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Seems to me they want to convince ( lure?) the tourists businesses owners to apply to this "project",  but from the other side they already expect a 60% less tourist.

I think that what we can read on the news, or what we can hear from friends is nothing compared to the real daily situation of the people in such trouble. 

I'm not an expert too.

How a country decided to approach and face this situation could not always be useful for other countries due to different population behaviors and habits, for sure some points could be taken as reference and then adapted to the local situation.

Anyway, since in many countries that adopted a sort of lockdown or similar, the main actor is the personal responsibility to respect a law, or an "imposed" suggestion, people will always do the difference, (i'm not speaking about criminals  fortunately this behavior is not contagious...by touch) if we are irresponsible, no one government law will be enough effective to solve this situation.

Posterity will judge.  

1 hour ago, Cali farong said:

Leave it to the people not the government.  Stay home if you feel it’s not safe.

I agree, moreover a fully reopening of any closed  business, does not mean that those business will restart with the same customers frequency as before, i think some customers will stay away  for few weeks ( my simple guess), so the reopen should be organized by their owners, considering the real benefit...not only about the health matter.

What the suggested reopen program said is quite weird, and technically will never grant any social distancing....if this is the main target.

6 hours ago, Bredbury Blue said:

For a French press method or Vietnamese phin method, what do you reckon is the optimum temperature for the best results.

The guys i saw at some competition, they were using water from 90 to 93 Celsius degrees, but i have no direct experience with French press or the Vietnamese phin.

We had a reduction of 15% for the next three months, we simply asked without suggesting a price, something is better than nothing, i do believe that good manner persons ( tenants and landlords) can always find a satisfactory deal without to pretend the moon.

Luckily no coffee ban????

I live in Phra Kanong area.

It happen that a month ago i only felt more chlorine taste and a bit of metallic taste as well, but since a week ago the water smell/taste back to normal.

This made me think that maybe it's time to replace the water filter cartridge.

1 hour ago, cornishcarlos said:

This is the machine I use... Nowhere near commercial grade but very adequate for a small restaurant (which we have) or home use.

I got it on sale in U.K and brought it back with me, cost equivalent of 11,000 baht.. In Thailand about 30,000+ !! 

You are right, the 30% customs duty fee is a terrible fact to deal with.

I regularly drink or Caffe' Bruno or an Italian imported coffee called Dieffe, but Dieffe is only sold in 1 kg bag.

For my palate are both good.

I used to buy Caffe Bruno, it's a coffee roaster company based in Lampang, i order by LINE or FB it cost 125 THB 250gr. + kerry cost, i only brewed with an espresso coffee machine and i liked the result.

They can read English so no problem if you can't speak Thai.

For me it worth a try.

I'm not familiar with this machine, but in your video i can see the green light blinking, it should be steady light once the machine is ready to work, do you have the user manual?

I only want to share my positive experience, since i'm just back from CW.

I'm the tenant and i change my previous address, physically i moved in another house, the house owner issued to me the follow docs.

1) copy of her ID card, both side, copy signed by the house owner

2) copy of the house registration ( Tabian Baan) where i'm living now, copy signed by the house owner

3) copy of the "Chanod Tee Dee" related to the house where i'm living now, the copy signed by the house owner.

4) copy of the rental contract, of course signed by all the parts ( owner, witness, me)

5) original form of TM30, only signed by the house owner, then i filled by myself ( in English).

The TM 30, is simple to fill, the first rows are about the owner personal details, then the other are just the full address of the house i'm living now, the second page i filled with the required info, but was not signed by anybody...so i don't know if this can be accepted by all IO...in my case no any problem.

In addition i supplied my own personal info as below:

1) copy of my passport info/photo page

2)copy of the last entry stamp 

3)copy of the TM6 ( arrival/departure card)

All copies signed by myself as usual.

Since today i was there even for the permit of stay extension, i was late 1 month to submit the TM30 ( i was informed but i could not go in time as required) the IO send me to the next desk to pay the 800 baht fee, i got the receipt of the TM30 registration and fee slip and i left.

The End.

Actually in Thailand there are a lot of decent choice at reasonable prices, ( just consider that all imported single group head coffee machines and coffee grinders as well are charged with a 30% duty fees plus the 7% v.a.t....but from China there are 0% duty fees) but of course a price could not be reasonable if does not match with our budget, as well the quality and result in cup are always related to our necessity or expectation, so if for somebody a 15K coffee machine is good, for else could be a toy or too expensive.

Even the region/area where we live it has effect on the final price.

As always have a good kuppa.

i recently swap to Nerodenso,since it match my taste and even the price is quite good.

On 7/24/2016 at 10:27 AM, yimlitnoy said:

Max 5 cups for myself only and the occasional visitors...

If you still looking for a fully auto coffee machine, please write me a message, i will reply with all info.

Cordially

Giampiero

I'm searching for a trolley as in attachment, i went to Makro in Narathiwas but...no have... i asked in the mostly shops in Phra Kahong and Rama 4 area but i only found a model with plastic wheels, i prefer the metal wheels with hard rubber surface.

I could try to Homepro or Ikea but before to running for nothing, if anybody has a clue where to find it will be helpful.

Thanks for any suggestion

Giampiero

To consider the "impossible" as possible...at least here.

We have one. Wife bought it at Robinson Department Store in Chiang Mai. I'm sure they'd have them in BKK as well.

All automatic and does an excellent job.

Hi Torrens54, do you add some sweetener or extra flavor, or do you use only soy beans?

Thanks.

Well, whatever brand of Vietnamese coffee you get, make sure that it is very finely ground. Many Vietnamese/Chinese stores in Little Saigon (Westminster, CA) sell Vietnamese/French coffee with chicory. That is my favorite. Perhaps the most famous and expensive of the Vietnamese coffees is Cafe Cut Chon. It's hard to find but very good. It must be thoroughly washed, of course. I would appreciate knowing the name of the VN coffee shop on Suk 13.

Coffeevina inside the Trendy Plaza in Suk 13

I heard that mostly of Vietnamese roaster add to the beans cocoa butter, once in Saigon i tried many coffee shop and i frankly disagreed with the after taste i got, too unnaturally sweet, just my personal opinion.

There is a shop in Sukhumvit 13 inside a small shopping mall which sale Vietnamese coffee.

And yes, the best way to drink it is brewing it by a dripper not by a coffee machine.

Maybe because it is used to make............. "sex on the beach"

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Due to your pump has an expansion vase, the problem could be the membrane inside the red expansion vase need to be replaced

I suspect that the second man known only as "Ohm" didn't offer much resistance!

just 1 "Ohm"