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2 hours ago, renaissanc said:

I should have gone to the provincial Immigration Office today, but yet again, the extension of my Marriage Visa has not yet been approved by the given date, which is a month after the application. This delay has started to happen more often in recent years. I don't think that Immigration in Bangkok can manage to check and approve the piles of visa renewal documents of hundreds of thousands of foreigners that are sent to them by the provincial Immigration Offices every day. There are just too many foreigners living in Thailand now. It might take another generation or two before this happens, still, it is time for a daring Immigration employee to suggest to the Big Bosses that provincial Immigration Offices should be allowed to approve visa extensions on their own. If the employee is really daring, s/he should suggest to the Big Bosses that visa extensions could be done online, though it might take three to four generations for the Big Bosses to approve this devilishly novel and creative idea.

I never had a problem to get my Extension back after a month, may be it is just your Immigration Office that sent out the Documents late? And why do you think there are "hundreds of thousands" foreigner in Thailand and on Marriage Extension? The most preferred one is the Retirement extension beside that I have read some days ago here in a block that there are around 60.000 people on Extension of Stay in Thailand.

7 minutes ago, trainman34014 said:

As they are a Government unelected by the people they shouldn't last another four minutes !

Why they are unelected?

35 minutes ago, scorecard said:

 

Let's face it, she doesn't know who to contact / how to tackle the problem / who to pressure, etc.

What for a problem, prices for Power are very low .

3 hours ago, theblether said:

The OP is clearly trolling as no one can be this stupid, and that goes for the rest of you agreeing with him. 

 

China has a clear indebt and control strategy. Sri Lanka lost its primary shipping port to China for 99 years when they failed to repay a debt. 

 

China has already proposed building two airports in Greenland. As pointed out by others it would be easy for China to enrich the sparse population. Enrich then control. 

 

Unbelievably Denmark encouraged Chinese investment in the airports. Tell me, which one of you clowns wants China to control an airport that can strike Europe and North America? 

 

The USA doesn't and Trump killed the notion stone dead last time. 

 

Denmark has announced $1.5 billion for Greenland defence, a contribution to Arctic and NATO security. They even admitted that they had neglected their responsibilities and realized that the USA would never allow Russia or China to gain military access to the island. They know if that was a possibility any US President would annex the place. 

 

So this is already a win for Trump. It cost him nothing to warn the Danes they better get their act together. And you can look forward to annual exercises at the newly funded airport by USAF as its being expanded specifically to handle NATO fighter jets at Danish expense.

 

Trump might well do something stupid in the next four years. This is not it. 

 

 

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It was along time planned from the Danish Government, you really believe Trump is telling some b.s. and they are ready to go the next day?

1 hour ago, Dante99 said:

Spec online says good up to 4mm.  Another says 24-12 AWG which is 3.3mm according to a chart I found.

 

Again thank you very much.  I am very happy to have a new and better way to connect wires.  

Have used hundreds of them for my new builds two years ago, they are perfect. If needed you can get even some up to 6 sq mm cable size.

30 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

But if your bags are checked through to the final destination???

I fly often from other countries back home. The last leg is always a domestic flight.

If I have check in baggage, it is checked in through to the final airport and I am in transit at Bangkok.

I buy the duty free at the start of my journey and carry it with my carry-on backpack.

The only time that I had a problem was when the shop put the whisky in an 'open' duty free bag.

It was confiscated by security in Bangkok as I was going to the gate for the domestic leg.

Sealed duty free bag works every time.

That's my experience as well.

On 12/3/2024 at 2:33 PM, South said:

Has anyone on here recently had mains water connected to a property? I'm just trying to work out the costs, meter will be approx 50m from the mains supply.

Thanks in advance.

May be that helps

https://en.pwa.co.th/contents/service/customer-guide

5 hours ago, DaRoadrunner said:

Having already applied for my retirement visa, it only remains for me to go back for the result and get the passport stamped.

 

However, I have since broken my leg, so do not want to try going to Immigration in this condition.

 

I have a medical certificate from the hospital.

 

Can I have my friend go to Immigration on my behalf to get the passport stamped?

 

Do we need a power of attorney?

 

Thanks to all for assistance.

 

 

Do you have a Thai speaking Friend? If so why not let him call the Immigration? I don't see a big problem in that somebody else goes to pick up your EoS from Immigration as all is already done.

6 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:

Something is wrong with Thai Baht valuations.  Yesterday, the USD on Tradingview reached a multi-year high of 108.40.  And the Chinese Yen, Philippine Peso, Vietnam Dong, and Indonesia among most currencies responded with the related multi-year high for the USD.  In Thailand, the USD could only muster a five-week high.  Another way to look at it:  earlier in May and June, when the USD on Tradingview slumped to 105–the USD/Thai Baht came to 35.50

Bank of Thailand claims foreign inflows push up the Baht.  Who are the biggest foreign exchange customers?  China, Japan and Taiwan.  Sure, the Baht is not pegged to the Dollar, but they’ve suddenly set a very high bar for the USD. 

It's Holiday high Season, so the Central Bank keeps the Bath stronger.

Changed to Shopee a while ago after some trouble with Lazada and their Helpdesk was more than awfull.

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

I usually pay by CC when I order and I have no trouble with refunds.

Recently I ordered COD  - for some reason, order number 2 out of 3 had 'there was a problem with your credit card - please use an alternative method of payment'.

Ordered 10 items COD. I knew before opening it that it was wrong weight, wrong size - they only sent one item.

Still waiting for the refund after three weeks.

I never order from overseas and I will never use COD again. 100% failure rate.

Why you are not have opened the Box before paying?

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2880213/new-law-lets-buyers-check-before-paying

5 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Only on very low heights. Of course on the ground.

But as the report says mid flight it must be typically 10000 feet or so.

Difference between cabin pressure and low outside pressure pushes the door so strong to the fitting that no man would be able to lift it.

 

Except it is a Boeing Door, they fall out by itself.

1 hour ago, Presnock said:

They too realize the danger and over costs and the PM has even signed an agreement with neighboring countries this year to no avail as it is like many other ignored laws here, especially ones that the govt has ignored as they watched the same crap every year!  It is impossible almost to change the minds of ignorant people if they think it will cost them money to change and since most of the illnesses caused by the pollution takes a long time to show the effects.  I used to almost be able to see the ground when flying up to NKP from BKK in the 70's ,..,.almost because with all the burning/smoke seeing the ground from the air was impossible!

You think signing a piece of Paper will change anything?

On 12/17/2024 at 12:41 PM, Presnock said:

until the last farmer dies of some lung related illness they will continue to burn as they have forever.  SInce the pollution affected illnesses take quite some time to actually begin to cause deteriorated health they just don't believe that doctors are telling them the truth.  Many smokers still don't believe that lung almost all lung cancer deaths are caused by smoking.  It took many trials and heavy fines on the manufacturers before they stopped fighting as the courts finally agreed with they doctors

They never will change, and the Government is giving a dam

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-68487230

Live from my home, told wife already that it might be my last year in Thailand if that continues.

7 hours ago, mistral53 said:

So there is this electric car company worth more than all other car companies combined, and yet, on some of their models having produced them for several years, they still cant manage to reliably put suspensions together in a way that they stay together.....?

 

Come-on Musk, pull your head out of his old ass and spend some time building cars in a way that does not embarrass even the most fervent fan-boy, not to mention this has the potential for great harm to the car owner and the public at large.

Nothing else expected.

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/11/tesla-model-3-comes-bottom-in-german-tuv-reliability-test-again/