LennyW

Good to see this topic is running true to form.......downhill fast!

I checked your menu. Pretty large selection. I also checked your PRICES, they're pretty large also. Convert those prices to

U.S. dollars..........You've gotta be out of your mind. I'll bet you do a land-office business with the Thais, rushing in to buy your product. The Que of Thais alone would keep me away. I do hope your wages to your help are reflected by your prices.....but I doubt it. Lotsa' luck, you're gonna' need it.

Is this some sort of secret code? i am sorry i do not understand?

normally between a 5 and a 7 there is a 6....

I think they already have a 6

VT6 is on beach road central Pattaya.

I also heard rumbligs about an Amusment park/Fun fair type of thing between 5 and 7,

i guess time will tell.

Makes me laugh, you look around Maprachan reservoir you will see people washing their cars, trucks, motorbikes and even tractors into the reservoir and "Somchai" is there about 20 meters away filling up his truck for delivery to your tank!!! Lovely!!

For Jomtien area though, there is a guy on Chaiyapruek 2 about 100m up from Sukhumvit on the right fills his truck from his own well, you can see him there most days, sorry i dont have a number.

First off...apologies if this is in the wrong section,I haven't quite mastered the forum navigation process yet.

OK,I am interested in anyone's knowledge of moving household goods from the UK to Thailand,door to door.I've had a couple of quotes done from 1st Move & Simpsons and am looking at a guesstimate of @£1600.00,this is based on @10 cubic meters of a shared container.

All the items would be imported into Thailand in my wifes (thai) name on the basis that it's all used and she has been out of Thailand over 12months,I read somewhere there will be no charges by thai customs if this criteria is met.I know as much as the next man about charges just appearing for no understandable reason and was wondering if anyone has been met with hidden charges when doing it this way,if anyone has done it that is.

The only reason I am even thinking about doing this is because I don't think it is replaceable with like for like quality on the cost of moving it to my destination.....any thoughts???

Any help & guidance would be appreciated as it's a big decision to make and once the ball is rolling there is no point of return,so to speak.I would hate to be called to customs and find they want the same money again before releasing our goods,at which point the economical side of thinking could go out of the window.

Thanks.

Socket, moving from UK this is a very helpful website and will find you a shipper nearest to you.... http://www.bar.co.uk/

103fm and 105fm but both can be hit or miss reception.

A quote from the PDN story....

"Shortly afterwards, 5 young Thai men arrived at the scene. They were known as “Kah Joe” [Thai slang which means big local gangster], a gang who are known to be in control of the whole Pattaya beach area."

Too often crime stories have this type of statement within their text "who are known/who is known etc.", if all these criminals are already "known" why are they still free to carry out their less than honest activities???

Slightly different take on the story on the PDN site.. Although the end result was the same!

http://www.pattayadailynews.com/shownews.p...NEWS=0000009748

Surely this should be in the Chang Mai Forum or at a push maybe the Football Forum.

Perhaps PM a moderator and ask for a move.

And heres me thinking the Tractor Boys were an American Country Music Group!!

You might get a response in the Chang Mai forum.....

Where do i send the tinfoil hat?

I got mine!!

Another thread that has gone way and ought to be .

Whatever happened to Singha Gold?? seemed to appear around mid 90's but dissapeared as quick as it arrived, it was a rather nice beer.

If you have had a company and done business here for years, you should have been a little wiser, what ever possesed you to accept a verbal agreement about a deposit?????

10 out of 10 on that one for me then - yippee!!

This topic should be closed without further delay!

Update from Pattaya One News

Latest Report from Pattaya Park following the death of 14 year old English Boy.

On Friday, Police and rescue services were called to Pattaya Park located in Jomtien to deal with an incident which occurred, resulting in the death of a 14 year English boy. Police were directed to a pool at the Water Park which features a whirlpool. The body of the 14 year old boy, later named as Nathan Clark, was discovered by lifeguards inside the engine room which powers the whirlpool. The boy had sustained injuries suggesting he had become trapped within the mechanics of the whirlpool. It was estimated the boy had been dead for at least 1 hour prior to the discovery of his body.

The victim’s distraught step-mother, Khun Jintana aged 30, who had cared for Nathan since he was 5 years old explained that Nathan had disappeared while swimming in the 1 meter deep pool. At the time Nathan was with his older Brother, Reece Clark aged 15, according to Police Lieutenant Colonel Anuchart who is the officer assigned to the case. This information concerning the older brother was uncovered some time after the incident occurred, and we understand that Reece helped his younger brother to lift off the grill. Khun Jintana realized the metal grill which protects swimmers from entering the engine compartment was open. She summoned the assistance of a lifeguard working at the Park; Khun Dumrongsak aged 40 who would not believe that the grill had been opened and in 10 years of service he had never heard of such a problem before. When he eventually agreed to help, the body was found in the engine room under the water.

On Saturday Morning, Forensic Police from Region 2 were called in to examine the scene and determine what had happened. Initial Police reports suggested the boy may have pulled open the grill, which was not secured with a lock, and had then swam into the engine compartment. Using a man of similar height and weight to the victim, a re-enactment was conducted under the watchful eyes of forensic police. The grill which weighs 21kg was checked to see if a single person would be able to lift it and it was found that it could have been easily lifted off by the boy. Tests were also conducted with the engine turned on to see if the boy could have been sucked in through a pipe leading to the engine compartment which measures 40 square centimeters. It was determined by Police that this could not have happened. A corroded pipe inside the engine room was identified as an object which may have killed the boy as he entered the engine room; however this could not be confirmed.

The British Embassy in Bangkok are aware of the case and are offering what assistance they can to the family of the deceased boy including his father who works for an Indian Engineering Company and had intended to take his son to India to continue his education. Khun Surapon, Director of Pattaya Park explained in an interview conducted on Saturday that compensation has already been offered to the family of the boy by the Park who appear to be accepting responsibility for the accident, although there are some unanswered questions regarding the incident.

Definately still some answers needed.

Yep, no need for the BIB to accept that one, they knew they were going to get the lot anyway!!

There is only one thing Mr Andrew Donald can do and it starts by ..."Placing your head between your legs....."

I think i am missing something here, obviously the OP's first language is not English, but you say you only have "land", but if you, your wife, company or whatever have a Chanote for that land, then surely you own the house that sits on it too???

Do you have a blue house registration book for the "property"??

We had no problems, nothing missing and no tea money to pay, door to door from UK, claimed under my wifes passport as she had been living in the UK for 4 years, no duty on arrival - so easy!!

When the Santa Fe boys delivered to the door in Thailand they would not even accept a tip just got me to sign thier papers to say they were curteous and had done a good job!

I was about 1300 Pounds for a 10 cube share of a container (7 years ago though), so your prices are thereabouts.

Re the story above posted by Syd, have you seen the pictures / video?? The guy is luaghing and smiling all over the place!!!! He looks positively delighted???<deleted>?

Or maybe it is fear!!!

AFAIR, Regatta was to be built in front of Jomtien Condotel, not Grand. At the same time, though, I read that there are some issues regarding the land between Grand Condo and the beach - no idea what these are.

I looked at Grand Condo a few years back and it was quite pricey for those days. I think since they built VT5C withing spitting distance of Grand, the value of condos on the south side must have plumetted, possibly affecting the whole condo. I also looked at the village behind the condo, and that's much, much nicer to be honest. You can use the condo facilities, but have much more privacy, and peace and quiet.

BTW, has anyone noticed that they are digging a VT-sized hole on the strip of land between VT7 and VT5? I can't believe in the current cliamte that even VT would be daft enough to start building another two blocks of Soviet-style concrete cells there - would they?

I heard that this was supposed to be a fun fair / theme park sort of development, anyone else hear that?

120 baht a cup at La Bagette on Naklua Road - but its a really good cup.

Do you get to keep the cup?

Radiation_granite_countertops.pdf

Thanks, i googled it and found this, so nothing to worry about there.

You will get more radiation emmited from the luminious dial on your wrist watch than you will get on a granite countertop, but again a harmless ammount.

Enjoy your kitchen!

A lot of the Bio-fuel in Thailand comes from sugar cane, look around, where there is a Mitr-phol sugar factory there will be a bio-fuel plant close by.

Since the cane has already been processed for the sugar they are essentially using a waste product to produce the fuel, this is good.

Countries in the west specifically use agricultural land to grow products specifically for bio-fuel, rapeseed etc. that could be used as a food product, this is not so good.