Jim Turner Mad Punx

Yes it's hard and not much you can do about it...next

Sounds like you mean 10 days total? That's not enough time.

your clinging to to the rush and excitement of a change in scene and projecting those feelings onto the people and situation and saying it's all good.

The cambo smiles are more overdone then thai, but don't make the mistake of thinking everyone has hunky dory thoughts for the wealthy foreigner.

16 minutes ago, thehelmsman said:

Stop it with the common sense. Folks here want to hear from the guy living a great life on 10K bht/mo. so they can bash the guy spending 100K bht/mo. If the wife isn't bringing home a paycheck she must be a golddigger.

 

But, these threads made for good reading and entertainment, that's all.

 

 

 

 

well putting people down for being dull and/or immature is what i find entertaining. that's what i like to do.
and i don't care what you reputation is here or what fancy nicknames you  have or posting numbers or what you want to see. i will still put you and your posts down like a dog anyway.

that's what i like.

The problem with these constant income questions is that it's all subjective.

there is no required amount. Incomes range from a couple dollars a day to highly compensated politicians.

theres always someone above or below you.

these questions are really about what "you" are comfortable with, not what "they" make.

when you have figured that one out you have figured out everything.

seems like these machines are independently operated like a franchise on private property.

i used to think they were operated by some sort of central water authority, but now just get bottled water. the one near my home in cm was always ok, but the guy whose house it was in front of was pretty affulent so I suspect he maintained it and changed the filters regularly. some of the machines in front of stores in bkk the water tasted weird. in bkk i just get bottled water. i like to lick wet bushes.

On July 14, 2017 at 6:40 PM, notamember said:

been away for 2 months working, so knowing things change fast in Pattaya i called hooters to see if all was the same

spoke in Thai to a lady who answered

Happy hour, ribs, wings, beers etc until 6pm? same deal as three months ago?

yes says voice, all same same 

ok see you later

 

so i drive through the hurricane that arrived late afternoon yesterday from Kao talo , park in royal garden , pass the new foodland (when did that happen)  walk to hooters in the now not so driving rain but still wet

 

so sit at my usual table with my family, met by my usual girl, order our usual drinks

drinks come , order same same as always, she knows what i mean and she says not happy hour now, not same before

really i say, i call 2 hours ago, they say same same, i show her call on my phone

she is embarrassed but i try to lighten the mood and say ok, whats the promotion now?

she says Friday special is fish and chips and a chang, ok i say how much?

she shows me on menu rather than say

its 699 baht!

i say really and thats a special item at a special price?

she does not answer

 

she says have new boss, everything change,

i can see that i say

she says have lady boss here as lady walks past , can talk with her?

so grabs her like  a drowning person clinging to a liferaft and brings her  to us, i talk, she listens, she clearly has no idea what i am banging on about, even in thai, ( i bet she is the one who answered the phone earlier) so she is little to no use and quickly gets new boss

 

she brings him over , i can tell straight away from his confrontational tone he is no stranger to argument

 

i ask him about the prices and whether he thinks 699 baht is a fair price for fish and chips that can be bought at a specialist retailer of fish and chips ;like jolly friar for 175 baht with a 45 baht chang

so a little over 200 baht there

 

he defends himself as best he can by saying a number of times''but this is Hooters!'' as though that a mere mention of the name will explain the prices as though Hooters is synonymous with price gouging

he says that all the promotions are drink related now not food related

i expect that would be seem normal and what he thinks is required for Pattaya punters from an Ozzie

he says he has not changed the prices since he came but i pointed out the ribs list price on the menu has increased from 1/2 rack at 499 baht to 599 baht and the full rack from 699 to 799 since i was last here

so someone increased them, although he says it was not him

 

i say you are like a Thai, you increase prices in low season to maintain profits from a smaller turnover

 

he is not nearly as amiable as his predecessor, he liked an argument as much as me, so it was best left before it came to fisticuffs

he was pretty dismissive and laize-faire as i say we won't be staying now or coming back again

i can find other places to spend the 3-4-5000 we usually do even in happy hour at Hooters

so we left, saddened that one of our favorite early start places has been ruined by the greed of a new manager 

so we went to cherries,

guess what was on the menu?

all you can eat ribs for 350 baht and very nice too

spent about 2500 total to a place that deserved our money

 

Hooters , i am very sad to hear about your demise...........

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not sure what your ranting on about. Paying for ambiance is nothing new.

Hooters has always been overpriced your paying to see hooters. Just like a Gogo bar, if the beers too expensive there drink at the 7-11. The manager was correct and they probably can afford to not care about your gripe.

On January 26, 2015 at 7:18 AM, chickenslegs said:

Unfortunately, I have more chance of qualifying for a job at "Hooters" than most Thai girls do.

We're Gitting a little bit older now and Some times we git wat we ask for, bit it was not wat weez wus expecting.