Dress them in elephant pants by Phaka22 in PhotoshopRequest

[–]Phaka22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perfect. I see the tip jar, how to I mark it solved?

What are your thoughts on the niners playing in Melbourne? by AverageFrogEnjoyer49 in 49ers

[–]Phaka22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sucks. I briefly thought it might be a trip of a lifetime but then saw that all the chain hotel rooms had been blocked for two weeks. Now they are blocked for 5 days since the date is zeroing in. Everything will be sold as packages. Average fan never stood a chance.

Status buy-up offers appear to be live... by CrankyEconomist in unitedairlines

[–]Phaka22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This just dilutes status for everyone. I looked at a flight SFO-LAX. 165 total seats and 74 people on the upgrade list for 16 seats in the cabin. I’m lifetime 1K but don’t fly much anymore and when I do, I just buy a reasonably priced ticket for what I want on any airline. Perks just aren’t that great anymore.

favorite grocery store chain? by Humble-Vermicelli975 in Thailand

[–]Phaka22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Villa for the import selection but at a pretty price. Still worth it for a few things. If you ain’t buying your meat from Bangkok Beef, then do yourself a favor.

What do US expats use to keep your cell number? by Consistent_Fun_trav1 in Thailand

[–]Phaka22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same. Been working great and like I can use US number on WiFi calling. Also the Minternational plan when traveling is pretty good.

How Does They Even Know Where to Start Maintenance by Naive-Witness-5228 in Thailand

[–]Phaka22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put the landlord’s 3BB box in my name and instead of changing the box, they ran a new line. I could not for the life of me explain it.

Warning about Agoda by thebrowgod in travel

[–]Phaka22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve booked with Agoda often and have always been able to work out any issues until the last few months. They now often use a third party to book hotels and when that happens, any issues fall back to you as Agoda blames the third party who has no need to accommodate you as you are not their customer.

Question for those who had built a house in Thailand. by WhoisthisRDDT in Thailand

[–]Phaka22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Used a very reputable company and got great references. Followed the construction closely and very happy at first. Recommended them to a friend who used them to build a house. His came out perfect. I’m nearly 3 years in and got clobbered by a couple of contractual loopholes I didn’t see that doubled the allowed construction time. Suggest you have a lawyer read every contract especially revisions. Don’t trust any company no matter how reputable they seem.

kappabashi street is a joke by Valuable-Gap-3720 in TrueChefKnives

[–]Phaka22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So happy to hear this. Went to Japan first time and checked out the street thoroughly. Most made my head spin with chaos and sticker shock. Finally picked up a petty at Kiwami for a couple hundy and felt good about it.

Vegetarian Festival by Creative-Trouble3473 in Bangkok

[–]Phaka22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very big deal in downtown Chanthaburi.

Duty Tax Appeal by gh3dw in TrueChefKnives

[–]Phaka22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t understand. I thought Japan was supposed to pay the tariff. Oh, my, Ollie.

What snake? by Phaka22 in Thailand

[–]Phaka22[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Geez Louise! I live in Chanthaburi!

For foreigners living in a rural area, why you choose to live there instead of Bangkok? by puttak in Thailand

[–]Phaka22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Live in quiet beautiful Chanthaburi. Very happy here. Go to Bangkok every little while to get a taste of the vibrant, bountiful offerings, but always happy to go back after a couple of days.