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  1. mommysboy
    Certainly, I've experienced it as a heatwave. Even down here in Suratthani, the temperature has been 37-38 degrees and the sun has been unrelenting for about 2 weeks now. It's true that a heatwave in the UK is weather that is abnormally hot for a while, so Mr Pedantic wins the day I suppose. But the point is that whereas it's normally hot here, it's now very hot. That extra 3 degrees seems to make a big difference.
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    Surely 34-38 is very hot- not merely hot. I'm in Surat Thani where the temperature is recorded as '38 degrees- feels like 46.'
  3. mommysboy
    They (I assume you meant 'tourists') are in for a shock then! Bad news always travels, usually fast imo.
  4. mommysboy
    And it's not exactly good optics for a tourism hub, hoping to regain its position.
  5. mommysboy
    Actually, air pollution isn't as bad this year- yet anyway. Obviously some places are relatively free particularly in the south, but that hardly lessens the extent of the issue in other regions.
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    I suppose they'll have to do just that if they want to get him back home. His family and friends still have the right to ask for donations from well wishers. Like I said if someone doesn't want to help- that's fair enough, but why all the blaming, etc.
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    Taking it at face value, it says : 'The ordeal sparked a desperate plea for help as his family grapples with the overwhelming financial strain.' You may be well off, but most people aren't- especially these days.
  8. mommysboy
    Most people go through life having severely messed up once or twice, but hopefully get off lightly. He was in Thailand living the Thai way. What a tragedy! I hate it when posters start treating victims like they are idiots, or scammers, or worse. How about just saying nothing! Ok you don't want to pay it- that's alright- end of.
  9. mommysboy
    QE would be a better option imo.
  10. mommysboy
    I thought people didn't die of the asthma attack but rather an underlying health condition they also might have, such as pulmonary disease. Asthma must be truly frightening. RIP.
  11. mommysboy
    No money. No insurance. Not sure he'll be able to travel back either without special considerations which will cost.
  12. mommysboy
    Wages are low, thus, people can't afford to take the jobs.
  13. mommysboy
    I think you, or the current owner, but most likely you will have to assume/ pay the debt before sale can go ahead.
  14. mommysboy
    I expect their vocal chords are shot!
  15. mommysboy
    Cooking the books.
  16. mommysboy
    Could encourage sellers to lower the price by 10 baht.
  17. mommysboy
    It's as bad as I've ever known it and I've been here 20 years. Millions of ordinary people are just not making enough money to pay the bills, so domestic spending will be a real drag on the economy. Add to that low tourist numbers and poor exports....
  18. mommysboy
    I'm sure another season of insane crop burning will create a late surge!
  19. mommysboy
    Emigrating! Dire economy and air pollution season coming.
  20. mommysboy
    The answer is very simple isn't it?
  21. mommysboy
    As a Brit, I've previously thought that the Philippines is likely the best destination as a plan B, simply because of the yearly pension uprate. But I somehow don't think it will come to that, will it now! Expats from the USA, where there is a reciprocal tax agreement, shouldn't even be concerned with this story anyway.
  22. mommysboy
    It's like this: poor people can barely survive!
  23. mommysboy
    Pity dentistry can't be less painful for some. That and the prices mean people won't go even if they really need to. It's not really about accessibility. Flogging a dead horse otherwise- about pain and money innit!
  24. mommysboy
    That's really good. What I would say though is that you and she are in a position where you can save. Not decrying you or your daughter's achievements, but you likely come from a slightly better background than the majority. Thailand is a low wage economy without much of a social welfare net. UK and USA are veering that way too imo.
  25. mommysboy
    'say hello to mommy for me..she need to get in the basement to do laundry...' Will do! Trouble is she's curled up in a chair with terminal cancer and Alzheimers.

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