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Just did my UK passport quoted up to 6 weeks but got it back within 3 weeks.

I normally just take a copy of either the water / electric bill which is in the wifes name but same surname as mine. The name on the bill is in Thai. Never had a problem in Pattaya immigration getting residency cert.

What makes people think strong brew refers to alcohol content , i am sure it means its a stronger tasting brew which it is . 

3 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

Are they allowed to sober up first? 

I'm trying to imagine Thais speaking drunken, slurred English...

Yes with a German accent to boot. 

Blow through the drain line it gets blocked with sludge. I do mine every few months.

It has intel HD graphics 4000 that's from 2012  9 years old technology snail speed graphics and out dated i7 CPU don't waste your money you can buy a second hand desktop similar specs for  about 3k 

I looked into this for my son and the answer I got was if someone has dual nationality and it's from a country that has a requirement for conscription. The UK Forces require written proof that they are waived from Military service in that country ( Thailand). Basically if your name is in a Tabien Baan book in Thailand you are legally required to do the draw in Thailand. If he does not return to Thailand there will not be a problem here but he will not be eligible to join the British  military without a waiver which you can not get unless you attend the draw in Thailand.

Will you still need to get the form for permission to travel (drive) between say Pattaya and Hua Hin provincial 

Yes you should be able to  my son just renewed his 2 year one for a 5 year in Hua Hin his address is in Pattaya.

Who is removing the old tiles and making good before laying the new tiles.

Bulbs grow in the garden.

Cancel it for a couple more years just to replenish the reservoirs. Have a holiday but stop wasting water.

it was open yesterday not much open in there though I was there for Advice IT store.

Generally in Thailand they will not accept cancellations by phone you need to go in with copies of ID / passport in the name of account holder and sign some paperwork. 

Doing the maths 60 boats each with 650 passengers = 39000 divided into 2.1b = would be 53,846 each . But it says revenue generated not spent by passengers so it takes into account Docking fees and logistics for the 60 boats. So I can see it easily being 2.1 Billion baht.

17 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

Go to your bank and ask for the SMS notification service, everytime money goes in or out of your account you get a message on your phone stating: date, time, amount & new balance. There is a small annual charge for the service but it gives peace of mind ????

Bangkok bank I believe charge me 15bt / month 

If its a 10 min walk no way it is 1km away. 

Does the boat have an inboard engine. If so you only pay 7% Vat no import duty. However if fitted with an outboard, the engine is valued separately to the boat and duty is payable on the engine. I have also heard that the trailers are subject to import duty, 

4 hours ago, hugh2121 said:

email received from DWP in July this year:

Dear Mr Morgan,  

Thank you for your email dated 03/07/2020.

I have checked our records and can confirm we have not issued any life certificates to you since November 2018, which you completed and returned.

Due to the ongoing restrictions caused by Covid-19 we have stopped issuing our life certificate requests until worldwide circumstances change. Your payments will continue to be issued every four weeks.

Yours Sincerely

 

Gemma 

+44 191 2187777

The Pension Service 11

Mail Handling Site A

Wolverhampton

That's BS my mum received one last week. The letter was dated early Aug and they give you 16 weeks from date of letter so 4 weeks have already passed. so they are still sending them out. Her last one was in June 2018 so looks like every 2 years. Yes they are a pain to get signed.

The dual pricing for expats does not only upset the expat. When I used to visit the wife's family upcountry they would ask me to go / take them to the National Parks to go to the river for nice day a day out. They would get more annoyed that I had to pay sometimes up to 10 times the price they paid. They would feel really bad that they asked me to drive them there and pay for gas only for me to be charged 400-500 Baht to get in when they only paid 20-40 Baht. It annoyed the wifes family so much they would not ask me to take them again. I would no problem. It's not like I visited that often anyway. A couple of times we went to places and didn't even go in. We  just found something else to do even though I knew they were looking forward to it. But they felt really guilty about asking me to take them to places that in their opinion were ripping me off. It didn't bother me too much paying it, But when I take my kids out and they ask me to pay Falang prices for my kids who live and go to school in Thailand just because they are with me is a bit much. That is where I draw the line.

Sounds like a sticky magnetic relay I have had this problem just call any air con service cheap easy fix to replace. Sometimes if you give the outside unit a good thump is will open the contact and stop the comp.