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No, you can do runs until the last day your visa permits you to enter.

Your last entry can be 17 September 2008.

Forget about your initial entry date (19 November 2007). It is irrelevant...the "enter before" date is what is important. And that does not change.

Remember - The visa lets you enter the Kingdom...the stamp lets you stay here.

If you stay in-country on your current stamp, you have to leave no later than 13 October.

If you leave any time between 18 September and 13 October, your visa is done. You cannot re-enter the Kingdom on that visa.

If you leave and re-enter anytime between now and 17 September, you will get 90-days stay from the date that you re-enter. And your visa is still done after 17 September 2008.

So, if you leave on 17 September 2008 and come back in the same day, your stamp will permit you to stay until 16 December 2008.

If I was in that situation, I would not do it on 17 September...any sort of snag, you do not make it back in that day, your visa is done.

Do your visa run on 15 or 16 September. Stay until 14 or 15 December.

Hahahahhaha - I covered it pretty well, then forgot one of the most important things to take...the wife.

Also, when you go for your 2nd report, take along a filled-out TM8 form, application for Re-entry Permit. You will need it if you leave Thailand while you are staying here on the extension of stay. You can get either single or multiple-entry. You need the form, a passport photo, and the fee, either 1000 THB for the single or 3800 for the multiple.

If you leave Thailand while on the extension of stay, and you do not have the re-entry permit, your extension of stay is cancelled.

Annie's, between Suk Soi 2 and Soi 4, across from Raja hotel.

Your last entry has to be before 18 September 2008. You can stay for 90 days from that entry date.

So, for example, if you enter on 17 September 2008, you can stay until 16 December 2008. But, once you leave after 17 September 2008, that visa is no longer valid.

Think of the visa as an entry permit...the stamp that you get on entry determines how long you can stay.

My next question...have you been out of the country since 19 November 2007? Your visa permits you to stay in Thailand no more than 90 days for each entry. Even if you go outside and come back the same day, that is fine...the infamous visa run.

I agree with Lite Beer and lopburi3...until you reach age 50, or are married to your "Thai wife", you are going to be doing some visa runs...a combination of tourist visas and visa-exempt entries is probably your best bet.

When you first start the app, on the status screen it should tell you which port is for GID...it was port 4 in my case.

In "Menu" you should see some settings, futz with those a bit. On is "display status" or something like that. Futz with those settings a bit, it will work eventually.

Could someone help out?

I would also like to know what would be considered a strong reason to return or strong ties.

I do not think they consider employment to be one, so what is?

If not employment, home, family what is?

Have a baby?

Employment, family, money in the bank, property ownership...it all comes into play.

And even how she conducts herself at the interview. And the "story" she tells at the interview.

Much of it is subjective.

You must not have searched too hard, there are a multitude of topics covering this very issue.

Look here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Non-immigran...Ma-t211165.html

or here: http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Extension-St...ml&hl=korat

At any rate, I do not mind being helpful, so here goes...

- Your passport, with a current Non-O visa

- Wife's ID card

- Tambien baan, or rental/lease contract

- Photos of the house, you and the wife in the house, clothes in the closet, etc

- Two passport-size photos of you...white background, no hat, etc.

- Documents showing 40000 THB/month income...yours, your wife's, or combined

- In the case of your wife, documents showing payment of taxes

- If your income is from Thailand, documents showing payment of taxes

- If your income is from abroad, you need a document from your embassy showing "certification of income". You fill out the paper, sign it, the embassy notarizes your signature. There is no other check involved.

- You might want to have copies of your paystubs for the last year if your income is from overseas...but do not offer them unless asked

- Marriage certificate

- "Hand-drawn" map to the residence. I used Visio to create a map.

- Completed TM7 (application for extension of stay). Yes, they have them at Immigration, but if you get the soft copy, you can fill it out on your computer and print it...much better. Plus you are ready when you go in, not filling out a document when they call your number.

- Photocopies of all of the above. I had the originals, plus two copies of each document...except for the photos.

Lite Beer, maestro, and lopburi3 might respond also...LISTEN TO WHAT THEY SAY!!!!

Read the two links above...They describe the process as well as the requirements.

Good luck

Most things are available here.

Tampons are a definite must, if that is her "appliance" of choice. Mostly pads ("pamper") here.

If either the husband or wife is "handy", and they anticipate having to repair anything, a basic set of hand tools would be good.

Liquor - They cannot bring enough to really matter, but a special bottle of something might be nice.

Undergarments

- for men, everyone here must either wear large boxers or tiny briefs, no boxer briefs here.

- for ladies, depending upon her build finding the right sizes might be an issue

Clothing

- for men, not so much of an issue, most is available here...although if he is a big guy, that might be more difficult

- for ladies, depending upon what she likes to wear, she might have to bring most of her garments along

A well-stocked first aid kit could come in handy.

I am thinking about this some more...and realize that we should not be the least bit surprised by these events.

The Thai approach to most problems seems to be "workaround-driven", rather than to find the cause and fix something. Many times even if the cause is known, still things do not get fixed.

Hence, instead of wondering why the transmission could not be shifted from "Park", just use the shift lock release and go on.

We went up to Mom's house a while back for a visit. I went in to shower and noticed that the water basin was a bit low, so I turned on the tap to let if fill....hmmm, no water.

I went to check another tap, no water.

I went out to the water meter, the shutoff valve there was closed. Hmmmm.....

I turned it on, went back inside, now water is coming into the shower "reservoir". Ok, problem solved....with the nagging thought of, "Why was the water shut off at the meter?"

Later, the basin is about full, so I want to shut off the tap...hmmm, broken, it will not shut off. I ask my wife to ask Mom how long it has been broken. "Oh, about half-year".

So instead of fixing the problem, they had been going out to the water meter and turning the water on/off there.

I am not saying that the OP's experience was no big thing, and that he should just accept it...but it is understandable how it happened.

Yes, I did fix the water tap. Also removed the water meter and cleaned the debris out of it so that there was more than a trickle of water.

>>"I am on a multiple entry student visa"

>>" ...the second passport I have lost in 3 years in BKK."

Irresponsible? Naaah...

I wonder if she can cook.

"I cannot cook, but I sure can tell the maid what to cook"

To start with it is not Falang it is Farang

That would depend on which rominization you are using... and the one I used, it is falang

So, start with that.

The "falang" / "farang" spelling argument has been done to death and only the pedantic amongst us really care how it's spelt.

I always thought it was spelt Farang but pronounced Falang due to Thais pronouncing the letter R as L, my wifes sisters name is spelt Rung but is pronounce as Lung.

it is not farang. it is not falang. it is ฝรั่ง

learn to read/write thai then there will be no need for petty "my transliteration is better than yours" debates.

And the vast majority of the ฝรั่ง here would have no clue what you were writing.

Most of us cannot read/write Thai.

I guess we have to bow to your superior knowledge.

Disregarding the insults, I was not out in the sticks, I was in BKK at a Chesters Grill. The family was dressed well, and they did not look as if they just got out of the rice field.

As others indicated, I should not get offended, for "they know not what they do." They essentially can not help themselves, right?

If one takes this mind set, isn't that rather condensending?

If they can help themselves, then it could be percieved as their actions as being just plain rude?

An enigma I guess.

Regardless, they will continue on with their remarks, in the future when they see other falangs, because I stood there "like a retard." (as usual)

I know my parents would never ever, point at a black person and say look son a black person, and I grew up in an all white city. But I guess my parents just concentrated on raising their children differently.

All I can say is, "So WHAT?"

Were you harmed by this? Other than your thin skin being penetrated by something as harmless as words?

If this is the worst thing that happened to you this week, you truly live a blessed life.

Of course, you will not count your blessings, instead going around trying to find things to be offended about.

Had and interesting one a few weeks ago.

We were going out to check on the wife's "farm" (8 rai of rice paddies, farmed by someone else, "managed" by her ex- father-in law).

We went over to pick him up at his house in my truck (4 door Vigo). We were getting loaded up, I was in the driver's seat. I looked over to see him open the front passenger door, then try to figure out how to tilt/slide the seat so he could climb into the rear seat.

I just looked at the wife and said, "I am not saying a thing...".

But all three of us had a good laugh after she explained it to him.

My father-in-law is the one who always makes everyone laugh unknowingly most the time. On our last trip he had run out of shampoo and after having a shower came out yakking his wife about someone's shampoo he was using to make do as his own bottle had run out. He complained about no lather and why was he massaging his head with no bubbles for over five minutes with no luck at all. He was really serious at this point and went to get the bottle to show my mother-in-law. Out he comes from the bathroom waving a bottle around in a loud voice only to find all my family drop to the floor in histerics when they see what he had been using to wash his hair. Now I may be naive but I did not know that in Thailand they sell a womens product for washings their private parts and for some reason he had been using this wondering why he could not get any bubbles after rubbing his head vigurously. It was one of those moments where you see someone really embarrassed including my wife's older sister who had left her private shampoo in the cubicle earlier. Some very funny things do and can happen in Isaan to lighten the day.

Ahhh, yes... Lactacyd.

Or as I refer to it, Lactahoy.

Hmmmm....it worked for me ok

Did it install ok?

If you download from Tucows, it is the .exe and you have to install from your pc, while connected via USB or Bluetooth and ActiveSync is running.

Otherwise, go to the developer's website, http://users.skynet.be/hofinger/GPS2Blue.html , and download the .cab version directly to the phone and install from there.

When you start the app, the status screen will show something like "GID port: COMn" . At the top, set GPS COM to that value.

Also, under "File", check "Show status if GID used"

For the clock sync, you have to stop the GPS portion first ("Ports must be closed" message will show on the status screen.) I think it reactivates the GPS to get an NMEA sentence for the time.

Good luck!

Like cloth

Like leather

Hate vinyl

Good on her!

When in-country, most of the time I am in Chok Chai, 30 km south of Korat.

I also spend a little time in Bangkok, and some time up at the in-laws in Nong Hin...Mom's house is about a 5 minute drive from "Nakhon Gary A"

Here ya go....

http://www.tucows.com/preview/504714

Disclaimer: No connection, I have not downloaded this, no experience with it, use at your own risk

I am looking for a Pocket PC app also...if I find something I will update.

In USA most carriers supply time signal to the phone, if your phone supports that. I do not believe that the carriers in Thailand do so, but that is worth checking also. Depending upon your phone, it may also adjust the time zone on your phone (negative for me, I stay on UTC + 7 regardless of where I am).

It seems like you are on the right track.

The Kubota guy is correct, the chains are not to bear load when the implement is working, they are to limit side to side motion. The pulling pressure should be on the three arms, directly along the axis of the tractor, not on the chains. So if everything is adjusted correctly, there should be little or no pressure on the chains when the implement is working.

The rear wheel adjustment is going to be a bit of hit and miss.

You stated that you have the implement leveled side to side. Now loosen the adjustment on the rear wheel so that it will not carry any weight, then lower the implement until it is an inch or so off the ground. If the rear wheel is touching the ground, that is ok, as long as it is not supporting any weight of the implement. Level the implement front to back by adjusting the upper arm of the 3-point hitch. Once you have it level, then lower the implement so that it is resting on the ground.

What you are going to do now is adjust the rear wheel so it lets the implement go into the ground to the desired depth. The spring should compress, and at some point let the wheel will be preventing the implement from going any deeper into the ground. It is hard to tell you how to adjust this not being there, but I think you understand what I am getting at. You need to adjust it, try it out, adjust it again, etc., until the implement is running at the depth that you want.

Once you get the wheel adjusted, when you are plowing you control the depth by how far you lower the three point hitch. You do not just lower the 3-point to its lowest position. The rear wheel will set the depth for the rear of the implement, the right and left lower 3-point arms are controlling the depth of the front of the implement, and the upper 3-point link/arm holds the implement level. This is why I advise to level it first using the upper 3-point arm. Usually there is an adjustable stop of some sort on the 3-point control to help you control the depth.

Most of the pulling is done by the lower arms.

When the implement is at working depth, you want the upper 3-point arm parallel to the lower arms, or as close as you can get it. That is one of the reasons there are multiple mount points for the upper arm, and possibly on the implement also. This will keep the implement level as you make fine depth adjustments with the 3-point control as you are working.

This set up can be a bit tedious, but getting it right before you start the work will make it go a lot better. And you are learning a lot already.

Trying to do deep-plow work with this implement will not only use a lot of fuel, it will also wear your rear tires out faster due to slippage. Those are not cheap.

Get on there and run it...it is not that hard. Once you get the hang of it, you will do as well or better than the guys who have been doing it (poorly) for 30+ years. I like the Thai people, but mechanics, maintenance, and equipment operation is not their strong suit.

If I wasn't headed to Nigeria at the end of the week I would come visit for a few days and help you out with this...I miss the farm sometimes.

Edit: I see Gary A responded while I was posting this. He did a much better job of explaining the "rear wheel" than I did...sound advice from him. And he is correct, the 3-point hitch does not supply down-pressure.

IMHO, a better solution would be to find a clock sync program that will get a time signal from a server on the internet.

Assuming that your phone OS is Windows Mobile, Google * Windows Mobile time sync * or * Windows Mobile clock sync *.

I sync from my laptop, which syncs from a time server...close enough. That might be another option for you.