Phuket electrician

Lloyd. Why is it that I think you and the ignorant electician are one and the same person ? 

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You seem to be in the dark somewhat yourself electician?

Fill the form in correctly with accompanying paperwork, pay the money take your chance. What else is there to do smart arse?

We encounter this problem on a regular basis. The supply must be disconnected at the meter by the supply authority and appropriate remedial installation work carried out. However, a competent person can rectify the issue with due care and consideration for the prevailing environment conditions. Find a qualified electrician through recommendation and always confirm the price prior to commencement of work. Good luck and piece of mind.

A successful electrical services company based in Phuket is looking for genuine trades people who understand quality in service, design and workmanship. Experienced electricians, carpenters, plumbers, ceiling fixers & gifted labourers with a flare for design and implementation are in demand here in Phuket.

Hey Jimbob, the police as you say have the power to arrest for such crimes, but they choose not to. Why is that?

Nice to hear the amazed disgust of this tourist at the antics in Patong. Does the individual have a moral objection to prostitution, copyright infringement, child labour, illegal immigrants, drug-dealers and users, paedophiles? All activities condoned by the local authority daily. Visitors to Phuket head for Patong for these very reasons and enjoy the lawlessness of the place and then whinge when they are taken in through naivety. You live and learn and hopefully return home with a little more wisdom than you arrived with.

Hey Yeti, great respone, thank you for sharing it with us..knb

I was trying to pass an overweight Thai on a beaten-up motorbike when I noticed he was carrying a tyre for a motorbike not in his hands but over his head, shoulder, chest and settling around his stomach. Literally a spare tyre.

sneaky...but what can you do. You have a similary story to tell..so pray do tell..

A successful way to repair things in Thaland

We all have an experience of selecting and procuring household and entertainment goods from Tesco/Big c. We like our creature comforts and time saving devices but they don,t seem to last to long here before they are kaput (a universal term expressing demise) the UK equivalent term is f***ed. However I know a Thai guy that can fix anything electronic if the spare parts are available. Here is the meat in the sandwich, the proverbial spanner in the works.

Our story begins at Tesco to buy a luxury westernised item. In this case, a remote wall fan for the bedroom (a necessity in the tropics). Fitting and operation are straightforward and we enjoy over a year of bedroom bliss! Impressed by the product and filled with enthusiasm for such inexpensive luxury items we return to Tesco to get a dvd player for the bedroom, to replace the surround sound system some very nice people helped themselves to. Anyway everything goes well until the remote for the fan seems to be operating at the same frequency as the dvd player. Mai pan rai –until the fan cease to be. No point returning it to Tesco though.. hey?

My Thai guy looks at it for a month and concludes it,s kaput, If the spares are available he can fix it forthwith. I am aware of the procedure in the UK. Return the faulty goods and receive a new fan. With this thought fresh in my mind, and short of another option I return to Tesco and buy a new fan, get it home, and replace the faulty PCB/IC with the new one (from the new fan obviously, for those struggling to keep up). Now just to reassemble the new fan, that is now kaput, and return it to Tesco, within seven days and with the receipt of course. Presto – full refund in line with Tesco,s refund policy. Problem solved.

Be nice to here of other last resort solutions.

regards

I am sure that having a degree or the experience of a higher education confirms that making and managing your money is fundemental to a healthy and successful life, because the problems we all encounter and of the world emenate from education and money. At the moment the Americans are running the show and influence the price of Oil. Why because they consume so much of it. Furthermore the Americans have the resources to eradicate famine, desiese, polution - global warming. So why don,t they? It,s all about the buck! So we all know this, but do we all know the answer to these five simple question. 1) the difference between left and right? 2) the meaning of the word culture? 3) five multiplied 0.2? 4) the chemical makeup of the air we breathe? 4) the number of and name of the known planets in our universe? I know some people that could not answer of these questions comfortably and they have a degree from Cambridge, as do I. Cheers - Phuket Electrician

Thank you all kindly for the suggestions. I have just read them, Monday morning. Have spent the w/e gatting plastered at the freedom bar, Rawai on friday. There are some v. interesting like-minded characters hanging out there don,t you know! Spent most of Sunday sipping G&T,s watching the long awaited rain fall here in Ao Makam and listening to X&Y by Coldplay a great new album wouldn,t you agree?

Thanks for the advise, but with respect, sitting in front of the telly, reading??? I know we are short of daylight hours in this part of the globe but going to bed?

Hi Guys I have been living here for nearly two years and as yet haven,t found anything to do in the evening that doesn,t involve getting bladdered - blind drunk. I am the kind of weaked willed person that despite good intentions of having a sociable drink the ineviatible occurs? Desperately seeking sobriarty. And no I haven,t considered AA. Regards

I have the ubiquitous Suzuki Jeep/death trap us foreigners tend to drive. It is a 1991 model with an interesting history. From my UK driving experience it is well past it,s sell by date. However we try to maintain it with regular servicing etc and what ever garage we randomly take it to, they just whilst ripping us off. For example the Suzuki garage in Phuket town attempted to correct a steering problem last year without success for the handsome fee of 8000 farts. Recently the problem reoccured with the steering wheel wobbling violently at 50km/hr so we try another random garage on the Choa fa - east . It,s the wheel bearing were told only 150 fart to correct hello, that sounds great. So we leave the death trap there for a few hrs. Return to collect and what do you know - wheel bearing (s) four off; wheel hub 3500 baht; grease etc total bill 5900 farts. OK at least the cars fixed right? Not on your nelly. Now we have to drive everywhere at 49km/hr to avoid the violent steering wheel wobble. All I need is a few second hand parts a conscientious - mechanic - or is that asking too much? What a bunch of c@#ts :