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If you’re going to allow cannabis (with the proper restrictions) I would prefer to see 7-11’s selling it.

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Thailand built.

Most of the Chinese cars here are Thailands built!

Condos are missing out on a money making opportunity.

They can profit on residents using their chargers.

4 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

Well it should be , but many on here are far from happy , permanently

You can’t beat a megapint of red wine at happy hour.

On 6/28/2025 at 8:45 AM, newbee2022 said:

Up to you. WRLIFE doesn't have agents. Therefore rates are lower. I'm quite happy with them. Easy to contact by phone or mail. 

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

People always complain if their claim is rejected - WRLife are no different.  Any insurer will reject a claim if it can - WRLife are no different.  The vast majority of claims are settled (according to my broker!) - WRLife are no different.

It’s not true to say WrLife doesn’t have agents.  
 

The vast majority of their policies are sold through agents (called Insurance Brokers) who apparently get a much higher commission than the blue chip insurers pay.

Of course a broker is going to say they pay their claims, he can hardly tell you if they don’t.

4 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

is it happy hour already,?  

Isn’t every hour happy hour?

For it to work at condos you either provide a few chargers for residents to book, or if you have allocated parking, let owners pay for their own at their cost.

This assumes the supply is big enough, which is likely as they have to size the system for all air cons running in hot season.

in any event, it’s not difficult to toddle down to a PTT station and have a coffee whilst your car charges.

There are none so blind as those who will not see.

10 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Sources? Actual facts?

 

US President Donald Trump, while lifting sanctions against Syria, "accidentally" removed certain Russian institutions, banks, and individuals from the sanctions list. Among them was Rosoboronexport, the state agency responsible for exporting Russian weapons to other countries, according to The Moscow Times.

https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/trump-lifts-sanctions-on-russia-s-rosoboronexport-1751471026.html

Here's a breakdown of some key areas where Toyota has been accused of breaking promises: 

AIS handle lots of insurance companies.

The fact Bumrungrad will accept co-pay from AIS is completely irrelevant, it has nothing to do with WrLife and it doesn’t mean WrLife will pay anything.
 

Did you read the article from insuranceinasia?

Did you read the 1* reviews on trustpilot?

Did you see the management’s own 5* fake posts pretending to be clients?

What more could you possibly need?

7 minutes ago, henryford1958 said:

 

The reality is that our insurance would not cover any damage resulting from an EV fire. Any lithium fire in an enclosed car park would not only destroy most of the cars parked there but probably the main condo building as well.

Does your insurance cover a petrol car catching fire and destroying all the cars.

Your management committee does understand that’s between 10 and 130 times more likely than an EV fire right?

1 hour ago, Yagoda said:

Tell us why

He has “accidentally” just removed sanctions from almost a dozen Russian arms dealers and associates, whilst at the same time actually pulling back arms already in Poland and on the move to Ukraine.

There is a lot of circumstantial evidence, for example the Steele report and the other ex Russia intelligence officers saying he is an asset with the code name Krasny. I’m not sure I believe that but I suspect they do have kompromat on him or he has financial links to Russia.

He is totally TACO when it comes to sanctioning Russia and they have played him beautifully.  It does appear that he’s frightened to do anything negative to Russia and consequently they do walk all over him.

By the way, I’m not American and couldn’t tell you if Trump is a republican or democrat, those terms are meaningless to me.

I do think has some things right, trans athletes should not be allowed to compete and he is absolutely correct in asking other NATO members to up their contributions to 5%.

I do think America’s reputation is now in the toilet.

20 hours ago, Yagoda said:

Whose fault is that? Russia isnt on our border is it and their civil war doesnt affect us.

Deja vu.  America said that once before with the Nazi’s, then came Pearl Harbor.

I am very concerned about Trump’s relationship with Russia, it’s not healthy.

2 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

We don't know the details of this case which makes it impossible for generalisation 

If you read the one star reviews on trustpilot, you will see a pattern.

There are dozens of people who had their claims refused.

@stupidfarang’s friend is one of many.

I used to love Toyota.

Nowadays, I don’t believe a word they say.

1 hour ago, henryford1958 said:

Buy You Die has hundreds of billions of debt, it will go bankrupt soon like Evergrande. Plus charging/parking could be a major issue. My condo bans the parking (and certainly charging) of EVs.

What utter tosh.

Does you condo allow people of colour to live there?  What a ridiculous rule that just shows how out of touch your management committee are with reality.

10 minutes ago, Nacho Libre said:

No doubt, but I'm living in city. Wouldn't think of buying an EV if I was living in a rural area.

Even in a rural area, I'd still buy an EV.  I don't need a charging station nearer than 250km from my home.

8 minutes ago, Nacho Libre said:

Is there an app for Android that shows EV charging stations, or do I need to go to a website?

Would be great if that was info you could get using Google Maps.

There are lots of apps. someone will post them I'm sure, I'm about to have a piano lesson. The map you posted is wrong, it should be showing dozens on that route and hundreds nearby.

33 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

My recollection is that it was for recreational usage, but only in situations where an innocent parties were not affected by its use?

 

Might have dreamt that up?

 

Edit (Reuters)

 

Anutin Charnvirakul has said that cannabis use is acceptable “in one’s own household, as long as it doesn’t bother others.” He emphasized that personal or therapeutic use at home isn’t problematic, provided it’s not impacting anyone else

It was always intended to be medical use, but entrepreneurs saw that it wasn’t illegal to sell it for recreational use and filled market demand.

Speaking to CNN in an interview ahead of the move, Thai Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said he expected legal cannabis production to boost the economy but cautioned that recreational use of the drug remains illegal.

https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/09/asia/thailand-cannabis-legal-minister-interview-intl-hnk

Many times mororbikes have pulled out of a side road without looking.  You tend to spot them because you look at their heads and if they don’t turn towards you to check if the road is clear you can expect the worst.

The nearest I have had to a bump was when going around a 90° blind left hand bend, a car coming the other way cut the corner and I had to go on the verge.  I always take that corner slow because it’s not the first time I’ve seen that.

4 hours ago, crazykopite said:

I can see a law suite being brought by disgruntled weed shop owners against the government why did they issue 11,000 + licenses I think my friend paid 6,000 baht for one year plus the cost of  setting the shop up plus long term rental agreements with Landlords if successful in a court of law it could cost the government millions in compensation 

1 hour ago, Burgo1979 said:

Nothing has changed, most shops are open and selling as normal where i live today apart from a few which have signs saying opening again soon once they have the new requirements, and online sales are operating as normal and offering medical prescriptions which will be accepted at any shop. There's actually a new shop which has just opened which has an on site doctor. It's not going away.

 

Doctor "What seems to be the problem Sir"

 

Customer  "I can't sleep and get headaches"

 

Doctor "Let me show you what types of cannabis can help you, and i will write you a prescription"

 

Customer, leaves shop with a bag of herb

 

That's how it will be.

16 minutes ago, Bday Prang said:

Talk about a simpleton,  Of course the shops were legal , there was no obligation to check out the customers,  That is what the new regulations are seeking to address , can you not understand that?  

Anutin was quite clear that recreational use was not permitted and he said that as they made cannabis legal.

If you set up a shop for recreational use of cannabis then you were an idiot and chancing your arm.  How many of the shops are solely supplying recreational use? 99% ?  100% ?

None of them are due any compensation because whilst they didn’t break the law they did break the rules.

So now as Burgo stated, you just go in and say you have a headache and you’ll come out with a prescription and a bag of weed.  All that will really happen is big dispensaries will thrive and the smaller ones will close

1 minute ago, carlyai said:

What about the Gik?

I am allowed to have one of those by my partner, but I’m reminded of something I was told when I first moved here “There’s always a bill…..”

1 minute ago, Yellowtail said:

 

Yeah, it's a bit intimidating given I recognize none of the brands. 

There's not much inside the boxes, some sensing circuits and a contactor.  I wouldn't be tempted to spend too much on one, just keep it cheap and simple.

5 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Our is routed from a mains-breaker in the house, it can be isolated (to off) if we wished to do so.

 

But really, is that something that happens ?.... Neighbours parking in your drive and using your 'charging station' ???

I've seen it on TikTok, but I suspect it was a fake and clickbait.  More likely to happen if you're in a condo I would think.