NanLaew

I was talking about power outlet strips that are 'universal'. They are scarcer than hen's teeth. You won't find them in Thai Watsadu, Do Home, Home Hub, Amorn, Home Pro and most all other retail stores. I've only found one on lazada in the past 6 months and that was a Chinese import job so probably a fire hazard anyway. The last branded ones I bought almost 10 years ago were Belkin and Wanpro and both have superseded their local product line with Thai standard pin outs which emulates the 3-pin US style (with L & N reversed). Universal wall receptacles are still available at hardware stores but they are going to be phased out, just like 'universal' power outlet strips.

Passing by I noticed they usually have the younger stunners there. Great for people watching! Yes, Fun Bar - Home of the Untouchables.

It has more daily Thai Smile flights than Udon Thani and the timing for their Air Asia non-stops t0 Phuket is better than Udon Thani's.

Probably, but why would you even go to Khon Kaen and Buriram?

Or more simply the farang on a Ret Ext (like the OP) are the low-hanging fruit in this quota-filling, box-checking exercise.

So, what you gonna do?

If you were in quarantine, this was in the bad old days before the vaccines leveled the playing field?

Who are 'they' ?

In my experience, you only need to do the 2FA verification once on each of your non-android devices. I did it on my laptop and my office PC several months ago. At my work which can be in several different countries, if I want to log in to my gmail on a PC that's connected to someone else's network, it's a simple matter of responding to the "Is this you?" request that will pop up on my android phone. As soon as you hit 'yes', the login on the PC is instantaneous. It will not allow you to save your password on those machines (which you wouldn't want to do anyway unless you're a lazy <deleted>).

2 years ago I would have agreed, but now most modern phones/tablets etc use USB-C ports for power. Where is technology going in the future? There's also issues with quality and reports of fire hazards with the integrated 5V USB stuff that comes mostly from China. I recently read on these forum pages that the Thai regulatory authorities have ruled that those 'universal' type sockets will be illegal so expect them to disappear from the market. It's already been a several years since power outlet strips with 'universal' style sockets were available here.

So, what's the OP's overall opinion on AIS versus DTAC for the "average" user?

After that visa-exempt history, I don't fancy the OP's chances of getting a hassle-free visa-exempt entry. Taking a year off and getting a new passport doesn't erase the prior history from Thai immigration database. After the Penang visa refusal, maybe the OP should make sure he has a return ticket, just in case? Then again, they are gagging for tourists and income so the OP may manage dodge the bullet.

Yeah i think he just decided that traffic is meant to stop so I'll walk out, that's a deathwish attitude, maybe he's a tourist and doesn't understand how it works here It's that Asian spatial awareness deficit. Local drivers seem to be unaware of peripheral vision or things in the near-field when they're clipping along, focused on the far-distance. I had to bang on the bonnet of car to get the drivers attention when he was inching forward at some broken traffic lights, looking for that gap to change lanes into while I was threading my way across three lanes of gridlock. I got that stunned "Where did you come from?" look. I was there all the time, looking right at him.

Maybe the authorities will respond and install speed bumps either side of the crosswalk. Then again, maybe they won't.

I used to be a Chokchai buyer until I had a couple of dodgy bottles several years ago. Switched to Magnolia which has been my go-to ever since. I am just back from extended trips overseas and up here in Udon there's no large jugs of Magnolia 'leaded' or 'unleaded' in the usual outlets. With shortages and price hikes, maybe there's something afoot in the Thai dairy industry?

What size is the OP's home? Mine is around 380 square meters so doubtful the 300 gr size will cover it.

Which is a bonus in my book.

Maybe she got your negative Leicester vibe? Lord knows the forum membership already has.

If the 'force multiplier' doesn't include the submarines, then I wouldn't bother. They can stick with LINE and WhatsApp for their communications "in the battlespace."

Some people, even knowing that they are sick, still go to work because they need the money to survive. Sorry, but it's irresponsible to think that everyone can manage with a few days off work. This guy calls off sick and he's replaced and since it's a minimum wage/skills job, he could be out of work for more than the time it takes to get over a Covid infection. Anyway, he spends most of his time in the booth where he died so he may have weighed the risks involved. He may also have been asymptomatic but either way, he did not "die of/from Covid". We've been down this Covid road long enough to know that hand-washing and social distancing are the most effective barriers. If one isn't taking care of their personal hand hygiene, they shouldn't blame getting infected on others. Personally, I have never had the need to get close enough to any security guards to catch anything.

Don't even go there*. From Mayo Clinic's website (my emphasis ) "Rotavirus is present in an infected person's stool two days before symptoms appear and for up to 10 days after symptoms lessen. The virus spreads easily through hand-to-mouth contact throughout this time — even if the infected person doesn't have symptoms. If you have rotavirus and you don't wash your hands after using the toilet — or your child has rotavirus and you don't wash your hands after changing your child's diaper or helping your child use the toilet — the virus can spread to anything you touch, including food, toys and utensils. If another person touches your unwashed hands or a contaminated object and then touches his or her mouth, an infection may follow. The virus can remain infectious on surfaces that haven't been disinfected for weeks or months." Wash your hands and be wary of where (and what*) you are eating.

Yes, but I was. The first paragraph was to emphasize the pressing need of these trained professionals to leave their homelands. More of a case of stay and possibly get killed. So what's your hypothetical Geordie's pressing need? Believe me I know. It wasn't easy but we managed OK. For the less ardent, I'm pretty sure that motivational counseling is available in Newcastle.

Not so sure about that last assertion. Plenty qualified Syrian, Iranian doctors and surgeons who did their training in the US and UK have packed up their tents in their war-torn or otherwise repressed homeland and made the transcontinental trek to the UK and other nations. Most come alone and once settled, bring the family over. You are correct inasmuch as the young and the feckless have few barriers to seeking a career, a sustainable income and a new life on foreign shores. However, those in their forties are arguably at the peak of their productivity and earning powers so not being able to watch the local footy at the weekend or meet your mates 'down the pub' should not be an impediment to keeping life, soul and family together. Despite the toon looking good for Europe next year, Dec will have to make sacrifices and not just excuses.

It did? How?

I hope not at the expense of the UK taxpayer. At the least a loan that Ukraine has to pay back like the UK had to do for US support during WW2. Think of it as an investment rather than an expense. That's how the American's saw the lend-lease program.