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I dont think there are any...in the past when I've seen unsightly sweat stains, I have taken it outside, and washed it down with soapy water and diluted bleach...it came up as new.

Then I bought a breatable waterproofcover from Big C and its remained good.

1 hour ago, donim said:

 

untill you meet a copper with a deaf relative

Makes no difference, Lip reading does not work, and Thai signing / writing is completely different to what they use in Europe etc. Thanks.

17 hours ago, Benroon said:

I had a fractured nose and two fractured cheekbones in the UK (smashed in the face by a cricket ball) - had to wait SEVEN hours - there's something very wrong with that !! But they passed their waiting test by seeing me after 20 minutes and saying "we think you have sustained a head injury" (the massive blood loss from my face was probably the clue) before then telling me to go back to the waiting area!

 

The NHS is a basketcase but too many people view it through rose tinted specs so politicians are scared to death to touch it!

 

I wouldn't be rushing home from here to be treated in the UK NHS

As I said if your injuries are life threatening you would be seen pretty quick, unfortunately you were not dying so you had to wait for 7 hours for free NHS treatment, or go to a private hospital and pay.  The NHS is not a basketcase as you mght find out if you had a life threatening illnress!

On 3/20/2019 at 9:54 AM, johng said:

I suspect your laptop isn't configured to update its clock via a NTP (network time protocol) server so is relying on its built in clock which although quite accurate is no match for an atomic clock.

Exactly correct!

15 hours ago, KittenKong said:

I think it's the same here as in the UK. If you go in with some emergency problem they will look at you fairly quickly, but if you just want to have an appointment to see a specialist about something, or for some operation that is not urgent, you can wait a long time. Things like just registering for treatment can be an all-day job here in some government hospitals, yet in a private hospital it only takes seconds.

So anyone who can afford to pay to go private is probably better off doing so, just as it is better to fly business class if you can afford it.

Quite correct...the NHS have to prioritise, if they consider you need to be treated now, then that's always (In my experience) what happens.

If not you may have to wait a while, but if your situtation changes then you get treated quicker.   Nothing wrong in that at all.

What a load of rubbish!!  Currently there is no evidence that he committed this crime and most likely never will be!

I doubt he is going to put up his hands and say "I killed her".

So he will never be convicted, what a stupid news item!

E-mail: [email protected]

Best place...Father Ray Orphanage..

(Soi Yumit entrance, through the barrier and directly on left side. )

They have a large electrical repair shop for the public..very clever and low price.

So you married a girl doted on by her parents and still gets her own way and they don't like you!!  (Surely you must know that?) She is spoilt and unfortunately this is never going to change and there is absolutely nothing you can do about that!

She has most likely as a guess never really worked or supported herself without Daddy and like you state her parents are very conservative!

I'm sorry to say that you cannot win...the parents want you gone! Accept it!

6 hours ago, Kerryd said:

Most heaters are set up quite similar, varying mostly in size and style.

When I have heating issues it is almost always due to poor water flow. This could be from the main water supply feeding your house/condo/apartment, or from a dirty in-line filter or clogged shower head. (If the water can't get out, it backs up the system and the flow rate detector inside the heater will shut off to prevent the unit from overheating.)

Some systems will have a small plastic inline filter just before the heater (lower-left corner of the pic). Make sure the water is turned off and then unscrew that little plastic cap. The filter is a part of the cap and comes out when you've unscrewed it. Sometimes it can get clogged with flakes of rust or dirt from the water.

  

 

Some shower heads will unscrew off of the handle. Try taking the head off and checking if the holes are plugged. It may be possible to clean it using a brush and by running water "in" through the holes (instead of "out" like the water normally comes out). If the head doesn't unscrew, try slapping it against the palm of your hand a couple times then turning on the water and see if that loosens any debris up. Don't bang the head on anything hard or it could crack (or whatever you are hitting could crack, like bathroom tiles).

Check the inlet hose. Unscrew it and let it drain. Note if the water coming out is dirty or "rusty" looking. Those hoses are usually of a cheap quality and rust a lot quicker than you'd expect. Turn the water on and check it for colour as well. Often after we've had a water "outage" here, it's because someone broke a pipe somewhere (usually doing roadwork) or they've done it on purpose (maybe adding another line or something) and when the water comes back on, it can come out very cloudy from all the dirt and crap that entered the line.

Reconnect the inlet hose and turn the water on. Note if there is any leakage from the hose, indicating that it may have rusted through in spots. Those are cheap and easily replaced - literally every little mom & pop hardware shop stocks those.

 

I recently replaced the heater for my bathroom sink because when the village switched from it's own water to the city (or province) water, the pressure wasn't the same and the heater wouldn't turn on no matter what.

I bought a different model and it works fine. Love the one I installed for the kitchen sink. It keeps heating even when I have the tap turned down to barely a drizzle. I do that when I want to mop the floors as the water is literally steaming when it comes out. 

If all else fails, it could simply be the heater inside the unit is fritzed and you may have to replace the whole thing. Save that for the last resort though as it could be something simple and easy (and cheap) to fix !

Okay, so you want an easy fix....turn off electric power!!!!  Very very important!! Then take the unit off the wall, so that the water inlet is at the top and pour in some Kettle descaler and leave overnight, next day re-assemble and turn on, keeping out of the water and it may clean it out! (This works most times!) Failing that get a new one!

Thai Watsadu, going on Sukhumvit, a little further along from Tesco, Macro etc

Easily the best choice and price!

On 3/6/2019 at 3:27 PM, bbko said:

Check this TV thread on Life Care Lab on 3rd Road near Pattaya Tai & Tony's Gym

 

Good place and fair prices.

Many at Tukcom, varying strengths etc.

Best way....Ask Bangkok Post initially to publicise this issue, then go to all the Web sites ie Facebook and show them up etc, its all about face in Thailand.

11 hours ago, topt said:

It is actually cheaper to get it here - £128.51 for the larger (more pages) version.

 

However you do need to make 2 trips to Trendy in Bangkok but if you use the bus and BTS that will set  you back less than 500 baht plus lunch.....

 

I did this last month and took less than 2 weeks for the new passport to get back to Bangkok.

If I had been going to the UK in time however I would also have had it done there. Did not realise the same day pickup was such a premium.

Actually if you have aabout 3 weeks in UK then it costs £75.50 to renew or replace your passport if you apply online or £85 if you fill out a paper form.

On 2/21/2019 at 9:01 AM, Briggsy said:

That advice is not really pertinent for the OP.

You may not be familiar with the O-A process for the London Embassy. The document collation, certification and application process are not straightforward and would take even the most efficient applicant over a week.

Slightly incorrect:

Regardless ! would not bother, all your entries generally are on the Thai Immigration computers.

3 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

You could always ask for a copy of your medical records to find out.

Yes you right and I do not want to go further into my records in public.... this is a forum for people to offer comments, I just felt that some, not you, just want to argue of course!

6 hours ago, Sheryl said:

There is no way to diagnose stomach cancer from a blood test. It requires an endoscopy and then biopsy.

 

there are certain "cancer markers" that can be tested and, if elevated, it increases the possibility that you have cancer but they are not diagnostic.

 

Are you certain that they told you 100% you definitely had stomach cancer? And not that you might have it?

 

Something wrong with this story, even an uncompetent doctor would nto do this, and even a deliberately fraudulent one would go through the motions of endoscopy.

Well I can assure you that's what I was told, they diagnosed Heli Bacter pylori and cancer, now as to how certain they were I don't know, thay just told me how much and I need keyhole surgery. I shied away from this and jumped on a plane to the UK! Are you in the medical industry? I wonder? We all know how diagnosises are done in Thailand!! I'm not saying all Doctors are of a certain type but you can see here from other comments that is a trait seen in Thailand and I can offer what happened to me.

6 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Did they diagnose stomach cancer without any gastroscopy? ???? 

Yes...they said from blood tests!

Speak to Terry at the Queen Vic Bar, SOI HONEY, he knows which are best etc and can "arrange" fitting etc. Paul