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25 minutes ago, uttradit said:

The frames must be expensive if he paid 20k total. Just reuse them. 

What makes you think the frames must be expensive? What type of lenses do his glasses have? Are they photochromic? Do they have anti reflective coating? Anti scratch coating? Are they bi-focal, progressive? I was quoted 22,000 to 28,000 in an optician in Bangkok for the type of lenses I require and the price of frames had not been discussed. You seem to know very little about the subject.

18 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

I recently got new glasses from what I assume is the top company as they are located in every town in the country. And, if anything, they are less effective than my previous pair. The staff smile a lot but don't really seem to have an answer, and of course getting anyone in Thailand to admit they made a mistake is impossible.

 

Does anyone have a suggestion what I could do now? Do I just swallow a 20,000 baht loss and start again somewhere else?

You need to say what type of lenses you have. For the price I assume they are progressive? The fit of the glasses can change how well you can see through progressive lenses. Higher up or lower down your nose changes the part of the lens you are looking through. I have issues when wearing a crash helmet as it tends to raise the glasses slightly. Plenty of videos on YouTube for how to adjust the fit. 

For the people who are suggesting you were ripped off on price they are just ignorant on the cost of progressive lens glasses in Thailand. Cheapest I have found were 15,000 baht four years ago. I now get mine from Zenni for 3,000 baht.

Go back in time only 100 years or so and look at all the things that would have been called "woke" using today's definition. Giving women the vote, extremely woke idea. Giving black people the vote, even more woke than letting women vote. Allowing mixed race schools, breaking the woke meter. I don't agree with everything they are pushing and think they are doing some of it too fast but things will probably sort themselves out over time. I thought it was the end of the world when that rock n roll music came along.

The Honda website states that prices start at 51,900 baht. There appear to be two models to choose from so the second model is likely to cost more than the starting price. If they are throwing in various things like a helmet, insurance and registration then they may add that too. Check and see exactly what you are getting. 

On 2/11/2024 at 1:46 PM, MangoKorat said:

How long before paedophilic behaviour is considered acceptable and those who practice it, who don't consider it as wrong are able to display their behaviour publicly?  When does something become acceptable and who decides what is and what is not?  You may think I'm being extreme but watch this space - if this 'wokeness' is not brought to an end - it will become never ending and a free for all.

 

It used to be that we had a 'norm' - that seems to have gone.  Transgender and Gay people were very unfairly discriminated against and in general I support moves to change that but not when that changes the 'norm'. 

 

There is a set of values and behaviours that are/were seen as acceptable and by which we have lived our lives.  Granting well deserved rights to Gay and Trans people does not have to change those norms but we are now being asked, nay told, to disregard our norms.

 

I'm not about to open the whole debate again but I strongly believe in the 'norm' and that includes the right not to be confronted by abnormal behaviour that I find offensive.

Are you sure you are not "Woke"? I only ask because you seem to be easily offended and I have read that that is one of the symptoms of the "Woke mind virus".

Not sure exactly what you are trying to do. If you want the same account with the same number at a different branch then it cannot be done. Part of the account number is for the branch that the account belongs to. If you are opening another account and you want to transfer the money from your old account then just open an account. Don't confuse the bank by mentioning transferring anything, just open the account and transfer the money once it is opened.

You can buy new 10 inch tablets on Lazada for about 1,000 baht. I doubt they are anything special but probably fine for your kids to play with.

I wouldn't worry. I used to work on aircraft in the Middle East and there was a small emergency oxygen bottle attached to the ejection seats. Sometimes the aircraft were parked in direct sunlight at midday with the canopy closed and there was never a problem. The cockpit temperature easily exceeded 52C. 

2 hours ago, khunPer said:

Seems like you prepaid and not with a credit- or debit card. You need to contact support that will give you a reference; you'll need to upload copy of details like bankbook and passport. Little complicated and it takes between one and two weeks to get the refund back in the bank account.

 

I changed to use my debit card, any cancellation has so far been refunded to the card's bank account within circa one week. Same procedure at Shopee.

I withdrew the money from my wallet to my bank today using the app, the transaction was instant.

Went from 68 to 74kg and had to buy some new jeans as the old ones were too tight. Couldn't get on with the fit of the new jeans so went back down to 68kg so I could fit into the old ones again. 

41 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

My bad.  I queried their site for dominion and georgia and got no result.  That's an announcement of a trial that's already been completed (except the ruling)  Have they updated with the results, since the trial has concluded?   Like the fact that the machine expert (Haldeman) was able to hack them and change votes with a bic pen?

 

Strangely, I just binged up dominion and bic pen and got a lot more recent results than dominion and georgia.  Seems I underestimated the MSM... Newsweek and MSN, anyway.  Still crickets from CNN and no trial results from Politico.

 

Perhaps you would be good enough to either tell us or post a link to the verdict?

28 minutes ago, Gandtee said:

That's the answer I was looking for. Thanks.

The tenth digit may be a letter. This chart will decode the letter into year of manufacture.

18 hours ago, BenStark said:

My current passport expires on March 8, while my extension expires on March 7.

 

I have to do a 90 day report on February 7. For the past few years I have done my reports online.

 

Since my embassy has confirmed that passport renewals take about 2 weeks, as advised by my embassy I intended to do apply for passport renewal at the very end of this month, so I could do extension renewal and move old visa to new passport about mid February.

 

In the meantime I could still do my online 90 day report. But now I read that those reports may get rejected if your extension renewal is within the next 90 days.

 

So that may cause an issue, because my new passport may not be returned before February 7, and going to immigration with a passport that expires on March 8 will also not the right solution I assume.

 

So what would be the best procedure?

I suppose it may vary with each immigration office but I did my online 90 day with Ratchaburi immigration about 10 days ago, extension valid till 23 March and 90 day approved with next report date due on 7 April.

4 hours ago, huangnon said:

 

Yep, they've been doing it here for decades. In the West this (and other 'weather modification') is dismissed as a "conspiracy theory".

It's a conspiracy theory to suggest that in the West cloud seeding is dismissed as a conspiracy theory. I was taught about in in geography class at school 50 years ago.

On 1/14/2024 at 10:44 AM, NoshowJones said:

Yes it is, I have the same problem. Phone companies are beginning to get as greedy for your cash as banks and insurance companies.

It's effectively 10 baht a month for the convenience of a mobile phone, hardly greedy.

16 hours ago, TroubleandGrumpy said:

The 'farming' of cows, pigs, goats, checkens, etc over a very long period of time has resulted in the breeding of animals that are in a far safer condition to humans, and that are healtheir to consume. 

 

Dogs Cats Moinkeys etc have not been bred to be consumed and they have inherent risks in consumption by humans (rabies, parasites, etc etc).

 

Additionally, in most cultures Dogs and Cats have been kept as companions and therefore are not viewed as an animal to be eaten.  Likewise, monekys etc are seen as 'too close' to humans to be eaten. 

 

The only 'wild' animals that humans have consumed over long periods of time are fish. But if I am starving to death and all there is to eat is a cat/dog - then sorry, but well burnt dog/cat it is.   

Humans have been hunting wild animals for food for hundreds of years and still do. Wild boar, deer, rabbit, pheasant, partridge etc.

5 hours ago, KannikaP said:

What biometrics are on a UK passport? Mine was re-newed in 2018, no fingerprints, eye scan, nothing.

I know there is a chip with all the same details as on the first page. But is that all?

Before biometric passports were a thing there was an entry on the " observations" page of a new British passport that stated that the holder previously travelled on passport number ×××××××××. They would also note down any bans from travelling to certain countries. All that information is now on the chip in the biometric passports. 

22 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

 

Not now, I used to use it OK, how I could do with it now. There is now a virtual chatline where they only ask questions that suit them.

I keep typing agent in and usually get one within a couple of minutes. They are always very helpful.

Recieved a chopping board this morning. I ordered size 32×48×1.8 and size 24×32×1.8 was delivered. Partly blame myself as the price was significantly lower than other sellers which is often an indication that things will not be as advertised. Been bitten several times ordering a bargain hoping that this time it will be as advertised but it has never happened yet. No doubt I will be tempted again in the future.

39 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Is that actually the remains of tiny, tiny ants?

 

These chaps really like electric fields and can crud up light switches, breakers, pump pressure switches and the like.

The smaller bits in the sink are gritty, possible that ants have carried them into it. Took it apart a little bit more and you can see where the left hand contacts have been arcing. 

14 minutes ago, proton said:

Samsung Air?

The CB has nothing to do with the aircon unit other than being a switch in the power supply to it. The unit happens to be a Mitsubishi, the CB is made by Panasonic.