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forcebwithu

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  1. With the recent reports of the 90 day online reporting system not working for some, I was wondering if after many years of using the online system I would have to do my latest report in person. Happily the system worked fine for me. I submitted my report at 07:39 and the email approval just came through at 13:09. 5.5 hours from submission to approval. I'll also mention again my experience with a new passport, exiting and re-entering Thailand, and a TM30 that hasn't been updated since I got it for my current address in 2017; the online system has worked for me every time. Never been kicked
  2. Thanks @BeerBelly for the registration cost at the inspection station. Previously I've done on my registrations at Mitiyon. Each year the cost has creeped up. My last renewal back in November was 1,000B. Quite a bit higher than what you paid at the inspection station, greedy bastards. I'll be using the inspection station from now on.
  3. On the south end of the beach, two of the new light poles the power cable is routed through the access cover. Not only that, but they stripped off the outer protective layer of insulation before the cable enters the opening. Hope nobody tries to close the access door over the unprotected wires. I'm also baffled as to why there are two power conduits poking out of sand by this light pole. They're obviously not needed for that light as it's working fine off another buried power source. And as long as I'm on a roll of critiquing the new work, the two week old new paver
  4. North end of Beach Rd music stage is ready for March traffic madness music festival.
  5. A pre constructed building is about to be dropped into place at one of the new mookata places. 79 Mookata expansion is now open for business. Won't be long before whatever this place is will open for business.
  6. Showers haven't lost their heads yet. Two of the four drains were clogged with sand though. Wonder when, if ever they'll get around to completing the second shower. It is amazing how long the simplest of projects can take here. Attention deficit disorder is rampant here.
  7. WTF, no idea why the driver of this bus thought it was a good idea to park on the footpath. 79 Mookata has only been open a few weeks and they're already expanding.
  8. It was amazing to see during the pandemic. We were in the midst of a severe drought. I could ride your bike across the middle of Mabprachan. And the authorities wasted what little water was available washing down the sois with the absurd idea they could wash away the virus.
  9. Business must be booming as it looks like 79 Mookata may be expanding. I'm guessing that as the new support pillars line up with the existing building. Quite a bit has changed at this corner over the last dozen years. From my photo archives this pic from the same position back in 2012.
  10. @blue_flag want to trade cameras? The photos you take are so much sharper and the colors brighter than what I get out of my Olympus TG5. Self-serve cannabis, for medicinal purposes only...
  11. This is why metallic light poles in Thailand should be given a wide berth, especially when it's raining. Shame it takes someone getting electrocuted before the city will take corrective action. This pole is on 3rd Rd near the Klang intersection, so it's not like it's in an out of the way soi and easily overlooked.
  12. ^^^ Pretty good except for the missing thumb. Why AI image-generators are bad at drawing hands AI-generated software has not been able to fully understand what the word “hand” means, she said, making the body part difficult to render. Hands come in many shapes, sizes and forms, and the pictures in training data sets are often more focused on faces, she said. If hands are depicted, they are often folded or gesturing, offering a mutated glimpse of the body part.
  13. The new Akara hotel just north of the Dolphin roundabout.
  14. Only going to get worse on the weekends next month with the music festival every weekend.
  15. blue_flag photos are usually from his early morning walks.
  16. Maybe another Mookata place, maybe not. Could be another 7-11 as we can never have too many of those.
  17. Yes, soi 15. At the end of the video you can see the backside of the Avenue.
  18. A little better this morning with an AQI of 90 and koh Larn is once again visible.
  19. From the article, Knowing the majority of air pollution in Thailand is produced domestically, what are the root causes? Well, this largely depends on the city and region in question. For example, 72% of the city’s air pollution in Bangkok was from combustion engines in 2022. On the other hand, in Chiang Mai, the most significant pollution source is field burning.
  20. This is a good article on the air pollution in Thailand. Air Pollution in Thailand: The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Combating the Smog Historical chart below from https://aqicn.org/city/bangkok/
  21. Doesn't look that bad out there, but looks can be deceiving.
  22. Looking through my photo archives I came across a video I shot from 2008. So much has changed on that soi that I didn't recognize where it was until near the end of the video.
  23. Today's AQI stands at 92 and what that looks like from near the top of Soi Khao Noi.
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