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No flaw - simple maths ('may well equal' indeed.....). Regardless of the deniers, folks DIE. Message is to take care of yourself as best you can

simple maths Ol' Son - go back and look at the genius' contention

Genius - ignore the stated facts ie. 64 deaths / 2,632 cases = 2.4%. Think again

Funnily enough (given we live in Thailand), my wife is Buddhist and killing them is out of the question

Hard to imagine someone NOT to "do something about it". Am using traps to secure and relocate the little b*ggers (since killing them is not an option...) Delighted if you have 'something' that addresses the problem

Be glad you don't have a rodent problem (my b*ggers are very happy to chew the batts)

Thanks - I had a look at the Skipton Website and couldn't see the requirements to open an account - but I assume an Oz national living in Thailand may be precluded from doing so. BRs

Appreciate details of which Fixed Term Bonds are paying 4.5% Tks

I've been following the Solar thread for quite a while, and am in awe of the skills of the TV Members who have installed their own systems. Sadly, that's well beyond me so I'm looking for advice about: 1. Whether a contractor will do the installation if I provide all the necessary hardware 2. If yes, what are the likely installation costs to do so? 3. Where am I likely to find such a contractor? (I live in Rayong). By way of background: * The actual, annual electricity consumption in our current (pun not intended...) beach bungalow is: 2021/2022 - 3,455 units; 2022/2023 - 3,162 units * We are presently having a house built on a (very) small orchard, and when the house is finished we are likely to spend 50% of the time at each location. I estimate that the annual electricity consumption at each location will be: Orchard: 2,275 units; Bungalow: 1,725 units. * While the potential savings are not hugely significant, I like the thought of reducing electricity costs with a small GTi Solar system at both locations [2 panels at the bungalow and 3 panels at the orchard were estimated at reducing the annual costs by some 70% - assuming feed-back to the grid. * That aspiration was torpedoed by a local quote for 43,000 baht for the supply and installation of only the 2 panel system (ea 420W). On top, the contractor advised A. Installation services only are NOT provided; B. Feed back to the grid is illegal and would not be available (don't know if the invertor has the ability to do so). In any event, at that price solar simply does not make economical sense for us. Hope someone can offer a possible way forward

Ran the pump for 15 minutes today - to give it a better chance to 'self prime'. No sign of water....... HELP!!!

No - these are Jet Pumps - NOT submersibles

My bore pump is supposed to be self priming but IT doesn't pump water unless I manually prime it (I've run it for a few minutes to give it a chance to self prime but there is no sign of either water or pressured air coming from the outlet. Fearing possible damage, I've then turned the pump off). Here's the Spec Sheet (the bore is some 22 metres deep with the water drawn from around 16 metres). https://hupshenghardware.com/product/pedrollo-jdwm1an-0-75kw-20l-min-42mh-1phase-1-1-4x1/ Once manually primed, it seems to work well with no sign of water leaks to suggest there may be an air leak. Any suggestions????? Should I just run the pump longer to see if the self prime does actually work but just needs a little more time???

5555555 - well said Sepo!

No - I remained in the same Age Band [67--->68] - which is why I was so put off by the huge premium increase - and the final blame being placed on Covid....

Thanks - so does that mean we can look forward to a 17-18% annual increase??????

NO I said "so I had coverage deleted for a condition that was pre-existing..."

Sadly, I fear it's just a matter of time before the premiums just become too expensive to renew [save "rescue" by the Grim Reaper]

What did they tell you?????

Dead right Sheryl. I elected to include coverage for the conditions that existed at the time I first took out the policy - for a 25% loading of the premium. Silly me, but I thought now excluding those pre-existing conditions would be a simple matter and result in the quick removal of that loading. NOT SO. A new Health Declaration was required and effectively the new premium seemingly determined on the basis of my health history now. Luckily, there had been no change over the period I have held the April policy - however, I do wonder how April would have reacted if some new health issues had arisen during the period between my 1st taking out the policy and the reduction in coverage....[I'm assuming it was treated in the same way as a brand new policy application] Age does have benefits - this ain't one...

I'm in a similar boat to you - the proposed renewal premium for my April policy represented an increase of 18% this year (after much pressing, surprise-surprise, Covid was mainly to blame - I didn't bother asking why the strength of the USD didn't act as a significant offset). The proposed premium was far to expensive, so I had coverage deleted for a condition that was pre-existing when I initially took out the policy. Reduction of the premium was the only reason to continue with April for another year. Let's see what costs are proposed for 2024/25.

WOW (who would have thought...)

Hope you're right! I'll try again when I next travel. Did you need to register in order to use the BKK Auto Gates? Remember which Immigration Desk to arrange?

Female Usher directing passengers to Inwards Immigration Processing at BKK - "PRs no longer can use the Thai queues". At Outwards processing, I was directed to the Fast Track as the auto readers were apparently for Thai Passports only (this was fortunate as the Farang queues were very, very long)

Has anyone got an update on the current arrangements regarding: 1. Access to Auto Gates by PR holders (both at BKK and DMK). Has this now been re-instated? 2. Previously PR holders could join the Thai National queues at both Outwards and Inwards Immigration. I was told at BKK yesterday that PR holders must now join only the very, very long Farang queues. Is that correct?

No response, so best I start a new thread