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if the unit is capable of wired remote option, there's usually a solution that's a box/board you plug into where the remote's supposed to go that will give you remote access over internet and your flavor of home automation from google home to Home Assistant, this is better than the manufacturer's own solution with app that will go unsupported second to that is internet controlled remote that can blast off/on and temperature at the aircon, But these will be for individual unit, so no central control but you can control them individually from your phone or computer, is that central enough

I think in some diagram, Thailand code seem to point out that it requires exothermic welding (or other approved method) of attachment of grounding wire to the rod now, other approved method is not depicted? are clamps still ok?

How're they supposed to know or care if he's doing the border bounce, genuine tourist would love to visit Cambodia for a day or two and onwards with their travel and probably aren't on back to back and won't be caught out by this

Money cures all ails

the electric company would inspect any new builds before connection of meters and would refuses connection that's not up to code

advance election date is on 7th May, same prohibition as actual date of 14th

Do they have Christmas Holiday where you're from?

I'm surprised at the availability of 'universal' receptacle still, I though they're supposed to be gone from stores by now as they're outlawed and stores are only allowed to carry stock from 2020s and no new importation since then But then I only see 'universal' type receptacle, previously you used to be able to get pure Shuiko plug with side groundings which suits kitchen appliance better. Maybe they're declaring them as 'universal adaptor' instead of AC plug to get around the law or something

check carefully if her UK visa counts as 'Residence' Visa for the UK, otherwise she will need to apply for the Schengen Visa all the way in Thailand

Never seen it written in the standard, but heard the rationale that high powered devices are the ones that tend to have right angled plug, so the design prevents two high powered device being plugged into the same socket by choice..... but the more likely option is that it's cheaper to have rails of live, neutral and earth running along using flat metal in the same orientation rather than have the live/neutral pair be side by side means wiring them with insulated wires or complicated casting of metal instead of straight piece running along both sockets,

It was definitely a mall, not in American style but an 'arcade' with other shops on the same premises I distintly remembered I got my glasses from eyeglass store in the same mall, there were also some clothes shop It also didn't get demolished when the expressway were built, it was directly opposite the Mahatun Plaza which is now mostly office building The expressway was up around 81, Ploenchit Arcade where Foodland was in was around to at least 88-89

the short า is never used with ฤ, ฤๅ is considered a separate vowel due to infrequent use and difficulty in finding the character on the keyboard, ฤา misspelling has cropped up it's also hard to see the difference on some typeface ฤาฤๅ

Patpong is still there to this day Villa on 33 is from the same era also, they keep expanding next door hence the uneven floor

You hit the nail on the head, The half-assed gentrification really robbed the area of its charms, First the clubs in Soi 11 got turned into Condos, The price of land keeps going up, Hotels like the Hyatt and Sheraton just open next door to Ruamchit Hotel, but the street walker still ply their trade... these new hotels guest to walk out of their hotel and be greeted by quite a curious sight every night

Where else can you go for groceries and ogle at the meat on the way back

Ok, not as far as the corner of Wireless road, definitely was on the plot that was empty for a long time, Must be either the Rosewood hotel or where Noble Condo is now

It was in a sort of a mall, where Homepro or some posh hotel is now, just under the Ploenchit Station It's usually full of embassy staff, I don't think there's any Thai Supermarket back then, only Foodland and Villa, plus many other Thai operation that died off since then, some like T.Super near Soi 51 is such surviving sample, I think also Central started as similar outfit but moved onto Department Stores The Thais seem to make a big deal about being an air-conditioned market

Last time I went to Foodland in Ploenchit was probably 1990-91 they moved to Soi 5 around then, you're gonna need a time machine to visit them at the location

The whole area is okay if you want to enjoy middle eastern foods, but reallistically, unless you live there why should you choose to shop there when newer and better place are around? Is it being racist if you don't want to share space with people from less civic-minded culture that are loud, disrespecting towards women and demean service workers in general, and that beer bellied mongers and arabs share in common? Abd hotels in the area are quite run down and geared to caters to the bussed in and the arabs, The odd chinese independent travellers or young western backpackers that book rooms due to price aren't likely to return or recommend the area to their compatriot Other posters also mentioned the Africans that congregate on what used to be the Amari hotels, they're not dealing here but being loud is driving away decent people too,

The Arabs has pretty much overtaken soi 5, to the detriment of other clientele, Who would want to stay in Nana except sexpats and arabs? the Chinese and Vietnamese in the hotels are bussed in and don't spend. Big Spender Chinese independent travellers don't stay in places like Grace Hotels It's no longer the metropolitan melting pot of embassy workers from wireless road like it was 30 years ago, those crowds are better served by Central Chidlom or Embassy and how many posh community malls down Langsuan road over there. Middle Class Hi-So Thais further down Sukhumvit has so many High End Tops and Gourmet Market opening left righ and center from Asok to Thong Lor, Foodland itself has their new posh store in Thonglor for the Thai middle class, and their Sukhumvit 16 has decent western clientele. The Soi 5 remains for old timers who refuses to move with the time. It only looks empty right now because it's the middle of Ramadan, it'll be swarming with Arab come next month.

Cooking gas in Thailand in big cylinders what they called 'LPG' Liquified Petroleum Gas is a mix of propane and butane, pure butane comes in cans for portable stove only, so check if your imported burner/stove is compatible with what for appliance bought in Thailand, you don't get a choice for the type of gas, only low pressure or high pressure depending on the appliance

all new BMW comes with BSI- their inclusive service for at least 3 years, so you shouldn't have to pay anything and anything that goes wrong should be honored by their warranty. Luxury car price in Thailand seem to keep their value well, if you sell it within the 3 or 5 years that BSI cover is on, you might take less of a hit from depreciation and running cost than a Camry or Fortuner, even with the higher initial price How well each dealer handles warranty claim is up to further research, so if that matters to you, look into it... 'European cars' aren't Toyotas, the fact that Lexus Thailand sets their price higher than equivalent BMW or Mercedez is telling something

If I were to lease some land to build on, but have the landlord obsess over a tree in my yard I'd pass It'd only be attractive to foreigners who can't own lands only. Or you could subdivide the chanote to have a plot for the tree, if the tree's plot 'landlocked' in this new plot, you could register an access clause in the new plot's chanote and the new buyer would have to abide by the conditions and you can continue to enjoy your tree

Funnier thing is that who's picking up those that got injured in the fighting?

The DTAC app seem to only handle billing it was a separate app called 'Dtac Call' that let you receive/make calls and text from your DTAC number without needing to have the sim in the phone/tablet even, seems to only be available on iOS app store for now, but it's gone from the Playstore It's convenient in that you can turn off your Thai mobile and not worrying about accidentally accepting calls and burning up credits.