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While the food is very good at Auf Der Au, I always tend to overeat, given up on buffets for that reason.

Can't remember the name of the German chef there, but he certainly never looked as if he was starving.

2 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Should just ring the whole province for February, no-one in no-one out.

Get to grips with it.

You're applying logic to the situation, that's not the way it works here.

The map of Thailand on the DODC website appears to be frozen yellow.

1 minute ago, chickenslegs said:

Good news for the club members. You are permitted to move the elephant if it impedes your shot ...

 

IMO it's an immovable obstruction.

1 minute ago, ChipButty said:

I can find lots of jobs to do at ground level

I've heard you especially enjoy the horizontal ones.

6 minutes ago, xylophone said:

Yes, always use voltage tester if doing anything in Thailand like that, and I know because I've done some work on a few houses here (for friends) and I am a qualified electrical technician.

 

I was extremely surprised when trying to do a bit of work on an air conditioner in my room, only to find out that no matter which circuit breaker I switched off, the thing would not go dead, so I switched off the main breaker and was just about to work on it when I thought I would test it just for the sake of it, and lo and behold it was still live.

 

The electrician had fed it from the cables coming in from the pole off the road, even before it got to the distribution board, so it was continuously live, and I was a very lucky boy.

 

So sad to hear that this man ended his life that way.

Makes you wonder how many houses in Thailand are wired that way, gross incompetence or laziness. Useful to know, thanks.

I'm not an electrician, having said that I do know the difference between active, neutral and earth. Although I do not see too many earthed appliances or connections in Thailand.

Any electrical work I ever did, I made damn sure the circuit was dead before doing any work on it. I'd pull the fuses on the mains switchboard to be sure. Then check again.

To quote Clint Eastwood " Man's got to know his limitations".

11 minutes ago, Jaxxper said:

We have a safe deposit box with the SCB. I think first year was Thb 7,500 and beyond that about Thb 2,200 PA. There was no deposit required ( unless it was in the first years payment). Our bank is on Pattaya 2nd road, intersection with Pattaya Klang. You don’t say where you are. Could try them if convenient. 
Must say Thb 500,000 seems a lot for a safe deposit box deposit, unless I’ve misunderstood your post.

This is Thailand. Everyone makes up their own set of rules, as they go along.

The OP is presumably unaware many Thais regard a loan as a gift. She probably reacted badly because she was not expecting to have to pay it back.

11 hours ago, Catkiwi said:

Many years ago I paid a qualified driving instructor to teach the Mrs. to drive. Local quiet roads, around the local golf course perimeter roads, and then graduating into the city. She then accompanied the Mrs. through a defensive driving course in Map Ta Put. They went together to the Rayong licensing dept. and Mrs. sat the theory and practical with flying colours. Has never (touch wood) had any incidents on the road and still driving incident free after 25 years. Although she has learnt ( not from me, honest) some fairly graphic expressions of derision to hurl at any fellow road users who have the stupidity to infringe on her road space. ????. 

My advice, keep well away from trying to teach her and get the professional drivers in.

You were lucky, IME not all Thai driving instructors are competent. Getting taught defensive driving was a bonus.

I'm more wondering about the state of mind of people that would buy one of these certificates, knowing it was fake.

10 hours ago, provan69 said:

I am from Australia, we have had no cases of the virus for a while now and my area has not had a case since the start of the pandemic. I have my girlfriend of 4 years and 4 months living in a  North East town who I haven't seen for 14 months. I wish and prey that we can be together soon as we are not getting any younger and I miss her very much

Have you applied to leave Australia, and can you get a flight to Thailand?

I'd suggest getting her license through the driving school route, then teaching her to drive competently.

Things like using the rear vision mirrors, handbrake starts on a hill, three point turns, and parking between cars. How to use an auto or manual gearbox in hills.

None of which was ever demonstrated to my GF by the useless <deleted> that called himself a driving instructor.

59 minutes ago, Hamus Yaigh said:

 I have often been told at hotels especially outside Thailand to use a credit card as a deposit, debit cards would not be accepted.

 

I wonder if KBank is offering credit cards as easy as debit cards for retirees?

Where outside Thailand? Can't say I've ever had a problem in Australia. It's not rocket science, any business not accepting my debit card, I walk away.

No idea on credit cards, don't have them.

IME in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, all I have ever needed for my retirement extension is a copy of the lease I have with my landlord. Yellow books and Thai ID AFAIK have not been introduced into the conversation.

Someone had a brainwave, let's straighten out a pretzel.

Or perhaps they were hoping to be headhunted by the TAT.