[Stamped Concrete Vs Painted Driveway]

If you're extending by the same amount on both sides, I'd be inclined to leave the existing as is, and extend with contrasting strips.

[Xray machines at Swampy airport]

19 hours ago, khunjeff said:

............

 

A similar system has been used at Incheon for many years; if something suspicious is seen during the scan, your bag comes out on the belt with a device locked onto the handle playing music and flashing lights, alerting the customs officer to send you for further inspection.

Convenient that.  If there's something really dodgy in your bag and you see that on the handle, just rip off the bag tag, leave your bag on the conveyor, and walk out.  ????

[Sun will be directly over Thailand on Wednesday, but not the hottest day]

Interesting, I've been here a few years and I know that the sun does that - we're in the tropics after all - but I've never actually known a date /time.  I'll have to go out and look.

[Somkid Accepts Invitation to Run for Prime Minister]

So, now we wait for him to get accused of something.

[Anutin pledges to fight e-cigarette 'menace' in Thailand, especially among young]

Translation; my mates in the tobacco monopoly say that their profits are dropping.

[Tourist arrivals to Thailand surge in 2022 but still just a fraction of pre-COVID levels]

We, who have lived through this, see the restrictions as lifting.  Potential tourists however, see "Thailand Pass", "Tests", "Quarantine", and just think "Heck No!".

 

Easing is good, but won't bring back tourists in the numbers needed, only complete removal will do that.

[Rising Water Levels Expected in Mekong River]

1 hour ago, Callmeishmael said:

So, are we going to have floods or a drought this year?

Yes.

[Phuket: 'Service Establishment' in well known Patong hotel ordered shut for 15 days after complaints]

Must cater to fallangs, Thai establishments are usually discrete.

[Failed attempt at trying to get a non o in BKK]

Can I just add that, for Kasikorn, you may have more success if you go to a main branch, not a satellite branch.

[Sea sick: how we are destroying our oceans and what we can do about it]

I read somewhere that most of the waste in the ocean isn't dumped in the ocean, but in rivers.  Surely stopping it at source would be better than trying to clean the oceans later on?

[What does working with a visa agent look like?]

I use Jomtien, I have the money in the bank and, being retired, I have the time.  Having said that, I use the agent in the compound to complete my forms, do any photocopies needed, etc.  Then take them in myself.  Cost is usually a couple of hundred and I have never had issues with the forms in immigration - I think that, seeing their paperwork, the officer pretty much rubberstamps it, he knows it's correct.  Worth the (small) money to me.

 

I know many who use agents because they can't, or don't want to, put the money in the bank.  I've always thought that it's dodgy though, a "Big Joke" type in charge could cause some serious grief there.

[Falling asleep at the wheel: Far more cases than reported, says accident prevention doc]

I believe this, used to be a taxi driver, lived about 20 miles from where I worked.  Keeping awake when the work was coming was easy, but when it finished, driving home on unlit country roads wasn't.  Sometimes I had to find a layby and doze for a few minutes before continuing.  At times I got home and couldn't remember the journey.

Thai drivers do a lot more hours than I did, so they'll be worse affected - though "face" will stop them admitting it.

[90 Days on Arrival for Tourist?]

7 minutes ago, BritTim said:

In person and postal applications are no longer possible. You now must do everything electronically (which is easier anyway).

Ideal, that simple comment should solve the OP's problems.

[Former PM Yingluck Shinawatra issued another arrest warrant]

10 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Doh! Why wouldn't she attend? Surely Yingluck has access to sufficient funds (or private jet) to travel. Could there be another reason? At least the other 5 co-defendants showed up. Will be interesting to see how the case progresses.

 

 

If she sets foot in Thailand, she gets arrested.  I wouldn't attend either.

[Thailand (Still) Plans to Declare Covid-19 as Endemic by July]

3 minutes ago, TropicalGuy said:

Pandemic status triggers & maintains Covid Emergency State here including Thai Pass, Tests, Masks etc.

Endemic status declaration triggers removal of the whole clown show restrictions. No TP, Open Borders, More Flights . Maximum Tourists etc. 

Thanks, that I understood.

[90 Days on Arrival for Tourist?]

If you don't feel safe sending your documents to the UK (understandable), then why not go in person?  More expensive, yes, but secure.

[Thailand (Still) Plans to Declare Covid-19 as Endemic by July]

34 minutes ago, TropicalGuy said:

Just the maximum possible difference. Refer my below post reply. 

Sorry, but I can't see from your post what difference what we call it makes.  

Does one mean more restrictions than the other, or is it just words?

[Thailand (Still) Plans to Declare Covid-19 as Endemic by July]

I did ask this elsewhere but here goes again; Endemic or Pandemic, what practical difference does it make?  

[Six-Lane Road Linking Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao Now Operational]

Living in Pattaya with family in Samut Prakan, this would have been helpful.  If I could use it on a bike.  ????

[Six-Lane Road Linking Samut Prakan and Chachoengsao Now Operational]

And can we take bikes on it?

[The powers that be will meet tomorrow]

My opinion; they'll postpone a decision until the post-Songkran figures come in.

 

 

[And you thought Thai willies are short]

Deleted, silly comment, even for this thread.

[Man seriously injured after being attacked by elephants in Hua Hin]

1 hour ago, internationalism said:

"Mr. Chuchai had suffered three broken ribs, broken teeth, a swollen face, chest pain, and numbness in his right leg due to a herniated disc."

Why he was lying on the floor, not answered phone calls and why nobody else see any elephants while he was shouting is mysterious

Elephants, or a really fat mia noi?  ????

[Strange price increase for shipping at Lazada when I log on.....Is this a farang tax?]

9 hours ago, bojo said:

Try clearing your history/cookies....................................

Won't help, they don't get your location from cookies, they don't need to, you told them your exact address when you set up the account.

[Water in glass bottles]

If I may ask; why glass bottles?  I've dropped a few plastic ones over the years and they've bounced, glass wouldn't.