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4 hours ago, milesinnz said:

as regards human life or death... a couple of degrees can make the difference.. the effect of excess heat for humans is non-linear - go the extra bit and you are not just hotter.. you are dead..

It's already been 44 for the last 3 days tomorrow should hit 45

Stop moaning go to Central and lay by the toilet in the hallway and enjoy the free air conditioning

Expected this already been 44 here for the last couple of days. That 112F for you American.

On 4/24/2024 at 9:49 AM, gomangosteen said:

Saw this thread Just my 10c's worth and I'll make a start on my scooter tales here

 

Until 2008 when living in Phuket I had long-term rentals, then got told of this Yamaha Fino 115cc being sold, Swedish man had bought it for his daughter while she holidayed here, and had been used only 4 months, 3800km, then stored. New battery, and removed a big screen and extra driving lights he'd added.

 

Bought it for 30,000 baht. 2009 had it shipped to Sa Kaeo with Thai Post, lived there a year, many dirt and gravel roads, longest ride was 380km in a day (with pillion!). Moved 200km south to Chanthaburi, sold it in 2013 at 54,000km to a friend who still had it at 94,000km before selling.

 

August 2013 bought another Fino, new 45,000 baht.

Now 96,800km and as per picture, well looked after, has had every scheduled oil change and maintenance at Yamaha dealer, no accidents.

At that age and mileage has no resale we'll keep it until it stops, daughter now uses it six days a week to/from work until starting uni in June.

Biggest single repair expense has been a new fuel pump 2500 baht in November.

 

December 2023 bought the Honda Click 160 ABS. 69,900 baht and so far 3200km.

Three weeks ago we did a 180km highway ride, all ok.

Considered an ADV 160 but my wife and daughter found it too big to manage.

 

Scooter life is great. Before moving here I'd always had bigger bikes, all the Japanese brands, two Harleys, a Cagiva and two new Triumphs.  Now an auto scooter! Such is life...

 

As well as Honda and Yamaha dealers there's also Lambretta and Vespa dealers in the city, Vespas are very popular with the better-off uni students and I see the dealer organises monthly group rides around the province for 150 and 300cc owners.

 

Happy riding.

Automatic transmissions don't last as long as a manual during rainy season when you go through the cold water with a hot engine the seals break on them.

9 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Are you allowed to take off solo for some R&R? Just thinking some of the Isaan dwellers might need some alone time now and again. You know a break from the ball and chain.

Just don't get caught and watch your line app. Don't sleep with a village neighbours cousin.

Mine was 3000 bht less than last year.

Go now and stand and sathon and show them this and see what they charge you.

On 4/27/2024 at 12:19 PM, newnative said:

Not believing a word of it.  And, no, this was not a 'huge hotel scam'.  Hold the hype.

Booking.com has a huge check on properties they have to physical video the rooms and address out buildings.

Patong , Pattaya Rayong all class places !!! 

Booking.com had huge problems with non-existent properties I thought they cleaned up their act but obviously not

For sure the motorcyclist was on his phone surely he had plenty of time to at least slow down instead of hitting that car full speed front on on impact.

17 hours ago, The Fugitive said:

Seem to remember reading that a metal roof painted in a light colour is cooler than a tiled roof? Don't know anyone with a metal roof that isn't rust coloured so can't test. However, I know how hot our tiled roof is. Unbearably.

The PVC roof panels need to have insulation. Cement and ceramic tiles roof tiles are extremely hot I have them on my gym and I cannot even walk in there when it's 30 Celsius.

20 hours ago, cmjl said:

Nice looking horse

Thank you it was a nice gift

The return on pension state pension is shocking considering the amount of national insurance that you pay towards it. Take into account if you miss one month or one week out of the 12 month stretch you cannot claim pension for that year of your work. The UK pension system is the worst in the world. At least it's the worst in the G8

17 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Please supply a pic of you on your horse. Or just a puicture of your horse. We would all love to see it. 

14 hours ago, Mickeem said:

 

 

The tin roofs on these huts turn the insides into ovens during the hot season .. they are much cooler when roofed with

the traditional leaf roofing

 

 

His weather traditional roof nothing just bamboo

2 hours ago, borderhopper2005 said:

30 deaths from the heat wave.

I bet they are mostly from the poor background; not having 

air-conditioning at home/work place.

It is always the less fortunate that is worst  impacted by  the environmental changes.

Very sad.

 

What's funny is my horse hasn't broken a sweat but he demands to be showered every hour.

Its a lot higher then that. Neighbour died last night sitting in his bamboo hut with just a little  fan at 44 Celsius.

Maybe a big water drinking beast in the tank.  

12 hours ago, CHdiver said:

I moved into a Condo in Jomtien (VT5). Internet I guess its TOT. Yesterday afternoon I could easely stream TV from Switzerland. In the evening it got nearly impossible tu even open a website. Asean now too slowed down to a crawl. Pictures came uo line by line like in the good old dial up time. Since then it stayed that way. Speed to Bangkok is fine, but to Switzerland its a joke. Restarting the modem did not help btw. Similiar happend in 2006 when some underwater cable broke.

 

Is it TIT, TOT, Comrade Putin or the Mullahs cutting the cable?

It's that area and your condo building.  Nothing to do about the country

Sound like a big money divorce case.  

17 hours ago, UKresonant said:

Yes, but likely Single Entry only, relatively recent reports say that the multiple entry Non-O ME was again no longer available, box disappeared from the e-visa site again.

 

(Could always e-mail the RTE London in case the sands have shifted again, 100/1 against maybe)

 

Last reference for Financials that I can confirm was May 2023

£1000 single entry

(£10000 Multi-entry)

Show accom booking for first couple of days.

e-mail from wife confirming aware / invite visit, as Jpeg/PDF.

Copy scan / pic of wife's ID or Passport.

Scan of Marraige cert.

 

All applications online British Citizen/ resident.

 

Not been in the site for that visa type recently, but the tourist visa application has change so perhaps also the non-O.

 

Supporting docs format:-

Jpeg image files 

PDF files (so could be multi page)

File size less than 3MB (2.8MB to be sure)

 

Photo of yourself can use a phone and try and get it close to passport spec (does not like textured backgrounds, I use a off-white cotton sheet over a door)

 

Payment for Visa via Kasikorn by card ( sometimes hiccups like its not worked but normally is OK after going back to the initial application listing after waiting for it to process)

£1000 

Cheap guys they could have had much better in china