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27 minutes ago, Shocked farang said:

DTAC is a no brainier, anyone who has difficulties filling up DTAC has a serious cognitive problem and should book an appointment with a doctor. 

Yep. Anyone who calls that a "hoop" or something that will put people off is obviously too stupid to be able to book a flight anyway, so no loss.

8 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

 

Doesn't get any greener than that.

 

How much of the lead and zinc from the Anguran lead and zinc mine is used in the LFP batteries of this ship? Must be loads, right? I assume you chose it for a reason, I must have missed it.

49 minutes ago, FlorC said:

Why would Trump want to help Hollywood ?

A bunch of lefties , same as California.

Er....Hollywood is in California.

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Make them shoot in red states .

Great idea! A remake of Deliverance would be a good start.

38 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Why not offer some suggestions to what I said.

I didn't say they had made it up, but I wouldnt put it past them, the dude is disguised so what verification do we actually have that he is a gang member, pretty sure they'd have rules on talking about things publically.

That being said, I have not bothered to listen to it, have you

Yes, of course I watched it, why would you ever comment on something you haven't seen?

5 minutes ago, steven100 said:

 

we can surely hope .....  Vietnam is way better than Lieland Thailand in many aspects.   

Oh wow, good one - you said "lieland" instead of "Thailand"!! 

Vietnam isn't a patch on Thailand in many aspects.

2 minutes ago, riclag said:

It’s weird how Cnn knows where to go 

interview the makers of a drug that kills 10’s of thousands mentally sick Americans !

Yeah, where did they know where to go to interview someone in the SINALOAN cartel? Mmmmm, perhaps Sinaloa might be a good place to start don't you think?

On 5/4/2025 at 3:16 PM, TerraplaneGuy said:

Is it still true that farangs can't just walk in at Bang Chak to renew licences?    Above it says you have to go there, make an appointment, which can be as long as a month away.  Still the case?  No online queue method?

It is true that they want you to book online but when I tried to book a slot online there were none available for weeks. So I prepared my documents, watched the video online and got my QR code, and turned up at Bang Chak at 1pm midweek. This was about six weeks ago. I handed over my docs, they checked them, then said they were full but could get me in on a date in about six weeks' time (by which time my CoR and medical certificate would have expired).

I very politely explained that would be tricky for me as my license had expired already about a week earlier and getting new documents would be troublesome. He went away, came back and said he could get me in in three weeks. I said I wasn't going to be in Thailand that week (which was true), he went away again and came back and said "ok, today". He gave me a queue number and I was straight in to do the physical tests, then off for a photo and  payment. It was a breeze.

I left there with a new almost six year license an hour after turning up and being told come back in six weeks. 

If I'd just accepted what I was told I would have had to wait. But with a smile, speaking some Thai (I spoke to him in Thai, he translated all his replies to me into English using an app on his phone), and being super polite people will try to help you, they were genuinely nice. And no, they didn't ask for a bribe in case anyone is thinking that.

Maybe I got very lucky, maybe he got laid that morning, maybe it was his birthday, or maybe they are just helpful if you ask nicely, I don't know. But no harm in trying as long as you go there with the mindset of being prepared to accept failure.

Definitely the best and proper way to do it is to book a slot online though, for sure.

1 hour ago, Chris Daley said:

Went to get proof of address.  The cop took the money and said come back in a week.  Came back she asked me to pay again.  Showed her the receipt and she said pay again.

 

Got a years work permit.  Went back to the same office with the same cops and they said their own stamps were wrong.  Pay the fine 20,000 baht or leave the country and come back.

 

You're damn right tourists need protection.

So you're the one who had all these imaginary scenarios at the DLT - several times, being shouted at etc.

Now more nonsense.

Proof of Address (Certificate of Residence) is mailed to you - it's how they, you know, validate that the address is real. You don't go back and pick it up.

Please stop making things up in all these threads, you honestly have some issues.

23 minutes ago, BusyB said:

 

Many thanks for the rundown. I found it impenetrable, but of course I don't have a few bits of info, and apparently it can take up to 7 days for registration to go through.

 

I'll be meeting my landlady later this week and maybe we can sit down and get her registered together and take it from there.

 

She did provide me with a hard copy TM30 a couple of years ago for an extension, and I filled it out for her. 

 

Not sure what the hiccup is exactly. Maybe she just hates paperwork ... 

I did the original TM30 set up myself (my wife is technically my landlady). I did struggle with one issue but once resolved the rest was easy, and I got clear help on here. I'll dig out the thread as it might help you too.

Edit: here it is. A silly thing that beat me, but apart from that all simple:
 

2 minutes ago, BusyB said:

 

My understanding is that returning to a residence after a trip away in Thailand doesn't need a fresh TM30 to be filed. Even if that's true it's also the limit of my understanding in this matter.

 

No idea about the returning from abroad etc.

Definitely no need after a trip within Thailand.

From abroad there is mixed info, some people have said they've been told no need if staying in the same place. However I believe you are supposed to and I always do. Luckily I own my own home (well technically my wife does) so I don't need to bother a landlady/landlord. Once the account is up it literally takes about 30 seconds to do a new TM30 so not worth the risk of not doing it if you can do it yourself.

America is a terrible place to shoot. Extremely expensive and extremely unionised.

On 5/3/2025 at 4:31 PM, brotherother said:

I had a look on the Air China website but couldn't see any mention of free transit hotels. 

 

I wouldn't want to fly via China but would be interested in knowing of any flights with a stopover - and ideally a hotel - in the Middle East if there's anything you know of, especially if the price is similar to that of a direct flight, or less of course.

Qatar Airways offer a free overnight stay if you want to. Actually it is free up to three nights I believe. 

Free for four star, pay 345 baht per night to upgrade to a 5-star. 862 baht per night to upgrade to 5-star with beach access, or 2,447 baht to go for one of the top iconic hotels.

It's a great offer, and if you're flying to the UK it's a good break right in the middle. Just go to their site, click on "Qatar Stopover", enter your dates and make your choice.

On 5/2/2025 at 5:04 PM, bamnutsak said:

 

 

 

I need a vomit emoji, quick!!

6 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

So your life is sitting in a condo criticising successful people. Sad.

I don't live in a condo if that matters to you. 

And I just criticise people who deserve criticism - I don't care if they are successful or not. Are you saying successful people can't be criticised? That would explain a lot, must be a sad life feeling inadequate to successful people, sitting in a condo being envious of their success and their uncriticisable position in life.