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Apologies. I took it to mean your friend was in Pattaya but you were elsewhere in Thailand. So if you are in another country my suggestion is indeed useless. Guess your best bet then is the post showing those ready made baskets/hampers. The one including the Christmas pudding looks about right! -
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Thursday’s release of November’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed inflation unexpectedly eased to an annual rise of 2.7% that month. But monthly comparisons — October data was never collected due to the government shutdown — were absent from the Labor Department’s report, leaving more recent price swings a bit of a mystery for dozens of product categories. Economists treaded lightly following the report. Heather Long, chief economist at the Navy Federal Credit Union, said in an email that Thursday’s report was “the data nerd equivalent of the ‘emperor has no clothes’ story.” “It’s hard to take this data seriously. There was no data collection in October and limited collection in November,” Long said. “A key reason inflation cooled unexpectedly is a big easing in rent costs. That doesn’t match up with private sector data, and it doesn’t pass the 'sniff test' of reasonability.” https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cpi-inflation-print-draws-caution-from-economists-its-hard-to-take-this-data-seriously-164227700.html
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Apologies. I took it to mean your friend was in Pattaya but you were elsewhere in Thailand. So if you are in another country my suggestion is indeed useless. Guess your best bet then is the post showing those ready made baskets/hampers. The one including the Christmas pudding looks about right! -
Forgot to add: It also depends on what knife, what metal and blade type. I have a variety of knives even still the first set of Sabatiers I was issued at 'Chef school'. They're ok . Still have several but my best is an ancient Sabatier I've had for 40 years and use almost daily. It was old before I got it. On a job someone actually nicked my cooks knife. The company just gave me this old knife stuck away in a drawer as an apology and replacement. Best knife ever. The heft, the balance. Takes an edge effortlessly and cuts like a dream. Also I have a cheap utility knife I bought for peanuts in Bali one time. Another great knife I use daily. That one bewilders me....
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Not going to argue with you. You certainly know your knife sharpening. However the Thais I once lived and worked with did indeed use stone not files. However that may not be the norm. I am/was a trained Chef before I changed career. We were taught to use those long poker type file sharpeners which I never got on with. Always preferred a stone myself but in a pinch with nothing else available you could get at least a better edge from blunt to useable with 2 knives. Had a head Chef once who always did that. Personally I didn't have the knack for it. Thanks for the input. Appreciated.
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By mordothailand · Posted
no, lots of really rich people in pattaya, i never met so many rich anywhere else combined
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