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10 hours ago, jackdd said:

Unnecessary to change it so often, and at 1800THB it's probably not 100% synthetic, unless there is a very cheap brand that I'm not aware of.

The oil container said 100%, I'm a Valvoline fan myself. After so many years of older cars changing oil at 3,000 miles it's hard for me let it go to 10,000km or more. 

I always figured every 6 mos or 6-7000km on an Isuzu pickup. Started using 100% synthetic oil. Cost is 1800bht. 

7 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

I'm 10Km from the moat in CM, it's as rural as any Issan village.

But I have modern facilities in a very short drive.

 

Yeah, I can see or hear buffaloes most days.

Exactly, you don't have to follow the little lady to Isaan to find a quiet lifestyle.

45 minutes ago, kingofthemountain said:

You don't disagree, you just misunderstand my comment

i have never writed the towns in Issan aren't nice

most of the farangs living in Issan aren't in these nice towns anyway

they are in small villages, where their thai gf\wife is coming from

these farangs would have never come here alone

they didn't even know this village existed to begin with

I'm one of the ones who moved to Isaan with the old lady. You know at first it's a kick in the ass to live (part time) in a rugged Isaan village. My idea to buy land and then came the house. After like 6-7 yrs of being there part time I decided That no way was that going to be my retirement place. No way. Now some of you Isaan folks live in places where the locals make good money and don't exist on a small piece of rice field and a cash job here and there. You will have a different perspective as to those who's inlaws have no means of support except for you. They might be good people who don't drink much but they still need $$$$. And finally there's education for our kid, no English program schools around.

Now those of you who live say in Udon and surrounding areas, you have it differently than those who live near Sakon Nakhon in my opinion. All I'm getting at is there are different scenarios for everyone.

Oh, and we moved 600Km away from Isaan and we live a short ways from the beach, good schools near by, lots of restaurants, Pattaya is only 45 min away. I can sit in my front yard, have a beer without the neighbors coming over for a party. We cook for our household, not bunches of other people.

Anybody own one? Just looking for your opinion on the bike. Cost aside, how does it handle, seating arrangement, like that.

I hate quitters.

On 4/26/2021 at 11:26 PM, toofarnorth said:

Please to say that 2 nights ago we went to a place called Pizza Corner , no one else there when we arrived , no one else there when we left after a slow meal.   I always leave a tip but this time Pim added 20 B of her own as she felt sad at no one else coming to eat there.

As for change , my wife fills my purse with any change she has, only goes out with notes.

You have a purse??????

After going through different beer phases, I'm now a Heinekin fan.  Leo is Ok, drank it for the longest.

13 minutes ago, GinBoy2 said:

https://www.medicare.gov/your-medicare-costs/part-b-costs

 

Seems like Part B is just the beginning, dang.

How much is Part A & B?

1 hour ago, J Town said:

Not necessarily. 
https://earth911.com/business-policy/recycling-plastic-bottles-myths/

I'll bet the old guy that pushes his MB with sidecart that takes my mt's takes them in for some change.

So you're saying the recycling centers pay money for plastic that's not used, doesn't seem like good business.

6 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

We get the big bottles delivered.  50B, and they'll even put them on if the other bottle is empty.  If I need to bring water out with me, I have metal drinking bottles.  Several.  And some are insulated.  Works great, and no plastic bottles.  Which I hate!!! LOL

I go next door and buy the big bottle 17/bht for cooking, not going to drink it.  Plastic bottles are all recycled

Can buy 3 - 12 pks/100bht Why even bother.

8 minutes ago, jackdd said:

Ownership transfer form, copies of your passport, maybe a power of attorney, green book.

If the buyer wants to do the transfer in Chonburi he will need a certificate of residence from you (Afaik that's the only province with this requirement).

 

When buying or selling, I prefer to meet with the other party at the DLT and do the transfer together, then I know everything has been done properly, and the other party also knows it. If the buyer is from another province and wants to do the transfer there, that's his choice, then provide him with the documents I listed above.

Both parties going to the DLT would be good idea. Is this ownership transfer form given at the DLT.

So, selling my motorcycle but have no experience with used bikes. Is this a difficult process? What are the steps for both parties?

For Thailand is a place to hang my hats while I raise my daughter here. I can't have an owner operated business, I can't buy land, I have to report every 90 days like a felon. Why would I ever feel the need to assimilate here.

I enjoy it here, like swimming in water that's warm although the trash on eastern seaboard is out of control. I enjoy drinking on the beach, something that would get me ticketed or arrested in the US. Kind of a neat vibe living near the beach, something I couldn't afford in the US. I call my house home, but not Thailand.

Why?? So many foreigners wear checkered shirts in Thailand. Is it the only style with larger sizes? What's the reason?

My opinion is you'd be advised to buy a scooter with manual transmission. You've got Yamaha Exciter, Suzuki Raider, Yamaha 155 and Kawasaki 175 plus other Chinese brands. Buy a used one and have at it learning to use clutch. I haven't heard of a big bike class.

Mityon has a basic class for Motorcycle License, maybe they could do a class for you.

I like Samui as well, but many mainland beach communities to choose from as well for retirement. It's nice and convenient to be near BKK or Don Meuang Airport. But I also see why Samui is so popular.

3 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Pretty sure I read they have closed it, although cannot locate a source.

Only info I have is there's a Navy beach in Sattihip and that one's closed.

6 hours ago, Pib said:

Yes, the UM Paygo $3/month SIM....it's basically the successor to the T-Mobile Paygo $3/month SIM. 

 

From the standpoint of being able to receive 2FA codes via mobile or Wifi Calling connection in Thailand (or pretty much worldwide) with the UM Paygo $3/month SIM you are not going to find a cheaper plan.  

 

Regarding Ting, last year I had a horror story in dealing with Ting when trying to buy a phone and start service with them which ended in failure (but I won't bore you with the details).  They are now on my sh&t list.   But it was a blessing in disguise as I subsequently got my UM and US Mobile numbers.....three numbers for basically the price of one Ting number on a monthly basis.     While a person could apparently activate a Ting SIM within Thailand several years ago it may not work now based on what Ting CS told me.  And Ting now has a 3 month waiting period after activation before international roaming becomes available on a person's account based on what Ting CS told me and as quoted from their Terms of Agreement below.   With this 3 month period where international roaming will not work I doubt you could make an initial connection outside the U.S. (except maybe by Wifi Calling) to activate a new Ting number....would  need to activate within the U.S. first.  

 

And the Ting service is going to cost your around $10-$12/month....their cheapest plan "now" for "new activations" is $10/month plus fees/taxes.....kinda expensive if the service is just needed for 2FA short codes and an occasional call.  You are probably still under the legacy plan where you could pick and choose how much talk/text/data to buy each month which allowed a person to lower costs for some months to right around $10/month including taxes/fees by selecting how much talk/text/data you wanted for that month; however, that legacy plan is no longer offered to new customers.  Now they offer fixed package type plans starting at $10/month plus taxes/fees which is probably going to total around $12/month minimum.  

 

 

https://ting.com/terms/12

 

 

 

 

I have Ting, and as you say there's a 3 month waiting period for international calls. My bill usually runs about $20/mo. When receiving a call in Thailand you can't see who's calling, little irritating. Most of my calls are telemarketers trying to buy property. But security codes from banks works great and fast. I believe it's like 30cents/min whether you call or receive calls. I never use it to call out. And you can keep your same cel number.

2 hours ago, hkt83100 said:

I moved from Phuket to Isaan almost three years ago after living on the island for more than 20 years, and I made worse decisions in my life.

I moved from Isaan to Rayong 4 yrs ago, loving it.

Theaters are all closed in Pattaya.

3 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

I think it depends on what age one comes to or immigrates to a new country.  I came to the USA at the age of 7 and believe I assimilated fairly well.  I know many who came to the US as adults who never assimilated and many never even adapted.  

We came to the USA when my father was 50, he never stopped eating pissa (his pronunciation) with knife and fork.