paulbrow

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

How about using a plastic pipe between the heater and the shower? That would at least remove any metal electrical connection.

For what it's worth, the water itself is a fine conductor, pretty much nullifying the plastic pipe, hence the need for a solid ground.

On 12/14/2020 at 7:59 PM, andy said:

Far too logical and beneficial for us serfs to ever get congress to act on this.  They are far too busy maintaining a corporate welfare agenda, and tax cuts & bailouts for the rich.

 

LOL at the above reply about SS and Medicare ????.  Working US expats can't even pay into SS in most circumstances, which means a lot of us will never reach 40 credits to even qualify - and yet we STILL have to file taxes.  And yeah, medicare is going to be super useful when I'm retired in SE Asia 8000 miles away...????

You got me confused! I've been working overseas for some 24 years, self employed, and I've been paying both sides of SS the whole time. No problem getting full credits!

Same for me, I'm on my 3rd vehicle with the same ez-pass and no updates and no problems.

12 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

No they aren’t.

Guess you have access to a different story than the rest of us, or you know them personally. The story I read above says: "Two of the women aged 28 and 29 were stopped at a checkpoint in Mae Jan at 7pm travelling south to Bangkok on a bus from Mae Sai. The two others - a woman aged 31 and a man aged 28 - were picked up at a hotel in Mae Sai".

Clearly all 28 and above.

Cost of all modes are relatively inexpensive. However, I've sat in ground transport and moved at a rate of about 1 km/hour way too many times. The BIG advantage of the rail transport is time saved.  In my years here I've learned time is apparently of no concern or cost to locals. If you're late you're late! Nobody cares... You could charge virtually any price and I'd take the rail simply to save massive amounts of time. Time is much more valuable to me the saving 5 baht on transport costs. That being said, rail operators are entitled to recover costs and make a profit. The cost of one line has no bearing whatsoever on the cost of any other line. Each line is unique!

I've had several crowns done here and the estimate you got certainly seems reasonable to me. It's consistent with my past charges. Personally I prefer private clinics for this sort of work, but it's only my preference. I'm confident hospital dentists would do a fine job however.

15 hours ago, new2here said:

i have and used my US-issued UnitedHealthCare plan as it met all the minimums that the CoE required. It did take a few days to get the letter from UHC that explicitly mentions the three major points they the Embassy looks for in terms of determining if your policy is acceptable or not: a) length of validity, b) explicitly mentions coverage included C19 and c) minimum coverage is equal to or more than US$100k.

 

Once I got the letter I used that, combined with the larger 6-page full policy and the plastic annual policy holders ID card.... no issues raised by the Embassy (Wash DC) nor any other point in the process on the day of travel.

 

 

Regarding UHC, other than the first 60 days of foreign travel, virtually no overseas coverage is included. UHC is for Americans living in the USA or doing short term travel. Or am I missing something? I have Medicare but have never pursued additional Medicare coverage because of the overseas exclusions and have opted for expensive alternative healthcare that excludes coverage in the USA. This is not a critical comment, just a questioning comment.

19 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

As usual people have the choice if they want to go to that place.

I am sure many of their customers are happy that new Thailand arrivals are not allowed to enter.

Other than the first statement on the sign, the article doesn't say anything about applying strictly to new arrivals, it applies to ALL foreigners, whether you've been in country 5 minutes or 5 years!.

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He is thought to have contracted the disease abroad before arriving in Thailand three months ago and remaining asymptomatic. Tests on 19 close contacts of the infected man have come back negative, while 32 contacts are in quarantine.

Are the 32 in quarantine positive?

17 hours ago, madmitch said:

So does this imply that foreign "dignitaries" are exempt from quarantine and just have to take a test?

 

 

 

 

Doesn't seem to "imply" it. Seems to actually say It... arrived Tuesday for meetings on Wednesday

19 hours ago, Cake Monster said:

If the rewards seem high for your money, then its a Scam.

Why are so many Thai people so gullible for these and other obviously crooked Scams 

Thai's aren't the only ones gullible enough to fall for these scams.

3 minutes ago, ubonjoe said:

The "Semi-commercial Flights" are available from some countries.

"Semi-commercial flights (For the availability and flights information, please contact the airlines directly)

At present, certain air operators are permitted to operate semi-commercial flights to Thailand, including Emirates Airlines/ Etihad Airways / Qatar Airways/ Singapore Airlines/ EVA Air / Cathay Pacific / Lufthansa / Swiss Air / Austrian Airlines / Thai Airways/ Thai Smile/ Korean Air/ China Airlines/ Spring Airlines/ China Southern Airlines/ Lucky Air/ China Eastern Airlines/ Shanghai Airlines/ China Air/ Juneyao Air/ Philippine Airlines/ Shenzhen Airline/ Gulf Air"

Source: https://thaiembdc.org/visas/

Thanks for the education ubonjoe!

On 11/4/2020 at 1:10 AM, habuspasha said:

Can non-Thai nationals take repatriation flights or semi-commercial flights?  If so, is there an advantage of one over the other?   I have seen statements that non-Thais MUST take repatriation flights and that ONLY THAIS can take repatriation flights.  And semi-commercial flights seem less sure.  Anyone know?

Yes, non Thais can and do take repatriation flights booked through the Thai Embassy/Consulate. Only way I know of to get off an airplane in Thailand. Personally never heard of a semi-commercial flight.

22 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Are you English? Using Obliged as opposed to Obligated. Good.

Either works fine in this situation.

Seems to me training for "small" bikes and scooters as well as subjecting all motorcycles to the rules of the road and enforcing them would be far more beneficial.

What exactly happens when a country declares bankruptcy? Ahhhh, just print more money I guess and come up with a new tourist visa....

1 hour ago, sreiter said:

Would you please clarify: A COE is a certificate of existence? If my Thai wife, who has a residency permit for Greece, wants to visit her family she needs a COE of the Thai embassy in Athens?  Hard to understand as she would turn up  at immigration with her Thai passport? Thanks

COE is a Certificate of Entry and yes, she would go through her Thai Embassy in Greece to get all that she needs to return, such as the COE and getting booked on a repatriation flight, etc.

17 hours ago, poloshirt said:

Yes, I still have the card. Nothing I can do because when I talked to the bank people they speak bad English. I find it difficult to communicate. I rather go home and talk to my bank about it. Going home day after tomorrow so no long to wait.

All US banks have a toll free international number to call. What prevents you from calling them right now? ....... oops, just read further and see it's a Malaysian Bank. Good luck.