Blue Muton

If I understood right: the TM30 has to be filled and presented to police or immigration by the house owner (hotel manager, resort manager...), not by the frarang.

Or am I wrong?

No.

You are not wrong.

my goodness, used to be my dream to retire to Thailand one day with my Thai wife. The more i read the more i feel i am less likely to do it . I think its the backpack and multiple itinerary for us. So many places to see and be.

I retired here a year ago with my Thai wife, everything (really, everything) has been great, I wouldn't let a trip to immigration every 90 days spoil anything. As for the TM30, my local office is satisfied that we notified them once and are not interested in us going on or returning from holiday either in Thailand or elsewhere.

Certainly not a Toshiba, I had one that didn't work from new. Home Mart sent out an engineer, who, after quite some time declared it "working", having finally found a way to get it to heat water. Unfortunately this involved disconnecting the flexible connector on the outlet from the pipework, leaving the water to run out of the flexi onto the floor. He advised against the idea of using it to supply hot water to more than one outlet, saying that such a system was not available in Thailand, despite the thing being designed and sold as a multipoint. It took a few months to get our money back from Home Mart, during which time we had it replaced with a Stiebel which we purchased from a really excellent small local hardware store.

Did the bridge have a sign about load rating?. Obviously ignored it if it did.

Do you really think it needed a sign to tell a truck driver not to cross THAT bridge in THAT truck, or that the driver would have taken any more notice of the sign than he did of the guy who advised him against it?

I asked at the Ayutthaya office about online reporting and the guy laughed and told me no chance. He then told my wife that it's broken and that they don't have a programmer to fix it, nor do they have either the inclination or the resources to get one.

Rent.......10,000 to 15,000 baht a month

Utilities.....(Water, Electric)...3,000 to 4,000 bath a month depending on Air-con use

Food.......10,000 to 15,000 baht a month (maybe less)

Transportation....???????

that's on the LOW end....And the bare essential, doesn't include clothes, or other unexpected expenses!

That's a general idea, could be cheaper, could be more expensive???? What visa do you intend on staying?

check out this site for a more specific example of costs

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Thailand

You are way off with the utility cost, just got our electricity bill and it is 1,600 Baht, water about 100.

Your personal experience with the electric bill and water bill is just that ....YOUR experience with the electric bill and water bill.

As for my Utilities expense ...it includes cable, phone , water, electric, internet etc and is just a ROUGH estimate.

So excuse me if I say ...I don't think I'm that far off

If you say you don't think you're far off, with the additional info (inclusion of internet, cable, phone etc), then I'd have to agree with you. I looked at the part where you originally just mentioned electricity and water, coupled with the low end bit, so it seems that we may be in violent agreement (to quote a Brent type cretin boss that I had in a previous life). Yes, I am fully aware that my bills are unique to me.

Rent.......10,000 to 15,000 baht a month

Utilities.....(Water, Electric)...3,000 to 4,000 bath a month depending on Air-con use

Food.......10,000 to 15,000 baht a month (maybe less)

Transportation....???????

that's on the LOW end....And the bare essential, doesn't include clothes, or other unexpected expenses!

That's a general idea, could be cheaper, could be more expensive???? What visa do you intend on staying?

check out this site for a more specific example of costs

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Thailand

You are way off with the utility cost, just got our electricity bill and it is 1,600 Baht, water about 100.

Our electric bill has averaged 4000 - 5000 across three different properties.

The last time a genius came in and argued that everyone was getting scammed on air con cost.. turns out he used the AC at 28-29 (basically drying the room only)

It's just like those geniuses telling us were getting scammed on food because im not eating tesco khao pat gai everyday at 20b/meal

I didn't say that everyone has a bill of 1,600 Baht, I just pointed out that I did - in response to a post advising that twice that amount is "on the LOW end". My bills may be on the "LOW end" because I seldom have the need to use the aircon during the day, I generally find that a fan is comfortable.

Perhaps you could point to where I suggested that anyone was getting scammed, or where I suggested that everyone's bills must be the same as mine?

Rent.......10,000 to 15,000 baht a month

Utilities.....(Water, Electric)...3,000 to 4,000 bath a month depending on Air-con use

Food.......10,000 to 15,000 baht a month (maybe less)

Transportation....???????

that's on the LOW end....And the bare essential, doesn't include clothes, or other unexpected expenses!

That's a general idea, could be cheaper, could be more expensive???? What visa do you intend on staying?

check out this site for a more specific example of costs

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Thailand

You are way off with the utility cost, just got our electricity bill and it is 1,600 Baht, water about 100.

I remember wasting a day at Doi Inthanon once. Never again.

Can you list a few other places in Thailand that you avoid? Might give me some ideas of where to go.

The North, the South, the East, the West and Isaan.

Thanks, that narrows it down a bit.

Absolutely. Did you go on your bike?

Nope, it was a 12Km jungle hike following this trail.

http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=3391302

Great, thanks. I have friends from England visiting at the end of March. The teenage son is into hiking and they want to spend a few days in the CM area. Do you thing the smog will have cleared by then?

I remember wasting a day at Doi Inthanon once. Never again.

Can you list a few other places in Thailand that you avoid? Might give me some ideas of where to go.

Absolutely. Did you go on your bike?

".....excessive pumping of water from the river to feed second crop rice farming was blamed for the sharp drop in the level of water in the river."

It is blindingly obvious when water has been pumped and rice paddy prepared but for some reason nothing seems to be done about it. If there is not enough water then measures have to be taken to ensure critical supplies but for whatever reason those with the power to do so seem unwilling to act.

I think you'll find that water supply is critical for a rice farmer.

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Why could it not be his house ?

Unless its a Condo ferangs own nothing here apart from a disillusion they think they do by renting,or the 30 year lease cobblers.I buy 2 Houses here,and need permission from my Mrs to live in them, and to get a Visa Extension by Marriage, same for many here.NUFIN wrong in that.25 Years and not found my Cases on the Step YET.

Allowed to live in a house that you bought in you your wife's name, for longer than it takes the paint to dry?

Surely that's not possible?

I'm sure I read that on the Internet somewhere........

....x1000 a day...that we never hear of....

Is there an ear mountain somewhere where they store the annual 365,000 ears?

That's more like it, worth staying up for!

....nonsense...

...sorry but good riddance......

Why sorry?

Hi, I have read quite a bit on TV in relation to visa and extension applications and also recently posted a request for any tips specifically relevant to the Ayutthaya office. Many thanks to the useful, helpful contributors on this topic. My wife spoke to the office a couple of times and we visited them once previously to ask for a residency certificate as part of my driving licence application process. They seemed very efficient and helpful on each occasion.

On to my visit for my first extension of stay based on retirement. I thought I had everything lined up properly but hit one small snag, which was quite easily overcome. We initially reported to the front office, where there was no queue. The guy there checked all of our documents, passport, blue book etc and gave me three forms to complete; the application itself, a notice about overstay penalties and an form about an 'under consideration' period.

I returned shortly with the completed forms which he then checked, again there was nobody in front of us. We then went into a small office, moving from desk to desk collecting bits of paper and stamps as we progressed. it was only when we got to the fifth and final desk that they noticed that the bank clerk had put the wrong date on the supporting letter that we had got the previous day. This was fixed by a quick visit to the local branch, who gave us a print-out of a revised form that our local branch e-mailed to them.

The IO accepted the B&W printed copy letter on the understanding that we would go to our bank the next day and send an original, correctly dated letter by EMS the next day.

In short, we dealt wit half a dozen people there, did not have to wait at all and received a quite warm reception throughout. The experiences in my local amphur office have been quite poor, but I would genuinely give the Ayutthaya Immigration Office ten out of ten for the way that they dealt with us.

Thanks again to those on this site who help guide so many others through their travels and new lives here, you know who you are.

Naahh... She was not that drunk, or else she would have used those pound notes instead...

She's from England, where pound notes were discontinued over thirty years ago. Do keep up!

Folks, we must be a little more informed.

I used to own several travel agencies.

Travel insurers would pay us 40% commission.

So many times I made claims for people and by far the majority never got a cent.

The excuses that I heard from the insurers were unbelievable.

One reasonable sales rep even expressed to me the as a matter of course the first claim is refused automatically in the hope it will go away.

Having experienced refusal of a claim many years ago, I can believe you 100%. F#####g parasites. They rely on the fact 95% of people who have a claim refused won't drag them through the legal system because they don't have the resources.

1.8 million baht definitely sounds like a private hospital.

I continue to wonder why any tourists go to Phuket, given its horrific reputation.

people continue to go because travel agents don't make them aware of the dangers, they'd not sell many holidays if they did.

My mrs told me I don't have to get her anything as "you love me every day".

These Thai gold diggers, eh?

Ah yes.................... see how long you can get away with that?

Maybe buy her a non-stick saucepan, or some towels, or maybe an iron for Valentines, or at least a 10 iron, then nothing will be wasted..............except you!

I said she told me I didn't have to, which doesn't mean either that I won't or that I'm unaware of a potential change of heart on her part come the 14th!

My mrs told me I don't have to get her anything as "you love me every day".

These Thai gold diggers, eh?

....nice house....

D'oh! Forgot to see the house, we were only looking for assets INSIDE it.

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The mother issued good advice to all tourists, in the form of the remark, .(Brits) do things on holiday that they would never dream of doing at home. Good on her I say, because if only one tourist takes heed, then she has helped.

The full report states that the girl was on "the back" of the "moped" when the accident happened. Does this imply that someone else was driving it? Whoever was driving it that person legally required a Thai motorcycle licence or International Licence, because most insurance companies would, as outlined in a previous post, use this factor to make a claim null and void.

Which brings me to the oft confused term moped. A moped in the UK is by definition a hybred of a motor attached to a pedal bicycle. In the UK, no drivers licence is required to use one, as they are regarded more a bicycle than a motorcycle. I have never seen one of these in Thailand, however I have seen motorcycles and motorscooters advertised under this term.

What I'm getting at is the fact that some tourists may hire a motorcycle, under the term moped, thinking that they do not require any form of licence to drive it. IMHO, this is a dangerous practice conducted by all concerned. I would like to see the motorcycle hire company/outlet/shop, ask to view the persons drivers licence as a prerequisite to hire.

Of course, for financial reasons this will never happen, and the financial onus in the event of a damage falls on the hirer...who generally has left their passport as a guarantee with the hire shop.

From the DVLA website