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I didn't have to pay anything coming out of Laos at NK a few weeks back, also on e-visa. My wife had to pay something, think it was 20 baht.

Would be a lot easier to get Laos E-visa.

Looks fairly clear to me that LG use a capacitor motor for the fan motor. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/546694842274291386/

CBB61 is a fairly common type used on small motors, readily avaiable on Lazada. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/cbb61-1uf15uf18uf2uf25uf3uf35uf4uf45uf5uf-450vac-i4151415159-s16294181494.html?from_gmc=1&exlaz=d_1:mm_150050845_51350205_2010350205::12:19039203577!!!!!c!!16294181494!227953178&gclid=Cj0KCQjwz6ShBhCMARIsAH9A0qXkanG0ulVt2x0kzGxhmpCS1q7ENIYcuS5gWvKNpIml-AFb0IqA5mEaAtLkEALw_wcB

Every chance the compressor is fitted with a thermal trip so if the cooling fan does not kick in the compressor will shut down. If you can get at the cooling fan connections you could disconnect it and put a supply direct to the motor to see if it runs. If it doesn't then a good chance there is a capacitor somewhere that has failed.

Capacitors are required to shift the phase angle in the second winding of a single phase motor and can be a start or run capacitor, or both. When both are used the start capcitor is switched out when the motor gets up to speed.

What kind of motor is on the cooling fan? The majority of single phase motors use a capacitor but if you know for a fact it is a shaded pole or split phase motor then you would be right. Electrolytic capacitors are fairly obvious but smaller motors often use an encapsulated capacitor which may not be obvious.

Always a possibility when a motor does not run or runs slowly. Capacitors deteriorate and over the years I have changed the capacitor in nearly all my ceiling fans, 2 of the water pumps and recently one in a submersible pump. I have 2 LG aircons that are now 13 years old, no problem with motors, only leaks.

Wrong to say things like that. I have only ever used scanned images and never had a problem.

That may well be the case and would apply had it been a cash transaction. However when cards are involved the company is also subject to the rules and regulations of the card platform being used. The Visa platfom rules are extremely comprehensive and complex. this particular rule on compelling evidence is changing next month. "Effective for pre-Arbitration attempts processed on or after 15 April 2023 Photographic or email evidence to prove a link between the person receiving the merchandise or services and the Cardholder, or to prove that the Cardholder disputing the Transaction is in possession of the merchandise and/or is using the merchandise or services." https://www.visa.co.th/en_TH/support/consumer/visa-rules.html

Obviously not on overstay.

That could be said about many countries around the world. It is an awful lot easier for a foreigner to live in Thailand than a foreigner to live in the UK, or many other major economies. About ten years ago the UK brought in a financial threshold for foreign nationals which effectively prevented those on a state pension from ever having a foreign spouse, and you think you are hard done by. Of course the "hostile environment" that exists in other countries would never be seen as xenophobic or racist on this forum, reserved explicitly for the Thai government. For some reason expats in Thailand think they are entitled to benefits not afforded to others. Hypocrites complain about a lack of standards but are quite happy when the lack of standards suits them, nowt so queer as folk.

It will be up to those concerned. The OP looked for local information and in the usual arrogant manner tried to dismiss local knowledge. I notice you didn't give the OP any info on how to get to the hospital in Sri Ratcha or Chonburi. A trait on this forum, full of good ideas ignoring the practicalities.

Isn't the OP about immigration dealing with people holding foreign passports. One can only assume you haven't been through Heathrow on a foreign passport. A couple of years ago were held up for over 2 hours, they were calling people to the immigration desk based on how long to the onward flight.

Liking it and selling it are two different issues. Not long before the pandemic I made the mistake of booking into a hotel on Langkawi where no alcohol allowed on the premises. Takes the edge off when confined to the room. Nothing can be taken for granted. A couple of years ago Tesco built a second supermarket in Chonburi, no alcohol sold there. My wife gets a bit annoyed driving past it to go to the other. I had hoped that when Lotus took over the policy would change but not so far. Fortunately, generally speaking it is not really a problem.

In 2019 we rented an Airbnb in China. After a couple of days the police were banging on the door. My wife wouldn't open the door, just phoned the owner and a bit later the police left. The owner phoned back and said it was sorted, he had forgotten to report that foreigners were staying in the apartment. He thought one of the neighbours had shopped us to the police.

Not going to help you at the moment. When I went to Lao a few weeks back we had to pay the hotel on check in. Agoda prices are based in USD and I just used my Wise card which usually has a USD balance. All very easy and no charges, maybe something to think about. If you use the UK credit card you will be faced with the non sterling transaction fee and if the bank has not been informed a possibility of the transaction being blocked. In your position I would stick to cash. Unlike Bali, I found the rates for THB to be fairly consistent in Vietnam if you stick to recognised exchangers.

Agoda is a subsidiary of Booking Holdings. When I initially had a problem I wrote to both Agoda and Booking Holdings by registered mail. The fact that neither replied was part of the case put forward by the bank.

I have had issues with Agoda but there are a couple of points you have not made clear. Firstly to book with Agoda you need an account which you must have if made previous bookings. You have not mentioned what appears on the account, the majority of Agoda bookings have a cancellation policy. If the charge is not yet confirmed the booking must still be open. You never mentioned when the booking was for or when it was made. You have not indicated if the booking was made on your account or the possibility someone has added your card to their account. You have not mentioned emails. When the booking took place you would have received a booking confirmation email. Agoda will not respond in a sensible manner to any communication from an email that is not the email attached to the Agoda account. You would need to check the junk folder on the Agoda email, if the booking was recent the email should still be there. Unfortunately some emails will auto delete junk after a certain period. Is there any possibility the email has been hacked, a couple of years ago I found someone using one of my emails. The type of card used can make a difference and being from the UK I am not sure about the US, in the UK credit cards come under the Consumer Protection Act but there should be some cover for illegal activity. I had to pay for 14 days quarantine but due to changes I only did 7 days and Agoda refused to refund the difference. I took the matter to the bank and there was a protracted process but Agoda capitulated in the end.

Not being a cardiologist I can only go on experience. I had a check up at the Chonburi Cancer hospital and was advised to see a cardiologist who straight away carried out an echo, never bothered with an ECG. No doubt in your infinite wisdom you will now say what he should have done. BTW the OP never said slow heart rate, said falling heart rate, not necessarily the same thing.

The don't, statistical assessment and there appears to be some basis for it. Two weeks ago my wife's brother, his wife and his sister went up to CM, a 12 hour drive, to see their daughter at uni for about 4 days. While there they met some old friends and daughters friends from uni. On the return journey the wife felt ill and the following morning tested positive for covid, neither the brother or the sister have tested positive since returning. I would have thought that 12 hours in the same vehicle would have almost guaranteed infection, but apparently not. During the pandemic neither the brother or the sister became infected as far as they know but the wife tested positive on more than one occasion.

Don't be ridiculous. If I had used the proper name Burapha University Hospital unlikley the OP would have known where it was. Of course you are free to call it what you want but there is only the one hospital in Bang Saen. I never mentioned Red Cross, never been there but having been inside Chonburi hospital many times as a visitor and had one of my covid there it is not somewhere I would recommend, like something out of the dark ages, but obviously you are free to do so. As far as the OP is concerned the first step would be an echocardiogram and that can be done at Bang Saen in a modern facility for a reasonable price. If you think it can be done cheaper at Sri Ratcha then that may well be a better option being nearer.

Irrelevant excuses. An apology to the poster you misread wouldn't go amiss. The pigs are AF'd, BF'd and ready to fly.

I am registered at both Bang Saen and Chonburi hospitals and I can assure you Bang Saen is far better than Chonburi and a bit nearer. Quite easy from Pattaya, you can get a minibus from top of Pattaya Klang to far end of Nong Mon market and then baht cab to the hospital. I see a cardiologist there regularly, 100 baht a time, think I was about 5K for an ECHO. It is a university hospital, the building is relatively new and well organised. Once registered you can get a walk in appointment. http://buh.buu.ac.th/buh64/index.php

Pointing out you do not read posts correctly.