digbeth

You already can't have gas stove in condos, anything the majority of co-owners voted in as long as it's within the law of the land is legal, say you can't have pet in the room, even though it's your own room the condition of living there is you agreeing to that

I used to smoke, I don't mind people smoking in their room or out on the street away from entrances, but in my condo the room several floors below me smokes heavily, before it was cigarettes and now with legal weed it reeks When I smoked I smoke on my balcony too but it's understandable how it can become a nuisance, plus there has been issue of people just flicking hot ashes out the balcony, the odd cigarettes are fine but chain smoking packs after pack let alone cannabis is intolerable to the rooms next to you smoking in rooms just turns into hot boxes, without air filters, any smell that escapes out the door just makes the corridor smells like cheap bars considerate smokers in my condo come down to the carpark in designated corner where it won't disturb the rooms above so much If you have way of ensuring that smoking in your own room doesn't disturb other then by all means go ahead, same as playing loud music

you don't need to re-register and can continue to use the car 'out of province' annual tax can be paid normally, you'd rarely need to visit the original plate province's DLT, things like transfer of ownership can be done at any province's DLT

The riders are complaining that they are bundling multiple orders together, resulting in less pay for the riders and longer wait as they are picking up from multiple restaurant and drooping off different customers before reaching you, maybe by pressing that they've delivered they got the customers off their back and contacting the restaurant or grab support to chase them down instead of being contacted directly

On the roof glass, I'd say forget ceramic and go for old school metallic, unlike the windows where the metal blocks phone and gps signals, the roof doesn't need ceramic, old style metallic ting film reflects heat better and cost less than ceramic film only maybe if you want your roof to match your window

Why would BYD or the Dealer care how you source your electricity, just choose not to buy wall charger with them and install yourself or use what you already have

here's a list of article/category 2 controlled substance https://mnfda.fda.moph.go.th/narcotic/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/PK_MOPHVJ2_050865.pdf or this diagram of all controlled substance in each categories https://bdn.go.th/attachment/news/download.php?WP=q21Zn21CM5O0hJatrTgjWz05qmEZZJ1CM5O0hJatrTDo7o3Q

bigger loads like hot water heater and aircon are usually run separate from the consumer unit, with separate breaker to prevent the it tripping the whole house back in the day as these appliance would be late addition and the aging consumer unit in the house probably wont have the space or main breaker able to handle the load, the electrician that did your install probably did it out of habit without knowing why

that's some good points, to get checks on universal you have to be of correct age and goes through endless grilling before they give you test choosing hospital is important too, if you live in some area where government hospital is not so good or forces you to go to your local clinic first but you don't need to continue on section 39 for your family to receive your pension money and funeral assistance right?

What happens to RCBOs in cases where there are no central ground but some appliance has their own ground? in many Thai house without ground wiring, there are often grounds from the appliance chassis to the nearest ground or metal bit of the house, like hot water heater, air con units or washing machine to oven, would this complicate thing should one fit an RCBO or RCCD? it is advisable to rip these separate 'grounds' out if one were to rewire the house

no do not pay if you have contributed over 15 years, and especially in this case she is a Thai national entitled to universal healthcare, unless they can find a good reason to be on Social Service after leaving work

live to about 70 and you'll have collected the pay to be worth what you paid in (not adjusted for inflation) if one were to die before that, next of kin can also receive a lump sum too not considering any compensation or medical treatment received thus far

you just pay extra to the hospital, the special private rooms can be full depending on the hospital though, I don't think better foods are available anywhere

15-20 years ago when there were still Thai-Chinese owned tailor shops catering to Thais you can still get decent value, ever since then all shops on the main Sukhumvit Road has been bought up by the Indians targeting tourists it's not quite the same. The non-indian shops still left around the area in Thonglor or Ekamai either has lead time in weeks or months due to volume of their clientele, you won't get your shirt or suits next day like from those indians in Nana, or the newer generation Thai tailor has moved into malls with corresponding price

the combined life/health with saving element usually don't cover outpatient treatment, leading to unnecessary hospital stay in order to qualify there's plenty of the separate health only options that covers outpatient treatment too, usually bundled with accident covers, but often limited to set amount per visit, usually a few thousands baht, anything more you either pay out of pocket or ask to be admitted in order to use the life insurance

Quit before 15 years and you can take a lump sum payment

If you just quit at 15 years or more, your final salary used to calculate the pension is at the maximum 15,000 which works out to 3000 baht per month pension, or a bit more if you have worked more than 15 years however if you continue paying into SS after leaving work (section 39) but before the age of retirement to receive the pension, the base salary used to calculate pension will be 4800 Baht, which results in 960baht pension instead of 3000 you'd have got if you not continue paying Only thing you got from continue paying is healthcare, if you have better private insurance or a Thai National that can go on the universal free for all system, there's no point to continue paying (This is for where you've paid into the system for more than 15 years of course) If you've only worked for a few years, continue paying into the system is good cheap access to government healthcare

not PO box at the post office but rented ones from places like self storage, just looks like normal address or business address, some even scan the mails and have them email to you

With their economy's state, The Party itself could be encouraging this rumour to stop their people from bringing money to spend abroad too much Not to dismiss that the kidnappings aren't there, they were a few reported, who knows how many were just paid off? Also having seen how some of these rich Chinese kids behave being high off their minds walking around Bangok, no wonder it happens

lump sum is only available for those with less than 15 years (180months) contribution, the catch for self contribution where it'll reduce the pension only applies for those that has paid in for 15 years or over, also another catch where if you quit before 55 and by continuing to pay under section 39 brings your contribution to over180 months then you can't have the lump sum when you turn 55

Exactly, and by continuing SS payment after (section 39) you've left your job will means reduced pension payout as the final salary used to calculate the pension will now be 4800 instead of 15,000 maximum you were based on during your employment, that's the difference between 3000 (or more if you've been contributing over 15 years) and 960 baht under section 39 you'll lose off your pension, let alone the 432 baht a month extra it'll cost you So work out your pension you stand to receive first before deciding to continue payment If you've worked and pay into SS for less than 15 years, the pension maybe negligible to not care and having access to government hospital if you're not Thai could be a lifesaver

A staff is seen in the video next to the door talking to the driver on the intercom next to the emergency stop lever If it were done in nanny state gone mad, the train should have stopped, the track de-energized meaning trains in other direction stopped in case any idiot fall into the track from the open door and electrocuting themselves, passengers evacuated and walked back to the nearest station or have another train transfer them, or wait half an hour for an engineer to come and fix the door, making everyone stuck on the trains and commuters in other directions stopped too and whole day ruined. In a triumph of common sense, the staff see that the door is open and directed passengers to stay away from the door and presumably got it fixed at the next station I'd be mad if I'm stuck in the train because some Karn pulled the stop lever because the door was open

There is no allocation,, when there's 40-60% parking space to the number of rooms the salesperson can say each room is entitled to a parking space, but what happens if all residents turn up to park? Often if the room is allocated a spot and is included in the deed they'll have room number painted on the spot, or incase of posh condos that have like 110% parking space to room number, not needed. I understand most of us here can't imagine living in a place with such situation condos around 1-1.3 million baht in Pattaya might not see the car park full all year due to foreign tenant not having car and only in the holidays that the Bangkok owners show up but this is reality for most working class Thais in popular commuter areas for condos in this price range, with cars double or triple parked and spilling over onto the street and if you don't make it home before dinner time on Sunday you're not getting a spot

SS approved medicine list is more restrictive, the doctor would have to tiptoe around what they can prescribe Acute Diseases treatment like cancer is better on the Universal system, on SS they just cut you off chemo if you've reached their threshold Dental on SS you have to pay out of pocket to be reimbursed, and quite limited compared to universal system, but getting appointment at local government hospital will be a drag Only plus of SS is that you can designate private hospital as your primary care, but private hospital will shove you in SS wing with wait times similar to government hospital, but at least the nurses won't bark at you like poor people. some Private hospital do have external clinics for SS you can visit which is nice for not so serious needs.

If you buy a condo and didn't ask about parking situation and expecting there to be a 1:1 parking per unit, in most cheap condo, you'll be in for a surprise cheap condos with 1:1 parking exist, expect to pay extras for them though, most work out to about 60-40% car park per unit in the real world