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Check out <https://www.samuiforsale.com/> Real Estate Rights = helpfully explains everything [my take from a very quick read is that the main difference is who owns the house]

Have got both (figure two is always better than one - covering both habitation as well as use & products of the land.)

Hhhhmmmm - an interesting - and challenging trek. I've got an Enfield 650, and have done some trips on the Thai-side of the Mekong (live in Laem Mae Phim). By my/Prof Google's calculations the trip from & to LMP would be 72 hours in the saddle over some 4,050Kms (<deleted> is twitching just thinking about it.....). A few questions: 1. How many days are you thinking about taking? 2. Why the Lao route selected?? Is there any previous trip reports??? 3. Have a vague idea there are Lao requirements about needing a "tour guide" - is this so, and what are the other requirements to take a bike into/out from the LPR????

In Darwin, the arrival of the dragonflies signaled the end of the Wet Season - reckon it's pretty much the same here

Thanks - in my case: * seems everything after the meter is on me * the old meter to the shack was a permanent - not temporary - one. Blue Tabien Baan issued many moons ago - now transferred into my wife's name * electricity to the shack now disconnected, and the old meter removed * looks like the poles have been installed and the cabling is next (I'm checking tomorrow)

Thanks - two straight runs. Tomorrow, I'll see if the final pole has a guy wire. BRs

Just went to check out the meter but it's been removed already. PEA guy told the missus that he'll supply a new 15/45 meter - I'll get confirmation about the new cable specs (am pretty sure it will be aluminium). Tks again Crossy

Apparently possible in Rayong, but for me cost prohibitive (rough guesstimate was over 100K.

GREAT - THANKS!

Consumer/Meter Type is 1115 - which I think is a Household user - 230V and max 5 Amps

Great - thanks. I'm relaxed now about the costs. Cost breakdown was requested but not supplied - just the 55k quote for the total job. I'll get details of the cable size - what should it be????

Thanks Crossy. You've pretty well nailed where we are at (it's a side-job by PEA folks - that's where the 55k quote has come from). To further clarify: * PEA said they are private poles - with any arrangement to be between us & the neighbour who installed & paid for them * I know where the meter will go - and expected everything thereafter would be at my cost The main cost items should therefore be the supply and install of 1. some 230 metres of wire (for single phase supply); 2. 6 electricity poles, with connection box and breaker. How does the 55k sound to you????

We are presently arranging for the electricity supply (single phase) to our recently purchased block. Summary details are: * a shack on the property was connected to the electric supply through the neighbour's land. The neighbour wants this arrangement to cease (fair enough too!) * that supply needs to be disconnected, and the meter moved (so a new meter is not required) * wires need to be run from the main supply line along a (now) public road for about 100 metres. There are existing poles along this road that were privately purchased by another neighbour before the road became public (we've very kindly been given permission to use those private poles) * Once at the entrance to our property, the wires need to be run some 130 metres down the fence line to the proposed site for a new bungalow. Understand, this requires the purchase and installation of 6 poles (each 6 metres in length) * Connection box - I think with a breaker - will be installed on the final pole. Appreciate estimates (based on experience) of the likely cost for doing the above [we've been quoted 55,000 baht but this seems high to me - although I have no experience in such. The local hardware store sells the 6 m poles for 3,000 baht]

Persistence.... started off with the same "reason" you were rejected [yes, our circumstances have clearly been omitted in error and it really is astounding that the Branch staff are seemingly unable to recognise that, and act logically .... I had the same problem when I wanted to open a joint K-Bank Account with my wife - despite being a long term customer with a couple of current accounts, my request was initially declined by Ban Phe Branch even though both of us had accounts there. It's absolute madness that was only corrected after I directly emailed KBank HQ]. As for the SCB EZ Account, after they checked a couple of times with their HQ, they finally agreed to let me open two Accounts (Savings Account and the EZ -my 1st ones with SCB) - after approval, I had a few more wasted visits due to administrative deficiencies at the Branch (a suspicious person might think these impediments were deliberate...). For this pig-head, it was a matter of principle to eventually succeed. Chok Dee

I'm the same as you with PR and Blue TB. It took me 5 visits to the Klaeng Branch of SCB to open an EZ Account (bl**dy frustrating, but keep at it and you'll be successful)

EXCELLENT - thanks (yes - I did watch the 1st video - and just watched it again BRs

Great thread, but I can't see where you answered the question about the pump sizes. See you have 4 pumps - 1. What are their sizes? Appreciate the model numbers so I can locate the specifications. 2. Also appreciate if you could advise how many trees/plants are watered by each pump (think you said the drippers provide 20 litres per hour). How many hours do you run each pump? How many days a week do you water the trees? (so I can get an idea of the total water needs) Thanks again!

Information about the requirements of other countries is very helpful......NOT I've successful had documents signed and stamped (and then accepted in OZ) by our local BIBs - 1st at the Police Station where a large amount of time was spent in explaining that the witness was NOT attesting to the accuracy of the information contained in the documents - only the fact that he/she had witnessed the signing - and thereafter by the husband of a wife's friend. Good luck!

Sadly - from experience - NO (old saying is correct that a boat is a hole in the ocean, into which you throw money)

WHAT?????? Buffet doesn't own Gold!!!!!!

Oh - BTW, studies suggest that a Portfolio holding 20% Gold is the investment sweet spot (NOT 100%)

I give up (you don't want to understand/acknowledge Purchasing Power)

I have no expectation for you, but others may find this helpful: https://www.asgoodasgoldaus.com.au/blog/australias-dollar-has-collapsed-76-in-21-years/

For goodness sake - PURCHASING POWER is the aim - NOT fiat value (take at burton at the extremes of Weimar Germany, Turkey or Zimbabwe if you remain fixated on Capital "Value" and Dividends. Look at the AUD purchasing power over that period VS Gold (in AUD - FX movements also important as the USD has very likely greatly strengthened since 1996). Purchasing Power is the real thing that matters - not the smoke & mirrors of Fiat measures... .

INDEED - this is the issue. The minuscule interest rate is (intentionally) extremely misleading. You can be sure the Loan is in YEN (how can it possibly be in Baht....) - meaning Thailand is at the mercy of the movement in FX Rates every time payment is to be made. I am reminded of when Swiss Franc Home Loans were being pedaled in Australia at similarly ridiculously low interest rates - those who fell for the trap were destroyed by unfavourable FX movements.