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19 hours ago, Moonlover said:

Typical isn't it. When a falang comes on the forum and tells his tale of Thais overtaking each other on bends, he gets lots of understanding and agreement.

 

When a Thai tells the same tale he gets castigated!

Reminds me of something said to me many years ago when I first came here.

I was told there are two rules to remember in Thailand.

Rule No.1 "Thai's Lie"

Rule No.2 " They always Fxxxxxxx lie".

Take a stroll up Soi Pothole (Soi Chaiyapoon) you might find it interesting.

I had 4 letters today. One, the most important was from Bangkok Bank responding to a query I had on my account. The trouble was it was dated the 20th of November last year,

The other three were my statements from TOT. They were for the months of October, November and December.

Against this I had a letter (Track and Trace) that arrived from the UK in six days. How can they be so efficient in one thing and absolutely useless in another.

Thank you for all your suggestions. The pan was never going to used in conventional cooking only as  a receptacle for a water bath (sous vide).

In the end I took it to the Kerry's on Railway Road just befofr Soi Khao Talo.  I was very impressed  Just took the package (unwrapped) printed the label from the Reference I told her and printed out the label. Total time about 3 minutes.

1 hour ago, redwood1 said:

I would highly suggest going to one of the private mailbox businesses, like the one near Tesco express on Soi Bukow and let them fix the problem......These places are fantastic for receiving and sending mail,and fixing problems...

Thank you

 oh come on. Somebody must have had dealings with Kerry.

I have to return a parcel to Lazada but I had a slight problem. I cant print out the Return Label. It's not that it won't print but it only prints half the label (the left hand side of the page, After trying everything I know (which  unfortunately is  not a lot)  I gave up and contacted Lazada.

After 30 minutes in Livechat I finally found out that I could write down the two reference number and take that to Kerry. So far so good, but (there is always a but) when I got to the Kerry Office on Soi Wat Boon it was closed with half a dozen bikes outside which looked like the hadn't been used for a long time.

So, can anybody recommend a Kerry Express office that they use who speak some English. I tried their website and Google Earth but they weren't very helpful.

I need to buy a large (deep) saucepan. The cheaper the better. Can anybody tell me the best Thai market for this (or a likely shop).

I always thought it was a shame when they split many years ago.

Just bought a Blood Glucose Test kit. My Blood Sugar is not particularly high but my Heart Specialist keeps going on about it,  I went to use it this morning for a Fasting Test. I couldn't get enough blood from my fingertip. Tried another finger and made sure that the setting was n maximum depth. Anybody know what the best alternative site is. I shouldn't really have a problem because I  take a Blood Thinner.

Thank you all. Have just removed the cookies and when I clicked on Lazada it went straight to English. That enabled me to enter my account and place an order for a Sous Vide. Should come in the next 3 weeks.

I have a problem with Lazada. It won't let me change the language to English. Which means I can't access my account properly. I have had 3 deliveries from Lazada this month abs never had a problem before. I tried to contact Customer Services (twice) but have had no reply.

Has anybody else had this problem and if so how did you resolve it.

1 hour ago, khwaibah said:

FOBAR.

Don't you mean FUBAR

18 hours ago, Sametboy2019 said:

According to Google.

Thailand's police forces number about 230,000 officers.

270 billion in debt. Some impressive individual debts

That's over a million baht per copper.

Why wait till Monday. Why not straight away. It's another 3 days of no income for lots of people.

38 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

During this mini lockdown I have built a enormous catapult in my backyard here in Hua Hin. the second the order is announced that "entertainment" venues are open I will launch myself towards Bangkok. 

 

 

 

 

Why not use your Starship

In the BP this morning it reported that Chonburi would be taken out of the Red (maximum) zone and the restrictions would be eased. This included massage parlours and restaurants open to 11 and selling alcohol with the meal. On checking with Pattaya News and The Nation it says that the decision would be taken today or tomorrow. Other posts here state that its still banned.

I was really looking forward to going out for a meal tonight and having my normal 2  or 3 glasses of wine.

PS Yesterday the staff in my regular massage parlour were happy and told me that they would reopen today.

I was thinking more Navy or Air Force.

My stepson is out of work and depressed as he has no money and no prospects. Would volunteering for the Armed Forces be a realistic  option. He is 23 and thought himself lucky when he missed conscription.

7 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Buy a condo to live in. Pattaya will be very busy again after covid, so makes sense to buy a business now if at the right price, same with a condo

Of the 1/2 dozen condos for sale on our notice board there is one for 650,000 Baht. It"s a 64 Sq.m (double) . If I had that sort of money  going spare I would buy it.

Thanks for that dabhand.

Whats the nearest temple to or on Soi Khao talo what handles funerals?

Talking to a friend this morning and he was commenting on the ridiculous state of the entertainment industry. He was in Retox on Saturday night. Had a meal whilst watching the FA Cup games.

He was disappointed that he couldn't have a glass of wine with his meal. And then to add insult to injury at 9PM it shut.Turfing them all out to the street.

Then I told him that although  he couldn't buy alcohol in a restaurant, all the 7-11's, Tesco's etc were selling alcohol  as normal.

We agreed that this might be the last straw for some restaurants as without the profit on alcohol and the fact that some people (like me) dont eat out if they can't have a glass of wine or 2 with their meal.

And as for shuttling at 9pm the mind boggles.

1983 first time here. Went for a swim and cut my foot open on broken glass. Haven't swum in the see at Pattaya Beach  since. Jomtien was OK  then but the last time I swum there i came out itching and rushed to the shower in Pattaya Park.