JetsetBkk

22 hours ago, turgid said:

 

Is there any official source for that statement ? It seems highly unlikely but i'd like it to be true.

 

I quoted the web site - that's as official as I can get. Actually, I was thinking of going to the Immigration office in Phuket and asking them about it. Maybe I will today - I'm getting really bored.

FYI, the rule has worked for me for the last two years - no insurance required.

1 hour ago, stevenl said:

Had to look up that, never heard of it.

See it is located in Pattaya, not really practical from Phuket.

My thoughts, too. ???? But thanks anyway.

The pile is getting bigger...

I don't want to leave all these old shopping bags out for the dustman.

I suppose I could put them in a big plastic bag like I do already for old glass, plastic and metal containers.

But I was wondering if there was another worthy cause that would like them.

They are fairly clean and new, mostly used just once or twice.

Any suggestions?

I live in Phuket, fortunately.

From here:   https://piv-phuket.com/long-stay-extensions/retirement/

"From October 2020 an medical insurance is required for every retirement extension if it is based on a original Non-OA visa (Issued at the Thai Embassy in your home country) following the criteria explained below than it has to be shown and included in the extension based on retirement.
– If the Non-OA visa from your home country is issued In or BEFORE 2017 then the health insurance is NOT required for your extension.
– If the Non-OA visa from your home country is issued in 2018 or later but the last entry date is before 1 October 2019 then the health insurance is NOT required for your extension.
– If the Non-OA visa from your home country is issued in 2018 or later but the last entry date is AFTER 1 October 2019 then the health insurance is IS required for your extension."
 

I obtained the 400k/40k health insurance, and presented the certificate (with all the other O-A renewal documents) to the Immigration Officer who stands outside the Immigration Office in Phuket and whose job it is to check all the documents.

For the last two years he has given me back the Health Insurance document. My renewal was processed as normal.

Nice shiny new regulators arrived today:

A job for tomorrow.

????

8 hours ago, eezergood said:

thanks for the share

Actually, I don't think he's still there - that was 10 years ago, before the underpass was built!

I can't find the place using Google Earth.

Glad to see this topic is still open and not archived.

The same garage as my post above (Hok Liam) just returned my pickup after changing the alternator. The alternator itself was badly corroded but the main problem was the cable between it and the engine - the insulation was dissolving (oil drips?) and caused 3 lights to come on, on the dashboard. The cable was also very hot - probably shorting out - and its connector virtually welded to the alternator.

Just under 6,000 baht.

It just failed for me:

Edit:

I just deleted the AliExpress tab in Chrome, clicked on the URL (https://trade.aliexpress.com/orderList.htm) again, and I'm already logged in!

Something weird is going on with them...

12 minutes ago, lopburi3 said:

They are not the safety type - that type will have the brass button that you can press to restart gas flow as in my photo.  They do not cost that much more and adds a bit more safety.

Thanks, I'll get a couple of these:

4 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

As you seem to have gas located inside home give a good inspection to that plastic hose and might be wise to invest in a leak safety regulator which will cut off flow in case of a leak.  Can buy as package with new hose for reasonable price.

Here are pictures of my two regulators. 

Can you determine from the photos if they are of the type that you recommend?:

^ Not 645 baht as on sticker, but 465 baht.

13 hours ago, MrJ2U said:

You sure don't cook much.

 

As pointed out by Hammer, your neighbor should be able to point you to the closest place to exchange your gas bottle. 

 

It's roughly 425 baht. 

 

Very tidy under your sink! 

Actually, I also have a gas cooker with a separate identical bottle. That one has "March, Sai Yuan" stuck to it on a "Post-It" sticker.

I don't think that was March this year...  ????

9 hours ago, stevenl said:

From your place direction beach on the left hand side, still before shell museum.

Thanks, Stevenl - found it:

9 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Have you tried Unique Gas?!

 

????  I only noticed the name in English when I turned the bottle around to take the picture of it!

Thanks for the tip!

Just worked as normal for me.

This song reminds me of walking to my girlfriends house in Warblington, Havant. Only fifty-five years ago.

Oh, what a beauty...

Enough of this garbage. I'm outahere.

I want to replace my 19 year old Toyota pickup. It still drives well, but it's time for a change.

So far I've looked at the MG ZS EV:

and the MG HS Plug-in:

but I don't really want anything electric as it goes against my anti-climate-alarmist views.

So now I'm looking at a Toyota Vios, as there was a nice blue one that I saw recently:

But I really want a 2-door hatchback with rear seats that fold down flat.

I wish I'd kept my gas-guzzler Mustang with its lacquered metal-flake paint job:

On 8/15/2022 at 9:30 AM, chalawaan said:

Don't look back and play the regret game, because today (2022) you're as young fit and healthy as you'll ever be!

 

And tomorrow you're a day closer to returning to star-dust.

 

 

Die comfortably broke! You can't take it with you, so use it tonight!

Exactly what I'm doing now, except getting the money out of my investment companies is like the proverbial blood out of a stone.

4 minutes ago, lelapin said:

And that helps me how?

It should help you to know that not everybody has screwed up their Lazada ordering / website configuration which, in turn, means that you should be able to fix whatever you inadvertently screwed up.  ????