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I have had a Skype Sydney number for some years.

instantly get the codes on whatever device I am on.

Friends and family can call me wherever I am for the cost of a local call.

Monthong is by far the most popular in Chanthaburi 

4 hours ago, patman30 said:

what do you mean compulsory?
 

have you found someone that gave you these dimensions?
as others mentioned this sounds undoable
pond will have steps, mine is about 3-4 meters deep and it is about 8m wide total
with the water being about 6m wide
the pond size/depth will be dependant on the digger being used.
the good thing is you can use the soil to raise up other land

PEA can install a service for a modest fee tomorrow.

Off grid will take time and +150k to implement 

350k for red chanote in PKK is fair.

We are on 10 Rai in Chanthaburi.

5 Rai would be more manageable.

PEA access would be compulsory.

Town water not so much.

Land levels at the road are paramount. Your property ideally should be 500mm above current road grade.

A modest dam 12mt deep would give you enough fill to raise the land and potential house site.

Dont worry about the soil too much.

Raised beds with locally acquired amendments will feed your family easily.

Stock the dam with tab Tim.

Life is good.

We raise Redclaws and Quail for the BBq. Goes fine with a frosty Leo.

How will finish the guttering side edge of the panels?

It is regular OTC available at any pharmacy.

Take your current packet to show.

They will know what it is.

Thanks for the post.

Please let us know about your other trials.

No weed shops where we are in Chanthaburi.

Lots of suppliers on Line.

Has been easy finding locals to swap a bag of bud for a beer.

On 3/31/2023 at 7:29 AM, macahoom said:

If installed correctly, they are perfectly safe.

 

I have had 14 of them in my house for the past 14 years. 

 

The closest I've come to death by fan was when a bird flew into the living room and was hit by a ceiling fan which was switched on. I was lying below it having a snooze on a sofa. The bird was stunned, fell down, bounced off my shoulder and then fluttered away.

 

They all have remote controls. Convenient, but they fail far too often and have to be replaced. I would go with wall controls if I was installing again.

We have 10 helicopter fans fitted with the standard Rf control and integrated smart switch.

Can use app or voice control in addition to the remote.

24 minutes ago, Steiner said:

Free to good people.
I found them easy as pie to train.
After reading online about their supposed difficulty I thought they would be difficult, not at all.
Excellent walkers, mine run by the bicycle with no issues.
I'm not much of a tricks type of owner, just useful commands but I was surprised how quickly they learnt all the basics.

I've seen a couple of Thai fellas who have trained theirs to walk off lead through the city and shopping centers.

They are truly the most stunning Ridgebacks I have ever seen.

Adopted a dog from the OP - 1 year ago. A Bitch from this litter recently.

Have had Oz Grand Champion and other thoroughbreds over the last 50 years.
These guys are the best natured and most perfect dogs I have ever had.

If you have the right environment, go check out these guy’s 

1 hour ago, KhunHeineken said:

What are you living on now, and I don't mean the dollar figure? 

 

I don't disagree with you.  By the time you buy / rent a place, furnish it, and then contend with the high cost of living, you would want to hope you live a long life to get back what you put in to the 2 year prison sentence. 

 

I know a guy that did his 2 year sentence with his Thai wife in a mobile home, traveling around Australia.  When the 2 years were up, he sold the vehicle and went straight back to Thailand. 

We live on a 10 Rai farm in Chanthaburi which provides most of our food and a small  income selling produce locally.

Looking at adjacent land sales it would cost us 130% more to buy our property today.

Building costs maybe a similar hike.

You win some, you lose some.

The lifestyle is priceless.

8 minutes ago, scorecard said:

-If your Assets and Income numbers are under the max* then you might well qualify for a part OAP or even the full OAP.

Search Centrelink: assets and income statement.

-You say 'jail',  that's over the top, it's not anything like that, and it's what you make it, keeping in mind the ultimate benefits.

-You're entitled to full Medicare while your on Oz soil and if need for major surgery etc., you go back and Medicare kicks in immediately.

-Yes it's two years. But you can depart Oz and return a number of times each year a few weks each time and the accumulation of the two years isn't disturbed when you take these breaks. In other words the 'clock' doesn't stop and restart. At Oz passport control they don't ask questions.

-The 2 years starts from the day you return, NOT from the day your OAP is approved.

-Years ago many reports of Centrelink staff being unhelpful, rude, abusive etc., etc. All changed, my Experience with the local big Centrelink office was totally pleasant, friendly, focused, helpful, good listeners and productive., and best outcome for the client (you) always the objective.  I have no complaints whatever.  

-Unless there's some complication (unlikely) only needs one visit to Centrelink, to prove your identity and to get a CRN (Centrelink Reference number). (Prove ID: birth certificate, passport, 3 photo ID cards (they accepted my Thai drivers license), Oz bank statement with the address where you are actually living, and 1 or 2 utility statements, must have your namd and must be the sddress you state as your residential address in OZ. Think about all of this in advance, easy enough to get it together.)

- You can submit the 2 OAP application documents on paper or on line. I took my completed application forms with me the day I went in to prove ID / get my CRN. I put them on the side of the C.Link officers desk (very pleasant lady maybe early 30s), she asked "Is that your OAP application? "Yes."  'Do you want me to scan it to see if there's anything of any concern / anything not completed?" "Yes please". She went question by question then said "It's complete and nothing that might cause any complications, do you want me to submit to Canberra on the big scan machine over there?"  "Yes please." "OK please sign here."Ten seconds later a confirmation of receipt with my CRN. 

-Processing of your OAP application 100%/99% computerized, all done in Canberra, local Centrelink ofifce not involved with actual processing.

-I got a pleasant call 18 days after I submtted "All approved". Backpay in my bank account the next afternoon. Other more recent reports of approval at 14 days.

-After the 2 years you have 'Portability' (payment is portable for life, can be anywhere in the world). If you do go abroad they change you to 4 weekly payments. My 4 weekly payments are transferred automatically from Oz gov't to my K Bank savings account. The account can be your name or can be a joint a/c, can be only you sign withdrawals etc., or can be either party can sign. 

-If you search you can find many very cheap flights. Friend just get a flight Don Muang to KL to Jakarta to Denpasar - Bali to Melbourne, 17,000Baht return. Lots of stops but great price.  

-As mentioned, do the numbers (the OAP rate is fairly generous, adjusted for cost of living etc., twice every year and there's talk of bumping it higher). A rough number 40,000Baht every 4 weeks isn't that bad (A lot better than nothing and it's regular. And keep in mind 'What other income would you have at 80, 90, 95 ++ years old?' 

 

PM me if you want.

 

Good luck.

Appreciate the detailed response.

I am well aware of the process.

My experience with Clink has always been good.

2 years in Oz living in poverty on $33 per day to qualify for a reduced pension after 183 days is just not worth it for me.

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

The way I understand it, if one is in Australia when they qualify for the age pension, there is no problem obtaining it. It's only when one is overseas the two years jail kicks in.

 

I agree it is unfair; however, the situation is avoidable with a little bit of planning.

 

Sure.

-$1000 per month, reducing after 183 days would be useful.

The last 3 years living here, and not having to survive on $33 per day during the 2 year qualifying period is a no brainer to not pursue this option.

We have used the same Breville bread maker for 20 years.

12 years on our boat in Thailand and Oz, 8 years living here.

Perfect loaf every time.

We also use the bread maker for mixing specialty loaves dough , like rolls or raisin breads, then bake in the air fryer.

Too easy and you will never want supermarket bread again 

Living on a farm in Chanthaburi with wife of 17 years and 15 year old son.
Recently vested for the OAP.

Having been in the highest tax bracket in Oz for-40 years, it is not feasible to do two years jail in Oz to qualify for OAP.

Grossly unfair, but ain’t going back to qualify.

1 hour ago, KhunHeineken said:

You assume everyone is opting for the traditional, 1960's style of Australian culture, whereby you rolled your selves up and did a hard days work for a decent days pay.  That mentality has gone.  "Quiet quitting" is now the norm amongst the younger generation, who think they are doing their boss a favor by working for them.  

 

Australia's welfare bill has exploded, and not because we have an aging population. 

 

Why pay a mortgage when you can fall pregnant and get Department of Housing accommodation and then your boyfriend moves in.  Between the single mothers pension and the boyfriend on the dole, and all the other perks Centrelink hand out to them, the household practically brings in what a worker brings in, but the worker has to pay full freight for everything. 

 

As far as medical, I bet they can jump that queue as well, with workers who have private health being told to go down the private treatment route to make way for patients on Medicare. 

 

Go for a drive through any Housing Commission slum and you will see nice cars parked in the driveway.  They have no shortage of cash from playing the system, and many have never worked a day in their life, nor will they, ever.    

 

Then, consider, the more kids you have the more money and the bigger house you get, and you can see Australia has created a reverse pyramid with welfare recipients, whereby one turns into many over generations because the kids never saw mum or dad ever go to work.  In my opinion, the system is unsustainable. 

 

The "hand up" has changed to a "hand out."

 

How good is Australia? 

Spot on mate.

That is why living in Thailand is for us.

12 hours ago, kwonitoy said:

I had 25,000 liters of storage next to my house in Issan, I thought it might take weeks or even months to fill.

One good downpour of about 6 hours filled everything to the brim.

I did have eves troughs funneling all the water from the entire roof into the storage though

We have 550sq metres of colourbond for rain collection.

Off grid water.

Third season of upgrading water storage. Currently 30,000 litres, which is enough for a family of 3.

Agree that you can fill all of the tanks with a few storms.

We have an extensive first flush and overflow system into a 1 Rai dam.

We lived on a sailboat for six years between Phuket and Langkawi.

Got a termite infestation at anchor, had the boat gassed to get rid of them.

Discouraging termites from the ground sounds good.

That may not discourage the seasonal swarms.

1 hour ago, HighPriority said:

"Birdhouse" ?

In Chanthaburi they mean it as a house in the sticks, other side of the Black stump, in the jungle…

18 minutes ago, grain said:

OK thanks mate, more valuable info I need. When you say a "house pump" and a smaller pump. Could you please explain that a bit more. Would that 150W pump sometimewoodworker posted a link to be sufficient.

We have a Mitsubishi 155.

Single level house.

5 bathrooms.

Longest run is 33 metres from the pump.

Works perfectly .

Have tested running 4 showers simultaneously Ok.

59 minutes ago, Will27 said:

How long have you been living in Thailand for?

 

Do you mean you want to lodge your application and then do your two years in Oz before returning?

I have filled in the Ausgov claim, and seem to qualify.

Not lodged yet as I am not in Oz.

Have just been made aware of the 2 year rule.

Living back there for 2 years is not an option.

3 years on the farm in Chanthaburi.

Will just keep growing most of our food and selling the excess.

Tending my wife’s licensed grow plots is my fave.

31 minutes ago, ozfarang said:

You will have your pension reduced to ZERO if you leave Australia before your 2 years living in Australia to gain portability of your pension.

 

Good luck, enjoy Sydney for a 2 year break from Thailand

 

 

Bugga.