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At Suvarnabhumi near gate 30 ish there was once a smoke room on the floor below . When I used it there were mostly airport workers and flight crews in them . Having a couple of beers and a smoke were relaxing before the long haul flights to the UK Heathrow where there are no smoke rooms . I know of someone who vapes on the long haul flights . He vapes under his blanket . Also some guys smoke in the aircraft toilet by exhaling the smoke down the toilet when flushing it . Many smokers choose to check in at the airports as late as possible because of no smoking facilities inside airports . I can understand banning smoking on board but why ban smoking rooms in airports ? I reckon it is because too many airport staff are using them too much . Some middle eastern smoke rooms are bad , hardly ventilated , I have a couple of puffs then leave .

Thanks for correcting me , good info . I misunderstood their brief .

Wizz say that your subscription has to be used at your address and not taken to other places . If caught they will block you

I don't have Netflix but if I have my Surfshark VPN on , my speed test drops from 380 Mbps download to 40 Mbps . I am in contact with S/S at the moment and they are trying to rectify it . My contract ends in 1 month and I may change the VPN to Nord . Do you regularly clear your cache and turn off your router for 30 minutes ? Does your router get hot ? My speed tests are always low at the week ends and evenings , popular times for surfing . You may be paying for 1 Gbps but your ISP will state that in busier times you will not get that . You may get up to 1 Gbps ( best case scenario ) . The mysteries of the internet . I get buffering often on Wizz TV but others not far away do not and same ISP . It seems that Thai internet techs have limited skills up here in Issan . YouTube never a problem because they have many quality servers globally .

Further more , most private cars in Bangkok carry the driver only but to be generous lets say 2 passengers . A Bangkok bus can take 60 to 120 passengers . So 90 on an average . Given 2 passengers to a car that would take 45 cars off the road . Bangkok runs 3000 buses . Of course there would have to be " Park & Ride facilities " .

My apologies for my error .

I do not live in Bangkok but I have been there many times and been stuck in traffic jams often . Nepotism and corruption will have to take a back seat if there is to be a remedy of air pollution and too many vehicles . Parking is also an issue and even large shopping mall car parks can be full . There must be businesses that suffer because of the lack of parking . There is no doubt that Bangkok is a toxic city at a dangerous level . The authorities are aware of the vehicles spewing out black smoke but do nothing about it . Electric buses and taxis use to be promoted and a levy on other vehicles wanting to enter the city . ULEZ does work , as proven in many countries and various cities in the UK .

He got elected on B/S and blatant lies . This should be taken into account , pursued in the courts to make the last election null and void . He needs to be stopped now because of the damage his party has caused in 7 months will be multiplied if he is allowed to serve his full term . Indeed , any such pledges made by electioneering politicians , that are compromised / not fulfilled , should be classed as perjury or treason and carry a prison sentence along with a substantial fine . When you consider the recent jail sentences handed out by Starmer to folk who have only spoken about their social views , then accused of being far right antagonists , it makes a mockery of the laws . Starmer is a dictator , with little or no care for the general public . How can he justify paying the train drivers a hefty pay raise and then taking the WFP from pensioners . It should be recognized that Starmer is doing damage to the UK and he must be relieved of his PM duties . I am not sure if the UK can be saved now . It needs a Trump type man ?

Sad emoji because UK pensioners are supposed to exist on less than half of that . Sorry to gatecrash the topic but who comes up with these required income levels ? Love to see their workings . Best bet is to go to France and board a rubber dingy . Zero monetary requirements , passport / visa not needed and free accommodation , food etc . Another case of the government not taking care of their own first , assuming you are from N.I.

ULEZ is not totally popular because of the restrictions on non compliant vehicle use . However the idea has been adopted in various countries , including the following , Spain , Italy . Sweden , Greece , Norway , China , Mexico and many cities in the UK because it has a real effect of reducing pollution . Electric vehicles and traffic reduction have shown that without doubt their are major health benefits . South East Asian crop burning is not the only way to prepare the ground for the next planting . Ploughing in crop stubble is a Western way but more costly because the use of machinery , man power and fuel need to be factored in but this needs to be put in place with possible government subsidies . However enforcement is the problem with local backhanders paid for the enforcement officers to turn a bling eye . Also other nearby countries would have to agree to stop crop burning too . It's not rocket science , all the answers are there but if no actions are taken , pollution matters will only increase to a level that will cause serious health hazards that will make living in Bangkok or even visiting Bangkok , a no go zone . Visiting Bangkok may well have a globally notified health warning this summer .

Starmer is desperate to create growth ,at any cost or concession , as growth was his election pledge . His attempts to make UK growth are being undermined by Reeves whose badly thought out Budget actions are reducing growth . Sticking to the topic , living standards have declined for many pensioners because of the withdrawal of the WFP . Trying to appease by saying that the triple lock will enhance the pension has enraged many folks . Workers losing their jobs because of increased costs of N.I. etc to companies . Not forgetting the farmers and that stupid budget inclusion could prove to be the downfall of Starmer , Reeves & Raynor . Given that the Labour stated that they had all their costed plans in place prior to the election , they have made zero positive gains for the nation and done sweet F.A. about the illegal immigration that is increasing under the Labour tenure . BTW , yesterdays latest poll shows Farage and Reform are now the most popular UK political party .

Are you advocating a return to the EU , reversing Brexit , supporting Starmers clandestine actions ? If he is opposing the referendum and the will of the people then maybe on a similar parallel a new general election should be approved . What's good for the goose is good for the gander .

Why do you ask , what is the relevance ?

Trading with Europe could be beneficial for the UK but at what cost ? fishing concessions ? I think their is little doubt that the EC would welcome back the UK under EU rules only . I cannot understand how Starmer can re-negotiate a new relationship with Europe when the nation voted for Brexit . Any U turn , no matter how you want to spin it , would be acting against the nations referendum . Free movement of labour should be a no go and also any political alliance .

Or copy the London ways to control air pollution using ULEZ ( ultra low emission zone ) whereby vehicles that do not meet the low exhaust emissions , have to pay a hefty charge to enter the city . This encourages people to leave their cars at home and use public transport . Even if your vehicle meets the emission laws you will have to pay a congestion charge . But could ULEZ work in Bangkok ? and a congestion levy ? Considering the many vehicles in poor maintained condition in Bangkok , there would be a huge reduction of pollution levels if a ULEZ / congestion charges were introduced .

Alexa asks me if I want to sign up for 5.99 a month for premium Amazon music , even though Amazon have left Thailand . However Alexa can still play other stations for free .

All of a sudden my reliable Alexa Dot Echo stopped working . When playing a chosen song it stops after 30 seconds and says " I am having trouble playing songs from your library " . Spoke to Amazon c/s who could not resolve the problems but said they would pass it to their technical dept . No answer from last week but I have just read that there are others who are having the same problem and one of them contacted Amazon c/s who were well informed and said that Amazon are no longer available in Thailand due to country restrictions . However using a VPN to say the U.S. or U.K. will work . Alexa will also play other radio stations without using a VPN .

To change servers you need to log in again with your username and password . However I have lost them and I contacted Wizz to send me the info but no reply . Their c/s is not easy to access and access to their site is denied with them saying that I am using a VPN and turn it off but I was not using a VPN

Me too in Prasat and same problems as you had . Do you mind sharing your new provider ?

Fire stick , I have the latest version . I pay for 500 Mbps internet . Works well in the daytime but come the evening , every Wizz channel buffers , unwatchable . A speed test shows only 1 , 2 , 3, or 4 Mbps download in the evening compared to 430 Mbps in the daytime . YouTube always plays well . I have a very good router , Archer t-p-link cat 6e . Strange thing is , if I wake in the small hours when there will be few internet users , Wizz does often buffer , despite having a good speed test . Trouble is that where I live up here in Issan , internet technicians are as rare as rocking horse poo . The tech who installed my router had never seen or heard of an Amazon fire stick ( he said I should upgrade to an Android box , ffksk .) Amazon , well my Amazon Alexa Dot Echo has stopped working this last week . It plays a song for 30 seconds , stops and says " I am having trouble playing songs from your library " . Contacted Amazon who said they will investigate but they have not got back to me . Alexa also asks me if I want to install their no adverts app for 5.99 pounds a month ( suspicious ) . Where did you hear that Amazon was blocked in Thailand ?

My Alexa has been no problem for 5 years but now when I ask it to play a song , it plays for about 30 seconds then stops and says , " I am having trouble playing music from your library . I have re- installed it a couple of times but still the same . I also read on a search where others have had the same problem and no resolution . I called Amazon who said they would pass it to their technical section and get back to me but not yet . Anyone got knowledge on how to solve this ?

I just had a minor operation on my toe . Next day back to hospital (government hospital ) to have the dressing changed which took 5 minutes and I was charged 400 baht . Wife said Thai pay only 100 baht . ;kIt's not only hospitals where foreigners are charged more in Thailand ,it also includes national park entry fees , temple entry fees , most service / repair businesses etc etc .As you said , if making any purchase , keep out of the way and let the wife do the ordering . One exception are supermarkets .

1 drink a day can seriously affect your health ? So can wedding cake , even more so . Many centurions drink a large whisky every night . Unattractive women reaped the benefits from men who drink alcohol . 🍷🍺

Thanks , is their treatment pricey ?

I agree that China is at the forefront of using robotics , however there are still many tasks that are dependent on human labour , such as making clothes . There are no shortages of cheap labour in an over populated China where the Chinese labour laws are ignored . These working practices would not be tolerated in the Western world . Bordering on legal slavery because if you do not have an income you will starve . The cheap Chinese labour comes mostly from rural areas where incomes are low . They go to the big cities to earn a much higher wage but they are exploited by the companies . Link below https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrylgvr77jo . Results are high profits for unashamed UK famous High Street retailers . Similar practices come out of Indian sweat shops . In Europe , workers are mostly protected and working laws are upheld . So there is not a level playing field . Big Western companies buyers do not consider the how the product was made , nor the plight of the worker , only the procurement with the lowest price and acceptable quality .