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From personal experience gas generators for permanent use are a non starter. For welding the ones that work are very big and heavy. For well pumping they are very, very, very thirsty. I know, I tried it. They are no fun to load up and take home for the night either. For the well, go solar. The pump, panels and controller cost us about 25K THB. For general small tools use I bought a Polo inverter generator and it works a treat even with tools that have a big start up draw like metal cutoff saws. Can even perform 2 or 3 spot welds b4 the breaker flips. Less than 20kg. About 13,500 THB from Lazada. Polo is a consumer friendly company, btw. For welding we rent from a farmer who has a small rig on a small trailer. POLO เครื่องปั่นไฟอินเวอร์เตอร์ ขนาด 2.0KW รุ่น P2250iS POLO Inverter Generator

Quick follow up. All went zero problems and safely installed for another year. My yellow book was enough, btw, and did not need to produce my wife's id or house book. Thanks again.

Well, thank you everybody. I have most all of the docs. in Mr. Red's 1st and 2nd folders and the officer knows me from 2 or 3 years of 90 day etc. so should be good. Didn't think about providing copies of everything so thanks for the reminder. The cat asked me to wish you a Happy New Year. Thanks again.

Thanks DrJack, I am in Buriram. Also forgot, I have a usufruct on the land (that I bought and put i wife's name) and a TM6 and a TM30 stapled in my passport along with my last 90 day. Due on the 01 01 2023 but he said come in any day this week, no problem, so I go tomorrow. Hopefully miss the Monday crowds at the immigration office and bank too. Yellow book shows my address btw. Thanks again.

It is not too good to be true. Many medical procedures here are less expensive when not performed by US style insurance based pricing structure. Best to be careful, however, I would have thought. My dental implants cost about $1,000(+) c/w crown etc. here in Thailand vs $3-5,000+++ in the US. I had similar luck with cataract surgery but forget what I paid (20-30,000THB per eye vs 100,000+ at Rutnin, BKK).

Just about to renew my retirement visa for the 5th-6th (?) time and checking about documents requ'd for this. (Googled it and get a bunch of visa agents). Here is a list of what I think I need. (The local immigration officers know me and are friendly here, btw) Passport Request to renew statement (official document form) Yellow book Pink card Bank books with current balance dated on the day Bank letter, same date, verifying balance over 800,000 THB (the figures noted must match bank book EXACTLY) photos Wife's ID? Wife's house book? My wife will not be going with me and don't think it necessary, is this correct? We have lived in the same house that I built for the past 5 years and I almost always see the same officer. Thanks very much in advance. Happy New Year.

The caps are as on the stamp. It also notes that the fee was paid. It cost 1000 baht and I was given a receipt too.

My local immigration office stamped my passport with a IMMIGRATION THAILAND RE-ENTERY PERMIT (

In other countries where a left (or right) turn on red is with the proviso that all other traffic at that junction are not also wanting to drive or turn into the space where you intend to go. I think when curbside turning on a red is allowed (in any country) it is last on the list of right of way.

Thanks puchooay. Yes, that is where we are, about 20km west of Putthaisong. A good idea and will try it out if I don't find a charity depot where I can just drop off some boxes/bags of stuff. In our village, Ban Nong Waeng, there is only a primary school but there seems to be a plethora of schools in the area generally (and hospitals too-thank you number 9) so there will be plenty of places to try if that is the solution.

Thank you KhunLa. I'll give them a call.

We have too many clothes (and other things too) and would like to give them to some sort of charity. Is there a Goodwill, Oxfam or other sort of charity in Thailand? Sometimes it seems that a local Wat organizes this sort of thing but it seems not to be the case in our small village about 90km north of Buriram city. I don't mind delivering them to a depot not in our area. Any ideas please? Thanks very much.

OOPs.

Sorry about this-small thing. Immigrants and immigration are about entering a different country or area. Leaving are migrants who are migrating away from same. Kind of like 'throw' and 'catch': similar but different. It is very confusing to think of China as 'exporting immigrants'. Are they doing as in the UK? Arresting 'immigrants' (refugees) and 'exporting' (deporting) them to Uganda?

Dear ezzra: Show me one capitalist country that is doing well. The whole world is floating to yet another recession. It is corporate GREED that brings this on. The kind of Govt. means little. The money market and short selling commodities are key players in those seeking profit above all else. Inflation? It is the energy sector driving up costs and they have trillions of $ investment to protect. Big Oil owns virtually every Govt. in the world. B.O. will not stop until every drop of fossil fuel is pumped and burned. We are headed towards Autocracies worldwide, never mind the tired arguments about Communism vs Capitalism. It is Fascism that is on our doorstep.

Ongoing plans to switch my retirement visa in UK passport to retirement by marriage in new Canadian passport. I went to the Buriram immigration and asked about this and the person I spoke to said just get an entry stamp in my Canadian passport and he would start to process to get me a non 'O'. Then I would apply for a new retirement visa in ? days (I forget what it was). He said I could come in by land at Chong Chom, just south of Surin. Is this true? Now that there are, I think, no more TM6 entry-exit forms issued to air travelers does that make entry by land OK? Before it was only by air. So, what I was thinking is to get a single exit-entry stamp in my UK passport that has my current ret. visa in it. Then leave the country with it then turn around and re-enter on my Canadian passport getting a stamp in it and then go directly to immigration, the same day, to start the application for the 'O'. My thinking is that if there is a problem I would still have my valid retirement visa in my UK passport. Any comments please?

Usufruct and pre-nuptial. I built my home on land that I purchased and put in my wife's name. I have use of the land for as long as I live. She will get all that is here when I die. The prenup states that she must not do anything to disturb my peaceful life living in the home I built and paid for. I am 74 and have no interest in ending then starting a new relationship. If there is a problem then she must walk away. I have the right to bulldoze my house and fill in the pool with the rubble leaving her with nothing. Not that things are bad, it is just there in the background. USUFRUCT is important.

03 09 2022. Some time ago I posted a note about how I keep my cartridge filters clean and also about using Epsom Salts in my pool. A person from Pattaya replied (whom I suppose maintains pools for condominiums) about an Australian brand of chlorinator as being much better that Emaux brand. Now is time to replace the unit as the converter plates (?) have corroded and it no longer works. A new part costs nearly 20,000 baht when the whole unit is about 30,000(?) baht. Time for a change. If that person, or another, can suggest a better make of chlorinator could you reply to this note please? Thank you.

thanks damen, I tried the 1 800 phone number but it did not work out. I have followed through to the site, however. There is a banner that reads 'for hybrid engine Special interest 1.69%.' So, using an online loan repayment calculator https://www.finder.com.au/how-is-interest-calculated-on-a-home-loan (in $) for a 500,000 ($) loan repayment over 4 years P&I it comes up as below. Can this be what Toyota are offering? Not in $ units but the numbers are the same as if in baht, I think. Thanks for any comment. Results Monthly repayments$ 10,780.05 Total cost of loan$ 517,442.26 Total interest payable$ 17,442.26

20 08 2022, I have a Toyota Hybrid CH-R and like it very much (except for the annual fee for use of the GPS). I am very tempted by the new(ish) Cross model, however. Does Toyota ever have promotions on their cars? Do they ever offer a low interest rate to buy on monthly payments? I paid cash (1.1M) for my CH-R 3 years ago, but would consider an installment deal for a new Cross if the interest was low enough. A friend said MG offers 0% from time to time wonder if Toyota ever does this, or similar.

Thanks treetops. Just what I was looking for. I assume a 'smart bag' is the same as all the other stuff now that is 'smart'. That you can find it or that it able to do things in addition to holding your clothes. (like keeping your whereabouts known to all the usual suspects. Thanks again.

I just had my 5th vaccine. I have never had any bad side effects from the shots. I have seen on youtube channels of people I trust that the efficacy of these vaccines wear off more quickly with all the new variants floating around now. A friend was told about a pfizer product taken orally (as a cure?). Don't know anything about it but here is a picture of the box. It is apparently available in Thailand.

I am going to fly from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi AP to Koh Samui and have a 20kg checked bag allowance. I will be taking portable speakers that contain a battery (as well as computer, phones, power pack, kindle reader etc.). In the past I have been stopped from putting any of these electronic devices into baggage that is checked to go into the hold. Is this still true? In some cases I have seen airline sites that show prohibited items such as guns, caustic liquids, bombs etc.. I have looked at the BKK Air sit and they only refer to weight, not contents. Comments on battery powered devices in checked bags will be gratefully received. Thanks. (btw, it is a short flight and will just take a reduced number of devices in my carryon if not allowed.)

Thanks for the coconut.co link. Interesting site, had not seen it b4.

No, I am too old for that. I have spent my entire adult life living in a world of cannabis possession = jail time. I cannot get used to the idea that it is legal. I spent some time in Holland a while ago and it was a novel experience then. Being put on hold while somebody finds a knowledgeable person to answer the question is not for me. I would not trust their advice given the consequences of getting it wrong. I did look on their website and found nothing.