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Drizzle here BUT bloody cold! Max temperature might be 20 C (68 F) today.

Cannabis legalization seems to take it's toll????

Inetresting to see a much less dramatic forecast an hour later in the forum: And that is what major weather services predicts. Little to no rain. Current radar shows low intensity rains in southern Isaan. Forecast(s) for Bangkok:

That's in line with forecasts from misc weather services. Little to no rain over the next days except for the south. Cross your fingers that the worst of rainy season is over!

You got it And then "drive a mile in his truck" and think how to do a U-turn without forcing others to stop/make way. It's just a question of enough distance to break/slow down.

Very true. When I went to pick up my new car in 2011 I was terrified. Obviously a "misunderstanding". Within two days teared of and replaced.

From the desktop: the weather is dry/calm since 2(?) days and no big rain in sight for the route. Google route (no tollways) shows no extraordinary problems. Flooding in Pattaya is short lived in the known problem zones. Bangkok roads quite empty for the long weekend. All in Pattaya Expect heavy traffic in P city.

"Krissada", the driver was a male, obviously this businessman. And yes, same like elsewhere. Merc among the most speed racers.

Just reminds me why I hate driving on highways in the night. At least very careless. Look at the position of the truck. Must have been viewable since a couple of seconds. Such a beast doesn't suddenly jump in the way. Unlit U-turns. Another reason to drive extra slow and careful.

Have you booked online and got a confirmation email? There you would find contact information (email or closest office?). I would try to contact them before check-in next week. If that does not give a useful response you can book "Premium Pickup Service" for 1750 Baht. https://www.bangkokflightservices.com/home/bfs-services/premium-airport-services/

The title is a bit generic and easily overlooked. You need special assistance when arriving with Thai Airways? Better contact TG before flying (best 3 days ahead). A buggy can be arranged but likely for a price. I assume you have already booked. As far as I remember at online booking you can request special assistance.

For the Buddhist holidays I doubt that there is freedom of choice since the military rule. Mr. P. introduced the strict rule for those holidays. All else is closed shutter/lights out/code-word at the flap for the bars that are desperate enough.

It wouldn't be appropriate to link to the red light sites that have such lists. Just search for "thailand bar closures 2022".

Good to see they focus on the hotspot of illegal activities, a seafood restaurant. They kill lobsters there!!

An example where "holiday" calendar fails. It was not a public holiday but an important Buddhist holiday. On major Buddhist holidays there is always an alcohol ban/entertainment closed. When trying to find a reliable source in English just about these I failed The forum here will give an advance warning usually a few days before (like for Oct 10th).

What? Come on, as tragic as the massacre was, laughing has not been forbidden nationwide! Life has to go on. They see death and destruction every day.

There no guard rails to be seen at the accident site. Long stretches of 344 are divided 4 lane (2/2) but no guard rails to the left. Only parts are lit up. One of them is the accident site. Similar to here: https://goo.gl/maps/ZSfNwwkecPf6MJVw8 Without knowing the exact site (only subdistrict) hard to tell. The second picture in the report shows how much road space in one direction there is. No excuse to ram into a truck parked sharply to the left. Microsleep is my guess.

Of course it's an individual thing how you like your pool. And I can only speak about Pattaya. And more than once I needed willpower to swim in the pool mid December. During the hot months I swim in the pool before breakfast. But not in December/January! "Polar bears" will laugh at it but I am simply accustomed to warm pools. And I guess Chiang Mai won't be better?

Ok. Long term things look different. Some 10 years ago it was over 30. And the Euro was close to 50. Now 36.6 or so.

You call that collapsing? (5 year chart) Wish the Euro would collapse like this.

Don't be too quick. 1000? No. 1500? No. But I find a few places near beach/centrally for under 3000 in the first week of December (used booking.com). Pool makes the difference. Of course expect prices rising the closer you come to X-mas/NYE. I will not give any names as I stayed on Phuket only two times since 2017. Around X-mas I stayed at a place about 300 m from north end of Patong beach for about 1000/night (with tiny pool). But that was before the opening of the country (during sandbox phase).

After the madness of battery powered cars now the complete utter nonsense of battery powered aircraft. Nice toy, maybe for a billionaire estate. Flying from his tennis court to the veranda for dinner. And now look at a typical Bangkok traffic nightmare and imagine that only 20% of those would try to use airspace. Battery powered: exporting pollution to battery production and horrendous multi-fold demand for natural resources (mining). No way this is the future of mobility. https://aerospaceamerica.aiaa.org/features/the-buzz-over-batteries/ Just an arbitrary source for the numbers. I have read much worse like 1 kg kerosene equiv to 70 kg of Lithium battery.

And an update of the bank book (print) same day. Might require some transaction (deposit) be done at the bank counter because some banks can not update without transaction. Bangkok Bank can.

For which they already issued a warning. And not only northeastern. https://www.tmd.go.th/en/warningwindow.php?wID=13284

Good laughing show from the mask men. Do I feel they need to assure every other day? I would be very concerned.