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2 hours ago, poyai111 said:

5 years ago I purchased a pull-up bar (doorway fitting) for around 150 baht and a stationery bicycle for around 5000 baht. Both have served me well. Strength and cardio equally addressed. Bicycle was designed for short legged Asians (no disrespect) so seat height had to be raised by the addition of a short section of broom handle.

That could be uncomfortable ????

11 hours ago, IslandLover said:

I've got the "Rare" symbol on 4 out of my 5 badges.  This is getting silly now.

Yeah - you're at least medium well....

I went with Lazada for my home gym ..... It's built well & no problems 2 years in....There were multiple choices.....

Everywhere I looked locally was 2-4x grossly overpriced.....

1 hour ago, Kwasaki said:

My Mrs was going on at me not to except calls on my mobile because if you answer questions they can take money from your bank account by hacking your mobile or whatever, don't know what the ell she's going on about. 

That is currently taking place....My wife warned me 1st - then I read an article where this was taking place....

There have been some instances in Thailand....

4 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

I was in a McDonalds in Thailand and a young American teenager bought a McDonalds and he got seven Baht back in change from the cashier , cashier being a middle aged man .

  The American kid  picked the seven Baht up, and proudly said the the cashier "This my friend is for you" and handed the seven Baht over to him , he seemed to be expecting the cashier to be overjoyed and thankful for the 7 Baht

To bad they don't have those money for orphans, dogs, causes, etc on the counter like they do in the US....The cashier could've just dropped it in there....

Some of the antics of others can just take a smile away.....  

7 minutes ago, Saphan said:

Also ask to see the manager and make a complaint. Tell the manager the waiter should be fired.

It did cast a pall for a short time on our last half day, visiting local markets....

It made everything look & feel a little different.....

15 minutes ago, Saphan said:

Did you pick up the coins? 

I don't really remember, she might have....I was starting to get <deleted> off because of the treatment.....More for how she was feeling wounded.....

I kind of think she might have..... It was all strewn across the table....

53 minutes ago, Saphan said:

Like France and Italy?

On a trip to Paris, my wife & I stopped at a nice outdoor / indoor cafe like they have for lunch....The waiters we're almost stereotypical in dress and manner.....The meal was nice and we were getting ready to leave..... I'd already paid & given a nice tip, however my wife didn't want the coin change as we were flying out and counted, stacked it nicely at the center of our table as a nice gesture to leave for our waiter.....

He came to our table, looked at the change, picked it up and flung it across the table.....He then took his stereotypical movie like poofy waiter self, turned on his heals and stalked away.....

My (Thai) wife was wide eyed astonished as I was half laughing & half ticked off....She looked at me and all she could think of to say was "that's perfectly good money".....

I laughed, but felt bad for her at the same time as she genuinely thought she was doing something very nice for this other person....

She does not tip in Thailand (very rarely if a birthday or celebration)....

I can still envision the shock & look on her face....

23 hours ago, Neeranam said:

Me too, I want a legendary member badge. I've also been banned for life, not many can say that ????

So, you're zombie like now?

Got the Zombie badge?

https://m.facebook.com/groups/weirdfantasticbeautifulandoddd/permalink/948726882741341/?sfnsn=mo&ref=share&mibextid=VhDh1V 

This is basically all you're getting...Circa 1949....

Really not much more than a rolling bed with small cabinet space....No galley, fridge, bathroom or shower....A/C needs 30-50 amp set up....

No infrastructure to support FHU vehicles here.....

Nothing to see here.... I've seen a couple of TTs/caravans for sale here = no A/C.... Imagine sleeping in that.....

Basically, if there doesn't seem to be any implied threat or active unpleasantness, I just go on being myself.....If I glance & someone is "looking" at me, I'll smile then go back to what I'm doing..... Why let their problem project any power at me.....

I'm not doing anything wrong, I dress approptiately & am not slovenly or overweight .....

If they don't like me on sight = fk'em....

I have 2 here & 2 in the US plus CC accounts with 2 banks....

One time my US bank had a security breach on one account & issued a replacement card - new requirements were a 6 digit versus the 4 digit I'd had....The only problem = they only send the "new" pin code by separate snail mail....If I'd only had the one account I would have been high & dry for about 6 weeks waiting for the pin number to get here - thankfully it did....

The 2nd account + online banking allowed me to move funds around and not miss a beat....

Food for thought....

Our Toyota SUV was about 3500.....I heard of another place at 2000....This was Chiang Mai two years ago....

Not new info, but ballpark....

2 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Do as the Thais do, when in doubt "BIG SMILE" !

????????

Bingo - works almost all the time.....

Ouch, close to home..... That's my old stomping grounds.....

Anytime I wanted to just drive, the coast was about 40 minutes away over the hill on 92 to highway 1.....

Never tired of it......Always a cool vibe.....

RIP to the victims.....

<deleted> cars & the "science"  are losing their luster....

It's beginning to dawn on everybody that EVs are not the answer.....

49 minutes ago, Tug said:

Deeply saddening but I also see the love this woman must have had for her husband we need assisted death if terminally I’ll very sad ???? 

Tragic - it must depend on the timing....When it became my Mom's time I consulted with her Dr....He then increased the morphine and she slipped away in a quiet, peaceful slumber....

This was in the US....

Lazada has many....If you are going to start from zero then you just dig to match.....?

I've got mine submitted, after stumbling through the date format (eliminating the ____)...

Wondering...

Do we have to retain the password they issued us?

It only took a couple of bicycle rides to convince me that I don't want to share the road with Thai drivers.... Especially on narrow streets....Not only do the car drivers seem to not care about bicyclists, the motorcy riders squeeze your space - some passing so close they rock you with their airstream.....A a difference in speed of 30+kph there's no doubt of the outcome should the two meet while sharing the minimal space....

I put it at 50/50 on road/traffic conditions & some just want to buzz the tower & intimidate the farang rider.....