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18 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Business 49%  I said 100% 

Read wrote I wrote:

A business - if you are American via the treaty of amity, or via the BOI if not (and if your business qualifies).

3 minutes ago, still kicking said:

Not rubbish at all explain what you can own 100% ? 

A condo. A car. A motorcycle. A business - if you are American via the treat of amity, or via the BOI if not (and if your business qualifies).

You can't own land.

Everything else of mine is 100% owned by me.

6 minutes ago, simeone said:

almost nothing,

Rubbish.

15 minutes ago, Ralf001 said:

errr what.

 

I thought it normal to check in 24hrs early to secure a desired seat.

 

Do others not do this ?

Online. 

This is physical check in and getting rid of your bags 24 hours in advance.

And online check in is handled by your airline, not the airport.

12 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

Outside yes, inside not very beautiful in fact boring

I think the outside looks great - pretty unique, and it has some nice gardens and sculptures etc. Inside I agree is bland although again there are interesting artworks and sculptures if you haven't become jaded by seeing them a million times. Always see tourists taking photos with the Giant Ramayana statues in the check in building, also the Churning of the Milk thing after immigration always has a crowd.

Haven't been to SAT-1 yet but does look cool from the pictures.

 

1 hour ago, Cardano said:

It still doesen't make any sense; airlines not airports offer early check-in online 24-48hrs before departure so why would you want to make an extra trip to the airport 24 hrs before just to drop off your luggage. It sounds like stupidity personified, which to be honest is not surprising for this country, they impliment ideas and withdraw them later when they go tits-up.

Oh my God, why are people on here so stupid, so anti Thai, so negative that they come out with stuff like this?

Do you really think they introduced it to make people go to the airport twice???

Changi introduced something similar and it is a good service for those who want or need it. 

Imagine you are flying late night. Your hotel kicks you out at noon. Lots of short term transit passengers stay near the airport. Go in the morning or the day before, check in, your bags are gone and safe, then you are free to roam the city and do whatever you like. Just come back in time for your flight.

Oh, and airlines do not offer early check in with bags 48 hours before. They offer online check in 48 hours before. Generally the bag drop counters and regular check in desks open three hours before your flight. Thai Airways is the exception as their check in desks are manned 24/7 but even they limit how early you can check in as there is no process for automatically storing bags - until now.

If you live here, if you don't need the service, turn up and check in for your flight 2-3 hours before like you normally do. This is a service for people who might find it useful, it is not compulsory. It is just an added convenience for some passengers.

Again, do you really think people now have to make an extra trip?? I despair.

 

21 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Thank you. 

Wait, so where did he admit he was a communist?? He just said he is against Trump's values. 

So unless there's another post where he says he has communist values then consider my apology retracted. And consider my earlier post reinstated.

20 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

My post was in response to WDSmart's post, which what pretty much the same as mine, just the inverse. Why did you select mine to call childish? 

I never said that anyone that doesn't like Trump a communist. What's really pathetic is that you resort to lying and name calling. 

 

I was responding to a specific poster, WDSmart, and WDSmart is a proud, admitted communist. They are anticapitalism and they do not believe in private property, and they think the government should own everything. 

 

I think WDSmart is the only poster here I have ever called a communist 

 

I think you owe me an apology. 

 

I can't be bothered back tracking through your conversation with someone else but if indeed he has admitted he is a communist and that is why you were referring to his communist values then I got it wrong and apologise.

15 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

Trump's presidency will affect me because virtually EVERYTHING he stands for is against your communist values.

 

But more heartening than that, is knowing that over half of the voting public in my home country was smart enough to not be conned the lying left, and better yet, actually support the same agenda he does.

 

I am very happy right now. 😜

Why so childish on the right? Why is someone who doesn't like Trump a "communist"? It's really pathetic.

It's possible to not respect lying, misogynistic, egotistical, mentally unstable, borderline racist wannabe dictators and also not support communism you know.

1 hour ago, madone said:

 

Agreed, the Skylane is brilliant, but the headwinds can be nasty. The upside is that the tailwind makes some serious speed possible. 

Another thing to know it is a strictly enforced one-way lap, so you commit fully to the 24km .ride.  if you decide to bail you need to call for the truck of shame to pick you up and take you back to the start. 

Yeah. I got a puncture once when I was maybe 2kms in. Had to call the truck of shame. When I finally got picked up and had to drive the whole loop back to the start you can feel eyes on you and people thinking "wow, he gave up early!".

4 minutes ago, madone said:

they are actually 10 for you 10 for the bike. Still ... 

I think they are trying to up to 15 each way for foreigners on weekends 

Ok thanks. Never taken my own bike - I always rent there.

4 minutes ago, madone said:

there are bigger boats on wat klong toei Nok, not only longtails  

Yeah, those are the 10 baht each way ones. Take your bike on. 

23 minutes ago, impulse said:

 

I thoroughly enjoyed riding around Asoke where I lived and worked.  In fact, on Suk Soi 16 where my apartment was, it was much safer to cycle than it was to walk, with no sidewalks on most of it.

 

I also highly recommend taking your life into your hands and put your bike on one of the rickety longtail boats out to the Elephant's Ear.  That's another great place to ride in Bangkok. 

 

Edit:  As I recall, it was 20 baht to go across, and they'd get 5 or 6 bikes and passengers on each trip.  It may have been more, but I recall thinking how cheap it was.  As an alternative, they used to rent bikes right at the dock where the boats drop you off.  Maybe someone can do a post-Covid update...  That's a fun afternoon in Bangkok, and I rarely see anyone talking about it.

 

Yep, still there and still a great place to ride.

If taking your own bike there is a larger boat (can take motorcycles) from Bang Na Pier.

Or you can get the rickety boat from Wat Khlong Toei Nok pier. 10 baht each way (if I remember correctly).  Like you say you can get your own bike on but at the pier on the other side where you get off the boat there is a massive rental shop. 100 baht gets you a decent hybrid bike and a free bottle of water.  I think a rickety one with a basket on the front is something stupid like 30 baht but definitely go for the hybrid.

It's a really great and super cheap day out and hard to believe you are so close to the middle of Bangkok. Very pleasant indeed.

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

You really are bitter that Trump is a WINNER.

Not bitter at all. I just think it's hilarious that out of a country of over 300m (and some of them are quite intelligent) the best they can do is to replace one doddering old mentally challenged weirdo with another one, and one that is also a misogynist, a liar, a criminal, and a borderline racist.

I'll just sit here and watch the lunacy unfold.

4 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

 

Utter nonsense, just another of your remarkable left wing rants; typical of the loony left and their socialist garbage; rather than encourage everyone to greater achievements and greater aspirations, let’s drag everyone down to the lowest common denominator.

 

A socialist; someone that doesn’t have anything and wants to share it with everyone else.

 

 

 

Er, what are you on about exactly? You have lost the plot and are making things up now.

Trying reading my posts.

I said people should have a right to do what they chose: private education, private hospitals, whatever they want. Just pay for it and don't whine about it.

So again, what are you on about?

2 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

0-60mph in about 7 seconds.  Nothing to be ashamed about when comparing like-for-like.

Yes, it's not bad, but compared to many EVs (and the way it looks!) it is a bit disappointing.

13 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

What remains to be seen. The parents have spoken by withdrawing students.

Yes, and if my kids' school fees went up by 20% here I might change schools too. The difference is in the UK you have a perfectly good state system to put them in for free, one that is going to be significantly better funded under Labour.

 

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No most private education is not for the rich. What a useless ramble

Don't tell me you really believe that. Carrdus school (the one in trouble because of the pesky VAT) is £5,350 PER TERM!! And these are little kids (year 3 to year 6). Then there are the extras. But no, it's not for the rich. Who is paying £5,350 per term for 7-11 year olds unless they are well off?

I have nothing against the rich by the way, I am all for them. I don't care much for people who have generational wealth but for self made people I have total respect, and if they want to put their children through private education they should have that choice. As they should have the choice of private medical cover. Or what car they drive. Or how big their house is. And if they can afford a yacht or a private jet all the better for them - go for it.

But don't come out with ridiculous comments to support your made up mind. Private education is mostly for the rich in the UK. End of.

3 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

Indeed so, they hate the middle class almost as much as they hate the (white) working class; they seem to think that the working class are represented by trade union members like the ASLEF drivers earning upwards of £60k.

 

This Labour government is moving its brand of socialism, inexorably towards communism; this transition which they do not have a mandate for, could quite possibly end in mass civil disobedience, if not civil war in the UK.

 

 

Hilarious. Just hilarious. Communism and civil war.

You need to read a broader selection of websites.