DualSportBiker

3 minutes ago, steve187 said:

why are you not getting the non immigrant O visa within Thailand

I stated why above.

"the death of my landlord and TM's insistence of a letter from father to daughter to authorise rental of the house I have been in for ten years! "

If you know how to get a letter from a dead person, please share your method and proof here. All I need is assistance understanding item 5 - thanks.

Hi,

I am preparing to travel to Savannakhet to apply for a retirement visa. Application here in naughty Nonthaburi is hampered by the death of my landlord and TM's insistence of a letter from father to daughter to authorise rental of the house I have been in for ten years! 

Anyhow, the requirement for "A pension letter or a prove of retirement issued by the applicant's Embassy/Consulate" is spelt wrong and confuses the hell out of me as to how to get.

This one requirement is my only challenge. Does anyone know if there is any leeway? 

Cheers.

On 11/15/2023 at 12:30 AM, BritTim said:

 

It seems you are lucky. Thai immigration at that border crossing can sometimes do much worse things to those arriving. In future, avoid going there.

If I did not tell you what happened to me, only what information I gleaned, how am I lucky? NRN

I just went to Aran to cross to Poi Pet. They don't allow you to return to Thailand on the same day; have to spend one night away. Also, you need a ticket out of Thailand to get a 30-day stamp. It is the Thais who will not let you in on the same day, not the Cambodians.

I just completed a 5-day, 2,000 km trip from Bkk to Chiang Mai and back. Other than large trucks using all the road on the 106 to Li from Thoen, and hogging the right-hand lane up to Mae Sot at 5km/h, the most dangerous road user I had to deal with almost every other local on a bike. They meander in the left lane and then cross without looking or thinking. I enjoy riding, but boy I don't enjoy sharing the road with Finos on the way to or from the market with hot food for hungry mouths!

22 hours ago, Adventurer1 said:

Nonsense. You like strong coffee. Starbucks is the finest tasting coffee by far. Starbucks is the best. Starbucks. 

Starbucks sucks in multiple ways. Far from the best - like miles off...

On 8/31/2023 at 12:46 PM, KhunLA said:

Bon Cafe coffee is a good start, easy to find, and not silly priced.  Test out some different blends or straight Arabica beans.  Light, medium, dark roast.

 

Then move on if not stratified.

 

What was your helpful suggestion ...

... oh wait, you didn't have one ????

I don't drink drippy coffee so would not offer a recommendation for something I know little about. I drink espresso, mainly blended Thai beans from my local non-starbucks,non-Amazon coffee shops. I dislike bon coffee - it's vague and tasteless and even smells off in an espresso. If you want a recommendation from me: Illy, Segafredo and Lavazza for imports and then Grazioso sells some great local beans.

17 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Bon Cafe, consistent, readily available.  I like their 'Morning Blend', with added plus, being it's their least expensive.

Bon coffee is precisely that - coffee to complain about! happy you like it, but...

There are two choices of defense. If the bike is stationary, grab a handful of throttle. If moving, try and slam on the front brake and turn the bars. 

22 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

Well researching I find the average cost for a sticker and sleeve combined is about $0.01 to $0.015 (USD). So my wild a$$ guess was way off.

 

But then one would have to ask, are they put on manually or with automated equipment?

 

If manually, how many pieces can the average employee do and what is the average wage?

 

If done with automated equipment then how much was that capital expense as well as the required space and repairs/maintenance?

 

Whatever the added costs, is it necessary?

 

I have never worked in a retail business, nor read any research on consumer habits. However I can wager a bag of apple stickers that customer perception is the driving force. I do remember my mother explaining to me why supermarkets in the UK had effectively stopped selling apples that were not round and green. Apparently young people's expectation of an apple was it should be both round and green... 

I did work in industrial cleaning so I quite often looked at packaging equipment. A machine to label apples in moderate volumes is not expensive. Neither is the packaging machine that wraps it with bubblewrap or cellophane. I am guessing here, but the cost per apple over a ten-year usable lifespan will be in the 1 to 10 cent range. If that means selling more apples then it is most likely worth it.

On 5/16/2023 at 7:47 PM, dingdongrb said:

I asked the same question and have yet to see a reply.

 

Using Google, I don't see any.

I buy 1 kg dog meat bags from Makro here in sunny Nonthaburi. They are under 40 Baht a bag last time I checked.

On 5/16/2023 at 6:54 PM, proton said:

Happily I have never had any and never will ????

But you still have so little to do that you feel the need to comment. No life?

My five dogs get a mix of meat from Makro (frozen beef or chicken scrapings @ 40 Baht a kilo) and biscuits. We use SmartHeart 7+ for older dogs. My maid adds the odd egg or veggies a couple of times a week. 20kg bag lasts 16 days and we use 500 grams of the meat each day, so five dogs cost under 100 Baht a day to feed. They range from 18 kg to 36 kg, but are all in good shape according to our vet.

On 4/15/2019 at 1:13 PM, CMNightRider said:

John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him shall not perish, but have everlasting life. (KJV)

 

What is note worthy, is there are no atheist in hell.  Everyone in hell knows the truth, they just learned it too late.  It only takes 70 hours to read the Bible.  It will be the most important book you will ever read. ????

Well, I've read it cover to cover several times. I found it to be criminally immoral. It's the least important book I have ever read, including the Hungry Caterpillar. FYI, quoting the bible to non-believers is never going to work...

2 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Dear @DualSportBiker,

 

You quite honestly have absolutely no idea of what another person's experience or knowledge is of anything. Especially someone you don't even know. One doesn't need to stand in front of a speeding car (or fall off a sport bike) or ingest some totally unknown substance to experience the fact that there's a very real possibility that it won't end well.

I think you are mixing your metaphors.

All I am saying is that you can't state "I don't need to [insert anything you have never done] to have fun." You don't know. It is ok to not know. I don't know about a great many things. What's the expression again "Stay in your lane." 

9 hours ago, NanLaew said:

Hi PJ

 

I reckon I do.

Your reckoning is off. You are arguing from ignorance. You can't take a position on something you nothing about.
 

I am ignorant of the bliss of flying gliders - hence I make no ignorant opinions about it. If you have never experienced something, it's best to stick to asking questions.

6 hours ago, lom said:

There is no incentive for the illegal drug producers to have any kind of product quality control.

Is that really true? Killing ones customers is never a viable strategy. Opium from Burma came labelled to give its customers confidence it was quality product. Ecstasy pills come stamped to show their source. LSD was put into complex paper prints so users could tell roughly what to expect. 

I did several years of prison visits for a European embassy here in the 90s. The guy I visited was in Khlong Prem for dealing ecstasy. I learned much from him. He sold to wealthy Thais as well as expats. If he dealt a bad batch he was given a hard time by his influential customers. He looked down the barrel of a gun more than once. He told me he built up a small group of testers for each new batch and would only sell once he was certain it was up to grade. Now, I am not one for 'argument from personal experience' and I only have one source, so you can chose to ignore it. However there is logic to his story.

5 hours ago, ChrisKC said:

I don't want to hear anymore of your justification for the use of illegal drugs.

Who decides which drugs are legal and not? Your use of that term as your justification means your thoughts on this topic are as you are told to think. You might be surprised to know the issue is way more intricate that you can imagine.

3 hours ago, Andrew65 said:

Wouldn't the difference be whether or not such substances are given to you by a doctor or by a stranger in a nightclub?

Heroin has health (pain killing) benefits when given by a doctor, usually to the terminally ill, but not if taken recreationally.

Indeed that would be a major difference. I wonder what percentage of consumers buy from irregular suppliers? Anyhow, that boils down to quality controls, not the reason for, or ethics of consumption.

7 hours ago, lom said:

Why do you assume that all tablets in a batch are of equal strength?

It is a fair assumption because firstly, when making chemical batches that are metered out in such small doses, kilos of the stuff are produced, not individual pills. Secondly, It would be very hard to get a batch to crystallise without it being mixed sufficiently to have even distribution of all component elements.

1 hour ago, ChrisKC said:

It isn't what I said, that is your opinion that I do not share. I don't do drugs, I am not denying what others get from them, but I do not need them. I do not do drugs because it is also illegal. Citing what is now legal here or in America is irrelevant to my comments or this thread. Ecstasy is illegal and I have not  been interested in the slightest as to their so-called benefit for those who cannot have the amount or fun they crave without them.

 

I have owned three BMW's and I DO know what having some of the luxuries of life including, yes, plenty of fun.

 

I don't want to hear anymore of your justification for the use of illegal drugs.

Except that there is now a growing body of knowledge that MDMA, LSD and Psilocybin have semi-permanent positive impact on PTSD and other chronic mental issues. The label 'illegal' is too simple to use a reason to dismiss them. As for stating "I do not need them." Well, how do you know if you have never tried? You don't and you can't argue that you don't. In psychology that is known as an 'argument from ignorance.'

25 minutes ago, Seismic said:

It's not a 'different system' it is a lack of common sense, consideration for other road users and a firm belief that what they do is right and everyone else is wrong. I have not really seen anyone coming to an intersection blasting their horns aggressively, either Thai or Foreigner.  Roundabouts are a problem not because they are too polite but because of the ones who charge into the roundabout thinking everyone else must stop for them. There is zero understanding of right of way by Thai drivers, either at  T-junctions, cross roads or any other form of intersection. They simply keep pushing until others have to allow them out. Basically Thia's throw out the highway code when they get behind the wheel and do what they have seen others doing while they grew up. Driving standards here have not improved in the 40 years I have been driving here, because there is no real enforcement of the traffic laws. Trying to assimilate Thai driving habits will get you pulled over in short notice back in the real world. There is no 'technique' to learn, what you need to do is simply drive defensively and expect them to do the unexpected because they generally will.

Have to come to page 2 to find some sense...

Last week I was at a Road Safety event where the Governor of the BMA and WHO reps, senior police and others were also there. I spent five minutes talking road safety strategy and policy to a guy who runs a road safety charity. He immediately took to meet the WHO guy and they asked to come back for a proper discussion. Most of your points above were covered in our chat. They agreed with me then, and would agree with your post. 

According to my Thai friend who lives there, crossings for foreigners are now open. In years past I did my 90-day crossing there as it is a fun ride up from Bkk. He told me I could pick up my old habit, but I no longer need to...