rott

Anybody ever tried Dwyer's Cream Bitter. Bit cheaper than most, I had a pint in the Black Swan for 180. Not sure if that is a happy hour price and not sure of the %abv as they are not a very communicative bunch. Tasted fine anyway.

5 hours ago, Thainess said:

Alcohol is bad for you! That's why I never touch it. If you need alcohol to relax and enjoy yourself, I feel sorry for you.

If you can not contribute a sensible post please do not post.

You are probably sitting there telling yourself what a clever, witty, wind-up merchant you are. Sorry but you are a predictable, repetitive, tiresome bore. Time you were banned.

12 hours ago, garbolino said:

you have no idea what GARBOLINO means HAVE YU???

Another attention seeker??

I hope they remembered to get you to sign after all that.

On 15/11/2560 at 11:26 AM, fredob43 said:

One just assumed that choosing to live in Pot hole city, and staying at the Get It Here hotel Soi Post office, that in an earlier life you might have stayed at the Hotel Miramar Torremolinos.

 

H/M shall be on his way down to BKK via N/Smog on the 29th. Shall endeavour to update all on how the roads are going. Don't hold up to much hope there will be any improvement though, as last time a few weeks ago they were still the pits. 

 

H/M K.P.Phet.

Fred to locals.

No, Torremolinos is a place I missed. As well as the package flight sombrero scene. Bit late now I suppose, ah well.

I can't help but wonder what happens to the horses when you go away for days on end. Do you tether them to the caravan, or are you on a permanent site where they have proper facilities for them? Takes the romance out of sitting round the campfire of an evening I suppose. But then everything is different these days, the arse must have fallen out of the clothing peg business decades ago and fortune telling seems to be done online now.

I might just follow your lead and spend more time around Soi Bukhao when I go next week. 65 baht for a large one makes more sense than 80 or 90 fora small one in Yamato.

Pip Pip

In BigC the other day the Singha Light all had tags on them saying "NOW 4.5%".

Would not indicate booming sales.

30 minutes ago, Scouse123 said:

 

I would hazard a guess and say he means 20 years old to 50 years old.

Ha Ha thanks for that, I just couldn't put it into any context.

Me Anfield, you?? Or have we done this before?

On Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 5:48 PM, MaeJoMTB said:

I'm a borderline alcoholic in Thailand, I usually start around 2pm (from 20-50 in the UK hardly a drink.)

I drink to forget ...................

 

The frozen class in the freezer is a good idea.

I am confused, could you please explain the 20-50 bit for me?

Many thanks

Seems to me that in general in Thailand, putting the relevant price tag in front of the appropriate item is a vague aspiration rather than a basic requirement. And therefore not regarded as high priority.

2 hours ago, kkerry said:

 

I must notify my friend. In her two million dollar plus house in Australia the other day I saw she had four Berri Estate casks in the pantry... it probably doesn't win any awards but you see it at barbecues all the time. 

I didvnot say that I agreed with it. Never having been to Australia I know nowt about it. Something I read gave me the impression that this was the standard opinion there.

Like I said it was fine by me, fine enough to pass on to our friend who was asking for recommendations.

On Friday, August 18, 2017 at 5:27 PM, bberrythailand said:

Mont Clair I cannot anymore... Any other box that is acceptable ?!

 

 

A bar I used to go to had Berri Estates boxes and I thought the red was fine. Apparently in Australia it is regarded as only fit for homeless alcoholics, but very acceptable to our crew.

Which particular mob are/were you referring to? I have been aligned with a few over the years, generally reflecting my  varying geographical and socio-economic status.

6 hours ago, fredob43 said:

And you have the audacity to have a go at H/M.

Soi Post office and Soi Yamato very down market. That's really is hitting cliff's. Or should that be pits. 

I think even my G/L would throw a wobbler at those places.

 

H/M K.P.Phet.

Fred to the locals.

Ha Ha, I am sure you meant to say "top value, characterful accommodation in low-traffic sois adjacent to the seafront of this major, internationally renowned, S E Asia resort."

But it is true that it might not impress the ladies.

Anyway, not having a go at all. I just imagined that you would be taking tea and discussing world affairs with Naam. I am impressed with your egalitarianism.

I usually stay in cheapo places, a room in Soi Yamato or Soi Post Office does me. I hope things get busier for them in December and January.

On 12/04/2015 at 1:48 PM, KhunBENQ said:

Worth mentioning the rates:

5 Baht to fixed line

7 Baht to mobile

009 (CAT) has the same rates.

Dial

004 44 .... to UK (44).

004 44 20 ... London

KB I apologise for changing the subject but do you know how I can get a list of costs/ charges. I don't use my samsung /dtac much but my top ups seem to be swallowed within 24 hours. They can produce a log and give a balance efficiently, can they not give a breakdown of where the money has gone??

Sorry for picking on you but you seem to know what is going on.

On Thursday, November 02, 2017 at 11:09 AM, fredob43 said:

Sutus court 1 also has good parking some under cover. Helps keep the Pattaya dust and crap off the Limo. Cant be any more noisy or smoky than the Dolphin R/B. Going up nearer 2nd road must admit a trite loud but H/M keeps well away from that end.

Once passed Soi Len key all seems to be normal. Well as normal as Pattaya can be.

 

Then again H/M isn't as sedate as some I could mention. That could be the deciding thing.

G/L sends her regards to both of you.

 

H/M K.P.P

Fred to locals.

 

Well another illusion shattered, H/M K.P.P. not only stays in Soi Bukhao and drinks there but is brazen about it. I suppose he finds itconvenient for Pooks.

Must go and find another role model.

3 minutes ago, Brunolem said:

Many people would rather say: "I just got my retirement visa" rather than "I just got my one year extension of stay based on retirement".

Let's just call it a shortcut...knowledge of the visa vocabulary having little to do with it...

 

I disagree.

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

 

A Kleenex is a brand.  But most people ask for a Kleenex, not a facial tissue.

 

Most people refer to it as a retirement visa. Even at Immigration. Actually if someone does not know what a "Retirement Visa" is, they are the ones not well schooled. 

It's common knowledge, if one has common sense.

 

Many of the people I know are here on extension of stay, when the subject vomes up people usually say they are "on retirement" or on "marriage ".

You are fortunate to be blessed with so much common sense, you could possibly pass some on to ubonjoe as he has told somany people there is no such thing as a retirement visa. Tjink of how much time and effort you could save him.

On Thursday, November 02, 2017 at 9:44 PM, Brunolem said:

Sure...technically, it is a one year extension of a non O visa...but for convenience everybody uses the term retirement visa, starting with those who advertise for them.

Can you imagine the confusion if they came up with something like "non O extension, no money blah blah blah".

There are different kinds of non O extensions, thus the word retirement helps differentiate this specific extension from the others.

 

Not wishing to sound snotty or smartarsed but in my experience the only people who speak of a "retirement visa" are people who don't know anythingabything about visas, and will also refer to a visa exempt as a visa on arrival.

The subject of visas can get very complicated, very quickly so it is wiser to use the correct terminology from the start.

I am lost as to the "no money blah blah" bit.

2 hours ago, Brunolem said:

I don't understand how you can jump to this conclusion?

I was refering to a theoretical example, using the word  "someone", and that someone is not me, at least for 2 reasons: I am not retired, and I have a Thai family and the visa that goes with my situation, which is not a retirement visa.

I started this thread out of curiosity, because I was surprised with the bluntness of the ads for retirement visas...it seems to me that some years ago these kinds of practices were handled with a bit more discretion...

There is no such thing as a retirement visa.

3 minutes ago, The manic said:

Rats are everywhere. The illusion of hygiene in supermarkets and posh hotels is just that: an illusion. Supermarkets are for smuchs and brain washed westerners who are not well travelled or experienced and need the comfort and illusion of home. 

KDoes that include the thais who outnumber me by about 50-1 every time I go to BigC. And much more than that in Tesco. Both being closer than the local markets.

15 hours ago, RonniePickering22 said:

 

I would never argue with a scouser jellybean...salt of the earth that lot and always a good source of class.

Talking sense for once.O This O refuses to be deleted.

4 hours ago, BangrakBob said:

Amateur Night at the Big Top staring Daffy Dejan, and his side kick quilt features Mignolet. 

Shitest CH in the league and we are still taking about the keeper we thought wasn’t good enough 2 years ago. 

3 goals on a platter 

Sidekick is one word.

The humour from Wilai knows no bounds.

Cheeky wee scamp.

:)

14 hours ago, rwdrwdrwd said:

 

Logic ain't your strong point is it :D I said 'happier' not 'happy'.

Though Lagos surely can't be as dreadful as Pattaya, I'll stick to visiting neither.

Pattaya is a haven of safety compared to pretty much anywhere in Africa. To compare Pattaya with Lagos shows an outstanding level of ignorance.