JBChiangRai

We have a business building moo baan, we've tried LG, Samsung, Mitsubishi, Daikin, Carrier & TCL. 1 Mitsu failure, logic board cost 11,000 baht to fix, not Mitsu's fault, generator AVR failed running it during a power cut and it was running on 300v, cases all go yellow. LG noisy, really very very noisy and would never buy again (they were not inverter) Samsung ok (also not inverter) Daikin have been the worst by a long way, gecko's can get into the logic board and blow them up (5 failures out of 15 installed), air distribution vane goes yellow much more than the case and make it look horrible.. Carrier, one logic board failure TCL, superb, unbeatable in terms of VFM (11,500 baht for an 18k BTU inverter plus local guy to fit), silent and no failures out of about 20 installed in last 2 years and no yellowing yet. Fujitsu Heat Pump cassette, needs resetting by interrupting power for 10 minutes after voltage brownouts. For cool only units, we now ONLY buy TCL on Lazada & fit them ourselves, you can't argue with a silent product, reliable and half the price of most units.

My last 3 cars were PHEV then BEV and then another BEV. I can't even contemplate going back to a car with an internal combustion engine again. My biggest surprise is the MG4 BEV, I love the way it drives, it feels a lot faster than it should, it's 100% a driver's car, I bought it to do a long distance commute to see my kids at university to keep the miles off something a bit more exotic and surprisingly, I prefer the MG4. I think the BYD Atto 3 is also a superb car, I would only look at those two cars currently although the MG EP+ price is ridiculous, it's unbelievable value for money and drives great. I am sure people with Tesla's are going to get burned badly, six price cuts in the US this year, none in Thailand.... (yet)

Yes I remember the Leah Betts case very well and you are right it was overhydration that killed her. I am not sure what the lethal dose of MDMA is, probably very very high. I am in favour of controlled supply so the strength and impurities are known coupled with education in how to take it safely. It seems to have very little downside and the upside is enormous where it replaces alcohol. You are correct in saying alcohol tastes awful with MDMA use and from what I understand, the clubs running on MDMA only provided hot water in the toilets for the reason you describe.

Ecstasy (MDMA) is very interesting to me. The medical issues with it tend to be either heatstroke, dehydrating, over-hydrating or impurities. It used to be the drug of choice in many clubs, and where it was, practically no alcohol was sold. They often had medical staff on hand to cope with heat stroke and staff would tell people wearing hats to remove them due to risk of heatstroke. I remember discussing it with a senior policeman, he told me they turned a blind eye to it because clubs running on ecstasy had zero violence related crime, in alcohol type clubs there were often several fights a night.

Marijuana does tend to trigger latent psychoses in some people, Alcohol triggers violence in some people, in me it just makes me sleepy. I can't honestly say whether you are right about there needing to be an underlying psychosis to be triggered for violence to erupt, I'm not qualified to do that. I can say though that there is an increased incidence in violence where Marijuana has been consumed.

If you read my posts, I did say a toxicology report was needed before jumping to any conclusions.

Weed induced violence is well documented. Yes, I know some of you will say you have been smoking it for years and never experienced it. I have been driving for years and never had an accident. It doesn't mean accidents are impossible, just unlikely.

I only saw the problem cases with Cannabis, not the 99.9% of people who don't have problems with the police. Violence is definitely a thing (usually domestic), drug driving is currently the major thing in front of the courts in the UK. I'm not sure whether Thailand has even set a limit on THC blood content for driving yet and I'd be surprised if they've given the BiB drug wipe kits.

Yes, cannabis can have that effect on you.

Without a toxicology report, it's impossible to say. We do know that Cannabis was found in his room and that he is Italian, I blame him being Italian, they are generally known to have fiery tempers. (before you shoot me down, I'm joking)

According to statistics, approximately 1.3 people per 1,000 will experience Cannabis induced psychosis in extended use over 50 years. Source Science Direct

They didn't find any cyanide, goldfish or warthogs because he'd already eaten those too, isn't that right Sherlock?

Impossible to tell from a news article. I can conclude thar his behaviour was abnormal.

Lots of studies done, yes it is most definitely "a thing", try googling it, there are 7 pages of results

We visited the local showroom yesterday, Extended Range available ex-stock, Standard Range only in white or grey but only white available to order with a long lead time. I suspect it's just a marketing ploy to get people to go for the extended range. I sat in the back whilst my daughter drove, it rode well but was surprisingly noisy in the back.

Alcohol causes violence so weed causing mental illness is ok, really?

A meltdown like this is rare and the average pot smoker will probably never see one. As a retired magistrate I can tell you I saw this and much worse all too often. THC induced paranoia is a very real thing and it destroys families.

The biggest scam at the moment is you order from Lazada COD, it arrives and you sign for it only to find it is worthless. Lazada say you didn't buy it through the Lazada platform, you think you did, but actually you didn't because the seller canceled the order or never marked it as shipped and Lazada canceled the sale. You sign for a piece of junk sent by the shipper directly to you in faux Lazada packing. Yes you can check the order status before you sign for it, but how many of us do that? And why should you need to? Just don't use COD and have Lazada hold your money giving you time to complain.

Actually it doesn’t. Where the seller is a scammer you can still be scammed and a respectable company (ie Lazada or Shopee) are not holding your money.

My daughters do clean, but not properly and my guess is they probably only do it just before I come down to visit them which is every 3 weeks. it’s not so much about spoiling my kids with a cleaning service as it is about preserving this house for resale when they finish university. I tried and failed 6 months ago to find a cleaning company that would service this area, the companies I found would only service their local area.

Not only are you predisposed to offering unsolicited & unwelcome advice, you’re a poor mindreader. I had no such thought. Neither did I make any mistake, which is self evident. If you can’t stay on topic, id est, volunteer details of a maid, then spare me your ignorant assumptions.

It’s very sad, they are allergic to cleaning

Tragically, they are disabled.

Yes you may ask.

My 2 daughters live in Bo Sang attending Payap University. They are like most girls their age, their house is like a pig sty. Does anyone have any recommendation for a maid to come in one or two days per week? Many thanks in anticipation.