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2 hours ago, phartley58 said:

It's even worse in Nigeria. Nearly everyone resents expats being there and apparently we aren't needed! ????

Reminds me of a situation in an architects office in the Seychelles, local guy looks over my shoulder -"I can do that", my reply - "really, then why didn't they employ you for the position", answer - "they didn't know about me", reply - "strange then that they found me 6,000 miles away".......

Marry a Thai lady and put it in her name. All legal and above board......

1 hour ago, Spidey said:

I have 2 mosques within earshot of me. Used to live in Morocco so it brings back happy memories for me. I particularly like it when a woman makes the call to prayer. Unusual for me.

I lived in Oman some years ago, and had 5 mosques surrounding my office / apartment, all sounding off at slightly different times. Even if I managed to sleep through a few, one eventually got me out of my slumber. Didn't really matter, I was that busy I worked 16-18 hours a day 6.5 days a week anyway. Ate breakfast, lunch and dinner at my desk usually. Only went to bed when I'd had too many gins to focus on work anymore!

30 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Are you Thai? your thinking is as stupid as the clowns who did the drain.

The drain was to be installed to alleviate flooding to the homes, raising the drain/ road exacerbates the problem, so the homes will only get more serious flooding.

Several years ago when i lived in Prakonchai, the same was done outside my home, drain raised, road raised, every time it rained i had to pump water out of the house, fed up with this i built a new house behind the old 1 with the floor level 1 meter above road level.

And that, my dear friend, is exactly what they expect you to do!

We have the same situation in Koh Lanta, to solve the flooding problems in a particular area they raised the roads and drainage channels approx. 1.5m. The poor residents are seriously struggling, and when / if they resolve their access issues, their lower floors will be under water, as there are no drain inlets on the land side.

We've also got shiny new motorcycle lanes with electricity poles parked in the centre - more road deaths imminent..... Or, more to the point, they will never get used, a great waste of money! Is it beyond the realms of possibility that these 'engineers' use a tape measure when relocating the posts / setting out the roads?

28 minutes ago, BestB said:

Honestly do not see a problem with it.

 

its not like my contractors who put all power circuit breakers in the showers and then to top up the stupidity attached fire extinguishers high up by the ceiling.

 

If that was not good enough, they ran out tiles tiling the lobby, so went out and bought different color tiles because guy who they sent out to buy was color blind .

 

find it hard to believe ? Pop over I still have multi coloured floors?

The big question is - did you pay them for the work??

Your Chanote documents have a plan with the post reference nos. recorded therein. Find your posts on your land and check the reference numbers against the plan, then ask to see the district / master plan at the land office which should show the same reference numbers as your Chanote plan.

22 hours ago, soistalker said:

What's on your playlist, sunny jim?

We've got Allah ou Akbar on our district speakers 5 times a day starting at around 5.00am. Music to my ears - NOT!

Why is it Muslims deem it necessary to subject the entire local population to their chantings, what makes them so special?

I'm told there is an app for mobile phones which announces the same on a personal level or, if they are so bl..dy devout, why don't they set an alarm clock.

I've nicknamed 2 of our neighbours BG1 & BG2.

BG2 holds conversations with a neighbour 50m away in a grating high pitched voice, moooost annoying. BG1 does not speak he shouts, I'm convinced he's deaf from his unsilenced fishing boat engine.

Another complained at my wife for putting food (fish) residue in the roadside bin as it smelt. These people have fishing boats and regularly dump tons of fish on their front porch for sorting and selling - the irony is lost on them though......

The most annoying aspect is that they all sit on the apartment steps below us smoking and shouting (talking) with no regard for anyone else.

Thankfully this is only a temporary accommodation we are at and will soon be moving to our own land, can't wait to see the back of them!

Come on guys, let's have a bit more commitment.

I'll start you off, I predict the winner to be #7, if her personality is as natural and appealing as her looks.

22 hours ago, swissie said:

OP is not married. That's the crucial point.
If OP can prove that HE paid for the house, legally the house belongs to the OP, 100%.
If necessary, the house can be sold by court-order. The court proceedings are not overly complicated, but it will still take 2 to 3 years.
Ahhhhh......if only those houses were on wheels!
Cheers.

Depends on the structure of the house, if on stilts / post & pad foundations it could be detached and moved on. I think the USA are big into this, I recall a programme 'monster moves' or similar, wherein the house is loaded on a trailer and relocated to a new plot.

However!!! - in a small village I think it would not go unnoticed....

Lots of advice on here so far to pack up quietly and move on, probably best to follow that.

9 hours ago, david555 said:

Small price to pay to  get your country  & freedom back ….? ??

Do you mean the country that will likely be a Muslim state within the next 30-40 years!, regardless of what happens as a result of brexit.

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

American bike with American rider?

Nah, that's a bathtub riding a bike!

4 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

I’ll give it a go , thanks.

I was diagnosed with "BPPV" by 2 UK doctors, also ear related virtigo.

One also recommended the same exercise.

Lemon grass is supposed to deter mossies.

On 26 July 2018 at 1:12 PM, action said:

I agree with the OP.  I always joke that the PCX is for old farts who either can't afford or can't handle a Harley or similar.  The Honda Phantom used to fill this role. 

 

Worse than the PCX is that Honda Forza!  If you want a scooter buy a scooter.  If you want a big bike buy a big bike.  The two don't mix IMHO.

 

I totally understand the bathtub reference.  My motto is:  "If a bike's seat is wider than it's handle bars, it ain't a cool bike".  I've lived in rental houses with sofas smaller than the seat on these things.  

 

In the Thai community the PCX is a status symbol.  You're way more HiSo than those scoopy riders.  Throw a bunch obnoxious LED's and a stereo system and you're the king of the street!

 

  

 

 

Well I'm verging on old fart status, can afford a Harley but would rather have another car which keeps me out of the rain and sun and probably costs less to run as well.

The seat is the main reason I bought one, as well as having wider handle bars than a scooter which would give me round shoulders, way too cramped for a broad shouldered chap. Automatic - as I'm too lazy to flex my ageing ankles to change gears. Perfect for pottering around the local area, and with a bit more presence than the flimsy Clicks etc. so as to be seen and hopefully avoided.

The seat is not wider than the handle bars and,anyway, who gives a toss about "being cool" - I'm certainly not that insecure!

What's not to like? Comfort over image every time!

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

This thread confirms for me some people have more money than sense.

Agree.

I stood next to a Thai man in MBK negotiating in the region of B350,000 for a mobile phone number a couple of years back.

Loopy loo, or what...

5 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

Free roaming dogs. Do you really need any other reasons to slow down on a bike?

Free roaming??

The bugg.rs park their a..e in the middle of the road and don't budge unless you run over their tails...

This is the only place in the world I've been where the dogs are arrogant! I shake my head in disbelief every time.

On 30 July 2018 at 7:45 PM, Thakkar said:

 

Goddangit, man! You mean I have to remember 15 rules now? I’m gonna have to note these down on my phone. I’ll wait till I’m driving. I’m real busy sitting at home now.

You don't have to remember anything, just do what you want to, everyone else does.......

15 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

If your local Somchai can fix a new D-Max, then he can fix a new Ford...

I wouldn't trust our local Somchai to check the oil in either ?

My 2011 Ranger served me well, 170k on the clock when we passed it on to a local.

I wouldn't be adverse to an Isuzu either though... Any modern pick up is better than a Nissan March...

Nothing wrong with Nissan!

I had a new Nissan NV back in 1994, no trouble. Wife's car in UK was a Nissan Quashqi, 7 years no trouble. Would certainly consider a Nissan X-trail here for the next car if Mitsubishi don't come up with a better design than the current Pajero Sport. The Ford  Everest is too claustrophobic.

To answer the Op's question, friends speak highly of the Ford Ranger but, as has been noted, check out your local dealer, some are useless.

13 hours ago, chrissables said:

If i go again, which i think i will, i would rent an off road style bike Honda CRF style, but only for comfort, i suffered a lot on the small bike seat even though i had it altered.

I can imagine. 

My backside hurts after 30-40kms on a comfy PCX. Biker friend tells me you get used to it, but I'm too long in the tooth to care to find out....

6 minutes ago, chrissables said:

Not confused, just in a total panic. Crazy!

I feel for you. I am a bit the same.

Almost got in a panic reading about the cave rescue events, also watching a film about a guy buried alive in a coffin, had to turn it off.

6 hours ago, Jip99 said:

Thanks for posting, I enjoyed reading that.

 

 

I have to ask (but you don't need to answer ? ).................. you were away for 3 months..... sex ?.........

 

 

 

Didn't you read, he had his moobs tampered with!!

Thoroughy enjoyed your post Chris , thanks for sharing.

Brave chap to take on that journey on a Click style mc.

Not sure about the visa or finance issues. But you can sign a power of attorney over to the buyer, provide all the necessary documentation and the buyer can change registration in your absence. We bought a car with the sellers power of attorney to us without problem.