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Bottled water for drinking and the shop next door sells water in 5 gal bottles for 17 bht for cooking and cleaning meat and veggies. 

On 5/22/2019 at 6:25 AM, ratcatcher said:

India is such a vast country that they don't call it "The Sub-Continent" for nothing. 

Have you been to Goa? There are many lovely places in India and countless <deleted>holes as the BBC would describe them. India is too big to generalize. They have the advantage of having been the Jewel in The Crown and thus have a more advanced civil service than Thailand.

However, as hot as it is here, I could never personally entertain the idea of living full time there even though I love Indian food. And yes, I did once have the luck to visit New Delhi and Manali in Himachal Pradesh.

They also have perfected the art of public defecation, apparently being copied in San Francisco I hear.

My ship visited Goa, not impressed at all. And Goa is one of the wealthier places.

7 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Well not if coming from Rayong or further... but  those residing in the Pattaya area should  be permitted to go shopping without any special documentation. This needs to be made clear.

I'm coming from Rayong, Makro in Pattaya has a few more items than Rayong and the road construction in Rayong is bad.

Guess I won't be going to Makro Pattaya to stock up.

11 minutes ago, sqwakvfr said:

Fastest way to get an FBI fingerprint criminal background check is to go through an FBI Channeler.  One company is called applicantservices.com. Simple process: register, pay, and book an appointment at your nearest location to have your fingerprints digitally taken.  I have used this company twice in the last few years. I got an email in two hours and printed out my FBI background check.  

Cost is about $50 dollars.  In the past one could make the request directly with the FBI and submit an ink fingerprint card.  This can take weeks.  The LA Consulate has always accepted this background check. 

I can vouch for this method as it's what I did with the Hollywood Consulate.

16 minutes ago, chicowoodduck said:

Trying to decide and the fact that Pattaya has the better looking beach bums was the game changer....IMHO....????

Be honest now....Does green make me look fat?

3 hours ago, Susco said:

 

 

Fried eggs, which I used to do in the microwave, resulting in explosions in at least 50% of the time.

 

 

Cooking hard boiled eggs. Always cracked eggs and difficult to peel. In the air fryer, no cracked eggs ever, very easy to peel, and of course no water or cooking pots to clean.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there is a reason for not using a frying pan cooking an egg? 

Just now, Moonlover said:

Nothing unusual about that.

I'd say the usual price is 300bht for residency letter not 1000 bht. How much are you paying?

46 minutes ago, Adelphi said:

My partner is due to fly back to Suvarnabhumi Monday and has a taxi booked to bring then onto Pattaya.  Does anyone have recent experience of this journey or of just entering Pattaya.  I am interested in what checks problems may be encountered.  I am seeing mixed and confusing reports in the media.  First had reports would be very helpful,  Thank you.

Best to call the taxi and confirm it's OK. I tried to schedule a taxi for wife and daughter from Don Muang to Rayong and they (taxi) were hesitant about it. 

Makes my head hurt, all these problems. Is it possible they actually want a person to use an agent? 

On 1/4/2021 at 9:02 PM, Moonlover said:

This appears to be a standard requirement. The same happened to me in Sakon Nakhon. Like you @jensmannI am married, so I was able to switch to an application by marriage. That's probably what they want to discuss with your wife.

 

I was using Udon Thani for a few years and I found them quite helpful. Don't despair. ????

 

I used to be in SN, immigration charged me 1000bht for each residency letter to buy truck and motorbike. lol

16 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

The flexible thicker type of gas pipe I used at our house runs from outside through blue PVC pipe under the floor and up inside the wall to the other side of the kitchen.

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So you have to go outside every time you light burner or stop cooking?

Tried the No 8, I don't taste any difference. It's not my usual anyway, Leo I mean.

3 hours ago, djayz said:

There are people in all walks of life who can't handle drink, drugs, gambling, rejection, etc. - it's not uniquely Thai. 

Thais either don't drink or when they do it's to excess. As far as the gambling goes Thais love it as do Filipinos. Legalizing gambling isn't necessary as it would do more harm than good.

I saw that Bangkok schools are closing for 2 weeks. I haven't heard anything definite in Rayong province.

Good thing it wasn't a dirty farang.

She won't take a wrong cart again will she?

Biden is a professional politician facing many challenges. He's already laying the foundation of excuses for his own mistakes. Everything that goes wrong in  biden's presidency will be blamed on Trump. 

13 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Ummm....it happened before CV19 happened.  And CV19 would have been much less severe if Trump had been a better leader and listened to science rather than QAnon nuts.

The topic I responded to was about money. Save your I hate Trump speech. It gets tiresome.