You beat me on score. All i can remember on very high temperatures in Thailand is my first visit, when I did the trekking thing from Chiang Mai, drank vast amounts of water and still didn't take a piss for three days. Hottest place I have ever been was Lake Turkana in the far north of Kenya, where the temperatures can hit 50C, it felt like the air was being sucked out of your lungs.
I landed in BKK yesterday
And I did land in the new terminal
So had to take the train to the main terminal
Now I don't know if this is planned but Immigration is right there when you get off the train
Well about a 2min walk
So that cut down on that big walk from when you land(although I didn't mind the walk after a long flight)
I did the VIP Immigration which took less than 1 min
But after I spent about 15mins getting a Sim card I came back and all the passengers from my flight were already at baggage claim
So Immigration was not an issue yesterday
I took the Airport link yesterday for the 1st time
It was morning rush hour so quite jammed
But it was very pleasant
And would choose that over a taxi anytime
Well unless I am with my Kunnai wife 5555
^ To go to show how much I don't mind "travel days" in Thailand
On May 10th I wake up in Railay Beach
I will have to arrange a private long tail boat because it will be 6:30am
I am flying to BKK and have 1 hour to catch a flight, on a different airline, to Trat
And I am not the least bit worried
Even if I miss my flight can either take the later one or hop in a taxi for a reasonable price
I wouldn't even attempt that in North America
He didn't pay for it. Most UK pensioners have not personally contributed to cover the government pensions paid out. The tax burden is carried by a small group of taxpayers. The 10% of income taxpayers with the largest incomes contribute over 60% of income tax receipts. The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) analysis – which covers around three quarters of tax revenues (including income tax, NICs, VAT, excise duties and council tax) a few years ago found that the 50% of households with the largest incomes contributed around 78% of taxes.
It is fair that foreign residents not benefit from pension increases, because they are not contributing or paying taxes. Pensioners in the UK are still paying VAT on the items where they do not receive exemptions. Foreign residents do not pay that tax. The VAT helps cover the COLA. Why then should people who do not contribute recieve a benefit that others are paying for? Foreign residents are not supporting the UK economy and have no right to demand that the UK taxpayers cover their increased cost of living.