adam1

Hi, I am a Farang employed by a Thai company to help Farang find a nice place to live. Please give me a call on 0869113434 and I'll see if I can get a match for you. I'll need to ask you various questions about location etc.., and the least I'll be able to do is give you some decent advice.

Best wishes,

Adam

Me too!

Hi,

Please let me announce my intended participation in the event. Sounds like fun, and so thanks to all who are involved in getting this together.

It will be me +1.

Thanks,

Adam

...Cheney has been in and around govt. for so long, I'm not sure that a small thing like a constitutional law is necessarily going to stop him from cancelling or postponing elections, in case of dire circumstances like a war on Iran, or some such misadventure.

Anyone who even remotely believes this will happen has a lot more serious problems than the baht exchange rate. Regardless of what's happening in the USA or elsewhere, one would think that a military coup and over 2000 people killed in the unstable southern region of Thailand over the past couple years might have a negative effect on the baht and foreign investment. Yet I read here somewhere that the baht was the best performing currency in the world in 2006. Huh?

I was responding to an earlier post by someone casting caution on the notion that all will be well when Bush and the neocons are removed from office in 1.5 years time.

I think they were right to sound a cautionary note. I do not believe that elections will not happen, but it's a possibility. You only have top take a look at what has already happened, rigged elections and illegal wars. What makes you think they will play by the rules when they so clearly have not been doing so thus far? Don't be so sure. Your confidence in those in power is alarming in itself.

Hi,

I'm looking for a condo in a nice central location. Ideally I'd like it to have access to a swimming pool although I'm sure this is going to ramp up the cost significantly and so probably not needed.

I understand you can go to hotels and just pay to swim - is that right. Or are there any other pools?

If so what sort of budget would get me a nice condo with a separate living and bedroom area? Any links to condo's / photo's would be most helpful

Thanks,

Stam

Hi Stam,

My partner and I run a website where you can see condos for rent or to buy www.chiangmailiving.com

Alternatively, give me a call on 0869113434, and we can chat about your requirements and I'll see if I can match them. Should be able to.

Looking forward to hearing back from you.

Cheers,

Adam

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I think the sudden deluge of rain is a factor here. Not only have we had days of heavy rain after prolonged dryness, but the drop in temperature will also have affected the land, the earth and all sorts of other factors. Things move, and if track inspections are not up to scratch, then no surprise that this happens a lot.

I take the BKK - Chiang Mai train regularly, and this weekend, after all the rain, was the bumpiest and scariest ride ever - people sleeping in the bunks were being woken up by the jolts and at times you could barely walk down the corridor due to the swaying of the carriages.