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Anutin Diagnosed with COVID-19 after Overseas Trip
connda replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Every person I personally know who have been vaccinated with two or more Covid vaccines has come down with Covid. Just saying. -
Anutin Diagnosed with COVID-19 after Overseas Trip
connda replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
He needed the 7th shot. Maybe an 8th too. -
Do you walk faster than your wife/GF?
connda replied to RamenRaven's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I walk the same speed. My wife's speed depends on whether she is in a mood are not. -
Thailand officially drops mask mandate in late night Royal Gazette order
connda replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Finally. I'll be one of the 10% who will actually take it off. My guess is that the majority of Thais will voluntarily continue to wear one pretty much forever.- 402 replies
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Bunk. Properly trained and under control of the owner. I've been around wonderful Rotties. They are the exception. "My Rottie wouldn't hurt a fly!" Yeah - until they do. Most need a lot of hands on training. Untrained Rotties will go after "weakness" in a person or another animals. Including children or even 'weak' adults. Anyone who has a dog (I've got seven and two of them can cause damage and I'm aware of it - it's part of our defense-in-depth home security. Should my dogs ever get out and hurt someone? I'd be 100% at fault. And I'd take 100% responsibility. So - It p***es me off to see owners trying to escape financial responsibility for their dog's behavior. And Thailand's concept of compensation is absurd. Commoners get zilch. Foreigner a little more than zilch if anything. 200 stitches and the mental damage to go with it? Put a price tag on that? My bet? The guy takes the 10,000 fine. That will be less than the medical bills for the foreigner's kid. And if that was my child? Well - it's not my child.
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I'm just thinking like a business person. I sell somtum for 30 THB. I put 500THB worth of bud in my somtum and sell it for 30THB (you're not going to sell somtum for more than 30 THB in my village) in order to attract sales. I'm sorry - it's financial suicide. And by the way - making people high without their consent should be criminal.
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I kicked it. Then inflated the tires. I'll ignore it until next week when I start it up for a few minutes.
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The answer is no. File a claim and your rate will go up so that the insurer compensates themselves from your future claims. Once you have a habit of making claims? Look out. Insurance is for major claims. Any dings or minor accidents - fix it yourself on your own dime. They will get any payment made to you back in spades.
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For online purchases you can assume your debit card works like a credit card. The bank knows the proper name associated with the account. Personally I don't use anything but US issued credit cards and I limit my purchases to US retailers online. Mostly because the bank's foreign transaction fees are upwards of 1% otherwise. Now, when I want you buy something online in Thailand (or SE Asia) which I can not get COD (I ❤️ COD), then I use a Thai Bank debit card. I have one account which is keep around with only the amount of money in it needed to keep from getting dinged by the Thai bank's minimum account level fees - about 2500 THB. When I want to make on online debit card purchase, I transfer that exact amount to this debit card account from my primary account (the one I get my pension funds sent to). Doing this way I don't worry at all about fraudulent debit card transactions after paying for your goods and services. The most I'm going to lose with debit card fraud in that minimum bank balance. A little bit of paranoia is a healthy thing. And Debit Card fraud is a real thing here in the LOS. In the US, your Credit Card purchases are protected under the Fair Credit Billing Act. This is one reason I steer away from Thai credit cards - you have no Consumer Protection. But if you maintain a Visa and/or MC debit card account and fill it as you need it for online purchases - you're pretty safe. Well, imho. Personally - I prefer cash. "Oh but digital transactions are so much more convenient!" Bunk. The transactions take longer at the checkout as the plebs fumble with their QR codes and transaction glitches. I've been behind too many people in a checkout line where I end up waiting 3 to 5 minutes for them to get their transactions cleared. Me? Cashier: "2456 THB." Me: Here <hands over 2500> Cashier: "44 THB is your change <hands receipt> Me: Thanks! Person fumbling with their smartphone behind me: "But you'll get Covid!" No you won't. Your chances of surface contamination is less than 1 out of 10,000. That can be verified via the CDC. By the way. When was the last time you disinfected your smartphone display? How often do you do that? Think about it. Smart phone displays are probably one of the filthiest surfaces in the world.
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I get 23 kilos/liter. I don't even care about gas prices. These corporations are taking geopolitics and are making a windfall killing by amping up the hyperbole.
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I've just taken a break with the Wheel of Time series after book 6 Lords Of Chaos. I've moved on to the last book in the Expanse series. Leviathan Falls The last two books in the Expanse series takes us much further than the TV series. And although I enjoyed the TV series I think the books are significantly better, deeper, richer. And the TV series chooses to end without exploring the theme of the Laconian Empire and its use of the Protomolecule. Here's a book review. https://thecityvoice.org/2021/12/16/leviathan-falls-review-the-churn-even-at-the-end/
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What Movies or TV shows are you watching (2022)
connda replied to CharlieH's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
It stays tight and quirky right to the end. You'll binge watch right up until Season 4 Part 2. -
Well, makes it evident that there is a niche market that has yet to be exploited.
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Are you going to die within the next 7 years?
connda replied to gargamon's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
I'll live to be 100 based on that test. -
Thai PM: If you've never smoked weed before, don't try it now!
connda replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Give it a year to assess the economic effect. Don't smoke are the same wise words you tell a child when talking about alcohol. Too young don't drink, or smoke cigarettes, or marijuana. Smoke responsibly are the wise words you talk to the public about marijuana. Just like 'drink responsibly if you chose to drink.' It's the same concept.- 108 replies
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What are the prices if you pick up the product in person? Or in other words how much of a discount would there be?
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Maybe the vet got Covid from the owner. Or 20 other potential sources of infection. Vet clinics are usually high turnover areas where there is a lot of person to person contact. There are very few people I know who have not had Covid. Claiming they got Covid from a cat? Whatever. They got it? Deal with it. Go home and isolate.
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I live in provincial Lamphun (out in the sticks) but we have a 7-11 about 12km from the house. I'll check them out first.
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In the US rolling papers can be found in most convenience stores like 7-11. Where can you find them here?
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What Movies or TV shows are you watching (2022)
connda replied to CharlieH's topic in ASEAN NOW Community Pub
Ozark Season 4 Part 2 came out. I've always have enjoyed the show as it's one of the more dark and quirky TV shows produced in the last couple of decades. And Part 2 just started off as dark and quirky as it gets. Six more episodes to the finale. This should be fun.