Krabi King

As long as the word "lease" comes up, instead of "ownership" nothing much will change.

... and do a runner 😆🚀

Thank you very much for replying, Sheryl. Yes, she's a Thai citizen and has social insurance at the moment. She had some additional private insurance before but then her thyroid condition was pre-existing so not covered. The idea of just a consultation first at BR is definitely an option. We also have been enquiring at Vimut Theptarin. Do you know anything about them? Thank a lot so far already!

Hi, Did a search for Thyroid issues on the forum and landed here. My daughter, who is only 24 (lives in Bangkok), has been on Methimazole (hyperthyroidism) for years already and although she had times with improvement, she is again swinging up to the high end of T4. Last time checked was 1.74. She still uses her doctor down South for her medicine prescription and now he has prescribed 3 tablets, 2 x per day. The most she ever had to take I think. I also think this will not be a good thing for her liver, and she already had skin issues which according to side effects can be related to her medicine. It's time she sees a specialist in Bangkok to re-evaluate her condition. It's been too long now. So I also want to ask @Sheryl if she knows any other recommended specialists other than at Bumrungrad. We are all on Thai insurance and BRR is a bit out of our budget unfortunately. Pointing us in any direction is highly appreciated. Thanks 🙏🏼

I think many are missing the point. This is about "extracts", as the article explains. So oils, tinctures, etc. Flowers are at this point not listed as such.

Dee Money used to be fast and cheap. My last 2 transfers to Europe took 8 and 10 days. Way longer than expected. They blame the receiving end. Not sure if I would use them again. Definitely not if it needs to be quick.

I don't think I did, as it's only beginning of June and I don't get cash often.

I use machines from various banks around town and never get charged.

I'm pretty sure I have been notified about fees with a local card when out of province too

This applies to a Krung Thai customer. But then T&C of Kasikorn Bank would probably say about the same thing and I would have to be aware of those, I get it. Still, when I use machines from other bankss at any 7/11 around town, I never get charged.

I was at Krabi airport today and used a Krung Thai Bank ATM with my Kasikorn (Krabi branch) debit card. I pulled out 900 THB and then, to my surprise, was charged a 20 Baht fee. Now I know that if you use ATM's out of province there is often a service fee. But as far as I can remember you will always be notified before the transaction. That was not the case here. They happily added it after the transaction. The 20 Baht is nothing of course, but I was asking myself if this is actually legal, charging a fee without having the option to not complete the transaction/being notified first? It made it all extra ridiculous seeing the huge sticker on the lower part of the machine 😁 Of course, because I didn't have anything better to do, I called Krung Thai customer care. As you might expect that conversation went nowhere 😁

Thanks Crossy, I'll look into that. I've used this technique for the bleeding: The pump we have is a similar Mitsubishi, actually WP-85Q5. Our pump came with the house. It's just a single floor, 3 bedroom house. Not very big. As I understand the constant pressure pumps are quite more expensive and for larger houses? Our neighbour's have the same house and system, and don't have any problems. Thanks so far 🙏🏼

Hi, We use a water tank with water pump for our home. We always draw water directly from the tank, so not from the municipality (that's where the tank fills from though) Every few days air starts accumulating in the system. The water flow starts pulsating and the pump starts working harder. It gets worse over time if we don't bleed the air out every now and then. I bleed the Mitsubishi pump through the larger valve on the bottom. I let the water run out for a while and then close it up again. And everything is fine for a few days until it starts accumulating air again. I'm not sure if the problem lies with the pump or anywhere else. As far as we know there are no leaks in the lipe system. That would also cause the pump to work when we are not using water. This is not the case. It's a newly built house too, 6 months old, so age is not a factor. Would appreciate some ideas or similar experiences regarding this. TIA

Looks like one of the motorbikes was abviously not interested in providing any sort of help, and bailed 🫤

A friend of mine had a health check up done which was paid for by his employer here in Thailand. E was found healthy without significant problems. But on a scan they found a very small nodule on his lungs wich was included in the report but favoured benign and no reason for further examination. He totally overlooked that note in the report as it was found to be of no importance and forwarded the report with his (Thai) health insurance application. He got accepted, but received a letter 2 weeks after acceptance and initial payment, saying that they accepted coverage, but with exclusion for any lung ilnesses. When he declined, requested termination and a refund, the agent told him that this info would go into a database and other companies would know about it. Would this be true? Would this be even legal, considering privacy and medical info? He'd have options with other companies where no medical checks are required on application. But of course he'd have to check the "never refused/limited coverage" box in most cases. This privacy issue is what worries me the most as I would not like my medical info to go around.