Andrew Dwyer

There was another thread Andrew that you participated in.
 
I told you there you were being given the run around due to the fact you were applying at a district office (admin level 2) who probably don't know the correct procedure.
In these situations you should always visit the Provincial office, which is always located in the centre of the town (Mueang) area.
 
My reply to you was on page 3 of that thread. Perhaps you missed it. (Sorry no post numbers, presumably due to the ongoing update).

I gave you some duff info on #11 !!
There are 46 houses numbered from 1 to 48 ( not 46 ) obviously a couple of numbers missing, but that might help you or then again [emoji848]

Nope

Nope

I (as a fellow Brit) had a similar experience to yours in 2009. Went through all the Embassy & MFA hoops as prescribed by my amphur, only to fall at the final fence when some eagle-eyed official there spotted that the Thai transliteration in the certified translation of my surname in the Embassy doc did not exactly match my wife's as stated in her blue house book! At that point I threw in the towel.
 
If you have a specific reason for requiring a yellow house book such a driving licence renewal/application, maybe, it might be worth your while persevering. That said, I have never experienced any sense of deprivation over the past 8 years as a result of not being the proud possessor of a yellow book - but, there again, I have never had the burning desire to get behind the steering wheel of a moving vehicle on the highways and byeways of LOS either!

I would have done the same in this situation, if the crash had been more likely to involve injuries then possibly I would have stopped, depending on how much traffic/aid around.

Certainly don't want to be around when the machetes appear [emoji15]

Ok, I guess I should have told you, there are 46 houses and they are numbered from 1 to 46 .
No oddball numbers in there, pretty straightforward really [emoji51]
Or maybe not !

Sounds like the 'head man' at the Amphur's office in Bang Pa-in is an oxygen waster that hates all foreigners. The one at Nongbua Lam Phu in Isaan was similarly blighted.
 
I would throw the towel in until he dies or you relocate. Even if you get the Portuguese Decree Nisi translated and certified by the MFA (itself a doubtful exercise), he will then want a police check. You get one from the local plod and he will want one from your home police... or vice versa. 

Nope

You are being unreasonable and giving up way too early. Either you want the book or you don't.
 
Took me 2 months and I spent almost 40,000 baht including a flight jumping through hoops before I finally got my yellow book. Some of these guys love to feel like they are in power.
 
You can either quit, or keep giving them what they want. And yes, I asked about shortcuts...none were available (I had a well connected Thai acquaintance make the attempt) and there was no facilitation fee was paid when the book was finally issued. Many just don't feel farangs deserve this document, no matter what the law says. If you are in a district like that, you either move to a new district or just struggle through it.
 
You need to get the decree translated from Portuguese into English, stamped by the Brazillian Embassy, and then get the English translated into Thai and get that certified at the MFA.
 
It's up to you whether to continue, but no point in complaining about it.
 

There is some reason to the house numbering, albeit a little off the wall !!

If it's the 46th house registered in the ban then 46

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Thanks people, I plumped for the nail varnish remover and it's done the trick.

Have recently bought a house and decided I wanted a yellow book and possibly the pink id to follow. Gf has blue book for house.

NOTE: I know the ongoing discussions about whether a yellow book is worth the effort or not but I chose pursue one anyway.

My Amphur ( Bang Pa -in, Ayutthaya ) requested a certified translation of my passport and birth certificate.

I obliged with a visit to British Embassy for copy of passport and then to MFA for translation and certification ( just translation for birth certificate was okay )

Back to Amphur, head man there gave us ( me and gf ) a grilling about living with farangs and hinted that all farangs use drugs regularly ( I only found this out when gf related after ).

Basically told us to call back in 2 weeks, called back yesterday, now he wants to see my Decree Nisi, problem being it's in England and is in Portuguese ( Brazilian ) !!

So, I've given up !!

Is he being unreasonable ?

Am I giving up too easily ?

Problem is the cost of translation and certification etc will be high and I feel that he may just invent another hurdle afterwards .

Anybody had similar?

Any suggestions ?

I moved into a new house in a Moobahn of 46 houses, people ( furniture delivery, etc )are having difficulty finding my house even with the full address.

Here's an arial photo, X marks my house, I've marked no 1 to start you off.

What is my house number ??

Maybe this river has finally run its course !!

Pee DL seems to be adapting to his new life of being pampered by his sister !! ?

The rest of us will continue on our merry ( or miserable ) ways and maybe will reappear in a thread of a similar vein in the near future !

I certainly hope my future will be more on the 

merry side as I'm only just starting my journey.

It only remains for Ody to drop us a line to say all is well and we can have closure.

Am gonna need a sparky to fit another couple of outlets so I'll shop around to find someone recommended locally and get him to fit the RCD ( 2800 baht !!, I know I know you can't put a price on safety ), change the underrated black cables.

I'll also get him to try and explain the grounding situation to me and if any doubts " I'll be back ".

In the meantime, thanks for all the help.

One of my pet hates of Thailand, sticky labels, definitely not user friendly. 
There is a product available but unfortunately I have run out and don't recall the name - but the residue left behind is nearly as bad as the label. Seems you can't win. 

I remembered I had a can of Sonax ( similar to WD40 ), gave that a go........nothing, not a sausage, nada !!

Girded my loins ( what ? ) grabbed the gf's nail varnish remover and cotton pads and.......... Hey Presto !!

That's done the trick, and at 15 baht a bottle no complaints from me.

I was going to recommend Goo Gone, but this is Thailand, so it may not be available.
 
Here's a thread on TVF opened up long ago that may be of interest:  
 

I have these UPVC doors with a sticky label on each (7 of them) and the problem is that these labels have been on for 2 years according to date on label.

The problem is that when I try to remove them they will not come off easily, even peeling really slowly still doesn't work, and they leave this residue ( see 2nd photo ).

I've tried an old scotchbrite pad and some mild detergent on the back of one door but still no joy.

Any ideas ?, suggestions ?, rude remarks ?

That's great I'm pleased for ya but bloody hell mate that's a lot of hoovering up that, and how far is the nearest maccy d's?