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Well, first of all, I wouldn't use a debit card when  a credit card will do.  (i only use my debit card to take money out of an ATM)

2nd, yes, it sounds shaky to me that they would copy the card info.  

3rd,  I would put some kind of a notification on that account whenever anything is changed on it. 
 

A good app for folks who enjoy exploring our island:   https://www.oruxmaps.com/cs/en/

You have to download it from their website.  
They are not on Google Play. 
It has the best topo maps I've found, although it can get a bit complicated. 
I use it to explore mountains on Phuket that I've yet to hike.   
It does show many trails but of course, not the smaller trails that come and go from the rubber harvesters or wild crafters out there.    

Another great idea for anyone who likes learning of the many different mountains on Phuket, join the Hash House Harriers and you will meet many adventurous people who REALLY know the back country of Phuket.   

7 hours ago, Agusts said:

 

 

Then again the beaches are "free" to use - that word does not go well with Thai psychi...????

There's your answer! ^       No money to be made opening beaches.    now malls?   No problem   -  open em up.

 

Dirt is the biggest cause of dull chain saw blades from my experience cutting trees in the states. (and hitting a rock can break blades) 
There are a few hardwoods that will dull one (but not as quickly as dirt) in the states, like hickory)
Not sure of the hardwoods here.    They do seem tougher to work with then I'm used to.  (compared to conifers anyway)

1 hour ago, EricTh said:

Is there a popular place in Thailand where I can sell gold that is not bought in Thailand? 

 

It seems difficult because my gold is purer than 96% Thai gold. I don't know why it is difficult when you can exchange money quite easily.

There was a gold buying shop at Chalong circle in Phuket a few years ago. 
All of those buildings have since been torn down to finish the tunnel and new circle. 
When they were still in business, I went in and asked for the price of Krugerrands.

She said, any gold we buy would have to be melted down so we know it is pure.  
I said, but Krugerrands are known to be 99.9% pure.    She said, nothing is pure, and repeated that they would have to melt it down.  

There is a second hand market in Phuket town.  
I've heard it called the "Thieves Market"
Sat and Sun only I believe. 
Here is the location    7°53'06.7"N 98°23'54.6"E

6 pages of feeding a troll? 
C'mon guys, easy to spot. 
No 7/11's without getting on motorbike? And he's complaining? 

The original post also mentions Kathu. 
I couldn't live in Kathu. 
Simply because they have the longest red lights. 
One of them is actually 300 seconds.  
That's 5 minutes. 

They are all longer than they need to be over there.  
Of course, here in Rawai, we have the Chalong circle to deal with and that has really sucked the past 4 years. 
Traffic is terrible on Phuket. And getting worse it seems.  
Kathu: They love their speed bumps and long red lights over there. 

Took my son 4 hours to get home on his mini-bus from Thai Hua school to Rawai. 
Traffic was backed up everywhere coming into the circle for a few kilometers. 
Anyone know why today was worse than the usual traffic jam. 
Sure will be glad when the tunnel gets finished. 
It's been a long time. 

I started international traveling back in '88. 
On one of my first trips, i met a French man who'd been traveling for 15 years. 
I asked him if he had any advice. 
He said:  "If anyone ever asked you to carry something of theirs through an international border, DON'T DO IT"

Sorry, I was in the states and saw this, but that ancient conversation came to mind right away. 
That's a lot to ask of someone. 

Gotta tell a story that happened to me back in '98 in the US. 

I was on a long hike of the continental divide and going through Wyoming at the time. 
Specifically, in a section called the ''Great Basin" or Red desert.   
IT is very dry and windy.  
We were resupplying in a small town just to the north (Johnson City), and there was a bar there. 
Inside was a sign saying: "Best steaks in the USA!"

I said to the bartender: "I'm from Pennsylvania where the grass is green and lush and the steers eat that all day. Our steaks are pretty good."   "Why would yours be better"

He said: "Try one and see" 
So I did. 
It was the best steak I'd even eaten. 
I said, "Wait a minute, I've been hiking in your dry and windy state and see what your cows are eating. 
Basically brown, dried up sticker bushes, when they can find anything to eat besides tumbleweeds."

He then said that a cow or steer must walk to water to make the fat content marble through it. 
In other words, it' needs to work and get some muscle. "
I couldn't argue his point as the frickin steak was awesome.  

Best ever for me.  

Was over at Nai Harn beach about an hour ago. 
Police, army, rescue teams, all there looking and not allowing anyone to go in the water. 
Apparently the croc was sighted at Nai Harn this morning. 

If Evason plans to reopen, they have a LOT of work to do. 
Almost all the roofs and stairways are ruined from no maintenance all these years. 

Down by the beach anyway. 
They've spent a lot of money on security round the clock but none on maintenance, and , what's it been 6 or 7 years now since they closed? 

I'm thinking more along the lines of whoever owns that peninsula (the one with the new gate), is who closed it off.  
 

Yeah,  a real bummer as I used to walk there a lot in the mornings. 

I get a feeling that whoever owns the land is finally deciding to build something there although it's just a feeling. 
It's beautiful land and a shame that beautiful little beach is now inaccessible except by boat. 

And the Evason property won't let you go through to access it from that side. 

OK. Thanks everyone. My neighbors are complaining too. 
Leads me to believe that maybe they read the meter at a different time than they said they did. 

Only other explanation I can think of is the heat and more fans running, but that should be minimal.

We have one aircon and only use an hour or two a day. 
Maybe I should get it cleaned. 

Normally, I pay around 1,000 baht to 1200 baht.
Today, I got my bill and it was over 2,000 baht. 
Anyone else notice a huge increase? 
 

PM sent. 
 

Anyone know where? And what time they start?  They're website just gives the date.  Help please! 

Does anyone know where they are holding the outreach thing next Wednesday in Phuket? 

On 1/7/2018 at 4:37 AM, seancbk said:

 

How many different cryptos can you trade at coins.co.th?   

 

^Only BTC (Bitcoin)^

Then you have to sign up with binance.com or similar (Kracken?)

And transfer your BTC and buy the alts on there. 
I am in the same boat. 
bx wouldn't allow me in since I'm American. 
No problems with coins.co.th

Another place come to my mind although I haven't been there for quite some time. 
Over on Karon beach's north end, you have the Karon beach resort. 
Next to it, to the west, there are 2 more places that are actually on the rocks a few meters from the 5 km long beach. 
I don't remember the name, but I used to stay at a small bungalow down on the rocks, further to the west although the tsunami wiped THAT out.

Over on the east side, just north of Chalong, there is a boatyard where they repair (possibly even build) yachts, there are a few bungalows there.  
Of course that beach is not good for swimming, like the west side.

The OP might also want to check out Ya Nui bungalows. 
You have a road between the bungalows and the beach, but it is a nice, small, somewhat unknown gem of a beach.

If you can afford a little more money, Vijitt  often offers some great deals and they have luxury bungalows on the beach (east side though)
Keep in mind, the east side beaches have better views as their islands in the view, instead of just plain sea (west side)
Also, what about Panwa? 
There are some villas over there right on the beach? 
Don't know about smaller bungalows but I imagine there are some. 
(I don't get over there much)

Yeah!!! 

The experts said 10k by the end of the year. 
The way it was going, I said 10k by the end of Nov. 
It's been a fun ride. 
Where will it end? 

It probably depends where you live. 
Here in Phuket, the Items for sale-Phuket FB page is the quickest way to sell something. 
I've bought and sold on there. 
Tried bahtsold, this site, and craigslist 2 of the 3 are free), but the FB page was the quickest to move my stuff. 

It depends how many are watching in the area you are trying to sell I imagine. 

As far as worldwide, Amazon is king in the US, 

ebay in some countries

FB in others.