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I am no expert on snakes but I believe that is an Oriental Rat Snake.Oriental Rat Snak

That's what I was thinking too. [emoji4]

Was surprised by this when I went out for my morning coffee today.  I'm guessing (hoping) it is a rat snake but just want to see what others think.  I chased it off without much excitement and luckily all the dogs were in the house and didn't notice it.

 

 
Common sense and Law are 2 separate things

Hand-rolling cigarettes is also on that list. Using your logic, it would be illegal for any foreigner to buy and roll their own cigarettes in Thailand. God help them if they ever shared one with someone else.

I suggest you Google the definition of "profession" before you reply further.

 
But that is not the argument is it? The argument is if a WP is needed and as construction/building work is a restricted profession then yes a WP is technically needed
 
I to doubt you would have a issue however that is not the point I am trying to make
 
 

Last I checked (and applying common-sense), working on your own home and helping family out is not considered to be a "profession".

 
AGAIN read what I said, you said you have worked on your in laws house and that's what I replied to, if you don't think you need a WP to work on somebody else's house then you are very wrong and it would not matter if you did it for free by the way
 
 

My advice was simply stated. The fact that I do odd jobs around my in-laws house was stating my own personal experience.

Living in Thailand does not mean you surrender your common-sense at the airport when you arrive.

I seriously doubt anyone would ever have an issue with helping out family.

 
Read what I actually said, I said working on your in laws house

I said "Do what you want and need to do to your home..."

You said "please don't give advice that could land other people in trouble"

Please explain how my advice can land anyone in trouble and please back it up with FACTS, not speculation.

 
Can you back this up with hard facts such as a link to the Labor Office or Immigration website?
 
If you are working on your in laws house you ARE working illegally and you DO need a WP, just because you have not been caught yet this does not mean it is not illegal
 
BTW i'm not bothered in what you do but please don't give advice that could land other people in trouble
 
 
 
 
 
 

Do you have hard facts to back up the need for a WP to work on your own house? In 12 years of living here and reading this forum, I have never heard or read of anyone getting in trouble for working on their own house.

Sure there are thousands of threads that talk about "a friend of a friend" or "I heard about this guy" and other "urban legends" but not once has anyone ever offered up first-hand experience of someone getting in trouble for doing this. Until they do, it's all speculation and scare mongering.

The day someone (government official) tells me I can't work on my house or my own car is the day I will close my company, fire my staff, pack my things and move. I seriously doubt that day will ever come.

Have a good day and Happy New Year!

You DO NOT need a work permit to work on your own house.

I have lived in Bangkok for 12 years and if I want to paint the house, I paint it. If I want to build a wall, I build it, if I want to build a deck, I build it, and so on. You get the gist.

In my years of living here, I have never had any problem doing work on my own house (or my in-laws house) and have NEVER seen or heard of anyone else in trouble for this either (even on TV Forum, although there is always a lot of naysayers and speculation).

I suspect the ones on here that say you need it are the ones who use it as an excuse not to do anything that may cause them to sweat and perpetuates the locals beliefs that all farangs are lazy and don't know how to do physical labor.

Do what you want and need to do to your home and have a Happy New Year!

I seriously doubt the foreigners seen going to the restaurant were involved. If they just pocketed free 10,000 baht why use your credit card to pay for dinner?

Avoid Samsung. I had 3 installed in the house 3 years ago and lost count on the number of repairs, and of course the parts that failed were not covered under the 5 year warranty they promote.
I replaced 2 of them with Daikin last year and haven't had any problems at all, and they are quieter than the Samsung.

Mr Neil, If constable Plod had shot the driver then he would have been up for manslaughter (at least), there was no "probable cause", no one's life was threatened.......the crim' hadn't even been charged! 

Wrong. The vehicle is a deadly weapon and he obviously is using it as such and endangering the lives of those around him. The police officer should have shot the driver and ended this as soon as he struck the first car.

Report it stolen?

That's harsh, but it occurred to me.

I'd only do that if I find I'm fully liable.

If you done that that would be the dumbest ass action anyone could do. Filing a criminal report with the police, wasting police time and resources on a wild goose chase holds serious consequences, up to 3 years imprisonment and a hefty fine. You can only do that if the vehicle still belongs to you, you want it back and your ex refuses to return the truck to you, then I guess that would be civil not criminal.

You should visit the office where the vehicle was registered, explain the situation and ask them what to do. That`s what any person with even half a brain cell would do.

A response without insults would probably be more effective and appreciated. If you're going to be abusive and condescending, maybe it's best to keep your views to yourself. The OP asked a legitimate question and others are trying to offer advice. There are so many ways you could have made your point without being an **s. Try it next time. Have a good day!

This is the 4th time they've held my transfer over the weekend to enjoy the exchange rate in their favor.

How does that work? If they were deliberately delaying the exchange the rate might equally well move against them. It just makes no sense.

Have a look at the historical exchange rates. The rates almost always favor the local banks on Monday and Tuesday, so it is in their interest to delay the incoming wires until then.

Most delays in IMT's is because the initiating "bank" is not actuallly a bank, but some sort of mickey mouse credit union or building society that doesn't have a SWIFT number. The credit union or building society must therefore use an intermediary bank to facilitate the transfer. Typically, these transfers will be slow, and if you do it on a Friday then you're going to have delays.

And always make sure that the beneficiary name/s are identical to the receiving banks record of the account. A mis-spelling or an omission invariably means that the transaction will fall out of the automated basket and a staff member has to verify the validity of the beneficiary account.

I've used K-Bank for seven years and done many IMT's from New Zealand. Typically I can initiate the transaction online at 08:00 local time (13:00 Thai time) and I get a text from K-Bank saying the money has been deposited at 15:00 Thai time. The cut off time for IMT's in NZ is 15:00, or it goes the next day. So I never initiate a transfer after 13:00 NZ time.

Originating bank is HSBC. Never have delays transferring to other accounts and didn't have delays into K-Bank until recently.

I doubt the OP has the ability to track exactly what time the requested transfer was actually activated from the 'originating' bank/account.

These problems are often associated with intermediary banks associated with the transfer (mostly invisible to the account holder)

To suggest some 'jiggery -pokerey " linked to exchange rates smacks of paranoia unless this can be evidenced.

I think the facts that the transfers last year were received into the account on the same day, usually within hours, and that the previous 3 delayed transfers were magically credited within minutes of my missus calling the bank (after the bank staff telling her they cannot see any incoming wires for our account) proof enough that they are manipulating the transfers for their own benefit.

Never a problem with K bank.. I transfer before 12 am and always in my acc by 8.30am..This is through internet banking..

Try it recently? This is the 4th time they've held my transfer over the weekend to enjoy the exchange rate in their favor.

If you transfer money Friday evening in Bangkok, while its Friday during the day in your home country like Canada or England, the transfer will not get deposited until Monday. The dept responsible does not work on the weekends. I transfer money from Canada Sunday-Thursday Evenings and it's always in my account no later than 8:30 AM the coming morning.

The transfer was initiated Friday morning (0930 Thailand time) and originated in Hong Kong. No rational reason for the delay.

Never a problem with K bank.. I transfer before 12 am and always in my acc by 8.30am..This is through internet banking..

Try it recently? This is the 4th time they've held my transfer over the weekend to enjoy the exchange rate in their favor.

i can go back as far as the 80's when i was told NEVER change money or trans.on fri.aft-till mon.morn. i still abide by this.

I would agree but this transfer was initiated well before noon.

It's probably not an exchange rate thing. It' probably just K-bank doing a manual (human) review of every incoming transfer before posting to your account and sometimes that human is not around to accomplish the transfer promptly. Whereas in the U.S./western countries it's more on autopilot/computer review with a human review by exception.

Don't be misled into thinking the Thai banking system is not as automated as those in the west. The main difference is that they can override the automation and execute the transfer when it benefits them the most. In the west, there are regulations that prevent this type of manipulation, apparently not here.

Never a problem with K bank.. I transfer before 12 am and always in my acc by 8.30am..This is through internet banking..

Try it recently? This is the 4th time they've held my transfer over the weekend to enjoy the exchange rate in their favor.

For the fourth time this year, K-Bank has delayed processing an incoming wire transfer (presumably to wait until the exchange rates are more favorable to the bank). The wire was initiated at 0930 this morning and immediately out of the originating account but still hadn't been received into the account at K-Bank by 2200.

The previous 3 times this has happened this year my missus called the bank and was told they couldn't see any incoming wire and then magically the wire was received within 30 minutes of hanging up. This time she didn't call.

When I transfer money from this same originating account to my US account, the funds are received into the account within minutes. This was also the case with K-Bank until recently.

This post is to serve as a warning to anyone using K-Bank for incoming wires. If you need the money promptly you may be better off using a different bank.

I'm looking for ideas on how to give my yard some privacy from the roads we have on three sides by modifying the existing wall. I'd like it to look good, last a long time and hopefully be affordable.

I appreciate your suggestions.

We used a common bush called "Moke" to border our walls. As you can see it grows rather high if you want it to. Requires trimming about once a month and little water. Ours are now 4 years old and provide adequate privacy. They also bloom a couple times a years and leaves a nice scent in the air.

im looking at buying a ranger /bt50/ dmax/vigo etc soon

i also like to make some "thai style " changes to make it look a bit special from the stock version (you can see what i have in mind from the pictures below )

i would like to raise the suspension a few inches and add larger wheels and the bodykit,bonnet scoop ,exhaust etc or something similar

for one of the above pickups

i am aware some of the mods maybe illegal but about half the trucks in my area are modified and the police dont enforce it

has anyone any experience with anything like this ?

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http://www.vvp4x4.com/

On Srinakarin Road in Bangkok. I've been a customer of theirs for more than 5 years and had my truck modified there. Very professional and they have the integrity to tell you what limits you need to stay within to keep your truck safe. Highly recommended.

So what's the point of bikers paying road tax if they are banned from many of the main arteries connecting Bangkok?

This is just another money grabbing excercise by the biggest mafia in Thailand

Apparently the amount they pay only covers the left most lanes and doesn't include bridges or tunnels.

Motorbikers to stage a 'show of force' against traffic ban

BANGKOK: -- Motorcyclists in Bangkok and its peripherals will stage a “show of force” on Tuesday to protest against the recent police order banning them from using 39 bridges and six tunnels in Bangkok.

The “show of force” against the traffic ban was declared and widely shared in the Facebook pages and Line application by motorists angered by the police order.

The protesting motorcyclists will all tie a piece of black cloth on the left mirror or left handle of their bikes and ride on the left traffic lane. This is intended to show that how the traffic during the rush hours will be affected if the bikers follow the ban.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/content/158163

-- Thai PBS 2016-04-05

This reminds me of the "strike to rules" action by the bus drivers in Hong Kong. They refused to go over the speed limits and would only stay in the left lane and stop only at the designated bus stops fully out of the lanes of travel before opening the doors. Best traffic flow while it lasted. Most people hoped they would continue their "strike" indefinitely.

The ninjas will attack in the middle of the night...

Best reply yet. Reading some of the responses I think some of the forum members may think this is an actual possibility. Thanks for the smile.