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Amazing Thailand Strikes Again -- Total Insanity!!!

It was reported in the Bangkok Post 2 weeks ago that the governor of PKK province had ordered a "clean up" of illegal beach chairs and other facilities on Hua Hin beaches. I did not take it seriously. Well it has begun.

I live in HH and go to the beach at Khao Takiab 2 times a week. I always go to the same spot, a family restaurant run by a very nice Thai lady. They have chairs and umbrellas for 50 Baht. Yesterday everything was gone. She told ne the "army" had come and told all of the establishments (about 10 of them) that all of their chairs, umbrellas, etc. had to be removed permantly by August 13. She decided to do it sooner. The owner of the very small place next to her told me that right after the Queens birthday weekend she had to even dismantle her little resturant because it was technically on the beach.

So by the middle of next week there will be no place to get a chair. It is low season now, but come high season when there are literally hundreds of tourists who have been used to being able to rent a chair and umbrella will find they have to sit in the sand. They don't want to sit in the sand. Are they going to come back or will their next holiday be to a place that is more tourist friendly?

This will be economically a disaster for the many dozens of Thais who earn their livings from providing services on the beach. These are working class Thais and not "mafia" types like in Phuket and Pattaya. What are these poeple going to do now?

I asked if this stupidity could be appealed to the HH mayor and was told he can do nothing. It is the army decision and nothing can be done.

Complete and utter insanity. Destroy the tourist industry in Hua Hin and put Thais out of honest work. Amazing Thailand!

I am a member at Majestic and the course is in good shape. Palm Hills (which I do think is a nice course) has a promotion until end of June--1.300 for greens fee, caddy and cart all in. I would also suggest Royal Hua Hin which is the oldest course in Thailand. A bit rough around the edges, but quite beautiful with many old graceful trees (and no water....). Royal has discounted greens fee of 800 on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. Banyon is beautiful but expensive and quite difficult. Enjoy.

I live in HH and I got caught up in this stupidity. The way they set the one way streets was causing people to go in circles. Total chaos. It worked perfectly fine before they messed it up. If it ain't broke, don't fix it seems lost on the imiciles down here. The traffic police here are morons. Even before this latest blunder, they routinely block off turns on to the main drag. So if you want to go south you must go north first and then all north bound traffic is backed up because half the cars are now trying to make a U turn to head back south...... When the idiot in the police box takes control of the traffic lights, watch out, it backs up traffic in all directions. I often think its a game the cops in box play to see how many cars they can get backed up before changing the light to green. Then they turn it red in 20 seconds.

Have you ever noticed how gracefully and easy Thai people can get out of their shoes when entering a house? Most times it is because they never put their foot all the way in the shoe-- be it flip flops, Croks, etc. Look at you will see half the folks have about 2-3 cm of their heel hanging over the end of the shoe. You see many Thais with shoes that have heels backs and they step them down and use them like slip on shoes. Quite uncomfortable I am sure but its simply so they can get them off easy. The questions is why don't they just buy slip on shoes in the first place? But TIT....