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15 hours ago, Darcula said:

What's next? Ping Pong balls?

What's next?   Arresting pensioners for playing Bridge of course.   You don't expect logic, do you?

I can think of a few other "illegal" entertainment activities in that area, and it's not darts.

7 hours ago, Chivas said:

Concession owner yesterday the 4th was going around picking them up from the beach she controls there was a huge amount am guessing they were pre the start of the month

As a non smoker am bit bemused over this ban.  How about enforcing the law inside enclosed bars. The first go go bar that enforces it with plenty of advance publicity will make a bomb

Now the Thai Tourist authorities are going to have to let the hordes from China due here for Chinese New Year, about smoking in public, in stores, on beaches.

I'm interested to see who is suggested for condo contents insurance.   I had this type of cover for some years, but the insurance company did not send renewal notices, and it has been overlooked.

4 hours ago, Jim walker said:

Tourists should know that this is normal behaviour of thai people in most complaints departments and if they don’t like it go to Vietnam 

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-05/hookworms-after-holiday-on-vietnam-beach/9395822

3 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

I tend to agree with the post above, but I would add a point or two...

 

In addition to the crime and safety aspect, there simply comes a time where saturation is achieved. I truly love some of the temples in Thailand, but I will not visit them if there are too many people or if I have to wait too long. Further, If I fly into Thailand and end up waiting for several hours to get through immigration, then I am not going to do it anymore. If I go to a popular beach and I need to really search for a good spot because there are too many people, I'll either go to another beach or give it a miss. Etc. Etc. Etc.

 

My point is that, to me at least, there is a time where things are "full" and Thailand is approaching that point. And, once you reach that point, things then begin to go downhill rapidly; I hope Thailand has the wisdom to not let it get that far.

 

Good points!   I for one have stopped going to the crowded and polluted beaches of the south.  

My travel nowadays is only plane or train.   Highways, buses, tour vans are risks I'd prefer not to take.

11 hours ago, wotsdermatter said:

Please, tell us if you travel in Europe< Canada, and the USA, if you see many police "managing traffic" because when I travel in other countries it is a rare occurrence to see police unless they are hiding somewhere with their radar guns or controlling traffic at collision scenes, etc.  While Thailand has a poor record other countries do not necessarily fare better, regardless of reports from worldwide agencies.

In Queensland, Australia, a lot of traffic checks are done remotely by CCTV.   One bridge in a bad speeding area has 6 cameras, all facing away from the traffic:  in other words, drivers speed past these, not knowing they've been photographed, and the summons appears in the post within the next 3 days.

I also read recently of a motor bike CCTV, which photographs the rear number plate (none on the front).

I hope they catch the hoons who often travel down a busy road in Chiang Mai (Huay Kaew Rd), going through three zebra crossings, and they are often doing in excess of 70-80kmh.

The lack of a Highway Patrol in this country really amazes me.  Their presence alone would make drivers aware that they're being watched.

Are there helicopter patrols?

5 hours ago, JoeW said:

OEM parts are not that difficult to get your hands on, but are quite expensive. There aren't a lot of aftermarket parts such as brembo, TRW, Lucas, Bosch, etc available. 

I had a KIA in Australia.  Great car.     I looked at buying one in Thailand, but as they are not assembled here, they cost a lot more than their nearest equivalent.

I ended up buying a Suzuki.  Same price as in Australia, but minus most of the safety features, 1 (ONE) air bag v. 7 in the Aussie version.  No demister heater.   Needed on cool, rainy nights.

If any one of the dogs in this town bit, or even licked an open wound, on any person, the person would have to undergo a course of treatment for rabies.

If people want to have a pet but can't ensure it's registered, immunised, wormed and otherwise treated, the only solution is a mass culling.

Personally, I found the soi dogs in my street, friendly, welcoming, warned me of snakes, and were far better behaved than the 3 dogs owned by my neighbour, who could not/would not control their incessant barking.    

OS Visa, soi 9, Nimman are very helpful.   English speaking staff, drive you to Immigration and return when necessary.

On 31/01/2018 at 5:49 PM, nong38 said:

I think it has become a holiday home for career luvvies in the FCO, more interested in entertaining or being entertained than doing what the British people require them to do. 2 year stint and everyone moves to a new location at the tax payers expense.

Would not surprise me if the new Embassy is a shared one with Australia and New Zealand and how about locating it in Pattaya!

Oz has a new Embassy next to Lumphini Police station.

1 hour ago, pegman said:

Where is BKK Station?

Have you tried Google Earth?    Bangkok Station!    Yes, it has a totally different name,  unless there is another station other than the mainline.

11 hours ago, Topdoc said:

We recently sent 2 packages to Europe (The Netherlands) via courier from Thailand. The value of each package was €60. On arrival, the customer was slapped with european customs taxes and duties of €61 for each package i.e MORE THAN 100% TAX.

 

Interesting that the Union Jack is flying the international distress signal.    It's upside down!!

In Chiang Mai it is rare, if at all, that one sees a police officer or two, do a patrol or 'beat'.

However, being the end of the month, I saw 6 or so, stopping motorbikes.  The m/cyclists happened to be tourists and were asked for their licences, which they didn't seem to have.   

I suppose in the next day or so,  our ever-ready champions of the law will be back inside the police station, while speeders, lane jumpers, light runners, carry on as before.   

On 18/01/2018 at 11:33 AM, seajae said:

these idiots simply do not want to slow down or have to stop, instead they expect all other road users to pull over so they can keep going. The driver should lose his license and the bus company fined, if the police actually start making all the ones doing this crap have to pay huge fines etc it will begin to stop. I have had this happen to me and I was lucky I wasnt killed as I had no where to go to get away from the bus, I ended up having to drive in amongst trees to avoid a head on, it was a steep hill with double lines but that didnt stop the idiot driver and he did not have the power to pass the other bus, he was simply driving beside it but refused to pull back in behind it. Police need to get all these bus, truck, car and bike riders that do this crap off the roads 

Seems the bus company should be done for gross pollution, judging by the black cloud behind the suicide bus.

I'm assuming they DO have laws about that sort of thing.

12 hours ago, worgeordie said:

" he did not know why the trailer disconnected from his vehicle."

could be he did not lock the device on the fifth wheel,someone

else lost their life through another's negligence. RIP

regards worgeordie

I wonder if Thai law also insists on chains attaching trailer to truck/car?  No doubt western countries have such requirements, as they do in Oz, NZ.  Total reliance on the ball coupling is risky.

1 hour ago, inactiveposter said:

Of note regarding your U-turn reporting, how about helmets, smoking in restaurants/bars, riding in the back of pickups, pedestrian crossing lights, etc. LOUT fits.

 

 

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There's an idea for tourists to Chiang Mai;  come and visit THE pedestrian crossing light.

If there is an active city government, maybe they could install another one near Maya, with its 12 directions of traffic and no pedestrian lights.  Even the pedestrian 'island' has gone.

18 hours ago, JohnOFphon said:

Damned scary is what is it. I have 10,000 baht less per month than last year.!  35 to 1....down to 31 to 1 today. USD

If this keeps up....I won't have enough left to live on here.

 

 

 

 

The current exchange rate makes the Aussie pension look rather sick!    

On 27/11/2017 at 3:00 PM, sevenhills said:

If this was in the US he would have been shot dead.

That seems to be par for the course.

7 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

U-bend

exactly.  I've been in an apartment which had no u bends and paid to have them installed.  All the gases, pongs, stinks in the main line were coming up through the sink.

The shower has a small cover with a water trap in it, and this also keeps out the smells and cockroaches.

Cheap and nasty plumbing.

1 hour ago, Golden Triangle said:

The precipitation in Pattaya is pretty persistent at the moment.  

Why not " Present precipitation is pretty persistent."?   

On 30/11/2017 at 2:17 PM, atyclb said:

in colombia you must look left, right, up and down before crossing any road, same style as in thailand because drivers have little respect for pedestrians but colombian drivers are much more aware as opposed to thai's.  not infrequently the equation is . sabai sabai + mai pen rai driving = accidents    not say it happened in this particular case

Why would you look left then right in Thailand, where cars are driven on the left?

Double check to the RIGHT first, as that's where the next car/bike is coming from!

So the style in Thailand has to be different from Columbia where no doubt they drive on the right.

Those car horns would drive me crazy.  Sounds like China today.

Twice now I've done my weekly shopping at TOPS, Chiang Mai, and attempted to pay with my new Union card.   Both times the checkout lady tells me that the system will not accept Union card.   

So it's off to a nearby ATM, withdraw cash and pay the old way.