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5 hours ago, crazykopite said:

So in your view a lot of retired expats are yobs or drunks or maybe both

I stopped reading here as you're either impaired or challenged and neither should be taken advantage of. PEACE

18 hours ago, RickG16 said:

some kind machine

well, if it's not doing it correctly then it's not a kind machine-doubtful there's an AI in place that can correctly interpret the millions of different handwriting styles but maybe for computer printed labels.

Can I get a yearly NON-O medical to receive a weekly soapy from a part time uni student to relieve mental stress and tension in the groin area? These are not offered in my home country. 

Are there seriously actual, official medical therapies offered here but nowhere else? I know there are treatments offered here that are considerably cheaper. Sorry for the sidebar hijack. Just curious how a 3rd world country has scientific breakthroughs that st world countries do not.

OP - seems the obvious choice hasn't even been mentioned. Get a job. You can work in Thailand on a NON-O based on marriage. Then, before Sept. 11th, go to immigration, get the stamp, apply for the 60 day to visit wife. Then, 15 days before that 60 days expires apply for the regular, single entry NON-O extension based on marriage using your job as the 40k a month income.

it could be doable IF they gave a 50% discount at the hotels during the 1st 3 weeks you'd be locked down on the island. Also would help if they set beach barriers for the beach front hotels for the quarantined "guests" so it didn't seem so much like prison. The old people they're after don't do a lot of bar things anyway and are only coming for some warm, beach time.

On 8/15/2020 at 9:50 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

Where do people come up with that sort of misinformation?

The Spanish flu was far more deadly and killed 20 to 50 million people.

 

The Black Death is now thought to have been possibly caused by an Ebola like virus, and killed up to 60% of Europe's population.

not to mention the other masks prevent near instant death which is NOT transferable. (except mining but black lung took it's toll)

Up in the 1980s in the navy we used to still get quinine tablets issued before cruises that took us into Asian ports to prevent malaria. I still have the "bullet hole scar" on my shoulder and the indents from vaccines given by airguns against things that are now gone form most of the planet.

You need a company rep to go with you and fill out the forms for the insurance. The cost is split between you and the company - 750 baht a month each. They mail you your card.

4 hours ago, bobbin said:

If we are lucky attrition will solve that very long term problem.  Many, if not most, of the motorbikes are rented to foreign tourists..

 

The new requirement for big bike (400cc+) licenses should also help thin that herd.

What makes you think a "Thailand Only" big bike licence will deter a 2 week euro/russian/whatever drunk tourist from renting and road raging on a big bike?

The problem isn't so much the sanitizer as it is the cheapos that won't buy it and make their own so instead of something relatively safe their mixing napalm.

16 hours ago, digger70 said:

       ????          blue

Full introduction will be phased in and from mid-2020 all new passports will be blue. The colour is not the only change, in a first for the British passport, the back cover will also carry its own symbolic design – the floral emblems of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales embossed.Feb 22, 2020

Pansies and Daisies? ????

They also check to see how many loans you're currently paying on and for what to help them (the prospective creditors) decide if they think you can afford another .

9 minutes ago, JackThompson said:

 

You will have to out-bid the Chinese on it. 

 

That beer has probably been sitting there, stockpiled, since the covid-lockdown.  And not as if they paid to air-con it all that time, either.

They should have learned from the US Navy. They always brought beer whenever we deployed and could be at sea with no port call for over 3 months. No cold storage then either, the brewer added formaldehyde to keep it fresh. 

My only add as we shipped everything in a container, would be to try and ship to Lam Shabang (<-sp) instead of Bangkok. Less greedy. Long haul trucks are cheap here.

29 minutes ago, Brunolem said:

In September the government has given back 2 days "lost" when Songkran was cancelled. 

 

October has the 13th (King death) and 23rd (religious). 

 

Loy Kratong is not a holiday... everyone goes to work as usual... the celebrations are in the evening. 

 

Thank you-I had forgotten the anniversary of the death of Rama IX

Someone just told me about sept 4-7 - the wife usually tells me about replacement holidays but she's been really busy with work lately. I'll also ask her about the 23rd of Oct.

1 hour ago, Brunolem said:

Not quite.

 

There is this 4 day holiday early September.

 

Then there are 2 short holidays in October.

 

Loy Kratong is not a public holiday.

 

Then there are a few holidays in the first 10 days of December.

 

are the sept/oct holidays public, government or religious?

Loy Kratong is about as public as you can get. Usually celebrated in the evening with friends and family, most government schools spend class time making Kratongs and having a parade so, yes, school is open but not much studying gets done.

the "first few days of Dec" ARE Father's Day (the 5th) and Constitution Day (the 10th)

I'm at a government school in Bangkok and the last info given was that term 1 finals are from 2 Nov. to 13 Nov. which would indicate no Oct break. Someone mentioned there may be a 15 day break following finals but, unless that will not include the Thai teachers I don't see it happening. Scores need to be entered into BookMark (Thai grading app) and reports generated for students and parents and that takes a week after all the grading is completed.

As for remaining holidays in 2020 there's Loy Kratong in Nov., Father's Day and Constitution Day in Dec.

Would be interested in seeing the government approved schedule for this academic year if anyone has a link of a copy. 

Hey UdonJoe, when did they start accepting renewal applications for standard passports at the embassy in Bangkok? I had to get an emergency passport 6 weeks ago as they were not accepting regular appointments nor processing regular passports at that time.

Agree mail time has improved. 8 weeks ago package from the states to Bangkok took 6 weeks. Package from Bangkok to the states 3 weeks ago took 2 weeks.

I just went through all of this. I'm from the states and had to make an emergency appointment to get an emergency 1 year passport as my 10 year passport expired on 3 aug as did my extension. (This was when the amnesty expired on 31 july) The US embassy issued me a 1 year emergency passport right on the spot. (made in Bangkok) Also issued me the transfer letter. Went to immigration the end of July with 4 days left on my extension and it went just like every other year except my 1 year extension is only good for 10 months. (because I got the new emergency passport on 19 June so it expires on 18 June next year)

The 1 year passport cost the same as the 10 year but next year I can apply for a new 10 year passport for free.

Immigration transferred my visa and last extension but unlike the 1st time 10 years ago, this time they charged me 500 baht.

ps. 1/2 way through the process of applying for my new extension, immigration told me the amnesty deadline had been extended to sept 26th and I could wait and come back then if I wanted. Didn't make much sense as my extension would still expire on 18 June and I would only get 8 months instead of 10. 

What are the fees for this overall, well staged media event? Surely not full price or higher as there are no tourists here to play.

Pretty sure the OP asked about a married NON-O but there are several posts about retirement that won't help.

I did my NON-O married extension last yr with a new contract and 2 months of (local) salary paid, copy of the contract and a letter from the employer stating the contract was real.

Just reapplied 3 weeks ago for another extension and they wanted the same thing again plus 12 months of bank statements showing the monthly salary deposits.

OP, if you don't have 1, get a job. Makes it easier. 

No covid test (if already in country) but you will need a blood test and your winkie swabbed so you don't give the students any STDs. Go figure. ????

9 hours ago, kingofthemountain said:

You are right

i am afraid the only reason for the cut is these trees provided shade to

an increasing number of homeless, and the city hall doesn't know how

to solve the problem as there is no any social structure in place to take

care of these people, then they just try to do the place less attractive for them

it's also why there are no decent public benches on the beach road walkside 

the city hall is afraid the homeless use them as a bed

Just for argument's sake, please name me 1 country and big city w/o any homeless people.

I have seen the umbrella mafia and the jet ski mafia use them as bedposts for their hammocks. ????