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Does this mean the parking spaces unofficially reserved for Tuk Tuks  and taxis will now be dealt with?

Is Patong capable of organising anything but ‘Food Festivals’?

Asking for a friend

Patong - the hub of food festivals on the beach.

Greatly appreciated by the long suffering restaurants that have tried to keep open through the past few years????

On 10/11/2021 at 12:52 PM, Thailand said:

is this the new TAT visit Thailand promotion?

 

"No parties

 

No drinking

 

No gambling"

No (Chinese) tourists

There is (sorry - there used to be) lots of small ‘hardware’ stores scattered around it is/was surprising what they have, simply ask, if all else fails try Keehin on the by-pass road.

good luck with your search

On 7/26/2021 at 12:18 PM, spidermike007 said:

Can you even imagine having him as one of your guards? He would be the last one I would ever choose to protect me. Must have been a favor of some sort.

Prior to his current position, the last position the good general held was being in charge of the military responsible for the defence of this realm. He must have done a good job because I don’t recall the country being invaded during his watch

????

‘motorists’ not ‘otorists’????

Looking at the photograph it would probably help if otorists followed the (Thai official) rules of the road whereby motorists give way to traffic coming from their right i.e. traffic already on the roundabout

13 hours ago, kimamey said:

It doesn't help that they don't use headlights in the reduced visibility.

Thais and headlights ? 
 

that subject would take up more space than is available on aseannow

6 hours ago, mikebell said:

Meanwhile in Pattaya .....

And don’t start on the infamous Phuket tuk tuks

18 hours ago, chercheur888 said:

Just for comparison:

The Gotthard Base Tunnel extends from the north portal at Erstfeld, in the canton of Uri, to the south portal at Bodio, in the canton of Ticino. The main tunnel is 57 km long and consists of two singletrack tubes, which are 40 metres apart and connected to each other every 325 metres by a cross-passage. With the addition of all the connecting passages, access adits and shafts, the complete tunnel system measures around 152 km. With a rock overlay of up to 2,300 metres, the Gotthard Base Tunnel is the world's deepest railway tunnel; it also has virtually no gradients, with the highest point lying at 550 metres above sea level.

Yes it took them 17 years (204 months) but when you take the 57km divided by the number of months, they achieved under much more difficult circumstances 280 per month. I know it is in a different country

How many meters is the Chalong underpass, not in time but distance?

And not forgetting the Channel Tunnel 50kms long & 7 years

‘If a draft law is enacted’....may as well close this thread

How come the car park isn’t full of tuk-tuks & mini buses?

2 hours ago, newnative said:

What's to explain.  They're all richer than Midas, and most on military or government salaries.  But, at least he's maybe squirming a bit.

 ‘Squirming? I bet he isn’t

3 hours ago, Ulysses G. said:

Transam is good. Tutsi Warrior is another deserving party.

Tutsi it is

Ah, corruption street. What annoys just about everyone I know that ventures down the street (Road) any time after dark is the number & actions of touts.

Many years the touts were simply advertising drinks. Then they advertised ‘sexy ladies’, next came the ‘infamous’ ping pong shows now it’s straight to ‘live sex’, or more usually, ‘f#cking show’ with a couple of the touts advertising ‘boy shows’. 

I dont one know who taught theses touts their trade but they all seem to make a beeline for foreign couples and family groups with young kids.

All this in plain view of the local BiB. Amazing Thailand indeed, amazing 5 star resort.

23 hours ago, steelepulse said:

So there's nothing at Laem Singh now?  No beach chairs, no charging for parking etc.?  If so that's great.  

 

On the topic of Paradise Beach, don't think Jr Prab wants to let that cash machine die.

Seem to recall an interview the young gent made with one of the local ‘rags’ shortly after said young gent returned from his studies in the US of A. 

something like ....

”my dads the politician & I’m the businessman in our family”

”people don’t realise just how much money is made on Bangla in a single night” the young fell quoted a figure somewhere in the region of multiple millions of baht (it was a long time ago so I’ve forgotten the actual amount quoted but it was  lots of baht)

‘Casserole ‘, ‘rabbit’ (good or bad, not really fussed as long as they taste ok).

Makro used to stock ‘labbits’ but havent seen them for a while, any ideas where I can purchase some of your kin?

I take it the Paradise Beach businesses are all legit then?

“With an estimated value of Baht10billion”. 

That is says it all

Mark my words, ‘Tears will fall, blood will flow & as usual the less wealthy people of Phuket will lose out’

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Nice one.  My mum still told me that sitting in front of the TV would turn me into a zombie!

But was your mum right?

Where can I buy/invest in shares in local Benz distributorship? I get this strange feeling there’s going to be an upturn in new Benz’s being sold

Transferred for (allegedly) taking bribes, & where being transferred to ... Provincial Police Training Centre. Good move, the future is in safe hands