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1 hour ago, Mavideol said:

 

RIP man

I bet your wife is also "jumping" but not for the same reasons ($$$$)

With the rate of the££££££ tanking she most likely left him because there is no £££££££

28 minutes ago, LennyW said:

Or Banchang!! LOL

I can only handle the smog seasonally ????

11 minutes ago, wilcopops said:

I think property "owners" in the region the development is a double edged sword......house/condo prices near industry will improve regardless of pollution as 100s of thousands of workers need accommodation..... however, one has to beware of over supply and the potential health hazards of living in the region. Location location location....

Most of the higher paid workers like to buy houses well away from the Industrial estates to avoid the general pollution and the frequent clouds resulting from fires and other industrial mishaps.

one thing is sure though, its going to get a lot more crowded.

Maybe we should all

move to Bangkok ...

13 minutes ago, LennyW said:

Not quite a restaurant or bar, but there is a new snooker hall opening opposite Hey Mom on the bypass road, the old Modern Air-con place, directly opposite Hey Mom. I think it opens tonight.

What’s going on at the Korean massage place on that road?

5 minutes ago, huangnon said:

^Other than some new power plants, I don't know of any new major Petrochem plants being planned or constructed for this region? I thought the EEC was proposed to upgrade transport between the existing units only.. Please update if you have more info.

There is massive warehouses being built just outside of Ban chang (have to forgive me I don’t know the road) petro is a thing of the past so I doubt more will be built . Rayong is a powerhouse in Thailand . This is where the money will be long after the tourism cow has been milked .

I’ll give you a clue .... when’s Chinese New Year ? 

2 hours ago, Vacuum said:

Just sign out from your work, and never go back.

I will once I have a mystery benefactor! On second thoughts if your wife has any mates ..... 

4 minutes ago, LennyW said:

The entertainment establishments on the bypass road is where all the fit ladies hang out!!, 55, Hey Mom, La Luan etc, plus decent eateries and coffee shops on the same road, that is where the night time action is these days.

 

That’s where I go normally . Have not been to the strip in years . Decent live bands , I like Thai food , and the people tend to be happy . I can’t deal with sitting around sour faced people who have nothing better to do all day then moan ????

To be fair I’m not really into bars . The worlds changing , pubs are dying everywhere . I don’t know why a few of you guys don’t set up a expat cycling club ? The roads are pretty flat and You get to socialise without killing yourself (guess that’s easier said then done with the drivers here ????) plus the women in the girly bars seems to get older and uglier every year ! 

Better off just doing as most Thais do ... live in the thing until it falls down around your ears and then buy again . 

4 hours ago, longball53098 said:

Up date as of today. This store will be open very soon I am sure.

 

 

It’s going up really quickly ! Thanks for the updates 

They knew each other prior to this . I’m sure the Arab was paying some tmoney somewhere along the line and stopped paying ....

Wouldn’t digging a moat and install a draw bridge be a better option ?

6 hours ago, fforest1 said:

My friend it will be a disaster for Thailand when the rail from China to Thailand is up and running......Thailand will be flooded with Chinese.. I will make a small bet the price of rail tickets will be cheap as chips so they can make sure they get as many Chinese into Thailand as possible...

We should form a group of investors to build slop houses close to the train stations ... next year Rodney ! ????

21 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

Try Myanmar it truly is the future of Asia and might be what you are looking for.

Could well be , doesn’t quite have the infrastructure yet though . My perfect city would probably have a nice surburban area for families , a little bit of tourism , a touch of sleaze , good night life , plenty of jobs , plenty of parks and green space , affordable housing , does it exist ? 

6 hours ago, simoh1490 said:

What you wrote above is fairly accurate I think, I just wanted to make the point that more than just a few more shops have been added in the past 15 years. It's also worth mentioning that CM is never going to be a Bangkok and will never have the same big city options that Bangkok has, just as there is only one London and other cities don't come close.

Once the rail link from China to bkk is completed Chiang Mai would certainly be a suitable place to drop off for a weekend to split the journey up . A weekend is about perfect to visit and get pretty much everything out of chang Mai you need . One thing I have to add is the prettiest women in Thailand are in northern Thailand ! I like that fair skin ????

2 minutes ago, neeray said:

Well summarized. Maybe that's why it "works for me".

Absolutely . Different horses for different courses . I find that with a lot of places I visit in Thailand . Hua hin is too much like a generic Spanish town to me , Pattaya is too sleazy ! Where the right balance is I have no idea ?

5 hours ago, simoh1490 said:

15 years ago CM was sleepyville, then after the Bangkok floods in 2011 everything changed and the population swelled massively. The second and third ring roads were completed and widened making it easier to get into and out of CM, three new large malls were constructed, a new hospital, the neimen heiman entertainment area of restaurants/hotels/shops was redeveloped, a new bus station, along with all the new one off shops and restaurants that didn't exist before - 15 years ago it was difficult to easily find western food and restaurants outside of the two branches of Rimping and the fast food joints at Airport Plaza, today they exist everywhere and Rimping has five stores selling western food, movie complexes have gone from two to five, the airport has added a new international terminal, 

 

Totally totally different.

So what I said wasn’t wrong then ? I few more shops does not add to entertainment . The city is a sleepy backwater that’s suitable (if your an expat) to someone in their 60s . As a tourist it’s the kind of place you go for a weekend . If city life is your thing ,Bangkok would be a much better option . Chang Mai is like living in the suburbs , quant enough but not somewhere you would look for excitement . 

10 hours ago, simoh1490 said:

Absolutely no comparison between 15 years ago and today, only the name is the same.

Oh yeah there is a few more shops .... totally different .