Will B Good

I read you can "one day quarantine" anywhere within a two hour drive of the airport at which you landed? Is that not correct?

Easily done. Bored, not much happening then suddenly.......boom...............before you know it you've take a hostage at knife point! Who hasn't been there?

Maybe combine the 55 gallon drums with the "skunk water" idea some one suggested? I can feel a plan is coming together....555

All jabbed up, but still intend to be cautious. You 'sound' (pun) like you have landed on your feet where you are......long may it continue. Cheers.

Thanks for that. Mine is tolerable for the moment and I am hoping it might improve (doubtful); the fun of growing old!!

Don't do it....but if you have to, never, ever press 'like'. Once you do, the 'like' Nazis will be on your back.

....preferably without the epilogues....could not read all of them! I am off to the UK. Not returning until this is sorted one way or the other. If silence prevails happy to live there, if not, back to the serenity of Bangkok and Nana.

Very sensible....however the land is literal a narrow strip, just enough to build a lean to shed to live in and space for his sound system and a few seats for 'diners'. He doesn't have two satang to rub together.

Can't tell if you have no sense of humor or a very good sense of humor.....?

Think I met the same girl.....long black hair?

You might want to read this first.......good luck with your build.

Mmmm....kind of stuck now. Best hope it doesn't come off the tracks.....555

I'll get them a huge PA system for that......555

I can see it....as clear as day.....and then someone is so kind and friendly to you and you try to reassess. We ate out tonight in a typical Thai restaurant......I fancied chips!!! First western food for months and a cold beer. They didn't sell either, two of them jumped on motors bikes and brought the chips and beer back AT COST?? They only made money on my wife's food! Her dish was 40 baht and we gave them a 100 baht......they couldn't believe it!

The boss bought the land some 10 years ago and allowed her family to farm it until she decided to build, no idea of the cost. The house is just the start of her plans to develop the plot, few 'resort' rooms, coffee shop, food, bar etc. All at risk now from this **** and his sound system. .

Sadly, there are elements of that already.......I can see it/feel it in myself and I am desperately trying to stop that train of thought. It is crying shame because all my interactions with the "Thai family" and locals generally, have been amazingly positive..........aarrrgghhh.

OMG....you are so right......it would fester inside like a cancer......I am determined not to end up in a situation that eats away at me.

There only thing I would add is that corruption could lie at the heart of so much that is wrong. It cripples businesses and innovation and slowly destroys a nation.....look at Thailand. Look at Nigeria....they should all be living like the Arabs do in the Gulf!!.

Never take a knife to a gun fight!

She knows in her heart that I will not/cannot live there under these circumstances.......to be honest I would defy anyone to live there for more than a few days. She said the other day her main desire in building this place was for me to have somewhere to relax!!!. Another thought I had was to vacate (or not move in in the first place) and invite her immediate family to live there (dangerous I know) so people see it is a 'Thai' house.....her father is an ex-Head of Village and he must be able to bring some pressure to bear.

As we eliminate the more diplomatic steps this list distills many of the suggestions/options made. Hate it to come to this, but I can see it happening when all else fails.

100% and similar advice given...keep out of it....play it cool/unconcerned......definitely the way to play it for now.

Oh boy......I love this bit......"maybe you can move back to BKK and live alone".....what would I give??? If I thought for one moment she would allow that I would be in 7th heaven.....555 I have, however, told her I will not live there if the situation remains unresolved......I genuinely could not cope mentally .

Yes a few comments along these lines, but he starts up under a friend's name or moves 100m away or.........just fraught with loopholes at the end of the day. Cheers.

Thanks for that, certainly food for thought.......I will certainly bear it in mind, although I will find that approach a real uphill struggle because of my nature!!. However, you are probably correct in the softly, softly catchy monkey approach. Cheers. Thanks for your time and effort.