Randy99

I retired, came to Thailand, bought a 250cc Honda mb and have not really stopped touring on it for 5 years. I stop in nice places here and there, usually rural and hang out for a month or two, make a few friends and move on. I find it very satisfying. Have a rented bedroom in Phan Thong as my home base to keep immigration happy.

They need to look at elevator control cables which have been a problem on the Twin Otter in the past. Aircraft Maint. Engineer, 40 years experience and endorsed on the Twin Otter

I just read within the last few days that renewals will be done online soon. Unfortunately the article didn't have a implementation date.

Use WattsApp, LINE etc. They're free and many banks have LINE accounts now although they don't advertise that fact.

A long shot but the functioning of a barometer is the same as an aircraft altimeter, except that the altimeter has a much greater pressure range. A decent aircraft instrument repair shop should be able to at least diagnose the problem for you. Not sure if there are any such shops in Thailand that will do that kind of outside work due to the lack of general (light) aviation Thai Airways undoubtedly has a instrument shop but doubtful that they would accept your project. You might search Singapore on the net for a shop, otherwise Europe or Australia have many shops. Best of luck, Randizzle

Obtained a e-visa for Vietnam recently. Applied online two weeks before departure. My application was rejected 5 times for me not specifying where I'd be staying. I did provide that information. Couldn't understand the issue so I just kept sending it back unchanged. Finally, 4 hours before before departure time it arrived. We barely made the flight. Don't know what the grudge is against Canadians. Loved Vietnam by the way.

Twice in the last year I've seen a China lady squatting on the Soi in broad daylight taking a piss. Hope they holiday somewhere like India where pissing anywhere is accepted. Yuck!

One more option for moving large cash sums that I've never seen mentioned here is Bangkok Bank. Online banking offers to transfer up to 2 million baht via Swift or Prompt Pay. There is a fee, about 400B if I recall.

I'm having difficulty getting outbound mail delivered to Canada. Sent 2 first class airmail letters almost a month ago. Neither has arrived. Mind you it could be Canada Post is the problem.

Bull sharks are among the most aggressive but are not hard to identify because of their bull head. Too bad she wasn't aware. Poor lady. One in a billion chances of that happening.

Suck it up. All insurance companies pay 50% of what they owe. This is particularly true healthcare insurers. Ultimately your only recourse is to sue in court but don't hold your breath. You are most likely to spend good money on a lawyer and loose in court. Rigged game.

Only used an agent once. Went there based on a recommendation from a reply on this forum. Got ripped off for 7,000 Baht. Didn't see it coming before I was preyed upon as the scheme was elaborate. Live and learn.

Phaya Thai hospital in Si Racha has been my worst nightmare. Had two, yes 2 stiches removed there. In attendance for this highly dangerous and life saving procedure were a Plastic Surgeon and two nurses. It took all of two minutes, if that. They charged an obscene amount. Had an operation there too. Insurance only paid half because of what they called inflated prices and un-necessary procedures. Never going back!

It's my opinion that there are no fair and honest vendors in the phone business at Tuc Com. I learned my lesson buying a new phone at one of the alleged Samsung phone dealers. Got scammed quite badly.

I flew to Vietnam last week and returned a few days later. Used the E gate upon exit and had no problems returning on my re-entry permit.