@Jermaine *****

Ignore these smart Alecs man. You have better things to do.

@James ********

Except he’s right.

Cost of living here. Waste of time debating

@Priscilla ******

How awful of you. But how correct. 😆

@Charles *********

Yes my dentist used to make a lot of mistakes. But Toyota he’s come up to scratch last week so I’m gonna use him again.

I did not use my regular vet in Austin because they were not familiar with the process. You need a vet who understands this. Of course now you are working against the clock. I know this doesn’t help you at this point. All I can say is that I was totally paranoid about getting this all right months in advance. And you must ensure that there is enough dog space on the plane. Delta / KE only allowed 4 some years ago. In your shoes I’d be talking to agents immediately. The danger is the airline says no. I wouldn’t talk about irregular processing. It’s a bad idea all round. Obviously.

@Jo *********

I have no idea what hat you are talking about. This whole thread seems to have an underlying racist tone to it.

Make sure it’s first class coverage. I find the insurance coverage is excellent. The other day a motorbike parked an inch from my back left corner while I was in the 7/11 I didn’t notice how close he had (stupidly) parked. But of course technically it was my fault of course. A little crowd formed and fortunately there was a helpful young woman who spoke perfect English. He wanted me to go to the police station. I very politely but very firmly said no way. We call my insurance man who will be here in 30 minutes. He called the cops who showed up 5 minutes later. Two very nice policemen. I showed the police my insurance. The older cop looked at the document with a look of “you’re the first person I’ve seen all week with decent insurance” and gave me smiles and a thumbs up. And he started walking away as he had zero interest. I walked up to him and thanked him and told him I had offered the guy 2000b to save the insurance hassle. He basically told the guy to take my money and be grateful for 2000b for nothing. The point is you need to be polite and sympathetic but firm and fair. Some Falang just can’t do that. That’s the truth. Thai people are very reasonable when you are nice to them. The fellow was all hugs and handshakes before we all left. For something major you need to let the insurance guy deal with it. There is risk when you drive a car. Obviously. You could rent a Mercedes and uniformed chauffeur instead. And still have to pay 2000b. I didn’t notice how close he had (stupidly) parked. But of course technically it was my fault of course. A little crowd formed and fortunately there was a helpful young woman who spoke perfect English. He wanted me to go to the police station. I very politely but very firmly said no way. We call my insurance man who will be here in 30 minutes. He called the cops who showed up 5 minutes later. Two very nice policemen. I showed the police my insurance. The older cop looked at the document with a look of “you’re the first person I’ve seen all week with decent insurance” and gave me smiles and a thumbs up. And he started walking away as he had zero interest. I walked up to him and thanked him and told him I had offered the guy 2000b to save the insurance hassle. He basically told the guy to take my money and be grateful for 2000b for nothing. The point is you need to be polite and sympathetic but firm and fair. Some Falang just can’t do that. That’s the truth. Thai people are very reasonable when you are nice to them. The fellow was all hugs and handshakes before we all left. For something major you need to let the insurance guy deal with it. There is risk when you drive a car. Obviously. You could rent a Mercedes and uniformed chauffeur instead. And still have to pay 2000b. 55555

@Kev *********

That would fit. Terrible.

OMG. Dreadful. What on earth caught fire? The diesel? Then the seats? I better not comment. It’s too horrible to even discuss.