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On 13/03/2017 at 9:43 PM, fruitman said:

The whole condominium with about 200 condo's had those taps...but it also works for a single tap...if you buy the red valve for  hot water and screw it into the housing for the blue valve it turns the wrong way.

 

It seems this story goes above your hat sir.....I'm talking 'bout these things....they are different for blue and red.

 

Can you please tell me if we are still in Thailand or not because I have never seen a condo in Thailand

with hot/cold mixer taps in the kitchen???

But I am open to hearing of one?

2 hours ago, fruitman said:

Sure, those are the double kitchentaps for hot and cold...you can put the one for hot on the other side and it opens the other way around. The valves are screwed into the the unit at both sides and if you do it wrong they turn the other way to open.

What are you talking about???

How many kitchens in Thailand have you seen with mixer taps?

Even if you connect the hot to the cold and the cold to the hot the taps still open and close the same way,

what planet do you come from?            

5 hours ago, fruitman said:

Well Jock than you haven't seen it all in Thailand. In our condo the watertap worked that way. Also the doorlock worked the wrong side around which gave me many problems when we just moved in so i had to go ask for help to open my own door.

Well fruitman I have been to a few countries around the world and have yet to come across this phenomenon

but it still does not have anything to do with how the tap is connected???

1 hour ago, fruitman said:

Guess he means that taps in Thailand sometimes open when turned to the right side. In the west they ALWAYS open when turned to the left.

 

In my bedroom we have many ceiling spotlights, but the switches don't correspond with the lights...the left switch controls the spots at the righthand side of the room.

 

It's the same with some doorlocks who have to be turned clockwise to open, i've never seen that in the West. 

Sorry fruitman I have never seen a tap anywhere that does not open anti-clockwise and close clockwise,

and that has nothing to do with how the tap is connected???

For your lights if the switches are together just transpose the wires simple.

2 hours ago, LongTimeLurker said:

And why are the water taps connected up the wrong way too?

I would be interested to know how a single cold water tap could be connected

up the wrong way?

99.9% of Thai households only have cold water taps.

I have been observing this thread for some time now and it seems to me

that most of the posters think Patong consists of Nanai rd., Jungceylon and

Bangla rd. area? Btw I still find decent food in the Islander off Bangla.

There is much more to Patong than these areas.

For info Dr.Dave the 9th floor has been closed since last week due to fairly

serious electrical fire in the kitchen but the owner is claiming closed for

" maintenance " .

Several Fire engines in the car park last week tell a different story, why lie about it??

On 2/21/2017 at 0:22 PM, jackted said:

Bit late on responding but if you are still intending to open a cafe / restaurant could you give a few more details?

 

Like - location, existing / new business, menu, clientele, No. of settings, staff, competition

 

I have owned and run a restaurant for 4 years and would gladly give you some advice

You have 4 years experience running a restaurant, can you please tell me what % of 

your monthly takings i.e. total till receipts for the month you would expect as reasonable

profit?  

3 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Not quite.

"Resident” means any person residing in Thailand for a period or periods aggregating more than 180 days in any tax (calendar) year. 

 

So if you are here more than 180 days in a tax year you are liable for tax on income from within Thailand AND from outside. Unless the income from outside is already taxed and that country had a bilateral agreement with Thailand.

Is my understanding.

I understand what you are saying Charlie but how can you be a resident if you are here on

a temporary stay? Because that is all a retirement extension is, or in fact any extension.

I am sure there are some "tourists " who spend more than 180 days in Thailand in a year,

so you are saying some tourists are liable for Thai tax, That is not going to happen is it? 

7 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

From the Thai revenue department website: http://www.rd.go.th/publish/6045.0.html

 

 

Thanks Joe I was actually correct but did not realise why.

Basically anyone on a retirement extension is unlikely to have income from a source

in Thailand ( not allowed to work ) so non-resident retiree not liable for Thai tax.

As far as I am aware if you are staying in Thailand on a retirement extension then you are

not resident, merely on an extension of permission of temporary stay in Thailand and

therefore not liable for Thai tax. Similar, but I am sure not exactly the same, as a tourist.

The UK tax authorities accepted this when I put it to them when they sent me forms

regarding reciprocal tax agreements between UK and THailand.

I am no expert and am open to correction if wrong? 

3 minutes ago, Naam said:

when the door opens to the inside, is blocked by the toilet bowl and there is not space enough for the person in dire need to pass and take care of the needs. 

It is not a problem Naam but it was not me who asked that question, it was the guy who objected to the term "handicapped"

being used.

On 3/3/2017 at 4:11 PM, Celer et Audax said:

 

What makes a toilet handicapped? Does it have MS or perhaps Cerebal Palsy or even Downes Syndrome
I prefer the term Disabled which is now commonly used in the UK as the people that fall into this category are less able than the rest of us they most definitely are not handicapped
For the record my wife has cerebal palsy and she is not in anyway handicapped
Rant over!!!

 

Sorry for the delay in replying to your "Rant" but I have been on holiday.

The sign on the door makes it handicapped.

I didn't write the sign or make up the definition I merely commented that the handicapped toilets

i have seen had sliding doors, glad your wife is not handicapped, but not sure if she is glad she

has you as a husband good luck?

13 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

I can't stay silent any longer. My natural pedant must come out.

 

Toilets do not have doors - Toilets have lids.

 

I think the topic should be LAVATORY doors.

Or WC doors

2 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

I have only seen outward opening in the hospitals where I have seen them.

All the filling stations from Phuket to Nakhon Sawan that I have visited have sliding doors.

4 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Believe handicapped toilets here open out as is normal for the world (you need extra area to move wheelchair).  

 

 

Most handicapped toilets I have seen in Thailand have sliding doors.

2 hours ago, Lovethailandelite said:

Company pensions are perfectly acceptable too.

That is correct.

Just as a trial, I went the income route once using my company and state pension

combined and I had no problem whatsoever.

I didn't do it again because it is such a pain in the neck getting the letter from the

British embassy. But it is there as an option should it be needed.

7 minutes ago, OJAS said:

Was also a piece of cake for me in the UK when I applied for my OA visa in London in 2008. Just presented my GP with the Embassy form, who then proceeded to give me a thorough medical examination consisting of her eyes moving from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet before signing it. Did cost me £10 for the "privilege", though.

 

Seriously though, I would strongly advise anyone who might still be confused about the procedures for obtaining an OA visa in London to read the Embassy's guidance on their website at http://thaiembassyuk.org.uk/en/types-of-visa#section8. This appears to have been recently revised, and you need to scroll down until you encounter the heading 'Non-Immigrant Visa Category “O-A” (Long Stay)'.

 

One particularly important point to note, in addition to those which have already been made in this thread, is that all OA visa application docs need to be notarised before the Embassy will accept them. Clicking on the Embassy's "Solicitors" link will take you to a law firm based in Covent Garden (Ashtons) who can perform this service for you. Alternatively, you can get a notary public to do the necessary, although they will probably cost considerably more than a solicitor. You can identify a notary public in your neck of the woods in the UK via The Notaries Society's website at https://www.thenotariessociety.org.uk/

I can't help thinking it is much easier to just get a non-imm-O 3 month visa and come with

that then after your money is in the bank for the required 2 months (first time ) apply for

the 1 year retirement extension, no medical or police check required. why make it unnecessarily 

complicated when it is not?

16 minutes ago, Jim P said:

Ha yes Jock Im hearing you, its quite confusing people using different terms, websites giving different info such as this, below:

 

 

Bank Account

The retirement visa is valid for a year and can be renewed by presenting the same requirements during the initial application. Please note that the required amount of funds in your bank account must be at least 3 months old before your can renew your visa.

Anyway I think once Im in Thailand I have plenty of time and will meet people who can spell it out for me. Whether its a piece of paper or a stamp is irrelevant, its still a visa, is it not? I dont really care about the terminology, its the process Im trying to get straight. Good point about the re entry permits, cheers.

I really am sorry to labour the point but that is the point NO it is not a VISA.

Unfortunately it is often referred to as a retirement VISA even in some immigration 

offices and online info pages, this is why I keep pushing for people to use the correct

terminology because like you have done people get it completely wrong and that can

and has lead to some costly mistakes for some people.

No matter where or when you see it written there is no such thing as a retirement VISA.

15 minutes ago, Jim P said:

Thanks everyone.

 

So heres the plan if I have understood everything.

 

Retire July 2018, but prior to this ensure I have the required funds or proof of income in my UK bank account for at least 2 months prior. Get my medical and police clearance say one month before application. Fill out the form and present myself with the documents to the Thai Embassy in London to obtain the visa. Now the clock ticks and I have one year to enter Thailand.

 

Fly to Bangkok where I can open a Thai bank account for a nominal sum . At sometime in the next few months deposit 800k or a combination with income to the value of 800k into this account. Go to the immigration dept at my destination, Koh Samui, and apply for my retirement extension presenting proof of my accomodation, bills etc. From that point on I can come and go as I wish so long as I report every 90 days? The visa is renewable every year with the proof of funds.

From that point you do not have a VISA it is an extension of permission to stay, that is renewable every year.

Have you been listening?

Don't forget coming and going requires a re-entry permit each time single or multi, up to you.

8 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

If you enter 10th Feb 2018 you will get a " permission to stay " stamp until 09th Feb 2019 in effect gives you a 1 year ( minus 1 day ) permission to stay .
But as the original visa is only good until 18th Feb 2018 after this date you will need to obtain re-entry permits to enter Thailand if you leave.
Then you will continue to get the yearly extensions indefinitely.
So if you delay entering Thailand on your O-A visa you are not losing too much, only the first year of not having to bother getting re-entry permits.

I see what you are saying though

Please be aware the yearly extensions of stay, not a visa, are not automatic you have

to apply for them every year. As far a I am aware you can only extend your O-A visa

one time, then if you don't apply for an extension, before it expires, you will have to

start all over again.

45 minutes ago, Evilbaz said:

Correction.

You can apply for an Extension up to the day your Permission to Stay stamp expires which may be nearly a year after the Non Immi OA Visa "runs out" or expires.

I stand corrected Baz I should have wrote "before the visa, or extension of same, runs out" sorry

if I misled anyone.

11 minutes ago, Jim P said:

 

Ok cheers Jock

 

So Andrew still has to apply for the retirement extension in Thailand, right?

Correct Thailand immigration is the only place retirement/marriage extensions can be,

and are, issued.

41 minutes ago, Jim P said:

Great info Andrew, I have just downloaded the medical certificate, ummm Elephatiasis . Im guessing you opened your Thai bank account in Thailand. Does the 90 day reporting last forever, even after the first year? I think I saw somewhere you can now do this online, is that correct?

 

One thing confusing me is that I thought the O-A visa was issued in London for 90 days and then the retirement visa had to be issued in Thailand.

 

 Im sure all the info is in these threads but finding it is a different matter. I have two more visits planned before I make the leap, so Im sure I can get all my ducks in order. Once again thanks very much.

There is no such thing as a retirement VISA it is an extension of permission to stay in Thailand

on the grounds of retirement or marriage to a thai national, it is NOT a VISA.

The O-A visa mentioned is not a retirement VISA it is a long term stay visa which gives you the

option to apply for a retirement extension before the visa ends, it is not a retirement visa, there is no such thing.

If you do not apply for an extension before the long term visa runs out you cannot stay in Thailand further.

Yet more confusion due to misuse of the correct terminology.

On 2/13/2017 at 10:47 PM, fruitman said:

Last weekend i bought a shirt in a departmentstore in Malaysia and it was packed in a paper bag.....easy peasy...and the best thing was everybody there speaks good english, what a relieve.

Perhaps you should do some research on the cost to the enviroment of manufacturing 

paper bags as opposed to plastic bags. I think you may be a little surprised. One of them

causes an enormously detrimental effect compared to the other.

http://www.allaboutbags.ca/papervplastic.html

http://www.interplas.com/packaging-earth-friendly-recyclable-plastic-bags

Just a couple of links, there are many more.

Ah the old tens machine now I get you.

Makes the seller lots of money and doesn't actually do anything but gives

you a sensation that it could be doing some good, why don't you go to a witch

doctor instead they will take your money and assure you that you will be cured,

any day now. Bungkum and nonsense.