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Shoeless Joe

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  1. 12 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

    inflation said to be falling in uk

    3NUMBAS, thank you.
    Please excuse my appalling ignorance but can you further explain how the inflation rate falling in the UK accounts for the strengthening of the baht in Thailand?
    Thanks,
    Joe
     

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  2. 12 minutes ago, canthai55 said:

    Google Android set top boxes - all will be revealed

    Thanks, I Googled android set top boxes as you suggested. Not very helpful, although I did read a couple of reviews (but I don't know if those android boxes are available in Thailand, so not much use). Also I saw an ad for a Lazada android box.

    Thanks for trying to help but on this occasion Google wasn't my friend. What would really help would be a response or responses from someone with personal experience.

    Regards,

    Joe

  3. I've read a thread on another social media platform (CMNIE) that says the FOX films and sports channels that are currently part of TrueVision's package(s) and will stop being broadcast from October 2021 It seems that Fox is wholly owned by Disney and that these channels will only be available via Disney+. I have no idea if Truevision broadcast Disney+ but when I checked the Platinum and Gold packages, the Fox channels were still being advertised!

    I don't know if there's a similar service but I remember a couple of years ago and as an alternative to TrueVision, different types of "android boxes" were being touted here. Does anyone know, are they still available? Do they still work? If they're OK, does anyone know who supplies them, how much they cost and who installs and maintains them and if the computer link need to be regularly updated? Or indeed if there's any other alternative>

    I'd be really grateful for any sensible advice.

    Regards,

    Joe

  4. Sorry to hear you are in pain but seeking advice on clinical matters on this forum really is fraught with danger. Perhaps you should consider going back to the hospital for a second consultation or going to a different hospital for a second opinion.

    Regards,

    Joe

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  5. You don't say which guitar shop you used originally, but 2 that I can recommend are Maximum Sound in Changklan road (opposite Chiang Mai Land) and / or Green Music at Chiang Mai Gate. You can Google them for directions etc.
    But you really don't need to go to a guitar shop to set up your guitar correctly and doing it yourself (even as a beginner) is relatively simple. The attached Youtube video explains everything in easy-to-understand language.
    You really don't need to go to a guitar shop to set up your guitar correctly and doing it yourself (even as a beginner) is relatively simple.


    Good luck

    Joe

     

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  6.  

    Wineoh said - "What do you lot think? Are we on the home stretch now or not?"

    I'd like to be optimistic but I'd say that despite the signs, there's little or no chance of any real recovery in 2021. Here's why:

     

    Promoted by the government and TAT there's been a push to get tourists back to Thailand from the middle of last year, mostly accompanied by a number of unworkable, madcap schemes (for example: long term 90 days renewable visas for "quality" Chinese; "tourists"; the Phuket "bubble"; tourists isolated on the islands etc.etc). And of course, all after having survived the onerous quarantine period and regulations.

    For clarity (and as far as I understand), the planned vaccinations rollout (for most of Europe and many other countries) will be something like this: 
    1 - Residents of care homes and their carers
    2 - Health and social care workers
    3 - Those 80 years old and over
    4 - Those 70 years old and over
    5 - The clinically vulnerable
    6 - Those 65 years old and older
    7 - 16-64 years old with underlying health conditions
    8 - The police, the military and those in essential professions (who are not eligible above)
    9 - 60 years old and over, 55 years and older and 50 years old and over


    But even now after all this time, the lunatics who are "running" this asylum seem completely oblivious to the simple fact that the Thailand tourist demographic means they (tourists) are are going to be a long way back in the queue to receive the vaccinations that will enable them to travel. Add to this the various other challenges regarding for instance; booking air travel, booking hotel accommodation, the damaged tourist infrastructure and attractions and so on.
    So I would argue that tourists in any numbers from Europe, the UK, Australia, the United states, the Middle East, the Far East, Asia and even SE Asia coming soon to Thailand is only a pipe dream (and also providing there is no 3rd wave!), It's a grim picture but I think, realistic. The main players in Thailand might be better off concentrating their efforts on some sort of revival sometime in 2022.

    Regards,
     

    Joe

    PS: Vaccination rollout evidence base(s) - UK.gov and WHO

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  7. On 8/22/2020 at 10:44 AM, AlfHuy said:

    Hi Joe,

     

    A very good friend of mine used "Natt CM Real Estate, they do the whole range: Buying, selling, renting.

    Very competent and very good English.

    That's the place to go for.

    Contact: 0864209661

    https://www.chiangmaihomecenter.com

    Thanks for your reply, I obviously didn't make it clear. I live in CM and  I'm looking for a house in Nan.
    Thanks anyway,

    Joe

  8. Hi there,

    Does anyone know of a property agency in Nan, that lists properties for sale or rent? I could only find listings under DOT Properties (which isn't in Nan) and which was largely useless.

     

    Thanks,

     

    Joe

    PS: If anyone knows of any 2/3 bedroom western-style houses for rent, I'd be grateful for some info

  9. 14 hours ago, rudi49jr said:

    If only the governor would start taking action against all those moron arsonists as well, maybe throw a couple dozen of them in jail for a few years to set an example ......

    Jeez man, stick to the point of this thread which is about Chiang Mai checkpoints for checking Covid-19, yes?
    There are numerous other threads about burning, pollution, smog etc. where you can make your rather pointless remarks.

     

    Joe

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