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As I write, Brent crude up to 116 dollars, Asian stock markets dropping. Nikkei 225 down 7%, Korean Kospi index down 8% etc.

Around 10 years ago I tripped over a small piece of metal protruding from a paving stone. No damage done but I was surprised at how the shock wave went through my bones. Last year I tripped over a curb and my elbow bore the brunt. Broken. Two days in hospital for surgery and metal inserted. No insurance (my bad), and a bill of 232,000 baht. Other costs on top.

Good fun at your airline check in desk. " Please take off all your clothes for a tattoo check, you may be denied entry to Thailand."

Doctor Wichan at BNH has been suggested on other threads. The hospital claims to have a full complement of experts that co ordinate with each other to decide on the best course of action. Sheryl will know more.

This story was reported in the Thai Examiner on the 24th of January. The report alleges that victims were promised returns ranging from 181% to as high as 3,680 % PER ANNUM. An obvious Ponzi scheme.

The missus says that the CP Group is going to build some kind of large complex there. If that is the case, the traffic will be horrendous.

Earlier today, Bloomberg TV reported the Thai baht hitting a 4 year high.

Decades back, a story of a woman who needed medical attention after a large carrot got stuck up her frontal cavity. she explained that she had been attending her vegetable patch in her garden when she lost her balance and the carrot entered her body . No knickers?? Medical staff were somewhat bemused because the carrot had already been peeled.

I would like to see British Airways resume direct flights LHR to BKK, if only to maybe provide a little more price competition.

My thinking was that maybe you could have redistributed the loads before you got to the airport. I was unaware that you already knew the weights beforehand. It is absurd that your group was not allowed to pool your luggage allowance. Front line airport staff aside, its the petty minded aholes higher up that make these rules that really annoy me. I saw your baby milk post. What is the matter with them?

They got this wonderful new thing called the internet, check it out. So you would pass through immigration and then somehow access the immigration database to check?

How would you check that the immigration officer has given you the correct "permission to stay until" stamp?

Better to keep a passport in a plastic Ziplock type storage bag. Minimises the risk of water damage.

You can buy a small hand held digital scales to check the weight before you get to the airport. Especially useful if you are bringing back more than you went away with and are unsure of the weight.

Is that your typical night out...............? Nope. Nowadays any one of those three would probably kill me.

Maybe the first two letters are wrong.

...for a pint or a bit of fisty cuffs?? or both? Eric. You could uphold the fine British tradition of a skinful of booze, start a fight, then, win or lose, go for a curry.

Ive experienced that many times in the UK. Fair enough. The timing is anti pedestrian and dangerous.

The traffic lights phasing in Pattaya is poor and anti pedestrian. The worst I know of is the junction of Thepprasit road and Thappraya road. Someone waiting to cross Thepprasit road will eventually see a green light ( a man walking ) for pedestrians to cross. However, traffic coming down Thappraya road is still allowed to turn left into Thepprasit road despite a red light. People step out onto the crossing with the green light to cross and then find traffic haring around the corner coming from their right if crossing from the north side of Thepprasit. Halfwits in charge.

for many years it was my Decree Absolute.

That would be my biggest concern.

You went home happy but potless.

The "resort fee" supplement is absurd. It should be scrapped. It must be deeply unpopular. I went there in 98 and it was great value.

A month in Las Vegas would suit me fine. Im not claiming to be sane though.

China and Korea maybe. There was a large pack of stray dogs hanging out on a piece of land just off the Thepprasit road. Then one day, they all just disappeared. I doubt that they went on holiday.