Banana7

Lots more Russians and maybe Ukrainians can be expected to arrive by the end of March. Thousands are being kicked out of Sri Lanka, no more visa extensions. To get the whole story, Google 'Russian, Ukrainian tourists told to leave country in 14 days'. I'd post the link here but some times the links are not permitted. see:

Sri Lanka is telling Russian and Ukrainian tourists to leave within 14 days. Just google 'Russian, Ukrainian tourists told to leave country in 14 days'. I'd post the link to the article here, but some links are not allowed. Thailand should be prepared to accept a massive amount of Russians and Ukrainians within the next few weeks.

So why do you think US military personnel are in civilian clothes in Pattaya, if they are not on R&R?

All the personnel on R&R are in civilian clothing, nobody is uniform, except when on duty.

No pain getting back at night. They get bussed into town and back to the jetty.

What's the make and model of the AC, see label on outside unit? How is the compressor mounted/secured? Any photos?

Over 4,000 personnel aboard the USS Somerset and USS Miguel Keith participated in Cobra Gold 2024

You're absolutely right. Took photos on Sunday and today Monday, exactly the same location as the original post. Both days, the red painted bus stop zone was fully occupied by motor vehicles. Pattaya Police are are certainly bypass a cash cow. They should have at least 3 teams out there with chains and tow trucks 12 hours a day, nabbing the illegal parkers and helping traffic to keep moving. They could clean-out this one area about 3 or 4 times every day, getting 20 bikes a round.

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.

US military service personnel arrived Friday night in Pattaya for a little rest and relaxation. I hope the bar ladies are friendly and accommodating providing unspeakable pleasures.

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.

They have the right, as have all countries, to impose sanctions who uses their currency and their manufactured products. Azur uses Boeing jets.

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.

Why does Thailand continue to refuel Azur Air (Russian) Boeing jets in Thailand? Azur flies multiple jets daily into and out of Thailand. Is Thailand breaking the sanctions by supporting Russian jets? Brazilian aircraft servicing agents refused to refuel Russian aircraft due to sanctions. Why is Thailand exempted from USA sanctions?

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.

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

One can write a critical review but just craft the review carefully. He could have said the service did not meet his expectations and is the worst he has ever experienced and did not have a happy enjoyable experience. Just talk about your own feels and not say the staff did a XXXX job.

Finally Pattaya Police are starting to fine and remove illegally parked vehicles. This is one of most popular places they love chaining the vehicles together then hauling them away a few at a time. No parking in the red bus stop areas! Location is beach road just south of the Hilton.

BOT should hold the meeting and increase the rate to at least 3%. Then let's hear the PM scream! If the rate is lowered, the baht will depreciate against euro and USD. Maybe we will see 38-40 baht to USD by June, if they lower the interest rate.

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.

No worries or issues as long as they are paying the right people. The Russians learned from their mistakes on the first round and are back to take a second round. This time they'll do it right. Just pay up - simple.