sometimewoodworker

No you should not have said almost all embassies. I gave examples of 2 countries where you must be either a native of the country or have long term residency, I am totally sure of my facts. you have given examples of about 3/5 countries where you can get a visa if you are visiting. just because you know of 3/5 and I know of 2 makes no difference. Just because some countries require in person and other countries allow/require online doesn’t change the policy. Just because an option is or is not in the online system doesn’t mean that it isn’t available. Just because you can apply through the online system doesn’t mean you will be successful. Thai embassies and consulates make their own rules, they also change their rules, this means that you can not generalise. The only safe point is from recent firsthand reports of successful or unsuccessful applications.

Some of the numbers that auto disconnect are U.K. ones so no he is not talking nonsense

There are a very few numbers that automatically disconnect if they detect it’s a Skype call

RBoS will send the required SMS to my Thai number that I have registered with them, so that is one U.K. bank group that has no problem.

Since it will be some months from now I probably won’t remember.

You were unlucky the DLT in Nong Hang did

The news report is that it is over! That may be true, that maybe like so many other “requirements” in name only and actually be business as usual, I will discover next time I fly if it is actually going to be required or not.

It is likely that they can refuse, however personal experience shows that in my case they seldom do, I do however have both of my Thai DLs if required, I sometimes have my passport but it has never been asked for.

Does your son have an ID card, as a Thai national it is usually given at about age 7 (according to SWMBO), but in any event rules for children are rather more strict and specific than for adults, comments here are generally talking about adults personally going on domestic flights.

No I didn’t, I have had a Thai DL for years before coming to live here permanently, so I never flew domestically during my tourist stays.

What are you smoking? I have never shown my passport, flying domestically, pink card or DL only FWIW 2 flights last month,

That is untrue. There are many embassies where you can only apply if you are either a national of the country or a resident, if you are just visiting you can not apply for a visa from that country. Two that I know of are the embassy and consulate in Japan and the Singapore embassy. This has been becoming more and more strict over the years. There are still countries where visitors can get a visa, so just because you are in a country that allows it doesn’t mean others are the same.

Correction, you can’t see the micro scratches it is leaving but they are there, for proof just try it in a window.

In the U.K. I have never had rubber or foam pads disintegrating after a couple of years. In Thailand they do. The takeaway is just because items function perfectly in one climate doesn’t mean they will function in the same way in Thailand. I have no idea why the Thai climate can do the things it does, but I am totally sure it is the climate and not the products. Certainly there are c*ra*p products available here that will fail but the items I am talking about are not those.

I think you will find that the Mac will prioritise the connection with the highest data throughput, it is quite comfortable using both wired and wireless connections at the same time. Most of my security cameras are wired, 2 are wireless only, the Mac sees both.

So true, [irony] but there maybe some special supper secret Ausie wiring that shows that the rest of the world is wrong!![/irony] NB @Fruit Trader that remark is of course not pointed your way. That will rather depend on the ground rod and sq mm of the conductor, it can deal with as much current as the conductor allows (though the cable supplied wit the fridge is rather small) A fault loop test is a really good idea, but just over engineer it by lots, make sure you add an RCCB and you are probably good to go.

Which will do sweet f/a. Do please explain exactly how running an earth, as described above, will not provide a functional earth to the refrigerator. NB the word stake is shorthand for earth stake if this is not self evident. (NOTE we already know that this is not a practical solution for the OP but that is not the point of the question to you as your claim is incredible but probably makes assumptions that are not explained).

Mine does! Virtually none, as long as you are not talking about USB when the answer is the opposite, but you are not following the thread as I never suggested that they do. That is essentially what I said here is my answer, I did assume a degree of independent thought.

You are correct that the white plug has no fuse, but wrong that it has no earth. It is capable of being used in a Schuko socket where the earth is on the side of the socket recces. It can also take an adapter pin that makes it usable in Thai 3 pin sockets. The point that is rather less than clear is if the cable has an earth conductor and if so if it is connected That will depend on the circuit design, capacitors can hold charge for weeks or have a discharge resister so only fractions of a second. simple answer, short the unplugged cables.

That looks as if the VPN service is poor unless you actually want to come from random countries. With my VPN I choose the location I want to use and that is where I come from on each use, FWIW I generally come from London Docklands

Only for the business nerds, the free sprites are using still using DRDOS running on a coprocessor (80160) powered by a 6502 main computer, but yes they can also run a piggybacked CPM on the same machine using a Z80 coprocessor

The article is very dated and doesn’t cover current practices in some countries. One of these practices is that in some places you are required to bond your building earth to your building rebar, so yes it is still in current use. Your suggested method is very unlikely to work. In general there maybe points where the foundation rebar (that likely is connected to all the other reinforcement steel) surfaces, most likely in the roof, but possibly in other places like balcony rails. For this you need to do an electrical test. Just because one country code doesn’t permit it doesn’t mean that it is wrong or dangerous. While TOH is an excellent show, it is exactly that, a show! And it glosses over and generalises. Is a supply protected by a RCCB (USA GFI) safer than one without? Absolutely yes. Can a supply protected by a RCCB still kill somebody? Absolutely yes, but the chance of it doing that is orders of magnitude smaller and an unprotected one. Will an RCCB always trip if there is a fault? Absolutely no, usually they trip but there are faults that will not trip an RCCB

Were I to do anything to a refrigerator, or other appliances, that are single insulated and ungrounded, I would first check with my test equipment. However they are not an absolute guarantee so I would use one hand to work on them if they have to be connected during the work but for preference I would disconnect the item to work on it. Bur to answer the question of, if shocked and you can choose one hand which hand to choose? My answer to that it makes no difference. This is due point that a hand to hand shock is very much more likely to cause problems than from one hand to another body part. Of course not getting shocked is the best option. A better one goes by the saying "test before you touch” ;)

@charleskerins you seem to be more concerned with trying to prove that feasible = easy than actually looking at the very real alternative options that don’t involve getting a cable down to the ground. The options given do actually meet you definition of a feasible, if you have the ability to check the building steel, way to add some larger degree of safety to your fridge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ufer_ground

Well having taught English professionally, I can say with a reasonable degree of authority, that your definition is wrong. The definition of feasible = is possible and practical, easy and convenient are not part of the definition. However you have just introduced a point that though totally obvious to you, is vital to anyone trying to assist and can’t be deduced from your questions An eminently, sensible point of view, neither of these are required. This is where you should actually give full information, with complete information the suggestions under would have been given sooner. during the Second World War, it was discovered that reinforced concrete is actually an excellent grounding point, what you need to do is find an exposed piece of metal connected to the building steel, this is usually Rebar, but Rebar is not required, at that point you need to make sure that there is a good connection to ground from the piece of metal, for this you really need somebody who actually knows how to check. It seems that you don’t have the ability to do that kind of checking. The kind of places which will have a good connection through the building to the steel to the concrete and into ground are things like railings, possibly window frames, but window frames are less slightly to have a good connection. Likely you have a suspended ceiling and investigating above the suspended ceiling will provide points where an earth can be attached. FWIW one reason why you can be electrocuted in a concrete building is because the building itself is an excellent ground.