NancyL Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 (edited) Yup, good year, so far. Last year, YTD electric expenses $1230 this year it's $1030. Sorry -- our Quicken is set up to do reporting in USD. dam_n girl..! Spend some more juice will ya.. Or else the guys writing about increasing living expenses will get their diapers all in a twist. And we don't want that.. it's messy. Yeah, the decline in electric expenses is a nice bonus this year. Unfortunately, it's more than eaten up by the increase in costs for food -- groceries, dining out, beer, etc. Those costs are up by nearly 20% on a YTD comparison. Now that's something to moan about -- not the weather. The weather is the good news. Don't get me started on rising costs for food. Edited September 10, 2011 by NancyL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Don't get me started on rising costs for food. Why not Nancy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 (edited) [Don't get me started on rising costs for food. My 3 vegetarian dishes plus brown rice place has gone up 5 baht and now it is 30 baht. Edited September 10, 2011 by Ulysses G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uptheos Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 [Don't get me started on rising costs for food. My 3 vegetarian dishes plus brown rice place has gone up 5 baht and now it is 30 baht. That's 20% and is way out of line with inflation.......is no-one watching these outrageous activities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Ha, the skill is not in whining about rising costs for something, the trick is to make Thailand somehow responsible for it! Anyone can just say 'pork prices are going higher and higher'. The hard part is blaming Thais and other people of the world for wanting to eat more pigs, so they're at fault for you having to pay more! If you're then also able to convert to British Pounds or some other foreign currency that's in the toilet to make it look even worse, and blame Thailand for the value of the GBP then that, is a Major League Thaivisa Whine with a cherry on top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 (edited) You are right. Just general whinging is not nearly as satisfying as blaming Thailand and the Thais! Edited September 10, 2011 by Ulysses G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaoyang Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 You are right. Just general whinging is not nearly as satisfying as blaming Thailand and the Thais! How about whinging about foreigners who whing about Thais?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scd Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 <br /><br />...and this year Leo beer started giving people headaches.<br /><br /><br />That's not just me???<br /><br />And the roads are cleaner and grippyer making driving and riding safer.<br /><br /><br /><br />There's a few of us in pain. Only takes 2 for me to start feeling some head squeeze.. I can drink Heineken all night and wake up feeling alright. I figure if im going to spend 1000 baht drinking, might as well spend 1200 baht and not suffer instead. I have also been getting headaches from my beloved Leo. Have made the switch to Singha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanForbes Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 It's going to change soon. I'm coming back in a couple of months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailandadam Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 <br /><br />...and this year Leo beer started giving people headaches.<br /><br /><br />That's not just me???<br /><br />And the roads are cleaner and grippyer making driving and riding safer.<br /><br /><br /><br />There's a few of us in pain. Only takes 2 for me to start feeling some head squeeze.. I can drink Heineken all night and wake up feeling alright. I figure if im going to spend 1000 baht drinking, might as well spend 1200 baht and not suffer instead. I have also been getting headaches from my beloved Leo. Have made the switch to Singha. Perhaps, it's a little Formaldehyde like I heard was in Beer Chang that causes headaches? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thailandadam Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Does anyone know if there are new regulations regarding the "slash and burn" agriculture that has caused the reduction of smoke in the air for this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkles Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Had a fellow, the other day, tell me he was going back to his homeland,Germany ,because Thailand was getting too expensive. How long since you have been home ? I asked , 10 years he replied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scd Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Hahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinnieTheKhwai Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Febuary and March were not very polluted.April and May were not very hot. Not a lot of flooding in Chiang Mai either. Thank God Ulysses!!! Finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidOxon Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Well at least you've had your flood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapguy Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) UG, thou shalt not tempt the gods!! Edited September 30, 2011 by Mapguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted September 30, 2011 Author Share Posted September 30, 2011 (edited) It's almost time to start moaning about how cold Chiang Mai is - my favorite time of year. Edited September 30, 2011 by Ulysses G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crusader79 Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 you can have chiang mai.I like to breathe. What a softie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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