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And another bit of advice TV members...if you decide to google him <deleted> make sure you include the first "R"

How many people do you think got the promotional emails?

I don't see the big deal really, it's just like cold calling or mail through the letter box, they're both legal.

Well if you are genuinely cold calling, why does your email go to most peoples spam filters/jjunk box....because our pcs are telling us the email is from a suspicious source.

If i wanted to cold call by email and I have done, I would address it personally and not send off hundreds...then it will be read.

You simply defeating the point of your exercise surely???

Don't know the name of the stationary store on Thai Pae road.

But if you are coming from Changklan the road the night Bazaar is on heading to Thai Pae Gate it is on the right hand side of the road down about 200 feet. It has big awnings out front. I know they had big white note boards you could hang on the wall. Did not look around that munch.

not sure if your directions are better than your spelling but i thought you were referring to DK books, just on the moat to left out of Le crow, they have these boards at the back in the stationary area.

also they sell in makro

also they sell in B2S the stationary shop in KSK and airport plaza at the top

You pay for what you get mate; on the pavement its going to be cheaper than inside....but I will say; firstly you have no right to publish photos of this girl without her say so. Would you like a photo in a massage shop of yourself posted by her in whatever position suits.

Secondly the massage girls in these cheaper places, ok there are probably some elder states ladies who are very talented and skilled and you see more of these doing foot massages in the walking street; but Le Crow areas are basically bar girls, sitting to look pretty. Their earnings for massage if lucky will be 70bt/hr; most around 50bt; thats it. The golden ticket from you boys is to get you to have oil massage.

Thai massage is very skilled and amateur can induce serious injuries, these girls dont want to do Thai, its tiring and they have at best been shown by a friend.

But the oil massage, thats the key, they want the happy ending and a 500bt payday from you, so as soon as the oil, usually cooking oil; is on your legs they are scheming to get the "jack wow"

Next time you visit one, ask where they trained.

so if you just want the happy ending in a backstreet joint, then you dont need to say any more than ask for oil.....then you are in their hands.....or soon will be.

But if you want a serious Thai massage, I mean 2hrs, (1hr is literally a waste of time) then stop being a total cheap charlie and for around 600bt go to somewhere reputable and take on board the real thai massage experience, and be treated like a king not another sucker.

next time you pass one of these shops read the slogans "your stiffness is our business" its true in every sense.

Never had either here........but do the hotels have the novelty size "rice crispies" "frosties" "sugar puffs", they were grrrrreeeeeaaaat.

Please tell me that you're not serious about this.

Yes I was...........

If they built a cable car, say starting from the zoo to the temple; I could see it being the No 1 attraction in Chiang Mai by a long way.

The views would be terrific. Seeing the zoo animals, the airport, the flora and fauna on the mountain side, the rain and the clouds; Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton fighting and hanging off the side.

Probably a pipe dream of Shinwotsisname and will never happen but to bring tourists back, an opportunity.

Take a cable car up the mountain to visit the ancient temple of Doi Souket. Haven't a clue if I spell it rite but I am sure some spelling police man will let me know. LOL

Just to clarify HD you spelt "it" right

but you spelt "rite" wrong

and Doi "souket" is on the way to Chiang Rai..........but good effort, God loves a tryer.

It is probably the French guy who has been conning tourists for many years in CM.

that french guy approached me 2 yr ago when i was trawling the banks, to see who would open an account for me; he was waiting outside the bank opposite ksk, he was giving me a tale about needing a flight ticket as his visa had expired. ....I told him to go to immigration and ask to be deported...(sensible place to stand though, outside the bank)

• have you been asleep for 2 weeks? we have all been discussing con men and the like and the thread is probably still alive, you could have posted on that thread?
  

Never had either here........but do the hotels have the novelty size "rice crispies" "frosties" "sugar puffs", they were grrrrreeeeeaaaat.

> Have heard that they are invaluable at traffic stops and in accident situations.

Not really. You should have insurance. Then the unsurance company takes care of whatever needs taking care of. I personally wouldn't bother discussing things with the other party using a camera device. Let the insurance guy decide who's fault it was, usually determined just by which side of the vehicle the damage is.

Rubbish! You said it (I guess a typo) the unsurance company, will have first hand evidence of the truth...or pretty much of it, and surely better than arriving to work it out themelves from the rectangular chalk marks and the chalkline of a bike adjacent.

I think helmet cams are invaluable in many situations.....it may record a pssed driver changing seats with a mate before the cops arrives, it may show some errattic driving prior to the biker wrapping himself around a truck...it may show a stray dog was the cause entirely.

In the uk these cams are a pretty standard piece of kit for the police/firefighters/paramedics for recording evidence; even linked directly via wi fi to a control centre.

How reassuring is it to have your family see your last moments alive; and have at least some comfort knowing you were faultless if a court case pursued.

(not intentionally being callous here-just a consideration though)

The place in Icon is not only inexpensive but cheap. The helmet cam I've had experience with bought there was not worth it.

be honest, you wanted to give that a "one word" review didnt you?

hi,

there's one in the center of town a few doors from mr mechanic, a small shop front with manakins and dresses etc in the front, her names pawn , i can't remember the name of the shop it begins with a P.

i can find out some more info. if you require, pawn is friends with my mrs

Just a guess.....would it be called "Porns" by any chance?

Are we sure Abu still has a shop here? I heard he was being extradited to the US for terrorism offences.

and the thread is 2 yrs old.......

the goats milk will definately be off; and Abu will soon be off.

Why not just go to a Taylor. There are shops all over town and they will measure you and give you a good fit?

There's probably one next to the paynters, down near tai pan, just hayl a songtell, sorted.

we should start a dictionary of Hellodolly unique spellings. keep it going mate I am in sutures!

Actually I think this is a valid consideration. Few travelers on their first trip think they will be locked in a firetrap.

and few people think they can get HIV from having unprotected sex just 1 time....

worried about fire escapes in thailand? for god's sake, the OP (or his cousin) needs to get a grip. 400 thb won't buy you safety. you get through the night and live to see another day. youre in thailand!

and its "razzmatazz"...

Yes and this is why it is important to stress the dangers and bring it to people's attention.

?...on an expat forum where most people 1) never stay in such places, 2) know of the dangers associated with staying in such places already...not really following the logic there.

report it to the tourist police or TAT. talking to other farangs (who have no power to do anything in the first place) does absolutely nothing.

completely agree; even reporting it is useless; maybe there is a trip advisor page for it......and if there is, why didnt the OP give it the once over.

there is a lady who sets up on Arak Rd (moat road) right outside the wawee coffee/white chalet hotel- she was ok for I wanted, but it wasnt a dress for me.

Also at the Uni end of sirimangklajarn there are maybe 3/4 of them sitting on the roadside, always busy (next to the roadside bike repairs,fruit stalls, somtams etc)

you have to learn that Thai people dont take instruction very well..you have to draw it, colour it in,wave your arms about, then go the next day to check its ok....or they do what they want

Hats off to Winnie; I reckon there's a lot of guilt and shame out there now......

....this is what you missed

mucked that one up

The OP was being a bit alarmist here about something that is to most obvious and widespread.

You have to realise that certainly within the old city area, these buildings were built in the year dot. Even jerry built properties now dont have proper government control, few if any have planning and building regulations.

So these old buildings were more than likely at one time, family houses, and as the city became a tourist destination, many converted them themselves to shops, guesthouses, restaurants..

There is no one controlling any aspect of health and safety so they do it, and if a guest dies....well more than likely its because they jumped from the window; not because of dodgy electrics or botulism.

But you will find the larger professionally built hotels and condos have a much better health and safety standard (not great though), and these places need to be registered which in turn can involve the ministry of public health.

I dont have a hotel or new building but i have had to fulfil a list of criteria from the MPH which briefly involved fire extinguishers, first aid facilities, pest control easures, staff qualifications.

So these Bodies are making a start, albeit a tiny one to try and lift the general standards but they are a long way behind the West.

In the meantime, live with it and remember you pay for what you get........you pay your money and you make your choice......but headline statements like that belong in the "red tops" (English gutter press)

on the first night we fancied getting hopelessly pissed, doing some unmentionable things with women of ill repute and generally behaving like animals

OK I'll ask..........did it happen?

I cant see it myself, thai girls here don't like hairy men, its too abrasive on their skin

And remember swimming is good for you.......especially if you're drowning

Has there even been any instances where only part of the electric supply was lost instead of all ?

still working out if thats a serious question .

If the main supply to your house is interrupted.....you lose everything, lights, aircon, pumps

UNLESS you own a 7/11 then you will have a back up generator

if you have overloaded your own domestic system or got some dodgy wiring somewhere, then your consumer unit will shut down the approriate circuit; so you may just lose lighting, or ground floor power, or electric oven.

On the same basis the electricity generating station will have a mega size cosumer unit, split into regions, or even street lighting, reservoirs,pump stations etc.

So when lightning strikes a power line,or if a line comes down then maybe only a few buildings are affected but a strike on a pylon will take out a region until they literally throw the switch back.

Well thats the basic principle.

Dairy herds out San Kamphaeng way. Try around here 18.734623,99.113524 in google maps. Mostly the black & white ones.

For future reference; they are called Fresians; you'll be referring to zebras next as black and white ones.

For thousands of years human beings have milked cows, and consumed the milk.It just makes you wonder- who actually discovered that cows could be milked- and what was he TRYING to do at the time?

You wouldn.t be dam_n well complaining if you were sitting in "old sparky" when they threw the switch.