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Turbulent winds and rain in Udon Thani yesterday evening. Trees and electrical cables down in parts outside ring road.

This is what can happen when you’re old, unfortunately.

Still no updates on his YouTube channel but the Bangkok 112 website appears to have updated information regarding Pattaya hotels. Whether it’s Bangkok 112 himself manning the site is open to speculation of course. https://bangkok112.com/pattaya-best-hotels-20-to-40-a-night/

T Bar closed ages ago because the new owner couldn’t make a go of it, he turned it into a gym but that packed up recently. Steve and Mali have a new place on the same soi, Steve’s Bar and Restaurant .

Hard to get any gf when you're over 60 ...... you should try it! 5* Unless you’ve got the moolah.

The OP didn’t buy them so he will have to return them to the co-worker who ‘gave’ them to him in the first place. Increasingly, however, the drives are looking as though they’re fakes.

It’s not ideal but if you’ve not searched already, there’s this kind of help online: https://www.cleverfiles.com/howto/fix-external-drive-not-mounting-on-mac.html

It doesn’t give a reason, just says failed? I guess it isn’t something simple like a write on/write off switch on the drive(s). You will have looked for that already ????

It’s an odd topic, perhaps the OP is connected with Gamma Gobulin.

What happens when you select Erase in Disk Utility? I’m on OSX Catalina.

Hawaii.

That’s statin’ the bleedin’ obvious!

Some posts here suggest that Udon Thani is a great place to visit and even live in. Well, I’ve lived here for a decade and have mixed feelings about the place and have to admit to being in agreement with posts that underline the negatives of Udon. Firstly, I do acknowledge that UT has positive aspects. The shopping options are quite impressive, and there are numerous indoor and outdoor eateries that offer a variety of food, some international, at very low to significantly higher prices. The presence of a couple of parks with lakes is also a nice touch for open air enthusiasts. The large Nong Prajak Park offers bicycle, tandem and triplet hire which can be great fun for going round the lake for however long you wish. The bar scene, limited and expensive as it may be, is there in the city centre for those who need it. The customers are mostly elderly Western men. Having said all this, I must admit that I find myself struggling to fully enjoy the city. In my experience, I find Udon Thani to be quite noisy and dirty, which takes away from the overall experience. Additionally, I've encountered many instances of vermin, rats in particular, on roads and broken pavements. These aren’t pleasant to see. Furthermore, as someone who values cultural exchange, I often find that interactions with certain Western visitors can, to put it politely, prove challenging. While this doesn't represent the entire visitor population, it's something I see all too frequently. I must emphasise that these are personal views and opinions. I realise that I don’t have to stay and will indeed leave when circumstances permit. I get that some people think Udon is some sort of paradise but for me it’s a dump and I’ve had enough.

There’s a recent update re Key Visa on YouTube:

Spot on. For anyone logging onto to their Wise account in Thailand then selecting ‘Card’ from the menu at the bottom of the screen there’s a message stating “Sorry, our cards aren’t available in Thailand yet.”

The OP shouldn’t have any trouble, these are the guidelines Wise offers online: https://wise.com/us/blog/how-to-open-wise-account#:~:text=Register with Wise online%2C or,Google%2C Facebook or Apple account. These type of organisations aren’t oriented towards registering by e-mail. Downloading the Wise app and registering via that would probably be the easiest way.

Hilarious, can’t stop laughing ☺️

Possibly. However, with the Grab app there’s no guessing. A live map within the app shows exactly when a product leaves a supplier and the route the delivery driver takes. Users are informed moment by moment where the driver is and when a delivery will arrive. It will generally be quicker, particularly for those without personal transport, to have Grab do the waiting and collecting then navigate traffic in order to make a delivery. Whichever way, items are going to be subject to delay (and cool down in the case of cooked food) but Grab has measures in place to protect the customer regarding hygiene or if deliveries are delayed. Some may dispute the validity of using Grab and similar but we are all free to make our own choices and judgments.

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All too common occurrence, not only here. Still, it’s odd that the OP turned up in the first place.

The algorithm could have played a part plus it is a public holiday here today and fares invariably go up. re discounts on Grab Unlimited: Food deliveries 50 free delivery vouchers, Mart 20 free delivery vouchers, Transport and GrabExpress 2 vouchers each to a maximum of 100฿ ea. The monthly fee will be 19฿ once the trial period has ended. However, it’s not clear what deliveries are free. I just looked on McDonalds and they weren’t free but a Thai takeaway was. These are both approx 4.5 km from me.

I did that before signing up today. My normal Grab Car ride from supermarket to home is 74฿ and this is what the system quoted this morning. But, once I’d signed up with Grab Unlimited the fare rose to 78฿ and the system congratulated me on receiving a 10% discount that reduced the fare to 70฿. Currently, my offer is a free 4-month trial. Given my frequent usage of food deliveries and Grab Mart services, I believe it's worth giving it a shot. It's worth noting, however, that the program only includes two transport discounts per month.

Timing of the responses Exactly!

Worse than that, many, possibly most, don’t even live in Thailand.

It seems a tremendous deal. A concern is that there could be a catch somewhere along the line. One has to be vigilant. But the current offer looks like it’s worth taking: https://www.grab.com/th/en/grabunlimited/