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I don't think you can, the red boxes are property of the queen if I'm not mistaken.

What the hell has the Queen got to do with redundant telephone boxes ?

Too much bar talk makes you daft me finks LOL

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Whatever is the reason someone who does a lot of import must be dumb to still use any courier company...

Sorry, but it's just the facts.

Your post didn't make any sense at all, what should he have used ? Magic carpets ?

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Scam scam scam scam - those photos are all over Google, a mod should remove this post ASAP.

Well, if Thailand isn't up to speed for you, you are perfectly welcome to go back and get exactly what you want in that

bastion of civilization, the USA. Sounds like you may be trying to hide something from someone back home eh?

Wow, another 2 week "go back home" moron been on the Chang too long.

My mother taught me that if you have nothing useful to say, then say nothing.

Pity your mother taught you how to be nasty instead.

is there such a difference? Is someone gonna measure the paper?

You know what these Yanks are like, anything to be different.

Me thinks that the OP needs to find a hobby or a hospital.

No-one cares.

Hi Guys

What are the typical charges when we go inside a Thai bank to do a cash advance on our visa debit card? And who decides the exchange rate? Thanks

You can't get a cash advance on any debit card, that's why it's a debit card. You can only get a cash advance on a credit card.

Do you just mean withdrawing cash over the counter instead of using an ATM ?

Even the EMV card has a magstripe which can be skimmed. If you want your card to be impossible to copy, you have to destroy the magstripe. A fridge magnet is enough to damage it, but just to be safe, don't let it near the chip. You can test the card afterwards at a normal ATM, if it doesn't recognize it, then you have successfully destroyed the magstripe. After that the card can only be used in EMV terminals (be that an ATM or POS device).

There is no way in hell a fridge magnet will trash a magnetic strip on a card, also magnetism would not affect the chip.

Me thinks YouTube and bar talk has got the better of you.

The specific problem is that to many electrons are being sent to the monitor and it's burning it up , eventually you will need a new vid card and will reliise that when it burns up your next one.

I hope the OP ignores this one as well, I have never read anything so funny as too many electrons being sent to the monitor.

The monitor is obviously dead, he already said he tried it on 2 computers.

Thanks for the laugh tho.

If you used 2 different computers on 1 monitor and had the same result on both computers, would you single out one of the computers as being the problem ?

You have 2 monitors acting the same way on the same computer would mean it's a computer problem not that by some weird stroke of poor luck both of the monitors are bad.

You better change your Vid card before you ruin your new monitor like you are in the process of doing to the other one.

It could be a motherboard problem that causing a problem with the vid card but probably not.

I think you need to re-read the OP

You can't be for real ? Frozen dinner ? Flour ? There are shops in Thailand.

I wanted to update this discussion and say that everyone who replied was wrong.

I went to Khlong Toey market last night which I previously only thought sold fresh food and meat.

Well actually it has many stores with packet foods. I bought a huge amount of food for 20-30 kids for 250 baht.

They sell everything like chips, candy and all sorts of snack foods for dirt cheap prices.

I would encourage TV members to check it out if you want to save a heap.

I've been buying cereal at the supermarket for 120 baht a box. I found a 1kg bag at Khlong Toey for 50 baht.

10bht of food per kid ? Poor things , not much of a party.

When will this abuse of the tourist visa ever end I wonder.

as far as Im aware there is no amount. she does have to show it. but if you are supplying support then that would be the main thing they need that you are able to support her for the duration of her visit. I know that was the case with my GF

Thanks for the reply.

I will NOT be supplying support, hence asking how much they would need to show in the bank.

Hi,

Does anyone have any recent knowledge of how much in funds a Thai has to show in thier bank book to visit Aus for 1 week ?

We did try calling the Embassy who told us "they didn't know".

Thanks in advance.

I wonder how it collapsed, poor construction of the scaffold or corrosion, my money would be on the first one. I would not go on a building site in this country for love nor money.

That makes two of us, OSHA would have a field day here in this country, probably close almost all construction sites down for unsafe practices.

I have personal knowledge of industrial sites in Thailand that have worked in excess of tens of millions of hours over the past 10 years TH

I hope you didn't study maths as well because just 1 million hours is about 114 years, never mind these tens of millions of hours that you are talking about.

People that choose to overstay their visa's should face the consequences of their actions, and flagrant disregard of another countrys law. So an overstay of 42 days, which is more than most people's trips might lead to detention, deportation, black-listing does not sound unreasonable.

I totally agree, What are these people thinking that they can come to Thailand and just laugh at the law, Shamefull.

what were they thinking you ask? The same things that humans have thought since the start of our history.

It is a basic human instinct to travel, move, relocate and seek a better life. No government can ever quash that instinct. No law can redefine what makes us humans. This instinct caused the spread of humans all over the far corners of the earth, do you really think it will just disappear from our souls because an institution passes a law?

Personally I have never broken an immigration law, I am not even saying that overstaying is the right thing to do, but it is easy for me to understand the motivation. Jumping through bureaucratic hoops to pursue life gets boring quick, and beyond that it can sometimes completely prevent you from staying in the place you have made your home.

The freedom of movement has a much longer history than any immigration law.

Nice thought but we live in the real world, Not La La land mate !

So anyone heard of any arrests of foreigners that showed up with 20k and a ticket at the airport?

Anyone blacklisted...?

Well, three years ago August 6th, I was 1087 days overstay. I went to the airport with my Filipino GF and our 3 year old son. I had my 20,000 baht in and ticket in hand. The ticket counter gave me all kinds of problems. They would not check me in until I cleared immigration. I went to the immigration desk (near the passport control/terminal entrance). They asked for my boarding pass. I told them that the ticket counter would not check me in until I cleared immigration. The immigration officer then proceeded to fill out some papers, I signed, they took my picture, I paid the fine, they stamped my passport, and off I went to get my boarding pass. No problems.

I went to Vietnam. I stayed there for about two months. I came back to Thailand by bus from Phnom Phen. I checked in at the Aranyapathet immigration checkpoint. They let me in with no problems. I have gone through several immigration checkpoints with zero problems even with the overstay stamp in my passport. By the way, they wrote the number of days I overstayed in my passport. So all immigration officers were able to my prior misdeed.

Granted this was three years ago.

Dudeinthailand

Edit: I had a 30-day visa from the Aranyapathet immigration check-point that I overstayed. I received the same when I returned. I have since had a 15 day stamp, several tourist visas, and an education visa.

1087 days overstay ? No wonder they bought in this law. Shocking that you can get away with ignoring the law for so long and you seem proud of it. I guess if I rob someone and don't get caught for 45 days I should also get away with it ?

I find it interesting that you are comparing a non-violent immigration violation to a violent act of robbery. In my book it is not even close. Also, the policy in effect at the time of my overstay was followed by the airport immigration officers. I agree illegal immigration and immigration violations should be dealt with. I also believe that some people that overstay are good people and have their own reasons for overstaying. Does it make an overstay okay? No. The individual should be punished according to the current policy. Putting them in jail for an extended period of time or treating them the same as a violent criminal is not what an intellectual society accepts as justice. It is over-reactionary and an emotional punishment.

The law is the law, Why would you think that "just because you got away with it" is OK ?

If you decide to live in adifferent country then you also agree to abide to live by the laws in that country. If you have a 30 / 60 / 90 day stamp, then thats how long you are legally given to live in the country. Who are you to decide that that is a joke and stay beyond that ?

I just don't get your point ? It's ok to break the law if your a or b but not c ?

What kind of world do you live in ?

the day 5,000 family members come in here flooding with 'freakouts' about their loved ones detention is the day I'll believe it. Speeding is illegal here too, but how often do ppl get popped for that and furthermore how often does 200bht not take care of it? TiT

If you are happy to "bribe" the Police and allow them of the option to accept that bribe, then you are at fault.

I don't know what country you "used" to live in but I'm sure you would not of considered being proud to feed corruption there as it may have ended up sending you to jail for attempting to bribe an officer of the law ! Don't try to be clever.

I just don't get it. There is a HUGE stamp in your passport which tells you when you came here and when you must leave.

If you don't do that, then you are breaking the law and a criminal ?

Why would people brag about how long they have "got away with it" ?

You would not do that in the UK but it's fine to do that here in Thailand ?

Great people !!!!!! Not !

People that choose to overstay their visa's should face the consequences of their actions, and flagrant disregard of another countrys law. So an overstay of 42 days, which is more than most people's trips might lead to detention, deportation, black-listing does not sound unreasonable.

I totally agree, What are these people thinking that they can come to Thailand and just laugh at the law, Shamefull.

So anyone heard of any arrests of foreigners that showed up with 20k and a ticket at the airport?

Anyone blacklisted...?

Well, three years ago August 6th, I was 1087 days overstay. I went to the airport with my Filipino GF and our 3 year old son. I had my 20,000 baht in and ticket in hand. The ticket counter gave me all kinds of problems. They would not check me in until I cleared immigration. I went to the immigration desk (near the passport control/terminal entrance). They asked for my boarding pass. I told them that the ticket counter would not check me in until I cleared immigration. The immigration officer then proceeded to fill out some papers, I signed, they took my picture, I paid the fine, they stamped my passport, and off I went to get my boarding pass. No problems.

I went to Vietnam. I stayed there for about two months. I came back to Thailand by bus from Phnom Phen. I checked in at the Aranyapathet immigration checkpoint. They let me in with no problems. I have gone through several immigration checkpoints with zero problems even with the overstay stamp in my passport. By the way, they wrote the number of days I overstayed in my passport. So all immigration officers were able to my prior misdeed.

Granted this was three years ago.

Dudeinthailand

Edit: I had a 30-day visa from the Aranyapathet immigration check-point that I overstayed. I received the same when I returned. I have since had a 15 day stamp, several tourist visas, and an education visa.

1087 days overstay ? No wonder they bought in this law. Shocking that you can get away with ignoring the law for so long and you seem proud of it. I guess if I rob someone and don't get caught for 45 days I should also get away with it ?

So anyone heard of any arrests of foreigners that showed up with 20k and a ticket at the airport?

Anyone blacklisted...?

I paid the 20K as I was 9 months over but they let me stay in the country and accepted my application for a new non immigrant O without me having to leave the country. I'm by no means rich but earn more than 40000B a month so my visa was reissued. They're not all bad!

Shamefull. 9 months over your stay and just laughing at the face of the law, Hopefully this new law will put a stop to this.

"If you have a general, non urgent enquiry - email us. We will respond within 20 working days"

TWENTY days to reply to an e-mail, How does that work ? They don't open their e-mail daily or just can't be bothered to reply ? Maybe they print it out and send it to an Indian call center for them to reply.

Very helpful !