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Hmm thanks for taking the time, Lopburi. I'll look into that. ...Maybe the razor, too!

I thought the wife was cleaning the filter. I guess she was cleaning the foam that abuts it but I didn't realize you could water-clean the Hepa. ...Not sure where my head was at. I would buy a new air filter for my old car why I didn't think about it for the vacuum is plain stupid. Have to pick up the unit for cleaning the beams and ceiling corners, yes, and stairs, shelving, counters, so many occasions. Do you know this Sharp unit of which I speak? The other major thing that bothers me is the tube sticks onto the hose end only through friction. That is, you have to push and twist them together and they simply "stick" together. They of course loosen up often but it is also quite tedious to put the two parts together and take them apart when you need to do different types of cleaning. I know, sounds a petty complaint but on the contrary, it impedes the work flow and is of poor, cheap design in my opinion. But I can't even change an air filter so maybe I best shut it. I had a Dustbuster type thing years ago. I was unimpressed. And it died fairly quickly. Might just have been a bad unit. But it's true that batteries in this climate are not all that happy.

Alcohol aggravates the situation exponentially. Or perhaps alcohol is the main problem. I'm sure we all have experience in this arena, either first-hand when drinking it ourselves as a "cure" or via a friend/family member. I've found drinking soda water, ice, and lime can be a decent replacement when you get the urge.

I find The Power of Now is a wonderful book to help with negativity and to get you out of yourself; to get a larger perspective on everything. Your mileage may vary but I have used it over the years to great success. I find I can open it to any page and just start reading and it resonates...and makes me feel better immediately if I have been feeling down or anxious. It's quite popular and well known and Thailand stocks it in the bookstores. It's quite Buddhist in its approach but is not about Buddhism. I also have it on my computer as a .pdf file if you want to pm me for it. I think having the book in hand is far nicer as computers/internet is ultimately a depressant as well, in my experience. Author is Eckhart Tolle.

And yes, I find exercise is very important.

CHeers!

Well, with the cleaned filter it seems a new machine. Man, what a dummy I am to not clean the filter. Call that asleep at the wheel. I'd still like to buy a new one if they sell them at Amorn. I guess can probably go online, too, but I'd rather just go out and grab one. The one I have is pretty clean now but probably a little compromised. The Sharp still has the design flaws but I'm used to them now. I wouldn't buy it again, however.

Ha!  I had read your post, I think it was in the link that Lopburi posted? That's great to know that Amorn has replacement parts. Do they stock the Hepa filters, too? I'm about to try my old one with the cleaned filter. I have my fingers crossed but if it doesn't suck (in the good way) I will check out that HItachi, sure. Thanks for the reply.

Thanks for the info. I certainly don't want to pay that much for a Dyson vacuum. Yes they look good. Yesterday, I gave a thorough washing to the Hepa filter which was quite gunked up. Perhaps the vacuum is still fine and it is just my negligence in not maintaining it. It is still drying so have not given it the test run. If it's still sub-par, off to HOme Pro I go.

One caveat, I live in an old style Thai house. It's basically all windows with just screens in them, no glass. So, with the horrible air quality here in Chiang Mai, it gets very dusty and dirty quickly and easily. Not a surprise the filter was so caked up. I should know better....

Many thanks, guys! Yes, the Sharp is a bag-less model, 2000w VC LS20 or something. And while I recall I was happy with the suction of it in the beginning, there are some serious design faults that I realized soon after I bought it. For example, there is no easy way to pick it up while vacuuming, for cleaning up-high areas. There are other issues, too, but I won't get into it. I don't recall the price exactly but sure, maybe better to shut up, chuck it, and pay up!

I'll have a look at that thread and try your google method, too.

Thank you again.

The search function is pulling up Thai airways bankruptcy news so I'm asking anew. My current Sharp vacuum is not really sucking so well any longer. It's not all that old but I don't think they enjoy vacuuming in 40 degrees, for starters. Anyhow, has anyone had good luck recently with a vacuum purchase? I'm not going to go the Dyson route, that's way over my head price-wise. I saw a Phillips Cyclone which "looks" cool and I would hope/would imagine it is a good machine because the price tag is 13k. Not really keen on spending that much either. Is it a necessity, spending so much, for a decent vacuum? I guess I would be comfortable up to 6k but more than that seems, I don't know, a lot of bottles of beer or fish sauce. Any advice? Thanks all!

Oh, I live in a mid-size house that is all open windows so very dirty, up here in Chiang Mai with all the soot in the air. I don't have carpets but a lot of things that collect dust on all sorts of surfaces, not just floors.

Thank you!

Oh man it was pure heaven, pure pure heaven. The rain at the beginning on Saturday smelled like smoke. It's another world out there finally finally finally. I could go on but we all know how dearly the rain was missed. Not only for the smoke and the drought, and for the dust and the dirt that has accumulated on everything both inside and outside the house but also for the heat which has been relentless. I could get religious here but, nah. Thanks clouds!

Who gets tested? How is it determined who gets the test? People that have some sort of symptom and go to a hospital or doctor about it?

My entry expires April 15 so....I will gladly wait until Monday. I just don't want to be missing something and then have to scramble. Or too many people when I go and I get bumped to the next day. I read on here that Chiang Mai Immi is quite packed so I would be happy to not be a part of that.

I've been continuing to ride up here in Chiang Mai. Mornings would be good but I'm not a morning guy and also the air pollution is at its worst. So I go in the afternoon and wear a mask. FYI: the N95 type mask is tough to breathe through when your really get going. If you leave your mouth wide open, almost like your yawning, you can get a lot more air. Nobody sees how weird you look because you're hidden behind the mask. Even better, I bought one of the rubber/canister masks for working with chemicals from Home Pro. It has two canister filters and might look weird but the air flow is awesome, way better than the N95 type mask. I'm about to go out right now for a ride and you can believe I'll wear the canister type mask! Only cost about 150 baht. Worth it.

5 minutes ago, fishtank said:

You do not need photos for a 60 day extension.

Oh, I understood differently. But I was looking pretty good in the photo, damn. Great, thanks for the info. I won't waste any more time taking them or worrying about it. Cheers!

Ah another question. I just took a pic of the wife and I in front of the house and showing the address. It is a selfie however and just shows the house number on the outside wall and our faces, not much more. Does the photo need to show a lot more than that, taken from farther away that shows more of the house in it? This is for the 60 day extension based on Type O marriage. Thank you.

38 minutes ago, natway09 said:

Get an agent to do it 

Yeah maybe, I'm a DIY-folk, however.

51 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Imm is open. Songkran cancelled.

What leniency? You need attend imm prior to any overstay. 

Don't even get your post.

I don't want to go to a crowded immigration office in the middle of a pandemic.

I think I saw on here somewhere that it WAS going to be open but I didn't pay that much attention as I thought I would go in before that time to get a 60 day extension. However, I keep reading the very slow moving reports that some clemency to visa holders in the lurch will be granted. Thus, I think to wait until next week as my visa expires on the 15th. But....that's all fine and good if Immi is open next week.

Thank you!

I'll be going this week me thinks to CM immigration to get the 60 day extension based on marriage. Any current info on TM30 needs at Chiang Mai? I'm not looking forward to having to involve my landlords if it comes to that. They are friendly enough but I have no idea how they will respond if I have to ask for their official documents...ID, tabien baan, etc...

By the way, immigration is next to the airport, correct? I haven't been in years.

6 hours ago, Shoeless Joe said:

 Neither! As it says in the headline, it's an:"Application for extension of stay for marriage Chiang Mai Immigration 02/04/2020".

The TM47 is:"Form for Alien to Notify of Staying Longer than 90 days"

 

Regards,

 

Joe

 

Hi Joe, thanks for the info. It's difficult to keep track of the terminology of all the different methods to stay here. I have a non-O and will be applying for a 60 day extension to visit Thai wife. I would call that an application of stay for marriage. I don't know officially if that's what it's called, however. Hmm, will I have to complete a TM47, I don't know.

Is this for 60 days or 90 days, please? And what is a TM47 for? Thank you.

I guess I mean the 90-day report, yes? Thank you!