jacko45k

Many years ago I recall having a one week girlfriend who had quite noticeably scarred hands... she had been given a container of a strong acid to clean under her sink with. I also recall some workers bringing along some strong acid to try and clean off the sand wash round the pool. Stuff seems easy to get hold of.

Very much the wrong image for the family friendly international resort of Pattaya.

It's a little like the annual floodings.... very seasonal and will be forgotten about until next year.

It's not for me, I absolutely never watch it. Mrs watches these puerile programs in the evenings. Laughs her head off at whatever is going on!

Go eat dirt and look things up for yourself. https://yorkmix.com/york-council-hiding-electric-vehicles-in-embarrassing-and-expensive-fiasco/

I thought it was that one in Sri Racha, Phyathai Sriracha Hospital.

Is it true that it is the equivalent to a tax ID? A lot of folks will be needing those come the start of 2025.

Whatever it takes I suppose.....

Slippery slope...... I was reading only yesterday of some UK local council that had wasted millions upon millions of taxpayer money on a fleet of electric garbage vehicles, that they are unable to charge and are not fit for purpose, They have hidden them away somewhere.

It must have been someone else's fault...surely nothing to do with the very safe batteries we have nowadays.

Yes, although that specializes in littering up and clogging waterways.

I don't believe so........ likely they avoid getting involved with that..... they certainly see it going on.

Yeah, I get a sense I am deliberately being buzzed especially around Buakhao....

Really...... never heard that and a little surprised as they seem different.

Was it not also The Apex that did a buffet breakfast near there? The Casa ( Pascal ?) place was really a higher end of the market but very good. Dogs Bollxx, a bit rough for me, and not welcoming for a Manchester lad! I also spent a lot of time in Dave's (GB) Bar, locations on Beach Rd, then Pattayaland 1, then 2nd Rd.

Well back then there was only 1 IIRC, on 13/1, and it was only half the size. Owned by a Finnish guy?

Never mind... they did pretty well in the Olympics!

Probably the usual minibus pick up from your hotel and overland to the Ferry Terminal in Trat. The ones where you pay 100b for the Ferry ticket that actually costs 30 baht. (Two decades plus and I am still sore about it!😄)

Yes, it is, although I would not have said 'English' breakfast, more Buffet breakfast. There was another well known for it's (cheap) buffet breakfast nearby, just across 2nd rd. too. I used the Lek place a lot in my early Pattaya days, 80s onwards. Cheap and cheerful, a bit basic, but a good location and a stagger from my drinking hole back then, The Wonderful Bar.

Safer than the darts being aimed at balloons I dare say.

Oh I don't know about that....the police vans were not called Paddy Wagons for nothing!

You should have seen it after the last fireworks competition.

I think you are being short sighted and have some dislike for policing figures more generally. One volunteer I knew of Indian origin was very helpful as he spoke, English, Thai and Hindi and maybe another one. He could very readily help some Indians who may have got into some situation with the locals and their behaviour, due to alcohol, was taking things in a bad direction. Not all of the volunteers are bullies strutting about like peacocks......in fact they do try to weed out the bad types. They have never needed to help me, but nor have I seen them create any issues..... although an issue I did hear of was when they tried to arrest a Thai ladyboy thief and he didn't like it too much.

Well it says https not supported for me which rather dates their efforts.

Yeah, mine are on the other side of a wall and the pipe goes through a little hole. My neighbours had a mechanical timing device on it so it would shut itself off after a preset.