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What's the latest time in the afternoon to go to Pattaya Immigration?

At a set of Traffic Lights on Beach Rad yesterday. I stopped but 3 cars and 3 motorbikes didn't. As this is close to the police station I would have thought it would be easy money for them without too much work.

Also when I ride around Pattaya I am surprized by the number of motorbikes that have a faulty back light. I don't ride around looking for them but tend to stand out when they brake and the brake light comes on but disappears as soon as they stop braking. Another easy to spot offense that the RTP ignore.

I have to send some documents to the UK. They won't be the originals and there is no particular hurry. It will be 11 A4 sheets. Any body know how much this is likely to cost. I tried to send them as attachments to an email but for some reason my PC doesn't want to know

Misleading headline. It should read

Multiple  Boosters Could Weaken Immune System.

I was going to ask the same question about Phetchabun

Anybody have any Idea when the Baht Buses will run again on Thepprasit Road.

Sitting in a bar at the end of Beach Road (Pattaya) I noticed a policeman pull up on the other side of the road. Then another one joined him then another until there were 6 sitting talking.. What they were doing there I have no idea'

Traffic was flowing normally and as Beach Road has a 90 degree corner there nobody was speeding. It wasn't due to a helmet check as most locals tend not to ride down Beach Road without a helmet due to heavy police presence.

But this of course means that other areas don't have a  police presence. At the traffic lights near where I live I would think that 40% of riders don't wear helmets.

KhunLA: Thanks for that I shall be ordering the Thermometer later.

Many years ago I brought a Hedge Trimmer over for a friend.not sure what to do I went through the Red Channel. The customs guy looked and said 1,000 Baht. Then he said do you want a receipt and when I said No he said OK then 500 Baht.

Yesterday as normal for a special day Beach Road was shut at 4 PM. Coming back from golf we came down a very slow Pattaya Nua only to be confronted by Beach Road being shut (our driver either didn't know or had forgotten). So back up Pattaya Nua (along with hundreds of others) to 3rd Road. It would make sense that if they are going to shut one of the main (in town) North to South routes they would erect some signs on Pattaya Nua to inform people earlier. Making 2nd Road 2 way again would help.  

Shutting Beach Road for whatever reason creates massive Traffic Jams in the rest of Pattaya between Beach and 3rd. It's easy to get to the beach from Jomtien (2nd Road and then walk) but going back is a nightmare. Walk back to second road and then what. All the traffic is heading North. So walk up to Soi Bakhua but although being 2 way the traffic comes to a grinding halt as the narrow Soi was never designed to handle that much traffic.

I don't have the solution but either keeping one lane open for Baht Buses might help or of course a 2way 2nd Road.

1 hour ago, mtls2005 said:

Top up, or use app or use web or USSD codes:

 

 

Thanks, I've just extended for 180 days.

I have a large balance on my DTAC  phone but it expires in 15 days. How do I extend the time?

For 324 Baht I don't see what the fuss is about.

I use AA Insurance Brokers. 2140 Baht for fully comp  insurance for my 6 year old Click  and 324 Baht for the compulsory insurance. Excellent service. I have been dealing with them for 15 years ,no complaints.

I am not so worried about bars (but it would be nice) but I would like to go to my favorite restaurants and have a grass of wine or two with dinner, Until this happens they wont get my custom.

I am an occasional gambler. I have been to a few casinos over the years in various countries.

I work out exactly how much money I can loose and stick to it. I don't chase my loses and when I reach my limit I walk away. If on the odd occasion I win I still walk away thinking I enjoyed that.

Vegas was the best because they gave you free drinks when you were playing and I worked out long ago that playing sensibly I could drink more in money terms than I was loosing. Result a slightly <deleted> me who actually saved money on my bar bill.

I would love the Ambassador to open up as a casino but only if like Vegas you had free drinks.

So Phuket (open) 105 cases and 2 deaths. Pattaya (closed) 2 cases and zero deaths. Thai logic.

Some years ago they built one of the biggest hotels in the world (at that time) and they built it miles out of town. The Ambassador City hotel owners must be praying that at long last they will get a license for a Casino.

I play golf out of a Bar/Restaurant in Pattaya. Normally we have 6 or 7 players. Last Friday we had 11, today we had 16. All returning expats no tourists among them.

My first thought on reading the headline was "I didn't know that the flour seller was in Australia".

On 11/5/2021 at 2:51 PM, Chris.B said:

Agreed, and when they say they don't want to use it for anything other than as a phone they soon change their minds! ????

 

No they don't. I have gone many years without a smart phone and only the fact that I can't call a Bolt taxi has has convinced me that I need one. I have had  a PC that has provided all my internet needs for many years.

Also I'm not on Social Media so I don't need to send photos of my dinner to anyone , who probably  don't give a monkey's anyway. I hope this help explains  what I want and why I want a cheap phone with a cheap internet package.

I have finally decided to buy a smart phone, I have resisted the temptation for years but the other day stuck indoors because of the rain  I would have liked to call Bolt for a taxi.

What I want is a cheap phone as long as its got reasonable camera with a prepaid sim. Being an ignoramus when it comes to technology it needs to be simple and easy to use. I don't necessarily need all the bells and whistles of on expensive phone.

I looked at Dtac  and others  but just get confused about what is available and what it means. I will still use my normal phone for speech

and SMS.

I know most people out there have and use smart phones and have done for years so I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction.

Looking forward to your replies.

I originally asked this some time ago but using search didn't show anything. So I'm looking for up to date information on Massage Parlors in Phetchabun Town (or close). I shall be traveling there next month and I do like a good foot or Thai massage.