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Thanks for clarifying. ????

If one lives 180kms from the IO office, it's a cheaper hassle & worth every unspent penny ????

Funny, the old system NEVER worked for me! (Sorry, I don't get 'BOI LTR' ????)

Several days? That's worrying. ????

Well, well well! That IS interesting. It would be a real bummer if the online report system - which, in my case anyway, has worked well up to now - is starting to get unreliable. I don't mind admitting that for me, a trip to the IO in person costs me a chunk of money for gas that I could do without spending, if possible.

Will do. Watch this space. ????????

You may be right about having unintentionally cancelled it, CMBob. But....if I actually had done, I would have expected to see a change shown on that info chart. There is nothing now saying 'cancelled', with X gone, etc. No email automatically sent acknowledging that it had been cancelled. I have looked at that status chart a few times since accidentally clicking on the X, and no change is shown. Nothing. But.....unless there's someone out there reading this who knows for sure that what you say is indeed the case, and can make it clear.......who knows? ???? But I get your point about going in person before it's too late (after Friday). And I appreciate that advice. ???????? If that notification slip doesn't appear by end of play tomorrow, I'll bite the bullet and go Thursday. Cheers.

'Sunday evening'? That's strange. But then........Jomtien can be a strange place! But I get your point. One never knows when it might come. ????

Actually, ubonjoe, before reading your comment I DID click on the X to see if a message came up. A box came on screen with an option to write something, and 2 options to submit or close, so I just closed it. Then after reading your comment, I went back in and checked. The X is still there and there appears to be no change, so I am guessing I did NOT accidentally cancel. I hope.

Ubonjoe, I did check my status online. As you'll know, on the chart of information that they show, there are 4 columns, 'Cancel', 'tm47', 'Notification of Receipt' and 'Date'. The tm47 pdf is there and the date too. The 'Notification of Receipt' column is empty. Now, in the 'Cancel' column , there is a big red 'X'. Sorry if this is a dumb question, but does the X mean it is NOT cancelled, or does it mean it IS cancelled?

Yes, I'm glad I have that. ????

No, I haven't checked my status online. I will do that now. Thanks, ubonjoe.

Hi, calling all 90 day report experts! My 90 day reporting was due the 12 September. (Or, by the 12 Sep.) Gotta an email reminder from immigration a few weeks back. I usually submit an online report about a week before the due date. For whatever reason, I did not do that this time and I submitted my report early (9am) on the morning of the 12 Sep, which was the due date. I did it online, using my android phone. I got a 'success' message and they sent me a tm47 document to me by email to acknowledge that my report was received. So what is my problem? Well, the last two times I did an online report, they sent the final notification - with the due date of my next report - to me very, very quickly....like 1 hour or 2 hours. (Yes, I know that is unusually quick, maybe!) It is now a whole day & a half later. So my main query is: because I did my report ON the day the 90 days ended, and not BEFORE that date, does that mean that I may actually have to go in person? For any reason...that I am not aware of? I know my report was already accepted & received. And they did not send me any message to say that have to report in person. So logically, no reason to worry, right? Just wait for them to send that final notice. Call me paranoid, but I have a strong, intuitive sense that the final notice/slip with my next due date, to my email inbox......is not coming, for some reason! ???? I live FAR from the Korat immigration, trying to phone them is a waste of time, and by my calculation I have until Friday to go there in person IF I HAVE TO, (during the 7 day grace period), after which I have to pay a 2000 baht fine. So if for some reason I have to go in person, I'd sooner pay 1000 baht gas money now (my old pickup drinks like a fish!), than 3000 baht later! Of course, I would rather pay nothing at all.

Sure, I know it can get complicated. But then, seeking advice on Aseannow (I still wanna type Thaivisa!), is still worth it I reckon.....ie, if you say you had to go to 10 different opticians before finding what you wanted, then anyone reading that might adjust their expectations, which is useful to them, right?! ???? ????

Well, I did not know that! ???? (I'm learning a lot from this thread! ????) Thanks!

Very, very interesting, DezLez. So it worked for you? Good to know. Btw...I thought baking powder/soda was the same thing?

It's still 'work in progress'! ????

It certainly is, OneMoreFarang! I will have a watch of this right now, thanks! ???? The reason I posted my original query though was because I thought whatever advice I got from Aseannow would be more specific to Thailand & what's available. But...yes, you're right. A lot of useful info is there....bingo!.....on good ol' youtube!????????

The brand Essilor keeps coming up as highly recommended! Thanks, unblock! ????????

Thanks for the advice, Tropposurfer. To be honest, yes, I don't think I have been as careful with my own eyecare over the years. But I now accept my situation and have learned to live with dodgy eyesight. As best I can, anyway. ???? But my issue now is more about stopping the coating on the lenses flaking off. ????

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Now you mention it, digbeth, I did use alcohol wipes to clean the lenses sometimes during covid, when we had loads of packets of them. I might try your soak & scrape idea......or look into it anyway. Think I'll do that when I've got another pair as spare, in case it goes badly! ???? Thanks!

I can only guess some coatings are longer lasting than others....????....and the trick is to find the good ones, if you're lucky!

Now that's a good idea! ????????

Ahh!!! Bingo, Ivor! This article says it all! So.....'AR coatings', eh? That seems to be my problem. This link is so helpful, Ivor!! Thanks a lot. It's good to finally figure it out. ????????