hotandsticky

On 3/31/2020 at 1:38 PM, Maybole said:

My UK Passport expires at the end of this year. I worked out that the extra fees charged and costs incurred by using VFS will more than double the nominal price of a new passport..  I therefore intend to apply on line using my brother's address in Glasgow for him to send on to me.

 Is this legal? Can I send my expiring passport direct back to the Passport Office or would I have to send it via my brother? I expect the whoe process to take one month which is not bmuch longer than VFS.

No.

It has been covered before and I have seen a response from UKPO that says you are making a false declaration by trying to apply that way. 

You also understand that if anyone at UKPO is sharp enough they will see that you are stamped into Thailand and not stamped out....................... that could open a can of worms.

That said, I know people who have done it......... but, no, it is not 'legal'.

1 minute ago, Thailand said:

Alcohol sales banned until end of May at least.

Link ?

1 minute ago, Eibot said:

Flea markets and wet markets aloud, but you ban alcohol to prevent social gatherings? Why do they always have to overcomplicate things. Just let people buy alcohol like every other country in the world.

Every other country ?   I think not. 

I do agree that they should tackle people congregating in numbers rather than focus on alcohol sales. Even if they restricted selling hours.

Send 30,000 Baht to me and I will transfer GBP 730 to your UK bank account from mine.

8 minutes ago, Puccini said:

What's all this about 1 May labour day holiday?

 

Since when has the first of May been a public holiday in Thailand?

Always.

https://www.thailandee.com/en/events-thailand/labor-day-7

2 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

You can report if you want to but it is certainly not mandatory you do them.

The intent of the the ministerial notice was to reduce the number of people going going to immigration offices and to reduce the risk of people being exposed to the virus.

I would go a step further and say that the 'amnesty' to 31 July was a clear indication from the authorities that they did not want people turning up at immigration offices (except for extensions).

I hope they have the courage to turn these selfish people away....... it is not about them (or trying to avoid any perceived rush after 31 May - it is about Covid-19 protection.

5 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said:

You know the old saying "any port in a storm". The same with beer.

I draw the line at Archa.

9 hours ago, colinneil said:

Pathetic isnt it, some people will come up with a scam to cheat others, just to make money.

Puu Yai Ban sick, they are elected by the villagers to help the village, not scam people out of money.

Good theory. But in practice, what has your personal experience of Poo Yai Ban's been like over the years.

1 minute ago, yourauntbob said:

The virus has not been devastating, the response has

True.

Perhaps that is why the results have been so successful.

3 minutes ago, The Barmbeker said:

Oh come on Boris: no shaking everybody's hand anymore?

That's the thing about smart people - they learn from their mistakes.

Borrow, hire or buy a petrol / diesel welder. You won't be able to power the house with it afterwards so options 1 and 2 are going to be your best option.

Learn to gas weld, oxy-propane is popular here and the kit / gas is readily available.

How far away is your nearest electricity supply?

The nearest electricity supply is over 1km away. This is a small 'holiday bungalow' we are building as a prelude to building the main house and getting PEA supply. I know I will need a transformer and I am no rush to get supply. We will need a generator for the bungalow and a 5Kw unit would suffice. It will not suffice for for the welding and cutting that needs to take place over the course of about a week. We were planning to hire a 300 amp welder but it is a conundrum trying to match the power source.

I have a small building project where I need to get a generator for welding work on roof steels.

I thought I could just walk in buy a 5Kw generator that would do the job. Apparently, a 5 Kw generator will not do the job which is unfortunate because I had intended to use the generator to power the building after completion.

Can anyone advise me what options I have.

If I'm drinking outside I'll always use ice. Chang is pretty strong already so a little bit of watering down doesn't bother me.

I think you will find that even by adding ice, the abv will be 6.4%

Hotel in Pattaya - 4 nights 1,200 Baht.

An alternative:-

I would only add ice to beer if I was desperate. Routinely adding ice seems pointless if the beer is cold enough in the first place.