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1 hour ago, Chomper Higgot said:He’s the son of a bus driver and secretary.
“Born in New Jersey in 1949, Bruce Springsteen grew up with a father who worked as a bus driver and a mother who was the actual breadwinner of the house. He saw up close the struggles and perils of a blue-collar worker. “
There you go using facts again....
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14 minutes ago, LittleBear57 said:
what is required for a re entry permit these days. It will be the first time I've left in years.
Nothing if you choose to get it at the airport. Go to the re-entry permit desk (after security but before immigration at Suvaranabhumi). Pay 200 baht, write down your address and tell them the date you want to come back. They fill out the form, they take your pictures, and if it is not crowded (never has been when I've done it) then ten minutes later you have your re-entry permit and then you proceed to the immigration line as usual.
You can save the 200 baht if you print out the form (TM8) and fill it out before you go, along with getting photos done somewhere and taking them with you. But for me it is 200 baht very well spent.
Whether you pay the 200 baht or not the fee is 1,000 for single entry, 3,800 baht for multi entry.
You can also do this at your local immigration office but it is so easy and quick to do it at the airport I can't imagine why you'd bother.
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14 minutes ago, Upnotover said:
Had Christmas lunch there a couple of years ago, so basically a Sunday lunch, superb, a different league from the pubs mentioned, although you get what you pay for and the pubs also do a fine job up to a point.
Yeah, agree. The pubs are generally fine but this was another level up in quality, especially of the meat and gravy. But yes, you do have to pay for it. Even though 750 was not cheap I think it was worth the premium.
Unlikely I'll be back any time soon as it is across town from where I live, but if I was in that area I would definitely drop in.
FWIW we also ate beef tartare, pan fried scallops, six NZ oysters, a pizza, pan fried salmon, a wild prawn risotto and a couple of desserts (pavlova and sticky date pudding). All superb. And the service was good too - they gave us one of our desserts for free when they heard it was my daughter's birthday. -
Just reviving this as I have a new favourite. I always cook my own roast but have tried the usual suspects - Londoner, Huntsman, Royal Oak, PJ, O'Sheas etc.
Today I went to Kai in Sathorn (Kiwi restaurant). Absolutely superb, definitely the best I've had outside of my home. I had roast NZ lamb, lots of meat, thick slices, properly carved, not like the thin dry shavings you get at many places. Really succulent meat, good big roast potatoes, roast carrots, pumpkin (meh), peas, Yorkshire pud, roast onion, mint sauce and fantastic home made gravy. Not cheap - the lamb was 750, dry aged NZ beef (MBS 4+) 850, pork and chicken are 620 but very high quality and worth the money in my opinion. Bit out of the way though (for me) but a one minute walk from Saint Louis BTS. I think the Londoner is decent but this was a cut above in every way.-
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10 minutes ago, Celsius said:
Get the tissues to wipe the tears. Not even new or rare.
Erm ok, so if you put one in storage in the mid 90's and are now selling it for $6-$11k have you made money??
You have a very different idea of investments to me.
If you'd pulled out a link that showed mid 90's Honda Civics going for $50-60k I would have given you credit.
You proved my point that a bog standard mass market car will not go up in value. Your Hondas haven't - they have gone down in value - a BYD mass market car wouldn't. either. You can keep your tissues.-
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2 minutes ago, Celsius said:Do you think now would be a good time to buy a BYD, put it in the garage and wait 50 years for the value to go up?
Do you think now would be a good time to buy a Toyota Vios, put it in the garage and wait 50 years for the value to go up? A Honda Accord? A Mitsubishi Pejero?? A Suzuzi Celeriac?
What an idiotic question. BYD make mass market cars, why would they be collectors items?
You anti EV people don't half fabricate some ridiculous "what if" scenarios, but this one wins the prize for being the most asinine.-
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I would take this to the media, they would be all over this! Also get your embassy involved and make sure this goes all the way to the top!!
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2 minutes ago, Patong2021 said:Nice to see that all the self appointed experts have come out to offer their expertise.
Why? The pilot made the landing under difficult weather conditions with no injuries. Have you ever landed a heavy aircraft in a thunderstorm? If you took the time to read the metars, you would see that the landing conditions were not ideal.
VTBS 141300Z 34008KT 3000 TSRA FEW005 SCT018CB BKN030 BKN070 25/25 Q1006 RERA BECMG TL1350 5000 TSRA=
VTBS 141230Z 27005KT 200V330 9999 TS FEW020CB SCT035 BKN070 29/24 Q1005 TEMPO FM1245 TL1400 27015G25KT 4000 TSRA=It is quite obvious that there were some serious Thunderstorms and and Rainstorms underway. On that day much of the region was experiencing heavy rain and challenging changes in wind direction. Until the data is reviewed to determin if there was a wind shear issue or if there were other forces that came into play, criticism of the A 350 flight deck crew is unfair and malicious. How much time have you spent flying heavy aircraft into and out of VTBS in monsoon season?
Yes, weather was the critical factor. Pilots have to fly into some difficult weather during monsoon season. Stopping on a slick runway with difficult winds during a thunderstorm isn't easy. Diversions are not easy during monsoon season because all airports in the region will be facing similar conditions.
Why? Are American pilots special, like immune to weather conditions, and infused with magical flying skills?
Thank you. Some horrible anti-Thai ill-informed rubbish posted in this thread.-
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Just now, Harsh Jones said:
I am rather skeptical that she was out there swimming for 7 hours.
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11 hours ago, Peterphuket said:Wouldn't it be better to go back to American pilots?
Yes. An American pilot has never skidded off a runway. Right?
What has nationality got to do with aquaplaning during an intense monsoon downpour??
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34 minutes ago, Lacessit said:Nobody seems to be asking the question what happens if an EV gets flooded. Perhaps our EV owners can comment on the potential for electrocution.
Sadly no one can answer you as it rained last night and they've all been electrocuted.-
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21 minutes ago, proton said:
Departure gates are not on boarding passes, look for the flight number to see the gate. There is only one Airport in Bangkok the other one is in Samut Prakan
This is such an annoying technicality. The "border" of Samut Prakan is about 50m from the airport perimeter. It is Bangkok's International Airport (BKK). Nobody driving or taking the train to the airport would ever imagine they are leaving Bangkok.........and they are not until maybe the last 20 seconds of the journey.
It annoys me all the nit pickers who say Bangkok only has one airport when it is very misleading to do so. Very anal, very pedantic.-
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Just now, G_Money said:That was not the post I was referring to and you know it.
What the heck? You quoted that exact post about the temporary generator with this question:
Can anyone explain this logic?
Fossil fuels to supply an EV charger.
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I was under the impression the goal was to eradicate fossil fuels. Did I miss something?
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So much knowledge here from our electrical Wizards but not one can answer the basic question!
Silence is deafening.
Here's the link to your post in case you can't remember what you did 36 minutes ago.
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3 minutes ago, G_Money said:You may of answered a different thread but not this one.
Don’t these TEMPORARY generators defeat the purpose.
Just drive ICE and eliminate that generator.
As I thought, you do only deal in pictures and have trouble reading.
QuoteIf all EVs were charged like that then yes you would have a point. But it is called a "temporary" charger, used for temporary sites.
Seriously, try harder.
P.S. Yawn.-
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14 minutes ago, Upnotover said:
I wouldn't be so sure about that. If you go through BKK you will be stamped in and out by Suvarnabhumi Airport" immigration. However, and DMK the stamp will clearly say "Bangkok Airport".
Interesting. I don't think I have flown internationally out of DMK in 15 years, I always use BKK as it way more convenient for me.I wonder if they are still using old stamps? DMK was Bangkok International Airport but that name officially transferred in 2006 when Suvarnabhumi opened, hence Suvarnabhumi taking Don Muaeng's airport code of BKK and it getting a new one, DMK.
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10 minutes ago, G_Money said:
So much knowledge here from our electrical Wizards but not one can answer the basic question!Silence is deafening.
I answered you, yet you ignored me. Your silence is deafening.
Not sure what you are trying to prove. Generators are common. Someone has brought to market a temporary generator that can charge EVs in temporary or very remote locations. Temporary. It is not a permanent charging station. Temporary. Are all EVs being charge by diesel generators?
Read the tech spec or is that too much trouble? Posting the actual link was clearly too much trouble for you - seems you can only deal in pictures.-
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2 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:There are two Bangkok airports?
There are two airports in Bangkok, but there is only one "Bangkok airport" (Suvarnabhumi / BKK). The other is Don Muaeng / DMK.-
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8 minutes ago, Kinok Farang said:
YT.
A right wing anti-Islam shouty YouTube channel doesn't count. Just a load of old clips stitched together with no context.
Do you have a credible source?
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49 minutes ago, G_Money said:
If all EVs were charged like that then yes you would have a point. But it is called a "temporary" charger, used for temporary sites.
Seriously, try harder.
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4 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:I think thats a common issue here - poorly carried out conversions... though there are so many LPG conversions carried out here the engineering skill set is clearly present and experienced, otherwise we'd see far more issues - I think the issue is certification.
The issue is also that all such vehicles 'should' be diesel.
Not to bring politics in to this, but it was Thaksin's government who brought in policies to get buses and HGVs to convert from diesel to LPG or NGV. I am sure with good intentions to reduce diesel imports and pollution, but we are still seeing the results of these policies today.
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11 minutes ago, James9999 said:
The Mercedes car managed to stop in 100 metres but the bus careeded on for another half a kilometre. How fast as the bus going for God's sake.
If yu look at the CCTV footage posted by Gerogalbert the buses don't appear to be speeding and they have a safe distance between them. It definitely doesn't look like dangerous driving was the main cause.
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2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:
Yep... that happens with my kids too... I had concerns that this meant they 'blasted through' everywhere... but one of the parents (neurotic) also followed and reported back to the 'mums' that the drivers were safe.
On my Son's first field trip (he was 3 or 4) I questioned the use of child safety seats in the busses - and received a very disappointing response (International School).
Our kids' school only uses Montri buses for excursions and everyone wears seatbelts. I have never ever seen a Montri bus being driven badly on the roads, so I feel comfortable with that. Seat belts in their fleet since 1991, alcohol detection machines for drivers since 1999. You can never be totally safe but in Thailand I think this is by far the most reputable company.
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2 hours ago, josephbloggs said:
I have to say I can't believe that picture is true. It must be from an old photo op, surely? The faces on those officials is just wrong. And the kids should be with their parents, and they don't have a speck of dust on them and they have chocolate milk etc. I know Andrew McGregor Marshall posted it and I respect him but it all seems too much.
If it is real it is truly disgusting, absolutely appalling and disgraceful.
I think the picture s true. I have seen other ones with Paetongarn and that same scum bag is in them wearing the same clothes and ridiculous badges. Disgusting excuse for a human being.-
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1 hour ago, Adam Tomaszewski said:A wise person doesn't buy an electric car - it explodes and burns. You can't put out the fire.
A wise person doesn't spout ill informed nonsense either. A wise person doesn't swallow fossil fuel propaganda. A wise person does his own research.
Are you wise? Doesn't look like it.-
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Supercar convoy causes major delays on M6 motorway (video)
in Thailand News
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Lots of bitter comments like this. It was clearly a film shoot which is why the police stopped anyone from passing, A normal "VIP" convoy is done in one lane and people can still pass. After five minutes (once the take was complete) they all pulled over to the side of the road to let people pass. Even the annoying voiced lady in the video saw the camera car at the end and said 'Oh, it is being filmed. Ok."
To do that kind of shoot you need permissions/permits arranged in advance, you need police and you need to pay for it. And they generally do it in rolling blocks as they do in this video.
We have done car shoots all over the country, shutting down expressways. The police will block for a take then you let the public through then when the police deem it safe they'll block the traffic and you can go again.
If you don't get permission you can't do it.
It's really a nothing story, a few minutes of inconvenience and frustration (5-6 minutes), then the blockage is gone and you're on your way. They also generally do these on Sundays when the roads are quietest and there will be less disruption for the public.
I would have been annoyed to have been stuck too but after I few minutes I would have been over it and I also would have enjoyed driving past that long line of supercars and admiring the view.
Anyway, back to rich Thai bashing, the floor is open.