D Vince

Registered parcels can be tracked in many countries !

Try more and come again when you have more than 12 posts :-)

you should learn how to read a bit mate.

I checked out the different Postal sites for a few countries before I wrote the first line

"Just out of curiosity sake, does anyone here realise that no postal service (that I know of) tracks Registered Mail outside of the home country"

As for me only making 12 posts so far, usually I prefer to read other peoples posts and don't have a need to chime in on each and every subject, especially since most of the people posting here are doing nothing other than bitching about the local people, both Thai and Ex-Pats.

Start an intelligent topic, if I can contribute something positive, I will.

Thinking that since i send a ton of packages "Registered Air Mail" (3-5 per day) I thought I could contribute something relevant.

Hey, here's a thought, why don't you go to a few different sites for other countries postal service and see if you can find anything that refutes what I was saying, that would make a lot more sense than just hacking on the amount of posts I have.

Just out of curiosity sake, does anyone here realise that no postal service (that I know of) tracks Registered Mail outside of the home country?

A confirmation of delivery is suppose to be available once it has been delivered, but other than that USPS, Canada Post, Parcelforce, the Royal Mail and the Royal Thai Post Etc ETc ETc. all clearly state that they are providing you with a Package #, NOT a Tracking number. EMS parcels on the other hand are easy to track using their tracking number.

I send 50-100 packages per month Via Registered Air Mail, and EMS for the last three years, and not once has the problems that can occur happened in Thailand.

I've had 4 parcels lost by Parcelforce in the UK, and now i only agree to sell there if they pay for EMS postage.

Two of the packages eventually showed up (claiming the address was incorrect / Incomplete. and two that have just "Departed for parts unknown").

Conversely, I receive 3-4 parcels a month myself, stuff ordered from overseas, and other than very high import duties, there hasn't been one lost or stolen.

The Royal Thai Post is one of the best postal service's I have had the pleasure to deal with, the only delay in the Packages I send has always been in the recipients local postal service, or their local customs inspection.

All the packages I mail are all out of the country within 3-4 days Maximum. one to Sweden arrived in 4 days, (that's the current record for me)

I regularly have customers in the CONUS that are super happy with the delivery speed, and comment on my facebook page that its funny that a Package from the other side of the world gets to them faster than USPS can deliver one that is mailed from one coast to the other.

Certainly no expert on the construction side of things - but I speculate that if the concrete/sandwash is made with dirty water the chances for mold growth is greater surely?

Although any standing water (dips and hollows) or persistent drips will create the environment for mold to establish a home.

I would like more sandwash as I like it's non-slip nature, although getting a good "sandwasher" seems less than easy.

When I search for sandwash - I just get tips about softening silk or a suggested spelling correction about sandwiches!

I think what you guys mean is "exposed aggregate concrete"

I really don't know why anyone would complain about the Thai post (Especially in the Rawai Office)

I go there almost every day, as well as receive regular mail parcels from overseas.

in the last year and a half and about 2-3000 packages mailed from there I have had 4 lost.

all of them were lost by the UK postal system, the Thai post on the other hand has been nothing but helpful, and hasnt even misplaced one.

The only slow mail I have encountered in the last few years was with 3BB internet bills, but I just go on-line and pay them.

why when there are so many areas that need improvement here would anyone focus on one area that is doing a great job with very few resources?

Sadly Hua Hin is no longer the place to consider far too many murders there now as with all Thai towns that grow with foreigners the crime follows..anyone who puts almost half a million pounds into a house here must be delusional or just crazy

Hope this story turns out positive but sadly it looks like it wont; like many I would be surprised if they leave with any of the 430,000 GBP

Thailand is no game and it gets very serious if you cant handle it

You know I dont usually post on messabe boards, especially where Thailand is concerned mostly because responding to silly posts are a waste of time.

However for my first (I think) post to this forum, I have a question.

You say that "Thailand is no game, and it gets very serious if you cant handle it" how would "You" have handled this diffrently?

Made ME laugh...

If anyone wants silica jell it's pretty easy item to get.

There are small packs available at either Aquamaster in Chalong, and All for Diving in Patong, also I think Dive supply also has the same product.

These are all small sachets made to fit in an Under water camera housing.

Fairly expensive as well.

The easiest way to get them would be to contact your local Chemist / Drug store and as the Pharmacist to save them for you.

All you would need to do is to dry them out again as they will be full of moisture.

15-20 Mins in an Oven at 200 Degrees, or in a Microwave, (lowest setting, and don't let them get too hot or the outside envelope will melt.

Cheers

Im sure one could get a prostitute, a fake passport and a cheap spa in Europe too!!

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What about a Fake prostitute, a cheap passport, and sauna?

Let them pull that one off as well as we can, and I'll be impressed!

I wonder if this will make them revise the idea of Hotels Etc all having to report who is registered as staying at their establishment.

Mind you, 237 Mr John (no middle initial) Smiths, all staying at the same holiday inn or whatever would be a dead give away.

Then again... this IS Thailand.

when I first came to live here, about 7 years ago, I found it a bit odd, but then i tried to think of the social conditions that created this type of behaviour.

I realised that the have evolved in a very different society that I did.

My GOD, if one of these guys that I work with diving had of come up and sat down next to him and casually leaned back resting on him, hand on leg etc, he would have had a nice litter of kittens, I am sure.

I am not going to go on about how I have a gay friend somewhere, because I don't really think about that sort of stuff, who’s gay or not, should I treat him ok even if he is….

I try and treat everyone the same, oddly enough no one seems to mind, because I’m basically shitty to everyone till I know they wont give me a headache, or make me nuts like most of the world seems to.

Think about it, what’s more important, whether some one is Homosexual, or if you don't feel a need to throttle them after 5 min.s in the same room?

Anyway, the only time I have had a bit of an difficult time with this, is when I tried to explain it to my Daughter, who is coming in about two weeks, and will see this when we are on the boat.

I tried to tell her that they just feel comfortable enough with me, that they treat me like I grew up here.

They trust me, because I don't care about things like sexual orientation, or who is Thai, and who is “Better” Farang-Thai Etc.

All I care about is doing the best job I can at training anyone, Thai or Farang, and I make no bones about letting anyone know it.

Cheers

If you ever need a hand from a fellow Farang here in Phuket, feel free to give me a call.

I have a small diving bussiness, and have gone through seven circles of ###### to keep it open here.

Felt like packing it in a few times because of the same sort of stuff you seem to be having fun with.

anyway, I know a lot of ppl here, and can get most anything done, so if I can help feel free.

Cheers from a fellow North American ( the better part though, Canada )

Hang on a mo, The facts are as follows

The money was not stolen  someone forgot to fill in an IOU.

There is no SARS in Thailand.

There is no bird flu.

It is all the fault of the Muslims

Thaksin loves you.

Pigs can fly.

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Well thank God, and I was so worried that it was just me that belived that.

Nice to see that i'm not alone.

Think I'll go out this evening and watch the flock of pigs that feeds nightly near Ao Chalong, its so peacefull.

Evrything is Peachy in my world...

Well you got me... I mean ######, we are in Thailand, who the ###### looks at a calendar here?

Ok, confess, i was drinking, and on the net...

I still expect to see the boys in tight brown uniforms to show up at any moment.