mahjongguy

So much outrage here about collecting a 0.1% transaction fee. If I have to pay $100 fee the next time I buy or sell a block worth $100,000 I'll try to remember to be sad about it. Here is what should be making people mad: for selling SET-listed equities there is no special tax rate for long term capital gains. In fact, there is no income tax at all on the sale of SET-listed stocks (only on dividends received during possession). What better evidence is needed to show that Thai laws are written by and for the rich?

True, in that your photo shows a 90 degree plug. Many appliances have them; others have straight-on plugs that don't have this problem. You can also buy duplex outlets where each socket is 180 degrees rotated from the other. That's a nice solution for some locations.

And at the one house, the sensor may not work. Our gate weighs a metric ton and could crush a Panzer. The sensor wiring under the driveway rotted out so we just recently cut the paving to run some heavy duty replacement. I also added an external antenna for the remote control but in truth I never open or close the gate without a quick peek at the running gear. I've seen what it can do to a cat.

Rolling gates usually have adjustable force-resist detection in both directions, but that's to protect the motor if a trash bin gets in the way. This feature does not protect pets or people. However, the motor control boards include circuitry for adding infrared sensors that scan the driveway at about 60cm above the ground. These sensor beams work well to stop the closing gate if the path is blocked by a vehicle, bicycle, big dog, etc.. But not by a cat or a toddler. Still. they are worth the extra few baht, and --not that it matters much-- I believe they are required by law.

Bangkok Hospital Pattaya has Moderna all day every day for 800 baht. I got mine last week on a promo for 500 baht. Walked in, signed up, paid, got vax'ed, walked out. Thirty minutes plus thirty more for observation.

The Thai DL has your passport number on the front. The reverse side has your address in Thai language. I have used mine for many small conveniences, e.g. sending mail at Thai Post.

Since you need both Immigration and your bank o be open, keep an eye on the calendar. There are holidays coming up, starting tomorrow the 10th. Then the 13th and 14th.

Good way to get arrested. Better to buy a blank gun. The noise and flash should be enough to make them feel unwelcome.

In the years that I have lived here I've seen occasional news reports of arrest and prosecution for deploying 240vac for theft prevention. If the trespasser dies, it's manslaughter. It's a cheap but heartless thing to do. For nearly 100 years the right solution is a simple device that raises the voltage but limits the current and sends it in pulses rather than the steady 50hz that freeze your muscles so that you can't let go. As a teenager I lived on a farm that had some cattle grazing land defined by an ordinary fence where just the top wire was electrified. The source device was in a barn and you could hear a short buzz about once per second. Lazada has them on sale for less than 2,000 baht.

elevators ??

Please keep in mind that a Juristic Person is not a person. It is a legal structure whereby a group of people can act jointly (e.g. collect fees, pay for repairs, etc.). The Juristic Person Manager is an actual person, always a unit owner, often a Committee member, serving the will of the Committee. Often acts as supervisor of the Business Manager (if any).

My TURP was performed twenty years ago in the States. Since about 2010 I have been a patient of Dr. Pornchai at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya. So far he has helped me avoid further surgery, which I greatly appreciate. I have every confidence in him.

Dr. Hathairat at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya has been my preferred dermatologist for years. She's a wiz at removing moles and sun damage with liquid nitro and the laser. She also has a good eye for which lesions need to be sent off to the lab. Among the scores of harmless crusty "won't heal" bits that she has evaporated, there was a plantar wart that had gotten down to the bone (she got it all on the first visit) and a basal cell carcinoma that was also working its way inward and required digging out with a scalpel. She nailed that one too.

Are those still referred to as a dead cat bounce?

The Facebook page for Banglamung Hospital has the details. As said above, register via the QueQ app. Or, if you are elderly, just show up at 9am at the temple.

The same was happening to a friend who like me is a 3BB customer in Pattaya. Could only access this site via his VPN. He says it went away in about 48 hours, meaning it cleared up on Saturday..

So where is this fabled Forum Support Desk? Is it not public?

Some guy says "visas can only be obtained from outside Thailand". Someone jumps in to say "Not true. You can get an O visa at Immigration". I chose to agree with the first guys words, 'cause the O visa issued at Immigration is really an administrative upgrade to your visa exempt or tourist visa entry. It's put in your passport and immediately stamped USED. Call it a visa if you like but it's just a workaround, a bureaucratic sleight of hand that provides a foundation for an annual Permission of Stay.

Banglamung Hospital is still running weekly events, most of which include a 4th shot for those in risk categories. Check their FB page.

The maximum amount per withdrawal at an ATM machine is determined by the brand and model of the machine. The majority of them are designed to dispense 20 notes. So, by the way, if the 1,000 note drawers are all empty then you might get 20 500-baht notes. The maximum amount available per day, up to a certain limit, is per your agreement with the bank.

"...your license was expired but still valid." It is stated clearly above that renewing within the year after expiration gets you certain privileges (e.g. no test) but it does not allow you to legally drive during that expired period. Expired means Not Valid and that means no insurance. To get that extra year, the right thing to do is to stop driving on that final day (your birthday) and then have someone drive you to Land Transport on the next convenient day.

I've always thought that land cannot be used as collateral when borrowing money from a foreigner, even a spouse. In the case of non-payment, how could the foreigner act to take possession of the land?

Soap bubbles are a good enough quick-test for most purposes, probably more appropriate than checking the pH. My city tap water at Jomtien Beach has a consistent pH of 7.0 and that's as neutral as neutral gets. Checking the Total Dissolved Solids (<deleted>) I get 131 ppm, which happens to be exactly the same excellent value as San Francisco. But neither of those tests will tell you the actual contents of the water. Calcium, for example, won't hurt you but will ruin your plumbing and appliances over time. Sodium, on the other hand, which rises after resin filtering, is definitely bad for your health. I use Jomtien water for everything except drinking, and that's only because I don't like the slight taste of chlorine. So for that I have a 3-stage filter. That water tastes better than any bottled water I've ever encountered and I don't have to buy pallets of 1.5 liter plastic bottles. On the other hand, I've got a well that is used only for watering an acre of plants. I tried running that water through a couple of those five foot tall cylinders of charcoal and resin but the result was too salty even after a second round of filtering through the 3-stage drinking filter. So, that water is bad for the pipes and bad for the heart.

Common situation: three-wire highline (perhaps 20k volts) comes into your mooban. A transformer takes those three high voltage lines and produces three 240 volt lines for distribution among the homes. Some customers will take just one line (aka "phase") and some will take all three of the available phases. Here's the strange part: somewhere outside your immediate area, one of the high-line wires breaks or for whatever reason pops its fuse. Now your transformer is only receiving power on 2 of its 3 inputs. Since I'm not an engineer, I cannot explain why, but the result will be: 1 output phase dead - no big deal 1 output phase okay - lucky you if you are served by that feed 1 output phase delivers something between 70 and 140 volts - this is the bad one. Different devices respond differently but in general you can expect some damage. If you are home and notice the dim lights, you should turn off the main breaker. If you have 3-phase service then one of the three will still be okay but my advice would be to kill the main breaker anyway.

Send them to the Rabbit Resort.