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1 minute ago, BoonToong said:

What happened to the two farrang 'traffic cops' who used to hang around the market opposite TukCom, issuing tickets? One of them had some small tattoos on his face and was a nice piece of work. Haven't seen them lately, just one French guy who hangs out at the top of Thappraya Road at the top of the hill. Has all the 'bells and whistles' on his motorbike (Walter Alert) but still doesn't wear a helmet when riding his motorbike. Nice exemption if you can get it 

 

Anyway, back to the OP, I too think that them doing regular traffic stops is sufficient for them.

Can you post a photo of that guy with out the helmut on the bike .

For us all to see the correct way to behave on the roads in Thailand.

Thanks

Tesco or Big C

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13 minutes ago, superal said:

I  never use the safe in the hotel room , that's the first place for thieves to look for valuables , with the master key or digital override entry number . Been done many times  

spent 4 years in hotels in pattaya ,  was a time ago, 96-2000

never been done over. loads of one or two nights over the last 16 years, all good,

But you have been done many times !!!!!!

Maybe,   your doing it all wrong,   try closing the safe door first,  it may help

5 hours ago, thai3 said:

 

 

well can you name one story in the Pattaya forum not about death, cheating, thieves, mugging, violence and of course all the degenerate goings on, people being scammed etc etc, just one positive item?

Not worth it,   its way to Dull for me.

Hey your all still here.

Pattaya safe as houses.  once again.

Now all the doomsday preppers on Tv  can come out from under the covers.

The gravy train keeps on rolling.

No matter what storm comes.

Amazing Pattaya.

1 hour ago, NickJ said:

There could be a war in Vietnam and Pattaya would still be open......

Think that was how Pattaya was born.

But people still come for the nice beaches !!!!!!!!

9 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Yet Pattaya has has always had unfinished buildings, vacant shophouses, and even some mostly vacant pseudo malls.

 

Hmmmmm. Not so. Most vacant buildings only happened after the '98/ 99 crash when a building boom had occured in the bubble. I don't remember any significant numbers of empty shophouses anywhere before 98, and the only malls before 98 were the Big C, Mike and Royal Garden, all of which were full of customers, most of the time.

The only places that failed significantly were the shops in the big building beside Dolphin Roundabout ( it wasn't a mall as such ), a big hotel on Beach Rd that was closed many years before 98 for what reason I don't know and the bar beer area behind the Made in Thailand shops, when the Chinese Opera was still there. Nothing compared to post 99.

There was one more outside mall type place along Jomtien beach

Cant remember the name, about 3/4 way down the beach,  just before the old

steam train.

That place never took off.  anyone remember the name ?

They were always going to have a free period and start charging

after April , i think .   sounds like it was a special Thai day.

Don't trash it,    its worth a visit for 50 baht 

+1

Went back in February / March.

It  was very good,    it was free back then,   but 50 Baht,   well worth it.

Kids will love it.

Bit of a bugger to find.

Hope she recovers quickly.

What a nasty accident.

1 hour ago, renaissanc said:

The bombers might have tried to bomb Pattaya, but the bomb didn't go off. Now it's too late to bomb Pattaya because the security will have been increased and they might get caught.

 

With all the CCTVs the government will soon find out who is behind the bombs. The Fugitive will announce that he was on a shopping trip at the time and so could not be involved.

Oh no

You better check under the bed !!!!!!!!!!!!

2 hours ago, Global Guy said:

 

In speaking to someone who knows about this issue, and target selection in particular, they said that yes, Pattaya is always a potential target.

 

As others have indicated, Walking Street would be the first location they would look at. It has a high concentration of tourists, convoluted movement of people, many nooks and crannies to hide explosives, difficult to police and limited effectiveness of CCTV sight lines with all the disorganized and close proximity foot traffic, numerous escape routes and ease of access to major roads very close by.

 

Beach Road has fewer of the above listed traits so it is less likely a target but still a potential one anyway.

 

It is not true that an attack in Pattaya would not make news. It has nothing to do with the any potential stigma (looking down their nose, as you wrote). That's irrelevant. It has to do with damage, body count, and nationalities of the people who were attacked.

 

I would avoid Walking Street for a bit. Soi Bokhao is a potential target as well, although much less likely than Walking Street.

 

It's not paranoid to be cautious. There are other options besides hiding indoors. Like maybe avoid WS for a bit. You can find whores anywhere in Pattaya so you won't have to sacrifice your beloved whoring activities by being cautious and skipping WS. Besides, you're rolling the dice with your life on WS with the girls anyway. But that's a different post.

Ha

40 + years says your wrong.

Look at the panic by the Tv posters last time !!!!

What happened in Pattaya,    a big nothing.

How many bombs ,  how many dead people ?

How many accidents on the roads today,   how many dead people ?

Go and  enjoy your day.

the sky will not fall in.  

59 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Yet Pattaya has has always had unfinished buildings, vacant shophouses, and even some mostly vacant pseudo malls.

 

Hmmmmm. Not so. Most vacant buildings only happened after the '98/ 99 crash when a building boom had occured in the bubble. I don't remember any significant numbers of empty shophouses anywhere before 98, and the only malls before 98 were the Big C, Mike and Royal Garden, all of which were full of customers, most of the time.

The only places that failed significantly were the shops in the big building beside Dolphin Roundabout ( it wasn't a mall as such ), a big hotel on Beach Rd that was closed many years before 98 for what reason I don't know and the bar beer area behind the Made in Thailand shops, when the Chinese Opera was still there. Nothing compared to post 99.

Does Jomtien complex count ?

Was very empty for years.   even had escalators,  never used all round the place.

6 minutes ago, SgtRock said:

 

A fantastic piece of denial.

 

Terrorism takes many shapes and forms.

 

Any Westerner, who is outwith their home comforts and within the realms of potential terrorists are always under the threat of kidnap & ransom.

 

Think K&R is not terrorism. Come back and tell me that when you have been in a boilersuit with a very sharp knife at your throat.

Oh Well

Nut jobs have just turned up.

Im off out for a beer in town. have a nice day under the covers

Cant wait for the next 20 pages of fear.

Ps

You stand way more chance of getting run over and killed

by cars , bikes,  buses in this town,  than by  bombs.

1 minute ago, dcnx said:

 

I'm surprised no one has walked into the center of Nana Plaza in BKK and wiped it off the map yet.

it just wouldn't make good enough  news.

Other places give better news results.

maybe that's why.

But the doomsday preppers on the pattaya forum will tell you other wise.

8 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Sarcasm?
If not, that's absurd.

While there is an obvious Thai political implication to attacks in Hua Hin, these were more general attacks in beach tourism areas and Hua Hin is NOT in South Thailand.

So anyone that doesn't see that Pattaya is a strong potential target of the same forces is being a silly ostrich. 

I'm not suggesting that people change their behavior. That's a personal decision. Certainly panicking doesn't help anybody. But to deny the threat is irrational. 

All that I can think of that people can do is to report any suspicious activity that looks like people planting bombs ... left packages, etc. 

Oh well

My post was not directed at you,   its just the way it is,  when multiple people post

at the same time.

But ok.

This is why,  you have nothing to fear.

Pattaya,     No one will care if it goes down here.

People from Thailand and the rest of the world look down there noses at pattaya.

it just don't make good news,   does it.

Other places give better news results. 

BTW  Nice to see the same posters as last time

on a thread like this ,     telling  you all to hide under the covers.

What happened last time,    big nothing in Pattaya.

so you were all wrong

Don't worry.

safe as houses here in pattaya.

But you can hide under the covers if you feel like it

This thread is a year old  

21 minutes ago, Enoon said:

 

I clicked to read about a theft, the only description of the suspects being " 2 teenagers, aged around 17-20 years old " and here you are:

 

"obsessing about ladyboys again !!!!!!!! "

 

You need to see a doctor.

Maybe Dr Ladyboy?

Not at all

But the lady boys of pattaya  fit the bill,   as serial  thieves  very well

in this town. 

Lady boys on bikes at it again !!!!!!!!

5 hours ago, craigt3365 said:

I've got a friend who owns a unit in one of these new buildings.  Buyers are just walking away from their contracts.  Hundreds of units up for resale.  Like mentioned before, the big problem will be when they can't afford the maintenance.  Or, don't build it like they promised. 

 

I've been driving around a bit and taking notice of all the closed shop houses.  It's scary.

Pattaya is defiantly suffering from greedy Landlord syndrome.

Asking to-much for rent,  charging to much for electric and water !!!!!!!!!

Idiot's  will just keep a shop house or condo empty,   rather than move a bit on the

rent money and electric  water costs,    great business sense.

Just glad i don't need to deal with these fools. 

38 minutes ago, Flanno said:

No am not a "part time sex tourist". Where did I say that?? I said I enjoy the bar scene which means I like drinking beer (like most Aussies) and enjoying a convivial social scene in a few of them. So go and have one more chang and think up something else.

Bar scene is prostitutes in pattaya,    so yes you did say that.

Wake up smell the coffee,     your in sex town.  Sex town,  Sex town

Maybe your the guy that should leave.

Amazing Pattaya. ( Sex Town )

2 hours ago, Flanno said:

I think Pattaya is moving in the right direction if it means that the hard core sex tourists like OP are not happy and going elsewhere. Pattaya is still a fun place with something for everyone and it's great to see more families and couples holidaying here. I spend a lot of time  here and enjoy the bar scene but can do without the blatant sleaze which used to be the norm. So my suggestion to OP is to go where you may be happy and spread the word to your kind that Pattaya has changed.

So you are a part time sex tourist,  who wants to judge others,     what ever next

Amazing pattaya

18 minutes ago, Chapelroad said:

 

Well they are not white.

Referring to people by a color is stupid,