RoyLee

After obtaining my initial licences, I've renewed my temp dl 3 X, always late into the grace period. Only had to write a test (and road test motorcycle) for the initial licence. I expect to only do the eye, reaction test etc as usual this time as well. Ps. I have never watched a video!

Went in person to local office in minburi. Got appt for renewal. Up to 1 year grace for temp dl as usual.

Yes it's for driver lic renewal. I'll bring my tm30 screenshot with the gf and her house registration paperwork. Hope that's enough. Immigration takes 2 weeks here for res cert.

Would like to get residence cert at Canadian embassy as service is faster than immigration in bkk. I see receipt of address notification as a required doc in some websites. I only have tm30 app screenshot. Is that usually good enough for a res cert at most embassies?

My 2 year temp license expired last year. I've always waited up to 12 months after my temp dl expired to renew (but tbh those were 1 year licences iirc.). Hoping to get 5 year as I have retirement visa now. 1. Is there no longer a grace period for temp dl? 2. Can I go to any land transport office in bkk? I'm in Minburi.

2' off the ground?? When I did it in Chiang mai it was only a few inches high. You mean 2"?

I already had the tank off so only lifted the bowl. I could not see how it was held down so just tried lifting it. It came up without any resistance at all, exposing the blob of "cement". There was no putty or other sealant. How does the cement grab onto smooth tile? I'll see what tai watsadu has and if I can install a low profile flange on the tile . If not, I'll do it thai style as you suggest.

Replacing toilet in the gf's new house. Only thing holding it down was gravity. There is no flange at all. Just an open pipe and Lots of what looks like grout to seal it. Is that normal here? Also in both bathrooms, all fixtures, a ton of black sludge in all pipes , much of it hardened in the end of the pipe restricting flow. Not too familiar with thai plumbing but wondering if it's worth redoing all the pipes. Probably not good for the recently installed RO system.

Scooping them off the streets has the unintended consequence of creating more dogs, not less. Sterilize them and return to the streets, but euthanize or house aggresive dogs, seems the most practical solution here

Thx for feedback. Your cooler experience doesn't exactly inspire confidence. I may just opt for 1 of those 1 gallon insulated jugs, filled daily, in the meantime. It doesn't help that some of the coolers are more expensive than the fridge we are about to buy.

Looking to install R/O water filter in a house, plumbed to a cooler. I noticed coolers typically take the big blue 19L jugs. Alternatively, could be plumbed to fridge(yet to buy) with dispenser option, but noticed the fridges with that feature are bigger than the spot we have and most just have a plastic bucket in the door you fill.

What's wrong with wearing a mask if it makes you feel better, and letting the rest of us breath free, atleast outdoors?

I'm also concerned about efficiency of a big unit only cooling 1 br. Maybe the new inverter style are more efficient in that regard. The big 9 year old compressor at the old condo (supplies 3 evaporators) cost about 1,000baht/mth cooling mostly just 1 room while sleeping.

Looking to outfit 3 bedrooms in a house with a/c. Leaning towards inverter a/c as they seem to be all the rage. Trying to decide whether to go with 1 big compressor shared by all 3 rooms, or 1 per room. Actually, only need to do 2 br's for now and most of the time only 1 br occupied. Recommendations for brands welcomed. Bangkok area.

Still suffering bouts of biliary colic 10 years post gallbladder removal, and getting worse. Looking for good gastroenterologist in bkk. Had several ultrasounds and a CT scan over the years to no effect.