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  1. mikebell
    Time for another flip-flop. 'he tried telling me to go park elsewhere, as if he owned the damned road.' SOP here; I've had scratches down my car; nail in my tire; verbal abuse for daring to park on public roads. There are Youtube videos of the vet opposite Tops on Kao Noi who gets apoplectic if you park in front of his premises.
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    Let them eat Cake.
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    Beats my previous best by a complete minute.
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    The two arms of the law here: The Win and Pattaya Plod. I know which is the more efficacious.
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    Hmnn - that's a hard choice; let me think about it.
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    Sri Lanka would not let me use their own currency in their capital city's airport. So got ripped off by money changers on my 1st/last ever visit there. After my horrendous Finnair trips last year, I'm not surprised Thais won't travel there; I won't ever again.
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    Thank you so much for this link. Very useful. Singapore/Emirates look to be my best bet for my daughter's wedding May 2024. (About 40K) After my dreadful experience with Finnair last year I will NEVER use them again.
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    Neither of which he did; he was too busy writing his Opus Grande AKA list of medicaments.
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    Why didn't the police check his mother's house 17 years ago?
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    All signed by Prayuth.
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    IBS is the standard go to for Thai doctors when they haven't a clue which is 90% of the time. After that STD is the next most popular diagnosis. A Pattaya hospital said my GF's EAR infection was caused by a sexually-transmitted disease. I pointed out we'd been together 24/7 for four years and I was untroubled health-wise. I bought her a new pair of earbuds for her phone and lo' I cured her within a couple of days.
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    Forewarned is forearmed. Standby for a massive currency transfer to Dubai.
  13. mikebell
    It's way too hot to work in Thailand; ask any policeman.
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    Pattaya Sand Suppliers on high alert.
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    This is why I never go in my garden lest I meet any Thai wildlife of the Genus Creepie-Crawlie.
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    Not good news for Pattaya sand-sellers AKA the mayor's B-i-L.
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    Does this mean more non-working days for IOs, police & uncivil servants?
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    The investigation is set to take 15 years.
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    You're not pinning your hopes on Pattaya Plod are you? For a 1000 baht crime they're hardly going to break into a sweat. On this holiday weekend they're busy ignoring the traffic chaos sweeping the town.
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    Who really knows the root of friendships? Certainly NOT Pattaya police who were invisible throughout the busy weekend resulting in lengthy delays on the roads. Expect further mayhem today.
  21. mikebell
    SOP to remove rightful owner. It happens to farangs with Thai shareholders - I know to my cost.
  22. mikebell
    Supposedly there's a sign tax to be paid BEFORE any are erected. My mooban paid it for years till they discovered what the annual bill was for.
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    All contracts are awarded to family members irrespective of expertise. It's hard for the mayor to criticise his B-i-L.
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    Years ago I bought one in Phuket. I had a couple of fittings but got rather anxious as my flight date neared. At last I picked it up from the tailor securely wrapped en route to the airport. When I got home & unpacked, my chosen material had been replaced by some the texture of cardboard.
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    'the public works official asked for the “facilitation fee”' - SOP anywhere in Thailand. I was in a room in a police station when the desk sergeant asked for 10K to proceed with a case against the thief also in the room.

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