chaophraya49

On 11/2/2020 at 9:15 AM, tranquilogringo said:

I'm allergic to eggs and was nervous about getting a flu and pneumonia shot. In the end I decided the benefits outweighed the risk of side effects. The first flu shot I got I waited in the hospital afterwards for two hours just in case. No problem at all. Since then I've had several flu shots. Again no problems. Apparently today's flu shots have little to no egg carrier in them.

 

 

I was asked if I was allergic to eggs as the normal vaccine contains albumen. There was an alternative available without this.

Can't help about where you can get treatment in Chiang Mai but after 2 years of pain and treatment with, firstly Gabapentin and finally Pregabalin, I had an MRi scan when the medication no longer helped, which showed 2 discs out of alignment and also degenerative spinal stenosis.  This caused pain in my buttocks, down both legs to my knees and then internally in my knees to the extent I was in great pain walking even a short distance.  I then was given injections on both sides of my lower back, described as nerve root block injections and, one year on am still virtually pain free. I guess these would be described as epidural but I had numbing injections first so felt nothing until the real deal when it was like a severe momentary electric shock down each leg. Pretty much life changing for me but not a cure and will need a repeat when the effects wear off.

Hope you get some relief.

You may be lucky and find that the connection from the meter to your

outlet valve is the problem.

If the outlet valve is closing properly then the water pressure will

soon cause a leak from a dodgy connection.

I think you need to break out that concrete slab and expose the joints

between the meter and valve.

When you have to put your foot on the third step to tie your shoes or, like me, you resort to slip on shoes.

Have a look on youtube there are several videos on how to do it.

It's about a 15 minute walk from landing to Passport Control which is where your biggest time constraint is.

You may be lucky and get through in 20 minutes or queue for 50 minutes and then you wait at the carousel for your luggage.

Exiting International you use the escalators to the top floor and Domestic, maybe 10 minutes.

Why not do what I do and book right through to your destination which means only 5 minutes through Passport Control as a Transit passenger

straight into Domestic. Your luggage goes right through to your final destination.

I use Emirates from Newcastle - Dubai - Bangkok - Chiang Mai. The flight from Bangkok to Chiang Mai is with Bangkok Airlines but booked

through Emirates.

Best of luck.

Don't know why they are hard to peel but give this method a try.

I've just returned from holiday in Chiang Mai and saw at least 4 scooters

with twin wheels at the front and single wheel at the rear.

I'm not a motorcyclist so I've no idea of the make, just spotted them

because they were unusual.

Saw it passing over the UK on Christmas Eve.

Lots of people outside telling their kids it was Santa and his sleigh

on the way to deliver presents.

It wasn't particularly impressive but nice for the kids.

CP49

First night with my mates our fishing guide too us out to introduce us to Thai food.

He was French but spoke Thai like a native and ordered dish after dish of who knows what.

Have to say that some of it was pretty good but other stuff was disgusting. He told us

later what we had been eating....pigs ears, hundred year old eggs (he claimed were

pickled in horses urine) etc.

Been to Thailand many times now and will eat most anything, including deep fried bugs.

CP49

Unlike most of you guys I spent four days fishing at Bung Sam Lan catching huge Mekong catfish.

Put my back out and was pretty much incapacitated for the rest of the trip.

I decided that a massage might be beneficial but I got more than I expected.

CP49

Yes David, still married and living in Newcastle (Geordieland to the uninitiated) but

have to admit that there have been a few ups and downs.

It seems that when Thai girls

get together with their compatriots in a foreign country they make lifestyle comparisons

that can cause quite some disruption to the marital harmony.

Not to mention their preponderance to

gamble away everything they have (or don't have).

Anyway, I just hope they stay together as this is second time round for them both.

CP49

As to them being Happy....not so easy to tell.

I arrived on February 14th 2003 (yes Valentine's day and wasn't Soi Cowboy something to behold).

Came with 4 mates for a 10 day fishing holiday (honestly we did).

Stayed at the Somerset hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 15 which was very nice but a little run down

and a couple of years later was totally renovated and went a little upmarket for us.

I remember we were getting 72 Baht per GBP at the time.

Returned the following year for the wedding of one of the guys to a girl he met on that first trip.

Been back almost every year since but now often stay with a mate who lives just outside Chiang Mai.

CP49

Haven't noticed vending machines in the airports (although I wasn't looking) but there are many Pound shops (Everything's a pound) where you can get a Sim for almost all of the service providers.

Have you considered flying to Newcastle and just getting a taxi from there?

Ah, if only I had the same problems!

Sorry I don't have an answer.

I'm afraid you'll just have to continue suffering.

^^ Mate, that's a decent size fish you have there ... what was the catch?

Believe it or not caught at my mates place in Chiang Mai. Don't recall the weight but I've caught much bigger fish of different species from the same lake.

Anyway, c'mon pick your favourites.

Cute kids by the way.

I'm no expert, but is just me who thinks there is a vital piece of media missing?

Maybe a photo? Phone numbers for the really cute ones :-)

Thai Visa members as the HR (Human Resource) Department ... who would have guessed ...

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Can't sleep either David?

I think this is what he's talking about but personally I would have said No.1 is on the left.

Anyway for me, using Krishnan's numbering, I'd go 1, 8, 6.

Cp49

You should realise by now, women are always right.

Go and say sorry for doubting her. 555

CP49

Flew to Siem Reap in Cambodia a couple of weeks ago with a mate whose passport expires in August. We're on holiday in Chiang Mai from the UK and wanted to visit Angkor Wat. No problem on arrival in Cambodia and no problem coming back to Thailand after filling out our visa on arrival form on the plane.

It's the flights that are ridiculously expensive for the time and distance involved. Hotels are reasonably priced.

Have a look at www.tripadvisor.com for flights and hotels.

You'll have to book them separately but, they guarantee to beat competitors prices.