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8 hours ago, redwood1 said:

 

Not only this time of year.......The beach walkway has pretty much no people there sunrise to sunset 365 days a year except festival days......

 

They made the beach unusable during daylight hours...

This is exactly what the people in Pattaya City Hall want, basically nobody to use the new walkway during daylight hours. This is supposed to be the way to attract tourists and residents. Amazing Thailand.

8 hours ago, James105 said:

 

I disagree.  Look at that motorbike - he has a nice clear run all along the pavement without any pesky pedestrians getting in his way.  Putting trees up could ruin his enjoyment and he might end up having to use one of the 3 lanes available on the road instead.  

And the motorcycles are on the pedestrian walkway everyday and night, which is illegal. The Police know it and do nothing about it. In fact, that driver drove right past the Police station on the walkway.

Here is a photo of beach road pedestrian walkway in the afternoon. It's like a scorching hot desert, not fit for anyone to enjoy.

The Finn should have loaned the money for land and to build the house and registered a mortgage on the house and property, in addition to the usufruct. If things go south with sweety or her family, it will be a horrible place to live with all neighbors who don't like you. At least he can leave and still expect partial recovery of his funds through the mortgage, either periodic payments or a foreclosure. She could make monthly or annual payments on the mortgage, he could return the funds to her, if she is still a good girl. 

Send her to Pattaya, she will fit in very very well. We welcome her with open arms, and hopefully, with her legs wide open.

She looks to be in decent shape. Lots of lonely men in Phuket would love to entertain her in their accommodation, if she behaved a little better in public. Of course, all sharp objects and valuables would need to secured before her arrival. 

How is this project being financed? Is Thailand borrowing the money from China?

The China-Thailand high speed railway goes through Laos. Laos has been devastated with debt burden imposed by the Chinese railway. Lots of government revenues are going to service the debt (pay the interest) and other infrastructure is suffering from a lack of maintenance. Highways are a wreck, government is making special concessions to China just to get some more revenue to pay for railway. The train fares are reasonable based on Laos salaries but don't even cover the operating costs, and contribute nothing for repaying the capital investment.

Is Thailand being sucked into the rabbit hole?

Here are the Pattaya City Hall requirements as at 2022.

What is the design specification for these mini splits as for temperature differential between the outside temperature and air temp. coming out of the evaporator inside the house? Also does the differential depend on the refrigerant?

If Thailand had a more efficient railway system, a non-stop freight train could travel from northern to southern Thailand in less than 2 days.

I have had a RO system for about 10 years. Get the one with a clear case for the sediment filter, so you can easily see when to replace it. I also have UV light as the first stage, before the sediment.  So technically, to make the drinking water from the city water: 20 micron sediment (used for all water entering the condo),  UV light, then into RO setup of 3 filters, RO membrane, post carbon, resulting in drinking water. Membrane is rated for 2500 gallons. Takes about 2 min. to fill a 1.5L bottle. I use about 1 gallon per day.

Thailand should be looking to Canada and USA for LNG supplies. LNG Canada is coming online soon, with 2 trains, overall plan is 6 or 8 trains. There are about another 3 LNG plants planned for west coast Canada. Massive pipeline to LNG Canada has been completed. Lots of natural gas, which can be processed and liquefied into LNG, in Canada and USA. Also, there is a huge LNG plant in Papa New Guinea, owned by Exxon. Lots of LNG available, and more coming online and available for export. If you need to import a critical resource, it's always important to diversify sources, plan ahead for supply disruptions, even if it costs more.

The new proposed plants  are looking for funding and partners. Original partners will control the cost of the LNG. Thailand could get it cheaper than buying it from an intermediary, if they invested.

On 4/12/2024 at 7:25 AM, jacko45k said:

Was it a well known brand? 

Yes it was expensive, over 2,000b per bottle, name starts with H.

17 minutes ago, Sig said:

From what I frequently read in this forum re Thai men, it seems like he knows the culture well enough and was behaving along with lowbrow Thai male behaviour, so why should his penalty be so tremendously much more than it would be for a Thai? I'd be very surprised to hear if a Thai man had to pay more than 500-1,000 (maybe a little more since they both have money and inflated egos to go with it) with a deep wai and apology for such a simple issue. Is that considered an excuse? It isn't an excuse for his behaviour, but it should be reasoning to appeal to logical, even handed treatment by the authorities.
Whether Anutin's statement is mainstream or not is another story. But I have words for Anutin that would be better not to put into print.

It's because his actions also caused social unrest, hundreds of people protesting against him and what he did. Thailand doesn't need or want mobs protesting. Also, he tried to circumvent justice by using his and his wife's influence and wealth. When hundreds of Thai get upset of what you do, you can expect more than a slap on the wrist. A 1,000 baht fine for Fehr is nothing, his company, co-owed by his wife, had revenue exceeding 40,000,000 baht last year.

Anutin is just trying avoid wasting Thai administration resources and Fehr's money. Fehr's visa has already been canceled and even if the appeal is successful in a court, Anutin indicates he can deport Fehr.

Anutin is also sending a clear message to all foreigners, Thailand doesn't tolerate foreigners who assault Thai people and try to buy their way out of situations that causes social unrest. 

Lots of HISO people here seem to want to crucify him for have an urgent need to discard some bad food. You don't know the reasons why he did for what he did, and perhaps you haven't had an emergency situation like he experienced. He didn't mean to tarnish Buddah, he just used what was available to return to respectable state in society.

Ladies on Pattaya Klang, 50M East of beach Road watering everyone, today 11 April. I heard Soi 7 & 8 are also squirting everyone.

If anyone is interested in improving their diet and eating healthy food, listen to Dr. Ekberg on Youtube

I bought some gin there, and it didn't taste or smell authentic/genuine when compared to the same bottle purchased at major supermarkets. Buyer beware!

Looks like the Prosecutors in Phuket are on Swiss guy's payroll, trying to reduce the charges for his benefit. Phuket Police and the Prosecutor's office needs to be cleaned out.

The doctor is smart enough to not accept any money to settle this matter, so that the Police can't claim the matter has been settled.

I wonder what will be the swiss guy's next step? Maybe hire 3rd parties to physically teach her a lesson or make her disappear?