Crossy

Considerable rise since yesterday. When Pak Kret gets to the top of the concrete we need to get the sandbags ordered.

But I hope the driver has a boat or a submarine:-

Getting closer ????

Already checked mine

DHL have a guide here https://preferredship.com/kc/repair-replacement-warranty-returns/ it's for warranty items but return for service should be similar.

VERY good point!

Movement ???? Do DHL deliver on Saturday?

Agree. From my (ongoing) experience with getting a warranty unit through customs the paperwork has to be absolutely spot on or a customs officer's head explodes.

Yeah, calling them "Arabic" is often a source of confusion particularly when we call our western script "Roman". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_numerals

It will be interesting if they publish the "revised valuation" on the delivery documents.

And the game goes on: Of course, customs will find another "problem". Also, every day of delay nets a "storage" fee, and you can bet there will be zero progress over the weekend.

Just checked at home. Well up, now just 78cm below "worry" ????

Yeah, that's already done and they've talked to Sofar. It's getting silly really. Just getting a beer.

Damn you Thai customs / DHL MORE proof of value! I don't know what the game is that they're playing but I sure don't like it. I shall just sit back and relax with a large one when I get home (after checking the river level).

I also found this handy guide on how to avoid duty on warranty items. Look at the example files. https://preferredship.com/kc/repair-replacement-warranty-returns/

The truth of course ???? DHL actually have a procedure in place to handle warranty returns in both directions. The procedure requires proof of the original purchase including proof of payment. They accepted my Lazada order complete screen. They also needed documentation from the manufacturer that they were sending a replacement unit. An email screenshot sufficed. Thai customs disputed the declared value as being too low (10,800 Baht). DHL discussed with Sofar and it seems things have been updated but I don't know what the revised value is, could be on the delivery paperwork.

The value issue "appears" to be solved from my conversation with DHL. Also, it also appears that there will be no duty or VAT payment required on my part ???? Of course TiT so until I have the beast in my grubby mitts all bets are off.

You can have the water too if you want ????

The river level is definitely up at Pak Kret. I'll check at home later.

Updated info on Blue / Purple passes.

Odd, it left the depot with 20 million. RIP to the chaps just doing their jobs ????

Meanwhile, in Italy:- Senator Andrea Guglieri, the mayor of Diano Marina, a small family resort west of Genoa, and his council drew up a plan in 2000 to ban fat and ugly women from walking around in two-piece costumes. Traffic wardens were to be entrusted with the task of stopping and examining women to ensure that they passed eight out of ten requirements, ranging from the size of their bust to the firmness of their buttocks. New applicants flooded the predominantly male traffic warden force, and sexual harassment suits were expected to follow. Signor Guglieri also said there was no reason why bare-torsoed men sporting tight or daringly cut trunks should not be made to pass a similar set of requirements. A local newspaper cast aspersions on Signore Guglieri's own looks - and called for all ugly mayors to be sacked!

That would depend, hunk or hulk? Just remember:- Men - No shirt = no service Ladies - No shirt = free drinks

You crumble looks like it could do with a bit more butter in the topping ????

The number one safety requirement is to prevent back-feeding into a dead grid (not to be confused with exporting to a live grid) a function known as island-protection. Every approved inverter implements this by default! They are happy to permit every man and his dog to hook up gensets (which generally have no back-feed protection and need a transfer switch) with zero regulation or inspection.