Wife built a new house. What will we need when we see it for the first time in July?

[Guy F.]

3 hours ago, JoeLansing said:

Oh, and can I legally get a decent spring air pellet gun down there?  According to the wife we'll have lots of cool snakes (lots of cobras), and rats, and monitor lizards and who knows what else in my yard.  I asked the wife if I could catch a cobra down there and she said "No problem, lots of them in our back yard".  I was happy!  Then I did some reading and they have king cobras which are fine, but their common one is the 3'-5' long Samar Cobra/Southern Philippine cobra which spits venom up to 10 feet.  So now I'm sad, no catching them for me.  But strong pellet rifle would be fun!

Air guns, along with regular firearms, are illegal for foreigners. I have a wrist rocket slingshot and steel ball bearings.

If your wife is still a Philippines citizen, she can apply for a firearms permit.

Strictly speaking, according to Philippines Federal law, to get a firearms permit one must be able to prove that one paid taxes in the Philippines last year, and some other weird shit. Practically speaking, your mileage will vary. At the gun store near the old bridge in Tagbilaran they said all that's needed is a clearance from the local police chief.

My wife's brother was supposed to keep an eye on things while our Winter Palace was under construction. He has plenty of experience by Philippines standards. I think he spent most of his time huffing rubber cement.

Edited June 2, 2023 by Guy F.

[Possum]

31 minutes ago, Guy F. said:

Air guns, along with regular firearms, are illegal for foreigners. I have a wrist rocket slingshot and steel ball bearings.

How did you get that? I looked into it to discourage some of the feral dogs and cats but couldn't find one here. Wife got a permit to buy and carry a firearm. She bought two but it's against the law to even scare a dog or cat with a gun here. Frustrating. A friends 7 year old daughter was bitten by a free roaming neighbors dog. The person who owns the dog disclaimed any knowledge of the dog. So the child had to get rabies shots at her mom's expense. 18000 peso.

 

[Guy F.]

1 minute ago, Greglm said:

How did you get that? I looked into it to discourage some of the feral dogs and cats but couldn't find one here. Wife got a permit to buy and carry a firearm. She bought two but it's against the law to even scare a dog or cat with a gun here. Frustrating. A friends 7 year old daughter was bitten by a free roaming neighbors dog. The person who owns the dog disclaimed any knowledge of the dog. So the child had to get rabies shots at her mom's expense. 18000 peso.

 

Imported it from the US in my luggage.

[hk blues]

14 minutes ago, Greglm said:

So the child had to get rabies shots at her mom's expense. 18000 peso.

Our pet cat bit our son a month back. We took him to the local public hospital and received the 4 required shots over a 4-week period for the princely sum of zero (the son, not the cat!).   And, despite many horror stories with public hospitals they were in and out in 30-60 minutes each time. 

[Possum]

20 minutes ago, Guy F. said:

Imported it from the US in my luggage.

Thanks, we are on vacation in the US now.

[Jollygoodfellow]

6 hours ago, JoeLansing said:

I dunno how quoting here works, so I'm rolling my own.

Highlight what parts you want to quote. 

OR

Quote the whole post

[Peaceful John]

13 hours ago, JJReyes said:

Filipinos in the provinces consume a lot of vegetables which are loaded with vitamins.  Your body expels any excess vitamins through urine, but a few like Vitamin B is through the pores in your skin.  Mosquitos don't like the smell and avoid biting the person.  By the way, if bitten, it's a female.  She needs the blood for reproduction.

Interesting JJ.  I wonder if a male mosquito that identifies as a female will bite me?  

[jimeve]

7 hours ago, JoeLansing said:

Oh, and can I legally get a decent spring air pellet gun down there?  According to the wife we'll have lots of cool snakes (lots of cobras), and rats, and monitor lizards and who knows what else in my yard.  I asked the wife if I could catch a cobra down there and she said "No problem, lots of them in our back yard".  I was happy!  Then I did some reading and they have king cobras which are fine, but their common one is the 3'-5' long Samar Cobra/Southern Philippine cobra which spits venom up to 10 feet.  So now I'm sad, no catching them for me.  But strong pellet rifle would be fun!

Snakes are great rat killers, think twice about killing snakes.

Snakes of The Philippines

[OnMyWay]

4 hours ago, Greglm said:

How did you get that?

You can buy wrist rocket style slingshots on Lazada and Shopee.

I don't think Airsoft guns firing non-lethal plastic bbs are illegal for foreigners to own.  We have discussed this before and I don't think there is definitive source saying it is illegal.  I bought my Airsoft pistol at a mall in Angeles.  We have an Airsoft gun shop here in Olongapo. 

[JJReyes]

5 hours ago, Peaceful John said:

Interesting JJ.  I wonder if a male mosquito that identifies as a female will bite me?  

Absolutely!  At least it is implied in the current social media trend on sexuality.