simon43

Do these truck engines not have gears?

Only one out of all those officers needs to pull his trigger.......

I think you 'dodged a bullet' there. This 'woman' is well-known in the area for these scams. Actually 'her' real name is Khun Ham Yai and she is reknowned for enticing western guys with her tasty Isaan sausage......

No, you have to go to the NBTC office in Bangkok, (although check Blackcab's comments re Amorn at Tutkom).

Apart from the mentally-unstable point, the type of good GF would be a woman who doesn't consider looking 'flash' or rich as a requirement. All of my 3 wives were essentially only concerned about how much money they could get from me. Since adopting a strategy of putting myself first and only doing what I want to do and ignoring what others think of me I have been a much happier man ???? PS - Not having a partner means that I have more money to spend on fishhead soup....

Yonks ago in Phuket we were told that the local OrBorTor office would only give us planning permission for our guesthouse project if we used their staff to draw up the plans.... We used their staff!

Always look sh*t poor, mentally unstable and leave your doors and windows unlocked. That way, no-one will bother to break into your house. It has worked for me for over 20 years...

How many hours flying time is Dubai?

BMT, it's none of my business, but do you normally wear your hair tied up like that? Your dress looks nice ????

What do you mean by a 'black' radio? If you mean a black walkie-talkie that operates typically over the range of 136 - 154MHz, then only the police, utilitity operators and licenced radio amateurs with reciprocal Thai ham licences can legally own these. I have a 'black' walkie-talkie for use on the 2 metre ham band. At the NBTC you need to go to building 7 ground-floor which deals with all kinds of personal licences (CB and radio amateurs). It would help you a lot if you can speak/read Thai, but the staff are helpful ???? You have to apply in person for the licence - it cannot be applied for online AFAIK. On the Amorn sign above it says that to purchase a black radio, you need to show your ID card, house book and licence. I was able to buy a black radio by showing my UK passport, Thai ham radio licence and lifetime membership card of the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand.

After a couple of health scares, I've soft-retired at 64 years old and retired to a rural house outside Luang Prabang, north Laos. It's about 5km from the stunning kuang si waterfalls ???? There is about 400 square metres available to grow fruit and for my sole consumption - this is not a business and I wouldn't want to compete with the local villagers who sell their home-produce. Here is a picture of half of the land - the other half on the right is for my radio antennas and science projects. Buying fruit and veg is quite cheap in any case, but to get a good choice I need to visit the morning market in LP, some 20km away. So I can avoid a daily trip by growing my own. There is a mango tree on the land which produces tasty fruit ???? Being a complete beginner at growing my own, what can you suggest that will provide a regular crop, with minimal horticulture knowledge required? (I'll use the veg to make salads - today in the market I bought chinese cabbage, bell peppers, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, onions and some plant that I recognised from the salad that I ate in a restaurant recently. This is a nice location, with paddy fields to the back and .. er ... an elephant to the front!

What a wonderful idea! Unfortunately, I do not live in Thailand but will make a quick visa run from Laos and so it would save me time if anyone has spotted a shop in Pattaya that sells these kinds of things.

I'm not going into the lottery ticket business, but I have a charitable use for the box that ticket sellers display their tickets in/on. Any ideas where I might buy a similar box in Pattaya? Thanks.

Don't hand over any money unless you receive the full ownership documents immediately by return. (Yes, I made this mistake 20 years ago when I handed over 2.5 million baht for a rai of land (in my Thai wife's name). The cash was handed to the lawyer in Phuket, but the Thai owner actually dropped dead of a heart attack as he was going to the land office to sign the sale papers over to my wife. The (foreign) lawyer based in Phuket handed my cash over to the owner's family and they refused to sign over the land to my wife..... I wasted THBTHBTHB trying to complete that contract, never got ownership of the land....

[quote] ... but claimed that he was not properly dressed because of an ailment requiring treatment on his buttocks. ... [/quote] Best excuse I've heard in ages!!

No next....

Yes, that's my plan ???? I gave a link to the telescope on Lazada but my post was deleted, sorry ????

Durian ice-cream tastes OK ????

Mods, I know that this isn't a buy-and-sell forum, but I've had no luck advertising on the Pattaya Facebook groups. I'm retiring from my in-class science teaching and have an almost-new 7cm reflector telescope with tripod and all lens accessories etc that is surplus to requirements. I'm relocating from Pattaya in the next few days and don't wish to take the telescope with me. It's an ideal piece of equipment for a student who is interested in astronomy, or an aging expat who wishes to scan the beach for beauties from their beach-view condo(!). If anyone would like to buy the 'scope, it's 1,000 baht, which is 50% of the purchase price just 12 months ago.

Childish bickering clogging up this thread..... UK inflation falling is bad for me (purely selfish viewpoint) because I'm due to start my UK state pension in 2 years from now, so hope for high inflation figures over the next 2 years to increase the amount that I will receive each month ????

I do recall some 20 years ago that in order to get a mobile phone signal at my ex's Isaan home I had to climb onto the roof of her house!!

[quote] ... He said he told the cat not to go anywhere ... [/quote] what!! ????

Maybe he gets some sexual thrill from giving him money. You know, like watching your wife banging some other guy. As for me, I just stick to sex dolls, so much less hassle... ????

The only terrorists are those sitting in Naypyitaw....

AS per KingKenny's post, I was able to open an account with Halifax when I was back in the UK for a couple of months earlier this year. I used my hotel address, showed my passport at the local branch and received a debit card through the post, plus access to my account online. (I don't actually need such a bank account, but it made sense to open the account since it was easily available).