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21 minutes ago, firemans35 said:

The last thing I read on the subject when arriving in Thailand a person must quarantine in their home or hotel for 2 weeks. Government Officials would be checking. The most time that I know of for a normal tourist visa is 30 days. Why would any tourist want to quarantine in a hotel for for 14 days. That's wasted money and time in my opinion.

Many people come to Thailand with the intent of spending 2 weeks in their room......

Question 1)  Will this be mandatory to enter places, like malls, 7, etc. Already requested(possibly mandatory) at big c Pattaya.

Question 2)  what if you don't have an Android or iPhone?  (Dumb phone. Windows, Symbian).

1 hour ago, garygooner said:

You are kidding right. Pretty much everyone knows you can buy animals there sadly, in hot crowded cages, including dogs, cats, rabbits & exotic animals like birds, turtles, snakes and monkeys. 

Bat?

Fitness 7 has about 30% of the gym with air con.  Also Jett and  Coco have air con.

However the last two are not aimed at those who require heavy weights.  Fitness 7 is possibly the best choice around here.  They at least have 85kg dumbbells and a Smith that can go to 300kg.

No Golds, but alas..

Ignore every comment except those that say:

Ask your doctor!

31 minutes ago, mrloy99 said:

you can buy skirting boards(baseboards if you are American) which have recess for wiring.you can also get architrave with recess for wiring.but to be honest the best job is as you say,to add a thin wall...plasterboard is very cheap.and if you plan it correctly you might not have to do all the walls..can fit some outlets back to back in other rooms...Your second wall might also give you the opportunity to hide a thermally reflective screen to help keep the rooms cooler

Plasterboard, yes.  I was thinking of that (also called Drywall ?)

http://www.knauf.co.th/prddetail.php?prdId=26&lang=en

This is what I think we're talking about?  If I place that on top of the electrical cables, and do the whole walls with this (obviously now a gap behind the rest of the panels) this should give it a good clean look.

Also should help modernize the interior look with a nice uniform finish.  Then I could either paint/texture it, or leave it as is (and hang paitings/shelves/etc. for further decorating).

(Is my thinking right?  Again, I know nothing.  Just want to not sound like a complete idiot when I hire someone to do the work ???? )

Any idea how expensive this solution is (both purchase and installation).  I.e: Cheap, need to budget it, easier to build a house?

????

Okey,

Thank you for all the feedback everyone.  This sounds like a messy, expensive, and possibly problematic job.  At least, as far as hiding the wiring in the wall.

Are there other good options?  Simply painting over them still makes it visible.  I thought about 'adding' a fake wall (thin board on all walls) and in effect, hiding it that way.

Perhaps there's a good 'artistic' way to hide it?  Does anyone sell something decorative that can be done to hide it?  (Perhaps pillar/column looking decorations that you place every 3' across the length of the wall to give it a pattern, but in reality, one of them is hiding wiring).

I'm looking at doing some modifications to a house that has old style wiring, where the wires are visible ON the wall (as opposed to embedded in the wall).

How difficult a task is it to 'hide' all the wiring in the walls (such that only outlets are visible in appropriate places).

Note, I know nothing about how to do this, and would be employing someone to do it.  Just curious how much effort and cost I can expect.

Thank you.

In my situation (Thai GF, not legally married, but together for 10+ years).

Buy land in her name.  Get a 'lease' (usufruct?) for 30 years.  (With possible for 30 year extension, even tho this might be questionably enforceable).  In the event that the GF dies, do one of the following:

1) Transfer ownership to another Thai person that can be trusted, and have the safety net of the 30 year lease.  Perhaps sign a new 30-year lease at the time as well?

2) Establish a Thai Company, take 39% (or 49%?) ownership, transfer the house into the company, then arrange for the company to do some form of legitimate trade.

As an alternative:

Form Thai Company from start, get 39% or 49% ownership.  And make sure it does a legitimate trade (something the Thai person is wholly responsible for).  In the event of death of the Thai GF, transfer the shares to another Thai person who can then continue the trade or take on a new trade.

I suspect that a dedicated office for the purpose of engaging in this trade (perhaps online work, secretarial work, back office work, not necessary that there be 'customers' coming in), would legitimize the company claim.

Sound good?

(On the plus side, in the event that I die, no paperwork for her.... I hate paperwork, so I hope that I'm off first ???? )

I suppose it depends on the office.

Are they dealing with critical information, and thus can not hold it on external laptop, or even allow VPN access in.

Are they dealing with resources that can only be accessed on-site.

Do the employers lack the necessary hardware/infrastructure at home to do the work.

And of course, the obvious, do the companies trust their employees to work at home as opposed to slack off.

But, there might be legitimate reasons.  For example, I don't think you can access most of the banking functions from home.

33 minutes ago, sqwakvfr said:

I though I would never say this but:  I wish I had a case of MRE’s(Meals Ready to Eat).  For those who served in the Military know what MRE’s are.  Dehydrated Pork Patties,. Yumm?

 

I guess I will get some extra Peanut Butter, Bread and Crackers and of course as much beer I can carry home from Topps or Rimping.  

 

A 24 Hour Curfew would be difficult to enforce in every neighborhood.  Of course the 64 Thousand dollar question is:  What happens if you are caught violating the 24 hr Curfew?  A fine, 20 lashes with a wet noodle or re-education camp?  

Protein bars my friend.  Protein bars.  I can survive for ever on them.

I just heard on thai news that the 24hour lockdown means no going out for food or delivery.

Can anyone confirm this?

What happens if you have a 30 year lease in your name and inherit the property but can not sell within a year?

This will increase the probability of getting corona.  This increases the chances of dying from corona.  This increases the percentage of foreign people in Thailand who have corona.

Now can claim it's foreigners fault, and havenumbers to back it up.

Yes, just being cynical.  I'm bored and can't go out.

One mall says 37.5, another says 36.5.  I must have recovered during the walk over.

2 hours ago, Galomir said:

My girlfriend got her temperature tested yesterday at her condo. 34.7 degrees.... Well I guess I'm dating a zombie. 

Your girlfriend is cold hearted?

4 minutes ago, Crossy said:

I'm quite sure that food and medicines will be on the "can buy" list.

 

Even if they follow the Chinese model one person was allowed out every other day.

 

But right now we know nothing.

 

I *expect* you to be right.  I'm concerned if its not mentioned explicitly, it may not be the case?

I also believe in Taiwan, they delivered food.  Not sure if they wanted to mimic that.

Just trying to make sure I'm on the right side of the law.  Unfortunately, only have good access to the english news, so not sure if something was amiss in translation.

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I notice it does not include:

1) Buying food

2) Buying medicine (non-life threatening, i.e. immodium, ibuprofen, etc.)

Am I missing something?

Thank you.

8 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Absolutely correct... Anyone who has traveled for pure leisure reasons within the past couple weeks needs therapy...

There have been enough warning signs so they only have themselves to blame !!

Grab a cheap bungalow folks and settle in for the ride ???? 

 

 

But, we were told it was a hoax.

23 minutes ago, john69 said:

A key point for the bank would be income / ability to make the mortgage payments.

 

Even when using an existing fully paid house with greater value as collateral?

How is the following situation handled in Thailand:

Thai national owns a house.

Wishes to buy a new house.

Wants to use the money from the present house to buy the new house.

I thought one approach would be:

Buy the new house (downpayment + mortgage), using the present house as 'collateral'.   Then when the old house sells, use the money to pay off the mortgage.

Is that a thing here?

Thank you.