richard_smith237

As above…. it’s incredibly simple…. I‘m quite surprised the question needs to be asked. If you are particularly tech-unsavvy, perhaps get a friend to help. or… just download the App & give it a go… its not as if you‘ll blow something up if a small mistake I made…

Decathlon…. I also use it for football. I also bought some other tape, more expensive but better from the pharmacy next door to villa supermarket at K-Village.

It was a dumb face plant by Lufthansa…. The air-tags meet aviation guidelines, they don’t use lithium-ion batteries, they are sealed and use the same battery as a watch… It was an idiotic regulation to put in place, the negative publicity has not helped them. They’ve been forced to do an about turn on their dumb rule !!! … much egg on some faces !

Parked at the intersection ? Or just happened fall asleep at while waiting for the lights to change ? Could be a DUI hence the attempt to escape. very foolish behavior, glad no one was hurt. At the very least he needs to lose his licence.

You’ll need to start over (if your Thai license is more than 12 months expired). If you have a US license you only need a letter of residence & medical cert. (& a morning at the DLT)

IF you break your contact the owner is within his rights to keep the deposit. He has to advertise the property again... usually through an agent to takes a month (or two) in rent as commission. Any owner less than properties in a building can charge what they want for deposit. its usually 2 months, you may get luck with a month. Owners of more than 5 units in a building legally can only charge 1 month deposit. The law doesn’t matter though - its not enforced and no one cares. Thus: If you want to move out 6 months into a 12 month contract, expect to lose the deposit and be happy if you only lose half of it etc.

Nope... its not you... Trucks (and cars) often just stop where they want without any consideration of the risk to others or themselves.... .. Poor lighting, tired drivers, distracted drivers, drunk drivers.... .... Its usually motorcyclists that ride straight into the back of them....

Absolutely.... It's extremely common that the person who ‘should’ be in the know, often isn’t. Guys will ask some junior officer manning a desk about some policy or requirement or other, that person will answer with an air of authority but sourcing from their limited knowledge base which has been passed down by peers and is often either outright incorrect or not up-to-date. In quite a few situations I’ve had to press an issue and get senior officer to resolve a misunderstanding of a junior person we stumble across at the first desk - this has also happened at the Airport on arrival.

Can you not do all that online on the Section 38 Immigration App ?

You can order directly from the Pharmacy... They may or may not have stock. I know the Pharmacy on the 2nd level above Big-C on Ekammai sells it directly. It was 4650 baht for 30x 15mg tablets a couple of years ago. This thread also has some info. https://aseannow.com/topic/1169080-xarelto-available-in-thailand/page/2/

Indeed.... I’m sure he’ll forget them again as soon as he has another drink and wants to ride home...

Don’t be silly now... It was obviously a break failure... The coxswain by now is surely claiming he suffered a ‘lap-nai’....

I used to for a long time... Then the forum changed and we lost our ‘images’... Not sure where it is now... But, I’ll make an effort...

Those were perhaps the reason in the past... ... but for those of us who wash our children, hygiene is not an issue. I can’t think of a really valid reason for it anymore. But, I don’t really see how its harmful either.

We didn’t... I’m not for it, but not against it. Valid arguments for both sides and I don’t hear about circumcised guys moaning about it, so its obviously not really an issue. I thought circumcision was the norm in Thailand. When our son was born we were asked if we wanted him circumcised - I said no.... one of the Wife’s cousins asked why not, I asked her why !.. Its a personal thing for the family I guess.... Lots of hospitals (nearly all of them) will do. There is very likely another paediatrician at the same hospital who will do it for your son. I guess you have to ask yourself, is it really important to you that he’s circumcised.

The Thai Post do it.... Thats probably your best and most cost effective bet. There are some blogs and whatnot where travellers have covered it - run a google search.. https://www.tielandtothailand.com/shipping-motorcycle-thailand-mail-post-office/ https://www.livingthai.org/how-to-ship-your-bike-through-the-thai-post-office.html https://www.gt-rider.com/se-asia-motorcycling/threads/shipping-bikes-via-thailand-post.6658/

Advice: lead with at least some information which could be useful for people who may be able to help. Shipping your motorcycle from where to where ???? I recently sold and sent a motorcycle from Bangkok to Pattaya (2500 baht). IF you are in the area I can give you the info of the person I used.....

But the article also states that "SUV driver Chaiyaporn Saewang told the police that the motorcycle was coming in the opposite direction and crossed into his lane before bumping into his car." Who to believe ? This is why a Dash-cam is always important... If the driver is not telling porkie pies, this would exonerate him... unless of course he was over-taking and drove straight into the oncoming motorcyclist.

A 60 year old lady on a Scoopy trying to ‘beat a train’.... IMO this is perhaps a highly misleading headline.... I would suspect that she simply crossed the rail tracks without looking and was hit by the train... Was the barrier working ?

Sadly these people have very little protection, but as you mentioned, they show an overwhelming degree of ignorance for their own safety. It is these major differences which highlight the developed from the developing world. Those who complain about the ‘nanny state’ back home think nothing of the protection that the responsible governments offer those working in areas of potential risk such as this. In the UK, what could be considered excessive measures are taken, closing whole roads, or lanes for work being carried out on the verge... or expensive machinery etc. Here in Thailand, effectively these people just have to take their chances... a situation exacerbated by the standards of driving and painfully obvious absence of attention on the roads.

How did they acquire 100 million baht ???.... Could it be they really were trafficking ‘questionable packages’.... and someone was extorting them ? Otherwise, why even entertain the scam if they’d sent no packages ?

Tragic... I often see these road sweepers and road labourers in general with very little protection from the traffic and potential consequences of a distracted or drunk driver... At 4am.. whats the betting the hit-n-run ayhole was pi$$ed up !!... Sadly there is very little social responsibility and any garage this guy goes to to get his repairs carried out (missing fender) will not report him. The very least the police can do is identify the type of car (from the fender) and colour... While there was no CCTV, the is CCTV around and the Police could look for a an X type of Car, X Colour at any other CCTV points nearby - it shouldn’t be too difficult for them to identify the registration of the car and track the owner down..... ..... With a little police work of course, and that of course takes effort and some F*<ks given...

Because its the obvious conclusion to come to... Recent tragic mass-murder blamed on person with history of drugs, mass murderer was an ex-policeman... huge loss of face for police. Mother reports her son for drugs... police reaction is immediate... police gaining face for doing their jobs properly. The juvenile mindset of those in these positions (Police) does not operate in any other way. Had this mother visited a police station 1 months ago, her complaint would have fallen on deaf ears...

the mind boggles... they even hit immovable objects in rowing boats !!!... I wonder if the lost ‘oarsmen’ could swim... I hope they find them, but it doesn’t look good.

Agreed - its good info for anyone going to the beach during this season... ... You’ll also duly be informed that there are 12 Liverpool’s and our favourite forum semanticist is possibly from Novo Sotia which would explain his social awkwardness on this forum !