OneMoreFarang

7 minutes ago, Alldar said:

Does anyone know what are the regulations in Thailand regarding noise?

 

I also have problem with my neighbour who is complaining that my music is 'too loud'. I am never listening the music during the night time and I never have any kind of parties. I just like to listen music on my soundbar. And I never put it too loud in my opinion - 80% max volume.

 

Can I have some problems? I am really annoyed by him telling me I cannot use my property as I would like.

I suggest play your music as usual and then leave you apartment and close the front door. And then listen how much you still hear from that music.

Personally, I think if you hear a little that some music is playing, then it's not too loud.

If you still hear the music in the hallway, even if you are 10m away from your door, then probably it is too loud.

80% max volume is meaningless. 

I am sure 25% of my (1000W) speakers is more than enough to entertain the floor.

1 hour ago, scottiejohn said:

Are you suggesting that Trump has more than one working brain cell?

Possibly he has even more than 10 of them.

He is not stupid. He is just a narcistic axxhole. 

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

You are correct. And that is a very sad truth. US support for Israel under the present circumstances is bad news, and will likely cost Biden the election, which is worse news. 

Yes.

And I am pretty sure that Trump will support Israel even more - but those little issues are obviously nothing the "Biden so bad" crowd will think about. 

12 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Israel and Russia are the leading sabateurs of the world economy at this present time. There's nothing like a war to create just enough uncertainty to damage consumer confidence, and dramatically reduce spending. You can see that in multiple areas of the economy and throughout the retail sectors. 

 

Stop the insane wars and allow people to lead decent lives. 

Now imagine the USA wouldn't start and/or support all those wars...

They are the biggest warmonger on this planet. Someone has to keep the industrial military complex running. Because someone has to pay for all those politicians.

The USA could stop the wars in Ukraine and Israel almost immediately. They obviously don't want that. 

1 hour ago, FritsSikkink said:

Your fulfilled life is drooling while looking at girls at least halve your age in a GoGo?

Not really. Most of my life is productive and I live happily with my longtime girlfriend.

Sometimes I visit a couple of bars and I look at sexy girls, and maybe I buy them a drink or two. I don't remember any of them telling me they don't want the drinks and they don't want to be touched. Most want more action and more money. And they pretend to like me. That's their job.

Many men, including me, like to see pretty young girls, and they don't care about old women. And many men accept that 99% of girls are not really interested in "old men" - and anybody over 40 is old in the eyes of a 20-year-old. Old men who are strong and win fights and all that are still old men. So, from their point of view there won't be much difference between you and me - even if you think they admire your old strong body. 

1 hour ago, pomchop said:

funny but if trump took the stand and admitted under oath to every charge in every case the magas would not believe him as they are so accustomed to being lied to by dear leader...

I guess even if he would admit under oath to every charge in every case and even if they would think he told the truth and he did the crimes, they still would want him to be their president.

I am sure many of them are stupid, but even then, I guess the majority of MAGAs have an idea that he is lying and that he committed crimes in his life. They just don't care. 

Is Trump acting rational? No.

Are his supporters acting like rational people? No.

Mostly rational people, like many of us, don't understand the not existing logic of the MAGA crowd.

That is Trumps power. He understands or feels what he has to do to rouse that crowd. 

36 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Do you reply to that nut

I remember something like: don't feed the monkey...

I live in Thailand since 1995. Not much money, working to make a living, still young.

I personally didn't notice any change before to after the crisis.

Maybe I didn't notice anything because at that time Thailand was new to me, and I wasn't working for some big international company.

Easy life, 60B lady drinks in Nana, times were good.

I wouldn't trust that thermometer - at least the way you have it "installed".

There should be air flow and probably some other conditions to have good measurements.

I see on my ACs the outside temperature. Currently it changes between almost 40 high to around 30 low in the middle of Bangkok.

Just now, Lacessit said:

My attitude to surveys is my time is worth something, and I have never had anyone offer me money for my time in answering a survey. So I don't do them, and I don't care if it is a human or AI doing the interrogation.

 

I don't know about more accurate, a survey is only as good as the information people give it.

I don't think I was ever part of a survey, at least I don't remember it.

But sometimes I hear about results of some surveys, and I think: They should have asked me. 😉 

1 minute ago, champers said:

Some people shout at them to F Off.

For some constantly annoying people that is a good way to make sure they never do it again.

The important part is that there is not always the same solution. Sometimes A makes sense, and sometimes B, and sometimes maybe C or D.

9 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

It does not scare me at all. I keep asking questions either AI can't answer, or the answer is totally wrong.

 

I got a call from an AI survey centre recently. I don't do surveys anyway, but it only took me two questions to work out I was talking to a robot.

And is that a problem?

If a survey requires answers from i.e. 1000 people, hire some people who call 1000 people or let the AI do the job.

Possibly AI can do that by now. Faster, more efficient and probably more accurate than humans. 

9 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

What you're trying to prove, this is not a good example at all.

 

There is a very big difference between a world renown celebrity passing away of natural causes and a private individual who commits suicide. 

Maybe it's only me, I don't judge people who commit suicide. I am sure they all have their reasons. 

20 minutes ago, Dan O said:

Not based on a research study i did before covid for a real estate investment group here. Are all condo management's bad,  no but most are not properly funded to support the structure over a normal life span of 25 years. If yours is run properly thats great as long as you stay on top of the meetings and require transparency in budgeting and financial management.

I remember I had a conversation with a committee member about the management.

He asked me: Who wants a job like that? 

It's unlikely that highly skilled people want to work as manager of a condominium (without making illegally extra money). 

I think that is part of the problem. 

IMHO the grinder and espresso machine are very important.

With a bad grinder and/or machine, don't expect a good end result.

Unfortunately, quality equipment is real expensive.

For me that is a reason to drink my espresso outside in few selected places with quality coffee and quality equipment and baristas who know how to use it.

Enjoy! He has lots of good videos and he knows what he is talking about. 

If you want to be sure to buy quality, then buy from a reputable source like this one:

B32332I6306J80 EPCOS / TDK | Mouser Thailand

The last time I had trouble with someone unpleasant, I asked myself: Is there anything that person can do to me (report to the police, publish, etc.) which would be a big problem. I concluded: No.

So, if anybody wants to make trouble, let them try. Just play it cool and don't let her wind you up so much that you do something stupid.

4 minutes ago, Dan O said:

Only if they are managed and budgeted properly to maintain the condition of the whole bldg and very few are.

There are always compromises.

I recently bought a condo in a building where I lived for rent for many years.

I renovated it completely and now it is the way I want it, all new, like in a brand-new building.

I like one big room, and a kitchen and a bath. Something like that seems to be hard to find. It seems 100sqm divided in two or three bedrooms is what many people want. The opposite from what I want. So, for me, buying made sense.

In my building, like in others, the management is far away from perfect. Yes, it would be great if the management would be great. That also applies when renting. As long as most of everyday life is fine, I don't worry too much.

50 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

As far as I know the subject of this thread is to define intelligence, not about street smarts and not about anybody with high intelligence is happier or more successful, etc.

 

 

You do know that this subforum is called "the Pub" don't you? It's not a meeting of the UN.

Then maybe the subject should be: What are important qualities which you like to see in your friends? Do you care how smart they are?