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    Driving Lessons in Pattaya

    in Pattaya

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    Thinking of getting car driving lessons for my tgf (yes i know). I checked previous topics but they are somewhat out of date now. Can anyone recommend a driving school in the Jomtien area, there seemed to be some on Thepprasit Road. What is the cost for lessons, test etc and do they use their car. I don't particularly want her using mine until she is "trained".

    Also what is the licence position. Can they drive without a car licence, as they obviously don't get one until they have passed the test. Or is there some sort of provisional licence like we have in the UK.

    I used a school at the Beach end of Thepprasit at the back of a little restaurant. Don't remember the cost, but didn't think it was expensive at the time. The gf used the school's car. The only license she ever had was the one she got after her test.

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    ฿9,000 charge to change from temporary electric supply

    in The Electrical Forum

    Posted

    So your kitchen circuit opened, and you had a blackout.

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    No, it was the other way around. The building had a power cut and when the power came back on the lights came on in the bedroom, but the fan in the living room was still off. I checked and found that the switch for the kitchen and living room had tripped.

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    ฿9,000 charge to change from temporary electric supply

    in The Electrical Forum

    Posted

    Been off playing tennis, so sorry for the delay.

    I have attached the pic at Max resolution.

    The living room has a kitchenette at one end. That zone is the only one that trips when we have a power cut. I hear no sound of the tripping switch when the power comes on. I feel it trips when the power goes out.

    No test certificates for the install.

    Could I replace the Schneider for less than ฿9,000? That might be a better option than paying for the secondary switch.

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    ฿9,000 charge to change from temporary electric supply

    in The Electrical Forum

    Posted

    ^ seems I did not read the post properly.

    If you have an SafetyCut on the front end of your distribution board, then you would not need one in a switchroom upstream. What happens if it opens? Access will be a nightmare.

    More info please

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    Hi Forkinhades. The consumer unit in the condo has multiple zone breakers and a master breaker. The electrical room on my floor is kept locked, so if the breaker there was tripped, you are right it would be a nightmare.

    The feeling amongst condo owners is this secondary breaker in the electrical room should be paid for by the developer. I will take your advice and contact PEA

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    Any Clash of Clans, "Clan" folk here?

    in Gaming

    Posted

    Thanks PoorSucker for posting the link to my Topic.

    Oz we would be happy to have you in the Thailand Expats Clan.

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    Thanks, sent the request.

    Love the game, though since & still upgrading have many "Defenses Won" but very little "Attacks Won".

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    Hey Oz, if you join a strong clan they can support you with high level troops in your clan castle. A dragon can make a big difference to the attack of a player just starting out.

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    ฿9,000 charge to change from temporary electric supply

    in The Electrical Forum

    Posted · Edited by Bandersnatch

    I am not sure if this is the right forum to post this, so mods please feel free to move it.

    I have purchased a condo, which has recently been completed. It is fully paid for and I have my blue house book. The electric bill is currently paid to the condo management and they want all owners to change to a new meter so that we deal directly with the electricity company.

    A notice has appeared saying: "PEA Government informed us that it is necessary to install earth leakage circuit breakers in every unit" It turns out that the circuit breaker is not installed in the unit (each condo has a consumer unit circuit breaker) it is installed in the electrical room on each floor. The Juristic office have said that this second circuit breaker is a new government requirement and ฿7,000 of the ฿9,000 is a deposit that will be returned if the condo is sold. It is necessary for each owner to sign a power of attorney document to make this happen.

    Has anybody heard of this legislation as I can find nothing about it online. Also do members feel that this cost should be borne by the condo developer or condo owner. There is nothing in the contract about this additional charge.

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    Overtaken by a skateboarder on Pratumnak Hill

    in Pattaya

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    Driving down Pratumnak Hill today I noticed a blur in my rear view mirror and it was not a motorbike, it was young guy on a skateboard. He overtook me and disappeared from view in the busy traffic ahead. I only caught up with him again at Siam Bayshore. He was really gunning it down the hill and I have no idea how he would have stopped if faced with a truck pulling out of the construction site half way down the hill.

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    The Cheap Charlie experience.

    in General Topics

    Posted

    About the rice ketchup thing - they should have told him first that he couldnt just buy rice by itself and then they saw him put 7 baht of sauce on the rice and thort he should pay for that and an extra charge 10B - its kind of reasonable as Thai's probably wouldn't do it so they didnt expect it to happen.

    Firstly I admit, the guy might have been Ukrainian, but he had a very thick Russian accent and this took place in Pattaya....

    The problem was that the young boy took the order and immediately brought him the rice from the pre-cooked rice bin. It was only when the Eastern European gentleman covered the rice in ketchup that the owner realised that he wasn't going to order anything else. Maybe the menu should have "minimum order 50Baht" to avoid such problems. It interested me that the owner was happy to throw the rice out and receive no money, rather than sell it for 10baht. Maybe they worried that they would be over run by Cheap Charlies.

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    The Cheap Charlie experience.

    in General Topics

    Posted

    I was sitting in a roadside restaurant last week, when a Russian man aged about 30 sat down at the next table. When the boy came over to take his order, he ordered just rice. It was delivered and then he covered it with ketchup. The owner came over and told him that he could not order just rice, if he did, he would have to pay 20baht. He pointed to the menu where it said 10 baht. Only with food she said. So he left without eating the rice.

    I am not sure if this counts as CC, but I thought it was pretty sad.

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    Clash of Clans - anybody playing?

    in Gaming

    Posted · Edited by Bandersnatch

    Hi Jimmy, Clash of Clans builds a good community in the clan. So we enjoy the game, but can chat about other stuff as well. It helps having something else in common apart from the game. In our case it is Thailand.

    We are also developing our social network:

    www.twitter.com/ThailandExpats

    www.vimeo.com/ThailandExpats

    www.scoop.it/ThailandExpats

    Exporting Grandma to Thailand

    in General Topics

    Posted

    My 79 yr old mother has dementia, back in the UK. I spend 2 months a year there supporting her. The rest of the time, the burden rests with my brother, who is busy with work and family

    Social Services are doing everything to keep her in her own home, providing 3 visits per day to administer meds and endure that she eats a hot meal. The point will come when she needs to go into a home, which really scares her.

    I have considered bringing her out here, to live in an 2 bed apartment nearby with a live-in nurse, so that I could visit her everyday.

    I have considered the medical expenses, but think that at her stage of life it is about making her comfortable. It makes little sense to put her through chemo etc

    Has anyone had experience of doing something similar?

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    Clash of Clans - anybody playing?

    in Gaming

    Posted

    Clash of Clans - anybody playing?

    An engaging game for iOS and Android. It is possible to play for free but in-game purchases can speed things up. You can join a clan for advice; support and social interaction.

    My clan is called Thailand Expats and we have a friendly sociable group.

    Message me or reply to this discussion for more information.

    Official video:

    http://youtu.be/YSdJtNen-EA

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