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2 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Forget the stars, make your own????

Second one has bigger volume (258 liter vs 208 liter) and less power consumption.

Just do math: volume/power consumption.

The higher the number the better.

For the second one:

285.5/269 = 1.06

First:

208/369 = 0.56

Much worse.

Yes I agree the second one is better I was just curious how EGAT decided it gets a lower number of stars.

54 minutes ago, MJCM said:

That 2nd picture is not 0 but it has a 5 star rating. That Thai written says  number 5!

Yes they both have level 5 rating (as nearly all modern appliances do) but there is also a new sub rating between 1 and 3 stars which is indicated at the top.

I'm curious about these egat energy labels as I was comparing two Samsung refrigerators (both of them digital inverters).

If I'm reading the labels correctly; it seems like the smaller fridge uses more electricity and yet it has a 2 star rating...but the bigger fridge uses less energy and only has a 0 star rating?

14 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Yep, Pattaya/Jontiem - world and first class  family resort ! More like a kids playground in Mogadishu !

Looks in better condition than most of the public parks in Bangkok unfortunately.

Apparently the Chao Phraya Dam in Chai Nat will increase the discharge rate to 2,900 to 3000 cubic metres a second from Saturday which will cause the water level to rise by 10-15 cm.

On 9/30/2022 at 3:11 PM, userabcd said:

Thats what they say. I am on the 12th floor and the signal on the router is full strength.

Which router are you using and what speeds are you getting? It seems difficult to find one that supports band 40 with 3CA without spending a fortune.

16 hours ago, EdrigoSalvadore said:

Something similar happened to me last week in Rangsit. I visited a teenage student Chinese girl, and when we're about to sleep, a Chinese man entered her apartment and came into her bedroom. Supposedly to rape her.

 

When he saw me in her bed he turned around and left. She had given him her passcode to the door previously when she needed help with something. She refused to go to the police about it.

 

I changed her passcode, provided her with some self defense weapons and that's it. The guy apologized to her said he was too drunk.

Interesting story although maybe she has a closer relationship with him than what she told you.

Now where can I find myself a nice teenage student Chinese girl? (Presumably she's over 18). 

21 hours ago, webfact said:

THAI said that for the first 6 months, its total losses were at 6.46 billion Baht, a decrease of 158.1%.

That's still quite an achievement losing over a billion baht a month.

And I'm not sure if the author understands percentages correctly...if something decreased by 100% wouldn't it be zero already?

I believe the two prior extensions charge a flat 15 baht fare regardless of the number of stops, so this new rate of up to 44 baht just for the extensions alone seems excessive.

There is a great shoe store at Union mall called Shoe Shi, they sell leather shoes imported from Italy at reasonable prices. They have a limited selection for larger sizes but they can custom order many styles for no extra cost if you can wait a few weeks. I bought some EU size 47s from there a few months ago which they ordered especially for me and delivered to my door, all for less than 2000 baht.

5 hours ago, internationalism said:

LPG conversion starts from some 20k, gas price is 1/3 of petrol.

Within a few months return on investment.

Alternatively NGV conversion, but 2x more expensive and not that many stations. 

NGV is the cheapest at around 15.6 baht/kg.

But you're right there aren't many stations around, luckily I live right next to one.

At first I thought LPG was cheaper but it's sold by the litre and the density is much lower so one litre is only around half a kilogramme.

He has an interesting definition for the word "maximum".

46 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Did you son have an entry stamp in his passport?

No he did not.

They can definitely leave Thailand on a foreign passport, you just need to show the Thai birth certificate at Thai immigration.

Like I said before, I left with my son in 2019 and he has never even had a Thai passport.

All children are exempt from overstay fines. Thai citizens can also not be deported or fined when they reach adulthood as that would be against the constitution.

My son is half Thai (born in Thailand) and I traveled alone with him to the UK a few years ago on his British passport.

Immigration pulled me aside when leaving but allowed us to leave after calling his mother to check I had permission...they said I should have got an official document from the district office though.

Since then he has always entered Thailand on his British passport so he's treated as a foreigner and no questions asked when leaving.

So would they rather Burmese migrants slaving away for peanuts instead of the poor monkeys?

Well the largest oil refinery in Thailand (Thai Oil) is owned by PTT group (which also happens to be majority owned by the government) so they could always tell them to reduce their profit margins...

No worse than the OPEC+ cartel the whole world is dependent on.

But rice spoils so they can't hoard it to increase prices.

19 hours ago, Crossy said:

Will he also arrange to pay the 30 billion (yes, billion) Baht that is owed to BTS for operating the Green Line extensions??

 

Probably...IF the contracts were fair and no corruption was involved.

I think you work for the BTS so you couldn't possibly be biased?

Probably the best possible outcome for everyone concerned.

Who didn't see this one coming? The story was full of holes to begin with.

2 hours ago, mikebell said:

Will this more expensive fuel stop Thai drivers from emptying their tank to get one car ahead of you at the next red light?

Probably not as they are probably too dumb to realise that it wastes fuel.

Can anyone explain how selling gold jewellery works here? Do you get a better rate if you sell it back to the same company it was bought from?

I received a 1 baht gold necklace with the condo I bought a few years ago and haven't got around to selling it yet...it still has the tags on.