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Extremely high electricity bill for an Airbnb
Hi all, I would be grateful for advice; not sure if this is the right forum but it seems to fit here. I rented an Airbnb in central Bangkok for 4 1/2 months. Like a lot of Airbnbs, the electricity/water charge is separate (I initially paid for the Airbnb rental, and then after the reservation ended and I moved out, the host sent me a follow-up request for money for the utilities -- it's an official message from Airbnb with the subject line "[The host] is requesting money"). The charge amounts to $1,750 (USD), equivalent to roughly 57,000 Thai baht. I work from home and like to keep the place cool, so I admit that I got the high electricity bill that I deserved! And I know that electricity in Bangkok is expensive. Nevertheless, it does seem rather high. I was expecting something around 40,000 or lower, based on previous extended stays at Bangkok Airbnbs. Also, I know an expat in the same building who rents from a local landlord, and his electricity bill is much lower (like me, he has a one-bedroom apartment). I liked the place and don't want to offend the host, but maybe I can ask the host to check it again? The host is transparent about it and sent me the reading for the meters right when I moved in, and then when I moved out; I'm attaching the pictures. I gulped when I opened the message from Airbnb and just want to make sure the price is fair. Thanks in advance for any responses. -
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Trump top of irans hit list
The neo-cons are just setting up a casus belli to either bomb or nuke Iran. Imho? FAFO. I'm tired. So many people in the West want war. So? What the hell - do it. See what shakes. Maybe getting press-ganged to fight in WW3 as cannon fodder will make the majority of the population feel happier. Get out there and assuage the collective hate. It will be therapeutic. We live in interesting times... yeah, that is a curse alright. -
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CDC Stops Recommending COVID Vaccine for Healthy Children, Pregnant Women
"Amesh A. Adalja, MD, senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, strongly disagreed with the decision and was critical of Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine advocate who Adalja noted recently said during a congressional hearing that people should not be taking his medical advice. “These are bad recommendations that no one should follow,” Adalja told Healio. “Pregnancy is a high-risk condition for COVID, as recently indicated in the FDA’s announcing of new clinical trial guidelines,” he said. “Healthy children — at least for their initial vaccine series — benefit, as hospitalization rates for COVID in those under 2 is unacceptably high, and routine childhood vaccination schedules include vaccines with lower morbidity levels. This decision should be viewed exclusively as the actions of an anti-vaccine advocate who unfortunately has the ability to wield government power.” [emphasis added] Healio https://www.healio.com/news/infectious-disease/20250527/kennedy-cdc-will-stop-recommending-covid-shots-for-healthy-children-pregnant-women -
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You don't have to FLY to get to Koh Samui
Yeah, deffo not worth the hassle unless you're paying for a whole family or something. But if I'm taking the whole family I'm driving anyway....- 1
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