[Converting a visa on arrival]

On 9/18/2023 at 4:57 AM, DrJack54 said:

Even with embassy "income letter" immigration may/will require you to show few months (2-3) of transfers prior to application. 

With income letter, I believe there are no requirements for transfers.

[Retirement visa]

22 minutes ago, Stocky said:

Hat Yai

Thanks Stocky

[Retirement visa]

4 hours ago, phuketsub said:

You can't apply for a visa at Immigration. You have to apply at an embassy or consulate. 

 

Once you get it, Immigration can extend it for you if you meet their criteria.

 

FYI I think the old Immigration office in Songkhla Town closed over a decade ago. 

Thanks for the info phuketsub.

[Retirement visa]

3 hours ago, steve187 said:

you can apply for a non immigrant O visa at local immigration offices as part of a conversion 2,000thb, financials apply

Thanks for clarifying that Steve. But my question remains-does anyone know if I can do that at Songkhla town or do I need to go to Hat Yai?

[Retirement visa]

Coming back to Songkhla and applying for non O retirement visa next month. Can someone please tell me if I need to go to Hat Yai immigration or can I go to Songkhla town immigration? Thanks in advance.

[It's been "a little warm" so ... today was "fan fixing day".]

On 5/6/2023 at 4:54 AM, blackshadow said:

my trucks thermometer indicated 39 degrees this afternoon !!!!

Your truck has a bad fever. It needs fluids and plenty of rest.

[RIP Ubon Joe - ASEAN NOW visa expert]

RIP UbonJoe. As most members have already pointed out, he is irreplaceable.

May we all strive to be a little like him in our interactions on this forum.

[Thailand drafts bill to decriminalize its billion-dollar sex trade]

20 hours ago, quake said:

So Happy endings are official now. 

 

That may be premature...

[Drilling a 4 inch hole]

1 hour ago, Toolong said:

Yes, the 'material grabbing'....I can see how that might happen....and get a bit tricky! ????

 

Gotta say, sometimeswoodworker, you know your stuff when it comes to tools of this kind, certainly more than I do. 

 

You mentioned me perhaps wanting, in the future, to cut a 'cement based board'. I'm not sure what you mean by 'cement based' board. For this job on my eaves I'm assuming I would be cutting through plaster board. I thought that would be quite soft, easily-drillable material. But then I am rather inexperienced in this area. (Actually, VERY inexperienced ????!)

 

I appreciate your help & advice. ???? 

Most soffit board here is cement based and extremely difficult to drill. I tried before and decided it was easier to replace all the solid soffit boards with the pre drilled boards.

[Renovating everything - buying more of everything?]

Murphy’s Law. If you have spare tiles you will never need them. If you don’t have any spares, one will get broken and you’ll be retiling the whole room because you can’t match them anymore.

[Chuwit's New Year revelations - RTP chief scurrying]

7 hours ago, John Drake said:

One man singlehandedly trying to save his country from occupation and exploitation by triads and mafias.

Or maybe one man trying to be next PM.

 

[I need to visit a chick from sri racha, how to get there?]

On 12/20/2022 at 3:31 PM, parafareno said:

if some of you guys would see how she looks...you would walk to sri racha.....

10 / 10, otherwise I would not even bother

Aw, I think I have heard of this ladyboy from Sri Racha.

[Thai ship sinks in the Gulf off Prachuap - all aboard are safe but some media report injuries and missing]

2 hours ago, Jaybott said:

Is there any mention of emergency power kicking in?  Once main power is lost, an emergency diesel generator should auto start providing emergency power and lighting.  The EDG is normally not located in the main engine room but in its own watertight compartment with its own fuel tank and the emergency switchboard. 

 

This is a small ship; so no telling where the EDG was located or it could possibly not have an EDG but emergency battery power.  Anyway, emergency power should have been available, at least for awhile. 

Emergency diesel generator is normally located on uppermost deck; and every naval ship has one.

But if it is not tested and maintained, it may not start in a blackout. Since it was reported that flooding came from exhaust, I assume generators had wet exhausts and one failed.

[Thai ship sinks in the Gulf off Prachuap - all aboard are safe but some media report injuries and missing]

4 hours ago, poyai111 said:

Usually an S bend suffices in locking out an ingress of seawater - an airlock if you will. I'm guessing she sprung a leak and the bilge pumps were overwhelmed 

There is no s bend in exhaust. Are you a plumber or something?

[Thai ship sinks in the Gulf off Prachuap - all aboard are safe but some media report injuries and missing]

5 hours ago, ourmanflint said:

Another BS story. The amount of water needed to displace a vessel of this size would have to be huge, a broken exhaust would have to have been flooding for hours on end without anyone noticing

The amount of water to cause any ship to list does not have to be that great due to “free surface effect”. And once the ship lists enough, down flooding can sink her in minutes.

[Swedish man arrested in Hua Hin - he was hiding out in Thailand after 35M baht accounting fraud at home]

On 12/8/2022 at 8:46 AM, Mywayboy said:

Someone grassed him up for sure.

Yes for sure. Article states it was Nordic police.

[New Air Canada link from Vancouver to Bangkok an aviation first, will boost American arrivals]

7 hours ago, alex8912 said:

You couldn't pay me enough to fly China airlines on a long haul flight.  Also with the times you quoted I bet some of the layovers are just an hour or so. If your first flight is a little late you may not make the second flight. From the east coast Boston and NYC have similar flight times maybe about 21 hours going 19 1/2-20 going back with a layover. I did Cathay BOS to Hong Kong ( 15-151/2 hour) then Hong Kong to BKK ( 2 ish hours ) several times. There is something about just getting there that I find attractive. I always have an aisle seat to get up and walk around. Emirates going the other way was great but now they have less flights Dubai to BKK. I agree with you the international transfer when doing Seattle to Vancouver is not convenient at all. You must have to enter Canada go through customs get your bags then get to possibly another terminal , check your bags again, go through Canadian customs again and wait for flight. A lot of wasted time. 

I believe your bags would be checked through to Thailand and YVR main terminal is for all international flights-no need to change terminals.

[Burglars steal property worth three million baht from Danish man and his Thai wife’s three houses in Koh Samui]

7 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

Are these common items to steal? I never considered the fact someone would unmount and steal air con units. Leather sofas are difficult to steal also and I would think difficult to sell even. All of these trips and transporting would take hours so I thought this was the kind of thing burglars avoided.

It's easy for two men to steal a leather sofa. The difficulty comes with balancing it on the Wave.

[Female French tourists praised for cleaning up the beach at Samui - rewarded with coconut water!]

5 hours ago, KhunLA said:

Why would they feel obligated to pick up other people's trash.

 

I don't pick up other people's trash, that's ridiculous.  That's why I pay taxes. 

 

Thankfully where I live people don't throw trash all over surfside and it's maintained, by locals, that little bit that does make it there.

Trash is not owned by anyone-it is the earth's trash now. I like picking up earth's trash when I'm at the beach. It is good exercise, helps mother earth and hopefully teaches a lesson to those with less education.

[[VIDEO] Overstaying German man and Thai woman arrested with gun, bullets, gun parts, gunpowder, and drugs in Patong]

3 hours ago, orchis said:

the dog seemed happy with the arrest.

I've always found dogs to be very good judges of people.

[Don’t Eat Bats, Panda Lab Doctor Warns]

I thought it was common knowledge that if you eat a bat it goes straight to your belfry.

[Jakkaphong aka Anne Completely Takes over Miss Universe]

Why is she wearing a mask?

[Prayut Moves To Block Booze Bill]

Third drinker is monkey?

[Video: Appalling driving/hit and run leaves couple on the tarmac - police tell them to investigate]

32 minutes ago, JeffersLos said:

"The driver of a truck, passenger vehicle, motorcycle, vehicle of low speed or traveling at lower speed than those of other vehicles moving in the same direction, shall keep to the curbside of the roadway as close as possible.

If such a roadway is divided into two or more traffic lanes in the same direction or has a bus lane specifically arranged on the left-hand side, the driver shall drive the vehicle in the outermost left-hand side lane or close to the bus lane, as the case may be."

 

 

The driver of a motorcycle moving in the same direction, shall keep to the curbside of the roadway as close as possible.

If such a roadway is divided into two or more traffic lanes, the driver shall drive the vehicle in the outermost left-hand side lane.

 

 

Stop lying to people, Richard. You could get them fined, or worse. ???? 

So motorcy's can't make right turns then? You are misunderstanding your quote.

[Did You Ever Get the FEELING that...You Are CRAZY?]

18 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

I once wrote a letter to Richard Milhous Nixon requesting such a letter. 

 

Nixon's troubles are over now. 

So are his enjoyable days.

If you want to talk-shoot me a message.