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1 minute ago, Natai Beach said:

Good to see Scotland is developing! 

Yeah, with our help they’ll soon be able to build their own washing machines...

22 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

No.

 

 

My mum had one of these back in Scotland.

Okay, my bad, it’s a vacuum cleaner company that sells washing machines in developing countries.

23 hours ago, elliss said:

 

 

      Hoover , the American owned washing  machine company .

    Also went down the pan in Oz.

     Some thing about work culture and hangovers ..

     Jeez, now i know why Oz , dont have washing machine  factories any more ..

   

Hoover is vacuum cleaners. Perhaps you meant Whirlpool? 

19 hours ago, Banana7 said:

I have been tracking the second hand market at various websites since last August, and prices haven't really moved lower for pickup trucks. This finance company's sale prices are reasonable, up to 30% off MSRP, for 2019-2020 models. Some trucks like Isuzu are being sold for 15% below MSRP. The good thing is that for these prices, VAT is not added, only additional costs are for compulsory insurance and registration/ name change fee.

Do you have a link to the MSRP on used vehicles?

2 minutes ago, kinyara said:

 

Any bank fraud case from within is a concern but looking at the facts presented I see zero relevance in this case and how I bank and control my 800k. A passbook account only accessible with me physically present at the counter, ( not being paid out of a rogue managers back office). No ATM card issued. 

 

You can always pick something up, so I guess when a new passbook is issued a trip to another branch for the first withdrawal is in order. 

Yes, but I can carry 800K in the the pockets of my cargo-shorts. These were RICH guys that got taken, they were standing in line with SACKS of money!

3 hours ago, Andycoops said:

Very worrying for those depositing 400000 or 800000k in their accounts to cover visa extensions.

I shall continue with the monthly income method while it's still allowed.

It is not worrying for for me. I’ve been using Kasikorn Bank for over twenty years without any issues. Actually, it was Thai Farmers Bank when I opened my first accounts. 
 

I also use Krungsri & BKK Bank, and don’t worry about those either. 
 

That said, I check my balances online weekly, and make sure my books get updated monthly. 
 

My biggest bank worry ever was when my bank in the US (Washington Mutual) failed and I stood to lose half my savings...

27 minutes ago, khunpa said:

So hundreds of people line up every month with bags filled with cash and the Bank Manager has no idea... Sure ????

“So hundreds of people line up every month with bags filled with cash...”

Sure ????

On 1/16/2021 at 8:49 AM, brianthainess said:

Problem is, birds can avoid a stone and fly off.

Why is that a problem?

I drove one as a rental in the US go a month and loved it. 
 

Is it not significantly more money than the CRV?

I run Caltex B7 in my 2.8l Fortuner and get about 18.5 or about 5.4l/100 km highway. 
 

5 hours ago, HAPPYNUFF said:

Well,  after finding more reviews,  mainly from Australia, where    all  lauded  these tyres, I   bought them..      Final cost worked out at 4ooo baht each,, balancing and fitting extra ???. However  I get two years  free   tyre rotation and  balancing   with the deal.

The    reviews  I found   where from guys  owning  various types of pickups,   most comments   stated  they were quite good as all terrain tyres.  Ive found them   to have a" soft" feel  when driving, and a slight tendency to wander a bit on the road, otherwise , happy.

Thanks for all the replies.

You did adjust the pressure to Toyota’s specification (29psi?) after leaving the tire shop, yes? 
 

Over-inflated tires drive a little squirrely...

Wait until her birthday, anniversary  or some other gift-giving event. 
 

Buy whatever car you want and give to your wife as a gift. 
 

Three birds with one stone

How long has it looked like that?

Did it look like that before the new roof?

What is directly under the roof?

3 hours ago, pattayapip said:

Looking at the replies i see i have not been clear enough, It is a Rental that I own myself ????
Just ordered 2 Daikin Inverters
Thanks for the replies

Unless it's a high end condo, or you pay the electric, paying a premium for an inverter does not make a lot of sense. 

1 hour ago, Curt1591 said:

They have been doing it forever. However, one of the things I repected about the Thai government was that once one bought a house, they paid tax and then it was theirs. There was no annual tax.

The "Things I Respect about the Thai Government" list is quickly thinning out!

 

I think you are incorrect about no annual tax in Thailand. My wife pays taxes on her properties every year.

It's very low, and (apparently) a lot of people ignore it but I think it's there. 

Making jokes, really? 

17 hours ago, fruitman said:

A good tablesaw is a Festool.....that's what the pro's use.

Do they even make a table saw?

On 12/24/2019 at 8:19 PM, merijn said:

Thanks for that, That was my experience also albeit from Suvarnabhumi and a few years ago.

As long it is on the original sealed duty free bag with the receipt visible it was not a problem.

But now we see that it is not possible anymore.

I really don't like to check in my handbag for all obvious reasons.

For a domestic flight there is no tax issue, only the no liquids rules...

There is no cutting down, If I could smoke a couple a day I never would have quit.

I had an accident and was losing my foot. Hanging around places where you can't smoke helps. Candy helps, not drinking helps.

Smoked about 20 years, 3-pack a day, been off 'em 30 years and still feel like one once in a while...

9 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Thailand has universal health cover. ALL Thais are covered.

 

If he is employed in the formal sector he is covered under Social Security. There is also a separate SS system for Civil Sevrants. Everyone else, without exception, is covered under the "universal" or "30 baht" scheme.

 

So there is no need for private insurance.

 

People do have to attend one hospital where they are registered (under SS they chose it; under universal it is based on residence). Exception in the case of emergency where it is nto possible to get treatment in the registered hospital and treatment cannot safely be delayed. In that case any government hospital must treat for free, but it is nto unusual for them to try to charge. A call to the NHSO or SS head office will put a stop to that fairly quickly.

 

A new law passed a year or two ago also requires even private hospitals to provide emergency care for up to 72 hours free to everyone covered by the Thai system but enforcement and compliance are weak. However from the prices you mention this may have been a government hospital.

 

Motor vehicle accidents are in a sort of special category because of compulsory insurance plus a fund for victims of accidents where the driver was uninsured. Will generally cover up to 30,000 or 80,000 in medical costs depending on whether the insured person was at fault.

 

not only is private insurance unnecessary for Thai citizens, it is very poor value for money here do to the very small pool of insured persons and general lack of development of local health insurance sector.

 

No reason to advise Thais to get private insurance. Rather help them understand their rights under the cover they already have and also know where to call/complain when hospitals try to wrongly charge.

 

 

 

 

 

Hello Sheryl,

I have a question about registering in a hospital outside my immediate area.

I'm retired and have Thai SS medical. My wife told me I had to register in our local hospital, as all the "good" hospitals are full, is this correct?

Our local hospital is not very good. I'd like to register at Siriraj, is this possible? If so, how do I go about it?

I am located in Lat Krabang

Thanks,

Dave

More likely Trump pretending to be "hard" on Russia with a wink and nod to his master Vlad....

25 minutes ago, candide said:

Interesting. Let's see if it will be confirmed by other pools after this one.

"David Rothschild, an economist at Microsoft Research, said the numbers of people shifting from opposition to removal to “don’t know” was significant. “When you follow polling daily, you learn people rarely make big jumps from Opposition to Support,” he said.

“This polling is a clear sign that [the] Republican policy of complete obstruction is not selling well to [the] voting public.”

https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/12/26/614659/US-Donald-Trump-impeachment-

Yes, if you really want hoot, follow the "PressTV" link and click on the Iran tab....

4 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Expect you may be fishing in a no fishing hole as Pharmacies are actually very reliable in Thailand and sell brand name as well as generic drugs, mostly at reasonable costs and in factory packaging.  This is not the 1950's where a druggist could adulterate what he put into a capsule and the few fake drugs sold in Thailand are almost always sourced from a street seller rather than a pharmacy.   That said obviously the more expensive the more risk involved - which may make hospitals a bit more competitive for high value drugs, as there markup is often at a much lower percent than for cheap drugs in my experience.

And my local pharmacist will generally order anything she doesn't stock. Send her a line, she tells me is she has it in stock or can order it, gives me the price, gives me the price of a generic, I tell her yes, she tells me when to come get it.

6 hours ago, Saltire said:

It does yes and I wasn't around then so can't be sure. It did involve a 6 week stay in hospital though so I guess it all ads up

That does put a lot more perspective on it.  Six weeks in a nice hotel would cost that,

6 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

For retirees (by definition older people) it would certainly need to be over 20k. Unlike private insurance it would include people with serious pre-existing conditions and it does so with no limit to in or outpatient care. Quite a few people woild excees 20k worth of outpatient medication alone.

 

There are of course a variety of ways it could be set up that might help control costs. But however done it would require significant work by MoPH health economists and planners and they seem to have thus far been unwilling to undertake it.

And while they currently enjoy a fair amount of medical tourism, that could start to begin converting to medical retirement.