wpcoe

10 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Another stretch of tourist statistics. I live in Hua Hin and do not believe that an average of well over eight thousand people per day visit the station even if you count every passenger on every train which passes through.

 

Please rush me the the truth. I enclose fifty baht to cover postage.

They got confused and made a mistake.  Those were the arrival numbers for the Hua Hin Airport.  

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The station has been relocated amid changes to the line. 

Relative to its previous location, to where has it been relocated?  I haven't been to Hua Hin in a couple years, but can't picture where the station would be now.

9 hours ago, webfact said:

In the sting one girl aged just 13 was given 1,500 baht. She gave her mamasan, the owner of the lounge aged only 19, 300 baht and went with the officer to a hotel for short time sex. 

The mamasan only took B300?  I thought pimps & mamasans took way more of a cut than that.

6 hours ago, webfact said:

He barricaded the door but after a stand off and while he was distracted his wife opened the door to officers. 

Bravo to the wife.

Do embassies/consulates (overseas) still issue Non-Immigrant O visas for retirement?  I thought they only processed for Non-Immigrant O-A if you were going to be a retiree in Thailand.  Or, was that only some backwater country or two where that's the case?  

At least they are waiting until November 22.  Christmas in USA stores is already underway.

Remember the transfer that I submitted last week Thursday (October 17)?  I was notified it "should arrive by October 24th," yet this potential transfer that I'm submitting today, October 22 (three business days later), is saying it also "Should arrive by October 24th."

Oy, vey.

(I'm guessing that Transferwise doesn't realize October 23 is a bank holiday?)

6 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Thu request means nothing happens until late Monday US time (Tuesday the 21st here) and the 23rd is a holiday here; and being more than $10,000 special reporting requirements must be met so expect all has combined to make it longer than normal.

Why would a Thursday morning request (Wednesday evening US time) not have anything happen until late Monday US time?  Why are both Thursday & Friday in the US not action days?

I got this e-mail from them:

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Your money's taking a little longer to get to us.

 

When you set up your transfer, we estimated that it would take 1 working day for your money to get to us. But this time, it’s taking a little longer to arrive.

Your money will now get to us in 3 working days. As soon as it gets here, we’ll convert it. Then we’ll send it out to your recipient.

 

... with no explanation *why* it's taking an extra two days.  If the reason is that the amount is >$10k and requires more paperwork, why not share that so I'll know in advance that my next $14k installment will also be delayed.

So far, I am not impressed with the speed:

This is using an ACH transfer from my bank to Transferwise.  I set up the transfer the morning of th 17th (Thu).  Why would it take Transferwise 7 days to get the funds via ACH?

Thanks, Sheryl.  I've been taking aspirin/paracetamol/caffeine combo tablets since this morning and it does greatly reduce the pain.  I'm back to the condition I was yesterday:  discomfort and not pain.

I forgot about the hospitals having dental departments.  What you say makes sense, and I may go there rather than German Dental.  I still will try to hold on until Monday as I found that it seems that the A-Team doctors often work Monday-Friday.

I had withdrawal issues once before after weeklong use of tramadol for lower back pain, so I'm a little skittish about using it these days.  But, if pain were constant & intense, I would have used it to get through a painful weekend.  It appears that I won't need to do that, thank heavens.

[edited to add:]

If it is not impacted, and just a normally descending wisdom tooth, is there usually any need for surgery?  I ask because I know the profit-making motive of the hospitals and wonder if they would pressure me to go under the knife even if it weren't necessary.

Based on my past experience with German Dental, they are not of that persuasion.  When I went there for tooth pain the doctor there "prescribed" changing to a sensitive-tooth toothpaste first before anything else.  There was no charge for the visit & the advice worked.  A major dental hospital in Bangkok, however, had pressured me to have two teeth pulled because they had micro-fractures...

Yesterday I noticed a "sensation" in my upper right jaw at the rear.  Not pain, just a strange feeling.

This morning I got up and it seems it might be my undescended wisdom tooth.  It is now a dull pain and has extended up toward my ear.

My dentist of choice, German Dental Clinic in Pattaya, seems to be closed Fri/Sat/Sun according to Google.  When I call, their phone rings once and disconnects.  After I tend to a few things, I plan to actually go there to see if they're open.*

If they are not open until Monday, how likely will it be that I'll be in need of treatment before Monday (I'm posting this on Friday morning)?  If likely, can someone recommend a dental doctor of a similar quality in Pattaya/Jomtien?  If I want to self-medicate with pain meds until Monday, would Tramadol be appropriate?

*PS:  Just found German Dental Clinic's website, and indeed, they are only open Mon-Thu.

14 hours ago, 4evermaat said:

3bb should still be doing the promotion where they lease the fiber modem to you + install free.

Not in a condo, at least in Pattaya, it seems.

And, here I sit with my 3BB 18/1.8Mbps ADSL.  What on earth or you guys going on about?  

19 hours ago, easyride said:

Then my dear landlord of many years refused to register a TM30 because "it still valid" from two months ago. Who'll pay the fine when I go for an extension?

Tenants can file a TM.30 as "possessor" of a rental property.

On 9/11/2019 at 1:39 PM, jacko45k said:

There is one in BigC-X, in the food court.

On 9/11/2019 at 1:48 PM, moonseeker said:

Not sure the small payment locations do a direct debit setup. Thx. MS>

Two years ago I set up the auto-debit from my bank account at the office in Big C Xtra on Pattaya Klang, so they (at least used to) do it.

IIRC, they gave me a form which I took to Bangkok Bank (also in Big C Xtra) and returned with the completed form and that was it.

On 8/28/2019 at 3:44 PM, Alex2554 said:

Grab taxi is legal as a smartphone-based taxi booking and dispatching service using regular taxi.

Grab car is illegal because it allows passengers to book a chauffeured ride using private vehicles and drivers without commercial licence

Is Grab Taxi still a thing in Pattaya?  I don't see it when I open the Grab app.  How is it accessed?

1 hour ago, josephbloggs said:

Er, they did. The stations were built to accommodate longer trains. Have you actually been on the BTS? 

ISTR, the platforms were all built fto accommodate a six-car train?

If your Immigrations office processes 90-day reports using a bar-coded receipt, it makes things quicker for subsequent 90-day reports if you keep the bar-coded receipt, even if that report receipt is from many, many months ago.  

20 hours ago, wpcoe said:

Does the article mean 27 more trains, or 27 more train cars?

19 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

Complete 4-car trainsets.

That really is impressive, then.  They went from 52 to 79 trains, which is more than a 50% increase in the number of trains.

Does the article mean 27 more trains, or 27 more train cars?

20 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Usual follow up is 1 day, 1 week then 1 month.

Thanks.  So, normally, after a month she'd be okay to fly home?

20 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Note the costs. Will be over USD $2000 per eye at most private hospitals hete and then thete is the airfare to consider.

I'd gladly spend that money on her.  She's only going to inherit it anyway.  ????

20 hours ago, Sheryl said:

The reason there is a long wait is that cataract surgery is an elective procedure and no reason to rush. What is the problem with waiting a few months?

Her cataracts are *quite* bad.  She's stubborn and lazy (much like her brother) and has kept putting it off -- for years.  If I don't force her to do it, she probably never will get around to it.  I'm currently working to motivate her to start the process with her HMO.  Flying her over here would be a drastic Plan B.  Wherever she has it done, I want to be there to help her for the first day or two, so she's not alone.

4 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

If I had to go through the NHS system I think it would be several months before I would be treated.

It is similar for my sister in the USA with her HMO.  I've considered sponsoring a Thailand trip for her to have it done here.  If we do that, how long should she plan to stay post-op?  What kind of follow-up exams are necessary?

18 minutes ago, wpcoe said:

 

Mods, please delete, I accidentally quoted my above post instead if editing it...

On 8/8/2019 at 8:54 PM, RoadWarrior371 said:

Some good, established buildings like View Talay 4 will have nice units dipping below the 2M level.  Stay away from the newer chinese or russian developed crap units.  Good luck.

There is no View Talay 4, only 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 8.  As the number increases, the buildings are newer.  That said, VT1 and VT2 are solid buildings -- well run and maintained.

In VT2, you can find foreign-name studios for B1.5m to B2.0m that are slightly larger than 35 sq.m. e.g. VT2A 37sq.m studio, 10F, B1,800,000

In VT1:  37 sq.m studio, 6F, B1,575,000

37 sq.m studio, 9F, B1,400,000

PS:  If you are willing to put it in your Thai GF's name, the Thai-owned units are generally cheaper, too.

Has any thought by forum management been given to adding forum sub-sections to this (Thai visas, residency and work permits) section? e.g.  Catching up on a few weeks reading, I see that there are dozens of threads on TM.30 -- how about a forum sub-section for TM.30 stuff?  It would give folks with TM.30-related questions/issues a specific place to head for answers more easily than scrolling through pages of thread titles in the main forum.

Possibly sections for ED, or work permits, or retirement visa/extension to give people with an interest/question to home in on their specific area?