malt25

3 minutes ago, Justfine said:

Get what? I've been to proper war museums.

 

The tour company sure fooled you with the fake bridge.

As a matter of interest... are you from USA ?

1 hour ago, Justfine said:

It's small and unimpressive. The caves and waterfalls out that way are better.

 

Thailand has dozens of great tropical islands and a simple bridge isn't anything compared the real attractions.

You just don't get it.... & I guess you never will.

18 minutes ago, Justfine said:

Nothing to do with humanity. Most Thais could careless about the bridge.

Who is interested in what Thais think about the bridge. The OP is posting on a majority farang forum asking other farangs what they think would be interesting. You have expressed your narrow minded view, thanks for that. However I would suggest that many, if not most farangs who are in anyway familiar with the plight of those who built the bridge, original or otherwise, Hellfire pass and associated structures, would find all WW11 related areas of interest. As I mentioned earlier, it's not just about the bridge.

Ok, I bow to your superior knowledge. Now hop back up on your bar stool. There's a good boy.

5 minutes ago, Justfine said:

That bridge is short and boring. Total tourist trap.

 

 

Some members on TV are short & boring. Why a tourist trap. It's about the history.

But hey, just my opinion.

9 minutes ago, Oxx said:

 

They didn't build "that bridge".  What you now see is a reconstruction.

 

To see what they really did, with original track, you need to go to the Hellfire Pass Museum which is a truly sobering experience.

I stand to be corrected, but ! The first attempt at building a wooden bridge is a few hundred meters down stream. The current bridge is the original. It has had a couple of spans replaced due to the bombing damage.

31 minutes ago, alanratch said:

My father always said that there was no such thing as bad beer,

 

Just that some were better than others.

 

Yeah, but some are much, much better than others.

Some advice please.

I usually book my travel direct with the airlines. I'm considering giving my itinerary to an agent to see if they can provide better options & price.

Can anyone personally recommend a reputable travel agent in Bangkok or anywhere else in Thailand for that matter.

Thanks in advance.....     Mal.

21 minutes ago, Thaidream said:

In some of the bars I've drank in around the World- a pint of anything served with a 'head' of 2-3 inches would start a revolution.

Me thinks there's quite a difference between 3 fingers of head & 3 inches of head. Agreed 3 fingers is way too much. I doubt 3 inches of head would be given anywhere around the world. Unless of course we were referring to a dwarf beer bar in Soi Six.

6 hours ago, Nordude said:

I guess I could talk to the owner of the apartment and arrange something.

There ya go... problem solved.

14 hours ago, simon43 said:

 

 

 

I don't know how you sleep at night - you need to get a hobby ?

You don't think measuring plastic beer cups is classified as his hobby ?

Sorry, I couldn't help it.

Thanks Jack. I wasn't aware of the Bangkok nonsense. All my residence certs have been up country.

1 hour ago, jackdd said:

You just have to read his post, he explained it already

"but I needed a 90 days reporting stamp and it will take 3 weeks to get it, since I just had a retirement permit done that option was out the window,"

Maybe someone can explain this to me.I will admit, I'm a bit slow sometimes. What 90 day reporting stamp ? When applying for a residency cert, I've applied for a few over the years, never mention of 90 day reporting. Yes, IO inspects passport, but 90 day reporting isn't stamped in passport. What has 90 day report got to do with applying for & receiving resident cert ?

Agree with BEVUP. I'm on retirement extension & recently needed certificate to purchase new bike. 500 baht & few minutes at the local IO.

Why are you getting one at OZ embassy ?

Just wondering.

Try this..... http://www.jsat.tv/      works for me.

32 minutes ago, stephenterry said:

It's news like this that makes Thailand the laughing stock of the world as far as law enforcement (which is negligible and corrupt) is concerned. And it's a total waste of police resources when the end result is not going to make any difference to anything. 

 

Authorities need to get their heads around that the free televised World Cup for Thais is a massive world-wide sports competition, and their best shot for media coverage and revenue arising from advertising publicity would be to embrace it.

 

Or are they all ostriches?

"Or are they all ostriches?"  me thinks you've just answered ya own question !

16 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

This kind of thing simply cannot be tolerated and they must be punished.

 

As a concerned, public-minded individual, I volunteer to give each and every one of the 'pretties' a good spanking. 

 

And I'm happy to tend to the red & sore areas after said spanking.

I recently changed my Bangkok  registered, licensed, car to current Sakon Nakhon address. Residence cert from IO & 1 trip to Land Transport Office. Surrendered old plates & received new plates. No pain at all.

I can't quite fathom why you're riding your high horse. No one solicited your opinion in the first place. Care to enlighten us all on your claim to fame ? Maybe you can count to 15 without removing your shoes ?

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12 hours ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

i might, if i go there again.

Oh, you'll be there again & quite soon I suspect !