KKr

when these first came out I brought one home from the US. reasonable size apartment, cleaned ok, 

only corners could not get into as the contraption is round about 30 or 40 cm across. 

basically it goes straight until an obstacle and there turns by some 60 degrees so all floor gets cleaned.

running time, in those early models, not brilliant but enough for about 30 sqm.

great for pet hair, dust and small dirt.

it came with a light beam type barrier to limit where it went.

I suggest to get a “homing” one that returns to base for recharge and connects itself. 

basic emptying of dust collected took ten seconds, plus the time to catch the ???? , that goes without saying ????

I liked it ????

20 hours ago, Somtamnication said:

They charge my wife and I 37% (Panda and Grab). While I try to keep costs at or below 30%, we are barely making it,

So as a percentage of Revenue:
37 % distribution cost,
30 % CoGS;
then say: 
5 % Utilities
7 % repair and maintenance;
6% other costs
8 % rent
34 % salaries 
total cost: 37+30+60 = 127 % of  revenue

Your regular business should be happy to subsidise Grab et al. 
after all they take care of marketing cost.  
????
(and charge the buyer for delivery, or don't they?)

1 hour ago, Sheryl said:

Unless it has changed since I did it there is no OTP step

LINE verifies identity, as far as I understand the process.

16 hours ago, jayboy said:

.But most expatriates have been left in the lurch and the embassies/government are doing nothing practical to help.

about 35+ years ago I left my country of Birth.
Since then, not paying taxes there except for deductions on Pension Payments for the last few years.

Considering this, and other than issuing a travel advice a year ago and being helpful organising some repatriation flights,  in your opinion, why would an Embassy have to do what?

On 5/1/2021 at 5:18 PM, 4MyEgo said:

my wife has successfully registered me on the Mor Prom App with my Pink ID Card,

We tried that a few times, but without  a two Letters and ten Numbers as found on the back of the ID cards, and that the back of the Pink card does not have, the App gives an error message: data entry not correct.

10 hours ago, WineOh said:

they can shove that sinovac jab where the sun dont shine!

 

That's going nowhere near my arm.

23 hours ago, ericdiam said:

Will be the AZ produced by Siam bioscience which I not much trust. And AZ has only 63% protection and is less effective even with the new variants, UK included. Also they only will start in June so prity sure foreigners will be maybe August-Seprember

For me if Pfizer, Moderna which are both over 90% or even J&J over 70% and that one already proven that UK variant works then I'll just go and pay for any of these

I'd prefer Sputnik.
High efficacy, and cost effective. 

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55900622

14 hours ago, Gandtee said:

My wife was young when we married thirty four years ago.????

my T&S, 34 years ago, was half my age !

On 4/28/2021 at 5:56 PM, Shackleton123 said:

We could go anywhere in the EU (except Ireland of course) and be welcome without Visas.

why except Ireland ?

In Europe it was and is good practice to use free bed capacity across the border.
However, to have a judgement about such practice, one would need capacity statistics by province and by hospital.

21 minutes ago, TheFishman1 said:

 In other breaking news the Russian vaccine that the Thai government has ordered they are not allowing to use it in Brazil due to the fact of lack of data lack of transparency I was a vaccine therefore Brazil will not use the Russian vaccine the Thai government thinks it’s a great deal so why not Get it TIT

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55900622
Maybe Thai government uses reliable sources?
Or is BBC not reliable enough in your opinion ?

From the BBC page:
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4 hours ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

Despite all the ribald posts, it appears to be an administrative step to consolidate handling and approval of various virus/Covid measures in one place, the Prime Minister's office and not the myriad of state agencies mentioned. It's not like the PM will actually be making the decisions, which will likely still be made by the relevant agencies and approved and communicated from Government House.

good observation !
At least we will be spared the deluge of diverging opinions from a too large number of people wanting to be in charge, and two minutes of media attention.
Common Sense, based on Statistics and Expert opinions, and willingness to take the right decisions should support the efforts to contain and pre-empt outbreaks, and accelerate the inoculation program for the population.

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He said in the post however that his authority as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health comes under the Prime Minister, who is highest in the chain of command, stressing that he has always complied with the the Prime Minister’s policies and directions.

Let's not get into Greek Philosophy in detail, but above statement says all what Aristotle did not.

Minister, but not responsible for anything. Great !!
 

On 4/26/2021 at 8:17 AM, impulse said:

 

And yet, here it is...

 

https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/118/17/e2018995118.full.pdf

 

Though I think the media has dumbed it down in this article for layman's consumption to a point that they lost the meaning.  Or maybe that's deliberate.

 

indeed the editor fails to mention that the argument is based on scientific research .... 

oh well, interesting assumption. faculties of Chemical Engineering and Mathematics no less. 

Recently was in need of some solid statistics regarding Earthquakes, came across a good looking PhD thesis with predictive conclusions concerning earthquake damage. 

I then asked a few questions to the Author. the answer was that he did the study to proof that it is possible to handle that much data. Nothing like for studying Earthquakes. 

so, as I found out, unfortunately, not all conclusions put forward in studies can a priori be relied on.

23 hours ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

I'm pretty sure embassies do not meet the requirements laid down by the Thai government  for being a vaccination centre.

 

These include being a licensed medical facility with the personnel, equipment and facilities to deal with any allergic reactions that can occur, such as anaphylactic shock.

Embassies are not subject to Local Law, but to their Home Country's.

7 hours ago, Mavideol said:

Vlad/Russian fiasco

details please ?

finally!

put me on the list 

????

53 minutes ago, vandeventer said:

This is sad for the dog, the dead owner must have teased the dog a little too much. But now the dog will fined it easier to kill his next owner. Sad to say he should be put down.

Think it is more likely that the owner did not establish himself as the leader of the pack, and when challenged for that role, did not adequately respond. Leading to a fight for leadership that he lost.

Don't take a dog if you do not understand how the animal clicks.

21 minutes ago, Fairynuff said:

This thread is about Thailand 

So sorry, did not know that it is not good form to compare the, for some upsetting, "Thai Dual Pricing" practice with similar practices in Europe, and even to mention examples.
My bad, I am way to practical and like to look across the borders when forming an opinion.
Won't happen again, will confine myself to my garden and the town where I am staying,
and in the near future shall order my very own tailored horse-blinders on Shopit/Laz-all/Aladdin.

27 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Some things like double pricing are the Thai way an I sometimes think I should simply respect their decision - when I do this I usually see that they have a valid reason for doing something that thought 'racist' or unfair.

That neither is nor was a Thailand only problem.
couple of examples that I distinctly remember, in European countries, now EU:
Airport Coffee 1 pound; but when my local friend went 60p for two.
Ice-cream Vendor: Foreign Tourbus ice-cream 0.60 $ equivalent, for me 0.30
And in holiday destinations, street markets, even for food and other essentials (no supermarkets yet), had discounts for local language speakers.
 

18 hours ago, chilly07 said:

Did you have to view the 1hr video?

a couple of months back, I did indeed have that pleasure.

4 hours ago, Jimbo53 said:

Any foreigner working in Thailand on a Work Permit will be exempt from this charge,as they pay Social Security every month in their salary.

That is my understanding also.
Nothing unusual.
Also the country where I worked before, people with a Residence Permit and/or Working Permit get Free inoculations.