Jumbo1968

It’s not as if they have far to walk is it ?

They escalators in Las Vegas to cross the roads.

Big mistake by foreigners making assumptions about the Thai government I would say going by past experiences.

Close Beach Road except for Baht buses and deliveries, I would also close central Soi Buakha to ensure it’s not used as a rat run.

The airlines are still ‘recovering’ from Covid add into that staff shortages meaning fewer flights then the high oil price which has fallen but now OPEC has cut the output forecast is oil will soon hit $100 again therefore I can’t flight prices coming down not unless the airlines struggle to sell seats. I can see the 45 days being reinstated in October then again we will have a new government so no one knows what the future holds.

Putin will be like a rat trapped in a corner, no saying like a rat what he will do ?

Regular speed traps at one end with the Police waiting further up the road to stop them and pull them in, l bet there would a huge backlog.

Of course, they could tell by their records that giving 45 days wasn’t making money, 30 days then the additional fee to extend it.

You booked a flight knowing the 30 days was going to end on the 31st of March, t was never mentioned it was going to be extended was it ? it’s low season for Europeans now plus the high air fares isn’t exactly encouraging Europeans to come.

Not many people in regular employment get 30 days holiday never mind 45 days not unless they have ‘banked’ their holidays or taking unpaid leave. Are the government are trying to get people on a visa rather than stamp them in, monetary issue ?

I don’t think it would matter as the Thais would be able to buy alcohol some where, the ‘uprising’ would be with the foreigners who appear can’t go a few days with out consuming alcohol.

TPN co owner Adam Judd mentioned the other week on his news programme Police might enforce the 2pm to 5pm alcohol ban during Songkran, I haven’t heard anything since though ?

Currently free but once a few get ‘sucked’ in there will be a fee to pay, nothing in life is free.

I believe the reason it was not extended was to discourage more Russians arriving for long stay some whom are draft dodging, rather than upset Russia by banning flights totally from Russia like Europe and other countries in the world.

Only the other day Thailand signed an extradition treaty with Russia, coincidence ? https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/policies/40025716

I was out walking yesterday around 3.30pm Thai man got of his motor bike and urinated at the side of the road, not the first time I have seen it either.

Therefore the flights are basically empty on the return journey ?

I drink Guinness in Cheap Charlie’s, it was 199 baht but now 209 baht the cheapest elsewhere is 240 baht. I have never tried the food but judging by the number of customers when I go around 4/5 o’clock it must be reasonably good. I can’t see how if some one eats there regularly the owner is making money ?

You obviously have never been hit in the face/eye with dirty water like I have, stupid farang ‘loaded’ his water pistol from the gutter and deliberately aimed it at my face. I had to be physically restrained or I would have knocked the fella out, grown men with water pistols obviously had a deprived upbringing.

TBH will many people actually pay the high air fares for Songkran

The people will just travel from Bangkok and let rip in Pattaya. Pattaya sees Songkkran as a big money earner..

I had a walk down Soi 7 and 8 yesterday around 5.30 most of the bars were empty, the ones on Beach Road had few customers.

So should the bar owners supplying them.

Did they check the licences at the places selling cannabis products ?

It would be great if it was only the 13th to the 15th of April but it isn’t here in Pattaya, a week of madness and drunkenness.