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Its a big no-no here, wife just showed me the clip on FB, followed by lots of tut tuting.

Toyota do have a short wheel base standard cab pick up truck, 4x2 , 2.4 diesel at 585,000 Baht.  Revo's haven't been out to long but I noticed a fair number on the new Sure forecourt recently opened here in Phetchabun.

Concur about getting a resident certificate at the Tessabaan, I have done it on three licence renewals now. Requires marriage certificate and passport, plus with wife in tow. The form is free, just about all written out in Thai script, plus it is for all foreigners married to Thais, there were 2 Myanmar men in the office getting the same certificate. 

As an aside we have a female Mayor who runs this town, I know her fairly well, always at wedding, funerals etc here. She signs off the certificate.

Has the postal order option totally finished now?. In the past I always used it, never much of a problem. Like some others on here nearly all my funds are in a Thai bank and my pension is paid into it as well. No UK debit or credit cards anymore and unless they kick us out the last journey will be to the town temple. 

11 minutes ago, steven100 said:

nothing sad about it.

good riddance ....  saved alot of time and court costs.

drug users and pushers deserve nothing less. 

I'll take a wild punt on this one, innocent until proved guilty doesn't cut it with you.

11 hours ago, phetpeter said:

Just remember you can ignore the back, put your passport in the safe, and the card does it all, bank, hotel, police checks etc.. The card is good as it assures people that you should be completely legal, and the fact you have this ID, that Thailand has accepted you and your right to be here.  Remember, I am talking about the day to day Thai people, not those who think you are not worthy! Get one, flash it and watch the wheels turn! 70-80 baht a pop, 10mins to do, but, she will have to go to the storeroom to get a blank, yellow book and passport plus copies.

Absolute rubbish, most of us here are on annual extensions, do not meet the requirements and your not here, you can have all your pink and yellows you like. A new Immigration office has set up in the province I live in and for this years extension based on retirement its like starting from when you just arrived. I asked about all the years reporting to the previous Immigration Office and just lots of blank looks. Ram it. 

Just resurrecting this thread, how do you pay the monthly sub here in Thailand?. I was chatting with some one on Netflix helpline about it and they said Credit/debit card or PayPal. 

Over here I only have Unionpay Bangkok card and a UK debit card that I rarely use. They did mention AIS promotions too, we have our mobiles on contract with AIS.

Though up country I have TOT fibre for house internet. Mrs PT2 is a big YouTube movie watcher.

Wow, saved 60 Baht, off to get one today. 

2 minutes ago, Orton Rd said:

Yes there was, we voted for a common market though, not a federal union of Europe which was the scam we had imposed on us

We only have ourselves to blame on that one, instead of standing on the sidelines whinging, re_rebates, CAP,  fishing policy, we could have been influencing matters and stood up to the Franco-Germans bs. How many times have we had that 5th/6th biggest economy crap mentioned. Should have grown a pair. 

7 hours ago, JaseTheBass said:

 

Except its the same chassis with a few mods...

 

It's certainly fuglier than the previous model so that's new.

 

Sent from my Cray II supercomputer

 

 

 

Those mods being two new engines, doh?

No need to panic, that Dutch bloke and his fellow Junta fan club will explain all. The clever lass has probably bought an English football league club. 

4 hours ago, freebyrd said:

In an age when many live to a ripe old age being happy with their lot, why check out at 59? I just don't see it and I've been a dog in my day, but not to the point of destroying myself.

 

Like I said in an earlier post, if it's your want to emulate GB, go ahead........

Few could lace GB's boot laces, let alone emulate him. 

On 20/06/2017 at 7:45 AM, gandalf12 said:

One thing not mentioned here, unless I have missed it, but Off road driving requires different techniques. How many people have had any training in Off road driving?

One or two I would think, though a few decades back now, CTA, Salisbury Plain, Soltau ,Bergen Hohne and a nice excursion in the desert with 7th Arm Bde.

1 hour ago, MINIMIGLIA said:

My Smart cab 4x4 Vigo was 1050 to retax last week, 2.5 ltr. cheap as chips.

Yes, taxed as a commercial truck, two doors, same as my Nissan Frontier when I first came here, but TW wanted a four door, but then 69 BHT to one GB peso, glory days. 

5 hours ago, transam said:

Hmmmm, my truck, four door with a lid was new in 2007,  6,700bht........Think now 7,100bht for new similar rides..

Engine size, the OP's new Revo is a 2.4L. Your truck and mine, both 3L four doors the tax was 6800 bahtwhen new. Just retaxed mine, 5400B, for a six yo one. Bought the porabor in the LTO, 646B, all done 10 mins, life a doddle here sometimes.

48 minutes ago, Woodsie888 said:

I agree, Strathmore House in Queenstown has just had it's entire sprinkler system replaced.

It never ceases to amaze me how Singapore is always on top of infrastructure. 

They need to be, never know when the Japs come cycling down from the north. 

49 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

I've just returned from Laos; very stressful indeed and not cheap.

Wiped out about 6k baht. I'll look into the post. Thanks.

Make sure you double check your sums, or Frits will soon be on your case. 

28 minutes ago, habanero said:

I agree, aspirin is a good emergency item.  But, just try and find aspirin in Thailand. Very hard, if not impossible to find....

You can buy Aspirin here, the brand name is Aspilets. Part of the Antiplatelet family of drugs. Sometimes called blood thinners, but they do not really do that, more of an anti blood clotting drug. I buy them at the local pharmacy and take one 81mg tablet every day. Have done for the last 11 years, the UK cardiologist I went to recommended that I start taking them. 

Found this in the forum, useful info. The Hitachi was a constant pressure pump, expensive 10 years back, but a reliable pump. Had a neighbour try and repair it. 

Went out and bought a Mitsubishi WP85Q5 at 4550 Baht. The local builders supply shop had a shelf full of water pumps. No mains water to our place, pump from an underground well to tanks and then pump into house. 

2 hours ago, evadgib said:

She is their leader!

Ruth Davidson is the leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. 

My Hitachi water pump has packed in after 10 years, any recommendations for a new one?. Thinking of buying a cheaper less powerful one, only have two bathrooms, kitchen sink and outside loo to supply. 

Interesting to see how Maybot will handle the new Scottish Conservative MP's, their leader not being a fan of DUP policies.

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

what is 5,000 THB-bucks    ?   I haven't come across THB-bucks before  ?

THB-readies, brass, wonga, moola, wad, spondulies, smackers, beer chits. Many more.

Not going to happen, as much as I like JC, and some of the policies, the English shires will win it comfortably for PM May, you could attach a blue rosette to a donkey in those constituencies and it would still walk it.