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The new residence is in fact brand new and I (by way of a 30 year lease) am the housemaster, as is noted on the chanote. I am guessing in this situation I may need to go in person to soi 5. Just not sure if they will want a TM28.

Variation: next month I will permanently move from one part of Pattaya to another. Should I file a TM28 at the office? Or can I just go online and update my TM30?

That is a walkway. In order to relieve congestion on Pattaya streets, the next proclamation will legalize driving on all the city's sidewalks. Watch out for tour buses!

All the big DIY hardware stores like Home Pro carry an assortment of stranded steel cable. Take along the broken piece so you can find the best match for diameter and flexibility. Also check to see if you need to buy any replacement clamps.

If you want to change your surname to match that of an existing family to which you are not related, you must get permission from the nominal head of that family.

Seems like the OP has gotten some useful replies but here are some additional random thoughts based on the 19-camera system that I designed, built, and manage for our mooban as a donation: - Professionals don't use Wi-Fi cameras unless there really is no alternative. There are some technical aspects of CCTV that are not suitable for Wi-Fi connection. At the very least, ensure that there is a convenient way to power-cycle the camera without having to climb a ladder. - Nearly everyone has exaggerated expectations about image quality because of what is portrayed in movies. For sure, without lots of light, nighttime images will be monochrome and movement will be blurred. - Cloud storage requires a high-speed Internet connection (which often is too easy to disable), usually monthly charges, and you lose exclusive rights to the video. - Most CCTV cameras run Linux and many contain spyware that can view your cams, take part in global DOS attacks, and get inside of any computers connected to the same LAN. There are two fixes for this: buy a high-end VPN router and hire an IP professional to configure it. Or, "air gap" the CCTV system by not connecting it to your household LAN in any way. Quite safe but has the downside of no remote access or notifications to your mobile phone. Since we'll be moving this summer to a new house in a different mooban, I am already designing a 13-camera system and stocking up on parts from Ali Express. Residential CCTV is a huge topic. Much more to say but it's naptime.

They provided me a phone that looks like a fancy landline desktop phone but it's actually a mobile network phone. Has a 3G SIM inside which cannot be changed. That is entirely different from a VOIP phone that connects to your standard router and different from a router that has 1 or 2 RJ11 ports for old-style phones.

Last year our landline went dead. TOT said there were no usable copper pairs left so they gave us a 3G phone. It's quite a good phone except that it is not capable of extensions. We had a second phone in this big two-story house. Now that is not possible, cannot share a number. If I'm upstairs when the phone rings, tough beans.

I sold a Honda Jazz a few years back. It was a good car in near-perfect condition. I spent several dollars for a Red Book certificate just in case a potential buyer made any silly statements about the car's market value. https://www.redbookasiapacific.com/rbcert/index.php?lang=en&cc=th I used that Red Book quote in a listing on this website and the car was sold within days to another farang. A fair deal for both of us.

I agree with you in the general case, but: - the gates are for child safety and these outlets will not be accessible except to very gymnastic kiddies - most USA style 3-prong outlets are versatile and accept several other plug types but not if they are equipped with gates - there must be some simple trick for inserting the plug so that the gates move aside but I'm too dull to figure it out - the real risk is that I will have a fit of frustration and stroke out

One last question: what can I do about safety shutters? Is there usually a way to disable or remove them?

Thank you all. There will be nine of these in the kitchen.

In the photo above, see the bread crumbs on top of the toaster? The chrome panel is grounded via the ground prong on the plug. My voltohmmeter says so. And the hot pot next to it, also from Electrolux, also has exposed metal parts and all connect to the house ground via the 3-prong Euro plug. Naturally a cheaper product may not be so well designed. As for replacing the plugs with straight-on USA style, that often puts the appliance's cord dangling over the toaster or the fryer. That's why it is kitchen stuff that most often has 90-degree plugs. Changing the sockets, not the plugs, also can sometimes help cure the problem caused by phone chargers and other combo plug/transformers. These are usually only 2-prong but their size and shape can render useless 1 of 2 or 2 of 4 sockets.

I will look for sockets that are single and reversible and fit in a standard box & cover. It sounds like the smart thing to do. I have used plug adaptors for this purpose but then tend to wobble. Thanks.

Sorry. I completely failed to make my point. The two sockets need to be reversed from each other, as in the fake photo I posted. This allows plugging in two kitchen appliances (which often have 90-degree "flat" plugs). They are rare but they do exist. Great for phone chargers too.

It was previously mentioned that someone makes a receptacle like this: I'm hoping to get a few, in black rather than white or ivory. Anyone remember the source? I came up empty on Lazada. Cheers

Sorry, I wrote that poorly. I meant they will be standard, with backsplash, hinged doors and/or drawers, just as you would see in most modern kitchens. But actually not standard because they will be custom built to slightly different dimensions from those in the kitchen.

I'm having a house built and I've specified the use of a row of standard kitchen cabinets to build an office area. Just mentioning. Years ago, when I had three CRT monitors that weighed more than 40 kilos each, I went to the big builder's supply store and bought a solid core interior door. I also went from one furniture store to the next until I found one selling metal table legs. Put one in each corner plus a 5th one in the middle of the back edge for extra stability. Since the table was free-standing, I had no need to get it cut to a specific size. Probably a door (80cm x 200 cm) is much more than you need, just wanted to mention that it worked well for me at the time.

I'm learning a lot and I appreciate it. To clarify: if the roof has already been built, with tiles in place overtop the metal foil, is it too late to spray PU foam? Will it adhere to the foil or not?

In my case, the roof tiles are in place. Beneath them is a thin metal film. Soon the ceilings will go in so either I accept it as it is or I jump in asap with at least an inch of sprayed PU foam. I thought that in this thread I'd be advised to use a specific brand/type of PU or strongly advised not to use it at all.

Sorry, I know that insulation isn't a very fresh topic but I'd like to ask just one specific question: I am having a house built in a development where the standard is to use little or no insulation on the ceilings nor under the roof tiles. Today I noticed that the underside of the roof a nearby half-finished house has been sprayed with a yellowish foam. So, whoever purchased that property seems to have insisted on bringing in a 3rd party to do the job. Now, to the point. What is the safest product to use, one that won't burn too easily nor poison me even when it's not aflame? I have just enough time to arrange it before the gypsum goes up. Any tips or pros and cons would be appreciated, but I hope not to revive long-standing disagreements over ceiling vs. roof. Cheers

Haven't seen one in Thai Watsadu etc. but Lazada has them. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/i316566794-s634644285.html?urlFlag=true&mp=1&tradePath=omItm&spm=spm%3Da2o4m.order_details.item_title.1

Electricity is color blind. There is no technical reason not to use blue PVC instead of yellow or white. Amateurs use blue water pipe because it's readily available, with a great assortment of fittings. Unfortunately, they most often don't glue the small parts, so the connection eventually comes apart, exposing the twisted-and-taped wires to the unsuspecting.

That's for sure, but well before COVID, mail between the US and TH was nothing to brag about. In 2017 I send my form via ordinary Thai Post air mail, using the enclosed pre-addressed envelope. Two months later the letter was returned to me in Thailand, hand-stamped (in Wilkes-Barre) with "No Such Address". <deleted>? It was their envelope.

Your point is valid but keep in mind: Thailand charges no income tax at all on the profit from selling SET-listed equities, no matter how long they were held. If you are American, you will pay the capital gains tax to the IRS instead of Thailand's Dept. of Revenue. In the U.S. there are transaction fees but they are so low that the big brokers offer free trades and absorb the fees. It's the U.S. income tax, especially on short-term gains, that hurts, even though long term gets special treatment at 15%. I'd say don't sweat it. Announcements like this are intended to provoke pushback. By the time the fees are enacted, the rates will be less than half of those currently proposed.