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On 10/20/2018 at 2:08 PM, topt said:

I always thought 3 x 18 was 54 - or it was when I used to play darts..........

Facts, facts and more silly facts      

On 10/20/2018 at 11:48 AM, simon43 said:

ham radio transmitters and antennas that are very difficult to import into Thailand

I learned something from you.      I've been told by an operator that ham in Thailand is forbidden.

On 10/20/2018 at 2:36 AM, tropo said:

Find out how long the landlord will take to refund you the deposit. Some like to take their time about it, hoping you can't stay long enough to collect it.

Some members of this forum claim they're landlords.     I'll bet they'd state  they're completely above board in promptly refunding  due deposits.

On 10/20/2018 at 3:08 AM, Rc2702 said:

Putting it into storage. Sounds costly what kind of stuff don't you need to take that you need to keep?

 

Selling if off not a  option?

I realize you mean giving your things to your wife's relatives to keep until you possibly return to Thailand.   (Maybe you get back later and maybe not.)

Thailand has a dearth of storage options as you know them in the USA.      Besides,  paying to store things is incredibly dear  even under the best of circumstances.

On 10/20/2018 at 12:24 PM, Stevemercer said:

Gods...this thread has been going forever!

 

STOP looking at it MaTE!

SAVE yourself trouble  AND relax in your village

Nothing to look at here..

On 10/19/2018 at 2:28 PM, David Walden said:

Most people might make these sort these comment when they turn 50 y/o They say "I don't care if I'm dead when I'm 70 y/o bla, bla, bla.". They nearly all change their minds when they reach 69 y/o.  If you lack that quality to strive to achieve self preservation. That's called insanity.  That is one of the most common terms used by investigators when people take their own lives.  I'm 76, life is a bit slower now but it's also great.  I'm getting ready for my telegram from the Queen or maybe the King of England.  Only 24 years to go.  My mum used to say "Aim for the stars and be thankful if you hit the treetops"

Your Mom was a reasonably  aware lady.  Good for you..

On 9/5/2018 at 9:09 AM, BritManToo said:

Health care for the elderly is unnatural and pointless, I accept my fate whatever it may be.

Enjoy your erectile dysfunction, adult diapers, limited mobility and dementia, hopefully, I'll give them a miss.

On 9/5/2018 at 9:19 AM, colinneil said:

So you are going to give limited mobility a miss!!

What a crazy comment, maybe you will like me have no choice regarding that.

If you are going to give limited mobility a miss, stay inside your home, never ever dare to go on the roads here, as doing so you could very easily lose your mobility, due to no fault of yours, but others.

It nearly borders on delusional or insanity.

9 minutes ago, robin33 said:

From Amsterdam to bkk the extra price is between 150 to 200 extra that I have paid over the last year's for a return ticket and in euro

 

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nokia 7 plus met Tapatalk
 

 

I suspect it was worth every krone.

1 minute ago, Pib said:

It's called an Extension of Stay.   When an extension of stay is approved immigration puts a stamp in your passport like below which uses the "Extension of Stay Permitted Up To" wording.  They put that date on the ............. line. 

 

 

And without pulling out my old/expired passport which showed when I entered Thailand around 10 years ago on my Retirement O-A Visa maybe the stamp they used at the airport used Permission to Remain wording. 

 

But current stamp wording used is Extension of Stay Permitted Up To.....

I was just quoting and joking about the difference in wording on the verification letter and what many on this forum are quick to jump on.     ????

On 10/2/2017 at 10:11 AM, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Dunno about to Europe, but I'm flying with them to the U.S. soon, and just checked their elite fares (premium economy). The elite fares seem to be just about double what the regular economy fares are. Business, of course, is even higher.

 

It used to be about a 200. USD increase but that was a few years back.    I was partial towards the golden ring in getting a one year open return ticket.   Wonder if that's still on the menu.

12 minutes ago, Pib said:

23 minutes ago, roobaa01 said:

the only change now brits and americans are urged to have their pensions transferred to a thai bank acc. to prove 65 k, 800k, or a combination thereof to thai immi.
 
wbr
roobaa01

Who specifically "urged" that for Americans? Is an urge like a law or regulation? What weight does an urge have? I've got an urge to eat some ice cream...off to Swensen's I go.

I believe later today I may have an "urge" to use a toilet.

On 10/12/2018 at 10:42 AM, Pib said:

I am applying for a Thai visa/extension of a current Thai visa,

What happened to "permission to remain"?

4 hours ago, sqwakvfr said:

I’m going to the US Consulate next week to get my Income Affidavit.  Of course the US never certifies anything(it is just an Affirmation Under Oath). I will ask if the US Consulate has plans to terminate this sevice?  In my case the 800K deposit is a no-go and direct depositing my pension into any Foreign Banks is also a no-go.  Maybe my time in LOS is coming to end soon?  

Some people may be forced to simply pull up stakes and have a fire sale.

3 hours ago, jamie2009 said:

Surely if the UK Embassy confirms this that’s enough ?

A little more time spent in Thailand and this'll become crystal clear.      NO!

6 minutes ago, blackhorse said:

11 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Soi 11 all gone now.

Not missed. They weren't all that cheap at the end 80 baht all small beers when you could get a pint in air con English pubs with real toilets for 100 baht up till 7 or 8pm

Would you be more happy back in the air con English pubs?

I thought so..

Dario,

You seemed to leave out some important details.

1.    What was the shipping cost?

2.    How much did the item weigh?

3.    What, if any,  were the duty fees you needed to pay?

I'd love to use Amazon for far more than my Kindle purchases.

6 minutes ago, clarky cat said:

Thing is i've always paid 8 baht a unit where i've stayed (1 bed studio/hotel rooms)

 

But usually my electric is about 1000-1200 a month for 12-14 hours use, including very old AC units

 

Now i'm paying nearly 2000 for 6-8 hours use. The brand is TCL which i've never seen before and looks nearly new, also has a very noisy built-in fan which is constant and there is no option to turn this off.

Call an aircon service company to help you.  

They won't charge more than 500 THB.

Government rate of  4.5 THB /KW HR

3 minutes ago, sanemax said:

 

   No, I wont be starting a petition .

A ridiculous suggestion  to even think about it 

My goodness,  you really don't understand scarism do you?

Good luck in finding a cheap place to buy your beer.

Please post the results for  those wanting or needing it.

4 hours ago, mauGR1 said:

If you are a bar owner, i can understand your frustration.

Perhaps it's just me, but, more often than not, i have the sensation that i should the one to be paid a drink for bothering to talk with those ladies

Maybe that's why you never get shouted out for a drink.    

4 hours ago, sanemax said:

 

    Because no one would take any notice of that petition  

Exactly!   But unless you try and fail you'll  have wasted all your anger.

The other poster had the perfect solution which was to buy cheap beer and  drink it in front of a 7-11.

WOW.

22 hours ago, sanemax said:

 

   And if the exchange rate was 150 Baht to the Pound and a large Chang was 100 Baht , I would have had a few more beers there and not came home and posted on TV

Why don't you start a petition to have legislation passed to roll back the beer prices to 1950 levels?

2 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

You may end up sending a PM to the proprietor of the business in question, or at least someone who then makes the PM public.

BTW, the thread is almost 3 years old.

Thanks for your concern.

OK if I simply send you a name without any other information attached to it whatsoever, I can't see how that could be construed as harmful. 

How does the date of the post matter to anyone?     It's still an active thread, or at least it is at this time

On 2/2/2016 at 4:34 AM, DogNo1 said:

Of the various opioids, I think that Tramadol has one of the lower possibilities of addiction. When I need to take it, I seem to need 150 mg to kill the pain. When the pain is gone, I have no desire to take it again.

FWIW, the doctor who performed my root canal and seemed unfocused has a graduate degree in dentistry from Harvard. The hospital where her dental clinic is one that I have patronized for many years and received mostly very good care.

I went to a dental clinic in Issan for a root canal.     It stands out as the most modern clinic I've personally  ever seen.   That goes for  both the office and equipment.     The dentist who worked on me specialized in root canals.

He initially told me the process would require 3 visits and cost 9K THB.

I never felt he hurried the process but at the conclusion of the second visit he said it was completed.   

Final charge was 8K THB.    That was three years ago.   

It's a Forrest Gump kind  of thing with the box of chocolates.

1 hour ago, The manic said:

Asset to the community? People set up a business to make money.

And sometimes it's far from easy to find a particular business.        A  good small repair   shop would always be welcomed by me.

23 hours ago, FritsSikkink said:

23 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

As long as he was doing it for himself he could do it.

The definition of work has been changed recently.

For yourself wasn't a problem before too, I read it like he wanted to do it for others.

Curious to hear from the OP.

Sure sounds to me like he's asking about setting up a small business.    " small repair workshop on our farm"

I hope he's able to accomplish it and become an asset for the community where he chooses to live.