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The only Blackcountry I know is an industrial area centred on Wolverhampton and Dudley, in the uk.  birthplace of iron and steel making.   Those born and bred here are fiercely patriotic to their heritage.  
 

lesson over.

There has been discussion recently about the new requirement for 100,000 US Dollars health insurance rather than the existing 440,000 baht cover.   As with several others, my insurance company advised that the upcoming insurance renewal on 28th July would need to meet the new requirements of $100,000 cover.   TGIA advice was that the 440,000 cover was required for renewals before 1st September 2022.  My OAvisa is valid until 30th August despite my insurance expiring 28th July.   I pursuaded my insurer, LMG, to reluctantly renew on the old basis. and got a further 12 month permission to stay stamp. Although it did take the IO nearly an hour to process me back in (probably don’t see so many 12 month stamps on a soon to expire visa nowadays).   
 

I don’t pretend to fully understand the changeover from old to new rules but it seems to me that provided you are stamped in before 1st September then the old coverage requirement applies.   
 

10 hours ago, sezze said:

The only difference is staying quarantine on  a island vs quarantine inside room . It gives more legroom , but that is the difference .   ......................

No, the Phuket Sandbox gives tourists free access around a beach paradise with somewhat muted tourism facilities and the Bangkok system (with 15 days Q) gives you free access to Thailand (without tourist facilities) and subject to the Covid rules in place from time to time.  The other difference is the generally much better level of awareness and purpose amongst those doing the Bangkok quarantine.  

And dont forget the big villains in getting crazy schemes off the ground - that is the international tourist industry and airlines.   They dont make any contingencies for trapped tourists, despite knowing it will happen.   

5 hours ago, Marco100 said:

Who cares what it costs  ? I pay it 5 K x jab but  Give it out now n stop this bla bla bla

Reality check- you cant give it out until you have it.   You cant have it until it is available to you.   

7 hours ago, herfiehandbag said:

There you are ladies and gentlemen. That is how you will get vaccinated - eventually!

 

You have enough time to carve your registration details on tablets of stone and launch them through the hospital directors office window!

Or you can wander down to your local hospital now, at least if you are over 60 but maybe younger than that also.

7 hours ago, friendofthai said:

I mean 2 injections separated by several weeks(maybe days) per year. Most vaccines require 2 sequential injections. 

Spot on.   The new delta variant, ravishing India, is showing extra resisance to vaccines after one jab but after two jabs AZ, for example, is highly effective against even the delta variant. 

The duration of immunity is currently unknown for all the vaccines, although I've not heard any show a drop off yet (after recommended doses given).    

18 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

A bit late isn't it? October + next year

People are getting a good effective vaccine now, and free.  77% of Brits have already had their first dose and now the younger generation are queuing for  it.

If some people insist on their own choice of vaccine, and on the whim of internet babble, then yes the international reality is a a long wait.   

Get the jab now.

On 6/4/2021 at 10:48 PM, Flying Saucage said:

 

Possibly on the UKs plague list, but as far as I know no restrictions for vaccinated travellers from inside the EU.

If you are still referring to the UK vaccination status does not effect entry  or re-entry requirements.  With very small exceptions, such as Malta, anyone travelling from the EU have to go through the full isolation  procedure for amber countries.  

9 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Weekend numbers being reported while they gather the prison numbers and cluster numbers from the factories and such.  What is reported daily does not really match everything that gets put out in separate news, but then maybe it is just me not putting 2 and 2 together correctly.

The 7 day rolling average is now regarded as the best figure for monitoring status regarding new cases, new deaths etc.   This removes fluctuations due too the weekly cycle in reporting etc.  Its still good to see the cases figure moving in the right direction. 

54 minutes ago, Tonypandy said:

Where is this described as airborne and dangerous? 

Not in the quote you attached, it says highly infectious.  The common cold is highly infectious.   

Fact, it has been established by scientists in the UK that the variant first identified in England spreads faster than previous variants.  The same was then established for the variant first identified in India.  The latter is spreading even faster than the so-called English variant and has become the dominant strain amongst new infections.   There is no evidence that it decreases the efficacy of the vaccines - all or almost all related hospitalizations are of non vaccinated people.   (Bear in mind that a very high percentage of the more vulnerable people in the UK are vaccinated).     

13 hours ago, Blumpie said:

With one dose it takes 2 weeks to get some kind of immunity.  Don't fool yourself, it really does take that long and it does increase over time.  

One dose is better than nothing - it substantially reduces the chances of catching it and hospitalization.  True, you are not fully vaccinated but to be honest, you would take at least one month to become fully immune if you had both doses two weeks apart.  

The only smart thing to do is to space out the doses so more can be protected.  All around the globe they are doing this and it works.

Agree wholeheartedly, except that it should be at least four weeks between the two doses and at least for the AZ vaccine there is good arguement for a slightly longer gap than even 4 weeks.   

It's great to hear that the Siam Biotech /AZ vaccine has passed its latest hurdles.   And for doubters, be assured that AZ would not allow its name to be associated with substandard product or production facilities.   

On 5/27/2021 at 7:21 AM, grantbkk said:

Live in Bangkok and have been offered Sinovac no less than 3 times by private organizations.  Hard pass. Said I will wait for the real stuff. that always brought laughter.  Each time they said it was a good idea to wait for Monerna, Pfizer or Johnson & Johnson. I feel exactly the same about the locally produced AZ. Has anyone seen a picture of the production facility?

Last time I visited the wife's "village" the local police came round to check out the farrang, fill out a form, photograph passport, plus group photo.  All very amiable.  Would this meet the above requirements?  

Also, Terry|Sky reports being pulled up for not reporting a one night hotel stay - I thought that was responsibility of hotel and done routinely by them?

Thanks Joe for your quick and concise reply.

Three questions:

1. Does 30 days start ticking from day you obtain extension or is it added to the 60 days?

2. how long before 60 days expire can you obtain extension

3. What is required? Passport, cash for extension, form to fill in? My e-ticket is currently based on 60 day permission but will change when I have extension.

Advice from doctors in the UK (I have seen several over the years) Is to consider living with enlarged prostate if you can. Drug treatment (eg finasteride) may cause impotency (erectile disfunction and little or no sperm production). Alternatively a layer can be surgically removed from the inside of the prostate, using an instrument inserted through the urethra. This also risks causing impotency ( in this case no longer producing semen). Even alpha blockers, to relax muscles and make peeing easier, may reduce sperm production as a side effect.

The cause is thought to be reduced testosterone balance with age (= increased oestrogen balance and swelling of prostate).

I find Wellman Prostace vitamin tabs help control it. Also saw palmetto. Will try combining Saw palmetto with lycopene and pumpkin seeds as mentioned above!

I would suggest getting a sim at the airport - see comments above. There are 5 networks - Three, O2, BT, Vodaphone and EE. Three, O2 and EE all have outlets on the high street and in the shopping malls. May all change because BT are in talks over buying EE and Three are in similar talks to buy O2.

Ok BKK I see they have closed the loophole where people used to load up the shipping cost to support a very low reserve. I am not surprised.

You mention incredibly low reserve prices - a while since I've traded but I have seen books at a reserve of just 1 pence (UK). Virtually always they seem to cover it by bumping up the postage and packaging. Their argument would be the labour etc cost of handling the goods and they don't have to pay E-bay commission fees on that. Of course they hope the price will be bid up and they don't mind the small commission on that part.

When buying I did come across one or two traders who were extremely wary and made me as a customer feel like a criminal because I wanted to use the convenience of PayPal. They were worried I might deny receipt of the goods and PayPal would repay me at their cost. Whether they had actually been stung I don't know but if goods are high turnover or modest price you can factor losses in.

Books I have bought from the Usa have sometimes taken an excessive amount of time and arrived after I thought them lost. Items may be held up by the carrier pending payment of import duties but that is the customers problem.

IMO to sell intercontinental either

- very lightweight and non-bulky goods of good value such as collectable postcard or postage stamps.

- goods where you undercut the target domestic market by the amount of your postage

- goods are unique and desirable enough to command the additional costs. Eg some books may not be available (or rare and costly) in the local market. I found this with some technical or long out of print books of American origin.

I like the idea of keeping a few geese. the native South Africans always surround their house with a wide band of gravel to deter snakes. Never saw vegetation against the house walls, not even cut grass. Don't know if that would work in Thailand? Overhanging trees might well provide a habitat bridge?

My understanding: The Buddhist ceremony is the traditional marriage and for many rural Thais is the most important recognition of marriage. However, to carry legal force the marriage must be registered at a local Amphur. Legal marriage registration does not require the Buddhist ceremony though. It requires Thai I'd card or passport, tabbien ban or similar and for foreigners affirmation of freedom to marry. If you are married elsewhere you need proof of divorce before you can marry in Thailand. To obtain the full benefits in Thailand from an overseas marriage it may need to be registered in Thailand?

So Devram its "none of their f...ing business" how much someone earns just because they want to live in Thailand. Guess it's not up to Thais to decide who they want to let live in their country and under what conditions. No doubt you would also be very indignant if they stopped you proudly abusing their visa system?

Downside of learning Thai is that you get to hear what the majority of Thai people talk about on a daily basis: the most inane, trivial conversations and gossip that I've ever heard in my life. Yes, you can become totally fluent in Thai with a lot of work, but then what are you going to talk about? When I reached a level where I could understand 75% or so of what I heard around me, I completely lost interest in the language.

Agree fully. That's exact same reason why I lost interest in English conversation years ago.

Most drivers in Uk also have pre-test instruction, privately or through a driving school. Dare say it is the same in most countries.