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Gsxrnz

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  1. Replace "Russian" with blacks and we'd all be bigots.

    And for any of those that can read Russian, check out their forums, be amazed at what they think of "Foreigners" here...

    The point is that Jomtien has become extremely dreary and also it is now dominated by Russians. The former is my subjective impression while the latter is a fact.

    People crying bigotry, you make me laugh. Is it bigotry to have subjective impression of a travel destination? That's daft. Read some great travel writers like Paul Theroux and maybe get educated.

    You've got to be able to talk about stuff. To talk about the feeling in today's Jomtien without mentioning the Russian domination would be an exercise in absurdity. If they were bringing massive festiveness to the region and I could feel that, would it be bigotry to say that?

    No more that saying blacks are good at basketball.

    Or that white men can't jump. thumbsup.gif

  2. Mine resolved to actually get out and drive. She's got her 5 year car license (cornflakes version) but couldn't drive a nail into a piece of wood.

    Five minutes ago she took off in the truck to "practice" with the parting words "see you in one hour darling". I refuse to go with her as the last 15 minute stint aged me by 5 years and I used to be blond, but now a sort of executive grey.

    If you intend travelling in the Boonkanjana/Jomtien 2nd Road/Chayapruik/Sukhumvit block in the next hour, be careful out there.

    I will post future warnings as necessary - don't say I didn't warn everybody! sick.gif

    Update: She and the truck are home in one piece after an uneventful journey. She even bought a dozen slabs of drinking water while she was out, so it wasn't even a total waste of diesel. whistling.gif

  3. I used to carry a hammer in my Ford Zephyr MKII so when the gear linkages at the bottom end of the steering column locked up (daily), a simple task to raise the bonnet, smack them and be on your way.

    Had a smart arse boss with a new Ford Escort and would do a wheelie in the gravel as he left the yard, showering our bikes. We took it upon ourselves to put it on blocks and dig holes under the rear (driving) wheels and thinly disguise it so all looked normal. Boss does his usual, jumps in the car and boots it but the wheels just spun in place and he went nowhere. We all buggered off but the night watchman told us the next day it took him two hours to unblock the car and get going. It didn't help matters that we nicked his jack as well. coffee1.gif

  4. The officer did everything right. Hopefully these tourists kicked out of the country.

    Absolutely right! When the video went "viral", the "cop in question" was called in by his supervisor and was going to be disciplined or fired. Later, the girl in the video went in and explained what really happened. She was trying to take a photo of the policeman and he didn't want her to do so. He was "fanning away" -so to speak - the phone-cam and, on the video, it "looks" like he smacked her. All of this was on the local news here in Pattaya earlier today.

    That's exactly what happened. You can see the phone in her hand as she steps backward and raises it to frame the shot. The BIB walks swiftly up to her and swats it out of her hand. Not that I'm saying it was OK for him to do that, but he sure as hell didn't strike her across the face.

    But hey, why let the facts get in the way of a good story. coffee1.gif

  5. Three bedroom, three bathroom house. No pool. Pattaya/Jomtien.

    Electric circa 5,000B in the hot season running an average of 1 1/2 A/C units 24/7. Paid 3,500B last bin and expect it to be around 2,500B this month as it's been very cool and the A/C's are not being used.

    Water is about 500-600B per month.

    True Visions is about 1,500B and 10MB internet from Sophon is about 600B (can't remember exactly as I always pay for 3 months to save the hassle and I can't find the bin).

  6. Had a similar thing in Central with a "buy 2 t-shirts, get one free deal". I wanted to buy 4 t-shirts and expected to get 2 free ones. No can do, only one free per customer. So I bought 2 and got one free, and so did the wife.

    I've never come across this before and suspect the sales assistant was either new, or just plain stupid.

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  7. Double/Triple glazed reflective glass is your answer.

    But do your maths well to calculate the cost of purchase v. ordinary windows in relation to the cost of increased/decreased consumption of electricity.

    You may find that you'll have to live in the place for 74 years before you break even. whistling.gif

    It's a bit like my youngest son who insisted on replacing his recently purchased car because it consumed "too much petrol". I showed him that it would take 7 years to break even on the deal. He's had the car for 4 years now, so he's quids in. smile.png

  8. I prefer aphorisms (I think)

    When it comes to metaphors and aphorisms, I'm usually at sixes and sevens, but sometimes it's six o' one and half a dozen of the other. blink.png

    Ms. Thaiblether - Do you think you have a monkey's or a snowball's chance of sussing that one out?

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