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Teacher, I’ve got a boo boo! Hardy har har. This is probably the least dangerous of all the pedestrian hazards in LOS. Pedestrians beware ! Everywhere! 
Self effacing moment follows: Years ago in Paris, I was distracted by a feminine form across the street from me. While gawking, I walked full stride into one of those curbside pay parking stands. I knocked myself to the ground, jumped up, brushed myself off and continued on as if there was nothing to see. I was totally embarrassed and imagine it provided great amusement to anyone that may have caught a glimpse.

 My guess might be this is a disagreement between vendors. Indians own quite a bit on Beach Rd around Soi 13. The old Starbucks, now shuttered, became an Indian restaurant last I noticed. That was next to an entrance to an Indian run hotel and then an Indian staffed open market facing the ocean right there.

You can fool some of the people some of the time....

So.....

That’s one of those multi-lingual translation megaphones that they used to sell at Panthip Plaza.

Actually, his skills are quite impressive.

The “many” that ride regular bikes at speeds of 30-35 km/hr are most likely expert riders. Folks getting an e-bike and motoring around at those speeds, I am guessing are not so and more likely to encounter problems at over speed.

That’s a double negative. 

TIT

SV Bike Shop on just off Theppasit  Rd. I was in there in February, but was not shopping for an e bike.

They were definitely the most complete and professional shop I visited in Pattaya and Rayong. Good luck, safe travels.

The first floor in Thailand is the level above the at grade street level or ground floor. Same as Europe.

Lifts in hotels are going to have a G button for the ground level. A few may have the ground floor with a L button for lobby.

   There are hotels that have an mezzanine level (M button) between the Ground floor and 1st floor as well.

Pretty weak stuff from you that posted she overreacted. Assuming it went down as stated, that guy deserved a quick shot to the chops from at the bf of the offended, and then whatever she wanted to pile on. 

Party on Soi 8, police station on Soi 9. It took the superior investigative abilities of the Acting Police Chief to root out this nefarious activity. Everyone, to your inactive remote posting in the south, tout suite.

The Ms. Traveler is no slouch either....

High tide, I guess.

11 hours ago, miamiman123 said:

Similar to that monster in Bangkok! Saphan Thaksin!

I mean the building there not the former PM! 

Maybe you are referring to the Sathorn Unique ghost tower near the  Taksin Bridge. The Taksin Bridge is named so after the Maharaj Taksin, King of Thonburi and heralded expeller of Burmese invaders. He is quite noble and different from the Thaksin family.

If I am mistaken, let me know so I can see this building out of curiosity. Cheers 

Anyone that runs a service business has been subjected to unwarranted reviews. When booking a hotel or looking at a restaurant review, there is always a stinker in the pile, even in mostly 5 star rated  businesses.

One has to consider the big picture when evaluating on line reviews.  Of course, there could have been a legitimate bad experience. What generates bad reviews? Perhaps a disgruntled employee writing anonymously or someone looking for something for nothing; that is, if they are offered a freebie to make them go away. 
Regardless, the business owner is stuck with these illegitimate reviews forever and is simply part of doing business nowadays. There is basically no recourse for an owner to remove a bad review.  And if there is, it is usually not worth one’s time to pursue that course.

Do you have a regular, trusted meter taxi guy that you use? Check with him. He will have a relative with a pick-up. Some of the older guys have informal consortiums that they refer different jobs to.

For instance if your regular taxi is not available for the trip to the airport, he has a fellow he works with to fill in. Once you find a good taxi driver, keep his card for future reference. Good luck. Enjoy.

Slippery when wet. Those nicely placed cut stones around the rim are new since I visited in 2018. Before those platform stones, one had to gingerly slid their way around the natural curved rim. It was quite treacherous. EMS came and retrieved a fallen victim. Those are a nice addition in order for visitors to be able to enjoy this nice natural pool.

For years I have wished for a reality TV show in LOS that has a cop in an unmarked car with a camera crew. It never takes longer than 10 or 15 minutes on any highway for some idiot to pull a bonehead move, endangering countless others. This includes driving head on towards you in the wrong lane usually in a marked ‘no passing’ zone, among others. Those fools should be stopped, pulled from their cars and beat on live TV. 

 Realizing that will never happen, wouldn’t it be satisfying if the unmarked car held a cop or two or three and an officer of the court to mete on punishment and justice on the scene ? And then have the offender’s car confiscated and taken away on a car hauler. 

  Anyone want to produce such a show with me? Given this country’s predilection to drama (read addiction to lakorn tv shows), I think a live, thrill packed show along these lines would be a hit !

Whether you have a car or not, get a cheap, collapsing umbrella stroller. Tesco has them for 400-600 THB. This is the one with the curved handles similar to an umbrella, with a cotton or canvas sling for the child to sit upon. It is super lightweight. When needed simply scoop the child up, collapse the stroller with one hand and hop on the bus, escalator, hump the stairs over the pedestrian bridge. I wore two of these out with 2 kids. One of them had a sling for the shoulder, but can live without it. They are so cheap, you don't have to worry about damaging or leaving one behind. But, it is the lightweight that makes it the ticket. Some of those have a canopy, but I found that just added weight. I always carried a clean handkerchief to cover the child with or tied it off at an angle to block sun. Do use the snap seatbelt to prevent the child from being launched when you hit the hole or hard spot that you eventually will. Central sells high end brand name fancy versions that your wife will probably want. Resist. They weigh 3 to 5 times as much as the cheap one and are more involved to collapse on a moments notice.

   Whenever I rode the cheap green bus or BTS and had the child and stroller, most Thai folks would offer a seat. Yes, you need a car to get out of the city, but mostly it is a pain in the arse to travel in town with one. Good luck Papa!

On November 15, 2016 at 11:15 PM, reenatinnakor said:

Interesting.....a thread about coffee shops but absolutely no information on the costs or ins and outs of opening one! Just people bitching about where to park the gf and american express cards 5555. Am thinking of opening a small coffee shop for the wife here in Pattaya. Has anyone done the same and know of the costs? Including the machine I searched on the internet and I guess you need about 500k to start. PM me....I won't open one next to you!

 

We already have a cell phone case and accessories booth in the countryside in a Big C which the sister is looking after. Revenue on average about 120k a month, delete the rent, salary and cost of stock, petrol to go and buy the stock in bkk twice a month I guess we have about 50 to 60k in our pocket. We started with 400k for the 3 months rent and the stock and accessories...so within a year we should actually be making a profit and recovered all the costs. We did think about opening a phone case shop here but with Tuk Com and now Harbor Mall it seems pointless to fight with people that have already had a booth for years.

There is a coffee shop inside Big C Express on Klang that displays and sells espresso machines. It is on the ground floor towards the carpark, opposite Mr. Donut.

the machine prices are slightly less,  it is almost comparable to what one pays for an imported Italian machine in the states. so, for a two head espresso machine about $100k THB. That outfit also has a list of supplies needed to open a kiosk or shop.

"...has helped a number of these children be returned to their families." Sadly, just to be sold in slavery again, most likely.

Amoral, immoral, you just can't fix stupid.

Just incidentally, while on the subject of tap vs. bottled: while Bangkok's water supply has been deemed safe to drink, that certification takes place at the source. It is not an end line test, such as out of a bubbler at a park or a residential or hotel tap. The water system has a chance to be compromised due to breaks, leaks, unregulated connections and contaminated back flow associated with these.

Many modern hotels have their own water filtration systems and it may be safe to drink from their taps, but I would not count on it. If you have not lived here for quite awhile, I would not chance it. Why is it you see so many Thais using bottled water? Because they get sick too!

Once while waiting for my number to be drawn at an Immigration Office queue, I was about to get a drink from the provided bottled water from the dispenser using a paper cup. The woman sitting next to me said something like "sir, that water is contaminated, you shouldn't drink it." I thought she was just being a busybody and was prepared to ignore her. She insisted and told me in English with a German accent, " I am a Micro-biologist and I have always suspected this bottle to be contaminated. On my last trip I took a sample back with me to Germany and confirmed that it has several unwanted micro organisms that will make you sick."

Well, that stopped me and makes one wonder about any bottled water. I don't know if they were filling it from the tap, or if the government went with the low bid and crappy water company.

Just water for thought.