Banana7

24 minutes ago, JoeyMac said:

Okay so on my last bill ...

 

it says i used 1430 kWh. 

 

Again, i need to stress the only thing we are using any different to the US, is the air conditioning. We do keep it on at night in two rooms. Nothing else is different. 

 

Bill has come to 7 and half thousand Baht. Bill has Mea authority on the top. 

How big are your AC units, how many BTUs?  Something is drawing lots of power and basically tripling your bill. Based on my usage, which is similar to yours, I estimate your usage should be 600 Kwh or less, if you have modern ACs 18K BTU or less.

My bill in Pattaya is 1500-2100b per month. The month ending January 17, 2024 is 2,182.23 baht for 465 units, billed and paid to the PEA. I run my AC at 23c, 1 unit 18k BTU inverter for 12-14 hours daily, 1 unit 18K BTU old R22 AC for 2 hours daily, 1 refrigerator, 1 TV, 2 hot water showers per day, 24 hrs CCTV 7 cameras, LED lights, 2 or 3computers, 3 or 4 phones.

34 minutes ago, Crossy said:

It's all about the money of course.

 

The US is not the boss of Thailand no matter how much they like to think they are.

 

Any country following US or, more likely UN, sanctions do so on an individual and purely voluntary basis.

 

 

If it is just money and profit maybe USA should cut-off Thailand from USA currency, services and stop all imports from Thailand. Greedy Thailand.

There much nicer Thai islands than Koh Chang. I've visited Koh Chang once, but there are much nicer islands a little further south of Koh Chang where the water is crystal clear. Koh Mak and Koh Kood are much better with no complaining operators, excellent service and clearer sea waters.

11 minutes ago, fondue zoo said:

 

Yes, you need to be crafty.

 

Take a photo of the family crying in the restaurant, beseeching the Lord why, whyyy Lord?   like on stage at the Globe level champagne acting.

Caption:  Our Food Made Us Sad

 

I like that, create some drama, use creative acting.

Use ohms's law to calculate amperage. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohm's_law : v=IR; where V= voltage, I = is current, and R is resistance

Basically, take watts  divide by voltage to determine amps.

If the voltage is 220 to 240AC, and most electricity delivered to consumers is in this range in Thailand, 28 amps may be okay but not for shower water heater. It seems this water heater is for the whole house, and can draw up to 40A.

19 hours ago, FarangFB said:

 

Exactly, tour buses just seem to drive and park wherever they please, it looks like they're totally above any traffic laws.

They would stop in the designated zones but these zones are 99% occupied by illegally parked vehicles.

On 2/17/2024 at 12:12 PM, Njoku said:

Thais have this idea that everything is gold no matter how old, just this week sent out message as a stir as I was searching Facebook market place for a Mini Cooper S, a 2010 S was listed as Free, seen that a lot by Thai sellers, no comment, yes very good condion under 100,000klms and yes there was a price further down the add, guy shoots back with something in the range of 780,000, reliped that's expensive for a 14 year old S, the owner gets back to me, but "special colour", to end it I say, owned two in the past that there is nothing special about his colour S and at 14 years old good luck trying to sell it...

Car was probably repainted due to an accident and the painter couldn't match the factory color, just made it similar.

When buying used motor vehicles, inspect it thoroughly, many have been in accidents or flooded. Be sure to look under the floor carpeting for rust, look at the body panel seam for misalignment and side panels for bondo (body filler), paint over spray in door frames, front hood bolt removals, etc. .

Trump got some bad recently from the appeals court. He lost his immunity appeal. See attached judgement.

TrumpImmunityJudgement.pdf

BOT interest rate should be at least 3%, to reduce inflation.

On 2/5/2024 at 12:19 AM, Banana7 said:

Anything for pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment, loss of wages, etc. etc.?

I live in Thailand and have been involved in accidents, as the victim. In my case, the offender did pay for each and every cause stated in the above statement. For the etc. it was damage to personal property, translation costs, transportation costs and few others.

I wish all vegetables, fruits, meats and seafood have a sign that states "produce/product of X", X being the country. I never want to eat Chinese products. Most stores and products never state where the products are from.

I eat raw sliced white and purple onions, in salads on burgers on tacos, from Big C, Makro and Foodland and never had any problems.

My guess for your issue is the mayo, or the canned tuna. Mayo can be deadly - what's the best before date? was it always refrigerated? Tuna - what's the canning date, produce of what country? Bacteria spreads like wildfire in the heat and humidity

1 hour ago, KhaoNiaw said:

 

In the news report, the owner said on camera he will cover all of the medical costs.

Anything for pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment, loss of wages, etc. etc.?

Could be reasonable. There are 3 major price factors involved, the change fee per class, and the date change cost and finally, availability in the current class.

What is the initial cost of the ticket?  What is the fare class, like Y, J, B, A, etc. What is the airline? For example, I have to pay $200 or $300 to change my ticket, and that is the price for each flight. So if my trip is BKK to YYZ, there are 2 flights with a stopover for 2.5 hours, so the minimum I would have to pay is $400 (plus tax?) to change a return flight, and depending on the class, I may have to pay $600. There are classes that are free to change, only have to pay the fare difference due to the travel date.

Travel date prices vary greatly and by airline. Usually wednesday or thursday are the cheapest for one airline (United). Another airline the cheapest is Sunday (Finnair). In addition to the change fee, I may have to pay a date premium fee, based on the popularity of the travel weekday, and the season.

Finally the change of class fee. If the original class was maybe super economy - class x, but on the date and flight you want, there are no Class x seats available, you'll have to pay for a class Y seat, which is full economy, and of course this costs more. You get an economy section seat for both class X and Y and maybe Z, too. The class fee changes how far in advance of the travel date you buy - eg. class Y can be at 120 days, $400, and 90 days $300, at 30 days $250, at 3 days $450, usually based on seat vacancies.

The airline may even change the fuel charge amount, if their fuel prices have changed.

The classes used here are just examples, and they vary by airline.

Normally, the ticket can only be changed by the issuing agent, not anyone else.

When buying, got to read the fine print, understand classes, change fees, etc.

How did they track this guy and find him? What kind of evidence is there about this alleged act? How can they positively ID this guy?

20 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

I'm not sure of Asian / Australian rules... but I imagine they're not too dissimilar from EU regulations. 

 

As this was a 'natural event' (weather) - then no compensation is applicable. 

 

It is still the airlines responsibility to get the passengers  and luggage to their final destination and ensure they are 'watered and fed' (depending on duration of delay).

 

TG 465 circled for 20 mins as per ATC before diverting to due fuel reasons.

 

The flight touched down at Sydney at 08:51 hrs and took off at 10:29am

Passengers made it to their destination at 11:41am, 4 hours 19 mins later than their scheduled landing time of 07:20 am.

 

ALL of the actions of Thai airways, their fuel load and decision to divert met with international and universal safety standards. 

 

Thai airways acted professionally up to this point. 

 

 

Thai Airways are suing the Passenger for publicly accusing the captain of lying about the reasons for the diversion. 

In doing so, Thai airways have scored an own goal. 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for this additional info.