5 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

I will be DeadExpatOilWorker by then 😁. 

I think you are right about your Atto 3, just don't take the IP67 rating for granted, just because the manual says so.

Your wish for a flooded Atto 3 is my command. 

 

Ah, but was the car driveable after this?

Don't forget that the Atto has V2L so you can just plug in the wife's hairdryer and you're home and dry in no time!

1 hour ago, vinny41 said:

@KhunLA

This might interest you 2023 MG ZS EV

initial diagnosis full battery replacement not covered by warranty at cost of £22K

Resolution

Cause of damage - Water ingress

The lease company have now admitted that the technicians at the garage are not at the required level to determine if the whole battery needs replacing. Apparently this was not known at the time when sending me the £22K bill
Diagnosis - damage to HVM module (located within the battery pack) and corrosion to low voltage connector and wiring.

Repair - Replacement HVM module, repair to corroded wiring and pins in the low voltage connector.

as far as I can make out full battery replacement not required 

No additional cost to end user

https://www.mgevs.com/threads/flood-water-damage-resulting-in-full-battery-replacement.16373/

There's an interesting post in that thread from a guy who says he's an engineer (presume electrical):

After seeing the images I wonder if MG can explain how only 1 single connector is damaged by 'the flood damage'. The abs sensors, the dc connectors, the battery heater connector, the master service disconnect plug are all fine! Seems to me like the seal on the battery low voltage connector was damaged at installation and the corrosion has taken this long to break a connection. The connectors are all facing forwards which is a stupid design meaning all the water thrown up while driving hits the connectors. As an engineer I can't see how driving through deep water could cause this damage, the only way this connector could corrode is if water has seeped in and stayed there over a period of time. On the basis that these low voltage connectors are used under a vehicle they should be rated at IP66 at minimum meaning they should be protected against water being projected in powerful jets - car wash, jet wash etc. I think they are using the 'sitting in flood water' as being immersed in water requires a higher IP rating.

His point on all the other sensors is a good one. Also about the design of the connectors facing forwards.

3 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

A small city of micro biology might also enter with the Bangkok flood water 💧. 

 

Are those Thai desserts?

On 5/30/2024 at 5:55 PM, pedro01 said:

My daughter (half English/half Thai) was sexually assaulted 2 times this week on a school trip. In one case a boy groped her in the swimming pool, then yesterday she was surrounded by a gang of 4 boys who started to touch her butt and breasts. One of the students in the latter attack had already been 'punished' for taking photographs up my daughters skirt. The punishment was suspension. For this offence his punishment is going to be "isolation" - so he's allowed at school but is supposed to stay away from my daughter. After 2 assaults. 

In the oldest attack, my daughter was surrounded by boys again and they started pulling on her bra. Two attacks occurred on school grounds and the other two on a school residential trip in Rayong.

That totals 4 sexual assaults against my daughter - all under school supervision. This is not just happening to my daughter at the school - but the girls are too afraid to come forward because they fear what the boys will do.

I would like your thoughts on civil/criminal action in this case. At the end of the day - it's sexual assault on a minor. Any good tips on lawyers would be good too!
 

So what's the latest? I'm sure updating the AN community about this matter isn't a priority, but you did start this topic ...

On 5/24/2024 at 8:55 PM, 3STTW said:

And don't get me started on the annual ~Bht4300 'membership' fee.

If you use the card 'enough' then you can just ask them to cancel the membership fee. I don't know what 'enough' is but I get the fee cancelled every time I ask. However it irritates me that I have to waste my time to ask, given that every year for more than 10 years I spend about the same on that UOB card and always get the fee cancelled.

UOB generally are pretty hopeless. My wife is going to ditch her Citi card because of the crap 'service' during this transition period. 

There's a dedicated Grab Meeting Point being constructed at Suvarnabhumi as well - scheduled to open next month. Down at street level in front of the main terminal building.

12 hours ago, BusNo8 said:

Does anyone have the lastest information, assessment of trying to obtain Thai citizenship?

 

Associated costs?

Estimated time?

Lawyer mandatory?

 

 

*Married

*Have made large and genuine contribution to Thai society

*Will obtain basic verbal skills

* Job 10 years over 40k, taxes

Neeranam's post addresses costs/time/lawyers.

What's your "large and genuine contribution to Thai society"?

Married for how long? Having kids also helps.

Good if you can speak some Thai but not (for the moment) any formal assessment of your language skills.

PS - your later comment "no financial benefit to learning Thai" - if you get Thai nationality, you can be much more easily employed; having some reasonable Thai language ability could help in that respect, so does have potential financial benefit.

7 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

vaccinated participants are 82% more likely to live longer than their unvaccinated peers

Essentially meaningless data without proper context.

"82% more likely ..." - does that mean instead of 2 in 10 chance of dying within 1 year, vaccination brings that down to nearer 1 in 10? That would be a definite benefit. But what if it's 2 in 100, dropping to 1 in 100? Less so.

"live longer ..." - how much longer? On average 5 years? Again a definite benefit. But on average 5 months? Again less so.

Nothing to do with vax / anti-vax, all to do with FACTS.

5 hours ago, webfact said:

Rescue workers tried to subdue the tiger with a cloth

"Hey Somchai - want the tranq gun?"

"Nah mate - I've got this" [takes off sarong]

17 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Had a dose of ‘man flu’ which has left me totally deaf in my good ear…….lasted for 10 days so far….can’t hear zip, nada.

 

Anyone experience this?

 

Did it clear up by itself? 

 

Did you see a doctor?

 

What advice/treatment were you given?

 

Did you try any home remedies?

 

I’m travelling at the moment and getting proper medical advice/care is not an easy option.

I had this a couple of years back. Woke up deaf in one ear the day before a flight to UK during height of Covid (remember how complex any travel was). Went to a well-known hospital in BKK to see if ear was blocked and flying would be a bad idea.

Doctor said no blockages etc and wanted to admit me and inject steroids into my ear for a week. I declined and was instead given a sack of steroids and other pills to alleviate side-effects of said steroids. By next morning - without taking any steroids - hearing almost back to normal and recovered to normal within another day. A week or so later had another episode which also self-resolved in a day. No recurrence since then.

Steroid treatment does seem to be the common course of action but I believe needs to start within a couple of weeks in order to be most effective. Injecting into affected ear is also a treatment option.

Some useful general background here - bottom line is try to to get it checked out as soon as you can.

https://www.hearingloss.org/hearing-help/hearing-loss-basics/sudden-deafness/

Maybe you could also try lying down on side with deaf ear down and see if that makes any difference? 

It's been erratic (at best) for ages.

Use Windy. Also free (and better).

10 hours ago, Daffy D said:

Just a thought, does he say anything about the polarity of the wires, does it matter ?

Doesn't say. I don't think it matters for a plug and play LED light. But I'm not an electrician,

56 minutes ago, Daffy D said:

In the video clip the guy seems to say that the LED will work with the ballast and then looks like he disconnects the ballast and connects the LED directly into the LED. Seems to indicate that the Light will work with or without the old fluorescent fittings.

He says there are two ways to connect. The first is simply to swap the old tube for the new LED one. Plug in the new tube but remove the starter otherwise the light will flicker. 

The second way is to disconnect the ballast and wire the new tube direct to the wires that were going to the ballast.

First option seems much easier. Plug n play.

PS - when I changed old starter/ballast lights for LED I just bought new LED complete sets and got rid of the old ones completely. 

8 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Things have been getting better, particularly when it comes to COVID deaths. But hardly done yet.

 

Per the U.S. CDC:

 

"The decline in deaths associated with COVID-19 is even more dramatic than the drop in hospitalizations. In 2021, over 450,000 deaths among Americans were associated with COVID-19, while in 2023, that number fell to roughly 75,000. This represents an 83% decrease since early in the pandemic.

 

That said, the number of COVID-19-related deaths is still substantial, impacting families across the country. Based on preliminary data, COVID-19 still ranks as the 10th most common cause of death in the U.S. for 2023, a drop from 3rd in 2020 and 2021 and 4th in 2022. [emphasis added]"

 

https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/changing-threat-covid-19.html

 

You might also choose to include from that same CDC assessment:

"During the first seven months of 2023, adults 65 years and older accounted for 63% of hospitalizations and 88% of in-hospital deaths from COVID-19. Of this group, 90% of those hospitalized had multiple pre-existing medical conditions." [emphasis added]

https://www.cdc.gov/ncird/whats-new/changing-threat-covid-19.html

6 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

Report: COVID-19 vaccines saved US $1.15 trillion, 3 million lives

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/report-covid-19-vaccines-saved-us-115-trillion-3-million-lives

The economic toll of the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S. will reach $14 trillion by the end of 2023, our team of economists, public policy researchers and other experts have estimated.

https://fortune.com/well/2023/05/16/how-much-did-covid-19-pandemic-coronavirus-cost-economy-14-trillion/

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The video's circulation online has resulted in widespread condemnations, with residents terming the act as inappropriate.

In their lather of indignation, 'residents' missed an opportunity to promote the impressive size of their coconut trees. What a monster! (The tree, not the tranny).