Whenever I browse the web from this Airbnb in Bangkok, a message from the internet provider pops up. Apparently my landlord isn’t paying his bills on time. Unfortunately, his current financial situation may impact his future financial situation. The same could happen to you. The apartment is supposed to include access to the Internet and a pool. (The pool has been out of service since we got here. Please don’t mention the pool situation to my wife. It takes her 15 minutes to calm down.) The Internet is far more important to me than the pool (but keep that between us). One day during our first week here, the Internet shut off for four hours. The owner paid the bill and the service was restored a short while later, but the interruption was disconcerting. I suppose his bill-paying habits are irrelevant to our stay in his apartment, but this message popping up on my screen makes me wonder about his financial stability.