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The thing about dark side or bright side is that light travels faster than sound so some people appear bright until you hear them speak .....

And some of the worst offenders may be looking in the mirror......

Touché .... !!

For night, a week or a month ?

Yes, I am playing. Hope to see you there.

Soi 5 off Beach Road or approach from Second Road. You cannot miss the Thai style building.

At present only the guitarist plays there on other nights.

If all goes well, the trio might have a Saturday night session too in the future.

The place closes at 11pm and at this time this trio only plays at the JazzPit.

Thanks for asking ...

Now, anyone know a way of getting rid of unwelcome crocodiles ? ...

Did you mean Cytokines ?

Why not drink red fruit juice ?

I hope I am fit enough at 82 to slap anyone who calls me an "old dude" and hope I don't end my life as needlessly and tragically as this poor man. RIP.

Until a fixed registration number exists for each jet ski and a record kept of each piece of damage and when it happened - with pics - it is nigh impossible for anyone to track re-cycled damage and the problem will remain whereby claims are the operator's word against the renter. Who would prepare such records ?

It's a bit like that infamous statement of George Bush ... "If you are not with us, you are against us".

Fact is there are many ways to be between those extremes.

Yes, religion plays a part here but many animal species fall outside of the common practice of that ... garden snails, cockroaches, mosquitos, rats, mice and others. That there are government bodies that will help eradicate many pests proves that modern Thai society can deal with any misgivings when health and welfare of the populace is at stake and feral dog-catching is one part of that. We must assume they are then humanely put down by pre-dominantly Buddhist officials. "Destroyed" is not a word I would use in that context.

Indeed. They are mostly feral dogs traced back over many years of fending for themselves. Many are diseased, mangy and starving yet still breeding and compassionate souls are - I honestly believe - not really doing good by feeding them and by assuming they are poor abandoned pets. They never were pets and will never be. Dog catchers can be called and that may be preferable to letting them get hit by the cars or bikes that they seem to like to chase in some areas. I am not for cruelty but common sense should prevail over the many Western emotions about animals.

The quoted 21,000 expats in the whole of Thailand is very unlikely. At one time there were at least that many just in Bangkok.

Expats include all nationalities not just caucasians. With the resident Russian, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Australian and Europeans I would wager that 20,000 for Pattaya is not far off.

I have seen accidents from completely overturning the jet ski and swamping the engine which creates major repair and/or replacements to giant cracks from sideswipes of two jet skis down to minor scratches. You pay for the downtime as well as any repair costs. Like many things, it is only the worst cases of fraud that get talked of and the majority of rentals pass with no incident and no hassles.

Not saying scams don't happen but very often jet skis are indeed damaged and what is seen is fierce negotiations of what that damage should cost.

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Not many BIB around after dark in Pattaya.

With only 300 Pattaya police in total now and taking into account their shifts, areas to work in, different division responsibilities, fixed position stationing etc. you are likely to see less and less of them around in any one spot at any one time.

I wonder if that was guarantee to appear in court payment rather than a fine and release ?

Firstly I think that's a typing error ... 11,000 baht ?

Secondly, the official fine is 400 baht and with a receipt from Soi 9 you can show that for a few days and be OK.

In any and all market economies, supply and demand will dictate prices but even when other economic systems operate things are worth only what people will pay for them. A street vendor can be last in a long chain of middle men and transporters and depending at which point you can buy, prices will vary. There are laws about price tagging things in Thailand but haggling is so ingrained that this is not always the practice and prices can change. However, many markets often have prices for produce and that's what most of us would pay for the displayed items. But as has been stated in the context of commercial attractions, if you don't like the price, then don't buy.

There are two that I know of ..... I have PM'd you in case it's against the rules to mention names of them.

Every Thai I ask about this seems confused by the question. They think it is expected and that we have more money and think in terms of Thais getting it cheaper not us getting it more expensive. Live with it or avoid the places. Simple really.