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The 3M ones are brilliant and at approx. only 300B a roll though Lazada, why bother with trying any cheap imitation? i've used them for years and highly recommend.

Thankyou. Yes, in my search I did find that one after posting my question. Only COVID insurance is required, so this may fit the bill.

Is anyone aware of an insurance company that will accept COVID insurance for a tourist wishing to take advantage of the Phuket Sandbox but is 84 years old?

Thankyou 

Ha! I hardly saw a bicycle in Patong and no-one hired them out!

Here's MY pic of the same spot a couple of weeks ago (in Sandbox fever!)

Thanks for the info. Appreciated.

One more question Sheryl. In the absence of Caverject, do you happen to know if either Trimix or Bimix is obtainable as an alternative?

Thanks Sheryl. Given only one mention on www as regards Thailand and that being definitional, I was predicting this sort of problem - hence my post.

Thanks anyway. The next potential issue is bringing it in in my luggage - unless someone else has found a workable solution.

I am returning to Thailand soon and having recently commenced using Caverject Impulse injections for ED, I need to be assured of their availability in LoS.

Any information would  be appreciated.  Available? .. at Dr's clinic? Pharmacy? Hospital? Cost (10cl)? I'm assuming doctor's prescription is required for a pharmacy. Correct?

Please don't just tell me to use the blue pill. This is a Dr prescribed rehab program, so if not available in Thailand, or not affordable, I'll need to make alternative arrangements. 

Thankyou. 

On 6/2/2021 at 6:09 PM, KhunMorris said:

 

Why are you travelling to Thailand? What's the attraction. Genuinely curious.

 

Sincerely 

 

MORRIS 

I'm returning home. I  could have been with my wife earlier but some medical issues intervened. 

This report is altogether ill-founded. I am in Australia and am planning to arrive in Phuket on July 10. The Thai Embassy doesn't want to know me and in fact won't process my Certificate of Entry until 15 days before my planned date of departure - and they say to NOT book flights until after then.

I am told that Consulates in the US are operating under the same rules - so OF COURSE  people have not booked yet, even if they are coming.

This has nothing to do with Thai Government unrealistic idealism (although that very well may exist) but rather, journalists not doing their homework.

https://royalvacationdmc.com/blog/phuket-sandbox/

Thanks Tanoshi. Yes, whilst I  have received an almost instantaneous confirmation that the Canberra Embassy still indeed issue multi entry O visas, in the current circumstances there seems little point. I will be better to adjust to a 5 month stay in LoS instead of 6.

Thanks.

Thanks.

So far as I know, there is no restriction by the Thai Embassy in Canberra in issuing multi entry O visas such as exists in the UK and US. Of course there is the usual 90 day "review" (as in a border run in normal times) and this leads to the 90 day insurance conclusions.

 It seems I need to pose the question to Embassy staff themselves.  Thanks guys.

I intend returning to Thailand shortly from Australia using a new Non O Marriage visa, multi entry. 

I have been variously told that I  will need to purchase 12 months COVID insurance. Others say 90 days insurance is acceptable. My actual stay will be 6 months,  then I  will make a brief return to Australia. 

I suspect the truth is that as the length of stay ill be 6 months, that is the answer to my question.  Am I  correct?

1 hour ago, Skeptic7 said:

"Length

 

of stay" makes no sense in many cases. For some "length of stay" is forever. Had I returned in late March as intended, it was intended to be permanent. I would figure the required insurance necessary for a period of 30 to 90 days to assure one doesn't have it, but after that...in the same boat as all of those whom are already there and not required to have it. I intend to have it for maybe 90 days to gain entry and then when it expires...that's it. No more BS CV-19 insurance. No different then from all the others already in country and not required to have it. 

Yes I totally agree. After my post-26 September 30 day extension when I will be forced to leave LOS, whenever I can return,  it will be on an O visa, extendable to 12 months, when I will repeat the process as I live here (but for pension reasons I, in normal times, have to return to my home country every 6 months). So, like you, what is my "length of stay"$ for COVID  insurance purposes? Whatever answer one can deduce to that question doesn't make any sense.

9 hours ago, sas_cars said:

Just get a insurance cover valid as long as your current extension is valid for. should work.

So, provided your visa is in place (In my case a normal O visa) the free 150,000 Euro 30 day COVID insurance being offered by Emirates would suffice?

17 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

It could be a special 30 day extension with a letter from a person's embassy.

A letter from the applicant's embassy OR a doctor's certificate and take it to your local Immigration office:

With any type of citrus, study the leaves! (Especially the new ones)  They tell you everything. Look for discolouring, veins showing (green or yellow) and a host of other leaf "pictures" Then Google Citrus (or lime) Diseases and use one of the sites that has pictures of leaves for all the issues. The leaves will tell the story. From experience (citrus farming) I can predict that by what you have said it will be most likely a mineral deficiency and (maybe) overwatering. The most common is iron deficiency which is easily corrected (iron chelates). trace element foliar spray containing iron or easiest and cheapest, for the long term, (if you don't mow under it!) throw a handful of nails around the drip (ie feeding) line - as they rust and break down they will provide the iron.

Also common in Thailand soils is boron deficiency. Easily corrected by visiting your nearest agricultural supplies shop and using a foliar spray.

If you can find it, there is a white powder available in Thailand which is used as a trace element foliar spray FOR ONIONS. My aggie supplies guy buys it by the sack and sells it in 1kg bags (200 Baht). It works wonders for ALL SORTS of plant life. I use it wherever there is a TE problem. Marvelous!!

Last point - have you pruned the trees? You will be surprised at what a difference this will make if you do it properly. It could be that all the nutrients are being sucked up by the non-flowering/fruiting "male" stems. Here look for extremely strong and healthy, usually vertical green branches growing, not from the end of the stems but midway, growing out of brown wood, not green.. They are no good. Cut them off (They will be the healthiest looking new branches!!) Beyond that, Google how to do it.

I researched this in the context of Thailand some time ago. Using asbestos in the roof tiles was officially made illegal in 2005, but the timetable for actually ceasing using it was left to the companies. Some companies stopped, immediately, others didn't, It wasn't until 2016 that the government placed a solid ban on its use and the final manufacturer complied. Having said that, the 2005 act said that those who complied had to place a blue triangle on the underside of the tile to indicate it was asbestos free. I have NEVER seen a tile with such a marking. It also means that only in very new houses can one have any assurance of the tiles being asbestos free. AND this is Thailand. How effective is the ban, and are brown paper bags involved??

Nevertheless, as a previous post pointed out, unless the tile is broken or damaged in some other way, eg drilling, it is safe. In my case, with an older Thai style house, the installation of a ceiling increased my confidence.

Whilst I would have serious doubts about the level of care of this particular vehicle, contrary to what another post states, parts, body and mechanical, are readily available at very reasonable prices for this model Ranger, so why the heck not fix it before sale?? That would have cost a pittance.

I have a 2005 model Ranger, almost identical, and I can say without reservation, whilst it is ultra basic feature-wise, it has been unquestionably the most reliable and overall economic vehicle I have owned in my whole motoring career ... but then, mine was only 8 months old when I bought it and it had a known history. Can you guess why I still have it and have absolutely no intention of selling?

Mine has a load frame too but has rarely been overloaded. I cannot guarantee the same if it has had a Thai owner.

Mazdas are just rebadged Fords (or vice versa if you like). Mazda is 50% owned by Ford, so I'm not sure what is the issue is here. Mine was assembled in Thailand by Ford as were their rebadged sisters of that model, the Mazda fighter.

On 6/29/2020 at 10:57 AM, samtam said:

Interesting. Online, or through the ATM?

ATM works, but not online.

I just had a confirmation email from my Krungsri account manager confirming that joint accounts cannot be operated online since 8 June.

Online. No problems whatsoever.