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5 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Yes it is. My former TG claimed to be a Buddhist and also said she was going to heaven when she died.

This is either common or I'm dating you're former TG as the exact same thing was said to me

9 minutes ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Thailand is not. Thailand is the city of beautiful lanterns during Loy Krathong.

You question is somewhat of nothing all LED bulbs regardless of lumens will come in a choice of 2, 3 or possibly 4 options, bright white, white or warm

bright white will obviously resemble your normal incandescent bulbs . If you are refereeing to lanterns during loy Krathong then you would be looking at bulbs with a warm labeling. I presume a normal white would be likened to fluorescent lamps.

I only ever buy bright white. Sitting in semi darkness with warm bulbs(bought a couple of times under duress but then asked to replace again) seems pointless to me

1 hour ago, Billybaroo said:

So, essentially, the ombudsman is pausing the voting until the CC finishes its case against Pita. 

Don't worry it won't be for long, everyone connected to the ombudsman will be looking for new jobs next week and peace and order will be restored

58 minutes ago, Reigntax said:

Just what Thailand needs. The Penguin as it’s PM

He is the Thai equal to Joe Biden.

needs to be put out to pasture with all the buffalos

I take it your American

I read that Trump is doing well again in the opinion polls

Neither seem to be the right candidates for the job You would think that common sense would prevail in these elections but , alas, that is rarely the case 

4 hours ago, tomacht8 said:

Maybe Prawit wakes up from his sleep and becomes PM. Who can predict that, but he will not be able to rule against a 2/3 majority in parliament. That's just my newbie opinion.

Absolutely, but I believe the prime minister has more sway than what the actual mandate  for the position suggests. We are all guessing at the likely outcomes and reactions of the Thai populace and I've no doubt your reasoning is the ideal/best solution but unfortunately this is Thailand. Only time will tell

If Prawit does make it, what will happen next year when the 250 senators have to relinquish their positions? how much input will he have on the newly installed senators, If any?

There may be trouble ahead?

Just won 1000 baht from my partner who was so adamant that Pita would be prime minister after I stated from day one he would not ???? (another 1000 if Prawit makes it) 

Congratulations on 30 years of bliss with your family, here in Thailand

5 minutes ago, sambum said:

Did you really mean to say that? 

I can think of a few comments to make about that, but will refrain for the sake of brevity!

Ha ha , i noticed the relevance and was going to put pun intended on the end but got distracted and hit the submit reply. I wondered if anyone would pick up on it. I should of known it wouldn't take long.

6 hours ago, shocky2012 said:

Thai people truly deserve better. That's a sad day but I'm sure Pita will comeback stronger.

Not if the commission has anything to do with it. 

Looking more and more likely they are going to ban him from politics for 10 years just like they did the previous Move Forward leader

I find it hard to believe Pita could of been so naïve as to of fallen foul of the same thing (holding shares in a media company)

Only needs 50% of any commission to be pro Junta and he will be out

198 senators abstained from voting which was as good as a vote against, in order to keep some credibility with the Thai populace.

Fact is they have shown that they have less credibility than the MP's who actually voted against, at least they showed who they were prepared to support.

On 6/29/2023 at 8:04 AM, sirineou said:

If you are over 60 I would say self insure. 

   First, they don't cover preexisting conditions and by that age a case can be made that pretty much everything is a pre-existing condition. (except car accidents of course LOL) 

You have hit the nail on the head. There is probably very little, in any pre-existing conditions, that cannot be used as a contributing factor(however small) of a heart attack or stroke and thus a refusal to pay out.

Health Insurance over 60, in itself, is a gamble on whether they will pay out or not

However the actual costs if treated in a government hospital are quite affordable, I have been led to believe from previous posts.

If it's cancer then maybe it's better to except your fate as you are unlikely to be remaining on the planet much longer with or without treatment

19 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Only if registered as living in that local area.  Most people are not (still registered at parents home).  Local clinics are dirt cheap - perhaps hundred or two plus medications.  If treatment needed they would be referred to local hospital and would have to pay, but for most things that change will not be expensive - but likely involve waiting times.

As someone has already stated i also have visited these clinics (2 different clinics) once to be stitched up for a cut on my finger and another time had my blood sugar level checked as others were having it done. I was not charged on either occasion. I offered payment but it was refused.

i doubt any Thai is going to be turned away 

57 minutes ago, Gaccha said:

Crucially, you will note, as I stated before, that the entire cost of asylum seekers come out of the foreign aid budget, so there has been not a single penny extra in cost to the taxpayers because of asylum seekers. I don't know how I can make this any clearer.

we will have to agree to differ. of course its a cost to taxpayers we pay into the foreign aid budget which is covered by the tax payer. The UK reduced that payment because of the increased costs due to our present circumstances. It is still a cost to the taxpayer.

It is only now that you state that there is no extra cost to the taxpayer. Maybe I am being pedantic?

However those costs or payments the UK government has held back are only acceptable for the first 12 months after which the UK  will then have to bear the costs.

once asylum has been granted we will have to bear the cost. Most will have to take unskilled jobs unable to provide enough income for housing etc and will require extra welfare payments at best  So in answer to your statement(if it makes you happy) there is no immediate cost to the taxpayer but we will have to bear the future costs for many many yeas to come.  So if your statement simply implies there is no extra cost to the taxpayer then you are wrong.

1 hour ago, Gaccha said:

Cost of retirees in 2022: 112.5 billion British pounds

 

Cost of unemployment benefits for all the unemployed in the UK, not only migrants, was 1.23 billion in 2022.

i am sorry you will need to humour me as i have no idea what relevance this holds.  I have already stated I was encompassing the welfare state and the migrants affects on our society/country as a whole. For some reason you seem to have a fixation about the cost of unemployment and now comparing it to the cost of retirees. 

So your simple statistics are wasted on me. whilst I have no interest in googling irrelevant information 

I don't care if the budget for retirees was 10x the amount you state, they have been paying their NI for the last 30+ years and most still paying tax on their work pensions which is probably not taken into account

I thought we were talking about migrants and immigrants in the UK in a slight tongue and cheek response albeit true( I was anyway), however you seem to need to put the world to rights while implying that people that read the sun and daily mail are idiots

Don't worry there is always one

On 5/12/2022 at 7:04 AM, cyril sneer said:

only for short haul or pikey airlines

BA have been doing this for years(on all flights) used to pee me off as you would start the booking and then at the end would say would you like luggage which would add £75+ onto the cost(now states hand luggage only). No longer a problem now as they do not fly to Thailand

there was another airline that did it but can't remember who as i never ever used them.

I did read, but it has yet to happen that eventually all airlines will operate this way but that was pre covid. Good old EVA Air (by far the best)offers 2 checked bags at 23KG on economy

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

What's where I live got to do with anything? 

 

You, obviously, cannot disagree with that comment of mine as it was a factual quote from the child's mother, it was not my opinion.

I have already stated that your comment/quote was correct.

where you live has everything to do with it as your statement implies that the problem lies solely with the young boy. 

I doubt there is a village in Thailand where it is possible to walk the street in the dark hours of the night without being attacked by a pack of dogs

how many times do we hear in a year where children have been scared for life and ultimately lost their life

If you lived in a village your perception or opinion of the events would be completely different

Why would you quote this fact unless you are of the opinion that its the boys fault?

I guess you think he got what he deserved being all of 5 years old?

4 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

And the article clearly states that on those previous occasions the child's mother admitted that her son had instigated those incidents...the same child who was approaching the same dog with a plastic bag this time.  Perhaps...?

you obviously don't live in a village. Whilst i don't disagree with your comment, these are vile and nasty creatures through no fault of their own but due to their owners bad neglect and treatment. Very loving and normal dogs one minute and a dangerous ravaged dog the next. I've seen/known them kill chickens, cats, calves here in the village and no one does a thing. the bottom line is they are a danger to all children Dogs know that its a child and could just walk away but they are left to roam and have a pack mentality to inflict as much pain as possible. I am a dog lover but regrettably still think that all soi and uncontrolled dogs here need to be put down

10 hours ago, Plern said:

'm surprised the op thinks this is a thing. Most (all) of us produce one year leases. Why would op think that he should be given a one year extension based on a three month contract?

have not done a yearly extension since covid caused it to run out but in the 8 previous years of doing extensions i was never asked for a rental contract to be seen and to my knowledge was never required

6 hours ago, smedly said:

it will be a sad day when everything goes cashless, it might be convenient but you are then at the mercy of banks and charges for every transaction, that will be a sad day when we have no choice

In the UK we are practically there. Only one, max 2 (out of 10) of the self service tills,  in supermarkets and will except cash payments. Rarely are drinks brought in a pub with cash

it's only a matter of time

Even in Thailand, all of the youngsters and growing number of adults are using their phone to make payments or get cash from ATM's. It's supposed to be quicker and easier but every time i seem to go to the ATM there is always someone using their phone who only decides to open their phone at the last minute then signing into the app and taking twice as long as normal. Then doing it all again when they do another transaction for auntie, uncle or send money etc.

More convenient yes, quicker no until it becomes second nature for everyone

9 hours ago, Mickeymaus said:

No, really not. Difelene is Diclofenac Sodium in tablet form and Diclofenac Diethylammonium in gel form. The gel is a copy of Voltaren.

Thanks???? just made me waste an hour of my life looking into the difference between the 2 sodium and potassium(Difelene).

I didn't realise you were talking about the tablet form as apposed to the gel.

However, without getting too much into the science of it all it does seem that there is differences.

The main differences between the gels/tablets is that Diethylammonium, whilst basically the same, has been found to absorb into the skin at a far greater rate and is more protective of people with high blood pressure.

On 5/18/2023 at 5:21 PM, Mickeymaus said:

I had severe joint pain for many months. But then it suddenly disappeared. Difelene shown in the picture helped me the most. 

10 hours ago, Mickeymaus said:

I took Celebrex, Naproxen and Diclofenac and nothing changed for months. I had pain in all fingers and toes. Then I tried this gel and the problems disappeared

This may surprise you but Diifelene is just a trade name for Diclofenac ?