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- January 23, 2021, 8:37 am
- Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
- Topic: US Citizen Questions, Comments, Concerns 2021
- Replies: 7
- Views: 393
Re: US Citizen Questions, Comments, Concerns 2021
detailed explanation of President Biden's announcement that "all international arrivals to the U.S. must undergo 7 days quarantine." Quarantine where? at whose expense?
- January 23, 2021, 8:33 am
- Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
- Topic: Weather in Udon ?
- Replies: 741
- Views: 46269
Re: Weather in Udon ?
the cool/cold air can be bracing but the crap AQI means with my bad lungs leaving the house (air cleaner on 24/7) is done masked and for short periods only. Note the higher AQI hours are at night when the fields are burned.. https://www.iqair.com/thailand/changwat-udon-thani/udon-thani Down in BKK t...
- January 16, 2021, 5:28 pm
- Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
- Topic: Tourism fee to help insure foreigners visiting the kingdom
- Replies: 15
- Views: 805
Re: Tourism fee to help insure foreigners visiting the kingdom

- January 16, 2021, 11:15 am
- Forum: Travel & Transport
- Topic: Lao Railway Progress
- Replies: 141
- Views: 22515
Re: Lao Railway Progress
while talking with an Aussie neighbor last night he related a farang friend of his living with his extended Thai family between Udon and Nong Khai was notified by the Thai government that their land, about 150 meters west of the current rail line would be condemned (with compensation) to provide Rig...
- January 5, 2021, 3:55 pm
- Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
- Topic: Snake in the attic
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1213
Re: Snake in the attic
had a snake up in our attic a couple of years ago chasing mice and small rats.. After trimming back the trees surrounding our house (that's how they were getting in) and laying out rat poison in the attc the problem went away...
- January 5, 2021, 2:20 pm
- Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
- Topic: Crazy Udon
- Replies: 111
- Views: 5955
Re: Crazy Udon
The wife's take on the murders this month from the local TV news was that the fellow was likely Schizophrenic or Bi-Polar and hadn't taken his meds.. When interviewed he initially said he had no recollection of killing his grandmother who evidently had refused to buy a gun for him...
- January 5, 2021, 2:16 pm
- Forum: Thailand Visas & Migration to other countries
- Topic: Non Immigrant O or OA Visa
- Replies: 281
- Views: 33149
Re: Non Immigrant O or OA Visa
went in today Tuesday the 5th of January to do my annual O-A Extension of Permission to Stay. Spent 55 minutes across the street at K-Bank getting my Letter and Account Statement (300 Baht) then got in to Immigration at 11:55. The lady took my paperwork, spent 30 seconds ruffling through it, said, "...
- January 3, 2021, 7:33 pm
- Forum: Travel & Transport
- Topic: Lao Railway Progress
- Replies: 141
- Views: 22515
Re: Lao Railway Progress
The Lao railway project is Standard Gauge as are the great majority of rail lines within China.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard-gauge_railway The Thais have signed five contracts for the High Speed Rail segments between Bangkok and Khorat. [url]https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30398639#:~...
- December 31, 2020, 9:08 pm
- Forum: Travel & Transport
- Topic: Lao Railway Progress
- Replies: 141
- Views: 22515
Re: Lao Railway Progress
57% of the rail has been laid from Vientiane. They are up to Luang Prabang now and on target time-wise. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-12/30/c_139627837.htm The Vientiane main railway station is under construction now and appears it'll be quite a large place... I'm waiting to see a news story...
- December 31, 2020, 8:12 pm
- Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
- Topic: Car Tyres - new set required
- Replies: 10
- Views: 573
Re: Car Tyres - new set required
bought tires for our Nissan March a few months ago at YangBoonKit about 2km south of the Ring Road on Rte 2. Located here: https://www.google.com/maps/@17.3549558,102.8222788,3a,26.9y,195.81h,92.26t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spjQx0mmdcdm3Bo_eZCPyFQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 We replaced the skinny 165 Maxxis tires...
- December 27, 2020, 1:19 pm
- Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
- Topic: 120 kph?
- Replies: 175
- Views: 7011
Re: 120 kph?
ah yes.... 120kph.. Only for very short stretches between clogs of traffic with slow trucks passing even slower trucks and the impatient car drivers racing up the left lane and dodging back into the right causing traffic to slow up and accordion.. Drove down to Ban Phe to go to Samet Island this las...
- December 14, 2020, 7:57 pm
- Forum: Udon Thani Shopping
- Topic: CVT fluid change
- Replies: 45
- Views: 1979
Re: CVT fluid change
and also during the dry season as crud accumulates at the U-Turns it can cause squealing with some tires.
- November 27, 2020, 8:47 pm
- Forum: Travel & Transport
- Topic: Lao Railway Progress
- Replies: 141
- Views: 22515
Re: Lao Railway Progress
once again large special vehicles transporting various Chinese rail engines and specialty equipment from Laem Chabang port to the Mekong in Bueng Khan Province to cross via ferry into Lao. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km1rGgptfo8
- November 19, 2020, 7:28 pm
- Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
- Topic: new payment rstrictions
- Replies: 31
- Views: 1370
Re: new payment rstrictions
On the Big C card issue.. My Big C card is in my name.. I've had it since around 2009 or so. A few years ago I was asked to "register" the card at the service desk. I provided my Thai driver's license and its number was put in the system under my Big C Card number. (and phone number too). When I per...
- November 17, 2020, 2:38 pm
- Forum: U.S. Politics
- Topic: Will Trump concede?
- Replies: 525
- Views: 15905
Re: Will Trump concede?
popularity or getting out the vote???
Obama 2008 popular vote count: 69,500,000
Obama 2012 popular vote count: 65,915,795
with all votes not counted but it won't change much:
Biden 2020 popular vote 78,975,825
Trump 2020 popular vote: 73,288,034
Obama 2008 popular vote count: 69,500,000
Obama 2012 popular vote count: 65,915,795
with all votes not counted but it won't change much:
Biden 2020 popular vote 78,975,825
Trump 2020 popular vote: 73,288,034
- November 17, 2020, 12:46 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous goods for sale/wanted/free
- Topic: Kayak double (SOLD)
- Replies: 2
- Views: 317
Re: Kayak double seat
seats? seat backs? paddles?
- October 24, 2020, 2:09 pm
- Forum: Travel & Transport
- Topic: Lao Railway Progress
- Replies: 141
- Views: 22515
Re: Lao Railway Progress
The railhead in China where the construction started heading south concurrent with the Lao rail construction is at Yuxi, a railhead south of Kunming. The Lao segment is actually a rather small part of a major rail expansion into southwest China. The Chinese are also building internal routes down to ...
- October 24, 2020, 2:04 pm
- Forum: Travel & Transport
- Topic: Lao Railway Progress
- Replies: 141
- Views: 22515
Re: Lao Railway Progress
Based on Google Maps satellite views the rail route swings around the north side of Vientiane and to the east. I'm at a loss as to where it is planned to come across the Mekong.. Certainly there must be some long term route planning done by the Thai government since there's no doubt the rail line wi...
- October 23, 2020, 8:36 pm
- Forum: Travel & Transport
- Topic: Lao Railway Progress
- Replies: 141
- Views: 22515
Re: Lao Railway Progress
This Lao guy puts up regular videos on both the Lao-China Railway and the Vientiane-Vang Vieng Expressway, both major infrastructure projects in Laos. Here's his latest on the railway project taken at the construction marshaling yard I think northwest of Vientiane. Three large diesel engines are sho...
- October 21, 2020, 7:15 pm
- Forum: House & Land
- Topic: floating voltage
- Replies: 16
- Views: 878
Re: floating voltage
BTW Bandung do you still think my floating voltage problem and some shocks off appliances and off the water fixtures in the shower are from PEA not properly installing or grounding the new setup?? Is there any remedy I can take at the house. The PEA team that did the installation was from out of tow...