaded 18 digit code if non-UK-resident. The information is on the website, but not obvious. I managed to pay mine today. https://www.gov.uk/pay-voluntary-class-3-national-insurance/make-an-online-or-telephone-bank-transfer

A friend has a house just available for rent - 2 bedrooms one with air-con, near the river, about 20 minutes south of the city - 4,000 pm

A pregnant cat chose our garden to give birth in. I was brought up with dogs but my wife has been anti-pets. The mother had obviously be dumped as she in good with people. Now the 3 remaining kittens are 7 weeks old and it looks as though she is pregnant again...... Anybody want some cats?