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16 minutes ago, smotherb said:

Not having a Thai woman does not make you celibate; just as not liking karaoke does not make you a teetotaler and neither make you geriatric. Therefore, the probabilities would be better represented if you limited it to an entire building filled with farangs who do not enjoy karaoke noise late at night. 

The thread is about "noisy" karaoke, just as it is not about "not liking karaoke", so your pretzel logic doesn't flow through

They wanted a fellow yakuza witness to point at him, but unfortunately, he had no finger left

55 minutes ago, lonewolf99 said:

 Velcro sandals or "Jesus Boots".

It is "de rigueur" (required by etiquette) by men of a certain age in Jomtien. Also.

Shirts should never be plain but of a checked pattern with sleeves ending just at elbow bending point.

The belt buckle has to segment the large paunch exactly in the middle at belly button point.

Their shorts should be ironed with a crease in them.

White socks are because, it is a well known fact that white socks are cooler on the feet than black. Reducing the chance of smelliness.

Socks also cover fungal nail infection which has been attained from 50 years of living in the UK and never having exposed one's feet to the
fresh air due to the temperate/cool climate.

Another fact but less publically stated is that they look like complete prats....................................

 

As for the large hat on the golf course. I use one and have my collar turned up on my shirt as the sun in Thailand is brutal on the back
of the neck and ears when bent over playing shots or putting. Take a look at how little skin the local caddies expose to the sun.

LOL...at some point the shorts or trousers get hiked higher and higher, so that the belly becomes the defacto support rather than the belt

we can get that duscussion going separately or included here if you wish...some food for thought

http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=159505

Old men and high pants, why?

On 1/9/2018 at 1:54 AM, Arth said:

How can a grown man admit to using facebook groups for news, besides i always think any man over the age of 18 who uses that medium is a bit suspect.

Do you still use an abacus for banking, or is it the fingers and toes method?

New thread title suggestion,  "Its raining Russian Women", or "Red Rain", or "Press puts Reins on Red Rain"

5 minutes ago, sanemax said:

The opposite for me .

Previously, my whole life seemed to revolve around drinking and girls .

That life is OK, if you have something like a job , to keep you away from that for a while .

As Im not working , my whole existence was either drinking , drunk or hungover and I was either with a girl , or trying to get rid of one .

   Quite a few girls tried to move in with me permanently and I had to turf them out , I then stopped allowing girl to even stay for the whole night , uncomfortable situations , the girl from last night wants to go out to eat , sat in a restaurant , hungover , nothing to say , and wishing that they would just go .

   Got completely bored with drinking and girl , so, gave them both up , and the money that I save , I spend it on other, better things .

   Dont get me wrong, Im not trying to tell everyone else , what they should be doing , I am just talking about me and what I want  

 

Maybe if you drank less, you wouldn't have got so hungover, and worn out

1 minute ago, impulse said:

 

Nope.  One or more of the guys will have Thai women staying with them.

 

What are the mathematical probabilities of an entire building filled with geriatric farang teetotallers who are also celibate.....

Meanwhile, the aftermath

Definitely no socks and sandals here...even in vehicles

Your gonna get big marks for leaving a minimal global carbon footprint....otherwise it just sounds like a kooky idea!

5 minutes ago, AlQaholic said:

I'm not joking.

LOL...more likely that the offenders have retreated and will come back armed with the loudest speakers ever made, or maybe even just park a high fidelity pick up truck outside for a few hours each night, remember it aint over till the fat lady stops singing!

8 hours ago, tropo said:

 I wasn't making any point about your memory. My point was that there is nothing unusual about the current weather. Based on weather statistics and in particular the weather over the last 5 years, it is quite normal.

 

... but now that you mention it, no, I don't think your memory is as good as you think it is with regards to weather.

 

Rainfall:

 

Historical average: Jan 13.7 mm, Dec 6.4 mm.

 

Jan 2013: 129.6 mm, Dec 2013: 7.0 mm

Jan 2014: 1.0 mm, Dec 2014: 2.8 mm                                           

Jan 2015: 16.4 mm, Dec 2015: 24.2 mm

Jan 2016: 47.2 mm, Dec 2016: 24.2 mm 

Jan 2017: 77.4 mm, Dec 2017: 15.8 mm

               

Jan 2018 (so far): 15.8 mm (15.0 mm today) and a very light drizzle on Jan 8. The only rain in December occurred on 26 and 27. 

 

 (data from Pattaya Weather Station: http://www.pattayaweather.net/Pattaya-Weather-Station.html)

 

Please point out the unusual aspects of the current Dec - Jan weather.  

 

Temperature:

 

Days with the minimum below 20°C:

 

Dec 2009 - Jan 2010: 0 days

Dec 2010 - Jan 2011: 0 days

Dec 2011 - Jan 2012: 5 days (all in Dec - lowest 18°C)

Dec 2012 - Jan 2013: 0 days

Dec 2013 - Jan 2014: 9 days (all in Dec - lowest 17°C)

Dec 2014 - Jan 2015: 1 days (Jan 17 - 19°C)

Dec 2015 - Jan 2016: 3 days (all in Jan - lowest 18°C)

Dec 2016 - Jan 2017: 0 days

Dec 2017 - Jan 2018: 4 days (so far - in Dec - lowest 16°C)

 

Data source: https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/thailand/pattaya/historic?month=1&year=2018

 

I can recall some cool temperatures between 2005 - 2009, but the above source doesn't go back that far.

 

The 2011 very cold spell (as you called it) had nothing to do with the normal cool period from Dec - Jan. That was what I could call a truly unusual weather. It was extraordinary. It was in summer, just weeks before the hottest month of the year. It went from March 17 - 31, 2011. Night time temperatures set a new record low on March 18 at 18.5°C in Pattaya and 18.0°C in Bangkok (for March). The maximum on March 17 was reported at 21°C. For 7 days the minimum was at 22°C or below and 4 days had maximums of 25°C or below. That was a real treat from the regular 32 - 34°C temperatures on either side of that "very cold spell". There were even 2 hot days in the middle of it on Mar 21 and Mar 22 when the temperatures returned to normal.

 

BTW, I linked a site in the post above that gives all averages for Pattaya.

 

Here it is again: http://www.holiday-weather.com/pattaya/averages/

 

 

 

 

Be careful, now you ARE confessing to making a "point" about his memory and may unleash the hounds of hell and fury of a superdissed poster, who thought he had the best memory on the planet....at least that is what he remembers!

15 hours ago, tropo said:

LOL> ignorant. Sunblock tends to be greasy, so they'll feel greasy and ALL people sweat from the feet in hot weather so the greasy layer will trap in the sweat and mix with it. I don't wear sandals, but that's irrelevant. If I wore sandals and had a UV risk to the feet, I'd choose socks over covering them with sunblock. 

what about when it rains.  walking through all those puddles or even light splashing has got to ruin the objective of whatever this odd habit is, not to mention being extremely unhygienic

One thing is for sure, Charlie never wore socks with his Ho Chi Minh sandals, I think I'll go with him on this one

23 minutes ago, balo said:

 

So you are saying that my memory is wrong ?  

 

I have been living in Pattaya since 2013 , and Bangkok from 2010 to 2013 . I remember the very cold spell in BKK back in 2011 that lasted a week with temperatures down to 16 C, but I can not remember the same after that .  

I remember maybe 1 or 2 days in December and January with rainy days.every year , it happens ,  but not over a longer period , like we had in December , and now in January  . 

 

I am sure there are statistics available somewhere online, but have not been able to find it. 

  

 

 

 

 

Try wiki as a start

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattaya#Climate

1 hour ago, tropo said:

Right now, on the coast, my room temperature with windows open is 27.3C at 81% humidity. Using the popular Heat Index Scale, that "feel like" 30.5C.

 

In answer to the OP's question: "how long will it last". It stopped "lasting" at the end of December.

 

It's weird that you think "it hasn't seemed to stop raining". I don't know where you live, but I only remember 2 wet days this year, and the one today was merely a brief shower.

 

We're only 3 months from the hottest month of the year, but temperatures don't vary much over the year.

 

Here are some interesting stats:

 

http://www.holiday-weather.com/pattaya/averages/

Correct, I suspect the other poster's memory is failing him.  There are always people who claim that this is the rainiest ever, or the driest ever, or the hottest ever, etcetc....alot of people are simply looking for a fake political weather movement, like global warming, to join

2 hours ago, tropo said:

Sunblock on sweaty feet? LOL> I'd rather use socks at the risk of upsetting the fashionados. I'm sure many readers are part of the white socks/sandal brigade and taking notes.

why only white ones?  Is that considered more fashionable than the many I have seen with dark ones?

3 hours ago, JAZZDOG said:

The article was incorrect, F1 is exactly where this occurred, right were it bends to the right, trees in the median.

What is F1?

On 7/4/2017 at 7:39 PM, tropo said:

It doesn't matter if you think it's a bad idea or not. Sooner or later you'll be taking time off whether you like it or not, either for personal reasons or injuries. If you train very intensely you'll gain a lot from planned time off.

 

Learning how to handle time off is one of the most important lessons you must learn... that way when you need to get back on the horse it's a lot easier.  

Very true.  In addition to physical recovery, downtime is also important for mental recuperation

The dudes swimming don't look to be in any distress.

2 minutes ago, ftpjtm said:

Yes, lesson learned. Definitely will not be running any more red lights unless there is a proper escape route.

This is a lesson learned?  Sounds more like regression, with the escape plan in place.  Don't break the law period.  There's your lesson for today!

2 hours ago, mok199 said:

yes it is a tough go ,thais do not take to critism well,..I have many thai enimies here in Thailand...but my theory is '' I don't give a <deleted> ,my family and I come first...asses every situation on its own..DO NOT  have a blanket  policy of reacting to every little problem...if you see an imminent danger then speak up,do not be insulting ,try humour,bribes, if it fails try it again ,if the situation gets worse...then you be your own judge.,my family and I use the mini van service often,getting home to our small village in issan .its the only bus that goes into this small area.and I don't drive from pattaya anymore its not a fun drive.i have learned to let texting pass if its done cautiously,even speeding if the driver is good,but speak up if he passes traffic on the shoulder side,I let my wife and child sleep and I watch the driver like a hawk...we always travel in the day time..mini vans are important in Thailand,and most drivers are great....

You need to incentivize the journey.  Pull out a crisp 20 baht note and tell the driver politely, that this "could be yours" if you follow my instruction during the journey. Works every time!

11 hours ago, MaeJoMTB said:

If it's good enough for the locals, then it's probably good enough for me.

Some foreigners are just too good to mix with the local populations.

 

I quite like Filipinos, very friendly, unlike Thais whom I distrust.

I like to create my own standards, rather than following someone else.  Also, whether I like someone or not, does not impact my assessment of the quality of the service.

8 hours ago, JAZZDOG said:

Actually looks like the kid lived here with his father who I am sure is devastated along with the other victims families.

His FB page showed a photo of the bike. Lost my son 24 in a car wreck in 2014, wasn't wearing a seatbelt which was dumb. Worst thing I ever went through. Kids do dumb stuff, we all did, but that doesn't change the fact these people had families that loved them and are now going through a living hell. Give them a break, show some respect, put yourself in their shoes. Everyone realizes what could have / should have been done but right now is not the time to blow off steam.

R.I.P to these young people and may their families one day find peace.

No doubt it is tragic, but it also looks like this Ruskie on the Rice Rocket also took 2 other people with him.  Very irresponsible!

well put, though it seems more like a fashion faux-pas rather than trend these days

1 hour ago, MaeJoMTB said:

I've found transportation in PI to be extremely easy.

Cheap bus between every town, Jeepney routes to cover the local travel, and trikes on every street corner.

sounds like you are on the 1 star cheap charlie budget!