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I think it's probably dick!

@bedouin1990

In which country did you attend university?

Four months isn't anywhere near long enough for regeneration.

It's no way to create a learning environment!!

It can't do anything to improve the standards among Thailand's doctors.

Thank you for the suggestions.

Mmm....3 votes for Bumrungrad. I've already heard that it's an excellent hospital, but expensive. I will look into that in more detail.

It all depends on my Thai medical insurance not deciding that it's a pre-existing condition and refusing to pay up. They haven't specifically excluded my knees, and I have told them about my history of cartilage surgery.

We'll see.

So, do you think the standards in Phuket would be significantly lower than at Bumrungrad? Phuket is hardly a provincial backwater.

As has been said, it's obviously a good idea to choose the correct surgeon, but how can I know who's best? For instance, at Bumrungrad, there are 29 named surgeons who are listed as performing joint surgery. Is there a league table of surgeons in Thailand??

Re: Dr Melcher, good suggestion! I've seen him several times about various medical issues. I've written to him separately.

Does anyone have experience of orthopaedic surgery in Phuket?

I'm researching total knee replacement.

Bangkok Hospital Phuket or Phuket International Hospital?

(I know they are both part of the same group, but specialities might differ)

Thanks for any advice

We were lucky enough to use the floating bridge last week.

It was in no way flimsy and easily coped with the 100s of tourists using it.

Incidentally, the number of tourists has increased by at least 10x since I last visited only eight years ago, and Siem Reap is building massive hotels at a startling rate.

Why were they arrested??

Yes, I know it's against the law but you can buy much better, bleached specimens in shops around Phuket.

This is Thailand......sigh!

I use these guys:

https://www.thaihealth.co.th/2012/index_eng.php

Good luck

The Nai Harn pool isn't marked on Google Maps, but it's approximately here, somewhere between Modern Thai Villa and Naya Paradise Retreat:

https://www.google.com/maps/@7.7884191,98.3121533,17.83z

If you're heading to Nai Harn along this road, Soi Naya, the pool is on the right. There will be some signage. I think you can see the side of the pool from the road.

It's an indoor pool.

Good luck!    

Agusts, you're talking my language, 

I have the POA forms that were waiting for him to sign. 

I will talk to my friendly mechanic. His morals are very flexible! 

If I can make my bike legit, nobody suffers and I win. I can't see the problem. 

@jackdd

I'm pretty sure that having the green book and a signed bill of sale (and, although I didn't mention it,  a copy of the sellers passport) is proof enough that the bike isn't stolen.

What I'm taking from this conversation is that I will have to reduce the price, but certainly not to no-green-book levels.

In the end, we'll see!

Thanks all.  

@johng

Thanks John. 

Your answer is the answer I'd expect if I didn't have a Green Book at all. I have sold such a bike in the past and it went for a really knock-down price. 

However, if that's what you think then I'll bear it in mind.

Yes, I have searched TV and, though I can hardly believe it, there is no question like mine, and no answer to my question.

My situation cannot be unique, though.

I bought a scooter from a farang. I was given the green book but before I could get my name on it the guy moved away and I completely lost contact with him.

I have a bill of sale

The guy's name is on the book, so he didn't steal it or anything.

My questions:   

What is the legal position if I want to sell the scooter? I mean, obviously on paper it still belongs to the farang who sold it to me, but can I do anything to change that?

Will it affect the price?

Thanks in advance.    

2 hours ago, Ahab said:

I don't think that body has been in the water since 25 Feb. Bodies are rapidly eaten by various organisms and in nearly a month they would have consumed most everything except mostly bones. 

 

A 2008 study on two human bodies recovered following aircraft accidents found one body off of Sicily to be partially skeletonized after 34 days and a second body off of Namibia to be completely skeletonized after three months.

 

The waters around Phuket are warmer than the waters around Sicily so the results may not be the same. 

Dammit, it was only an abstract from the paper! 

I like a bit of forensic pathology now and then. 

Oh boy!

He is not looking well!

Once you reach Bangkok, is there any sort of 'park and ride' possibility, where one can park on the periphery of the city and take public transport, or even a taxi, into the centre?

I wouldn't mind the long drive to Bangkok but I'd prefer the freedom without a car in the city, once I got there.

This is good news.

Preah Vihear is a bit off the beaten track but it's an impressive temple and it's good to know that Thailand and Cambodia have settled their border differences enough to allow this museum to open.

I agree with you.

What they are calling a Wolf Spider in your link does look like "my" spider.

However if you look at the photo in my post number 10, that is supposed to be a Thai huntsman.

It seems that Internet sources don't agree. My image in post 10 came from a Google image search for 'Thai Huntsman Spider'.

Ants are a constant problem in our house.

For an instant fix, a plant sprayer with a dilute solution of washing up liquid (only a few drops in half a litre) works wonders.

It messes with the surface tension of water and inhibits gas exchange in their spiracles, or something!

Longer term, borax and honey works very well and can keep them at bay for weeks/months.

I'm going to try Bayer Quantum, though. It sounds good.

+1 for the Golden Tree Snake.

We get lots of them.  

Thanks 

This photo shows a Thai huntsman. It's pretty similar to my photo. 

What does a red plate mean?