speedtripler

Whose done the highest miles on their Aerox so far? 

Anyone considered what tyres to put on it after the factory ones are wore out? 

I would go for a better quality rubber before the next rainy season because good tyres really can save your life

5 hours ago, impulse said:

 

I'll question a guy's memory of how things happened, because my memory isn't as good as it used to be, and never was as good as I remember it being.

 

But one of my pet peeves is posters who claim I'm lying because my experiences don't match up with their's or their view of how things work around the world.  So I try not to do it to others.   I thought maybe he had let them swipe it when he checked in, or used it to guaranty the reservation (and forgot).  Apparently not.   I'm taking him at his word now that he's filled in the details indicating he didn't give them his CC details until he checked out.  It's a big world and stranger things have happened.

I have stayed at hotels and not paid until it came time to leave.... I don't think its as rare as people think

But when I check maybe they see a permanent visa or speaking to them in Thai makes them think I'm not a tourist who might run away without paying the bill.... 

32 minutes ago, jossthaifarang said:

Why would you drink it, nobody drinks beer for the taste! Lets face it beer tastes shit.

You sir, must be devoid of culture... Or have yet to experience good beer 

There  is not much finer  than a quality Belgian or German beer

25 minutes ago, rak sa_ngop said:

In Foodland Pat Pong the cans are located in the alcohol alcove which is fenced off outside booze selling hours. And  'non alcohol beer' may still contain up to 0.5% alcohol.

I thought that was called shandy

1 hour ago, scoutman360 said:

This is no different than the U.S., and maybe everywhere? Expansion and growth is global. The things you mentioned, the ups and downs of different areas, are predictable. I was smart to buy in a growth area in the U.S, I suggest people to do the same in Thailand.

Unless your Thai your buying options are a bit limited to condos etc and many people think they're way overpriced 

3 minutes ago, dfdgfdfdgs said:

This is the most bizarre thread I've read in a long time and I can't understand why the OP isn't being more widely mocked.  Not that I applaud mocking, but relative to other less-dopey threads, this one has got off very lightly..

"like a vagabond" is a great title tho.... 

8 hours ago, TKDfella said:

This is true. I note in my area the number of second hand car dealers has increased too. I was told that much of the increase was due to credit debts but whether that is true or not, I don't know.

There is some very nice luxury car dealerships all around bkk selling the best cars from around the world... (rolls Royce, maserati, lamborghini, ferrari, Aston Martin and porsche all available at multiple locations around the city) 

They don't seem to going out of business, there maybe even more of them opening and its not unusual to see half a car park full of luxury German cars at any middle class or higher condonium 

Whether their all bought on credit I don't know.... 

I have read and do believe that the majority of households are probably deeper in  debt than they should be but you could probably say the same about most of the west too... 

3 hours ago, JAFO said:

May I ask what tools you have purchased and how often you use them.  

 

Just curious 

I have had sockets that were weaker than the nuts , screwdrivers tips breaking of on relatively low torque jobs

Spanners bending, ratchets losing the ability to change between clockwise and counter clockwise

Things I have never seen before using regular western tools... 

Some of them might as well have been made of chocolate 

I don't know if they're is counterfeiting of branded tools but I would not be surprised 

5 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

 

Sorry,

 

Not completely correct actually. You have to read the small print of each hotel policy at the time of booking. They are clearly marked, so no deceitful behavior. Some want three days notice, some 24 hours, some charge for the whole period if you cancel in the week you are due to go there.

 

It all depends on the hotel policy, not the booking engines.

 Youre probably right, I only vaguely remember the details 

XGf worked for agoda and she booked all our holidays for years 

We used to book the first night in advance so if the hotel is crap you can leave the next day to a better one 

Only once in Thailand did we want to extend the stay and they refused cash at reception because fully booked... 

On 27/10/2017 at 6:55 PM, cliveshep said:

I am a POMmie as you call us although I don't come from Pompey - naval slang for Portsmouth, the home port of much of the Royal Navy, but from about 200 miles North.

 

I brought about 18 boxes of 480 tea-bags over when I moved here 2 years ago, packed in our container. Tesco Red Label brand, fairly similar to PG Tips but cheaper. What you probably call "black tea". When I have my kids and their significant others visit a requirement is they each bring a box of 480 Tesco Red Label tea bags and 2 boxes of Oxo 18 cubes for my wife (these last are a beef or chicken stock cube my Thai wife treasures).

 

I drink a lot of tea, just cannot get my head around the fact that milk is more expensive here than the exorbitant price of petrol in the UK. But milk does taste better in tea LOL.

 

But I LOVE my cuppa!

This is the good shit! 

1 hour ago, Aussieroaming said:

The price of alcohol free beer is bloody rude considering that it doesn't ( I'm guessing ) get an alcohol tax. 

It probably falls under the excessive  "luxury import goods tax" that they put on everything from  chocolate to cheese.... 

(it is still ~40thb a bottle cheaper than the one with the alcohol in it) 

49 minutes ago, Lite Beer said:

Really?

Wild wild East! 

32 minutes ago, JAFO said:

May I ask what tools you have purchased and how often you use them.  

 

Just curious 

I have bought mostly junk handtools in Thailand, although it was cheap they're mostly Chinese crap and will break easily with even modest use..... 

29 minutes ago, siam2007 said:

 

my wish:

NOBODY, be it Thai or foreigners, can own guns (except for police and armed forces)

Every farang should be given a gun on arrival because thais only like to fight 7 on 1....

Just now, 55Jay said:

Touché, good point.  I got caught out once at a mall, not long after dining at one of the restaurants therein.  We have to muddle through holidays in Murica.  No bidet or bum guns, so we resort to those moist baby bum wipes. 

Century mall has those "dry wipe" toilets too.... 

2 minutes ago, roo860 said:

 

Toilet paper was white with brown stripes .


Sent from my SM-G920F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

 

Well, that's a relief.... 

Could have been brown with white stripes... 

5 hours ago, 4evermaat said:

The price of 95/91 gas stays under 30 baht/liter

It won't rise by 20% this year

I bought some today for 25thb so I think your safe until 2019

1 minute ago, Rhys said:

 

 

Thanks... do you have a legal position for saying I want my money back?  Why would the hotel be allowed to collect?  

 

 agoda  and some other travel booking things have a policy of charging you for the room since they can't rent it to anyone else if you don't arrive and don't cancel

(usually they waive the charge if you cancel within 24hrs of arrival so they have a chance to rent it to someone else but it may depend on the hotel too) 

On 30/12/2017 at 6:05 PM, craftyhen said:

depends on the vehicle and area na kap

They're is also a big difference driving  a scooter a mile down a lane in nakorn nowhere and driving a 2 tonne pickup in the city 

1 minute ago, Rhys said:

... so somewhat in the same issue... if your reserve a room with your credit card, and you don't show or call to cancel, can the hotel charge you for the entire days reserved?

 

Sometimes they just charge the first night for a no show.... 

It varies 

On 31/12/2017 at 7:25 PM, saakura said:

Have you ever given out your ATM pin number to a trusted person such as a gf or wife ?

They're is no such thing as you have described above.... 

On 30/12/2017 at 9:08 AM, theguyfromanotherforum said:

What hotel lets you pay as you go? It's not a phone service. If you didn't pay for the days you will be staying already then buh bye.

Loads, if they're not fully booked

Order a taxi in advance... 

13 minutes ago, wildewillie89 said:

Maybe in the bigger cities it can pay well (also depends on the volume of stuff they can sell on). Bigger areas will do their collections during the night, so maybe they pay a bit of overtime.

However, on the most part I am not sure it does pay so well. Usually to secure the job the person will need to pay anywhere between 20-50k. Maybe 15k if a relative. The salary is around 7,000-8,500 per month. 

The real money is not the salary itself, its the money you can skimm off from the garbage  

All the bags hanging on the sides of the truck are things they are collecting because they know someone who will buy it

Maxvalue have a few alcohol free beers... Erdinger in the blue bottle is  alcohol frei" but never tried it lol