Crossy

Well, the chaps have just been, same ones as last year (yes, the tall one), no Beemer, turned up in a ratty old Toyota, BMW is "not available" Talked to our two witnesses (with ID card copies), took a couple of photos of us all together (me holding up my PP), filled in some forms and went away. 15 minutes. And they confirmed that they want to visit every year ???? Does make one feel a bit like a criminal ????

They're expecting a lot of Masons then

Definitely an attempt to cash in on his assets. Luckily, being Andy, he didn't actually have much. His UK ex had taken him to the cleaners when they divorced.

My mate's story is here https://aseannow.com/topic/91098-andyfletch-rip/?do=findComment&comment=972452 EDIT Even after all this time re-reading that thread has me tearing up, and I thought big boys don't cry ????

Yeah, once I actually stop working I'll move to retirement, but for now need that WP.

Yup, they rejected the bed one last year and used one with us in the kitchen, so I did the same again this year with no issues.

I suppose the first stop should be the embassy themselves, they must have a reason to put a block on the cremation. They should also be able to advise what to do to remove said block. We ran into a similar issue some years back when a mate died suddenly. He thought he was divorced from his Malaysian wife but it seems she never registered the divorce and the British Embassy allowed her to remove the body for a Muslim burial in Malaysia. We always said he'd be late for his own funeral, turns out he went one better and actually missed it! The story is on here somewhere.

Not from me, but it's barely a 10-minute drive to immigration. Of course, there's always a first time.

I honestly don't remember from last year, but it wouldn't surprise me if they were the same chaps.

Having all our lights on when the rest of the village is in darkness due to a power cut is also a magnet. Talk about moths to a flame, kids to use the WiFi for "homework", grown-ups to watch the TV, gas with Madam and drink my beer (they never seem to bring any with them).

Thanks Joe. Like I said it's not an issue, they can come every year if they want (wouldn't even accept a coffee last year), I just thought it was a bit unusual. Pathum built a nice new office a few years ago, all very nice and A/C'd, except the waiting area is outside, at least it has fans and shade.

I did my second marriage-based extension yesterday at Pathum Thani immigration (switched to marriage last year from employment). This morning I got a call from immigration wanting to book a home visit, I thought they only did that on the first year? It's not a problem, the lads who came last year were totally professional and obviously enjoyed swanning around in their (very marked) police BMW. The only negative was the village chatter - Has Crossy (used my actual name of course) been arrested? etc. etc. And of course, all the "concerned" neighbours turned up to check Madam was ok (and drink my beer). They also asked for a new TM30 yesterday, despite me not leaving the country since 2016.

Where are you located? Thai's will repair almost anything, there are chaps in Ban-Mo re-winding Hatari fan motors! A good starting point is invariably your local motorbike taxi chaps, if they don't know they will know someone who does, and all for a nominal tip.

Is your "400A" single or 3-phase? 3-phase at 400A per phase would be about 260kW which is indeed a lot of grow-lights What's the project? Have you or your contractor done a proper prospective load calculation? Incoming supply overhead or underground? Is there a HV supply at the road where the transformer will be located?

Already well established for car-ports https://www.clenergy.com/product/shade/ezshade-2/ and available here for a price https://globalhouse.co.th/product/detail/072104095056 I doubt that using the panels alone as a building roof would meet the building regulations in many countries.

Nah, 4 months is no issue whatever. Usually, so long as there's a +ve balance, the account stays open. Any fees are deducted from the available balance and once that gets to zero the account is closed (it may still be possible to revive it even then).

I'm never convinced by things that have two unrelated functions; they often do neither particularly well. 85W/m2 for $190/m2 with an expected power generating life of 10-20 years (thin film are some of the shortest-lived solar panels) after which they become simply roof tiles. Meanwhile, a conventional 340W, 2m2 polycrystalline panel is around $100 retail and will live for at least 25 years... Of course, they look pretty nice and many don't like the appearance of conventional solar panels, so there's a market there.

yeah ^^^. Madam does it all the time. If she gets bored with a piece it gets sold (for the current gold scrap value) and she gets a new piece for an effective couple of k Baht. Of course, if I am within range, the bit she wants is rather heavier then the previous ...

Time to lose the Ferrari!

High water at Pak Kret. Most definitely continuing the downwards trend, but it could do with being faster for many riverside communities.

I'm certain that it was my Plan-B which convinced the river that it just wasn't worth flooding our place just so it could muddy some tiles It didn't, so some painting will be required after filling the screw holes. The masking tape certainly made it easier (possible) to actually remove the silicon. Got to test the pressure washer this weekend, I expect more paint will be needed after that too.

Our floor drains are actually lower than the water came this time. Bin liner over the drain with a sandbag on top stemmed the flow to a drip, this time! Next issue would be the downstairs toilet pan!

So, you still need a licence to do homebrew?

Yeah, we have a much better idea of how high it can get before it comes in the house (rather higher than I originally thought too) and just what we need to protect. I had a backup plan if it went much higher which should handle the 2011 levels. I did a test install on one door just in case but we ended up with only a tiny amount getting past the sandbags which our small pumps managed to handle easily. That's Shera board, silicon behind (over masking tape to protect the paint - hopefully), brace it with a couple of sandbags behind if the level really came up.