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I read a book called 'Plentiful Energy' promoting this type of cooling in the integral fast reactor which was around in the 1990's (co-written by 2 scientists who had worked on the project) . The whole program was very well advanced, and the technology was found to have numerous advantages over traditional water cooled reactors. Unfortunately it was cancelled by the Clinton administration of the time. There is a detailed discussion about the pros and cons of liquid sodium v. water cooling in it, which is very worth a read, along with the whole book in fact.

When I lived in Bangkok I used the 'real' Mitsubishi service department to fix my water pump a couple of time. Their service was excellent, the guy would come out with a pile of spares and fix it on the spot. Not expensive either, from memory. No idea if there is a branch in Pattaya, but might be worth a few minutes on google.

When I applied in 2006 (under the business category) my wife and baby son came with me on the various visits to immigration (Suan Plu in those days), and immigration asked for copies of the baby's birth certificate, which we supplied. A few months later I then had to go to the police hospital with my son to have a DNA test to prove I was actually his biological father!

My 17 year old son caught Dengue in April. He had hardly been out of the house (in Phrakhanong) let alone Bangkok for many months because of school remote learning. So yes, you can get it in Bangkok, and it is serious. He was in hospital for 5 nights, and for a time his temperature was over 40c. Very dangerous, and obviously very worrying at the time. Thankfully fully recovered and is fine now.

I did mine a few weeks back at CW in Bangkok, and everything is the same as it always was. 1. The two forms, with a photo on each. 2. The PR book. Blue for the first one, or white for subsequent ones if you have filled up the blue one. 3. The red 'police book' as we all seem to call it. 4. Your money! If I remember correctly I needed to take the tabian baan when I had filled my blue PR book and needed to get a replacement, but never for a regular re-entry visa. Still amused to be fingerprinted each time. And the huge old-fashioned ledgers still in use. Thailand as usual waiting to be dragged into somewhere near the modern world. Hope that helps.

No sorry, I've never done it at the airport. I am like you, worried it might not be open. And to be honest, a couple of hours (most of which is fighting the traffic and finding somewhere to park!) one day a year to renew it at immigration is not too inconvenient.

Yes you can indeed. But also if you know what you are doing (or can remember, lol), its easy to fill them in at home and go straight in and get your queue number. I find it saves having to queue at the counter outside.

Yep, Did one there last week. No problem. After I dredged up all my old records to figure out what forms I needed, of course. Hadn't done one for 3 years... Lol.

Hi all, As no interest, price reduced to 349,000 THB.

Hi all, One owner from new (me!), genuine very low mileage 44,000 km, as I have been working out of the country a lot of the time. Regular yearly service every year at the Toyota dealership I bought it from. Very good overall condition, although there is a small recent scrape on the rear left lower wing. Happened in a car park while I was inside shopping! 375,000 Thb. PM me for viewing etc.

Indeed, I agree it does vary considerably between offices, and even individuals in the office. I can only pass on my personal experience in the hope that it helps. In my case the manager/supervisor at the DLT office in Sukhumvit was very familiar with it.

When I renewed my 5 year license last year, the first level staff I spoke to had no idea about PR's, but quickly called their supervisor/manager. She was very familiar with it, and it was all completed smoothly enough once she got involved. My suggestion would be to just lead with the pink id card, and see what happens. I made the mistake of giving them my pr book and the pink id, which may have caused the confusion.

Sorry, but I am neither trolling or ignorant. A simple google search will show you that arapaima (and a number of other south american species) have been stocked in a number of places in Thailand. I have personally seen them rolling on the surface many times while fishing at Bungamran, and have caught many pacu and amazon red tail catfish over the years at pilot 111. I asked an honest question on what has always in the past been a pleasant and helpful forum. Please keep it civil. Thanks!

Hi everybody, I'll be returning to the UK permanently later in the year, and one thing I want to do before I go is catch an arapaima. I've never really bothered about them before, preferring more affordable (and still enjoyable) places like Pilot 111 and Bungsamran. But I have now decided having some exotic photos to show my mates back home will be a nice keepsake as well as give me some bragging rights! So, If anybody has any recent experiences or suggestions, I'd love to hear them. I'm based in Bangkok, but am retired now so have plenty of spare time for multi day options, such as Hua Hin etc. I don't really want to go much further than that though. I've seen a few videos of Jurassic, which looks amazing but with a price to match. Also Elton view has some good reviews. But I'd much prefer some recent first hand experiences and/or suggestions if anybody has any. Thanks, Steve

I've been sending a fairly full A4 size envelope domestically (Bangkok->Bangkok) via EMS every month for many years. 42 Baht usually. Never had a single problem, invariably arrives the next day if posted in the morning. Great service.