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5 hours ago, 1337markus said:

If you are not passing another vehicle you have to drive in the very left lane.

But this law is only enforced for motorcycles and also only in some regions ????

 

 

Very hard as a motorbike rider to use the left lane dedicated to this mode of transport because of the Me Me attitude of 4 wheel drivers who thinks its theirs to use to overtake the other 2 lanes.

I don't think I understand your statement, driving in the right hand lane is only allowed while passing, and from what I have seen it is well enforced for all vehicles here, I was pulled over for it once when I was driving my car in the right lane because there were huge holes in the left lane, another time when I was going through a police checkpoint an officer pulled my car aside and asked me what I was doing driving in the right lane, to which I replied that I was overtaking a slow moving vehicle, then he waved me on.

11 hours ago, madmen said:

Book a seat on a van. Should get you there in half the time. Just keep feeding somchai the driver with no doze

The vans to the airport only leave at certain times from the bridge area, they also have been known to stop and pick up passengers at other areas, if you hit the vans just right you will be o.k., but taxi from the border is more certain if you are pushed for time.

 The airport vans leave from the "Nok Air Transfer" sign near the covered walking area when walking away from Thai Immigration. Be careful not to take a van which goes to the Udon Bus Station, of which there are many, as then you will have to get local transport from the bus station to the airport, which is across town.

14 hours ago, John Answer said:

For crying out loud, I have a degree in politics and international relations from the faculty of arts University of Adelaide. I got all my transcripts for the doubting Thomas's and Thelma's there. I have my Celta certification as well. They probably did not like the look of me. I was interviewed on Skype before the course. Yeah I have been had. This topic is as much to tell people out there to stop dreaming about becoming teachers in Thailand. The educational system there is a shambles. Teachers are not valued much. I am thinking of going someplace else. Maybe Mexico:(((

You might try Laos, but I wouldn't trust getting a job anywhere by doing it online. 

20 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

Po box better,still i have found things in there not for me,and returned them to the counter,but it's true happens everywhere, some people are just not cut out to be posties.

The other day I forgot my P.O. Box key, so I tried other keys on my key ring and found one that opened it. Needless to say my faith in P.O. boxes here took a direct hit.

On ‎11‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 11:05 AM, RotBenz8888 said:

The earplug sales is down and ENT clinics around the country reports a decreasing number of tinnitus cases.

You forgot selfie stick sales!

On 11/25/2018 at 8:58 AM, Tailwagsdog said:

WOW that's great, sorry just explain to me again how youre going to pay back billions with the train fares. Logic would suggest hi speed links between Pattaya-Rayong, Hua Hin & Ayuttyha with good frieght rail links to the regional cities & deep water ports to decentralize industry would be money better spent. What is a high speed train to southern china going to bring? 

Maybe the question should be "What is a high speed train to southern China meant to take?"

6 hours ago, colinneil said:

Well we are always hearing...Jesus saves, well he didnt this time.

Why do some smart <deleted> people think they have the right to try and instil their beliefs on others?

You just did

On ‎11‎/‎6‎/‎2018 at 6:05 PM, Sir Dude said:

The Chinese are not in it for anyone/anything other than themselves and these countries are falling for it because there are fewer strings attached to these massive loans than what comes with the IMF etc. but, as mentioned, the sneaky Chinese have higher interest rates and are quite happy to have these short-sighted countries in their pocket. The IMF and western countries may attach more strings to these loans and can, on many things, be difficult/annoying from non western perspectives but at least you know where you stand with them. You want to trust the Chinese or Russians...good luck with that. Sadly though, it appears to be too late and the ethnic Chinese elite will sell Thailand down the river long before the average Thai even realises what's going on. Just think how many Chinese migrant workers are going to flood Thailand and many say it's already started. The Viets have it right with their highly suspicious stance towards the Chinese.

So you really think that Thailand is going to go up against China? Evidently you haven't heard the saying among the South East Asia nations..."big brother speaks, little brother listens".

On ‎11‎/‎8‎/‎2018 at 9:57 PM, BoBoTheClown said:

I will pray for you and the others that are in this situation. 

 

 

 

 

     I don't see much wrong with the OP's situation. My U.S. Bank locked me out of my atm card when I used it in Thailand for security reasons, when I called them I received an automated message saying they would unlock it for me but it would happen again. For the remainder of my stay I just transferred funds online from my States bank account into my Paypal account (at no cost) and then used my Paypal debit card to withdraw those funds in Thailand. Of course I still had to pay the Thai Bank ATM Foreign Transaction Fees.

On 10/21/2018 at 5:36 AM, simoh1490 said:

Not a good solution from a pollution perspective, corn stubble when burned is one of the very worst air polluters.

I agree, never understood why they don't plow the stubble into the ground so the nutrients return to the soil. Isn't that common practice in other places?

The excuses start in the headline even...why does the headline have to even mention "wet road"? Unbiased and honest would be "Bus overturns in Khon Kaen" 

16 hours ago, balo said:

Can I buy one in private ? To do my shopping with. 

 

Or will I get attacked by the real tuk tuk drivers who think I compete with them . 

 

I have one I use for errands around town here in NongKhai and to haul family around with when they visit. The local tuktuk drivers all know me and don't have a problem with me. I have gotten a few hard looks from new tuktuk drivers who don't know me, but that's o.k., they just don't understand yet.

I have been flagged down many times by both Thais and foreigners but always let them know they need to use the Thai tuktuks. I have a Toyota Fortuner and motorbikes, but the tuktuk is quick and easy ( especially in traffic and for parking) and gets a lot of use. I should mention that my tuktuk is not the "Bangkok" tuktuk, I wouldn't have any use for one of those...wouldn't haul enough cement or steel, it's the "NongKhai" tuktuk.

   I just arrived on a O/A retirement visa obtained from the L.A. Consulate. I live in Washington State and used the mail-in method, all of the requirements were met as per their website and I received our passports with the new visas back in two weeks.

   I ran into difficulties obtaining a notarized statement from my bank verifying the funds in my account. The bank has their own notary but told me it was "against corporate policy" to notarize the statement for me as it could result in liability issues if found untrue. (how could the statement be found untrue when it is to verify an amount of money in an account in their own bank?)

    I ran into the same problem when trying to obtain a notarization for the medical document, the doctor and I went to a public notary and they would not notarize the document because of...you guessed it...."liability issues". 

     The only thing I could figure out to do was to make out a "statement of fact" that I knew these documents to be correct and add a notary clause (downloaded from the internet). I then had a notary "notarize my signature" on that. I am grateful that the L.A. Consulate accepted this method. I had e-mailed the consulate at the first hint of problems but did not receive their answer until I had already sent off the documents. They indicated that there would not be a problem if the documents were original, I would guess they are seeing quite a lot of this same problem from other applicants also.

      As they say, all is well that ends well. I just wanted to post this in case it helps someone else out there who has or will run into the same problem.

    Nice to see your questions were all answered, and answered so well. I am on my second O/A visa from the States. I "stretched" the last one using the re-entry method as suggested and then I purchased a multiple re-entry permit so that I could still travel outside of the country. I would caution you to make sure you watch your dates carefully for the re-entry.

     A fellow I know (very, very closely! ) once became confused about the date to exit and re-enter and went out and back in on the wrong date stamped in his passport, only to find that the visa had expired. Fortunately the head immigration official at the border crossing understood the mistake and went far beyond their duty to help out.

For all those saying ignore it...you can ignore it if you choose, and your Immigration Office may not enforce the TM30, but telling others to ignore it is not really a good idea. Our office had never enforced it in the ten years we have been here but when a friend stayed with us for a while he was asked for proof of it when he went in to do his 90 day report.

    So I went in and asked and our office said that my wife and I don't have to worry about reporting if we just leave for a day or two (we have a yellow house registration book) but we do have to report when we leave the country or go somewhere else for an extended period of time.

On ‎8‎/‎20‎/‎2018 at 3:49 AM, Esso49 said:

Yes of course if you understand Thai.   Been to one or two but always suspected that the outcome for some of the better places was rigged.

If you are talking about the government land and house auctions you can't bid, my wife is a US citizen and went along with her Thai niece. They allowed my wife in but only her niece could bid. 

As long as it is GSM compatible

12 hours ago, Phuket Man said:

There is no 6 month rule for entering Thailand.

Your passport has to be valid for the length of your stay.

So don't worry.

My American wife was denied entry to Thailand at the NongKhai crossing because her passport had less than six months left before expiring. I pleaded with the IO because it was five months and two weeks and we were on our way back to America soon....but no way, she had to go back into Laos and get a new passport. Laos didn't want to let her in because she had a Laos exit stamp but no Thai entry stamp so for a tense moment it looked like she was stuck on the bridge but Laos finally showed mercy.

The truck drivers here are some of the most unsafe I have ever seen, is it really possible that the truck driver didn't see all of those vehicles coming? Even if they were coming "at speed" it's still going to be his fault as far as I am concerned because "at speed" is normal here. If it were one vehicle there might be a question, but for that many vehicles to hit the truck it's pretty plain who was at fault.

The argument with his girlfriend was most likely about his temper.

When is Thailand going to start sentencing these guys to anger management classes?

I know you said the locals say it was bought outright, but it wouldn't hurt to check the Government Land Auctions for that area, the place we live in was in the auction listings for over ten years. It would also be good to take Bevur's advice and see who really owns it. 

A horrible tragedy no matter who's fault....I couldn't imagine having to live with that as a parent. Thoughts and prayers to the family and also the bus driver.

13 minutes ago, scorecard said:

 

And in future never hand over ownership documents until the transfer of name is fully completed. Take the buyer and the documents to the appropriate government office and get the transfer completed, then hand over the documents to the new owner. And make sure you have a copy of the transfer documents. A little time consuming but not difficult and a good safeguard system.

 

 

So true!  I received red light tickets for two vehicles I sold in the same year...one here and one in the States. In both cases the new owners were close friends so I just paid and got the money back from them, but they were also a "heads up" warning to make sure and go with the new owner to change the ownership paperwork next time.

In your case I would just pay the fine and call it the cost of an education, but also go to the department of land transport and see if you can somehow report the vehicle sold (if you still have the new owners info). If they don't change the ownership this could be an ongoing problem, don't forget they are talking about new laws here linking people to unpaid fines.