NancyL

The fine of 500 baht/day once notice is given is probably spelled out in the condo rules.

The correct course of action would have been for the condo owner to lobby other condo owners to modify the rules.  That's what happened in our building where it was evident that the problem was out-of-control owners of dogs, but not other animals.  For a time, all animals were banned, but existing pets were "grandfathered".

After owner input, the rules were changed so that pets that remain in the condo and are only taken out of the unit in an appropriate carrier are permitted.  And rules are specific as to how many cats, specifically, an owner can have based on the size of the unit.  It's enforced, too.  

If Liz Chaney loses her House seat, she will be able to continue with the J6 investigations until her successor is sworn in, very early in January 2023.

Dr Thanawat is very good for heart rhythm problems and Dr. Apichart is good for blood pressure/cholesterol issues.  Both at Bangkok Hospital-Chiang Mai.  I see Dr. Apichart and he is very good at NOT pushing the hospital's meds.  Instead he suggests that he writes a hospital prescription for a one week supply of a new med, so there is a hospital record that I take the med if I'm ever admitted and so I don't have to run to a pharmacy that same day to buy the med.

Also there's an Australian JP (Neil Kilah) in Chiang Mai, in addition to the Honorary Consul.  Not exactly close to Si Sa Ket, however.

5 hours ago, bamnutsak said:

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I don't bring anything other than paperwork.

 

 

Wow, when did this change and does it apply for the U.S. Consulate Chiang Mai?  I routinely carry two mobile phone and leave them at security without a problem.

Once the Consulate security people had a problem with my handbag and kept running it thru the xray machine and manually checking for something until finally they found an errant USB drive.  I thanked them profusely.  I had "lost" that USB drive and it had driven me crazy not be able to find it.  It had slipped into the lining of my handbag and been undetected despite several airline trips.  Well, I guess the airlines don't care if you bring a USB drive onto a flight, but the Consulate doesn't want you bringing one into their office.

The construction of the tire store proceeded at record pace compared to condos and hotels that have recently been constructed in the same neighborhood.  It's W-A-Y beyond the hole-in-the-ground stage.  It's open and servicing customers.

I always thought it was the butterflied mini hot dogs that Thais thought made the dish "American", as if Americans ate hot dogs daily.

The new sidewalk is nice and the usual vendors are back in business.  While the building certainly is eye-catching, at least it's neat and tidy.

On 7/22/2022 at 8:50 AM, FolkGuitar said:

 

What makes you think so?  When I wanted to add my wife's name to an account, we did it at a different branch, more convenient to us at the time. That involved getting a new bank book with both our names in it, and a new ATM card for her. They did NOT send us back to Kad Suan Kaew despite the fact that I usually did 99.9% of my banking there. They are 'branches,' not 'specialized divisions' of the bank.

I think you'll find that what they did was to open a new account in both your names.  You can't simply "add" a name to an existing account.  Check your old and new bankbooks to confirm if the account number is the same.

Malt, maybe you shouldn't be writing your own "Will" if you don't understand the differences between a Final Will and a Living Will, especially if there are people, like children from previous relationship who are likely to contest it.  Trying to save money by not hiring a lawyer could be false economy.

On 7/22/2022 at 5:07 PM, The Fugitive said:

Again, thanks for this valuable information which I'm sure will help others too. Might seem callous but can't blame the hospital for doing so. Presumably, if he had no savings or his account ran out then he would have been denied further I.T.U. treatment and moved onto a basic ward with other patients who were not expected to survive where he would have died sooner from his condition.

No, the hospital wouldn't have done anything to hasten the patient's death if the funds ran out.  Instead, they would have approached relatives, friends, anyone who had visited him, etc about paying the bill.  Once a life-saving or life-prolonging procedure is started in Thailand it isn't stopped unless the patient is clearly without brain activity, and then only if relatives insist.  It's very difficult to "pull the plug" in this Buddhist country and a hospital won't do it simply for lack of payment.

14 hours ago, JimmyJ said:

Do you have a great Eye Surgeon in BKK that you traveled to?

Recommend?

 

Or having it done in CM and I misunderstood?

I'm seeing an ophthalmologist in Chiang Mai.

Been having runny nose and itchy eyes.  Fexofenadrine 180 mg and OcuSoft, both recommended by the opthamologist helped but still had some eye inflammation.  Need to have cataract surgery, but the doctor doesn't want to do it until my eye inflammation goes away.  Went to Bangkok for a week and stayed in an older hotel that had old carpeting, mold in the bathroom, etc.  Not the cleanest place, but still the eye inflammation and runny nose clearer up within two days.

I guess the eye doctor is right.  It's a cat allergy.  Not getting rid of them and they can't "go outside" as the doctor suggested since we live in a condo.  I guess I'll just stay in a hotel for a few days before my next eye appointment and see if my eyes are clear enough for the doctor to accept me for cataract surgery and I'll stay in a hotel before and after the procedure.

On 7/7/2022 at 12:08 PM, blackshadow said:

he was cremated at the ozzy embassy bkk.......autopsy report stated he died from natural causes !!!!

I doubt the Aussie Embassy has the facilities to perform cremations.  At best, they provided a list of service providers to the family and the family made their own arrangements.

Never had a problem with receiving mail at our condo, one of the largest in Chiang Mai with good practices in the office.  Had problems in another condo in Chiang Mai where the office practice was to lay all in the incoming mail out on a table and let the residents pick thru it, looking for their stuff, including packages.  Argh!

Always mail directly from a post office, and not one of those contract places, either.  Never had a problem with something not arriving.

His right foot was caught in his toe clip and he took a fall, fairly well controlled.  I've did this several times when I was much younger and rode bikes.  Some have pointed out that he probably shouldn't have used toe clips for recreational riding, but there are good reasons for using them too.

It's not like he lost control of a moving bike on a curve or something similar.  Give the guy some slack here.

I've been involved in several similar situations in Chiang Mai where the branch bank that held the accounts knew the wishes of the deceased and the executor very well and probate was avoided.  In one case, they wanted a "Thai person of high standing" to guarantee if case someone challenged their decision to distribute the funds to the executor.  This was done.

In the other cases, they were happy to have a long-term foreign resident who had accounts on deposit that exceeded the amount of the deceased estate serve as the guaranteer.  The branch bank basically wants to cover itself in case someone comes in later to challenge the Final Will, like a spouse that was never divorced or a child.  

This all depends on the branch bank management being willing to do this and only works if there are no other assets besides the bank accounts.

Probate, of course, gives the bank complete legal cover, but the method proposed above also works if the bank management is comfortable with the situation, esp if the beneficiaries need access to the money soon, like to convert a dependent spouse visa extension into a retirement visa or for a Thai widow to have money to survive.  In these cases, the wait for probate is just cruel.

Check about any "unique" rules in your province.  If the OP is doing this to avoid the health insurance requirement, we're told by immigration in Chiang Mai that they will still require proof of health insurance from an acceptable source, even with an O visa that has been "converted" from an O visa with the border bounce procedure.

Hubby has a wonderful international health insurance plan that is unacceptable to Chiang Mai immigration for extending his 15 year old OA visa.  Instead, he purchases the cheapest acceptable policy he can get, about 15,000 baht I believe, with no intention of ever using it as health insurance, simply as a "tax" to extend his permission to stay from year-to-year.  At age 74, the inconvenience and cost of a border bounce to convert to an O visa helps to justify that 15,000 baht worthless Thai "health insurance".

Bangkok Hospital - Chiang Mai has hired some of the best doctors from Sripat/CMU hospital after they "age out" and are forced into retirement once they reach age sixty.  It's a blessing to be able to access them via out-patient appointments in very comfortable conditions, with high level of English competency throughout the staff (down to the cleaners, even) with appointments that are serviced on-time.  Way better than trying to navigate Sripat and waiting for hours for a brief time with the professor/doctor.

13 minutes ago, MJCM said:

Thx Sheryl

 

I got my 3rd Covid vaccine today at the main hospital and as we were there we went to the "Registration" desk to register, so we showed them my Yellow House Book and they said, first go to your Local Hospital!. They would have known (as a foreigner) I will have to pay myself. But that said, I didn't mention it.

 

But it's oke to go to the local hospital and register there as it's only 5kms away and the Main Hospital is around 30+km so good in case of an emergency!

 

I will do the check-up at the local hospital and see what it's all about, and will also contact my insurer about bills in Thai only. But I know that when I went to the Private Hospital the bills were dealt with the "local" department of April Assistance, so maybe the will send it to them, but as said will ask to be sure.

Covid vaccines are free for everyone at government hospitals, which explains why they wanted you to go to your local hospital.  Not the case with other types of medical care.