SammyJ

as i had explained to me by my Thai insurance agent--as i have an electric cart--Thai road regs say only properly registered and insured vehicles may use public road ways--as electric carts, typically, cannot be "plated" by the DLT--they cannot be registered nor insured, so technically, they are not supposed to be driven on public roadways. Now, as has been indicated, one can see all sorts of Thai road regs ignored, so it is easy to think that "what the heck", I will do that also--and often, there are few problems--however, were there to be an accident, resulting in property or personal injury--especially, farang to Thai---then, you will see that there will be interest in who was at fault and who violated the regs. So, as with so many other things here, for farang expats, you undertake things are your own risk--and to point to the fact that we all see so many Thai drivers ignoring so many aspects of driving regs really won't be much of a defense in case of any serious accident. Further doubt, then talk to your own insurance agent, if you have one for ur other vehicles.

Wow--I am surprised no one mentioned (unless i missed it) Vision Center (just google and you will get directions. There were overwhelming recommended to me many years ago when I first moved to CM from bkk--they are, as i was told, excellent. They have all the same equipment as my optometrist used in the US--not that goofy, usually inaccurate machine, u stare into, by some shops in the malls. Additionally, the eye exam is free, of course, with an eye glass purchase--they keep ur records for future use, and have excellent selection of frames--got several members of my family very nice frames, lens, eyeglass case, (they adjust the frame to ur face), out the door for less than 4000 baht, Run by a friendly Thai husband and wife, who speak English, and a helpful, friendly staff--they work right on site, and if they have lens in stock, our glasses were ready to go within an hour and everyone very pleased with the outcome. I have returned there many times as have friends--the last visit just a month or so ago, the older husband owner, jokingly (i think) said to stop recommending people to them, as he wants to retire and pursue his love of photography--I sure hope they do not close--it is a great shop.

Yes, my experience also, so that is why i stayed away from them--I don't print all that often, so am not replacing cartridges frequently--but, if printed regularly, might look for something like the laser jet.

If it is too much, the simple choice is to buy a new printer--HP DeskJet 2300 All-in-One prints, scans, copies, as most do these days--must say, i looked at Siam TV and they wanted over 3000 baht for this printer--got it at IT city for 1700. As most already know, printers are cheap--they get you on replacement ink cartridges.

in chiang mai, they had been requiring at least 21 days left on current visa--it's not the same in all locations--welcome to Thailand!

I agree--it is unfortunately, difficult to know if the "chain of freezing or refrigeration" was maintained properly from the source, in the case of salmon, from original destination, all the way to Bkk, then Chiang Mai--but that is true also to most markets here, and in the US also.

it's my understanding that the 003 code is cheaper--it was recommended to me by AIS, but as an earlier poster has suggested, one must enroll i am not prepaid, so that may, or may not make a difference??

Lazada--lots of selection and price ranges.

Fuji Restaurant--yes, understood, but of course, any salmon they are selling has been frozen previously.

Fuji Airport Central?? Tops? Ninniman in a market there?

or even nitnoy--the more common phonetic spelling.

Certainly should not buy poor quality, but Makkro has a lot of good quality items, including their bakery and fish.

What????

Yes, i did see that--but the poster had indicated, i thought, that he had found it for sale at places here in Chiang Mai--i was curious who was selling it locally.

Do you live long term in Thailand, or are planning to? If so, one needs to adjust one's expectations in many instances, and to expect things here to be like they were from previous experiences does not necessarily make a market a bunch of "liars and jerks".

exactly, and again, no salmon sold in Thailand is actually "fresh"--fresh frozen perhaps, or previously forzen,

Well, i wouldn't condemn all of Makkro as "liars and jerks" because you found some older bakery items--that is likely true of most stores here and often in the US, as well--if that alone disqualifies a market, then where is one to shop? I have found the pastry items i have purchased there to be fine--in reality, not a lot stays on the "bakery shelves" for too long--Makkro has consistently large crowds of shoppers. Did you really believe that any shop throws out produce or bakery items after one day? You have a better chance at larger markets--Makkro, Big C, etc as they have turn over--the smaller shops simply cannot afford to quickly dispose of products. As to the salmon--you didn't really believe that any salmon sold here was FRESH, did you? It's frozen, or "frozen fresh", a marketing label used all over the world. I read above one can order salmon from bkk that is wild caught, but with any frozen items, one has to have confidence that it actually remained frozen all the way from the US, etc, to here,

While it may not be Baan Twai quality, I think it is also not Baan Twai prices--there is a gentleman who does wood, etc, that has a shop to the right once inside the very large parking lot of Global House. Some friends and I have used him and were very satisfied---it was pre-covid, but i think he is still there---and it was good work for reasonable prices--worth at least a look and discussion, then drive on down to Baan Twai if he isn't to your satisfaction. But, you just may be surprised. And, of course, he does custom work.

Could you share where you have found genuine "wild salmon" for sale in Chiang Mai--it's usually from Norway--farmed, or from Peru, etc--farmed--there is almost non-existent wild salmon" in the Atlantic, due to restrictions (yes, probably ignored by some, but then not sold openly) caused by overfishing--most wild salmon is from the Pacific and very difficult to get here and is "fresh frozen" as it is called--I have seen it in bkk, but not in CM--Makkro has all kinds of frozen imports, so they may have some tucked away somewhere in a freezer--and, no, all there fish is not "terrible", one has to be selectice, as when purchasing any food item. I have smaller packets of smoked salmon for sale at Rimping, Central Fesitival supermarket, and at Makkro, also.

My memory is a bit different than yours from my visits.

Have you ever visited his night time clinic and seen it in action?

good advice--hope he follows it!

Electrolux is the brand, not the model--they may make several various models offering different features--do you have the model number. I would also add that it seems best to take a friend's recommendation, where you can go to see the dishwasher in action and if it does what you want--but also, Google the brand and model number for reviews.

Correct--i got that letter as i had an account that was transferred--i have gotten the letter from any bkk bank, but the statements must be ordered from the branch of your acct--and, as you said, it usually takes 5 days (i have seen it take a bit more or less, it's Thailand after all). And there are small fees for the letter and ordering the statements--i was told by friends that other banks have the capacity to print out the 12 months of statements right at the branch, but Bkk Bank must order them from bkk--seems ridiculous in this day and age, but it has been that way for quite a while and continues to be that way. Hopefully, the OP has allowed time for ordering statements and has the international transfers which will show in the statements.