Crossy

Never seen them here, loads on eBay (where both mine came from), just make sure you get one for 220V and use plug adaptors.

I have this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120921025659?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649 not the cheapest but it measures all sorts of parameters and ships to Thailand.

What is your device? Most have a rating plate informing of the power consumption.

Look no further OCH http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/656491-thai-ffriend-in-bkk-looking-for-a-foreign-boyfriend-what-to-advise-her-places-to-go-etc/

All working again, I was getting worried, off to India on Wednesday, 24 hour cricket can get a little wearing.

Nuff said

I like your use of the 'spoiler' function to hide large images, does the browser still download the files if they are hidden?

Not just you, there seems to be a problem with the program guide / historical viewing. Live is working fine for me right now.

I spoke with Los Angeles, CA, USA yesterday and he said that they could not issue them at this time that they must be issued in Thailand.

Thai VISAs are never issued in Thailand so something was lost in translation, but it's evident that all consulates have been stamped on

People. It's only for 3 months.

Charge to about 50% (it really depends upon the battery technology, but most types don't like to be stored discharged), take out the battery if it makes you feel better (they self discharge anyway), store it.

When you return, replace the battery if you took it out, plug in the charger.

Use your computer.

A note for those of us with multiple UK passports, you now need a justification letter from your employer for any passport renewal. My last renewal was delayed for two weeks because it took HK that long to get around to emailing me to request same, got my new PP 10 days after sending them the letter (PDF by email).

Did you need the letter from the employer for the renewal of both passports or just the second passport?

It was only requested for my most recent renewal which was for my 'primary' (for want of a better word) passport. It was however the first time I'd applied direct to HK, last time was through the embassy (no letter that time).

I would suggest they want it for both, neither passport has any identification that it is a 'second' passport (TBH, I no longer really know which is which).

It can't hurt to obtain and send the letter with your application, I used exactly the same letter as when I initially applied for the second PP, date changed of course, signed by the same HR chap.

eagle2 has started his own thread here http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/655962-insufficient-funds-to-renew-retirement-visa/ if anyone wants to reply to him I suggest doing so there

Just to check, you do have an O-A obtained at the embassy in London and were stamped in for one year last time you entered? Some have been confused and actually have O visas which only give you 90 days at a time.

Either can be used to get an extra period by entering just before the 'enter before' date, an O-A will give you another year, and O another 90 days.

So they are bees in a nest then?

To be honest I have no idea from the pictures, your 'bee chap' will be able to advise anyway on their removal.

One word, stunning!

Are you flying manually?

If so check out some of the toys at DIY Drones http://diydrones.com/ program your baby to fly a GPS controlled flight plan, out of sight, it (usually) comes home to roost

I have a Thai work colleague who I consider a peer (equivalent rank if you like).

He does have a most irritating habit of starting to play with his iPad during a conversation. He says he is listening, and does (usually) respond, but it's most disconcerting to talk to someone who appears disinterested to the point of ignoring you.

I'll echo the above, don't try and fix it yourself.

Find the local 'bee man', slip him the relevant pictures of His Majesty and the problem will go away.

In my (limited) experience the local bees are pretty innocuous, don't bother them and they won't bother you, wasps/hornets are a different matter!

Whats the differance between An Egg and a Shag...?. ...........You can Beat an Egg....................

In which case would the "yolk" be on you?

In the UK we also smoke shag

(I will let another person explain!)

So tell me - Why would you smoke carpet?

Wouldn´t you rather Shag on a Shag pile carpet - Oh I get it - Carpet burns!!!

and what then, smoke a pipe full of shag?

I like your thinking, if not your style (as the actress said to the Bishop). Have you ever tried the OED (Oxford English Dictionary) rather than the the other OED (Over Exercised Di***) you will find that another SHAG is a "course cut tobacco"; among other things!

Your turn for the next Shaggy Dog Story

BTW If you were using your "carpet" SHAG would you have to be "well felt" underneath before hand!

Anyone want to explain "well felt" to a non Scotsman?

It's also a species of cormorant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Shag just to add to the confusion amongst English speakers

Reason being, not all a/c manufacturers have the cable between them, Daikin being one of them.

I've never come across a split type A/C without inter unit wiring (it would then need power to both units). I've checked a few Daikin installation manuals (here http://www.daikinac.com/content/resources/manuals/installation-manuals/split-systems/ ) they all have a 4 core inter unit cable.

Our sparks ran power to the indoor unit locations, many A/Cs (like our Samsungs) want their main power to the outdoor unit but it's not difficult to run along with the piping and inter unit cable when the system is installed.

But it does seem to have gone from the preview of the new souped-up version

Nothing at all on a right-click

Maps.google.com still gives the coordinates if you right click and choose "what's here", for me anyway

Do tell her to ask to speak to a supervisor if she has issues at check-in.

Given the lack of spacers here for the rebar, mentioned elsewhere, I did cast some concrete spacers using ice cube trays (to much amusement of the family!). They weren't perfect, but were better than nothing. When I return to Thailand later this year I'll bring a load of plastic spacers with me ready for the next phase of my project.

Welcome AWT

Re-bar stands, have a look here http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/481794-housebuilding-thread/?p=4611322 about half way down the post are some piccies of the DIY stands our contractor used. Moulds made from off cuts of 2" PVC pipe.

It sounds like it's a Rain-x type product, try Googling "how to remove rain-x" lots of ideas, let us know what works for you

Yup agree 100% Forky, the concept of installation testing seems (at least for domestic sparks) totally alien, none of our sparkies possessed any test gear above a neon screwdriver.

Apply power, if it doesn't go bang it's OK, test passed.

I did a lot of rudimentary tests using a bulb and battery, I'm 100% certain our sparks (we used up four) thought I was out of my tree.

I'm confident our installation is safe although there are still multiple borrowed neutrals on the lighting.

As I write this our supply is down to 150V, the AVR is earning its crust today

I'm not going to argue with Forky as he (and his diagram) are 100% correct, at least in theory.

Practice is sometimes different, you don't have to search far in the forums frequented by sparkies to find odd behaviour of RCDs and RCBOs which turns out to be a seemingly unrelated fault.

Case in point, my own home. When we moved in, operating the en-suite water heater on full power would occasionally trip the RCD protecting the upstairs outlets, low or medium power did not, nor did it ever trip its own RCD.

Evidently something odd was going on but a cursory check of the shower circuit revealed nothing, and since it only did it on full power there was no issue, take cooler showers.

I 'fixed' it some time later when I discovered a N-E short in the power circuit to the small (and very rarely used) bedroom. This circuit shares nothing (or should I say is supposed to share nothing but TiT) with the water heater, it's even on a different RCD.

I have no idea of the mechanism that caused the tripping of the outlet RCD, and I'm not totally sure that the cause was the N-E fault, but it's not tripped since said fault was cleared.

What type of visa do you have? or are you on an extension of stay?

Actual visas (from a consulate or embassy overseas) are not transferred to new passports, you simply present both old and new when you arrive at immigration.

I believe the following applies (perhaps someone could correct me if not). If you have any kind of non-immigrant visa head to your local immigration office and they will transfer details of your current stay to the new passport. Tourist visas and visa exemptions needn't bother and just present both passports on the way out of the country.

If you have an extension of stay, again head to your local immigration office, they will transfer all details to your new passport (using up 2 pages), you'll also need to transfer your re-entry permit if you have one.

Both the above are free

Some immigration offices ask for a letter from your embassy asking for the transfer, you'll have to ask the embassy in Bangkok for said letter as it doesn't come as standard.