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When I applied for new passport in UK to travel to Auz, the courier they used to deliver it put it through a letter box a mile away from my house! Luckily the homeowner knew me and delivered it to me. This was meant to be a signed for service, but the <deleted> courier just put it through his door and didn’t even try to get a signature. I was luck because I was flying the next day. 
It took 9 weeks to process. 
Bunch of incompetent <deleted>. ????

12 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

Probably from an airplane.. It is not hail for sure

Look closer and you can see the ice granules, typical of prolonged hail freezing together into lumps. 

Showing the bill to the patient will cure the urge to laugh. Does crying break new stitches?

Contact a Yabba pill maker, I’m sure they’d knock some pills up for you on the night shift. ????

On 2/24/2023 at 1:26 AM, itsari said:

I have read nothing to suggest it was a gift . That's your words

Unless there was a legal contract between him and her that she would buy a house, then it was a gift. Also he can’t own land Thailand, so best forget getting money back. 

On 3/13/2023 at 6:48 AM, roger101 said:

If it was that easy to fix why wasn't it done years ago.

A bit like the so called “illegal restaurants built on stilts” near The Hilton, that the city council have been saying for 3 decades should be removed. They are still there and their toilets empty straight onto the beach area. 
<deleted> city in all of that area. ????

There is another run off near the pier that flows black at times????

We have a beach house, but it is well North of there,  about 400 meters south of the Palace and never had any problems with sewage or foul smells, probably because their is no way for it to run from Naebkehardt road across our gardens to the sea. 

Retired at 47 from a very highly paid job with a multinational company and to be honest I wasn’t really giving a <deleted> from when I was 42.
We don’t mix with negative people, we enjoy the friendships we have and our family. Personally I steer clear of people who seem to constantly moan about their lives, they made their choices and are paying for it now, I made other, better choices and have the ability to kick these people into touch without GAF. 

9 hours ago, Chicksaw said:

Future Park is about 9km from DM, probably 10mins. if you are willing to spring for the highway. It's massive.

Yes been there a dozen times to eat with inlaws and the rest of the wife’s family. My wife actually bought a new 7 seat Isuzu Adventure Master car there once????

I’ve also been allowed to buy shorts and T shirts from there occasionally. ????

13 hours ago, Woof999 said:

There are several quite believable reasons that have no connection to human mis-deeds.

 

To name but two:

 

1.) Perhaps the brakes failed on the vehicle the cylinder was stored on and it rolled away.

2.) Perhaps the security guard was having a micro sleep.

 

[/joke]

There was a similar case where radioactive materials actually (the size of your little finger) fell off the back of a lorry that was transporting it across Australia a few weeks ago.  The area of the search was huge, but eventually the search party found it a few meters from the side of the road. ????

20 hours ago, Jingthing said:

Any bank anywhere will be in trouble if there is a run on the bank caused by panic, justified or not. In the case of SVB it was justified. 

Wasn’t it down to the fact SVB ignored history and got too deep in the bond markets which were backed by mortgages. 
Whatever it was, deposits are pretty safe for those with accounts in those banks.  

And don’t forget to update your bank account either the same day you apply or the day before and get letter from bank confirming you have xxxxBaht in account. 

God no! But I do enjoy Christmas with my little son. ????

15 hours ago, Ajarnbrian said:

‘Crowded skies’ are not a feature around Hua Hin airport, or many other regional airports. If more flights are available to such places, that is surely a good thing.

Used to fly HUA HIN to DON MUANG and return after 2 days each month to visit inlaws. I think it was Air Asia.
Cheap and efficient and could be in their house an hour after takeoff. If I remember it was 1400 Baht return. 

A bit different as my wife travels to Thailand with our son (both have Thai/British citizenship and dual passports) both have same surname and I have to provide a letter that I consent to him travelling out of the country, which she can show if requested. Including a copy of his birth certificate etc. Details in the Government website below.  Once we forget and she was questioned at airport and almost didn’t make her flight. ????

https://www.gov.uk/permission-take-child-abroad#:~:text=The letter should include the,is different from the child's

On 2/21/2023 at 6:47 AM, Tarteso said:

A few “friends” are waiting for him in Bangkok Hilton..????

And every “friend” is vying to be a proctologist. ???? 

On 2/20/2023 at 11:50 PM, Red Forever said:

Just ban these anti social, dangerous toys that are not only a danger to marine life and the environment but swimmers also.

I lost count of the times my head was nearly taken off by these motorised thugs while swimming off Hua Hin beach .

Yes these machines are so dangerous for swimmers. Luckily our beach house in Hua Hin is in the restricted area by the palace, so no boats of any description were allowed because the Navy patrolled the water and police patrolled the beach and we could enjoy safe swimming without idiots on jet skis ruining it for us.  Even fishing from the beach wasn’t allowed. 

On 2/17/2023 at 4:44 AM, n8sail said:

I got an MG EP new nearly 2 years ago now; at that time the 7.5kw charger was included free, and installation was included as well.   I live in a condo and the juristic office said we couldn't install there, so we tried at my girlfriend's house in Rayong.  ~10 year old large house in very nice neighborhood.  The installers arrived and said that all new lines would have to be run direct from the utility pole.  They didn't think the existing lines could handle the additional load.  This charger requires a 40amp circuit (draws about 32 amps when charging).  I wish I was there to get the whole conversation as g/f doesn't know much about it and it's possible they were being lazy and just didn't want to do the job.

I ended up having an electrical contractor at the factory where I work in Rayong install it in my work parking spot; cost 1500 baht including the meter.  To be noted, the line was already run to the parking area, so just a bit of wire, breaker, ground, and a mount were needed.  Doubt he'd travel far from here to a job, but never know.  Where are you located, OP?

 

As a side note, this same guy fell off a 8m high work platform and broke his hip about 1.5 years ago.  Amazing he didn't die.  Was not harnessed or tethered.  So not sure how much I'd trust his work at my own property.  The install at work is legit, though, complete with a proper grounding rod right below the charger.

There’s a huge difference between a “proper grounding rod” and an earthing ground rod that works. 
Ground rods are notoriously difficult to get to work correctly and unless he had the proper test equipment to confirm it’s working correctly, then I very much doubt it’s working correctly.

What surprises me the most is that here we are in 2023 and you’re installing an EV Box that requires a Earth rod. All EV wall boxes here in UK are now required to have built in protective systems which negate the use of an earth rod. 
Thats Thailand for you, years behind the first world countries electrical regulations. ????

Just insured my wife and son both hold duel Thai/UK Nationality) for their month long trip to Thailand and it cost £105 to cover both, but it doesn’t cover dangerous sports nor riding a motorcycle. Yes they are both covered under their Thai nationality, but even then she would never ride a motorcycle in Thailand. 

Had same problem here in UK 15 years ago. Terrible pain in right abdomen, doc pressed on area and caused a lot more pain, so declared it was apendix which needed to come out ASAP. 

Came too and was told appendix was fine, but they took it out anyway. Turned out it was an inflamed kidney, which they treated with drugs and stuck a antibiotic suppository up my ass during the operation, which I was allergic too. 
In hospital for 3 weeks. ????

Apparently kidney paid can show same symptoms as appendicitis. 

I use my mobile phone camera against a light grey background, then upload it to one of the many free sites on the internet, adjust to the required size and press go. Download the finished pictures file and print it off. 
Never failed yet for multiple passport pictures. 
Australian passport pictures are 

350x450 pixels.