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At weekends I find Bangkok traffic seems to be particularly obtuse about leaving enough space to squeeze a bike through....the smaller the better. And I have a longish trip homewards and dare not create any imbalances... My bike was bought in 2006, (they didn't seem to consider storage back then) and the backbox I had fitted got knocked off by a garbage truck!

You may not be up to date. I go get a letter from BB myself when doing my retirement extension.

My old Nuovo only has what is under the seat for space, the back box got knocked off by a garbage truck on Soi Honey while I was otherside engaged there. I always want to get a small coldbox under that seat, with ice-packs to stop some things going off, as again I do other things in town after shopping. That is a squeeze. I can get in and out of town if I go early in the truck... down soi 36/1, Yume and into Big-CX at the back. I had a scavenger at the house the other day and what she carried on her motorbike was Guinness Book of records material! Me, I don't like to be off balance like that. A small car would be nice, but wouldn't suit her indoors for going to the village.... and I keep procrastinating over a more modern bike, as they do have better storage space,

We are in the Patts forum and I assure you Carrefour did not become a Tesco nor Lotus!

Although you will struggle to maneuver to the bikes area at the front of many junctions with lights. These little 125-150s are great, except for shopping!

Even if you have the 800k to put in the bank and leave it there, I recently saw a blog saying a particular bank would freeze the money required in your account, preventing you withdrawing and going below the 800k/400k immigration requirements! Hard to see that THailand welcomes retirees with recent events.

Saffron robes do not a monk make..... I have often wondered f there is a higher percentage of bad 'uns in the temple grounds than outside the gates!

Oh I doubt that at the BHP.....may stabilize a local, and then they get shipped off to Banglamung for the 35 baht treatment.

I cannot recall that is the case at this junction.

I am 10km North of town and we seem to do pretty well these days. Less so when I first moved here. Water delivered with a fair pressure too. Touch wood!

Perhaps been at 45 degC a few times in 100% humidity. Bought a couple of packs of McV Chocolate digestives that were an infuriating single brick sized block !

There's a beach?

How about a minimum age too! Or a maximum weight , especially those with a bald head and silly little pony tail on the back of their neck!

Simp....500 baht in most hairdresser/barber places. As I had haircut recently a fat guy in the seat nearby was getting a chest, shoulder, under arm and back shave....unpleasant sight

I am not sure about that... more inclined to say if they got the money........perhaps get asked to pay up front!

Not sure there would be much mileage in that.. Toto, we aren't in Kansas anymore

I hope it is a clean sweep!

Just scan the QR Code she(?) has had tattooed onto her ass, no need for cash!

I would be surprised if they paid out the inflated claims for stolen cash..... especially under the scenario of some street lady/maybe being brought into the room and left alone with belongings!

It seems to take a while with them. Gold necklace robberies were an item for quite a spell before they caught on not to wear them!

Stop wasting my time, go troll elsewhere.

Irrelevant, and they are 20 ft up in the air on a pole. If you position yourself similarly, you can probably get away with taking video. Just to let you know, in Thailand, you might come afoul of someone putting a phone camera in their face and claiming some amendment gives you the right!

Why do you assume that? I believe you to be wrong.

Yes, not much of a welcome nor harbinger of a trouble free location either.

Heck, down, left , right, forward, behind and maybe even up on occasion!