NanLaew

Good grief. What an utter load of tripe.

Meanwhile, Junie's grandfather, the driver of the pickup, is reported as...

And the testosterone-deficient can easily shoot up with the stuff in Pattaya, the hub of silver-haired, corpulent 'youth'.

Grow some maybe? He's the landlord for Godsakes. Kick them out.

It's an addiction for some. Being unable to play with one's smartphone for any length of time induces something akin to ADHD in some people (almost).

Have you ever tried keeping the phone turned off for the duration of the flight? That's if you ever turned it off in the first place. What on earth is so life-threateningly bad about NOT being able to play with your phone for a few hours? This smartphone addiction is pathetic. Having said that, Li-ion power sources, be they inside a smartphone or a power bank, have a very, very remote tendency to self-combust when not in use. Following on from @digger70's suggestion, having an air sickness bag that doubles as a hot-fire containment bag seems a very clever solution to a very small problem.

No doubt that's what you wish had happened.

The power bank started smoking while it was inside carry-on baggage in the overhead. The carry-on bag was removed from the overhead. The hot power bank was removed from the carry-on bag. The hot power bank was placed on the seat before AirAsia flight crew placed it in the Li-ion battery fire containment bag that's required by all airlines. AirAsia has leather seats, not 'leather' seats. Next?

MB technology is reverse-engineered into Japanese and Korean cars "within 18 months"? You made that up, didn't you? If you can't afford to buy a new MB and pay for genuine MB service, then you should stick with "Japanese and Korean" from the get go. You can self-service a Japanese and Korean build and get away with it. Not so much with the 'high-tech' MB (and Beemers). Most Thai MB owners do it for the prestige and the 'look at me' factor and eschew MB's expensive servicing. Hell, most ignore the recommended servicing on their Toyotas. That's why, as you have discovered, the second-hand MB market here is chock-full of bad lemons.

Fried control electronics.

For those who don't have a magnifying glass...

As you have noticed, they're time-consuming to make, yet you balk at the prices being asked by the baker who has spent the extra time to make something you like but can't be arsed to make.

And they're not night cub bouncers either. So says Boby and his dog, who are the sort who refuse to fly Thai 'on principle' and thus have ZERO knowledge of how good they can be.

Bathtub replacement time. There's a really nice, plastic, floor-standing, tub-style one that's popping up frequently in my lazada app. ...and lose some weight.

I have done this with DHL in Pattaya and Udon Thani, also with FedEx in Pattaya for the same reason: avoids the delivery driver calling and asking "u-nai?" If possible, deal with the main service center for your location, as they may have several independent businesses that act as their agents. Some are good, but others may miss the fact that your package is addressed to them and still hand it to a delivery guy. Then it comes back with him as undelivered at the end of his working day and only then do they call. You need to state your name and "c/o" the DHL service center address. Make sure that YOUR contact phone number is listed correctly. You need to use the address for the service center that's listed on their website, but note that this needs to be correct. For a while, the listed address for their Pattaya service center as published on their own website wasn't in a format that their online destination address form accepted. It's that tambon and amphur thing! For belt at braces, make sure that the staff at the receiving service center are aware that you have important docs coming for collection. The staff at FedEx were excellent and would call pretty quickly and could collect my package before going for breakfast. Although you may have already introduced yourself and they know you, bring your passport for ID purposes at collection time.

relevance?

Do you respect them for being pals with Hun Sen and Min Aung Hlaing? Asking for a friend.

Then what will you do, move to Cambodia? Sheesh...

Really? I wish I had paid more attention in school or had an Ekornes Stressless recliner. But whatever floats your boat, I guess.

The evolution thread is over there -------->

That's unconscionably bad behavior IMHO. I hope you filed a complaint.

He forgets to get some KY?

Quite the pigeonholer too. Maybe next time, ask RainMan, or blackturtleneck if he too has any peristeronic inclinations?

Which bank? Which Channel Island? And probably more to the point, when was that no-fee, no-minimums account first opened, and what are the rules that one needs to abide by to make sure it retains the no-fee, no-minimums status? In other news, I now qualify for the East Lancs bus pass.

Absolutely incorrect if you reside outside of IoM or CI and are aiming to open an offshore account. If you wanted to open an onshore account at a local bank over there then, yes, you would need to be a resident there and would need to prove local residency. Yes, my imprecision, I apologize. A non-resident can indeed open a new offshore account in these jurisdictions on the proviso that a substantial opening deposit is made, and a significant balance is retained. As suggested earlier, offshore banking is largely a quest to sign-up customers with a high net worth and keep them hooked up to their bespoke milking machines.