In the jungle

Try Lazada.

That is where I buy my Michelin Street Pro tyres as I have not seen them locally.

Lazada also good for other brands and big bike tyres.

Tubeless tyres are better than tubed though most small bikes here use tubed type.  The main beef I have with tubed tyres is that they lose pressure quickly.

Michelin Street Pro are excellent tyres although take their advertising claim of better longevity than rivals with a pinch of salt.  To illustrate my point I got 9,390 km out of a rear and 13,617 km out of a front on a 20 year old Dream 100.  I stuck with the Street Pro for replacements. 

I think I know the one you mean.  It is on the left as you leave Petchaburi.  More of a roadside shack than a shop.  I have been there and I doubt you will find what you are looking for there.  Mostly much older bike parts.

Poonsup market in Pathumthani would be a better bet for what you are looking for.  I don't know the exact address for Poonsup but it is within about 1km of the Stanley Auto elelectrical factory which you can probably find using Google.

Hitting a dog is bad news.

I did probably a decade back.  Travelling at less than 40kph.  I didn't come off the bike but broke my big toe.  The steel rear brake lever actually took most of the impact.  The pivot pin for the rear brake was common with the centre stand and the pivot pin was sufficiently bent that the centre stand and pin had to be cut out with an angle grinder to replace them.

Dog's heads are tough.  The dog ran off yelping.

Vinyl sucks.  Snap, crackle and pop.  Though I still love the sleeve artwork and tactile experience.

CDs suck.  They deteriorate with age.  My CDs date back to 1983 and many are now unplayable.  Maybe something to do with this climate.  The reflective backing breaks up.  And those stupid boxes!

MP3s were laughably poor in a back to back comparison with CD.

I will look into FLAC.  Thank you for mentioning it.

33 minutes ago, adrianb said:

So are you finding the same as me at the Chumphon office? They have been anything but helpful in anyway, would not even give me a copy of a document with the requirements. In Thai or in English, either would have been fine.I have the same question about MTT I am 50-50 if I should go to Bangkok in the morning ornot.

My experience with Chumphon is very limited.  I have been here for 19 years and this year is the only year I have ever applied for an extension of stay in country.  I have no other office in country to compare them with but I would describe them as unhelpful.

I spoke to them at the end of August and they said at that time that it didn't matter whether I got a letter from the embassy or medical evidence the answer would be no extension.

I now have the embassy letter and because of my interactions with Chumphon to date I am considering applying elsewhere if that is possible.  The key thing I do not know is whether MTT, for example, would require evidence of address.

1 hour ago, adrianb said:

A year ago I was strictly using my ATM from Singapoe to get cash. I am unsure if I deposited enough of it then in my Thai banks. There was a 4 month period this year with zero deposits. The last 3 months over 200k directly into my bank. Money seems to come and go, but I spend a lot more than 40k a month here.

Where should I try? Chumphon I rent a place by the sea, but the immigration here are unhelpful. Should Igo and try MTT in Bangkok or somewhere else?

I am interested in an answer to your questions too.  Chumphon is my local office.

I was thinking of trying MTT as the embassy letter appears to be accepted there but I am unsure whether MTT require evidence of a Bangkok address.

10,000 maybe. 

That's not an offer.  No way I would want it.

"Only one was tied up."

Because the second one can't tie himself up.

Even Thai cops worked that one out.

I should have set out my reasoning for buying Honda in more detail.

Easy to start.

Low fuel consumption.

Very quiet for a brushcutter.

100% availability on genuine parts at reasonable prices.

Excellent quality and reliability.

We have three for farm use.  The oldest is ten years old.  Repair/service items I remember over a decade of hard use are:

Fuel primer bulbs

Fuel hose

One clutch

Spark plugs

Air filters

Nothing else.  No engine rebuilds or anything else.  Engine oil gets changed every three months but the engine only takes 60ml so roughly 10 Baht per oil change.

"How far is it to your sister's house?"

"Not far"

It was 730 kilometres.

47 minutes ago, misterphil said:

How long did you have to wait for the letter? 
 

Thanks. 

I requested the letter of support by E mail on 30 August and received the letter on 1 September.

17 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

Not completely correct. The are issuing them but their wording for them is a bit odd.

See: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notarial-and-documentary-services-guide-for-thailand#covid-19-visa-extension-applications--support-letter

 

 

Thank you Joe.

Do you know anywhere I can see the form of words the British Embassy are using. 

Another possibility in my case is that I am unfortunate in that I suffer from a comorbitity that makes both air travel and travel to a country with one of the worst records in handling covid inadvisable.  In fact those are the real reasons why I am so keen to avoid travelling to my home country now.

Seeing the form of words used by the British Embassy would help me decide whether to contact them, my doctor, or possibly both.

Am I right in assuming that the British Embassy will not provide letters required by Thai immigration for a 30 day extension beyond 26 September?

On 8/4/2020 at 2:57 PM, In the jungle said:

I sent a letter to the UK by EMS on 27 July.

 

Eight days later it is stuck in a backlog of post either:

 

(a) at Suvarnabhumi as the Parcelforce tracking system tells me; or

 

(b) in an unscanned backlog in the UK as the Thai post office asserts.

 

 

I am updating this as the information may be helpful to others.

This item of post sent by EMS arrived at its destination in the UK today.  From posting the letter in Chumphon to arrival at destination in the UK took nine days.

It is clear from the updated online tracking record that the delay was at Suvarabhumi airport.  Once the letter arrived in the UK it was delivered by Parcelforce in less than 24 hours.

I sent a letter to the UK by EMS on 27 July.

Eight days later it is stuck in a backlog of post either:

(a) at Suvarnabhumi as the Parcelforce tracking system tells me; or

(b) in an unscanned backlog in the UK as the Thai post office asserts.

Back in the 90s I used to fly with a Thai friend of mine out of Sriracha airfield in Chonburi which accommodates General Aviation.

One time he pointed to the biggest and fanciest aeroplane at Sriracha and told me that it belonged to Red Bull.

In the 90s there were no immigration or customs controls at that airfield and my guess is that remains the case.