Deinnun

Other golfers may offer you different advice, but if I were you, I'd visit a couple of pro shops and try out a couple of different brands... Calloway, Taylor Made, Ping etc to get the feel of what clubs suit you best... then find a copy.

I second that. Also, as a beginner you don't really need a full set for some time. You will do fine with 3W, 7W, 4I, 6I, 8I, PW, SW and a putter. Later when you are becoming more proficient you can buy a new full set.

And yes, skip the driver in the beginning, newbies often hit longer with a 3W.

It's different in different countries.

This is how it is in Sweden:

Houses are fed with 3-phase 3x400V (230V between a phase and neutral). Phases are split in the breaker box and distributed evenly within the house. Appliances using 2 or 3 phases are common.

Apartments are fed either single phase 230V or two of the three phases.

The grounding system is quite unique, it is forbidden to have your own ground spike. Instead, the neutral is well grounded at the transformer you are fed from. The breaker box has 5 buses, 3 phases, neutral and ground. The neutral and ground are connected in a single point in the breaker box, thus the grounding relies on the neutral grounding at the transformer. This system works well and the potential on the ground wires are rarely more than a few volts even with severe imbalance between the phases. Appliances relying on neutral being at ground potential are forbidden.

You can have a 5 wire feed if you wish, the neutral and ground are connected at the transformer instead.

The primary of the transformers are usually connected in triangle configuration with no neutral while the secondaries are in star configuration. We use large transformers, here in my area one huge transformer serves 93 houses, each with 3x20A.

I believe there are 3 different systems in US. One where a transformer primary is fed from 2 of the 3 phases and with a 240V centertapped secondary, center tap usually grounded. One where 2 phases are used with 120V hot to neutral and 208V between the two hots. Lastly one with single phase 120V.

Single phase 220V seems to be the norm in Thailand with an unreliable neutral where you don't know how well it is grounded. Connecting the neutral with your own ground spike would not be recommended here. Appliances relying on the neutral being at ground potential should not be used.

Just my 2 of any currency

Let's see if I understand this, let's also use a multientry nonimm OA based on retirement as an example.

The visa itself and the permit to stay are two different things.

The visa is valid for 365 days from the date of issue, not the date of first entry.

You must enter Thailand within the period the visa is valid for to receive a permit to stay for 365 days.

You may leave and reenter Thailand multiple times within the period the visa is valid for, each entry will grant a permit to stay for 365 days.

If you wish to leave and reenter Thailand after the visa has expired and want to keep the permit to stay alive, you must obtain a reentry permit.

Correct?

Now, one question remains, when do you apply for an extension? When the visa expires or when the last permit to stay expires?

IDIOT SIGHTING: When my husband and I arrived at an automobile dealership to pick up our car, we were told the keys had been locked in it. We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver's side door. As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked. "Hey," I announced to the technician, "it's open!" To which he replied, "I know - I already got that side." This was at the Ford dealership in Canton, Mississipi

Too funny.

Yes harpman, that is exactly the document linked to on the embassy webpage here in Sweden. There is no reference to any other document where personal data is requested.

So, to elaborate some more on this: is "self" a good enough reference? Could, say, a landlord be a legal reference provided this person accepts it?

The reason I ask is because I have no contacts in Thailand beyond another Swede who have not lived there for long.

Sorry for pulling up an older thread but it is of interest for me.

I just registered here but have been reading hundreds of posts already. As I'm turning 50 this year the thought of seeking retirement in Thailand popped up. I'm living in Sweden now and still working. As an old jaded Internet user I have been a good boy and done as much research of my own as I can on the subject

It's a long term plan and I'm not in a hurry so there are a lot of years left before I leave from here. I need to find out how many years I can live on savings since I will not receive my pension before turning 61. (TIS This is Sweden)

Now, on the topic, as I look at the application for O-A long stay visa for retirement purpose it is asking for a reference in Thailand. Only multientry is offered at the embassy here.

What is considered a legal reference? Do I really need one if the purpose is retirement?

I'm aware of the meaning behind TIT, these forums are an endless source of information, obviously.