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47 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Never... That is sacrilege. 

 

Stick to your instant coffee with that carry on.... Unless you mean only to heat up the cup/mug. 

 

I would never use a microwave to heat up proper (espresso) coffee. 

 

I never have... but just curious... why ?

 

I don't mean re-heating cold coffee that has lost its flavours and gone somwhat flat and stale.

 

But, what about heating up a coffee that has dropped below hot... 'bumping it up' in the micrwave for 20 seconds, is it that bad ?

 

 

11 minutes ago, BigBruv said:

 

Thanks 

Which other vaccines cause thrombotic thrombocytopenia in addition to the AZ - is it all of them or just a couple you can list?

 

Can you get it from traditional vaccines (pre-2015) or just the NEW ones (mrna ***ETC***.) which have NO long term safety records (on account of them being new)?

 

The concept of 'Fully vaccinated' (ie. needing multiple continual shots every 3-6 months to qualify as 'fully vaccinated') is also a new thing.

 

 

 

Known as VITP or VIPIT before Covid when it was also termed VITT...   and has been reported following vaccination against infectious agents such as measles-mumps-rubella, Haemophilus influenzae, pneumococcus, hepatitis B virus, human papilloma virus, varicella-zoster virus and polio virus....

 

1 hour ago, BigBruv said:

 

Blood clots from a coronavirus?

 

Sorry, not buying it.

 

 

Buy it...   

 

Conventional thrombosis can occur from dehydration and can be a symptom of influenza, a regular house hold cold etc - the more unwell a person is or the greater the severity of their symptoms the more likely they are to suffer dehydration - that in itself is a leading cause of Thrombosis...   

 

Note: Thrombosis and thrombocytopenia are both blood clots of different types - in simple terms, one is the thickening of the blood, the later is platelets falling out of suspension due to localised 'thinning' and causing a blockage themselves.

 

So...  while Covid-19 may not directly cause conventional Thrombosis directly the risk is elevated due to symptomatic factors. 

 

Statistically 1 in 4 people will have thrombotic event in their lifetime (DVT, PE, Stroke etc)...         after your LB and Indian Thread comment, its possible you may well be suffering an event right now !!!.. 

1 hour ago, BigBruv said:

 

Which other vaccines cause thrombotic thrombocytopenia in addition to the AZ - is it all of them or just a couple you can list?

 

Can you get it from traditional vaccines (see pre-2015 definition below) or just the NEW ones (mrna etc.) which have NO long term safety records (on account of them being new)?

 

NB. Pre-2015 mrnas did NOT exist hence the definitions were changed to incorporate them.

The concept of 'Fully vaccinated' (ie. needing multiple continual shots every 3-6 months to qualify as 'fully vaccinated') is also a new thing.

 

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If you're confused or need clarification feel free to ask questions OR leave a confused emoji and maybe head on back to the 'Ladyboy steals indian mans gold necklace on beach road' type posts 👍

 

 

AZ is not an MRNA vaccine...  its a viral vector vaccine....          

 

 

1 minute ago, impulse said:

1 hour ago, transam said:

C.O.D. for me, done it for years, they phone when on route, if you are not in, you tell them to come back the next day..........Easy...

 

Most times when the Lazada delivery guys did call me, they didn't speak English.  I lived alone and don't speak Thai...

 

Obviously, YMMV.

 

 

Indeed...  a lot of the time I don't answer numbers I don't recognise...    the delivery guys just leave the item on the step... no issues, no hassles, no digging around for money, no making sure we are in, or if out having to answer a call just in case its lazada delivery etc... 

 

From a personal perspective (in line with YMMV) - COD is quite an inconvenience.

3 minutes ago, Robert Paulson said:

I have never used lazada wallet either. They put my refunds there and don’t allow me to spend it. I wish I was making it up. 
 

why can’t they just refund to bank account anyway. I guess that’s not a thing. Convenient 

 

If you are a frequent user of Lazada - does it matter if the refund goes to a 'wallet' you can spend from that (so you can get it back)... 

 

99% of the time I use a Credit Card (Thai) - I only use the Thai Bank when for whatever reason the transaction is rejected due to a suspected fraud alert on the card...  which happens from time to time.

2 minutes ago, Robert Paulson said:

Long term adverse events are not even known yet. Yet here you are claiming the vaccines don’t, or won’t, have any. Nice post. Wrong again. 

 

Read again... this time with a little reading comprehension and take your foot off the clutch a little more slowly to prevent you from wheel-spinning into the curb... 

 

... I've not claimed that vaccines don't or won't have any 'long term adverse events' (effects) at all...   I have pointed out that Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia is not caused solely by the AZ vaccine and that other vaccines, not related to Covid can also cause this complication.... 

 

 

 

Just now, stoner said:

 

you may not be onto the right meaning. the cocaine guy would be a turbo. 

 

 

'Turbo'....  you'll need to explain that one...  never heard of the word in this context... 

1 minute ago, Robert Paulson said:

3 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Nope...  your post is...   never had an issue with Lazada not refunding.

 

 

I guess if someone can't wait 7-14 days for a refund, then they have other financial issues... 

 

COD or Payment through the app just depends on personal preference - if you will be in or not... 

We always use Payment through the App because we never know if we'll be in and delivery can just place it on our doorstep (no porch pirates in moobaan)...    

 

Items are often cancelled by the vendor, refund is always forthcoming.

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Nope. Not with me. I can price it I have funds in my lazada “wallet” that I can’t spend. 

 

Different experiences then... 

 

Refunds always go straight back into my Thai Credit Card or Thai Bank Account - which ever I used to make the purchase. 

 

I've never used Lazada Wallet - never needed to.

1 hour ago, kwak250 said:

I have now had 2 parcels cancelled by the seller

 

It may not be the case... but, particularly with Chinese vendors I've often found that they cancel the order, then when I search for the same item again, its available from different vendor using exactly the same photos...     my guess is 'bait and switch'...   

 

... they list items cheaply to draw you in, when you pull the tigger they are not available and if you want the item, you chose the more expensive option...  I suspect its a business model some of the vendors use - its particularly annoying when purchasing something on a 'time-line'... 

 

 

1 hour ago, Robert Paulson said:

Many people lose “refunds” on lazada. I guess it’s your post that is ridiculous. 

 

Nope...  your post is...   never had an issue with Lazada not refunding.

 

 

I guess if someone can't wait 7-14 days for a refund, then they have other financial issues... 

 

COD or Payment through the app just depends on personal preference - if you will be in or not... 

We always use Payment through the App because we never know if we'll be in and delivery can just place it on our doorstep (no porch pirates in moobaan)...    

 

Items are often cancelled by the vendor, refund is always forthcoming.

Thrombocytopenia - which is the blood plateless falling out of suspension and causing a clot, as opposed to thick blood causing a clot in the convention sense of Thormbosis.... 

 

This is not a new thing with vaccines or many injections...     its very rare, but the numbers with which the Covid vaccines were administered there would of course be some with adverse effects... 

 

And... these 'adverse' effects are not to the vaccine (antigen) itself, but the 'other items' within the vaccines, such as Adjuvants, Diluents,  Stabilisers, Preservatives etc...  most vaccines are actually very similar in makeup...  it is the antigen itself that is the differing factor....  

... I don't think it is the antigen itself that causes Thrombocytopenia (also known as VITT - Vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia), but the other 'ingredients'.. 

 

 

1 minute ago, stoner said:

and this years simp of the year award goes to, 

 

The guy who entered Thailand and handed his passport over to immigration with a pouch of cocaine in it ????  

4 hours ago, rocketboy2 said:

Grow a pair. 

 

Indeed...   Op can get some of these... It should help with his issue... 

 

 

8 hours ago, scorecard said:

On 5/3/2024 at 8:44 AM, Nick Carter icp said:

It can take an hour going through immigration 

 

That's the critical item.

 

When flying Eco....      Op is flying business...   he'll be in the lounge within 30mins of arrival at the airport. 

 

Fast track Security and Immigration is consistently quick.... 

 

Airline checkin with a business class ticket will also be quick.... 

 

 

5 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

 

One of the coffee shops i go to has finally perfected the latte after many years, quite the skill to get it perfect, all the other shops are good but not perfect yet. It's about location too and who with and decent chat 

 

Indeed... it takes some practice to get the espresso right in the first place... 

 

... From dialling in the machine for the bean correctly... to even distribution of the coffee... (without clumps)...    to getting a consistent 'tamp' each time... 

 

And now the latest 'idea' is to spray the beans with a bit of water to release any static to minimise clumping... and to add a 'filter disk' after tamping to even the water distribution into the shower head... 

 

 

I'm sometimes lazy and don't bother distributing properly and tamp poorly...  and then get an uneven extraction (to fast or too slow)...  it sometimes makes the coffee a little bitter...   Thats where the Nespresso voluto comes in - decent coffee consistent results at a push of a button...    But, I still much prefer it when I pull a good shot myself. 

 

 

 

It'll be back up within a week... 

 

... this is just a photo Op...   The BiB will continue to enable these guys to act with impunity once the tea money flows again... 

2 hours ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

Don't hey normally blur out the image on pictures until they have been found guilty?

 

Not when its a foreigner.... 

1 hour ago, sambum said:

What an absolute plonker! To try to smuggle cocaine into the country is bad enough - but in his PASSPORT! 🤪

 

I don't think he tried to 'smuggle' the dope in his Passport....     the story is misleading with the mention that the cocaine was 'hidden' in his passport....     

 

... Its far more likely that the 'pouch' ending up in his passport is pure accident... 

 

Perhaps even travelling with it was pure accident too...    extremely complacent behavior from whichever perspective this is viewed.

 

 

 

 

44 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

You only drink espresso?  they are just too small for me, i like the drink to last a little longer

 

 

Sometimes its nice to take a 'clean sharp hit of expresso'...    But, I agree, I like the coffee to last a little longer,  and expresso can be lengthened with boiled water to make a long black (not really my think)... or with milk (tightly frothed with a 'steam wand') to make a latte (which I do like)... 

 

 

Only for the purposes of 'qualification' to respond to this thread.....  I have...

 

- Breville Barista Pro - Espresso Machine (most of the time).

- Baietti Moka Pot (when I fancy) 

- French Press (at work)

- Turkish coffee Pot (when I fancy it)

- Nespresso Vertuo (quick, convenient and decent coffee)

- Wacaco Picopresso Portable Espresso Maker (for travelling)

 

Coffee - I get from Coffee Culture Asia (based in Phuket) - they roast to order, or rather, they always have freshly roasted coffee.

https://coffeeculture.asia/coffee-category/roasted-coffee-beans-thailand/arabica-coffee/#

They deliver within a few days... But may often be waiting for a fresh batch .

 

I personally go for: -

- Khun Chang Khian (which is a Thai Arabica bean) - 900 baht per Kilo.

- Premium Arabica - 860 baht per Kilo.

 

- Roast level to order... and can order beans or specify grind size.

- I order in 500gm packs to keep the coffee fresh for a month (1.5 kgs per month).

 

 

- In my expresso Machine - I brew a 2:1 ratio (30 second, 18 gms espresso grind >> 36 gms espresso output).... 

- When I use different beans, I have to dial in the machine again.

 

 

Regarding grinder, thats the most important part - IMO its better to have the roaster grind the coffee for you than to use a cheap grinder.

I'll order beans for the espresso machine and ground to specification for the 'others'... 

 

 

 

Coffee snobbery ??? - some may levy that accusation, its just like Wine & Whisky... some get it, some don't. 

I just like coffee... and really enjoy a couple of cups in the morning. 

 

I'll also commonly lengthen the coffee with silky steamed milk (expresso machine want).... Or, use an Aerocino (coffee frother) - but that doesn't make quite as silky textured milk to add to make a smooth latte.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24 minutes ago, transam said:

Would have got stopped in the UK......😉

Passport isn’t checked in any detail in the UK, just show the ID page at security.

Or the Checkin staff looking for a passport.

 

I agree with the idea that it slipped into the pages when he put it in his pocket or a pouch in his carry on. 
 

 

As everyone else is commenting- this is obviously a remarkably daft thing to do. 

Just now, BangkokReady said:

 

They need income from abroad.  If they didn't have tourism, Thailand would still look like Laos.

 

Not quite... there is a lot of industry in Thailand... Tourism contributes about 20% to GDP...     Other industry is far more important.

 

That said - 20% is a lot, and Thailand needs to 'nurture' its tourism industry rather than alienate its tourists with 'possible' targeting of those making 'mistakes' which when considering the bigger picture are 'minor offence' ...  misdemeanours.... 

 

 

1 hour ago, Upnotover said:

She will have a map of the route to her destination, as would the driver.  However, I have noticed in some an almost complete lack of understanding of what a map is or its purpose.  It would be interesting to learn if she actually booked the trip to the right airport.

 

Indeed....  in any of these 'ride hailing apps' the destination is very clear. 

 

- Did the woman enter the wrong airport in the App in the first place ?

- Did the woman enter in the correct Airport, and the driver simply read Airport on the App on his end, and assumed Suvarnabumi without looking at the App. 

 

If the former, its 100% the womans own fault. 

If the latter, the company (GRAB, Bolt or whatever) should be held accountable for the lady missing her flight. 

 

Yes, she should have confirmed with the driver when entering the car, she should have watched the direction etc... BUT - the driver should be taking her to the correct Airport IF the App was used correctly.