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4 hours ago, sometimewoodworker said:

It is usually good practice to thin the first coat as it allows better adhesion.

Thanks. I havedone the   primer coat. My friend convinced me to thin it a little. Thanks for the advice. You are always very helpful

3 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

typical reaction... I would expect no less from you.

Thank you. I cant see any other reason why you would engage in a forum which has nothing to do with you since you get a visa from your local office. Reading the replies, nobody else on the thread seems to appreciate your preaching and moralising. In fact, I would bet most expats are here to get away from it all -no tv news, no newspapers, nobody to preach to you except Skipalong. All your comments are  just speculation anyway which makes them more laughable. Only the people in the immigration department or the office in Laos could know the reason they do not ask for financials so accusing them of corruption is just silly. It is mainly for FIFO people anyway. I only spend 6 months a year in Thailand. I am married toba Thai so am not a tourist. I am not retired. Why would i want to have 400,000 baht tied up in a Thai bank with low interest or get an inappropriate visa.

17 minutes ago, Kenny202 said:

Thais thin all paints Don't listen to them. The last thing on their mind is a good result. 1stly thinned out its easier to apply, secondly cheaper as the paint goes further. In their mind win win. But like many buildings here the paint will be see through in 6 months and peeling off in a year. Thailand...the hub of cheap.and nasty

Thanks. It seems simpler to put it down without the thinner

On 8/31/2023 at 7:09 AM, Pogust said:

Any polyurethan will be fine. Use well diluted for primer. then sand off the fibers that raise up before next layer. It can be brushed on thicker than most other varnishes when it is two part. But consider putting a third layer on,  it will look so much better and create a better seal of the wood.

 

You say  'well diluted' am guessing you mean with a thinner. Is it truecthat if you use a primer instead you do not need to dilute it. 

12 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

AAA is a thinner. If you should thin finishes depends on the instructions. Virtually all Thai will thin, I only thin if I am spraying and only if absolutely required.

 

The last photo, according to google, is

He is actually German but I  prefer your advice. I will take the thinner back to the shop and just use the F-6100 then the U-202. Thank you once again.

Hi. I was hoping for some advice (again). I have sanded an old wooden floor and am ready to prime it and varnish it. I have bought Beger F-6100 . On google translate the label says primer(as does a Thai person reading it) but when I research it both Shopee and Thai Watsadu are describing it as thinner.   My next door neighbour from germany, believing it is primer, says I should add thinner to it when I put on the primer(if that is what it is) but I look on youtube etc and nobody says to add thinner.  Same with the top  coat. I have beger Unithane U 202 and the neighbour says I should add thinner as well but youtube does not mention it. Thanks for any input

16 hours ago, BritTim said:

You specifically identified those applying for multiple entry visas in Savannakhet as an example of abusers of the system, and (by implication) accused consular officials at the Savannakhet consulate as guilty of corruption without any evidence.

@Skipalongcassidy is just trolling. He is probably an ex-schoolteacher who can't lecture the kids anymore so he goes on a forum in which he has no involvement and lectures other people. (he pays his agent to get his non-o and goes through all the home visit and neighbour interviews etc) . It is a bit sad that he has no other interest except complaining about other people and his imagined corruption. I was going to make some deliberate spelling mistakes to give him some entertainment by correct my spelling.

18 hours ago, ThomasThBKK said:

Beaches start where the title deed ends. Its very often the case that they go inside what people call "a beach". Just because there's sand doesnt make it a public beach. 

 

There are no private islands in thailand, all you can own is a title deed on an island. 

 

 

 

Yes, it was so bad that in rainy season the borderstones were part of the ocean due to the beach erosion caused by idiots next door removing the mangrove forest and heavy rain. I had to remeasure the land via land office multiple times until we affixed the borderstones on a long metal pole 8 meters into the ground because the ocean ate them up. 

 

It got better after we installed european/netherland style beach erosion fences. 

Do you have anything to back up what you say about chanote on beaches. I understood chanote was granted by the local amphurs but the beaches are crown land.  Considering people have just taken beaches for themselves I always thought it would be a money earned for enterprising lawyers starting class actions against  beach thieves. I had heard that the king owns all the land so many metres beyond high water mark but  hard to find the true story.

On 10/9/2023 at 3:21 PM, NanLaew said:

Without a link, I am not going to get too excited about anecdotal stuff.

Up to you. You asked.

20 hours ago, NanLaew said:

There has? Where? On this forum?

There was a recent thread about HCMC where somebody mentioned it happening at Savannaket.

I dont understand the MYTH.  name. Is it like MILF bar. I guess all the girls are older. Is it MOTHERS YOU THINK .....something

1 hour ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Two things... first, yes I am happily married to a Thai woman and fully support the Thai way as opposed to the farang who want the system to change for them.  Secondly, supporting the corruption in Savannakhet IO is against what the Thai government is trying to accomplish... so yes this IO has become, as you say, a shady backstreet illegal agents office that is in it for the baht... not as you would like to believe to help the less fortunate retiree who cannot put 400k in the bank to qualify for a marriage visa. 

Your words not mine. I am sure you are a really nice person who begrudges somebody less fortunate than you a happy marrìage to somebody they love.  Luckily there are not many people like you making the world a sad place. 

1 hour ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

Let me ask you... why are you the champion of those that circumvent the rules... you do know that the rule breakers are the main contributors to making the process more difficult for everyone else... it only takes a few bad apples to spoil the entire crate.

You seem to really care about it so much so I will answer. . Let me ask you. Why is going to Savannakhet to get a visa circumventing the rules? Has it ever occured to you that it is a legal, government authorized immigration office with officers in uniform and not a shady back street illegal agents office? Do you think maybe the Thai government realizes that some foreigners  are in a legal loving relationship with a Thai person but for some unfortunate reason do not have the money in the bank to afford a visa and they allow a little loophole to help such people? I am curious? Are you married to a Thai or just a preaching old retiree with no commitment or engagement to Thai culture or  people?

On 9/18/2023 at 12:08 PM, Robert Tyrrell said:

Good afternoon, 

 

So apparently it seems Thai Nationals who travel abroad for better Jobs and Wages and education , Even less attractive for them to travel abroad to expand there education and finances !! Thai government shooting themselves in the foot again !! ???? Don’t they understand that a very large percentage of Thai Nationals income abroad comes back home to Thailand !!! And it’s economy  !! ???? 
 

TIT 555555555 ???? Lol ???? 

It is hard to see how it will work. Will the bar girls  waiting at WU get taxed on their weekly payments and likewise overseas workers sending from Wise. How will the government work out what is income not subject to tax treaties and what  level of yax has already been paid. I am not an accountant but thecimplementation seems fraught with trouble. 

On 9/27/2023 at 10:31 AM, JBChiangRai said:

Recreational use was never intended, Anutin made that perfectly clear in June 2022.

 

Weed shop proliferation is sheer stupidity, they knew they were chancing their arm and now they will go bust.

It was a political comproomise. Anutin thought he could get all the stoners to vote for him. Prayut needed his seats in Parliament so did a deal to decriminalize it. If they had not done so Anutin's party would have been wiped out at the last election. The last government was in such a hurry to get the political gain they decriminalized it with no proper plan or legislation. I doubt Anutin truly  cares whether it is therapeutic or not. It is all just political. 

3 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

It is quite clear that your reading comprehension level needs improvement... I merely suggested that people who try to get any visa should either be able to comply with the requirements that are published by the Thai government or outlined by whichever IO that they choose to deal with... also that they be aware that there are ambiguities as a fact of dealing with IO so planning ahead is essential... Like have more monies than the bare minimum... or have more documentation than the bare minimum... or heaven forbid avoid the myriad of pitfalls that is Thai immigration and USE AN AGENT...  

So your AGENT was willing to get you  a Multi-entry non-O married to a Thai visa without any proof of financial requirements?

15 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

What are you rambling on about?  You... "He could say agents do not often do non o for marriage and again call you  a fool for commenting about what you do not know."  Me... "My agent has always done my non o for marriage... no problems"

It is not clear from your post whether your agent gets you a visa without financial proof or with. If you join a thread about getting visas without financial proofs and accuse people of "gameing it" it is pretty easy to assume you provide financial proof to your agent and ypu must expect a negativecreaction from other posters for your accusation. Savannaket provides the ME non-O visa and the assumption must be it is legal and not gameing it as you imply.  

5 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

My agent has always done my non o for marriage... no problems

The thread is about non o visas without financial requirements so you getting an agent to fill out the paperwork is not really at all relevant. 

3 hours ago, Skipalongcassidy said:

That's all you got... just calling me a fool... sounds like you are self projecting.

He could say agents do not often do non o for marriage and again call you  a fool for commenting about what you do not know. 

Maybe you have a reason to need riel particularly.  but most of the time you can use USD . 1 usd for 4000 riel. Many of the border towns also use baht. 

Plane to Malaysia  not that expensive and KL can be fun for a night or 2. 

On 9/16/2023 at 8:22 AM, Bangkok Barry said:

I think it's an improvement. As for the those who don't like it, don't worry. With the usual lack of maintenance many of the lights will not be working within a few months,

Id say the locals will shoot them out slingshots in less. 

8 minutes ago, Andycoops said:

Yes, all to close to home as a 12 year old girl tragically died last week in the next village to mine after suffering multiple bites.

Was in ICU for 4/5 days but they couldn't save her. RiP sweet angel ????????????

Is sad. Hopefully they will learn to not leave water around. We alwaus had lots of mosquitoes and our neighbour always kept water lying around till her daughter had dengue. Hard ways to learn lessons.