richard_smith237

I'm waiting for a certain poster to come on here and ask if the Op has any links or proof back up his assertion ?

https://thethaiger.com/news/national/vj-airline-passenger-criticises-air-hostess-over-luggage-assistance-refusal#google_vignette Interesting how in the above article there are comments about the 'tone' of the flight attendant, with quotes from the passenger in question...

The 'trigger' could have come from either side... - The passenger asks for help in a rather demanding manner which triggers the F.A. into a less than polite response. - The passenger politely asks for help and the F.A. gives a less than polite response which triggers the passenger. Also, some passengers are short, and may need assistance as they can't reach the overhead bins. My Wife at 156cm has to stand on a seat to get something into the overhead bin on some flights, usually another passenger helps if I'm not around. Additionally, I often find myself assisting others with their luggage in the overhead bins as I'm aware that F.A's are not really permitted to assist in this manner. That said, the passenger was also with plenty of people who could have helped her. The F.A. may also have handled the situation very poorly, did the F.A. politely explain that its the Airlines Policy that they are not permitted to help with baggage, or, did she just respond in a more flippant manner ?? This latter question I ask because while for the most part my 'travelling' experience has been favourable, there have been a couple of occasions where the flippant, snooty, careless response response of a flight attendant has left me quite annoyed. I'm not suggesting the passenger was correct. I am suggesting that rather than professionally diffusing a potential situation, the response of the F.A. triggered and inflamed a situation.

How many of these do you actually come across in your daily life ????... ... or it the term influencer which rubs you up the wrong way, as if someone is suggesting these people could be influencing you somehow, so you naturally object...

They're obviously pushing their luck... and I don't blame them. 'Some' airlines are trying to fleece people and profit from baggage charges - all this extra baggage significantly slows up security and makes the cabin less safe. Airlines should be forced not to charge for check-in baggage and encourage passengers to check in their baggage not charge for it. This whole approach many airlines take to check in baggage is upside down in my opinion. As a result I avoid the budget carriers like the plague, when pricing they are often more expensive when I add the check-in baggage options. I absolutely agree, which is why airlines should be more concerned with passenger safety and encourage passengers to check in the their baggage rather than charging them extra. That said Thai Airways / Thai Smile do not charge extra - I'm not sure which airline this was. I've never had my check-in baggage weighed with any flagship carrier, I carry as little as possible on the flight unless making a layover (check-in baggage through to final destination). I see loads of people with huge-carry on bags - its just the norm these days. Budget carriers are obviously setting a different precedent.

Yet you have something to do with your situation as you are living in an area with loads of ‘bums’ (as you term the poor, destitute & desperate).

More to this I think…. it’s likely more about attitude than the actual baggage. - Person asks for assistance & gets a ‘not my job’ response. if either approached the situation with ‘attitude’ it’s going to trigger the other. TG crew can be amazing, they can also be outrageously snooty & lazy. On a 6 hr flight (with my Son who was 5 at the time), I wanted a beer (had 1 beer with the meal before that), the cabin crew had not passed through the cabin for 30mins, I’d normally get up & ask, but didn’t want to leave my son alone. I rang the call button, FA came & in an extremely snotty manner told me I have to go & get the beer myself !!! I was furious.

Many talk of generations, Boomers, Gen-Z etc,,,, … but really, outside of a family there aren’t any & with regards to travel & tourism in Thailand it’s just a constantly evolving flow of a constantly evolving demographic.

It's not being ON the BTS that you have to worry about... It's being UNDERNEATH the BTS that might be cause for concern! And hi-so's do get driven underneath. ???? Indeed... in this case it seems 'observer' is quite the oxymoron - far from observant with regards to paying attention to the article. Further to that there are two sad, and one confused emoji's to your response which means others can't quite read either !!!!

Erm... you really didn't think about that one, did you !!!

Ya the roof, walls and floor leaved with the monsoon rains and then the Ukrainian realized he was living in a mold factory because his head was about to explode from pain. So he started to remove some of the rotten wood to see if he could fix it himself and found all the mold and rot. Then decided to get out of Thailand because..... things were just not working out at all. I had this experience in Thailand with mold many times, they are very poor builders. Almost every building has a mold problem. Without any communication with the landlord ??? Mold could be a possibility of course, but anyone renting a property does not have the right to start ripping out built in furniture... Ask the landlord to deal with it... Landlord refuses ? move out. Yep, you'll lose your deposit, but charges for criminal damage are worse. And... from the photo it would appear that 'every piece' down to the last fitting was removed - that makes no sense at all.

Makes me wonder what kind of armpit you live in if the furniture is only worth 70k baht.

'some furniture'.... its not as if the tenant took a couple of chairs and lamp... He removed the built in furniture which takes a lot of effort... So there's the cost of.. - Built in furniture on the room we can see in the photo. - Other furniture we can't see ? - TVs and other appliances ? - Curtains / Sofa etc ? - Cost of installation / repair. - Loss of rental for the time it takes to repair. Has the tenant also damaged the roof ??? or was this just a leaky roof which would be the responsibility of the landlord.

Erm.... your claims suggest otherwise !!!... the Op is not running a Laundromat !! Front loaders, washer and drier (8kg), about 1cm clearance all around - no issues for years.

An absolute possibility... but not a conclusion I'd jump to simply because of my lack of awareness. Example at hand - have you heard of Paul Smith (comedian) ?... If not, does that mean he's not very good ?

Do you also doubt that he got off his bike, took off the helmet, then use it to hit the window ?

Slightly different subject from the Op but the topic has naturally migrated... but still somewhat on topic as the coffee machines include a milk frothing wand, so thats part of the process when making a latte or capuccino... What milk do you find is best to make the rich micro-foam milk ??? I struggle to hit the perfect micro-foam texture with Mejii blue top... but haven't found anything better.

Well it was brake failure... The brakes failed to stop them in time. It doesn't matter how fast they were going, braking distances, or how late they braked - the brakes didn't do the job the driver wanted them to do, ergo its the fault of the brakes !!!!! You really can't make up the extent of juvenile thought process that goes on here to avoid accountability and responsibility.

Then catch him in the way out.... They have his details... I owed money to a hospital after the insurance reigned on their pre-authorisation and left me footing the bill... hospital were chasing me, I had to pay up or run the risk of getting flagged on departure which could prove extreme inconvenient. Haven't landlords file formal police complaints before and Immigration have stopped people departing ? I'm sure I've read of such. Whatever the backstory here, the place was trashed, this clearly needs an explanation from the Ukranian.

Having solar at my house (I don't) would tip the scales for me regarding EV.... I like EV's, although I don't think they are the solution to greenhouse gasses (I think carbon capture is - but thats a different debate)... So, EV or ICE doesn't really bother me, it comes down to quality & convenience vs cost. I've read a lot of your comments in the EV threads and although overwhelmingly pro MG you provide excellent information, thanks for that.

Understandable if an MG3, and that's one, 'you get what you pay for'. Extreme entry level price & quality. When the MG3s hit the market here, I cringed, thinking of their/MG's past repair record. Thought to myself, hell no, I'd never own an MG. Did peak at them/MG3, and low quality, even for low price. Then when looking 2020 for new ride, figured I'd peak again, see if improved, and not enough, besides, not exactly fitting in very comfortably with my back. While there, peaked at the ZS (ICE), and priced the same as everything I was looking at. Took it for a short test ride, and I was sold on it. 2 years later, not as ignorant about EVs, govt incentive, and the MG ZS EV upgrades for same 2020 price, and it was a no brainer for me, especially since we already had solar at the house. Prior cars were; Vios (2), Mazda 2. It was an MG ZS if that makes any difference... a few years ago too (probably 2018). I saw it and really didn't think much of it at all, but really didn't it an in depth look over either. In a Mazda now, previous 2 cars here were BMW's - Mazda stacked up surprisingly close to the BMW's. I can't say for sure and its quite likely my negative bias (*prejudice against the quality of Chinese products), but I don't imagine MG can stack up anywhere close to BMW in terms of build quality etc. Next car may well be a Kia Carnival / Volvo XC-60 or 90 / or Tesla Y... (really undecided to such a point that we're just going to keep the Mazda as it hasn't put a foot wrong). That said - you get what you pay for and you can buy 4x MG's for the similarly sized BMW, so what can we expect.

A lot of people pointing out that this person could not have been that good as they have never heard of them... ... Do these people think that their own awareness, regardless of how out of touch they may be, is the deciding factor on someones ability to entertain ?.... A bit arrogant isn't it ?? It is also quite likely that there are numerous outstanding musicians and artists that many of us have not heard of... does that mean they 'can't be that good' ? for if they were there's no way you would missed out, right ????

Fair enough.. that makes sense. I never imagined I'd be driving a Mazda... until I drove a Mazda, the quality surprised me. Wife's Cousin went from a a Honda to an MG, primarily attracted by the price - they weren't happy with the quality of MG at all and got rid of it fairly quickly - that has kind of put me off although I've never even sat in one. I sat in a friends Haval the other day and was quite surprised at the quality - yet I still wouldn't want one. It's difficult to remain open minded... and I'd be very reluctant to purchase a Chinese car because I my prejudice against Chinese manufacturing.... That said, I used to hold a similar prejudice over Kia but now wouldn't think twice. Personally, there are a number of car brands I would not consider for myself, the reasons are manly down to personal prejudice than any actual in depth knowledge.

Any machine that can hold 9 bar consistently will do a great job... The rest comes down to the quality of grind, quality of coffee, and quality of portafilter preparation (i.e. distribution and tamping), and of course the quality of the portafilter itself (consistent distribution and sizing of perforations).... Coffee gets somewhat complex... the more I learn, it seems the more there is to learn and I haven't even got as far as roasting my own coffee (yet). At some point it evolves from making sure I enjoy my coffee to becoming somewhat of an interest, to a hobby to an obsession.... At the moment I'm at the 'interest stage' and hope to remain at this point. I have friends who brew their own beer, they apply an obsessive level of detail and the end result is outrageously good, meanwhile I'd consider it a hobby, the are not obsessed and only brew when they have time. It is perhaps similar with coffee, it takes time, but once we have the routine down, 5 mins routine in the morning to brew an awesome cup seems well worth it.

Nor is the price Indeed.... and from that perspective, IMO the best coffee for the price has to be from a Mokapot, or perhaps even coffee brewed Turkish style... That said, I've had my latest Machine for about 3 years now... so it works out at about 45 baht per brew including the cost of coffee (calculated from the estimated amount of coffee I make at home)... But as comparison, a Mokapot would coast 20 baht per brew. BUT... anyone who purchases an Espresso Machine is not considering the cost comparison with other brewing methods... they are simply wanting a method of extracting coffee which produces a textured, richer, fuller flavoured coffee... It is course down to personal tastes and you could go down the rabbit hole attempting to finesse the art of making the best cup of coffee, someone who just wants the caffeine hit may struggle with that, nevertheless... given the results, the price was worth it for me.