coldmike

I still haven’t heard of anybody experiencing problems at customs with these units, but
I think it’s best to buy in Thailand until the vape laws are clearly changed.  Thanks.  

36 minutes ago, bamnutsak said:

I'd just pack it in my checked bag. I've brought back a few, small pipes, 510 batteries, etc. from the U.S. Have not been caught.

 

How long are you in Thailand for? If longer term just buy a dry-herb vape here, widely available but price is marked up quite a bit.

 

A Taiwanese actress got caught in country with a ecig vape. She had a bit of hassle. Paid a "fine" of 27,000 THB.

 

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/thai-police-admit-extorting-money-from-taiwanese-actress

 

Usually at clubs Thai's aren't hassled by the police for vapes.

 

 

I understand that I should not pack anything with lithium batteries in checked bags - fire.  Don’t want to draw attention to anything.  I’ve never really worried about carry-on bags, but Thailands strong anti vape stance appears to extend to dry vapes the same as tobacco juice.
 I’m in and out of Thailand several times a year, but will likely retire there soon. Current cannabis laws led to my question about vaporizers as I prefer that for health reasons. No interest in ecig tobacco vapes.  Seems prices for legit dry herb vapes are about double what I can get in the US.  Probably I’ll roll um until I bite the bullet for a Thai sourced vaporizer

I doubt much issue going thru Japan if no drugs, but, I agree, not worth the risk if it is an issue.   I’d like  to know if anyone tried to carry a vaporizer and got caught.  What happened?

My thought was to bring new.  No chance of residue, especially if transit thru Japan or other weed-unfriendly country.  

There are a lot of opinions and interpretations here of the legality of carrying dry herb vaporizers into Thailand (Pax, Crafty, Mighty etc).  Most are leaning towards it being illegal under customs laws.  I very rarely have any bag inspected on entry, so I think the risk of discovery is very low.   Does anyone have any actual experience getting ‘caught’ bringing one in and what were the consequences?

10 minutes ago, Skallywag said:

This is what some people have been saying since Earth Day in 1970.  Wind, solar, and geothermal power will never be able to supply the ever increasing power demand realistically though.  Here in Thailand the burning of sugar cane fields and rice fields can be stopped, but would take a huge labor force and monetary input from government, subsidies for non-burning would be my suggestion.  Farmers would have to remove and transport the sugar cane while "green".  The rice straw and corn stalks would have to be removed manually, transported and mulched.  The green method of harvesting sugar cane has been successful in BrazI

Skallywag, I agree we need ‘alll of the above’ approach.  Wind and solar are doing great in parts of Europe and USA. Both should work better in Thailand.  Govt needs to seriously criminalize burning and help farmers monetarily with alternatives 

13 minutes ago, mike787 said:

both could kill or not....same same...choose your poison...sex can kill...lack of sleep can kill..too much of anything can kill or hurt....

Certain types of sex, drugs, or others are choices; breathing is not.

4 minutes ago, sirineou said:

The problem with this virus is that we don't really know yet. So perhaps we are overreacting ,

So true.  China is SO forthcoming with their reporting and Thailand almost as equally un-forthcoming, we really don’t know.  We do know, though, that the air we have to breath in Thailand is not good right now and will shorten our lives.  

16 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Exactly ! That we have been told about. You think they will encourage more tourists by declaring it ? 

Some of my family support one side and most support the other, but they all agree on one thing, the TOTAL mistrust of the Gov’t and anything they say.

31 minutes ago, sirineou said:

Though I agree that pollution is a big problem with existential elements. 

Pollution is localized and not contagious (not self replicating), where the virus has the potential to infect all humanity. 

Agree, pandemic is scary, but this one is not very deadly 2-3% mortality.  A truly lethal pandemic would be scary and I’d hope the Thai gov’t would act swiftly to close the borders and protect the citizens (and visitors????) influenza, dengue, and malaria hurt many more healthy people than the current corona virus.

Laugh or cry?  Should be newsworthy as it is a serious health an economic emergency, but same bs gets old and boring to the public even though the problem is acceleratingly worse.  Pathetic leadership is absolutely disgusting in their response (actually, lack of response).  These are not ‘acts of god’ that are outside of our control. Strong direction from the top would solve the problem, so.....i guess I just cry.

I'm confused.  Is the moon at an 18 year 'far away' distance making a real low tide?  I get it when some insects have hatching cycles that span years or decades like locusts, but aren't the tides pretty regular year-to-year?

4 hours ago, o2eZy said:

owning a BMW I have always said that these cars fall apart in an accident ...and BMW fanatics all disagree ...they are not built like they used to be

too many electronics' and too much plastic..when doors close they automatically lock and in an accident you are locked in and only the occupants inside can open the doors and etc etc

 

I was told when I bought one that the door locks would release in the event of an impact.  I also was led to believe that these are so safe and well built that you'd survive almost any accident.  Obviously not true.

Sorry about the lost post. Really wish I had seen it too, but no. I always thought that the worlds biggest plane was the Hughes Spruce Goose which only flew once for a few minutes. The wingspan was wider, but the length was shorter than the AN 225 Mriya

It was like Thursday to Monday if I remember correctly. They give you a temporary crown first (which luckily I swallowed, so completely useless) and the real thing takes a couple of days to make.

Without the weekend in between probably 2 days.

Thanks. I have one scheduled for next Thursday and I'm leaving two weeks later and worried if it'll be enough time. I've had crowns made in the US before that take two weeks or longer to make 'in the lab', but I figured it would be much faster here.

Approximately how long does the entire process take? I've heard anywhere from one day to two weeks. Assuming no complications, is one day realistic?

Are medical certificates and/or criminal background checks also required for the OPs plan? If so, are they done in the UK or in Thailand?

Apparently, a negative is this is a left hand driver Lambo. Also, my wife says many wealthy potential buyers are shying away because they don't want to highlight their wealth to the current gov't

Where to start... First thaiwest, I've never felt an earthquacke either, so they must not exist. And Texas is a pretty big state too. Impulse, the New Madrid and San Andreas, luckily are not near fracking sites so they don't get the 'benefit' of small prepatory quakes. Lucky Pennsilvania, West Virginia, and New York State are near where a lot of fracking goes on so they do get a lot of 'helpful?' fracking quakes as well as mud slides and horribly polluted ground water. Lots of fresh water is wasted pumping into these wells and gets mixed with chemicals which make the left over water toxic which then mixes with the nearby DRINKING water to, enhance the flavor? I like my oil and gas, but there has to be some boundaries!

When first coming here I avoided 7-11s like the plague cuz they represented western culture at its worst, BUT I soon learned they are different in Thailand. Not overpriced like in the US or stocking garbage I'd only eat after a long night bender. They're actually great convenience stores here, but have never thought of hanging out there, or can even imagine why one would want to. Now, I have hung out at neighborhood mom & pop convenience stores here to chat with the workers or owners, but that's different... I hope.

Even assuming, ah em, that they really do deliver a million tablets on time, does this mean that next years fresh crop of students will also get their million tablets, then next year again etc etc etc.

Then, assuming cheap devices need new batteries every 1 to 2 years and hardware enhancement progresses at the same pace as the last decade, it would seem that at least every two years the students will need to upgrade to new units.

So if all goes according to plan, it sounds like a very lucrative deal for someone. Lucky the Thai Gov't is flush with cash.