The Fugitive

Not using it at all because we have fibre at home, in our shop and use hotel WiFi on odd occasions away. These results are simply totally random speed tests when I think of doing them.

I bought TOT NT Thunder data only SIM for 999 baht for 12 months; https://www.totmobile.net/en/OtherPromotion/969.aspx My most recent speeds; (Mbps) 100.00/7.08, 8.60/1.98, 87.20/8.37, 85.30/9.14, 11.90/1.32, 8.77/0.31, 27.70/4.62, 3.99/1.50.

Must be very fortunate. Our house and lock-up shop are 500 metres either side of local borehole which has 2 water towers. Supply and pressure continuous. No need for pumps or tanks. Last year the PWA replaced their cast iron mains with black plastic. Hasn't made any difference to us.

Santander UK do the same for me. Halifax intercept and destroy my renewed debit cards but their renewed credit card has (fortunately for me) 'slipped the net' twice!

Monks are allowed to smoke cigarettes but not to drink alcohol. We had a friend who was in the latter stages of stomach cancer. She remained cheerful until the end. Each day a young monk visted her home. I was impressed that a young guy would want to do such a thing. I have two uncles who became monks later in life, one being a grandfather at the time. Unless they are continuously neglecting their duties it doesn't seem right to disrobe a monk for drinking a few beers.

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That's the fact! Only when you awake are you then aware that you were dreaming. Or maybe we also have dreams of which we aren't always aware? But if you're dead neither scenario could ever apply. I reckon passing is just one big sleep. If you have an end of life experience (hallucinations if you like) they will, unfortunately, be lost forever.

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When you sleep you're definitely unware of what went on during that time. Unless you had a dream. But if you're dead then dreaming wouldn't be possible?

Thanks for that. I'm going to Manchester again next week. I just checked and cash is still accepted. Who knows for how much longer!

That's your choice of course. For many people the option to load all their cards into their mobile wallet so that they can then forget about carrying individual cards, reducing the risk of accidentally damaging them or having them skimmed or pickpocketed is attractive. Last time I was in UK travelling by bus, very few passengers paid cash to the driver. I can't actually recall anyone tapping with a card, invariably they used their mobile 'phones.

Gets confused with architecture.

I could happily live the rest of my life on food from 7/11. Never known a bad cheese and ham tostie. Carbonara if I'm feeling more sophisticated. Their cakes and biscuits are fabulous. Hot and cold coffee delicious.

I too have the NT Thunder (data only) SIM for 999 baht. Bought it as a back-up in case of fibre failure and for the occasional times we are away from our house or shop. Strong signal at shop but no signal at house which is only 1 km away. My fault for not testing beforehand.

Anybody mentioned the flooding? A bit much I think. Although the Royal Thai Army do deliver rice to vulnerable people in advance. Deliberately flooding communities is most definitely out of order in my book.

Irresponsible time waster. Agreed, he should be billed for the call out and prosecuted for wasting police time.

Excellent points. Plus, although there is now such a thing as contactless cash withdrawals using your mobile phone, some people will continue to use their cards perpetuating the risk of reading PIN's over their shoulder and card cloning.

I didn't either. Until my Mrs got some QR codes printed and laminated and stuck on the walls in her shop. Apparently customers were asking for an alternative to paying cash. It's a quick way for the customer to enter her bank account details into their mobile banking APP. Some insist that she takes a photo of the completed transaction off their mobile.

Substantial increase; 04/2566; 430 units = 2,248 baht 05/2566; 726 units = 3,927 baht

Thanks for your info. The scaremongers always try to worry you about this. There is such a concept as assisting your wife in her business. It is perfectly natural and reasonable.

Some time ago (in UK) a local guy proudly went around showing people his discharge letter from National Service. It said; 'We can find no purpose for this man'. He could read because he selected horses each day and wrote out a betting slip. That was the only thing he did during his life. He walked between his home and the local betting shop. Never had a job. I guess there are limits.

Wow! Location is everything.

It probably goes back to the days when the software you wanted cost more to buy than your machine. Many people, quite rightly believed 'that can't be right'. Things are more relaxed today. The software distributors have accepted they can't beat the pirates so offer basic versions of programs for free and only make us pay for the fully featured version. Even unactivated Microsoft Operating Systems will continue to work with very few restrictions.

Absolutely agree! Libre Office seems faster, lighter, more responsive etc. than Microsoft Office. However, as a basic computer/office user, I find that the suite of on-line Google 'Docs' are almost always sufficient for my purposes.

Reminds me of an old joke. 'Australia will be OK when they finish building it'. I'm sure people believed that life in Australia revolved around corrugated roofs, Castlemaine XXXX and fighting!