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43 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

This was originally posted last month, and I bought 2 (+2 free).

I didn't know- I just happened to notice it and thought I'd give a head's up to anyone who might be interested (it seemed like a good deal- had it been one of my rarely-seen faves like Rold Gold pretzels I would have just bought all of them).  The shelf was full, so it looked like it was fresh stock.

This is from the Mae Hia Market Rimping- they had about a dozen 2-packs.  I didn't buy any (the sign could have said, 'Free- help yourself' and I wouldn't have taken any...????), but I know the stuff is popular among some people on TV.

There's one near the Ford/Mazda dealership on HD Road just before the Night Safari interaction.

It was ~275 at the same location early this morning when I checked it before 6:00AM, so it's been updated in the last few hours- such a big increase in a short time is likely related to something other than the actual air quality (I hope...)

Can this be right?

It does seem pretty abberant- it's about 4x higher than anywhere else in the area at the moment.

I'm not far from the Night Safari- the air ain't what I'd call refreshing at the moment.

I'm guessing someone was sweeping near the particle collector and it read especially high (at least I hope that's the case):

Not sure what the name of it is, but the shop on Huay Kaew Road at the corner of Canal Road (on the left side just before the intersection if you're heading toward the zoo) is worth a look and they have large sizes.

That's not the test I took- they had a traffic light, and I had to say 'green, yellow, red'- all I would really have needed to know was that red is on top, yellow is in the middle, and green is on the bottom- I could be seeing the world in black-and-white and would have passed that test.;)

Don't forget you need a medical certificate as well.

9 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

Luck? They were in a good mood?

They were sure busy, but, whatever happened, I'm not complaining.  I was in and out in about two hours, with the bulk of that waiting for my number to be called- the actual color-blindness test took less than a minute, and the actual printing of the licenses (car and bike) was pretty fast as well.

I had expected the expired licenses to be a big deal, and it was basically not an issue at all.

59 minutes ago, canthai55 said:

My understanding - if you let it expire you need to start at the bottom. Test on computer, yada yada yada ...

Unless the rules have changed recently, I was told it's not a problem unless it's expired over two years (mine was expired over a year and I was able to renew it in CM with just paperwork and a color-blindness test in 2017).

Waited 34 minutes at the light (traffic was backed up about 1km) at Canal Road/Suthep Road yesterday (construction had closed one U-turn and the CMU stuff was going on) from 3:45PM yesterday (and the line was twice as bad when I finally made it through).  It must have been insane at 5:30PM.

Makro also carries it (it's on the shelf in a rigid container rather than a plastic bag).

Rimping at Mae Hia market was using boxes on Wednesday as well (they're now stacked up in a more convenient location and you can choose your own, where before they'd grab one for you).

The ones I saw in Rimping were pre-cooked (though they're packaged identically and look the same as raw turkeys until they're unwrapped- you have to check the label), which the OP noted were undesirable.  Has anyone seen raw, frozen, whole turkeys?

The shop on the second floor of Big C Hang Dong (on the left side) do a good job printing stickers if that part of town is more convenient for you.

1 hour ago, Hummin said:

After riding more than 20 000 km last year, I would say I managed fine just with my smartphone ????

Didn't say you couldn't manage- I said a dedicated GPS (and in general, any dedicated device that your smartphone can be used in place of, like the aforementioned camera) is usually better- having used smartphone and finally 'biting the bullet' and buying a Garmin, I think a dedicated bike GPS is better.

Many people manage just fine with paper maps.

A real motorcycle GPS is pretty pricey- something like the Garmin Zumo 350 I have (I believe it's up to the 370 now) can run 20K.  That said, no smartphone or whatever will work as well as a dedicated GPS designed for a bike, the same way a smartphone camera will never really replace a stand-alone camera for quality and features.  It's nice to have something shock-proof, waterproof, and made to be visible in sunlight and work with gloved fingers- the phone will do the job in a basic fashion, though, and might be worth it for you rather than going for something bike-specific.

If you're willing to order one from BKK, give Upbeat a call:

http://www.upbeat.co.th/new/index.php

If you're buying a new bike, I believe BigWing is the only dealership from which you'll receive a Honda factory warranty- there may be some places selling 'grey-market' bikes (i.e. Honda models that aren't sold at BigWing- obviously not the Africa Twin) but they won't have a Honda warranty.

I'd love to go out and meet some local good girls (or even some local bad girls- who am I to judge?)- unfortunately, my wife won't allow it.????

Lazada has them available.

I did my last extension a couple months ago (I'm American).  I had shown my proof of overseas income last year (a bank statement in addition to the income declaration letter from the consulate) for my initial visa and didn't provide it this year under the assumption that it wasn't necessary to provide it again (though I did hear the rules had changed, when I submitted my application I was told it wasn't needed and that the income declaration letter will be sufficient this time)- sure enough, I later received a call from immigration asking me to provide an income statement (from a foreign source) just like last year (which I gave them and had no further issues, and received my extension).

If you're trying to eat 5-7 (seven is tough;)) small meals per day to build muscle mass, added one or two protein shakes to the mix is about the only way to do it.  Shakes (and some simple foods like egg whites) are digested in a couple hours or less (and you can have one before heading to the gym without feeling full and bloated).  Shakes are 'supplements' that should be used in addition to regular meals, not 'replacements' (unless you're on some sort of weight-loss diet, and even then they're not the best nutritional choice)- for convenience, they're hard to beat.