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The car is two years and a few days - I don’t need to go to the vehicle inspection place. Government licensing dept? 200B? Extra 50B? What are you talking about. I’m talking about a visit from the insurance company “rep”. Another topic detailed .. the answer was the first, not normal when continuing the policy, but crack on.

@brianthainess @steve187 On the top of the quote there was a big red banner “No inspection necessary” As you ask, we just finished tiling our living area on our site. We were on-site, busy covering the tiles before the anyone else can walk on them. We got a call at 9:00, saying they would be here at 10:00, the girl arrived at 10:30, wasted half an hour wanting the truck out of the car port, the bonnet open, walk around, completed a form, wouldn’t let us go until it was signed and left after 11:00 - thanks, the morning wasted for myself, wife and workers. What are you talking about? Using an inspection place to do your insurance? Saving a few baht?

Cheers, I might drop them a line - not that it will do any good.

I remember a similar thread a while ago. Our truck is two days over 3 years, insurance (Navakit) through what used to be Mister Prakhan. I was really happy with mister P and when I scraped the front wing down a concrete post, Navakit and Toyota did a good job. Due to this, and the lowest quote - I repeated the purchase. Yet, again Navakit want to to come and see the truck. As they did last year. Last year, her comment was “the same as the day you bought it” and this year nothing has changed. Now my wife tells me, the girl just takes photos - just a girl with a cellphone, not an agent or connected to the company at all. Is this normal for every company? Even if repeat business? Every year?

I struggled with this for years. You just have to be persistent, do you have a sizable chunk of change in one account? This can help I wanted a savings account with no atm, and an everyday account which I used for online shopping, etc. - I wanted to use the same bank, just using one banking app, etc. The branches told me it was against company policy, that it was bank of Thailand rules, etc for many year. The whole concept was lost on the bank managers, in the end I got a call center supervisor to appreciate my needs, she made a call to a manager and I got two accounts. I’m with Kasikorn. Good luck!

That seems way below a price for a decent pair of glasses. I had a test at RAM hospital, they quoted 1000B and I think I paid around 700B for the test. The optometrist spoke perfect English. I have been using the same repeat prescription for years and was really happy with the test, she gave lots of feedback and there was a dispensing optician present who tried to sell me some overpriced lenses. If the optometrist didn’t speak English, why not walk away? you could pay and go get a second opinion at another hospital - eye health is important and there are plenty of professionals who can speak English.

They don't liase, immigration just enforce. We don't know what will be required in the future and how this will be enforced, just replying to the poster who thinks (sorry cant think of the actual usage) that immigration won't be enforcing RD's policy. It's interesting to know that the RD can flag a passport via the immigration system. ETS: Also, I would point out that our local immigration was a law until themselves, they created different procedures to other provinces and the tax receipt was only enforced this for a couple of years before losing interest.

Not true. Our local immigration, for a time, insisted upon seeing a tax receipt before issuing subsequent non-b visa extensions at the same school. They also wish to see a teachers permit / waiver and also a work permit even though the immigration service is not connected with the Labour office or teachers council. They can be an effective way of enforcing the law (they also can be an easy agency to navigate around) In my understanding, immigration had no interest in the amount on the tax receipt but they did want to see one. As this is Thailand, the law wasn’t always enforced, teachers from certain schools didn’t need to include a receipt and if you were applying for an extension for a new school, even though you were known to them previously there was no need to show proof of payment.

A new couple of “new” Nordic series - s04 of wisting seems pretty polished with an orchestral soundtrack and a s03 of deadwind Currently watching Tokyo vice which is pretty cool and bodies from a while back

Legalizing gambling could have a positive effect on the Thai people - it might force some social issues to be dealt with in a different manner, but I don’t see village card games and hi-lo stopping because an extravagant casino opens in the next province. Sansiri casinos? inevitably it will be be an opportunity for big investment, maybe the Chinese as in Laos - while nothing changes for the average Joe. Would be great to see another revenue stream for the police to be cut off.

https://www.belaws.com/thailand/reduce-alcohol-taxes/ i read this with interest the other day.

Marmite - Food of the devil I could think of nothing worse than putting it on ham or cheese - each to his own, I realize it's one of the most divisive foods on the planet, ;D

Why does he not just order the local government employees who are paid to do it, to go out and clear the waterways? maybe oversee an audit to determine that all the money that is assigned to infrastructure projects is spent on the projects. I wonder how long his term as a volunteer lasted?

I like to make them when the ingredients are fresh from the supermarket - some cheddar (tasty will do) - fresh sourdough from tops, and a quick pickled red cabbage made from white vinegar.

Absolutely. I wasn't advocating it, more suggesting that in Thailand there is no boundary between experience and stupidity.

Every Thai workman / handyman / etc takes off the guard / handle / protection.

This is the best biking road in the whole of the South of Thailand - If you can hop over the border into Malaysia the road that runs from East > West coast Malaysia is also good, but not as fun as the (single carriageway) to Betong, especially around the bridge area.

You say ditched, I say saved. AN has a healthy balance, seems all walks are accepted here - there is some fun banter, some serious posters with some great info, there isn’t so much inane repetitive posts that you find on Reddit subs, but fb - I don’t get it. I keep fb for school friends I didn’t like 30 years ago. You aren’t anonymous, I don’t want to get a slap on the side of the head in big C from someone I might of upset. Everyone thinks they know more about everything than you will ever know, I certainly don’t want to meet up for a nice breakfast, buy anyone else’s overpriced leftovers or see pictures of anyone else’s missus - god forbid post any pics of my missus. I slimmed it down to one local group to post the odd question or try and give my unwanted stuff away. To me, fb is a strange platform.

@Woof999 I think that's a nice piece of land, nice and straight, good fertile soil, near the river - looks amazing. Good luck!

Yes .. sorry, just falling into the old expat "I dont pay that much" trap - that's one reason we moved from the South, I think you have better labour, with Burmese workers but other than that its quite expensive. Everyone has a tractor around here, The prices here should be lower due to competition, but they all fear the local politician guy.

I would ask around, there is a "tractor mafia" all controlled by this local earth contractor - even though they are just farmers with machinery to do the job - we have to pay 500B per hour, which I find over the top, so 800 is a little too much - as you say, it all adds up. If you want a "macro" a mini-digger, it's 3500B per day. If I had as much land as the op, I would buy a second hand macro from fb marketplace and / or a kobota - it can be sold on after and will pay for itself in the long run, there are so many times I wish I had a macro on site and I would just do something small, stuff like breaking up some clay soil or whatever.

Me too- I’m a fan of a double egg and sausage McMuffin - but I’m too lazy and don’t have the time to drive into town, so I just use a copycat recipe - sage and black pepper, some onion powder. I like Prime sausages from Pattaya, they have an authentic supermarket processed creamy texture.

Has anyone come across online slot's ? It seems with the lottery, it's a game of very slim odds but online smartphone gambling is a beyond me. We don't have a lot to do with MIL but she is into it up to her neck, convinced that she can make back her losses, won't listen to anyone that tells her she is being had - classic addict.

Worth a watch? I started watching it the other week, got as far as the kid going back to find him on the ground. You mentioned something about the ending.

I think you are well aware of the risks. I like your plan, if you are prepared to walk away, then you can only benefit - I have a similar outlook. I have read your posts over the years, sometimes you wan't need to plot up and set up your ham radio in a place called home. The house seems kind of sensible, I wish I could live as simply as that - fan cooled bedroom and lounge upstairs - downstairs bathroom - outside kitchen. You could draw up a contract, but at the end of the day I have never seen a contract in Thailand (probably in Laos too) worth the paper its printed on. Good luck!