digbeth

for office, if you use so little of it to not warrant paying the subscription, free OSS alternative or online ones are plenty enough 

What would a pirated software shops sell these days? discs? nobody's got a dvd or cd drive in decades, 
I can see some value in usb sticks full of movies and stuff

On 11/23/2023 at 8:50 PM, aublumberg said:

 

Many different Visa card options ... Bangkok Bank Credit Cards

Both the topic and text did state he was talking about Debit cards https://www.bangkokbank.com/en/Personal/Cards/Be1st-Smart-Card, 

which until now has been either mastercard or unionpay for a while 

Which is good news, I never managed to get the Mastercard debit from Bangkok bank's contactless to work

Normally most of the branch's safety deposit boxes are full, need to find a new branch that's just opened to get a chance of renting one.

but with some Banks like SCB closing down branches, it's foreseeable that there's not gonna be enough to go around in desirable area 

52 minutes ago, agg211 said:

Can Google Pay/Wallet be used for cardless ATM withdrawals at Thai banks?

I've read that it was possible at Bangkok Bank, but when I informed at this bank they told me this was only possible if I had a Bangkok Bank account.

So, any information on cardless ATM withdrawals?

no, cardless ATM are Thai Bank's own invention and not a standard from the cards company.

and even uses of Google Pay and Apple Pay to pay for goods and services in Thailand can be sporadic with some cashier's edc terminal not being compatible

with insurance product such as this, if you bail out earlier you might even be at a loss

but you can borrow against the value, with interest if you need the money occasionally

a bitch bit macaque once, if I hadn't stopped her in time the bloody thing would be torn off

This will not change a thing

carrying license are already hard to get for civilians, easier to hire off-duty policeman as armed guard rather than to get civilian guard to get a carry license

the license are only granted with the signature of the minister of interior, currently Mr. Anutin himself 

15 hours ago, blackcab said:

 

Yes, but the unlock would be controlled by the fire alarm system, not the security system.

 

That's a very important distinction. You can't lock a fire door with a security system.

no need to keep it locked, 

you can have switch on the fire door that triggers the whole building fire alarm system that'll piss off enough residents every time someone opens it

or even just a separate alarm to scare those that opens it and make security come and fine them

with enough sign posted warning them of course 

Fingerprints or Facial recognition only and limit how often per month the co-owners can add a 'guest' would inconvenience the short term landlord enough that they are unable to do airbnbs anymore 

I too, make a u turn at pedestrian crossings,

some roads in Bangkok I don't feel safe waiting to turn right into buildings waiting on the median with big trucks passing me on left, I'd rather wait for the pedestrian crossing lights to turn red and make a u turn there 

42 minutes ago, Shop mak said:

 

Organizations like Father Ray, Rotary, and Chester charity ride comes to mind. No single foreigner.

There used to be foreigner members of Lions club and maybe Rotarians, they have since passed away 

A lot of Restaurateur and hotel GMs in days past were pillars of the community too, not many from the old scene left these days

Oh and not forgetting local newspaper owners, they certainly see themselves as one

50 minutes ago, Celsius said:

 

Wait until Thais discover you can use a condo to grow weed

I've seen balconies glowing pink in some condos already 

4 hours ago, merijn said:

That is correct,

For the indentification law, any Thai goverment issued ID card should be sifficient.

But there can is also the requirement to proof your legal sttaus in the country. (Visa check)

Here is the issue, it is not sure if this can be done with a copy or does it have the original passport, Depending on their mode they say one or the other.

Also officially only a immigration officer can check your legal status as normal police officers don't have access to the immigration information.

The real question is that can they (regular non immigration police) arrest or hold you on suspicion of not having valid visa? 

1 hour ago, FarangryBirds said:

I saw one report yesterday saying Pink Line free passenger trials are happening this month, with paid fare services starting in December.

 

The BTS were trialling something useful last month where the big HD screens on the platform were actually showing information about the next train arrivals (as the MRT Blue has done for years!). Annoyingly it's gone again, hopefully it comes back again soon, I think only one time the information shown was totally wrong. It said next train was about 5 minutes away and then 1 turned up a minute later....always better to under promise and over deliver!

 

The only station I didn't see it being shown at was Siam....one of the busiest stations, there are TVs around the platform, but seemingly only there to show us advertising. . I'm not sure if this was also the case at Samrong and Ha Yaek Ladprao.

There are no big screen from the opposing platforms at Siam and Samrong as they're both island platforms 

On 11/9/2023 at 7:50 AM, animalmagic said:

I was in a taxi in Hong Kong with my Chinese girlfriend and a colleague with his Thai wife.  He explained to his wife where we going in Thai and used the phrase 'gai-gai'.  Apparently, it means something like close to in Thai; in Chinese it is a slang word for pu**y.  My girlfriend was horrified then amused.

If your Thai friend/wife is named Tiew, never call her name out in public in Hongkong too

36 minutes ago, bigt3116 said:

 

Totally the opposite, the fines imposed by the court are nearly always much LOWER than the 500 baht per day.

but they won't let you book your own flight out would they? once detained, even at the airport, you can only buy ticket out  through them and to your passport countries nly 

18 hours ago, brianthainess said:

Not sure but I seem to remember the Thai Tobacco Company has a private road through their Huge area of land, I seem to remember a M/C taxi cutting through there, don't know if there was a toll, but he sure didn't pay one.

they used to have a sticker you stick on the windshield that let you go through without paying 

some private roads that is normally open for most of the year will have a paid day one or two days a year to exert their rights otherwise it's considered given to public due to adverse possession

is this highly dependent on the wall charger and supported vehicle? 

I understand the Japanese ChaDeMo charger are better in this respect as it's baked in to the charging protocol 

Honda grom or monkey's the only ones in Thailand with a clutch at 125cc

for 150 there's also the CB/CBR

but none of those are scooter or 'underbone' shaped 

1 hour ago, charleskerins said:

temporary road cover -understand now.

temporary for these tunnels seems quite a long time, most of the roads that have big underground tunnel for electrics like these seem to have these slabs in place for 2-3 years now and opened up for works during the night 

7 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Can only be considered if there was special signage warning about maximum weight?

there are legal maximum weight for all roads