Rotweiler

KhunLA - Sigh.  Sad but probably true.  This WAS at one time or other a forum for expats actually LIVING in Thailand.

6 rai grassed?  A riding lawn mower is insufficient. I surmise you will need a small tractor with a mower attachment.

Come on people...  we are in Thailand.  Who gives a flying f____ about who is right or wrong in US politics!

Mae Sai's lower market areas under water today.  Again.  Fourth time this season.  Another 48 hours of heavy rain the the forecast.

There seems to be a lot of (idiotic, intentional) "confusion” about the red box program.  We have had the service for several months now and it has led to a major improvement in the problem that made us go that route in the first place.

It is not a “bribe” for police to do their job.  It is a small contribution to request the Police to do something that is far above and beyond their normal duties.  I can only assume that the peeps here posting degrading comments are NOT actually in nor live in Thailand so have little or no knowledge of policing practices in Thailand.

We pay 1,000 B /month and the peace of mind it provides is worth many times that amount.  As the Officer (whose private number we received on day one) explained when – after 8 calls for assistance within 10 days – the red box hanging on your gate alone is a strong incentive for the unwanted guests to move elsewhere.  There daily visits (usually at dusk, with flashlight) also enforce that image.  Since the box was hung on our gate, the number of unwanted, undesired instances has dropped to zero.

My purpose in posting the original question was are there other people taking advantage of this service?  And it is that.  If not, and if the circumstances warrant it, consider it.

1 hour ago, JBChiangRai said:

I thought the red box was the thing they put outside your house and the police come round and check your property every day.

It is.  My question was not "what do you THINK it is", but rather if you KNOW something about the program.

From the responses, here, there seem still to be some passionate smokers in this forum.  I personally have no axe to grind with them just as long as they do not invade my space with their disgusting and unsanitary practices.  Perhaps an outright ban is unlikely to occur - perhaps the right idea would be just to tax them out of existence.  The Australian and NZ examples might be able to teach the Thai authorities a thing or two.

Many years ago in a land far far away (Canada) authorities came up with a novel concept.  The cheap health care enjoyed by citizens should depend on the role of the individual.  Smokers would not be covered for smoking-related conditions.  Although it didn't pass into law, it did make a lot of people think.

For them that cares:

https://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_price_rankings?itemId=17 

Does anyone have experience with Thailand's Royal Thai Police red box program? 

Ask locally in your and surrounding villages.  Every area seems to have an eves troughing specialist.  

Just a bit of the topic...  severe flooding in Mai Sai and surrounding areas.  We were there on Tuesday and it was a mess down in the lower market area.   Covered well in the Post and some other new sources online.  Darn little about it here.

Seems a lot of people confuse what is actually legal with what is actually done.

Red plates are ONLY useable within the same Chiang Wat.  

Red plated cars CANNOT we driven at night.

Those are the actually law.

What is done is considerably different.

Toshiba ND-300C  combination microwave, convection over, superheated steam cooker, and grill (inside the oven, NOT exterior.

Have had it for 4 years and very pleased. All cooking options work well and the unit is NOT expensive.  It's only 19" wide and 16" deep.  We bought ours at Siam in CM.

Dear chickenperson...  Mice.

Lotus's at Kham Them Market.  A small stall just at the parking lot entrance.  VERY reasonable prices.

12 hours ago, KannikaP said:

Eh, please translate to English.

col - "Cost of living".

Folks.  Relax.  It's (as per usual) just talk.  Won't happen as the COL for 60%$ of Thai would jump dramatically if they had to buy lesser quality but Made In Thailand products.

ANd now, with the bans, the Phew Thai is now the dominant party.  Image that.

19 minutes ago, Cameroni said:

No, it does apply, the Thai authorities can audit you and you would have to prove that your income derives from sources covered in the DTA. I would not want to be in that position. 

 Yes and No.  It does NOT apply.  If you lied to them about the source of your transfer, then be it one you.  It will then apply.

Has anyone actually stopped to consider that NONE of this applies to residents/tax paying citizens of countries with reciprocal agreements with Thailand?

There yesterday at the Thai Highway bridge to Tachileik.  Still closed to foreigners, both for Tachileik shopping and for tourist entry to Myanmar.  Open for cross border shopping by Thai.  The truck route (officially called the 2nd Sai River Friendship Bridge) is open to all trucks in either direction.  

The Immigration office I spoke to suggested Tachiliek Market should be open to foreigners "soon" (nai mai) but would not elaborate on what that meant.

4 minutes ago, blazes said:

the easiest answer of all:  buy a MacBook Air or other Apple product.

 

LOL.  His computer seems fine.  He was posting about his MOUSE.

53 minutes ago, Srikcir said:

With the pressure of such high volume international transport of Russian commercial aircraft, there is a growing danger of aircraft inflight failure and possible deaths due to sanctions blocking the repair and maintenance of Western aircraft operated by Russia.

Russian Airline safety incidents more than doubled year on year as sanctions limited spare parts.

“EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) is seriously concerned about the safety situation of aviation in Russia, including safety critical related matters such as how aircraft are maintained or how the pilots and the maintenance staff are trained,” Feb. 2024, "Russia’s planes fall apart as West blocks repairs,"

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/02/12/russias-planes-fall-apart-western-sanctions-airline-repairs/

 

With Russian airlines cannibalizing commercial aircraft to keep the fleets running, I don't see how many more Russians (whether as tourists, escaping collapsing economy or avoiding military conscription) can fly out of Russia with less aircraft.

ummm

You mean like all the Boeing failures lately?