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On 2/5/2022 at 10:02 AM, oslooskar said:

Perhaps, but you can be sure whatever you're sending will reach its intended destination promptly. A couple of years ago I sent an important document from Bangkok to San Francisco by regular mail. Apparently, it went from Bangkok to Hong Kong, to Los Angeles, to San Francisco-----where it disappeared down the black hole of Calcutta and was never seen again. A few days later I sent a copy of that same document by DHL and it was on the desk of the individual it was sent to within 30 hours. Also, when I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area I used the U.S. Postal Service two times to deliver similar documents and each time there was a snafu and delivery time in both cases was about two weeks, when it should have been less than 48 hours. Bottom-line, if you want to be absolutely certain that your mail, parcels, documents are delivered, then avoid any dealings with the U.S. Postal Service, they are incompetent.

Agree important paperwork to Gibraltar there on banks desk in 2 days (Thai post would or could not send to Gibraltar at the time)

Funnily enough nearly on topic i bought pair of shrink to fit Levis jeans from LA on ebay i got them after a month but only after i tracked them around the world twice with US post, i kid you not

He seems a thoroughly unpleasant u tooober

someones going to kick the "grit" out him somewhere  sometime

On 2/4/2022 at 7:16 PM, MrJ2U said:

You'll need to contact the owner.

 

He probably doesn't want a smoker in his condo also stinking up the place and making trouble with neighbors.

 

Its probably in the rental contract like "No  Pets".

 

What a pain in the ass.

 

Horrible.

They should have Shi* ho** condos just for smokers.

 

Has it crossed your mind the owner has probably told renter to smoke on the balcony

The condo is below  the OP

what's the guy smoking or is it bonfire hes lighting to cause so much smoke surely any breeze will defuse it

she would have been better off investing in a  bigger bike with bad brakes

10 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

how often do you change them, or the filters if using that type of mask?

 

If using the disposable surgical masks they have efficacy of only a few hours. They are called disposable for reason useless using another type of mask

 

I have a cloth one i hang on handle  motorcycle wash it every few months its as good as gold gain then

7 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

Any bet takers on who cut the corner?

Driving to 711 today theres a very sharp left hand bend on narrowish beach road

i was met  by sewage truck driving completely on wrong side of road cutting the corner, both of us luckily were going slowly

i stopped he blew his horn as if to assert he had right way......Git!

This guy  was not so lucky

i had umbilical hernia done in Bangkok hospital Bangkok 2008

Private rooms doctor ok explained everything anesthetist was amazing as i was terrified of being put out i literally never saw or felt anything (when being put out i mean)

done under company UK insurance was in for 2 nights 

cost was 150k ish all in from start to finish check ups etc

Phew thank god Barrow the brown nose is on the case  

On 1/26/2022 at 3:53 PM, Alldar said:

How is life/accident insurance an account opening fee?

You want the account you buy the  insurance

you have an account

so its the fee

Is there any other language you would like it explained in

3 minutes ago, jaideedave said:

TBH some Imm offices encourage the use of agents.Easy money maker as $ goes into jeans pocket and not the office manager. Been like that for over a decade.

Incorrect manager takes the lions cut i think the order is something like below

IMO Boss

Agent

IMO

Bank

On 1/26/2022 at 9:05 AM, clivebaxter said:

Most do not use agents, possibly in a place like Pattaya with it's down at heel drunks with no option

I am not in Pattaya but i resemble that remark

living sticks south of Hua hin PKK area  i would indeed  in my experience rightly or wrongly depending on opinion say  use of agents here is around 30% mark

1 hour ago, Niteowl45 said:

Alternatively they said I could purchase some kind of life insurance with them (ain't gonna happen and how bizarre!)

Bizarre ??

its the account opening fee you seem to have missed the point

HH immigration is normally ok yes many agents (ouch just realized i use one and never have go near the place)

For sure they probably dont want to do marriage visa thing

BUT If you are using your own money  agents should not be 21k although marriage would be much more work i suppose 

If you need help PM me i will pass you on to mine

On 1/15/2022 at 4:23 PM, Mac Mickmanus said:

This sounds like a modern day "Ah, the Grand Temple is closed, but I know another Temple near by that you can go to" scam which used to happen a few years ago in BKK

and no doubt still does!

Years ago (early 2000s)i was ops manager for adventure travel company in Bangkok

my opposite  in another company took over on this Monday i knew him well great guy had worked with him in Egypt.

2 of his pax arrived 6.00am checked into hotel tried to use crossing at 9.30 both killed instantly on Lan Luang

One of those days you remember vividly whichever company you worked for it was a bad day for us all

1 hour ago, itsari said:

Could be the Saudis send him to Ankara for further briefing .

people were outraged about khashoggis   demise

doubtful p s would upset many people

On 1/17/2022 at 5:03 PM, scubascuba3 said:

Agents with good reputation are fine, they work hand in hand with immigration

Mines married to one so pretty safe bet using them 

used for last 7 years no problems cost is about 40 ish baht a day no need to worry about money importing saving etc 

cant see myself changing its too easy and comfortable

But i know others who will vehemently disagree for their own reasons

That i care not one iota

up tooo you/me

Sad news i saw him once a great performer

Part of my youth gone , The Paradise by the  dashboard light has gone like a Bat out of Hell

R.I.P

34 minutes ago, Wiggy said:

I’m confused. All this talk of reintroducing the Test & Go, but the article below says travellers must book a hotel room for, “at least five nights”. Which is still quarantine, surely. 
 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40011319

My friend is Thai most certainly not "dim" coming back from living Holland for years

she freely admits today on fakebook even in Thai she cant understand the procedure

12 minutes ago, Harveyboy said:

going for your extension eh well i hope you have better luck than me..ok here for my extension marriage visa normally no probs but today is Shooot i was here 12 o'clock its now 3.30.. so first to the bank got my letter saying money in 400.000 update pass book off to immigration..whoops sir but cannot see date on passbook its clearly on the letter but no good back to bank...back to immigration oh now we need a bank statement ??? ok they got passbook update ..letter from bank now a statement ..back to the bank pay more money got a statement back to immigration..sorry sir they said not enough detail on statement now must go back again now  for another statement pay some more of my cash and Close the account tell them where to shove it..a five year old could redo this entire system..  so in the the motor on the way back to the Bank ..no visa today i think.. Land of Smiles ..not today its not

You are a better man than me i would have committed murder by now

That's why i use an agent given this madness  i simply could not trust myself not say something that would get me in trouble