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4 hours ago, bahtboy said:

There's a shop on soi 17 Thepprasit (that's the one that leads from Thepprasit to Rhompo). I pass regularly on my bicycle but haven't stopped. Coming from Rhompo it's one of the first shops on the right. They look to have a good range of exercise cycles. Local to you too!

About how many meters from the theppraya intersection is that?

41 minutes ago, tlock said:

I ordered a nice one from lazada and was happy with the results.  Probably want to pay over 10,000 baht if you want a decent one.  

Can you upload a picture? And perhaps a Lazada link? How can I order one on lazada? I don't have a Thai credit or debit card.

We are looking for a quality stationery exerfcise bike for our Jomtien condo. Are there any places in pattaya to buy one or do we need to buy one from Bangkok?

Thanks.

Do people still name their children Dick? Or maybe people just nicknamed him Dick? That wouldn't excuse the 16 stab wounds, but it would go a long way towards explaining them.

Hi gang,

My wife and I usually spend  a month now and then in our condo in Jomtien. We love it, but we miss our sports. 

How can we get high speed internet on a month-to-month basis in Jomtien?

Thanks.

Ok, this is just sh!tty reporting. The "attack" actually happened near the Alcazar. One of the guys was dressed up as a construction worker as he is in a Village People tribute band. The other two were not Burmese, but dark skinned Isaan guys. It was not a woman was attacked, but a long haired man with no muscles (think most Europeans). And, yes, there were no shouts or screams as he was enjoying the impromptu get together in the glory hole bathroom.

Case closed!

The kids can't be any worse than the adults at riding, can they?

28 minutes ago, Peterw42 said:

Great advice but I am at a loss what to do for the other 40 minutes.

You get out of the way and let the girls go at it.

1 hour ago, ubonjoe said:

It is 20,000 US dollars. More requires you to declare it to Thai customs.

$20,000 per person? Are you sure? And I do not need to declare that amount?

What is the limit on bringing cash into Thailand? I would be arriving by airplane.

Just walk away. Don't talk to her and do not contact her again. She had lied to you about everything, but you still hold out hope that some of what she says is now the truth? Absurd.

In life, bad people prey on good people by using their good and decent hearts against them. The baby will be ok growing up in, I am guessing Isaan. There is nothing you can do for the baby except sending money to a lying a cheating woman. 

Is this your first marriage? I'm guessing you aren't very good with women. Next time, just keep one as a girlfriend. At the first lie, cut her loose and find another one.

Be prepared to get pulled out of the immigration line and taken to the back room, as was the case when this happened to me a few years ago at Suvarnbahumi. Be polite, smile, give an excuse, wai, and you will be sent on your way rather quickly with no fine.

10 minutes ago, saakura said:

No taxi driver does or is expected to take your bags across the lobby and put it into the lift. If your leg is broken and you politely request for help, Thais are very considerate and friendly, will gladly do it. Then you can give him a tip with smiles all around. But if you behave as if you are a superior human by virtue of being born a farang & expect them to be subserviant, they know how to bring you down to reality.

Oh, yes....I am a superior human by virtue of the pins in my ankle. The wincing he heard as i got into, and struggled to get out of, his taxi was my superiority, obviously. Most decent humans would have helped me up four stairs to the

lift. That little bit of humanity would have cost twenty seconds. And it was a taxi service, not a taxi company. I should have asked for help from someone too lazy to help?  No.

Why not follow such drivers to their destination and beat the sh!t out of them? Then call an ambulance and drive in front of it.

Up to you.

Why should he pull over? He didn't know the guy who was dying. Maybe he was in a hurry to get home and watch some brain dead drama on TV. Maybe he hadn't eaten a meal in three hours and was in distress himself. 

You peole are so unwilling to understand the many reasons why he would not pull over.

She in the way. I run over her. Up to me.

Not one satang extra, that's my motto. 

3 minutes ago, yogavnture said:

....wearing a snorkeling mask he would have been able to see his surroundings and fend off the shark. 

Fend off the shark? 

"Aren't you afraid of shark attacks?!"

"Not to worry; I have a snorkeling mask."

"Oh, alright then."

I did not see this coming.