TallGuyJohninBKK

1 hour ago, jenny2017 said:

  You can't make such things up, can you?  A 22-year-old Muslim is attracted by a 32-year-old chubby Moroccan whore. That's indeed strange.  

I was thinking that way also... But then I reconsidered -- in comparison to young boys, sheep, donkeys and camels, she probably was looking pretty darned fine last night!

42 minutes ago, balo said:

What about this cheap model  

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/high-accuracy-lcd-digital-pm25-air-quality-detector-pm10-pm10-particle-concentration-sensor-temperature-humidity-measuring-instrument-environment-monitoring-intl-i110570578-s112545990.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.37.53b42a1baikqrm&search=1

I've seen it, but don't know I can say much. No ratings at all on Lazada, shipping from overseas, and the same price or a bit more than the Sndway model.... So it's really not any less expensive at that price.

When shopping, I looked at various models that had multi-function capability -- PM 10, PM 1, CO2, formaldehyde, etc etc. And they tended to have cluttered LCD displays that put up all that info on the display screen.

Whereas in Thailand, really, the main, overriding air pollution concern is PM2.5 -- not all the other things. That's where the highest, most troublesome levels are occurring. So in the end, I decided I wanted to get a unit that just showed me the PM2.5 data, and had a nice clear display that I could see from across the room, whether in bed or sitting at my desk working.

But obviously, everyone has their own ideas and preferences.

17 minutes ago, balo said:

I guess I have to do that , do you know if Lazada sell them ? 

I bought mine from Aliexpress for $45-46, but the same Sndway model is also available at a higher price from Lazada. I'm very pleased with the model I got, and in fact, just now ordered a second unit.

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/sndway-digital-led-air-quality-monitor-pm25-detector-temperature-humidity-meter-intl-i172085377-s307358729.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Air-Quality-Monitor-Mini-Laser-PM2-5-Monitor-Wall-mounted-Inovafitness-PM2-5-Detector-Gas-monitor/32826759103.html

This is another model that some folks here have bought:

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/xiaomi-pm25-detector-i104356149-s104876527.html

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Original-Xiaomi-Mijia-PM2-5-Detector-Xiaomi-Air-Quality-Tester-OLED-Screen-Smart-Sensor-Smart-Control/32808634967.html

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On either site, there are usually multiple sellers of the same item at different prices. And on Lazada, sometimes the seller is local in Thailand, and sometimes outside the country like in China or Hong Kong. So it pays to check around, decide what model you want, and then find the best price/location for your needs.

38 minutes ago, thedemon said:

I have been covered by Pacific Cross for about 25 years. I think when I first got the policy they were called Blue Cross, then later Pacific International or something like that. But I have never taken much notice so there may have been other name changes during that time.

 

My policy is issued from and administered by their Hong Kong office and the premiums are in USD so I am a bit surprised by this thread. I hadn't realized they sold policies directly from Thailand. I'm sure they didn't when I started out with them. I wonder if I would be better of switching to a policy issued in Thailand?

 

I've had their coverage for many years as Thailand-issued policies. When I first signed up, they were known as LMG (Liberty Mutual Group).  Then a couple years ago, LMG exited and they became Pacific Cross.

Previously, I had only known Pacific Cross in Thailand for issuing travel insurance policies out of Hong Kong. But then suddenly, they became my Thailand based health insurance provider.

2 hours ago, HampiK said:

Maxima is not the Premium yet. There is even a better one called Ultima and Ultima plus.

 

Yes, I remember the Ultima policy in the past, at least during LMG's time.

But today, when I pulled out the premiums chart I had from PC for 2017, the chart I had only listed Maxima and Maxima Plus.

Maybe that's all they gave me, because I happen to have the Maxima policy -- 8,000 baht maximum per night for hospital room and 20M baht lifetime maximum.

1 hour ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

How should the filtrete sheets face? Should the rough or smooth surface face the air flow or it doesn't really matter?

The ones I get look to me pretty much the same on both sides, AFAIK.

But I've read elsewhere that the rough surface should face the incoming air, and the smooth surface should be up against your permanent filter.

Wow, so this guy could have been legally collecting 70% of the exhaust fines he leveled against trucks, legally, under the police system. They're only getting him because he didn't settle for the normal 50% cut, but wanted an extra 20% cut by falsely claiming the citations were the results of informers....

I wonder what the cut is for things like helmet violations or speeding or failing to have a DL???

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Under the reward system, duty officer will be given reward for making arrest of such vehicle at road checkpoints. 50% of the fine from vehicle owner will be paid as reward to officers. But in case that the arrest was made upon by traffic informer, officer will get 20% extra payment.
 

The NACC investigator said that the corrupted officer fabricated evidence by claiming most of arrests were made possible with the help of informers, thus earning him 20% extra payment, despite the fact that there were no informers, and most arrests were made at checkpoints.

 

I'm glad to see the case going forward. And I'll be interested to see/hear what evidence the plaintiffs can uncover and present in court to make their case.

Oddly, somehow, the above Reuters report fails to mention that most of the hijackers ended up being Saudi citizens.  That doesn't prove the SA government was complicit. But it does make for an intriguing circumstance.

6 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

The poster that I replied to wrote about "ATM fee" which has nothing to do with the topic here and been done to death.

Then yes, that's a different thing.

No he wrote, and you replied, to this:

The ANNUAL fees often are 200 baht per year -- apart from the 220b PER WITHDRAWAL foreign ATM fee.

23 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

220.

Dream on

I think we're talking two different things here.

1. there is the current 220 baht PER WITHDRAWAL fee that Thai banks charge for foreign card withdrawals.

and

2. there is the current 200 or 300 baht ANNUAL fee that Thai banks charge all their cardholders just to have and continue use of their ATM cards.

Where I come from, the fee on out of network ATM withdrawals is about HALF the amount the Thai banks charge against foreign cards.

And, where I come from once you have a bank's ATM card, there typically are NO annual fees for its use.

Bottom line: they're gouging!

4 hours ago, JAG said:

IUmh - yesterday it was heavy rains and wind for the rest of the week!?

I had the same thought initially, but then in reading the article....

It appears to still be saying rain and storms for BKK and south, but HOT weather in the North and North Central.

So, different forecasts for different regions.

I would say my earlier predictions here re UberEats are proving to be correct:

Prior to the Grab buyout, UberEats basically had been offering a free delivery promotion every weekday via their app from 5-9 pm, and then once a week on Thursdays, offering a 30-40% off (max 60-70b) promotion for any of their restaurants.

Since the day the Grab deal was announced, UberEats hasn't offered any free delivery promotions during the evening period, and today, the first Thursday since the deal was announced, there is no 30-40% off promotion, a promotion they'd offered pretty much every Thursday for the past year or more.

Welcome to the loss of competition.

Someone was claiming in one of these threads, the other day, and the government has banned local fire setting and thus the local burning wasn't a problem anymore, or the cause of the current smog epidemic.

And to that I would say, as the above news report clearly shows, HOGWASH!!!

And this today:

https://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/1031308-pm10-pollution-still-rising-despite-woodland-fire-ban/

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A governor’s directive to bar entry to reserve forest lands and parks to reduce hazardous pollution in the North has so far failed to reverse the amount of PM10 particulates in Mae Hong Song.
 

Thursday morning saw a climb to 172 micrograms per cubic metre in the quantity of inhalable particulates with a diameter of around 10 micrometres (PM10) – resulting in a delayed flight into May Hong Song airport.

 

The jump, the highest reading in the region for the day, has been largely attributed to forest fires deliberately set by locals following traditional harvesting practices.

 

Chiang Mai’s Muang district had the second-highest reading of the day at 123 micrograms, according to the Pollution Control Department.

 

And they're not even counting/reporting the PM2.5 numbers/AQI scale, which invariably would be worse.

I say terminate... with extreme prejudice! 

1 hour ago, offset said:

My premium is 120000 per year and I am 73 years old

Is that premium amount just coverage for you alone, or also for wife and some number of children?  Because you mentioned about claims for your son.

1 hour ago, offset said:

My premium is 120000 per year and I am 73 years old

One of the good things about PC, relative to other Thai health insurers, is that if you take out a policy with them before a certain age, they'll continue to cover you even as you get older, provided you pay the premiums. A lot of other Thai insurers cut coverage for existing policy holders at a certain age.

Offset's post is interesting because PC has a premiums chart with their rates for each age band and type of policy. But it tops out at age 65. So as far as I know, there's no public document that tells anyone what their premiums will be for policy holders once they get past age 65. I've always wondered how much they'll escalate my premiums once I get past the age 65 point.

They also have two main different types of medical policies, Maxima and the higher coverage level Maxima Plus plans, and then lots of options within those -- having or not having OPD, many options for annual deductibles, no claim discounts, optional dental and eye coverage. So each person's premium situation is going to depend on their age and then also how their configure their policy details.

Just now, zig said:

I wonder why the court case is only about eight devices. Some years ago it was reported that more than 1,500 of these devices were bought by Thai army over a number of years.

If I recall correctly, various departments and entities in the Thai government bought them via different purchases at different points in time.

So it takes Prayuth to tell these guys that they need to wind down the double decker buses?

They can't figure it out on their own, amid the mounting fatalities and buses not meeting safety standards, as the Transport Ministry responsible for overseeing such things?

What a dysfunctional government!

3 minutes ago, Father Fintan Stack said:

 

Not from me, I know they are wholly incompetent. 

Hey, that comment wasn't from me...

My comment was only.....       

4 minutes ago, IamNoone88 said:

Why would any-one in this state of mind think to handcuff themselves with their hands behind their back? 

To restrain the instinctual response to try to save one's self, once they proceed with the hanging.

11 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

 the horrendous problem of raising loans-not authorized by the foreigner-and the huge debt which ensued.

 

What's the legal situation about that here?

If one spouse takes out a loan/loans without the knowledge or permission of the other spouse, and the funds are not spent/used for marital purposes, my understanding is the other spouse is not legally responsible.