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I've come to the conclusion that they are too flat and not suited to my taste. The weizen was foul, tasted of chemicals and got thrown down the sink. The dunkel was flat. The lager is flat and has a lingering aftertaste that doesn't agree with me. It left me and my Thai friends with bad hangovers too. The rose is a girly drink that effectively tastes of sugar and also gave a bad hangover. I won't be drinking any of them again. 

16 minutes ago, Peterphuket said:

Because only Shell has this Premium diesel, and Shell always ask the highest price, I refuse to use Shell.

But I'm now 76, from my 26 th year I drive diesel cars, in the begin i drove average about 100.000 km/year, now les, but: always use regular diesel, and have Never, again NEVER clogging fuel injectors.

 

Other providers also have a premium diesel but Shell's is better and the most expensive due to the additives in their mixture. Importantly to me, it just feels nicer to drive. For the sake of a baht or two I'm happy with that trade off. If money were more important to me, I wouldn't have bought a Ranger.

As its the same price, B7 all the way. The pickup is a year old and can run B20 but I see no reason to use it without a price incentive. When the prices return to normal market rates, we'll see. Like my previous petrol car, I'll probably try them all and see which feels best to drive (91 was the best for my car). So far Shell B7 is what I'm sticking with. I'd love to try the premium but that's more than a thousand baht extra per tank. 

2 hours ago, RobU said:

Are you for real the sad emojis on your post are a criticism of your total insensitivity and lack of understanding of the real world. Do you really think she wants to live in poverty and hasn't tried. She can't get a second job because she would have to leave the children during hours when the mall isn't open, and if you read the article her landlord won't allow the children in the property without the parents

I wouldn't exactly say her life is the 'real world'. She has 5 kids, her choice, that she cannot support. Her place doesn't allow kids left alone, which I find an unusual clause in a cheap rental contract, so she should move. 

Why doesn't the deadbeat dad with no job look after them? He is doing nothing anyway or has he been actively looking for a job for three months too? Out of the house at all times? 

In the real world, a person with responsibilities does whatever they can to look after their children. As I say, if she's pretty I'm sure she could get a job that pays more as she's earning less than minimum wage anyway for the capital (the real world). Could she not work in marketing or try selling something? Even working as a lottery seller would work. 

If I was paying bottled water prices I'd be outraged at this. Where I get my water from they effectively fill the water this way too, but I get 20l for 10 baht. I'm not too fussed as my body handles it fine. 

As a beauty technician, I'm sure she could find an extra source of income to support her kids... You'd have thought after having three kids she'd understand she can't afford to look after them on 320baht per day. Her kids clearly mean nothing to her. 

Regarding point 4. My easy pass has worked on all toll roads for many years. You can buy one immediately after a tollbooth (stay far left). Take your passport and give them some cash to put on it. Normally though you'd have to wait a few hours for it to activate, or that's what they told me anyway and they were right. I had to reverse out. 

16 hours ago, Stevemercer said:

Always use the toll roads to get through Bangkok. Never descend to the local roads unless you are familar with them and know exactly where to go. Otherwise you will get lost, stuck in traffic jams, get frustrated and loose an hour or more.

 I would never use a toll road from Nakhon Pathom to head his way so the same applies from Phuket. There's no 'local' roads to speak of. It just makes sense travelling on Phet Kasem to Rama 2, to Kanchanapisek, to 1, 2 and onwards. The only spot I see that could cause confusion is the signage getting on road 1 from Kanchanapisek road (9), but that's not a toll issue. 

While I understand the OPs anxiety about the tollbooths, some will be slightly different, but they are mostly signed well in advance to 'keep right' for easy pass /MPass (makes sense considering the right lane is the fast lane on the road and using those passes is meant to be faster). If the road is painted blue, then move out of that lane as you're in the wrong one. The booth itself will also have a blue sign saying easy pass on it which is easy to spot. I really dont see what toll road you would use though in bkk. You'd just be going through the center for no reason. If the new one has opened at the number 2 section,then I wouldn't use it either. The original road isn't busy unless you're travelling at a holiday time. 

What I tend to do is order my food and then tell them I can eat spicy, followed by I like to eat khuar kling (I usually get a 'wohooa' kind of sound from them). When they hear I can eat southern spicy I always get the correct spice level 

1 hour ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

I'm never sure whether the reporters use the US or UK definition but, to me, the Chao Phaya river flows through the capitol not the capital. 🫡

The American definition of capitol relates to government, so it doesn't matter whether they are using US or UK English here. Capital is correct

It could have been advertised earlier. Bit late now to book a flight and accommodation, then drive to Bankok and hop on the plane to check it out. 

Another one actively going in search of things to be offended by. 

Do you have to have a 4x4 to go up here or will a normal pick-up truck do? 

9 hours ago, couchpotato said:

Surely you can't really be that naive. Chonburi with its huge factory estates, Ang sila and BangSaen areas etc is a very large City.

Ang Sila, never heard of it. But I've been to Bang Saen and Sri Racha many times. I knew they were in Chonburi province, but not part of one city. 

25 minutes ago, treetops said:

Chonburi city is the capital of Chonburi province.  Head north past Laem Chabang and Sriracha and you'll come across it.

From Google maps I'd never have known. I guess I must have driven past it quite quickly on the motorway. 

I thought it was a province, not a city.

5 hours ago, actonion said:

What's culture got to do with Highway code, & road rules

Culture is relevant regarding how societies follow those rules. Many simply don't follow the rules here as society allows them not to. If you call someone out for bad riding, you are seen as the problem to others, not the person doing wrong in the first place. 

41 minutes ago, SpaceKadet said:

Why do you have to use emoji? Simple RIP will do....

 

This thread servers as a perfect example why "Sad" and "Confused" should be removed.

Almost every post here has emojis from either sad or confused people.... What do they mean, I wonder? 

What is the point in commenting though if someone else has already said what you are thinking? That's were a simple emoji works well.

The bigger and heavier bag you buy, the more likely it will be put at the bottom of the pile and be damaged. I used to religiously use the hardcase by samsonite or American tourister. I now use duffel bags or my big rucksack (Decathlon) as they are very light and get put on top of the heavy bags. I've never had any damage to the these. 

On 11/13/2023 at 5:44 PM, Andrew Dwyer said:

 

I use coins when I remember have about 8,000 now.

 

Make sure you don't collect them for too long as the coins now have expiry dates.

5 hours ago, rwill said:

The beer is made by Tawandang.  They have some places in Bangkok.  They craft their own beer.

Tried the Tawandang weizen tonight and it's only the second alcoholic drink I've ever thrown down the drain after one sip (the other was Sato). The carabao lager was drinkable but lacking flavour. 

14 minutes ago, Ben Zioner said:

You're not an Alien? How disappointing.

According to my work permit I am, 365 days a year. 

I'd say based on the words they used maybe. Bignok is likely Australian as he uses bogans whereas I'd say scroats. He says utes and I say pick up. For info, I mentioned bignok just because I saw his name in this thread first and on one earlier today. It's nothing personal. 

29 minutes ago, sirineou said:

What would  gender have to do with the selection?

If pretending to be something you are not, is grounds for disqualification. Then I think there would be few in this forum who would qualify .

Vote for me , I guaranty I am a male! Hey that has a nice ring to it for my bumper stickers. 

I've never seen a poster pretend they are someone they are not on here apart from Yinn. Gender means nothing in this case to me. Many talk about ex sas etc on barstools but I haven't read people posting on here claiming to be that all. I'll admit I see quite a few oddments but I'm not exactly mr perfect either.