Tracyb

His was a policy he purchased in May of last year and is no longer offered for sale. His policy remains in effect until early May this year. It was a close call in terms of timing….

Real-time experience entering this week. My partner, who is Thai, and I arrived from Doha. We were whisked away to our hotel with a stop at a hospital for the PCR test. Booked into our hotel room waiting for test results. One test required a redo at the lab using the same collected sample. One test did not. The one that did not require a redo, mine, eventuality came back negative. The redone test for my partner came back positive. Now for the interesting part. The hospital that was connected to our test and go hotel could not take my partner. They had no place to put him. No hospital room, no hospitEl room, nothing, nada. So…..he sat in the hotel all day well into the evening. Everyone was freaking out. The hotel couldn’t move him out, the hospital couldn’t find a place for him…..it was a f@#@ed up mess. Finally, my partner began working through his Thai insurance company ,and THEY found him a place to go. He finally had a ride show up at the receiving hotel to whisk him away to a HospiTEL. The insurance company managed to work out the details for govt tracking, etc. and transferred everything. He’s being seen by a doctor after a mandatory chest X-ray. Nursing staff at the hospiTEL are keeping an eye on him..(he’s asymptomatic and has been all along) and he’s due to be released in another day. Insurance is paying all of the costs….even though he’s asymptomatic. His policy is one that covers getting a positive test regardless of symptoms…or no symptoms. so, one wonders what would have become of him had he no alternative insurance policy and an excellent agent to get him fixed up? As for me…. This is the sad part……. I planned to stay at the hotel until my partner was cleared and released from quarantine. The hotel staff where we had booked the test and go and arrived at, and where my partner tested positive, knocked on my door and told me I had to quarantine in my room. Not allowed to leave the room, not allowed to have any contact with anyone, and oh ya…. go for a PCR test in three days to determine my Covid status. Housekeeping would drop towels by the door. No one would enter my room. I called <deleted>. “ No way” I said. The govt doesn’t require me to have a follow up PCR test if I come in and get a negative PCR on arrival so…NO! I told them I would do twice daily ATK self tests if needed but no way was I going for a second PCR test.They were not happy but they acquiesced on the test. They still required me to stay in the room. This is not a sleazy, 1-2star hotel. My extended stay while waiting for my partner would have set me back a kings ransom at this five star place but I didn’t care. My mission was to stay in town, support my partner and get him through this so we could eventually get to our home in another city. I ended up talking to a friend of mine who has a condo in BKK and organized a move in. He’s out of town so it’s cool…plenty of room, etc. I packed my bags and bolted. I sent the hotel my day 5 Negative ATK test results and they forwarded it to the authorities. My partner is due to be released tomorrow and we’re getting out of BKK asap. We won’t be leaving Thailand again until all this Thai Pass/testing/mandatory quarantine nonsense disappears. If these regulations remain indefinitely we may just abandon everything and move back to America. Let this be a lesson to anyone contemplating an entry to Thailand. Stay away lest you get caught up in a bureaucratic quagmire likened to quicksand and bilked of a hundred thousand baht or more.

I’ve found FedEx overnight letters to be the best bet when I have cards sent to me from the USA. Usually arrive in three to four days and can be tracked every step of the way.

Hi, Dr. Wittiwat treated me at Bangkok Hospital CM. He was excellent. I saw him a number of times including diagnosis, treatment, follow up. I found him to be thorough, patient in listening and answering questions, and excellent in follow up during post surgical care. feel free to PM if you have questions!

Famous last words…..

If you are currently in Bangkok, and you have an address in Chiang Mai, consider shipping some items via Thai Post EMS, Kerry, etc. probably cheaper than overweight baggage charges.

Health Land has several facilities throughout the city. They’re great!

It so happens that I was there and witnessed this unfortunate incident. The driver was not urinating on his car….he was urinating in his trousers. He was obviously distressed. The police officers, when they arrived, were acting with compassion. I can’t say the same for drivers passing by….and certainly not for many of the commenters here. We don’t know what, specifically, caused this incident….however, video file footage did show that the car in front of him stopped abruptly and he was able to veer to his left to avoid hitting the vehicle. Unfortunately, when his car continued its forward motion there was no road to travel on but there was a small traffic island with a police box standing on it. So, into the police box the car traveled coming to a rest while causing some damage but no physical injuries…..other than to the elderly man’s pride…obviously. Traffic was backed up for a bit, some drivers were inconvenienced and some negative comments were shouted by angry drivers who had their travel momentarily interrupted. Now come all the armchair critics who pontificate about how this man acted and what should be done to him to prevent this from happening in the future or…what should have been done to him to prevent this from happening in the first place. Well, I honor your right to express yourselves, each one of you. However, I will ask you to consider that but for the grace of God you could find yourself in the same position one day in the future. I certainly hope you don’t but if you do I’m certain you’d appreciate some compassion.

Maybe once they get their act together, buy parts and upgrade their maintenance routines they can get the trains set aside for part salvage back into running condition. They might then have the resource for the express service.

There have been reports that hotmail accounts sometimes don’t work and that gmail accounts have more success.

Go directions to N Health lab in Chiang Mai. Under 1000 and certificate, too!

I’m booked and ready to leave Thailand for a visit overseas. I live here full time. So, when I return I’ll spend first night in Bangkok and take my test. Then, I’ll fly home, spend four days in my house then….check into a prepaid hotel, get taken to a hospital for another test and wait in the hotel for the results.. I'm wondering how I can show proof that my accommodation for day 5-6 is my own home in the same city where the hotel is located. seems like a waste of time, money and energy to book into a hotel 5 km away from home. Thai nationals who reside here face the same situation. SMH at the stupidity of it all…..

Send each member of the committee two chickens……

Hi, I own a Bosch heat pump dryer. It’s four years old now and works great. It experienced a minor issue about a year after I bought it. (It was making a slight squeaking noise when running.). I called for service, they arrived within a day and resolved the issue immediately. Total cost was covered under warranty. I live in Chiang Mai province. This is only to attest to the responsiveness of the factory authorized service folks. They were great. I actually couldn’t find a Bosch washer when I was in the market. I “settled” on a Siemens washer. I’m very happy with it . I runs at least once a day, sometimes up to three times a day. It too is four years old and it runs like a champ.

Are you currently on an O-A visa? As others have mentioned you can apply for a Non-imm O after returning visa exempt. I’ve seen reports here that Chiang Mai in particular requires those who recently abandoned their O-A visa extension to continue with the insurance required for O-A irregardless of them issuing a subsequent Non-imm O. you might want to explore this further…. If this applies to you. Sorry I don’t haven’t more specifics. Perhaps other will chime in. best wishes!

More “ bright” ideas from “dim”wits

Entry from where?

Likely a competitor who follows the rules!

I had the same problem with this company. Several attempts to contact the agent were unsuccessful. I went to another insurance company and bought coverage. Once I had the new policy I wrote to the company and explained I wasn’t renewing my policy with them because of their poor customer service. THEN they began falling all over themselves with apologies and entreaties to give them another chance. Good riddance to them.

EIGHT MONTHS!? Really? Who goes on for eight months without a passport? Best of luck, pal!

More pipe dreams from the asshats in charge…..

Who would have guessed?

….or you could drag a cop to his death on Sukhumvit with your “Supercar” and dodge prosecution by waiting out the clock but……..

It’s possible that the bank didn’t want to deal with the small mountain of paperwork required by the USA when it’s citizen open accounts overseas. The forms have to do with reporting transactions and balances to the US Treasury dept.