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1 minute ago, Guderian said:

I was amazed to see how quickly the tarmac surface of the new Jomtien Second Road simply fell apart between the Machanu junction and Soi Rompho after they opened it around a decade ago, and indeed now it's all being replaced with reinforced concrete.

That area floods frequently..now they are digging everything up you can see how thin the tarmac was on top of another thin layer of gravel and a thick layer of sand,in the heat the tarmac melts and overloaded trucks cause deep furrows,when it rains the sand washes away.

5 minutes ago, Guderian said:

One downside to concrete is that it's impermeable, so in heavy rain it tends to build up standing water which can be dangerous

Well why don't they slope (camber) the road and install drainage at the lower side of the slope like they do in "other countries" ?

2 hours ago, baansgr said:

Not a lot of good on a cold frosty morning in UK but yes could be used as a back up

Its cold and quite a shock...but a good wake up call in the morning ????

4 minutes ago, vogie said:

I use my wifes face flannel.

I'm sure she appreciates that !

Wait till she finds out ????

Which immigration office?

This year at Jomtien they hardly asked any questions at all....home visit hardly any questions only really talked to my witness....last year was much more interrogation.

It seems to me that concrete stands up better to melting in the sun,flooding and overloaded trucks.

Tarmack is quick and a nice smooth quiet surface can be achieved.

Which is cheaper ?  id say concrete but have no idea.

2 minutes ago, Trujillo said:

Yes I meant beans, beans the magical fruit....

For me  "Beans means Heinz"

42 minutes ago, Chazar said:

wouldnt  happen  if  you  could  sue  the  council

You could sue them..but they would sue right back  !

8 minutes ago, Kerryd said:

Fun fact !
Countries that use toilet paper instead of "the left hand and water" have almost NO cases of cholera.

 Those countries maybe have proper sewage systems and  water drinkable ( safely)  straight from the tap

also if you use a bum gun there is no need for any hands to touch the *hit...afterwards wash hands with soap and water.

8 minutes ago, Dumbastheycome said:

why the plumbers had objections?

There is a possibility that  "infected" water could be sucked into the water mains.

8 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

They sell them in the day markets for 5 baht a bunch, long beans.

I think he meant tins of baked beans ?

5 minutes ago, Isaanbiker said:

They reckon to leave "6.24" on the photo out, which isn't cool at all. The washer is useful and should be there.

Maybe the washer is built into the new seals ?

Video conferencing ?

Should have taken the blue pill.

5 hours ago, Curt1591 said:

No fuel gauge? Brings memories of the good old days!

Ahh yes but back then  the fuel tank had a manual stop tap  ON/OFF and Reserve you could run out of fuel  on the ON position  but turn to Reserve to get to the next fuel station..it was a bit of a nuisance if you forgot to turn the tap back to ON position ????

Gotta go home

14 minutes ago, christophe75 said:

You can't beat this...

Its got a bit of everything ????

53 minutes ago, Chazar said:

complete with dancing  hotties

Yes I like it ????

33 minutes ago, MikeN said:

But I prefer the Suzi Quatro version ;

 I like the Boney M version

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Are you SAD or just CONFUSED??? 

I've been dazed and confused  so long its not true.....

1 minute ago, JHolmesJr said:

At this rate they'll be filming Fast & Furious 8 in thailand.

I thought they already did that ??

43 minutes ago, christophe75 said:

"Nobody knows ! 

Because of a silly military government decision ( not this one one years ago )