Bob A Kneale

On 7/13/2020 at 2:09 PM, taotoo said:

Is that Civic an EG? They seem to be uniquely used by boy racers

"Uniquely" used by boy racers and then you link to a page showing many completely standard EGs that are clearly not boy-racer's cars?  Odd.  You don't know what "uniquely" means?

3 hours ago, smedly said:

what are they even doing here, if on military business why are they not staying on base

There's an Egyptian Air Force base in Thailand?

5 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

as the canal is an open sewer, not the smartest move

As the canal isn't an open sewer, not the smartest comment.

21 hours ago, worgeordie said:

You are going to need a permit soon to buy a piece of Ginger,

a Celery,and some Lemon grass..this place get crazier by the day.

regards Worgeordie

No, that's not what was reported.

16 hours ago, JeffersLos said:

I hope he wrote down his name and phone number when entering. 

Why...what difference would it make if he didn't?  They know who he is and where he went.

16 hours ago, khunpa said:

All it takes is a foreigner like this and a few popular escorts...

You're blaming the Egyptian for his infection?  Perhaps he got it here?

17 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Could also just be a false-positive. The result of a second test would be interesting. Any way of searching for the story in Egyptian news outlets?

Searching for the story in Egyptian news outlets is probably what you need to do.

17 hours ago, DirtyHarry55 said:

What's it with these so called VIP's why should they get away without doing quarantine?

The diplomat and his family were being quarantined.

19 hours ago, NancyL said:

Why, oh why, would they let these foreign soldiers out of their hotel to go to a shopping mall and "other places"?  It's bad enough that they were permitted to transit through Thailand.  All the hard-won gains of the lock-down, social distancing and mask-wearing can be lost with just a few lapses like this.

It's bad enough that they were permitted to transit through Thailand.

Is it, why? 

Why, oh why [sic] are you, and many others here, appearing to suggest that the Egyptian was the source and carrier of his infection?  Perhaps he was fine until he went to the mall etc. and actually caught it from an infected person there, unrelated to the Egyptian Air Force?

4 hours ago, Bender Rodriguez said:

and what about driver licences and insurance ? and the age of the drivers ?

What about them?

18 minutes ago, barry553 said:

Mazda 2. It's ok if you are on the small side. I am 180 cm and not fat but felt far too cramped. I bought a Ciaz because it was big for the price. If you run on 95 fuel it has decent power for daily driving.

"If you run on 95 fuel it has decent power for daily driving".

95 fuel octane rating doesn't give an engine any significant or noticeable power advantage over lower octane fuel.

25 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

I think the big problem now is if you want an auto most makes are CVT, in fact ford had a class action brought against them for their CVT transmissions fitted to fieste

The transmissions that were problematic for Ford were dual-clutch automatics, not CVTs.

On 7/12/2020 at 11:11 PM, dimitriv said:

 

I owned 2 of them, and drove about 200.000 km with each of them without problems. And I often skipped maintenance.  These cars are indestructible.  

There's a good reason not to choose a foreigner-owned car if you want one that's had proper maintenance!

On 7/12/2020 at 9:35 PM, bwpage3 said:

Here in the US, from 1996 on, there is an ODB port under the steering wheel that you can plug an ODB reader in and it will tell you what is wrong with many things with the car.

 

No sure if Thai cars have this 0DB port.

What are the chances that a Thaivisa reader asking about the viability of buying at the lowest end of the market will have the access and ability to use, never mind interpret, the output of an OBD reader?

On 7/12/2020 at 9:08 PM, bert bloggs said:

One thats had regular servicing ,so that  leaves out one hell of a lot of Thai owned cars.

As 99% of cars in Thailand are owned by Thais and Thai dealer servicing departments are always busy what are the chances of finding anything that doesn't have a Thai owner or hasn't had the required maintenance?

On 7/10/2020 at 12:46 PM, Andy from Kent said:

 

100 policemen needed help from security personnel to execute a civil judgment?

The article didn't say that there were 100 RTP officers involved...

"PHUKET: The notorious illegal beach club at Nui Beach in Karon, where tourists for years were extorted entry fees and even threatened with violence, has been torn down by officials for illegally occupying state forest land.

More than 100 officers descended on the site..."

The article referred to 100 officials/officers, i.e. provincial and local government officers, ISOC officers and RTN security officers who were supported by RTP officers as explained in the link.

On 7/7/2020 at 2:24 PM, TKI said:

Infinitely heart wrenching. Nothing else to say. Who of us has the right to judge or accuse without full knowledge of all facts and circumstances?! 

Obviously, you don't yet understand how the Thaivisa members justice system works!

8 hours ago, Henryford said:

Look at the state of the car. Must have been a very slippy road.

That's after it was cut up by the rescue service.

9 hours ago, IvorBiggun2 said:

Only person to remain in the car was the driver. A lot to be said for seat belts.

He died also.  Doesn't say an awful lot for seat belts in this case.

11 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

20 minutes ago, Bob A Kneale said:

Items that have duty to be paid are not normally held at the Bangkok Post Centre, they are sent to the local post office covering the addressee's area which then sends an advice of the duty payable so that it can be paid and collected locally.

Did you miss this quote: "Your item is being held in Customs at 10:58 am on July 9, 2020 in BANGKOK MAIL CENTRE, THAILAND." 

No, I didn't miss it. 

Did you miss that he hasn't had any advice delivered to him yet?   That quote is probably from when he tracked it online.  If he'd had the advice sent to him he wouldn't be asking where he has to go to get it, would he, as it's location and duty payable will be on that official advice, won't it?

18 hours ago, Stadtler said:

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Your item is being held in Customs at 10:58 am on July 9, 2020 in BANGKOK MAIL CENTRE, THAILAND.

Now 5 days later the package addressed to Stadtler has not moved, nor has Stadtler received a notice in the post about this package.

THP Contact Center 1545.  Call them and ask them, they speak English.

If you haven't had an advice from them yet the chances are that the delivery process is just delayed and, in due course, you'll either get the item delivered or a duty payable advice from the post office that covers your area.

3 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

Never heard of import tax? 

Items that have duty to be paid are not normally held at the Bangkok Post Centre, they are sent to the local post office covering the addressee's area which then sends an advice of the duty payable so that it can be paid and collected locally.