sometimewoodworker

48 minutes ago, creative1000 said:

Did you buy directly from a warehouse fan store or cooling specialist, or are these available at thai watsadu / global? 

I bought the fans from the manufacturer’s shop MrKen in the CDC in Bangkok I got a reasonable discount as we bought about 13. You can find some of them in Boonthavorn Udon Thani 

 These are some of the most iconic fans they are mostly silent and get used in famous places. We just visited Singapore and spotted them in the Raffles Hotel Long Bar one version is the electric Punkah possibly a unique fan

I actually fitted them all myself as it isn’t rocket science just sensible mechanics.

On 12/20/2023 at 6:55 AM, essex boys said:

Hi all, I have a 2014 fiesta 1.5S I run it on 95 octane but it can run in E20 although I have never tried it, anybody using E20 in their vehicle and if so do you notice any lack of power or more/less fuel economy.

My car can use either 95 or E20, I keep a spreadsheet of my vehicle fills and have data of about 60 fills over about 30,000km

so I can quite easily compare the 20 E20 fills to the 40 95 fills. There is absolutely no noticeable difference in performance between the 2, however there is a noticeable difference in consumption/price per km I did the compassion over about 2 years of data and E20 cost more per km over that period, I can’t remember the exact difference but it was significant enough that I now use 95 exclusively. 
note all but 2 fills are from PTT stations.

Of course my data are only proof for my vehicle and driving style. You may have different results but my guess is that they will be consistent. the majority of drivers don’t bother to record the data to allow accuracy and just look at the fact that an E20 fill is cheaper than a 95 one, so E20 is popular.
 

21 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

My batteries are used for 16hrs every day.

So it rather looks as if you have a solar/battery array. That would also be able to (if it doesn’t already) charge an electric powered or assisted vehicle, 

if that is the case then your ฿50,000 battery was a small part of a system that cost several to many times the cost of the battery.

So comparing the cost of your battery to the cost if an EV is disingenuous at least. A solar/battery system is likely to be a vastly different comparison. To between ¼ the price of an EV to ½ or less not the 20 X that you claim. It also isn’t mobile and is arguably a single use item unlike an EV with power out that is dual use.

If my deduction is accurate then you should really compare like to like

8 hours ago, BritManToo said:

My 50,000bht battery pack does the same job as your 1,000,000bht ev so that's hardly cost effective.

It is reasonably cost effective. You have  ฿50,000 brick that you very seldom use, if you use it very often then a diesel generator is cheaper and more effective. However if you have an EV with power out technology you have a dual use item that you usually drive but can substitute for your ฿50,000 brick that virtually never gets used.

There are other things that makes an EV a vehicle I am unlikely to buy, but it is undoubtedly a good option for short power cuts 

10 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Yes.  Huawei ear buds.  You won't get them for B800, though, you get what you pay for.

Yes on the Huawei, yes on the price, but even the Huawei don’t hold a candle to the AirPods Pro on battery life, noise cancellation, and quality of sound. FWIW I have 2 pairs of Huawei freebuds pro and should have just paid for the AirPods Pro in the beginning, they are ½ the price but the battery life sucks in comparison.

15 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I would say that it is imperative to wear proper eye protection.

 

My hands have healed, but it took over a month.

 

I am an idiot, of course, for not wearing gloves without knowing more about this  product.

 

There is a post I made that was deemed to be to be useful enough that it has been pinned at the top of this forum, that includes the need for eye protection, I just didn’t repeat myself as though required in some cases and with some finishes you almost need SCUBA levels of sealing to be completely protected against organic vapour, and I haven’t needed that much so far.

This is why a seldom use solvent finishes as RTB water based is good enough for almost everything I do and is hard wearing, 10+years with cats using it as a springboard,

7 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Just an update, Folks, about PROTEGO Deck Coating product:

The information matches, my and other users I know, experience of using PROTEGO products, though I use the interior finish 

that is actually a bit more expensive than the DECKING OIL 

how ever as with all solvent based finishes wearing protection is an absolute must, for a solvent/thinner like AAA I use triple  surgical gloves as the thinner will eat through a single glove with short exposure and having had the experience of skin contact, through gloves failing, and that was minimal, I don’t want it again. I also wear a mask with organic cartridges as knowing how my skin feels makes me convinced that I don’t want the vapour in my lungs and since I usually spray my finishes my exposure is quite high. I find it easy to know that the filters are working as I smell almost nothing when using the mask but when I take it off the smell can almost knock me off my feet.

The other point is that solvent finishes and foam brushes are completely incompatible. Nylon brushes are usually OK and natural bristles are also good, but even with cleaning most are disposable however careful you are.

7 hours ago, flexomike said:

It is called an OA even after extension, I went through this for several years am now on an O.

You may call it by any name you choose,  pink elephant sounds nice 😊 better than OA or O.

However its name is an extension of stay if you want or need you can add from an OA Visa, from an O Visa or which ever category of visa you extend from

1 hour ago, flexomike said:

Only OA visas require health insurance

An extension based on a previous OA entry also requires health insurance, so NO it is not only the OA VISA that has the requirement.

You may get more help if you specify the village, town, or city for help, and you meant that she has an iPhone and iPad ;) 

56 minutes ago, sometimewoodworker said:

use R&B interior and interior polyurethane.

Autocorrect messed up. It is RTB, best purchased from the RTB store on Lazada 

21 hours ago, Orangutan said:

I know it should be easy but I’m having a hard time finding it any recommendations?

~O

It isn’t the best finish for the job

18 hours ago, Orangutan said:

Great link thanks very much. I had already searched the usual places, most of the polyurethane is for wood, not concrete, and advertises interior rather than exterior.

There is little difference between polyurethane advertised for wood and polyurethane advertised for concrete, the polyurethane advertised for concrete can be less flexible material than the then the polyurethane advertised for use on wood, but since it’s a poor material for use on concrete you probably not find many products designed for that purpose.

For information as to why it’s not a great product for concrete see the link https://www.floormasters.co.nz/polyurethane-concrete-floor-coating-dont-do-it/

as to UV stabilisation, the reason why you don’t find many products which UV stabilised is, they have to be softer this is because the UV stabilised products are all significantly softer than the non-UV stabilised products.

I personally use R&B interior and interior polyurethane. They are water-based and probably the best base polyurethane available in Thailand. Today, there is little benefit in going for a solvent based polyurethane over the best quality water-based polyurethane, I haven’t used them so concrete only for wood as I have no need to try to use a product that isn’t the best for the purpose. When using the interior of urethane, the coating is hard and hard wearing, when using the exterior polyurethane the coating is always softer so it’s less good for many situations and it certainly would be less good to use on the floor.

18 minutes ago, John49 said:

I had long chat with an Indian tourist recently, he told me that the best hospital chain in India were Apollo.

Regrettably, though I spoke to both Apollo and Fortis, Fortis was the one of the 2 who had someone willing to talk to me first so that is who I am contacting, though I may also contact Apollo.

23 minutes ago, John49 said:

Assuming you can find the right hospital and doctor, the thought of being able to communicate in English easily, including the nursing staff, would be a big positive.

That was one of my points to consider

24 minutes ago, John49 said:

 

I did not have a Thai speaker with me in the Bangkok hospital and experienced almost nil communication with 9 out of 10 nursing staff during my stay.

 I will not have that situation as SWMBO will be with me.

However the consultant in BKK hospital did not inspire me with confidence, as though he spoke good English it was so heavily accentuated and fast that he was very difficult to understand, (note that was before I saw his fee that is hart attack inducing)

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

Would your insurance cover the 190K at Medpark Hospital?

Easily,  and I’m certainly considering that though, I’m going to try Khon Kaen University Hospital first on the basis that it’s easier travelling.

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

Note too that when there is an issue with insurance typically it gets resolved in negotiations between the hospital 3rd party payment opffice and the insurer. Often the hospital ends up reducing a charge or "repackaging" the breakdwon.

That would be me, as I pay directly and my insurer reimburses me.

15 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I liked working in India, I liked working with the Indians, reliable and hard working but if I was having an operation I would be spending the extra money to have the operation here in Thailand, too many unknowns and 'what if's' for the inexperienced. 

 

If you decide to go to India, I'd be flying business class and staying at a quality hotel which will add to the price.

I had already decided on both the business class flights and quality hotel if I go there.

It’s the absolute money grab that I can’t stand. My insurance will be enough to cover the bill, though the surgeon fee is so high it is only partially covered. 
 

I would rather spend my own money on travel than give it to BKK Hospital.

Due to some extremely fortunate circumstances, I can reasonably easily afford the trip, though I haven’t decided yet.

If going I will probably go to Chennai. I am going to talk to a doctor their, probably, tomorrow or later today at the Fortis Malar Hospital.

You have given me a couple of points I will need to discuss, again thanks

10 hours ago, Sheryl said:

Not that should not fly for at least 48 hours after laparoscopic surgery and a full 10 days after open surgery. And sometimes even when laparoscopic is planned they have to switch to open during the procedure (especially likely to happen in patients who have had prior abdominal surgery or re obese). In other words you might ave to stay longer than planned in India afterwards.

Thank you very much for pointing out something that I had no knowledge of. 
 

8 hours ago, Sheryl said:

These quotes are quite high, and difference in price between open and lap should be much greater (typically at least 50K).

 

Even the laparoscopic is less expensive at top hospitals in Bangkok e.g.190K at Medpark   https://www.medparkhospital.com/en-US/packages/laparoscopic-hernioplasty

and  219k at Bumrungrad https://www.bumrungrad.com/en/packages/laparoscopic-inguinal-hernia-repair-1-side

 

Open is not listed but would be usually around 150k or less

Again thank you for those links I will certainly consider other options. 
FWIW I now have a partial breakdown of fees

Quote

Surgeon doctor fee             55,000 THB.

                Anesthesia doctor fee        10,000 THB.

                Operating room, Medical supply , special medical supply , medicine                   145,000 THB.

                Hospitalization                     60,000 THB ( 3 days)

                The estimated total cost 260,000 – 270,000 THB.

So it’s a total money grab!

52 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

The price you were quoted could not have been for open or laparoscopic as the 2 have very different costs. I expect it was for laparoscopic.  

You’re absolutely correct, the laparoscopic was 245,000. The open surgery was 240,000 so little difference It’s almost irrelevant. The laparoscopic was fixed price. The open surgery was variable.

That is why I am considering an India trip.

Having just been quoted ฿245,000 which is in addition to the ฿36,000+ for a CT scan to confirm the diagnosis at Bangkok Hospital Udon Thani for an open or laparoscopic abdominal hernia I am seriously considering flying to India to get the procedure, it is likely to be about ⅔ds the cost including everything with better communication and English skills.

My question is has anyone tried this route and do you have any comments, that is apart from travel as we can deal with that.

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

However, there are certain types of U.S. sourced income for American citizens -- such as Social Security payments and government pensions from the U.S. -- that can only be taxed by the U.S. and are exempt from Thai taxation, under the terms of the U.S.-Thai double taxation agreement.

This is a situation where you need advice from an expert the Thai regulations who is also expert in the way that your country’s taxation agreements are written. 
 

Regrettably there are sufficient differences between taxation treaties that if you are American (I am not)you need advice specific to your nationality.

My information is specific to a British citizen, it is generally correct for the majority of countries but country specific advice is probably required if you bring in enough money to get caught by the tax system.

However it is still a proposal and there are sufficient very high net worth extremely influential, mostly Thai, who will be paying millions, probably hundreds of millions, extra in tax if it is actually enforced. Your guess is as good as any on the result.

1 hour ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

That's now been updated recently, according to the American chamber, with a Thai RD provision adding a grandfathering clause:

 

That is exactly as I explained it this guidance just gives exactly what I explained, not surprising as my investment advisor is receiving information either from Mazars or an equally competent source.

8 hours ago, Crossy said:

 

I'm still OK on step-ladders, despite being "somewhat" overweight 

 

When it comes to ladder-ladders I have a step-son

I resemble those remarks.

However we have SWMBO’s brother who has a partner who has to pay off a car loan of about 12k a month, so as there is no good paying jobs in the village is very motivated to do a good job as we pay double the usual rate.

Our house has been newly painted, the garden is maintained and countless other tasks that are on the roundtuit list are getting done.

I have come to accept that climbing ladders, running around the roof, lifting heavy stuff, prepping steel for welding, spending time to get a perfect sanded finish are all tasks that brother-in-law and partner are happy to do as it means they can get the car loan payment while not doing really hard labour and I can avoid the things I find boring. All in all it’s a win win for everyone apart from my waistline where I have to try to keep in check.

2 hours ago, macahoom said:

 

The registration of the car which started the blaze was E10 EFL.

 

A search of the registration reveals that the car was a RANGE ROVER SPORT TDV6 SE - a diesel. Not a hybrid.

 

End of story.

End of story? Not remotely it raises more questions.
 

The vehicle that is showing in the video isn’t clear enough to show the registration. The vehicle showing in the video clearly shows the position of the flames to be coming from the location of a traction battery. The video shows exactly how a traction battery fire would. There is not enough information to be sure that it was the originator of the blaze, though most likely it was.

The vehicle in the video is clearly a very dark colour if not actually black.

That 

may have been involved in the fire I don’t doubt. If it was being driven, it was illegal as it had not been MOT tested in the 4 years since the certificate expired 

it is currently taxed the tax was renewed at the beginning of November over 2 weeks after the fire, this is a rather unusual thing to do for a vehicle that was destroyed by fire weeks before the renewal, isn’t it?

However it is NOT the vehicle shown in the video since

I don’t know enough about body changes to know if the vehicle in the fire is 7 years old. People suggest the vehicle in the fire video is a late model one if so then that proves that the 2 are different