KhunLA

So true, as you don't know who is providing the labor for the product or services you are using. Even USA airlines, will subcontract out to company paying way below the 'airline's' pay scale. Saw it at DL @ PHL, the ramp was subbed out @ $6 or 7 USD an hr, when the DL employee got $18ish an hour. Some 'unionized' employees priced themselves out of a job; coal, steel, auto, airlines for example.

Not a Thai thing, as same worldwide. Supply & demand, and as long as they are paying the countries minimum wage, so be it. Exploitation, NO ... job is offered, take it or leave it. I've worked my share of low paying jobs till finding something else, and happy they were available, at the time. One reason I live here, anything labor related price wise, is inexpensive compared to labor cost in the mother land. Lowers the COL substantially. Any home / auto service calls are ฿500 a visit / hour, if that, vs ฿2000+ an hour, just to look at back in the USA.

Yes, as long as bank is assoc w/Visa or what ever icon on you card, and all seem to be. My FID card works in all Thai ATMs, and never been charged a fee. Buddy has CS, and also never been charged fees.

That was part of the last ferry failure, as I understand it, they didn't offer refunds for cancelled trips, simply a credit. The service was very iffy, and lots of cancellations. Some suspect simply for low sales, and always seemed to be rough seas an excuse. Price and total, all-in travel time, drive to/from pier, or taxis to/from, check in time, and hope it actually departs, and not having own transport at either end, relying on taxi service from piers and getting around, especially HH, along with the always possible, cancelled return trip, didn't inspire much confidence in the service. 2 hr on boat, so at best, 3ish hr vs 4-5 hr drive, if all operating on time. Great of goes as plan ... but .... TIT Along with weather dependent ????

Phuket is lovely, when tourist numbers are low. Never encountered issues in OP, as the simplest of research makes it easy to avoid.

I'm here for the mangos, and bbq'd coconut rice in bamboo stalks. America & Burma ... lands far far away of no interests. Honey, where's the rolling papers at ?

The charge & reimbursement doesn't show on Fid accounts any more. Was a bit strange, though not really. If doing exchange rate for your 'withdrawal' vs 'fee', the bank to bank rate was always better ???? Maybe that's why they stopped posting on your account, as a bit embarrassing, knowing they charge themselves different rates, and for less amounts at that. Pet peeves; banks insurance companies govts

Can't blame everything on covid, as it was operating, and I'm being generous, but in business, poorly, 2 years prior to covid. Extreme mixed reviews.

Fidelity Investments 'cash management' account card.

Science and math is all most need. Chemistry never hurt or biology if thinking about med school, or basic education. Don't really need history, though one of my favorites, and probably has something to do with living in Philly area, as so much historical importance for the USA. I've been to and can tell where Ben is buried, along with all the historical nooks and crannies of the city & tri-state area, battles sites, to the Dupont gunpowder factory. Most Americans couldn't even tell the importance of Carpenter's Hall, or the first 2 capitals of the USA. Not that they really need to, TBH. Family was one of the original land owners, held large tracts of land. Social teaching and sexual preference, silly pronouns ... save that sh!t for home learning. Most pick it up on their own anyway, we all did as kids. USA is falling so far behind the rest of the world, especially Asia, it's ridiculous.

Didn't know science & math subjects had sexual preference. I'll be looking at that #9 a little bit differently in the future ... ???? Pi was coming out as binary ... ????

Let me know where those 110v outlets are in TH, so I can avoid... ... I was just going to use my USB port on the laptop ????

@ 3:30 of vid: https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Old+Weed+Man+Restaurant/@12.9261734,100.8669563,15z/data=!4m12!1m6!3m5!1s0x0:0xdd7e1c0f4bacc694!2sThe+Old+Weed+Man+Restaurant!8m2!3d12.9261721!4d100.8757094!3m4!1s0x0:0xdd7e1c0f4bacc694!8m2!3d12.9261721!4d100.8757094

Been to Sloppy Joe's bar @ Key West more than a few times. ????

Wow, 2.8gr, and in 4 packs. Hope that doesn't qualify as distributing ???? Not sure how such a huge bust in newsworthy. Talk about a slow day. DumbA$$

My bad ... oops For some reason, thought I was on a Patts forum ???? See your location now.

N. NJ ... nuff said ... ???? Huffing all those fumes from the chemical plants, I can see where they've become confused ???? Use to work at Newark airport, but lived down of Exit 8/Hightstown (Princeton area). When I got up to exit 11 ... Holy Buddha. Don't know how people lived in that area and above.

DECO dealers up at Bang Saen: https://www.facebook.com/SWSPEEDMOTOR/?ref=page_internal https://www.google.com/maps/place/มอเตอร์ไซค์ไฟฟ้า+Deco+จักรยานไฟฟ้า+สามล้อไฟฟ้า+ชลบุรี+by+SW+SPEED+MOTOR/@13.2984816,100.9467283,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3102b5e5856fcd29:0x7319eb9d60b3f21d!8m2!3d13.2984816!4d100.9467283?hl=th-TH

Nice looking 'Sloppy' sandwich, nothing Joe about it. Sloppy Joe in my world, wife makes quite often: https://www.google.com/search?q=sloppy+joe&newwindow=1&sxsrf=ALiCzsYK6e8-HdYC0rkJBsAU4LTkaWEU8g:1657004557085&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi1qJCAl-H4AhVA-DgGHXHOCfsQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1536&bih=664&dpr=1.25

Plenty of rather positive reviews on the internet (Gmap), from strangers. Do you need more reviews from strangers from this forum. The fact that you found them, shows you're savvy enough to sort through the reviews. No experience myself, but they look fine ... ENJOY

Don't care where the oil comes from, but can't see the petrol suppliers passing 'their' savings on to the end consumer / us. Just more profit for them. There is no 'oil crisis' now, just a gouging crisis ????

If going by 'boomer's' photo of condos, with that many units, I'd expect to see a constant flow of delivery people in the lobby.

Not suppose to. I think to avoid youngins from buying. Although, if your local 7-11 had dedicated delivery person, maybe having their cell phone number & a tip, would get better results than their app. Or even the local motocy guy on the corner. Someone lazier than me, that's reassuring ????

Would these be the same folks lobbying the govt for subsidies to expand their network of chargers, maybe without tapping their billions in profit already made. hmm ...

Agree, and think it will be a long time before any EVs in Thailand will be charging up 80% (of a 50kW battery) in less than 30 minutes. Also, constant superfast charging is not the best for battery life.