roger101

I think the family already had a bad reputation before this. Like father like son etc.

7 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Happens all over the world, but why should that come into it when whinging about Thailand has become the order of the day on here.

I'm not whinging about it, just stating a fact that I won't go anywhere that has a dual pricing system.

With reference to the landlord entering the house. Surely this would be written into the lease as a condition.

30 minutes ago, Muhendis said:

Seems like the brakes did not fail otherwise why the screech of tires?

Modified truck well overloaded and out of control.

Also driven by an idiot and occupied by non seat belt wearing passengers.

Hi Jingthing.  While we are on the subject of Chinese food can you tell me of a westernized Chinese Restaurant in Pattaya. I always used Choy Soy before.

It seems to me that the private company collected the money and forgot to pass it on. So the water company is going after the individuals instead of the company.

It's obviously brake failure.

There is a big difference between drinking at home and popping out to the local for a bevvy. People on holiday don't really want to sit in their hotel room drinking, and of course there is also the possibility that don't know until they go out in the evening.

Regular drinkers who live here  know exactly where to go to get served.

As somebody wrote earlier these things should be Idiot proof, Child proof, Disabled People proof etc.  A slight distraction at the end of an Escalator or Moving Walkway shouldn't cause you to loose your leg or your slipper.

But we do think about it occasionally.

My father worked in a brewery. Every Friday he went to the tasting room with the Brewer and had a couple of pints. He said it was the best tasting Bitter he had had for years.

He moaned that it was never the same in pubs. Kept in the wrong conditions  and they didn't clean the pipes often enough.

If they fail to get Pita elected I would suggest that they say to who ever wins. "So, you want to play hardball, we can play hardball too. We will vote against every motion you put forward. Everything."

This would make the country ingoveranable and force them to hold another election.

On 7/7/2023 at 6:24 PM, HandsomeTallFarang said:

"motorcycle" is a bit too generous.

Half-Wai Scoopy special for under 200 freedom bucks isn't a motorcycle, bud.

Two wheels and an engine. It's a motorbike.

The police should come to Thepprasit Road Pattaya. Since building the stupid meridian strip the number of motorcycles on the wrong side has more than tripled.

After I turn into Thepprasit I have to ride a couple of hundred yards to the u-turn. In that distance I normally meet three or four bikes coming towards me, every time.

5 hours ago, pomchop said:

I'd like to thank all the Thais who ride on sidewalks and go wrong way all the time for likely saving my life...after surviving in Thailand i never ever ever cross a street or make a turn or anything similar without looking both ways 3 times...came in handy a few times in usa where running red lights and stop signs is a daily occurrence.  Thailand, if you survive, prepares you well for other countries.

I always thought I was a better driver back in the UK after driving here. Much more aware of traffic around me.

22 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

and he's good, busy clinic, nice bedside manner, i mentioned i wasn't a tourist in case he had 3 prices 

I am going to my hearing aid place in a few days I'll get her to have a look and tell me how much wax I have. If it's too much I'll go to Dr Apichai. Many thanks for your help.

On 7/7/2023 at 4:14 AM, scubascuba3 said:

Not a Dr, a ENT specialist they will have the vacuum equipment, if you are in Pattaya i can recommend one

 I use Hydrogen Peroxide 3% (20 Baht from most pharmacy's) but occasionally I feel the need to use a ENT Specialist. Who do you recommend?

I use Simvastatin 10mg, trade name Bestatin. Have done for years. Cheapest I could find. My heart specialist at BHP knows and is quite happy with my choice. I buy all my drugs at Fascino.

Manufactured by Berlin Pharmaceutical. No side effects and my Cholesterol levels are fine. Berlin also manufactures my Caraten as well.

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

Better protection than before though, nothing before

Didn't need it before. I have been crossing the road for years, no problem. It was very rare to wait for more than a minute or two for a gap in the traffic and before Covid it was very rare to wait for a long time for a Baht Bus.

I haven't walked across the road since they put up the "wall".

Another point is that my trip to the Bank is now 4 kilometers instead of 2.

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

no one should be crossing that road by walking, pre or post wall

So how the hell do I cross the road to get a Baht Bus? And for ezzras benefit this meridian strip has nothing to do with traffic management it's for the benefit of the Utility Companies.

On 5/10/2023 at 4:12 PM, transam said:

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Sorry to take so long to tackle this. Downloaded Norton nothing found. Then hit a problem, Malware bytes wont let me run IObit, any suggestions.

On 7/1/2023 at 1:54 PM, SAFETY FIRST said:

I was reading a Facebook group about this subject.

 

Sadly Thailand is becoming the land of the whinging foreigners. 

Lots and lots of complaining and moaning expats, man up cry babies 

 

I live local, been traveling Theprasit for over 20 years, it's dynamic, always changing, it's not perfect but it works. 

In Oz we're taught to deal with things not moan and complain. 

 

I'm glad to see they are installing traffic lights corner of Kophai. ????

 

 

https://m.facebook.com/groups/438849630140035/permalink/1221917795166544/?mibextid=Nif5oz

 

 

 

It's got nothing to do with whinging it's pointing out the stupidity of the median strip. For someone with limited ability stepping over the "wall' is a nightmare and when it comes to the u-turns, well we all know how safe u-turns are.

Some people are comparing North Road to Thepprasit. There is one major difference. North Road doesn't have anything like the same number of businesses or markets. Thepprasit is basically shop houses or markets from one end to the other with Banks, petrol stations and clinics added to the mix.

1 minute ago, roger101 said:

 

395 baht for 1 Litre at 7/11

Sorry, I was thinking of Hong Thong.