Grusa

I can't believe there are 5 pages of replies to such a simple question!

Get one of these, easily available and cheap, test each wire, if it glows, ask an expert, if not, go ahead.

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4 hours ago, faraday said:

Lovely man. 

I have met him, more than once......before he became a politician, and on his home territory. I always thought he was a nice enough person, as hi-so go, not too clever, not too stupid.

How wrong one can be!

My impression is that all the above posts concern falang/thai marriages.

My case is different....falang/falang marriage.  We used to do the income thing, until it became too difficult (embassy letters etc.) then we deposited 800k each, and had separate retirement visas. Each time we renewed, we were asked, separate or marriage. Each time we replied separate, no problems. 

We realised, however, that actually we needed only one 800k, if we went for marriage. We did this for two years, and by chance avoided the catch 22 that 2x400 doesn't hack it...one needs 800k, the other needs 0k.

Last year, they made a mistake.. both extensions were marked as retirement. This year, that mistake was spotted. 2minutes hannah-hannah, stamp in the passport to change it, then renewal done without hassle...if you don't count an hour waiting in the queue.

Paperwork was minimal. Application forms, photos, passport copies, marriage cert notarised, yellow book, pink cards, bank letter, passbook copies.

All this, Jomtien one week ago.

19 hours ago, drbeach said:

This will only apply at airports. It's obvious when you arrive in Thailand from Myanmar, they'll be like "oh he just came back from Myanmar". I just came back from Laos. No screening is done on either side of the border. It's business as usual....for now.

Mae Said/Taichilek, they are screening.

Trying to browse the internet on a smart tv is an exercise in frustration, unless you have a wireless keyboard and mouse. If the tv has bluetooth and wifi, this is not difficult to set up, and the tv usually has a native browser on board - possibly Chrome, but maybe some other unknown chinese rubbish.

Not knowing TCL, I can't offer any more advice.

I have been on retirement in Thailand since 2007. I have a professional qualification and I always used to state that profession as my occupation, rather than  "retired". 

All was fine for several years, until one day I was "invited" to attend immigration, for no apparent reason.

I had filled in an application form stating my profession as  usual... it was for a licence which requires police and security checks. I was accused, with no evidence to sustain it, that I was working without a WP, and how much was I prepared to pay to overlook the offence?

I offered 2000baht. The offer was put before the big boss. Not enough, came the answer.

I declined to increase the offer, and my explanation of being retired was accepted - no money changed hands!

I no longer state my profession, I just use "retired"!

So yes, they do care what you say!

You don't understand, they published the wrong picture......

https://images.app.goo.gl/VPjPCvuPCwuwSyZz9

On 2/29/2020 at 8:27 AM, rooster59 said:

Salary halved for boss of Bangkok Airways

Half an obscenely large salary is still an obscenely large salary, compared to the hoi-polloi. May we know how much? No, I thought not.

4 hours ago, lupin said:

such creativity with the numbers. I wondered if I can get this guy to do my taxes.

Do you REALLY want to pay MORE taxes?

In my experience, AIS has the worst coverage out of "civilisation", DTAC has the best. Or, if your phone has an eSim, roam at will!

I have had Oppo, Vivo and presently Huawei. All have been excellent. My only disappointment with my Huawei is that it does not have an eSim, the other two brands now do. The advantage of eSim is that unlike dual sims, you can roam simply by subscribing to a network without having to have a dedicated network sim. This ideal if you travel abroad a lot.

Absolute tragedy. Not to seem uncaring, the impression I have of Thai attitude to such matters is "mai pen rai". It was karma, and you can always breed another one.

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6 hours ago, webfact said:

sentenced to the legal equivalent of two years and 12 months in prison,

What does that actually mean? Is it three years? What is the "legal equivalent"? A wai perhaps, or a brown envelope?

14 hours ago, Odysseus123 said:

"He flies thu' the air with the greatest of ease

The daring silly Thai on the flying trapeze..."

Actually he does. He owns an airfield and plane or two.

16 hours ago, johng said:

Even a broken clock is correct 2 x per day ????

only if it's completely stopped

For fuch's sake grow a pair! Just revoke BA's monopoly and give it to to the DCA.

Not to hijack the topic, but I read all this about "Army" this and "Army" that..........

What about the Navy and the Air Farce, who seem equally corrupt and inept (in no particular order)?

1 hour ago, Thaidream said:

Thailand would be better off simply realizing that  tourism for 2020 is finished.  the schemes they are  pursuing will do nothing to enhance tourism/

 

During this period- it's time to clean up the beaches; make the water  blue again and train staff how to market , advertise and service tourists.

 

Once the virus has eased- international roadshows to Europe; North and South America should welcome the tourists back by promising lower prices and a great experience.

 

The Thai Government needs to inform the Immigration Department to stop asking people why they come to Thailand; and just stamp the people in according to their Visa type.  A smile and a welcome should be the norm.

 

The Government needs to suspend taxes on hotel guests and restaurant taxes as well as any taxes on alcohol. This will allow  places of business to lower prices .

 

Any place that  sells alcohol and wants to remain open- can do so 24/7.  The nonsensical alcohol selling hours at stores need to be rescinded.

 

No double pricing anywhere for anything.

 

Every Taxi needs to use a meter and take any passenger anywhere without argument.

 

Tolls everywhere need to be stopped to ensure traffic moves smoothly.

 

You want tourists back when the virus is contained-not now when it can be spread and is not contained.  You take the hit now; plan for the near future and take care of all the negatives that drive tourists away.

Thaidream for PM!

I have been driving my 12yo Vigo truck from new, with no tint and no discomfort. I have also driven borrowed and hired vehicles with tints from slight to ridiculously dark. The latter are lethal at night or in poor light such as tunnels and parking buildings.

The quality and standard of application of the film also matters: some are of poor optical quality and full of waves and streaks. Very easy to ruin by cleaning.

I also ride a motorbike, and I have two helmets - one with a tinted visor for daytime and one with a clear visor for night. 

As a retired professional in the field, I should tell you that if you NEED a tint, you should a prescribed one, in your glasses, not in the windscreen! Anemia no matter what anyone may tell you, you never need and should not wear or use any tint at nightmare especially so-called "night driving " tints. They are a massive con and very dangerous.

Your brown envelope was too thin, silly boy!