Gonzo the Face

It doesn't pay to get old......  I have no difficulty in calling abroad...... then problem is once they understand who is calling  and what I want, they keep telling me I got the wrong broad

Geriatrickid,,,,,, whats with you....   One may be forgiven for believing you or maybe your family is somehow involved with the Thai Police Dept.

3 are mentioned in above post # 2

.....on above post,  make that " NOW ' located/   and maybe this same kindly mod can tell me how to edit a initial post ...   aka post No 1

Can some Mod please tell me how to get to, and where the banking forum is now located.????????

People from here, or maybe even those who have lived here for a goodly number of years, who now accept this as their way of life are not on this thread bitching and griping.  It seems to me that the bitchers and gripers are those who would not be satisfied with anything.  They unbeknowingly, perhaps, perceive themselves to be better than the rest and should be accepted as gods gift to their thought of lower beings. If you come to an area, look around a bit, then decide you would like to live here,,,,, why on earth do you feel , that you as an outsider should try and change things to your liking??  Why ???  .... and to you know who, I am not saying you should not have an opinion.....yes by all means have your opinion, but don't visit someones home and when you get there decide they should paint it a different color, more to your liking.

Never ceases to amaze me.  Some of the things that people gripe about are and have been in place/operation for years and years.   Most surely in place when the gripers decided to move here.  But hey,  move here under those conditions and then gripe about and want them changed to their comfort and satisfaction.  Makes you want to shout out, " Hey , who died and left you king of the world".  To those gripers, you do know what the answer to your plight is....... of course you do.

There is a solution for those so bothered....... make your lunch a take-a-way or find another area more suitable to you , for your lunch..  I cannot understand that someone would constantly return to an area for lunch where they are so annoyed.  Its balance..... if its too annoying go somewhere else.....if you like that restaurant so much, it just come with the noise.  We each decide for ourselves,  only Mr.Trump rules the universe. ..... or are you Mr Trump??

Are there any expats on here living in the Lashio area???   If so I would appreciate a PM so I can ask a few questions.

Gonzo 

Re the closure of the 2nd hand market.....  Yes there was traffic there on the weekends when the market was open.  But anyone with half a brain would know that you didn't have to go down that corner. Coming off the Super Hwy going south you have Charoenrat that would take you south of that corner with the market,  and to miss it on the north side  of the market there is the north end of Tung Hotel Rd. Going east or west you have Kaew Nawarat from the river to the Super.  No, if you didn't live in that corner, you had other not really inconvenient paths to travel.  I think it was a ideal location for that market for years. ....and just to point out , that much liked market, after being moved a couple times, and providing a probable small income to quite a few , .....where is it now???  Sanemax from your posts, could you be one that may live in that corner??   I also suspect lower level beaurocrats  of being led into making a bad decision.  Good for the few , bad for the many...... Me-ism over We-ism

Sad news again.   Did not see much of him in the past few years and now another of the CM old timers has gone.  RIP Dennis and give my best to all the old gang.   Not many of the 30 year ago gang left anymore.  RIP & Godspeed.

I will state my terms for accepting Dave2's passing.  Also being on this forum for a goodly number of years, I know of D2's propensity for rushing out and getting photos of whatever site subject was at hand, it would seem within minutes of the original post.  SOOOO heres my term for ackknowledging and accepting his passing.  If you have truly left us D2, I know that you will surely be in heaven.  Sooo  I expect you to be up to your reputation and post photos of the place.  I await your post with great anticipation.

Say its not so !!!  If so he will be missed by many.   He and his photos were a huge part of this forum.  If there is any mire information on this, please post.

As per the above,  Bangkok Bank or SCB debit cards, anyone know if there are any ATM's in which these

cards can be used in Hseni or Lashio ?

Anyone out  there use the Dtac 5AM to 5PM free calls to other Dtac phones program?  Is this being phased out?   I renewed yesterday [on/by internet] and this morning a message arrives stating that the last period has been renewed  and will be good til midnight tonight.    Anyone know about this or if not I guess a trip down to Dtac is in order.

Thanks to all who offered recommendations.  Was able to find what I was looking for.  Sincere thanks again.

Gonzo

Anyone have a pet supply store they care to recommend?

I'm with you on this one Nancy.    Been on this site almost since the start,  so am not a newbie and I never was aware of something called " Home Country".    and I also got mine Friday.

24 minutes ago, lordblackader said:

There's are flood gates (for lack of a better term, might be better described as a controlled weir) south along the river (follow the west side of the river from Chang Klan, you'll eventually drive past them) which they use to control water levels. Not sure of the history, or whether in 2011 there was just too much water for them to make a difference, but it will likely explain any drop in the water level. 

Yeah, I remember the story that went with putting those locks down there....... to keep the city from flooding..... after the water has passed the city

1 hour ago, Greenside said:

Gonzo, can you post the link to the daily water level figures.  I just tried the one I used to go to and it doesn't work for some reason (even though I have Flash enabled).

 

Doesn't seem right but works for me.

Click on # 6. then on the first display box. .....good luck

http://hydro-1.net/

Being on the river, I tend to watch the Flood Chart Reports, maybe more than most.  Interesting to note.  At (900 AM this morning and for the previous 28 hours the river level was reported at 1.38 level.  Now keep in mind that there was very heavy and substantial rain for a good portion of the night.  Then at 10:00 AM the level dropped to 1.37 level.  I cannot , for the best of me believe that throughout that rainy night it didn't vary then this morn as the run off from the hills surrounding should have some effect..... what happens .......   I don't feel a lot of trust in that reporting any more

Anyone know for fact the inspection/legal requirement for lights on the front of a vehicle.  Seems to me I remember in the real world that looking at the front of a vehicle it was mandatory that all lights be white { like headlights } or amber { like turn signals }.  No other color.  Is that a requirement here?  Does make you wonder as sometimes what you see coming down the street looks liken a moving Christmas Tree.

Request to all members of this forum that may have first hand knowledge,, if not firsthand please mention its what you have heard..   Do you know of any guesthouse or hotel that has actually been shut or curtailed due to lack of a hotel license?  I would be very interested in hearing about this.   Thanks

1 hour ago, scasey said:

School just opened, so why are students having test ? No wonder the student failed miserably . There hasn't been any material learnt yet . Teachers fault. I think the teacher is willing to lose his or her job fighting with parents ! Rookie.


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Is anyone else experiencing this problem, or just me....Still going down  about every 20 minutes for about 4-5 minutes