TonyClifton

2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I seriously doubt Trump will run again. First of all, I think he despises the job. He has no idea it would be this hard. And though he would never admit it, he was so woefully unprepared for the task, I think even he knows that, at this point in time. Second, I think he hates all of the scrutiny, and the inability to get away with things, that he enjoyed in his former life as a civilian. 

 

I also think Mueller is going to come out with some seriously damaging stuff in the next couple of months. So, he is a lame duck at this point. He may even end up resigning before the election. If he did decide to run, Brittany Spears, Rosie O'Donnell, Justin Bieber, or any good democratic candidate, could beat him, though I do not think Warren would be a good choice. 

The problem all over the world these days is that too many are smoking too much dope.  It clouds your thinking.  

1 minute ago, GalaxyMan said:

I absolutely hate unions.

I had a customer in North Philadelphia.  It was a family run business that had seen two generations.  It was in a dangerous neighborhood.  I parked my car on the sidewalk by the front door when I went to service them, with gun out and in my hand.  

They employed people in the neighborhood providing jobs to people who had little choice in good jobs as there weren't many.  The good citizen employees unionized.  

There is no more business at this location and those people have no jobs, not there at least.

They milked that tit too much.  

5 hours ago, crayonmuncher982 said:

Hi all

 

I need to buy a birthday present for someone in thailand, was planning on bringing it with me from the UK, but it looks like that trip will have to be put on hold.

 

So I am looking to buy an iphone 8 plus or x, depending on price, has anyone got any experience buying online from www.powerbuy.co.th ?

 

I will he sending to pai, mae hong son but buying using UK bank card.

 

If this site isnt the best, anyone got any recommendations? 

 

I am tempted to buy somethibg cheap and send it, see if it works and then got for the phone. But if anyone has any experience with the shop/site it would be greatly appreciated

 

Thanks

 

To Lucysdad:

This is the start of the thread.  I don't see fraud mentioned.  So I have no idea what or why you are discussing this.  In the old days, we would walk up to the television when the lines would flash on the screen and give it a good wack on the side of the box. 

Just a suggestion.

26 minutes ago, LucysDad said:

 

You didn't understand at all.

 

The transaction wasn't blocked by the card company's fraud prevention unit - it was not processed.

 

The perpetrator of the fraud later attempted a transaction - which was blocked by the fraud unit.

The op wants to buy something in Thailand for delivery in Thailand, paying with his UK visa.  How is what you wrote even the least bit relevant to the discussion?

4 minutes ago, LucysDad said:

 

 

I think you misunderstand.

 

The same thing happened to me - the fraud attempt occurred a day or so later i.e. someone had scammed the card details. 

 

Also happened to me once on Khon Kaen after using the card to pay a hotel bill. Next day someone tried to book flights somewhere.

I think you misunderstand. 

I read what was written.  Unless it was improperly written, I understood the poster trying to make a purchase and his credit card being denied based on his card's loss prevention department.  A phone call and sometimes an email response is all that is necessary.  

1 minute ago, Credo said:

Oh, and no, 'we the people' do not want a wall.   

 

Tear down this wall Mr. Trump (Gorbachov)! 

What do you want?  A turnstile?

On 12/22/2018 at 5:41 PM, Pedrogaz said:

Why on earth would you expect Thais to learn English to make your life easier? You are in Thailand. People speak Thai here, not English. It is one of the difficulties of living in a foreign country where you don't speak the language. You came to live here, they didn't;t beg you to come here. Learn to speak Thai.

English is the Universal Language of the world.  It's the language of medicine and aviation, and I'm sure a few other professions.  In America we find translators to help our visitors navigate things such as border crossings.  

Perhaps we are just more evolved.

1 hour ago, Jip99 said:

A similar attempt using a link to Powerbuy resulted in a fraud attempt on the card.

 

So what?  Call your credit card company and tell them it is you making the transaction.  

4 minutes ago, alien365 said:

Round my neck of the woods the idiots get worse and the normal folks are more cautious and aware. The hard shoulders are the most dangerous places to be at the moment so getting on to the main highway is quite scary as it's a free for all.

I'm cautious in America as well.  We have our fair share of idiots as well.  We call it "fools night out."  While getting what might have been the last income affidavit yesterday I spent the day downtown in the lovely weather.  The roads were empty except for fools riding Tuk Tuk's near the Embassy.  My son and I took the BTS and the MRT quite safely both to and from downtown.  

Fools night out.

17 minutes ago, camble said:

You can take an online SEO course from Udemy.com for 330 baht.

 

btw, it takes a lot of work to build traffic.

Nonsense, I watch the Thai drivers make lots of it.

Kidding.  When you say it's up to standards, is it optimized for speed? Optimized for handheld devices and tablets?  And most important is it https:// not http://?

I know something, but I'm not telling.

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

There is no free single entry tourist visas that have to applied for at an embassy or consulate.

I tell my young son that nothing is free, whether it states it or not.

Not surprised.

5 hours ago, tifino said:

Sanook does well, in shaking the prudes down to their wobbly core.

 

what happened on that road is but the tit of the iceberg, to what else one can find...

https://www.sanook.com/news/6150310/

 

and she's been doing this a while without any feathers ruffled

 

 

I love a good barbeque.  There is no better place to put meat in your mouth.

5 hours ago, zeolephant said:

lived on the island long enough, never seen that sign.  but yet not even a little surprised.  they already said this metre thing since last december... if they were serious they would at least put up signs with a number to call if taxis refuse metres. 

but then again how safe is it to get in a taxi of someone you pissed off by reporting them?

Whenever I get in a taxi, the first thing I do is take a picture of the license.  I do this for several reasons, one of which is that if something is left behind, I know which Taxi I took.  With that said, I try to never take a taxi, only Grab.

I wake up today and I open my doors and windows. It's not exactly country air, but at least I can see through it.

Is Saphan Kwai on fire?  Or just malfunctioning?

I have lived here on and off for 13 years.  I have never been questioned.