CraigInBangkok

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The second measure is inspecting the condition of trucks at three stations – Phutthamonthon transport station on the outskirts of Bangkok, Rom Klao station and Khlong Luang. This measure would help reduce the PM2.5 dust particle problem as most trucks are diesel vehicles.

 

The third measure is gaining the cooperation of 3,000 vehicle inspection facilities nationwide to strengthen inspection of 7-year-old vehicles and 5-year-old motorcycles.

Maybe they should take a look at the buses and HGV's first?!

The transfer and extension is the same queue..i dont see why you cant do both with one queue number....i did my transfer in november ... got there at 11 as richard barrow had said it takes 15 mins(maybe if you are on a non b) i did nt get out till nearly 6. I did my extension in january got there about 9 was out by 1.30...good luck in the awful L1 queue!

Edit...didnt bother with a re entry permit

2 hours ago, Cutty Shark said:

I've found notification by mail to CW to be efficient.  I posted my most recent 90-day report on 25 February and received the Receipt of Notification on 8 March, taking two weeks, which is normal.

I just got back from there...first time i drove my scooter with google maps gps...telling me turn left turn left do a uturn...jesus. The IO actually confirmed i need to leave the country for online to work so next time i will definately try by post...thanks

Cheers ... so the nightmare journey to CW has to be done! I can't wait

After changing my passport and doing one report at CW I thought I could do my 90 day online ... this did nt work as others had told me, so I did a quick search on google and it seems it can be done at Imperial World Mall Lat Prao. Is this true and if it is true, is it relatively painless compared to CW? 

19 minutes ago, steve187 said:

read the op,  ptt will be ready in may or june

I did see that, admittedly after I wrote my post but I thought the point still stands and also thats still atleast 2 months away and the world will either be in a huge mess by then or it will be mostly forgotten about 

Theres not even enough gel for some of the stations on the airport link train line, so I don't see how they are going to magic up enough of it for all the gas stations 

44kilos of sh!tty brick weed, no doubt covered in pesticides which is the only harmful thing in that bundle. Should be going after the pesticide manufacturers not the poor sap that buys it

On 3/3/2020 at 4:38 PM, Seagull Sam said:

Have you ever visited India?

I spent about 2 years overall mostly up in the kullu valley of the himalayas when I was younger. I think the main reason I spent so much time in this area was the terrifying 8 hour bus journey up the mountains or was it the hash in malana????

47 minutes ago, jesimps said:

Don't suppose many right minded men would want to get within a yard of her groin. Yuk!

I'm guessing not to many women would want some of that dusty action either

16 minutes ago, Borzandy said:

Only farangs can be located by the bmw car.

I think I have outwitted the smart car ... I had my crash helmet and goggles on when it drove into tesco car park the other day ... no flashing lights or sirens went off! /s

1 minute ago, mngmn said:

This western tourist has had enough of Thailand and it's endless scams.

see ya

1 hour ago, webfact said:

On Tuesday, Tourism Authority of Thailand chief Yuthasak Supasorn said at this moment in time, the Songkran festival will go ahead as planned

lets see what happens eh? 

As much as I am not a fan, I think they'd be stupid to cancel it 5 weeks before it happens 

5 hours ago, z42 said:

I wasn't here in the Thaksin days, and people go on about how much of a free lunch it was for the Government in his day.

This lot currently are the worst i've seen in all my days from.any country. Can anyone who knows take a stroll down memory lane and say if Thaksin's were even a patch on this lot?

I think he was just as bad but did it in a more sly/clever way by helping out the poor and got a lot of support. In the end he just got too greedy.

13 minutes ago, Tayaout said:

I agree. Maybe that the fact that I got my legal cannabis tincture clouded my mind. However, it's still way ahead than all neighbouring countries. 

Not sure I trust the tinctures and I just wish they'd hurry up so I can get some flowers on the go. . Its the silence thats killing me, I want daily announcements to know where we're at! 

I do agree that atleast it's moving in the right direction

2 hours ago, Assurancetourix said:

You will ask your wife why the shelves of Thai pharmacies are full of Gaviscon and similar products;
the stomach of kon thai does not seem to me stronger than that of kon daeng ... 

Pretty sure the Gaviscon is reserved for me and the Thai Elite ... 400+ baht a bottle

Jesus christ ... Why did they even want 'kin iphones in star wars? I dont ever remember anyone glued to a phone in a new hope or the empire strikes back, back when star wars, was star wars.

Just now, FarFlungFalang said:

Well lets get back on track then.If the Administration were to legalise weed for recreational use and all these recalcitrant students and the generals (I've heard Prayuth scored a bottle of cannabis) could bash up a brew and discuss the situation in a calm and more relaxed atmosphere!

Can you imagine his sh!t eating grin after a couple of hits ...its big enough already or maybe that is why he is so calm at the moment.

Oh yeah ...GO STUDENTS!

Just now, FarFlungFalang said:

Unfortunately for me the NORMAL (the legalise pot) party wasn't around by the time I was old enough to vote so I never voted as no other party represented my values.

I'm with you mate! Still waiting for christmas day, but we will get told off if we continue...you know what theyre like ????

7 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

What you are describing is the move towards authoritarianism instead of libertarianism. If you check out CATOs research, you will notice that trend there as well. Most of the world is moving in the wrong direction. I pin this on young people having been dumbed down by the useless social media and big wars becoming a memory instead of an acute reminder of what happens when authoritarianism is given the reigns. People refuse learn from history and are doomed to repeat the same mistakes all over again, with the same results. Thailand is a prime example of the vicious circle.

While I agree with you about useless social media, I think most of the apathy from the young comes from the people who they can vote for have zero connection to youth, so why should they care. I've personally never had an interest in politics because none of them represented me or what I believe in. 

9 minutes ago, dbrenn said:

The west says it's a democracy, but is it one really? When we vote, what are the different ideologies that are available to us to choose from? Think about it.

I don't agree with all your comments but I do agree with this. The way I see it is we get to choose from one group of lying shady sh!tbags or another group of lying shady sh!tbags.

As for the students good for them... but I do wonder how many there actually believe in what they are protesting about and how many are there because their mates are there...I guess time will tell

Is the man with the pointy stick in disguise? that certainly looks like a fine set of stick on hair/facial hair to me

2 minutes ago, Olmate said:

Well at least I now know your an Ozzie!

A Brit actually ...Sh!t far too much personal info