richard_smith237

@nice15 which model is it ? Age etc ?

I sold mine a couple of years ago. Went ti resellers here - they offered ridiculously low prices which left me giving up on trying ti sell in Thailand’s Put it on eBay - nothing but scam attempts. I ended up selling it in the Uk on Watchfinder (similar to Chrono24). They gave me a price range I was comfortable with. i send the watch the them, on evaluation they hit the ‘mid point’ of the price range & I was satisfied with the sale. (Explorer II). There are some Rolex watch groups on Facebook - plenty of ppl selling, but obviously you need to be careful weeding out the scammers - only ever sell privately in person.

I've brought loads of stuff into Thailand in rather conspicuous packages... - Bike (ridden, then re-packages in original bike box with labels on it) - Ski's (3x times) - Pushchairs (large pushchair / iso-fix / car seat combo systems) - Bulky motorcycle clothing etc. As long as everything is 'de-labelled' and clearly not for re-sale then I think you are covered. It would have to be an extremely difficult customs officer to even bother stopping you let alone charging you anything for customs.... Customs at the Airports here seem to concentrate on: a) People bringing in Cigarettes (or they used to) b) women brining in a suitcase load of handbags (in original boxes etc) for resale. Since Suvarnabumi Airport was opened - I've been back in about 6-10x per year (except Covid) and was only once asked to put one of my bags through the x-ray by customs and even then they were disinterested. Thus: I would suggest, go ahead... its very unlikely you will face issues - people come here all the time for Traithlons etc.... (you could add a little 'mud to your bike' just to make sure you can show its 'used'...

Note - Most hospitals will not carry the Yellow Fever Vaccine, because there is no need for it in Thailand. Additionally - most hospitals will not have the Yellow Fever Vaccination Booklet... ... otherwise known as the 'International Certificate of Vaccination' (WHO approved format). You will need a copy of this Certificate (*Yellow Booklet) at border control when travelling from an Country where Yellow Fever is a risk.

And... I want to deal with this point separately. Firstly, the people of Thailand are not stupid - thats an insult to the many highly intelligent folk here. But, I would agree that it a 'national habit' not to turn off the vehicles while refuelling. There are approximately 44 million vehicles on Thailands roads, 11.8 million of which are family cars. Assuming a family refills their car every week - thats 613,600,000 refuelling events each year. 1.68 Million refuelling events each day... the vast majority of drivers are not turning off their vehicle - then why are there no daily 'vehicle triggered ignitions events' if the risk is as high as you are implying ??? Could it be that the risk is so infinitesimally insignificant - its virtually non existent ??? Driving the roads themselves present significantly greater risk to well being that leaving the engine running while filling the car and thus... when placed in balance with other factors of far greater risk, the thought of one getting their knickers in a twist about turning off an engine while refuelling is as earlier mentioned, really over egging it....

I wanted to deal with this point separately: Do these heavier than air gasoline vapours miraculously miraculously disperse the moment refuelling is complete and we re-start the car / turn the ignition ? Or would you suggest that all petrol station forecourts have massive fan (bug blower) to disperse any 'heavier than air' gasoline fumes that have pooled around the vehicle ? IF the risk of ignition exists during the process of refuelling itself, surely the same risk exists seconds after refuelling is complete and the car is re-started ??.... I want to approach this debate from a scientific aspect rather than an emotional perspective - If parking attendants ask me to turn off the car, I'm happy to do so... The reason I don't usually bother is because I dont consider keeping the engine running to present any additional risk. Also consider - If there were additional risk.. then the methods we use to refuel our vehicles are quite flawed... of course, they are not, otherwise we'd see fires all the time.

I don't disagree with any of information you are providing - but consider the 'reaction' somewhat over cooked and sanctimonious... ... Do you really consider the act of filling your car with Petrol to be so risky that a running engine will be the difference between a fire starting and not ??? IF the risks were so high, we'd have massive fans dispersing the fumes... The greatest risk is actually re-starting the car - which generates energy / electrical surges / spikes it is at this point there is a greater risk of 'ignition' but only in an environment where the LEL has been exceeded. The real reason we are asked to turn of our engines - On some much older cars the fuel input could be close to the engine, the risk exists when fuel can leak onto a hot engine and ignite - the reality in this situation is that the engine is already hot, so whether the car is running is somewhat moot. The realty is - these measures / regulations are in place for insurance purposes.... Thus: If you want to 'consider stupidity' consider the realities and real reasons... We are at far greater risk of an 'incident' on the actual road itself - the risk you are claiming at petrol stations nationwide is significantly over-egged. I understand your points - but would again direct you to my earlier comments that if the risks were so high - Gas station fires would be an hourly event nationwide and refuelling practices would be significantly different than those we currently utilise.

Meanwhile The Soldier and his Thai wife are enjoying their spoils !!!!...

Thats somewhat 'stalky'... but again, its not really is it, the info is public and just requires a few 'smarts' to learn what you are getting into... a very common sense approach IMO... A mate on a footie team was once dating a girl to me looked like a harsh bit of brass... He introduced her as some sort of 'assistant at a school'... up to him I thought. He posted a photo on FB, linked to her... and sure enough - given her friends, the photos etc she wasn't a school assistant... 'somewhat stalky'... yup - curiosity got the better of me - I just wanted to know if my instincts were still 'up to date' !!... Another mate on the footie team had a missus who looked like a ho... but he never said anything about that... my wife spoke to the girl and within minutes the girl had offered her life story, she did not try and hide her previous in the bar - a nice girl, seemed friendly enough etc...

There is a video, yes cannot see that he kicked her as the video moves around a lot as he goes down the steps, he did say at the time he stumbled. Only he and the Thai lady will know the truth and they both have their own versions, I belive her version. As for not supplying you the video link, you are a big boy you can find it yourself. Looking at the video itself... (and ignoring all other comments). 1 - the Swiss-man is extremely hostle. 2 - the video does not show a kick 3 - Its more than possible there was a kick (but that cannot be seen). 4 - If there was a kick, sufficient to cause injury, would the lady on the receiving end of said kick, not be holding the area she was kicked or at least 'scream out' in response to being kicked ? I'm not siding with the Swiss-man by any means, his actions were that of an animal, no matter his nationality, the victims nationality or whether they were in or outside of Thailand - the behavior is still that of an utterly despicable character... ... But, there is no clear indication a kick... or even a 'slip' for that matter.

Really - you guys are hilarious... If refuelling of vehicles was so dangerous there would be numerous petrol station fires across the nation on an hourly basis... If refuelling of vehicles was so dangerous, we'd all have to exit the vehicle while it was being refulled by a 'trained professional' and have fire fighters on standby. If refuelling of vehicles was so dangerous due to a cars operational circuit, we'd have to push it into place (with the ignition off). If refuelling of vehicles was so dangerous due to a cars operational circuit, we'd have to push it away from the pump (with the ignition off). You are really over egging the pudding with this 'putting family and others at risk' statements - If the dangers were as extreme as you suggest, things would be done very differently. Think instead of buying into all the myths. And yes, one of you will now post an example of a petrol station fire - but once digging, it will be found that there was another failure beyond the norm of simply filling up a car...

Yes... you are wonderful and virtuous for strictly adhering to suggested safety measures while no one else (mostly no one else) does because its so hot... If the risk of vehicles exploding while being refuelled was so great, the 'act of refulling itself' would be very different to that which we see today.... If the risk of vehicles exploding while being refuelled was so great, the same risk exists when the car is 'restarted' - in fact the risk is perhaps greater due to the electrical surge of the ignition being turned back on, starter motor turning etc... ... But go ahead miss daisy... keep telling us about the dangers and what a virtuous rule follower you are !!!

We've just hired a Pest Control company in Bangkok (called 'rentokil' I think). Before, someone would come around the Moo-baan with the 'mist' and at the same time offer services to 'spray pest control liquid' down the drains etc... this year we were overseas a lot and missed that then forgot about it until we've noticed an increase in roaches. We go out - then come back and find 4 or 5 of them scurrying around - Its brilliant watching the wife turning to a Roach Terminator, frenzied smashing and spraying... .. But, its too much... and we have a load of roaches under the house somewhere. The house is impeccably clean, no food out etc... Yet, we see the Roaches out whenever we come back late at night - so something needs to be done. Thus: This company (Rentokil) I think - will come 6x per year and spray down drains, plugs, under the house etc... (I think it something in the region of a 9000 baht yearly service).

YAWN... OK... Feel free to remain in the minority while others remain in the comfort of AC.... Perhaps we could 'turn off the ignition' and coast into the bay.... and then ask to be pushed out of the bay... y'know... 'cos those petrol fumes are so dangerous...

Good suggestion... ... The fan will keep blowing the remainder of cool air too...

Its not an issue I have encountered... But the scam was one that was reported quite widely on this forum (when it was ThaiVisa.com) years ago... One of the stations I recall that was complained about numerous times was a Shell Station on Sukhumvit road in Pattaya (maybe some members will remember those threads). Those threads are still easy to 'dig out' from the annals of ThaiVisa history:

They ask you to turn off the car as a safety precaution since they are pumping fuel. At some petrol statins they do, at others they don't..... I keep my AC on, unless they ask me to turn off the car, in which case I do so. I know someone will get up on their soap-box and start virtue signalling about the staff breathing in fumes, or being un-environmentally friendly while leaving the car running, or that leaving the car running presents a fire risk etc... yadda yadda - thats just pathetic virtue signalling...

Me! I get out of the car. Not me, not my Wife, not anyone else I see getting their gas 'pumped'... I'd just too hot to get out... So, you (and Simon) are clearly in a minority - not that it matters... until people suggest that not getting out is 'lazy and entitled' (Simons post) which is really quite a pathetic suggestion...

I always do! I never sit in the car like some lazy, entitled guy. I get out, chat to the pump attendant, count my wheels, that sort of thing.... You have concerns that when pulling into a Gas station you may not have the correct number of wheels on your car ???.... or is it just the practice of being able to count to four that you need ? Most people stay in their car - thats neither lazy, or entitled - its imply normal behavior for the vast majority of society... except those who think they are 'salt of the earth inclusive characters' and which to engage across all spectrums of society... ... Your epithet will read... "wonderful guy, he'd speak with anyone, even while counting to four' !!!

You only need to look as far as the name of the poster to realise nothing within said post is of any intelligence or meaning... Its simply idiotic puerile bumf of a halfwit posting to trigger reaction... Frankly, I'm surprised anyone still even bothers acknowledging the fools existence, let alone respond to him.

Thats like a generalisation that the vast majority of posters on this forum are idiotic imbeciles - but posting evidence clearly suggest its just a few with dumb opinions !!

Follow the car in front... If you are first, wait for the car behind to 'beep'... Isn't that what everyone else does ?? (particularly at the 'can I turn left / cant I turn left on red' Junctions in areas we are not familiar with)

I've had the Vaccine (but nowhere near my 70's)... The best place to do this is at the Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University. https://www.thaitravelclinic.com/ This facility services both Thai's and foreigners and will be able to advise you regarding age and taking the vaccine. IF you take the vaccine, they provide you with the necessary certification (Yellow Booklet) etc Cost of Yellow Fever Vaccine is 1356 Baht.

Not everyone pays with a credit card... so they can keep the cash difference (if pulling a scam). IF this was an accident, then surely the operator would have noticed that no petrol had 'pumped' because there was no charge on the pump readout.

Ah.. that then.. Do you actually get out and look at the gauge move as they pump the petrol ?? Its not something I ever look at... I just check the gauge is zero before they start... then get caught in something else (chatting with my Wife or Son), check an e-mail etc.. then we get handed a bill... I guess I'm prime target for this sort of scam, but I think I'd also notice quickly when turning on the engine (if I'd turned it of, sometimes I do, sometimes I don't - it depends how hot it is outside and if asked by the attendant).