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4 hours ago, bbko said:

She was given sugar?? ????

 

I know in the states, those with severe allergies carry a "Epipen", it's a self injected shot of epinephrine used in life saving emergencies just like the lady had, are they not available in Thailand?

I would have thought that with that sort of allergy you would carry one with you

Had a friend now deceased who had allergy to any type of prawns shell fish etc.

they travelled world wide but never without it.

5 hours ago, Lacessit said:

IMO you can put it down to just three brands - Maccas, KFC, and Pizza Hut. In Thailand, eating that garbage is also regarded as a status symbol.

Agree plus the amount of sickly sugar filled drinks containing such things as carnation milk etc. breeding diabetics

5 hours ago, Big Bert said:

I am flying to Mcr as visiting friends in York

I got a fare equivalent to 2700 UK pounds return

A few months ago they were considerably cheaper but I don’t like the cold weather and still had restrictions when you returned.

It took a lot of trawling around but I am flexible on dates but didn’t want a  long stop over in Doha or wherever I got an hour each way with this booking 

A few years ago flew business class with Oman Air had  never heard of them before they were good but don’t seem to being flying where I want to go.

4 hours ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

Good to hear your daughter recovered well.  I am confident your wife will as well. I took the COVID shots, too, just for the reason to help me with the symptoms should I contract it.

 

Thanks for your comments.

I read only recently that Sydney was the second least affordable city in the world for accommodation.

I suppose it’s like airline ratings depends on who carries out the survey.

That’s very interesting as I understand Pfizer at a third of the dose is being given to children here.

We are pro vaccine and our daughter soon to be six has had every vaccine since born

We have been waiting for more information although some older children we know have had Pfizer with no side effects 

My wife and I have had three Covid vaccines.

A week ago our daughter spent three days in hospital with Covid although ok now, my wife also contracted with flu like symptoms 

Hopefully my daughter may now have some natural immunity.

11 hours ago, Lacessit said:

It was an interesting experience for my Thai GF in Australia, she commented on how everything was bigger. People, houses, meals, distances, trees. Native wildlife, she freaked out seeing a wedge-tailed eagle at full wing span.

Her biggest culture shock came when we drove from Cobar to Broken Hill,and thence to Mildura. No houses or people, where are they?

I guess her perspective was also influenced by her weighing 41 kg soaking wet.

I think most people visiting Australia have some difficulty coming to terms with the vastness of the country and distances between cities.

Years ago you used to hear stories  of the Japanese tourists arriving in Cairns thinking they could go down to Adelaide for a game of golf and be back for tea.

With the land I suppose we have been lucky that generally houses are not jammed together and you have a reasonable size garden.

Unfortunately with people many are going the way of those in the US and UK grossly overweight,of course I see that creeping in here as well.

2 hours ago, Big Bert said:

Article in UK press says many people are not getting new passports within the the 10 week period, phones going un answered or cut off when the do.

 

Just booked ticket home, economy was reasonable but business class has jumped to crazy levels,      3-4 k ????

Which airlines were you looking at for Bus Class I booked one for the end of the month to UK with Qatar less than I paid a couple of years ago

Etithad offering some good deals

On 5/14/2022 at 2:32 PM, lopburi3 said:

A fridge has a compressor like airconditioner so yes it should be cheaper to vary the speed but for direct heating element and a motor spinning a drum that I had on dryer not sure how it would help - but from another post they seem to have other types of dryers these days so not sure how they operate (mine was US export model bought back in 1978) and required a whole lot of amps to operate and had to be hard wired to electric box.  

That’s for your reply even at 72 always keen to learn.

My only understanding, if it is correct, is that the inverter converts to DC making it more efficient.

12 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Don’t give up….  Push…  it’s your (extended) family…  

 

I want to give up too, with Thai friends & kids in cars, with in laws & seat belts…  and every now & then I read a thread like this and I take my own advice… push. 
Next time I see my Thai friends with kids running about a car I’ll ask W.TF…  I care, so they should. 
In laws are a tough nut to crack…  they go in my car, seat belts are not an issue… in their car, never ! 
 

 

 

 

Totally agree just sometimes you feel like your banging your head on the wall.

My six year old goes to an non government school and I have tried suggesting that they teach the kids about seat belts.

Big smiles and that’s all.

Teaching them how to Wai seems more important

On 5/13/2022 at 12:27 PM, The Hammer2021 said:

Legit but complex. Good luck.

Leaving aside the issue of the passport being expired why is it complex.

My wife and daughter have been doing the same for years as their Australian passports allow entry to many countries without the need for visas.

On 5/13/2022 at 10:59 AM, lopburi3 said:

I had a dryer here in Bangkok - in 30 years it may have been used a dozen times, removed a decade ago.  Thai want sun smell freshness and very easy to move to covered area for most people when rain comes.

 

If you must have I would buy cheap and forget inverter (the big cost is the heat and inverter not going to help that).  Make sure electric line able to provide wattage.  

I am curious about your last comment and the inverter.

Isn’t the heat generated by electricity ?

We have a fridge with an inverter and we were told it would be cheaper to run.

PS I am no electrical expert. 

5 hours ago, jacko45k said:

With the standard of driving around here surely it is only a matter of time before he ends up with a bloodied nose or worse.....

Even though his father is my

brother -in -law I sometimes think he should have the bloodied nose for his stupidity.

17 hours ago, Puccini said:

  

 

What some people, including Thailand's Department of Disease Control at the Ministry of Public Health, unofficially call the "Covid-19 Vaccination Passport" is in fact and officially the booklet entitled "International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis" or the other booklet entitled "Covid-19 Certificate of Vaccination", both issued by the Department of Disease Control.

https://www.google.com/search?q=thailand+vaccination+passport&client=ms-android-samsung-ss&prmd=insv&sxsrf=ALiCzsbYqxZwN7UulYGcsgEqqtmEp9EX8A:1652425787982&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj1xvDg9dv3AhVjS_EDHeERCw4Q_AUoAXoECAIQAQ&biw=360&bih=667&dpr=3#imgrc=af6uKv6ndaJN0M

 

If a vaccination provider in Thailand issues a document entitled "Covid-19 Vaccination Passport", this may at best be recognised as proof of vaccination at some places in Thailand.

 

Fair enough, haven’t been asked for any proof anywhere even flying domestically, staying at hotels.

At the end of the month visiting the UK nothing needed.

20 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

They are police not military- So why would  they  be?

Clearly missed the point don’t be so literal it was a pun

15 hours ago, b2bme said:

I've thought about it over the last few years since moving back to Oz but it is wishful thinking. The amount of kids (and adults) bicycles left out for collection or thrown in a council skip blows me away. Even worse now as everyone wants an E-bike so the regular ones are getting thrown out. When I think of how grateful a Thai kid would be to get a free bike.

I shipped a 20ft container from Singapore to Oz some years back and that was 10k SGD and with container prices through the roof at the moment you would have to think hard about how to cover your costs. Then there is Mr Customs in Thailand wanting a slice of the pie. 

With regards to car seats its a step in the right direction but Thailand has a long way to go and they haven't really thought it through (like many of their ideas). Even getting adults to wear seat belts is a challenge. I've upset more than one Thai relative in my time saying we ain't moving until you got you belt on. 

Then you still see the 2-5 years olds standing up on the seat of the scooter between rider and passenger. No safety there.

I think the wife has ideas of a 40ft container when we do return to Thailand and I shudder to think what will be in it, but hopefully we can bring some stuff that will be of help to others.

We brought a container over 11 years ago when we moved here couldn’t believe the cost so low now though like you say expensive.

Re the car seats we have a European brand in each car and our daughter can now buckle her self in.

A few years ago we visited some friends in the UK and brought their used one back for my wife’s brothers child.

I still see him standing up in the front car  seat.

His parents are supposed to be educated people the excuse being “ he doesn’t like to sit in it”

I give up !!!!

As a matter of interest what is the difference or benefit of the passport over the Thailand certificate of Covid Vaccination which gives all of the details of each vaccination ?

33 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The rules for TM30 reporting were changed in June of 2020. A new report is not required in your case unless you enter with a new visa.

I have seen reports of Chiang Mai immigration asking for one even though it is not required. I guess they do not want to comply with the new regulation.

Thanks for that update as it’s more than two years since we have travelled it hasn’t been necessary.

Will speak to local Immigration Office.

14 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

More complex  bonkers unrealistic ideas.  Can you imagine  the chaos if these clowns had to take part in military action to defend  their country?

Fortunately it wouldn’t be Immigration in the trenches.

11 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

No.

You don't need to do anything

 

Is it different for the Visa he holds ?

I am on a retirement extension and in the past my wife who holds the house book has had to re register  me at our address on our return from leaving the country, we are in Chiang Mai Province.

A few years ago after going across into Burma for the day she didn’t do it and It was mentioned the next time I did the 90 day reporting.

20 hours ago, Russell17au said:

You seem to miss one important point and that is you are at a busy international entry point where there are lots of camera's around and it would be too risky for any IO there to do anything like what you suggest, it is not a simple local immigration office

My response was intended to be somewhat “ tongue in cheek” however I do not think the cameras would deter them.

3 hours ago, b2bme said:

I see countless numbers of these out on the verge for rubbish collection or with a "for free" sign on them in Australia. Nothing wrong with them except no longer required and seems most people here want new items for their new born or infants and not used. You struggle to give stuff away most times just because people want new stuff. Cots, prams/push carts, change tables, baby car seats, booster seats and so on. Guess it is similar in other Western countries. You can literally furnish a house with the stuff that gets thrown out here.

A few years ago I saw a place in Chiang Mai selling very good quality used products from Japan including car seats push chairs etc

We bought a very good quality timber “ high chair” for our daughter which is still in use and  has been passed on a couple more times.

Maybe you could send out a container full and I will be your agent here !!!!! 

10 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Theres a technical answer and a Thai answer, I would say it entirely depends what happens on the day.

In this country it seems the person/lofficer on the day determines whats gonna happen not much else.

 

Total inconsistency in attitudes /enforcement and which way the wind blows !

Totally agree but you missed one very important point, relating to the folding stuff in your wallet, it seems to solve most

"administrative problems" !

1 hour ago, Lucky Bones said:

Errrrr....I think there is a difference in "uniform" here.

The clue is in the military look-a-like uniforms complete with medals, ribbons, badges and whistles.

All designed to demand, not earn respect.

 

Yes I will concede on that point re read the article a bit over the top.

Probably started early with uniforms being a Cub then a Scout loved the woggle !!!!