Went to have a look at this last week. Cheap and nasty using colourbond for roofing. 

A bit of foliage might help it but <deleted> they could have put some more imagination into it. They do design and build some beautiful buildings in temples etc. 

50 in a school zone. Really?

7 hours ago, JustAnotherHun said:

I fear, they really believe in what they say

Fair dinkum it's just sickening isn't it. 

On 2/3/2022 at 10:05 PM, SeaMike01 said:

This is the excuse every time, isn't it. So remove all the pedestrian crossings and they'll continue having to run across the middle of the road. That sounds much safer.

Actually in my expeience cars and bikes seem to stop to let you cross when you are not on a crossing. 

I recently did the silver package (regular stuff (bloods/ultrasound/chest xray etc.)) at Sukhumvit Hospital and combined it with a cancer screening package all up around 10k. In at 0830 out by 11.

Why not theres not many trains using it so plenty of room. 

Hope he included removing the draconian alcohol sales hours restrictions in a PS.

I do wish they would stop calling this completed portion in Lao 'High Speed Rail'. Its design speed is 160km/h. I would assume the freight trains would be running at around 100-120km/h absolute max but probably lower dependednt on length, weight and motive power. 

UIC definition for High Speed Rail is anything above 250km/h with some exceptions. 

Mind you anything above 70km/h here on the SRT main line is considered high speed!

5 hours ago, Ohyesuare said:

You can do it from the banking app.

Thanks I'll have a go.

4 hours ago, worrab said:

The other day I went into my local Bangkok Bank to arrange the statements ready for my extension of stay application. She put my account book, which is only for the 800,000k amount but always has a bit more to allow for bank charges etc, through for an update and gave it back to me. There had been an interest payment and tax paid on it. This distracted us as only farangs pay tax on interest and it was not until a couple of days later I noted there had been a number of withdrawals. 7 in total spread over 2 days but only for paltry amounts between 33 and 36 baht. I went back to the Bank and pointed this out and immediately she knew what had happened.

Apparently these hackers only go for small amounts so as to not alert the banks but luckily the banks are now aware of this and stopped my card after the 7th transaction. Many people, she was telling me, had numerous small transactions, 20 or 30, like this, then multiply that by all the Thai banks and very large sums of money were accumulated by the gang.

I have been reassured that this problem with security has been resolved. I was given a new card and the money is being repaid to that account. 

I will just add to this that I have a SMS alert on the other account but not this one for Immigration. Costs would be 30 baht a month and that will alert for even a withdrawal of 1 baht!! Worth doing I reckon.

Interesting. BB told me they do not have this kind of thing when I suggested it to them after reporting some funds missing from spurious ATM transactions. Can I do it from the website (had a look but couldnt see it on the bualuang site) or do I have to go in to the branch to activate it? 

1 hour ago, lujanit said:

Used it about a fortnight ago to get to the vaccination centre at Bang Sue.  Spent more time waiting at stations than travelling.  Had to change trains as some guy stole a part of the electric cable.  He was caught on CCTV.  You just cannot cure stupid.

Been like that on both lines since it started. Took 45 min to Taling Chan normally 12 min stopping everywhere due to technical difficulties. No maintenance, security, care or motivation. 

5 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

photo had me very confused for a few seconds

 

thought it was a women in a hijab reading a book the wrong way round

Brilliant.

2 hours ago, fangless said:

How can the sale of alcohol in one province be safe but totally unsafe in the rest of the country?

Dollars and sense.

He's an idiot.

Mrs' village flooded yesterday first time in 40 odd years. 

Put it in a beer and you'll have craft beer.

8 hours ago, Acharn said:

There is a well known syndrome among many people who have temporarily elevated blood pressure when they go to see a doctor. Happens to me every time, i.e. every month when I go to renew my prescription. Sometimes the nurse will take it a second time after a ten or fifteen minute wait and it's back down to normal, sometimes it doesn't go back down. My doctor, who I have complete faith in, says it's nothing to worry about.

Me too. Doc told me to buy a machine and take a reading when I wake up and just before bed. All normal everytime. At the hospital up through the roof first reading. Ok after waiting and a second go. I blame the nurses!

4 hours ago, Shuya said:

Who would have thought there is an actual use for this station... 

Considering it hasn't opened yet I think it is a good use. 

Thanks Mark. Sometimes remakes are done badly but this was done well. 

Haven't heard of Disturbed before but had a quick look at some other vids and will look more.

1 hour ago, Advocate said:

It is not the bank that is causing this conflict, it is the ATO. You have been targeted by the ATO and your claim of being a non-resident for tax purposes is invalid according to ATO regulations and guidelines because you have assets in Australia and probably rely on subsidised mmedical servicecs in Australia.

 

The ATO rules are that you cannot be a non-resident if you have assets or derive a benefit from Australia. Medical services are such a benefit.

 

The ATO evidently wants you to ay taxes and is using the bank to get to you. The bank is being oppressed by the ATO and they are passing the oppression to you.

I have assets in Australia and derive benefits from them. I think the difference is I declare the benefits and lodge a tax return in Aus each year via my accountants. I am a non resident for tax purposes and have been for the last 27 years and I get taxed as such i.e. no free threshold when the return is processed.  That stops when I spend more that 180 days in a financial year is Aus. and become a resident again.  

Well I guess they have nothing else to do.

I don't mind the new one. The arch with the clock is a modern interpretation of Hua Lamphong which I thought was a nice touch. Apart from the top level platforms with the wavy high roof structure  the interior is a disaster with woeful wayfinding signage.

29 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

Quote:- Passengers can purchase tickets on the 2nd floor of the station.

 

Would I be correct in saying that if you want to purchase a ticket, for example to Chiang Mai, one must go upstairs to the ticket office then back down to board the train at road level??

Yes and later when the red line fully opens you can go upstairs and catch the train to Bang Sue Grand. But you have to buy a different ticket. The station is designed to avoid people having to cross tracks. A national passtime here. Brilliant hey!

6 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

A Covid minder?  Of course! The perfect opportunity for Thailand to invent a new uniform. 

Post of the day. Possibly the year.

8 hours ago, darksidedog said:

Speculation should be running rife about his eyesight also. How can you not see a train? It's pretty large after all and when crossing train tracks it should at least be a consideration to look to see if it is safe to cross.

SRT rules currently state that there is no mandatory requirement to have headlights on during daytime. Normally in other countries  headlights must be on at all times and at high beam when not crossing another train. There is an obvious  reason for these rules.