wicketkeeper

I live in Chiang Mai and like it.

If it was on the coast it would be perfect, but it wouldn't be Chiang Mai.

Where's the best place to live on the coast, or island, for a 60+ retired, single Brit who likes bars, mountain bikes and used bookshops?

Not Pattaya, not Phuket, not Hua Hin.

Canadian researchers have confirmed what most people suspected all along: that internet trolls are archetypal Machiavellian sadists.

Can the moderators of Thai Visa exclude or excise these sadists and psychopaths from the general debate?

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/online-trolls-are-psychopaths-and-sadists-psychologists-claim-9134396.html

This is my last post.

Because I have come to realise that for many people this forum is no more than a form of therapy; an outlet for aggression and hatred, a place

to display prejudice, bigotry and ignorance. It is not my favourite reading material and I find it profoundly depressing.

Whatever my private opinion of other people, their behaviour, their culture and religion, I always remember that I am a guest in this country

and I feel privileged and grateful for the opportunity to live here. I salute those who post in a spirit of helpfulness and good cheer.

How do I unsubscribe? Answers on a postcard please.

When you are accused of admiring another woman (Rule #2), a useful reply is to say:- "Even on a diet you can still read the menu."

You are writing an article and not naming a company?

That's a bit devious.

You're a lawyer?

Or a banker?

Kodak is a good name.

Happy is not.

Shell station on right hand side of the TH THA PHAE - TH CHAROEN MUANG road , going towards railway station/ring road.Good fuel and attendents can fill from air tank or you use the air line that bleeps !

Yes, friendly staff and two sorts of air, both inaccurate as it happens. But thanks for pinpointing the location.

Solve half your problem by carrying a small tire gauge; plenty around and cheap as chips. Likely to be more accurate too.

Thanks for your advice.

I'm not sure if this topic is closed or not. If not, thanks to all respondents. I bought a good tyre pressure gauge and discovered that many service station air lines are often wildly inaccurate, by as much as 15 - 30%. Admittedly I only tried the nearest half dozen places near Nong Hoi but not one of these is accurate. This is potentially dangerous, as many pointed out. I can only confirm that it pays to make sure you have the correct pressure in your tyres.

If the topic is closed (how do I know if or when it is closed) the above might be worth saying again.

It's a nightmare.

The connector doesn't connect, the hose is too stiff, too large or too awkward, and most of the time the pressure gauge is non-existent.

If you use the type that rings when done, usually it doesn't.

So far I have suffered pulled muscles, a ricked back, skinned knuckles and the pitying glances of fellow motorists.

Sometimes I plead antiquity or I feign farang ignorance and incompetence until a kind Thai springs to my aid.

Often I have left with tyres flatter than when I went in.

I promise to patronise any petrol station in Chiang Mai with a properly functioning, accurate, easy to use tyre gauge.

Please let me know if there is a decent air line in town, or around.

Similar symptoms as malaria - fever, joint pain, headache, but more intense.

Plus body rash, metallic taste, weakness.

Takes some time to recover and energy levels remain low for several weeks.

Treatment = IV drip, paracetamol.

Best avoided.

Lampoon. You said it.

It is possible to change attitudes and behaviour with a relevant and effective advertising campaign across all media.

Nancy Chandler's map shows almost everything you will ever need to find in Chiang Mai. Enjoy.