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One way of catching them is to use a lint roller and cover the whole bed. It is amazing what sticks to it. You get through quite a number of papers but is is worth it.

Which 'Macro' and where?

If medical cover needed the only sensible answer is to take out an extended travel insurance in home country. Still expensive.

A country going backwards!!

Compassion is good, but this is a stereotype of a scam.

Turning to arbitrary strangers on public street, forget it.

The only credible part of the story is, that "Martin Hackl" could be an Austrian name

Having lived in a big city for more than 30 years I heard so many variations of these stories.

Point him to police to make a report and then go to his embassy where they will tell him how to continue.

Then go your way.

Your post lost all credibility as you cannot tell the difference between Austria and Australia which may not be in same continent.

I think it is you who loose credibility for a rubbish post. He was doing the best he can and being French and not a naturally English speaker, guess like you, Austria and Australia can be confusing. All credit to the guy, at least he had some compassion.

Sorry to say that it does not work like that. Ticks can hop and move long distances and are easily carried on the wind. I have been fighting them for years. There are some good creams around which help the healing, one I have found to work well is a natural cream called DiabeDerm 20% made by Bangkok Lab & Cosmetic Co. Heals the skin leasions very quickly.Have a go

The injections are to protect to dog from tick infection , they do not stop them biting etc. You can get a anti tick collar which may help and you can get a liquid that you apply monthly to their neck again does not always work. You need to break the life cycle of the tick which is very difficult. Special anti-tick shampoos can help.

Ticks, had same problem, shampoos and sprays needed and check every day.

Are they going to demolish Saphan Taksin as promised before they build the new one? It gets overcrowded because of the single working over Taksin Bridge which slows the trains down. Get rid of Saphan Taksin and you can have a faster service, which makes more sense.

The fire departments have nothing to do with fire safety enforcement, that is left up to government inspectors, hence the lack of suitable and adequate fire protection. Although insurance companies have their own standards it is mostly geared to property protection not liability. If it is a Thai insurer then their standards will be lower and only enforced/requested just enough to satisfy the underwriter who does not want to loose the account to another company by being pedantic. Foreign insurers have more strict requirements but that may increase premiums with additional warranties and conditions which a locally owned company does not want to follow. So..s law what can go wrong will.

The National Standards are quite good and comparable with many international codes such as BS, NFPA, etc. but rarely enforced

"Do not pump directly from the mains, it is illegal and potentially hazardous to your (and others) health."

There is also another reason, in some areas where there are either old pipes or badly installed ones, if you pump direct you can cause the supply pipes to collapse. Then you have real problems.

Note to self: Respect culture and rules while a guest in another country.

If it is still: You must sign on the visa that there is the death penalty on drugs and alcohol is a drug.

Thailand/Singapore/Malaysia/Indonesia is also harsh on harmless drugs.

Your last line does not make sense. Guess your opinion of harshness for so called harmless drugs is a lot different to most civilised people.

As previously mentioned I recently EMS a package to the UK and was able to track it the whole way and even had a copy of the receiving signature, so it works some of the time.

Are you a Brit renewing a passport or a Thai applying for One? I say that because when I did my renewal recently I completed the form sent it direct to the UK with passport, pictures and confirmation of the money payment and received it back at my Thai address in less than 3 weeks. No proof of Thai address or anything required.

It couldnt have been that recent renewing from Thailand, you havent sent your application direct to the UK in a good 2 years and it was a brief time anyway you did this between sending it to HK and the change to Trendy towers and if memory serves when you sent the application to the UK from Thailand you had to send proof of address as well...

I Take your point, checked dates and it was less than two years ago though, and no proof of address required other than the return address for them to send it back to. Just wish they would make up their minds one of these days.

Are you a Brit renewing a passport or a Thai applying for One? I say that because when I did my renewal recently I completed the form sent it direct to the UK with passport, pictures and confirmation of the money payment and received it back at my Thai address in less than 3 weeks. No proof of Thai address or anything required.

Glad to hear that. I lost my old license though, would I need to bring in a police report? How about a new medical report?

If you are applying for a five year then ypu need new medical report and residence statement from police.

One and a half hours.........Really? OK I understand that can be distressing for some, but news worthy?

She travelled down from the 8th floor....... and sat on the 1st, in a lift for one and a half hours....... Big news!..... Someone travels down to the ground floor from the 8th floor in Pattaya in 3 seconds....... That's an accident!.

Obviously written by someone who has no idea what so evere of what claustrophobia can be like.

From Phang Nga the best place to for the single entry non-o would be Penang Malaysia. You would just need your passport to prove your age and your bank book showing the 800k baht.

I don't recommend KL as a location to go to . They have turned people away.

Ubonjoe would he not also need some form of residence certificate, contract etc.? Every time I renew my Retirement Extension CM asks for a copy of my house contract.

He will not need proof of residence to get the non-o visa in Penang, It is not the same as applying for an extension at immigration.

Sorry Ubonjoe I meant for his retirement extention in Thailand.

From Phang Nga the best place to for the single entry non-o would be Penang Malaysia. You would just need your passport to prove your age and your bank book showing the 800k baht.

I don't recommend KL as a location to go to . They have turned people away.

Ubonjoe would he not also need some form of residence certificate, contract etc.? Every time I renew my Retirement Extension CM asks for a copy of my house contract.

What a boring post. Global meltdown, get real happens every year in some countries. Must be American they waste the most money on prepping.

HSBC I think is the ONLY UK Bank that will send cards to Thailand, Nat-West definitely does not.

HSBC pulled out of Thailand a couple of years ago and ever since then it has been a problem sending money from an HSBC account in another country to Thailand. The only solution for a friend of mine with a HSBC account in the UK was to transfer funds to my UK bank account, not HSBC, then I transferred it to a Thai Bank, there is a cost involved but at least it works. Recently I had to ask for a new replacement card, it was delivered to my UK address within three working days and then couriered out to Thailand by Airmail, arrive four days later, no problem.

That is simply not true, a transfer from HSBC UK to a bank in Thailand if reliable, quick, cheap and trouble free and this from someone who makes over a dozen transfers a year between the two. Ditto replacement bank cards, I've been receiving them here directly from HSBC UK for over ten years, never a problem.

How long does it typically take for the card to arrive ? Week, 10 days maybe ? The OP is stating a month

Exactly, does not make sense.

HSBC pulled out of Thailand a couple of years ago and ever since then it has been a problem sending money from an HSBC account in another country to Thailand. The only solution for a friend of mine with a HSBC account in the UK was to transfer funds to my UK bank account, not HSBC, then I transferred it to a Thai Bank, there is a cost involved but at least it works. Recently I had to ask for a new replacement card, it was delivered to my UK address within three working days and then couriered out to Thailand by Airmail, arrive four days later, no problem.

That is simply not true, a transfer from HSBC UK to a bank in Thailand if reliable, quick, cheap and trouble free and this from someone who makes over a dozen transfers a year between the two. Ditto replacement bank cards, I've been receiving them here directly from HSBC UK for over ten years, never a problem.

Sorry it is TRUE, HSBC are cr...p especially in Thailand

Given the circumstances described, and limited information, my suggestion given that it is apparently short term, would be to ask family or friends to assist whilst the card arrives. Then when it arrives you can use it to pay them back.

Not ideal, but a possible solution.

I wonder how the new card is being sent. If it were sent by one of the courier services or EMS and this situation has been going on for any length of time, the card should have arrived by now or very soon.

Depending on the country in which the O/P's bank is located and if he had an account at Bangkok Bank (and maybe one of the other larger Thai banks) he could ask/instruct his home bank to do a domestic transfer to Bangkok Bank in NY or London or wherever using his local Thai account number.

Or possibly he could visit an HSBC branch in Thailand for help. If he could present them with his passport to verify his identity, possibly that would help since I assume his bank is worried about potential fraud.

Which HSBC branch in Thailand do you suggest? Maybe he can pick from one of these:

http://hsbc.banklocationmaps.com/thailand

There are none in Thailand now.

HSBC pulled out of Thailand a couple of years ago and ever since then it has been a problem sending money from an HSBC account in another country to Thailand. The only solution for a friend of mine with a HSBC account in the UK was to transfer funds to my UK bank account, not HSBC, then I transferred it to a Thai Bank, there is a cost involved but at least it works. Recently I had to ask for a new replacement card, it was delivered to my UK address within three working days and then couriered out to Thailand by Airmail, arrive four days later, no problem.