Damrongsak

5 hours ago, mistral53 said:

Invading a sovereign country is only a crime if the 'other side' does it, never when we do it ourselves.

Oh, it's a "police action".  Pull your country to the side, get out and lay on the ground!

6 hours ago, tomazbodner said:

Washing machines being most popular... what is it with Russians and washing machines???

Mama wants one that doesn't leak.

13 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Get your gf to make the booking!

No gf, go to a bar and get one of the ladies there to book for you.

Last fall I spent 2 months in Loei.  No GF, not much in the way of bars.  So I was pretty much stuck at home with my wife at our house.  ????

On 2/17/2023 at 7:57 PM, soalbundy said:

So who is going to do the scrutinizing?......who's that laughing?

Perhaps they could hire Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Scrutinizer. 

Apparently there dogs that can detect termites!  Aren't beagles somewhat stinky dogs?  Or maybe I'm thinking of some other kind.

... Ah, found at random:  Beagles have a higher concentration of odor-producing microbes which love damp and wet environments. Their coat absorbs moisture and releases an unpleasant smell through oily secretions of their sebaceous glands (hair follicles). Although most dogs will have that typical 'wet dog' smell, beagles tend to have it worse.

So, go there and ask for the 1,980 Baht price.  Smile, talk nice.  Bargain. 

Or is this some subsidized price?

Looking at the NASA fire map shows fewer fires in the last day or two.  Go back a week or two or three (cumulative) and it looks like everything was on fire.  Looks like a lot of the burning has already been done.

https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs;@104.3,17.1,6z

15 minutes ago, AussieinThaiJim said:

It’s not the collection that is the problem. It’s the DISTRIBUTION! 
“One for me and one for you”

No, you don't understand.  As it goes up the ladder, it's more like "One for you, two for thee and 3 for me." 6 way split.

" ... According to the police chief, most officers handled the curious teenagers well and were able to answer every question correctly. .."

Q: "Does your wife do threesomes? " 555 

Come on, the boss was around and they all know heat is coming down. No surprises. 

7 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Actually most government hospitals do not have this.  Hospitals are allowed to have tiered pricing but for most it is not worth the hassle. Only those lilocated in areas where they see a significant number of foreigners do this. 

I had no problems with the charges at Loei hospital a few months ago.  ER, one night stay, X-rays and a CT scan.  It was about 16K Baht but most was the CT scan.  All the other charges were cheap as chips.  I was told the CT scan was pricey and OK'd it.  I don't know what they charged for the bowl of jok and the hard boiled egg in the morning. 

On 2/14/2023 at 3:54 AM, BritTim said:

When I was a young backpacker (a long time ago now) I would have found this extremely annoying. At that time, tourism was a voyage of exploration, and I often had no idea where I was going to sleep the following night. It seems Thailand now really only wants package tourists who book flights and hotels (and maybe a few tours) leaving after lazing on a beach for two weeks. Tourists who are genuinely interested in immersing themselves in the culture and exploring are no longer welcome.

I have a buddy who traveled extensively years ago.  He didn't know where he was going to stay or even exactly where he was going. There were times when there was no hotel, so he'd sleep on the floor in a Wat.  He then wrote the original Lonely Planet Thailand guidebook and several more editions.

On 2/13/2023 at 6:06 AM, brianthainess said:

Anybody staying anywhere has to be reported within 24hrs,

I stayed at our house in Loei, which is nowhere.

11 hours ago, radiochaser said:

The silkie bantams or just the normal looking midget ones?

Just a mix of regular small ones.

13 hours ago, Pique Dard said:

..what a surprise!

Poorly written article.

"The arrest followed an incident ..."  Followed an incident 15years ago!

16 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

Well, of course.  You move into a residence, you need to report it.

A visa application usually goes thru an embassy outside of Thailand, so immigration in Thailand may not necessarily be notified.

Regardless...........how many people who fill out those forms, like the former TM6, decide to change plans upon landing at the airport?

Yeah, how do I know where I'll be when relatives and friends drag us around to see the scenes?  If they want to know my exact whereabouts, why don't they supply an electronic tracking butt-plug? 

And I didn't "move into" a residence, I stayed at our house for about 45 days. Went to Vietnam for 10 days, then BKK at a relative's house for 5 days on the way out. Catch me if you can.

14 hours ago, NoDisplayName said:

My understanding is that all foreigners staying in Thailand must have a TM30, submitted by their host/landlord/hotel/guesthouse, or by themselves - done online, in person or by mail.  It's the TM6 entry card that was done away with.

 

It's a requirement that's not always enforced.  It's not a problem NOT to have one, unless you have business with immigration.

So, I visited our owned house in Loei for 2 months last fall.  I told Immigration where I was staying on the visa application and even had to have an invitation from my wife with a copy of her Thai ID card and the Tabien Ban.  And she still needed to report me?  (She didn't and to hell with it.) If the authorities had come by to see if I was staying there the whole time, I would have introduced them to my wife's pet bantam chickens. They took a liking to me after a couple months.  They knew I was there. 

20 hours ago, Hawaiian said:

Add more immigration counters will not help if they are not manned. 

Just like Dulles airport outside Washington, D.C.  They have about 25 counters that I could see. Came back from BKK in November and about 4 were open - only 1 for citizens and permanent residents!  Took me well over 2 hours to get in, as there were hundreds of us in that one line.