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The 12 districts don't seem to be in tourist areas as far as I can see (corrections welcome).

If that is correct then we are talking about locals.

What many people ignore is the fact most prostitution, gambling and late night "entertainment" is 98% Thai.

New restrictive laws only serve to allow for more extortion by the corrupt BiB.

Until they are cleaned up nothing can change.

To achieve that the Army and politicians (elected or not) need to be vetted also as they too are guilty.

So, the question remains: Who can stop corruption in Thailand?

10 hours ago, tropo said:

It's all about the fan. I sleep with a ceiling fan and aircon set to 28C. Right now the room temperature is 28 - 29C, so no aircon.Less fan power requires cooler numbers. I set my room climate so that I can sleep on top of the sheets and not sweat. It's a bit silly to cool the room down so that I have to use blankets to stay warm LOL. If the humidity is high, I may have to drop the aircon setting down a degree.

A high ceiling with a fan.

Luxury.

Good night you lucky chap.

I will say again, it depends on where you go...

My friend paid 25,000 for a endoscopy but it was 2,500 where my missus went.

9 hours ago, tropo said:

The trick is to bring fresh air in somewhere. Leave a window slightly open, for example. It will cost a bit more to cool the room, but your air will be fresher. The old style wall units used to have vents to the outside, but the new split style can only circulate the air in the room.

Yes but,

Sliding insect screens on doors/windows? What happened to them...

The vents on the old window units were to cool the condenser, not new fresh air.

Thanks

14 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Not so. That applies only to the ones in common use in LOS. In Saudi the AC cooled outside air that was blown into the room.

I'd assume such was available in LOS if one really wanted one.

Well, I have yet to see one here...

10 hours ago, The manic said:

giving people healthcare is not a trick it's humane justice. Just because foreigners like you hate the democratically elected leader does not mean the 25 million people who did vote for him think he tricked them. The solution is to have an election.

Wake up. He bought the election with "gifts and promises" and killed 2,500 people, plus those political opponents that went missing. He should be put to death for mass murder.

Escaped jail fleeing the country for corruption.

The health care was about as well costed out as the rice scam he had his sister do, that was to distract from the amnesty bill he wanted.

Thailand did need a health care system and now it has one that is not properly funded, only by rock stars running from one end of the country to the other.

Thai democracy? Next at the trough more like...

Until the entrenched corruption is ended in the judiciary, police, civil service and military nothing will change.

The question is: Who CAN make the change?

16 hours ago, altcar bob said:

Thai hospitals need leaving alone for everything unless of course you want your wallet lifted     CT scans are done for around 1000 baht  and cataract far cheaper there too..India

I don't agree.

46 minutes ago, The manic said:

I paid 6 thousand baht  per day for VIP room including spare bed for carer and basic nursing. It's  3500 baht for basic room. An MRI was 7 thousand baht for me at Bumrungrad and an x Ray about 25 pounds. Brilliant and cheap compared to the rest of the world. The UK NHS is one of the worst in the western world for successful outcomes for everything from cancer to childbirth.  One of the readons I live in Thailand is for the excellent affordable health care. I just wish the Thai people could afford it too which is why Taksin was so popular. The USA system is plain cruel. The OP should forget belongings in Thailand, look after his health as a priority in whatever way he feels comfortable with.  He has done nothing wrong and nothing to fear on the legal front.

Political trick by Toxin, now they have to find the money. It needs to be administrated without corruption... Fat chance!

UK's NHS has been mismanaged by successive governments for 70 years.

Thai hospital costs depend on where you go mostly.

CAT scans are not cheap as the equipment is VERY expensive.

If you have money you should go private in the UK if you don't already have Bupa or something.

NHS is swamped now. It is a political ping pong ball that is out of control and has been for most of the last 40 years.

My dad was misdiagnosed three times with things before he died and I have had a similar problem over a cataract operation I need.

Best of luck, hope you get well, the possessions can wait until you recover.

17 hours ago, ChiangMaiLightning2143 said:

No never sweaty. Planes are iceboxes one has to wear a jacket. BO yes. Some people can't do anything about it I think,  it seems to be genetic. Last year once a man ACROSS the aisle smelled so bad I had to put the blanket over my head. When you are near a real stinker the plane is always full too. Bummer.

 

Smokers foul odour of clothes, body, and breath is due to choice. A lifestyle choice that causes trouble for others.

 

 

Intolerance of other people's life choice is not allowed these days, or are not aware of PC?

Aircon recirculates and cools the air inside, with a good one it might filter but it is not "fresh air".

7 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

Thanks, best laugh I've had all year.

I'll see how she likes it?

(good someone has a sense of humour on TV)

9 hours ago, Mac98 said:

Smoke a pipe 55 years. Lungs, heart great shape, says doc. I enjoy it, relieves stress, will never stop. Good for you stopping killer cigarettes. But what would the boys in the foxholes during WWII have done without them?

My Dad smoked a pipe (Three Nuns when I was a kid).

He gave up cigarettes for a pipe in his teens as he thought they slowed him down playing rugby.

In later years he still had a pipe with Edgeworth tobacco, but liked a good Cuban cigar (Romeo y Julieta).

When he died he had no diseases, just "worn out" as the doctor put it.

20 minutes ago, ChiangMaiLightning2143 said:

Thank you for joining the pale of human decency. I just spent a very unpleasant 7 hours seated next to an American woman on a flight. Even though it was business class being in proximity to the constant light odor of cigarette emanating from her hair and clothes was more than I could bear. I spent most of time in a sleeping position with a blanket over my face and skipped the second meal.


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Oh dear my heart bleeds for you. How you must have suffered horribly.

Grow up, she didn't light up. How many sweaty BO overweight non smokers have you sat next to?

Ah! Hot or cold?

Horses for courses and that applies here too.

I like a fan and blanket, she likes 22c air and a huge duvet...

Compatibility or compromise?

I have other problems too, my missus kicks and rolls around in her sleep.

Any suggestions other than the spare bed (for her)?

On 1/18/2018 at 4:00 PM, roger101 said:

I'm more concerned about the security than the cost. If it was just cost the UK's Post Office does a signed and tracked service for about 250 Baht for a small letter.

 

With the normal post my sister sent a Christmas Card on the  3rd December which I received in January.

A couple of years ago my new card got lost in the Christmas post in the UK . The bank would not send the replacement outside of the UK.

If you have an address in the UK just get it sent there and someone can Fedex or DHL it to you here in a padded envelope. No problem and I got it in 3 days from posting.

Post again in 2023.

Vegan, no alcohol and Gym next?

You will still die...

Ha ha!

1st Thai girlfriend?

I love this, "technology is infallible" or so those that sell it would have us believe.

These "algorithms" are hopeless and need much more development before they are actually capable of making a contribution over competent humans.

They might help things speed up but are not able to process variables they are not programmed for.

Take "voice recognition" as an instance which is still bloody hopeless, whatever you see advertised.

I worry that Thai personnel will be involved in the development of self driving cars in the LoS.

Reliable AI is a long way off...

About time it went up, but isn't it time Thailand had an hourly rate for those on minimum pay?

Happens all the time, bank's paying in forms have a space for a phone number.

Why so paranoid?

19 hours ago, ubonjoe said:

That is not exactly correct. Those working at a school as staff, admin and etc are covered under the same clause of the police order as those that are teaching.

Thanks for clearing that up Joe.

My work in Thailand was not in Teaching but I put my son through school here for a few years and there were usually foreign admin staff not just teachers.

The person involved was not employed as a teacher.

That he worked in a school is irrelevant. As an admin worker was he entitled to a WP in the first place?

I understand the situation has people concerned about their own circumstances, but was the decision correct or just a one off due to the immigration officer making an arbitrary decision?

I suspect the officer allowed a 6 month extension to avoid the hassle of disputing how he got the WP in the 1st place.

Has the supposed 60K law even been announced???

I do enjoy this thread.

I was wondering if anyone follows the MSN picture series on the same theme.

Latest I have come across:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/photos/50-abandoned-buildings-around-the-world-and-the-history-behind-them/ss-AAsvTAC

10 hours ago, simoh1490 said:

Only in your dreams can you post proof that GBP/THB was 80 ish in about 1992 now stop wasting everyone's time on this point.

 

No, all currencies do not devalue over time, unless you intend in that remark to refer to inflation, which is not a function of a currency pair.

 

And your points about pensions are also wrong yet again, it's not a case of 2.5% average since they were introduced, the 2.5% was a part of the triple lock introduced by Cameron/Osborne, not 3.5% and not lifetime average.

 

And I think you and me are done here since I'm not going to waste  my time correcting your understanding of these things repeatedly.

 

Yes done and blocked. You got the pound to dollar wrong, never a typo. I made money on buying and selling around that time but it looks like it was a lower starting point.

Currencies do not devalue over time, year right, what planet do you live on?

You still don't answer the question. Is the pound plunging now?

Bye bye.