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One flu over the cuckoo's nest. Is the OP a bar owner ?

Nice one mate havent heard that one before. We better stop though before scouser sees this and we get in trouble

He's busy wearing a suit at the moment. "They're not house breaking implements your Honour. I'm a 24 hour handyman"

Daleyboy is really Pool Cleaner.

What you doing over here ?

In England we dont have pools because it rains all the time As it is now

Thought you gone to sign on Doleyboy.

Even though i am currently between jobs, i dont sign on. Never have and i never will. I am not a scouser you know, i come from down south

Q. What do you call a scouser in a suit ?

A. The accused..

Q. What do you say to a scouser on a bike?

A. Stop thief

Q. What do you say to a scouser in a uniform?

A. Big mac and fries

Q. What do you call a scouser in a semi-detached ?

A. A burgler..

Daleyboy is really Pool Cleaner.

What you doing over here ?

In England we dont have pools because it rains all the time As it is now

Thought you gone to sign on Doleyboy.

Even though i am currently between jobs, i dont sign on. Never have and i never will. I am not a scouser you know, i come from down south

Q. What do you call a scouser in a suit ?

A. The accused..

Daleyboy is really Pool Cleaner.

What you doing over here ?

In England we dont have pools because it rains all the time As it is now

Thought you gone to sign on Doleyboy.

Daleyboy is really Pool Cleaner.

What you doing over here ?

Chiang Mai has changed dramatically over the past few decades. For those of us who were enamoured by the city at some point in the past, well of course the "charm" of that era has changed just as we have changed and aged. But even way back when, the traffic along the major arterials like Thapae, Moon Muang & CHotana, and in front of Worarot was awful. Now it is awful in most places although the institution of the one-way roads along the moat did improve things a bit.

For many, the existence of the new roads provides and enables the modern charm. Many ex-pats now live a bit outside the city and would never accept the old death defying two-lane highways out to the main satellite towns of Mae Rim, Sankhampeng, and Hang Dong. Life outside the city use to be far too ethnic for most of todays ex-pats and traditional villages are not really an option, even for other Thais, unless you marry into one.

For those who like a vibrant modern city, I would imagine that Chiang Mai has more charm today than in past decades. It certainly has the modern conveniences and ease of shopping that it lacked back when Tantrphan was the major, and really only, department store in town. But for me, the old charm that first attracted me to the city evaporated once they brought in the tuk-tuks and closed the old Henessy Club off of Huay Khao. But the wife and kids sure like to visit and go see a first run movie in English at one of the newer shopping malls. It is just that I am not a mall kind of guy. I would rather hang with my neigbors in the village or visit the local cantinas decorated with colored lights and a single reflective disco ball and listen to country girls in high boots and fishnet stocking crooning Thai country songs while drinking Mae Khong. But even these traditional cantinas are disappearing as the soulless neo middle class mubaanjatsaans (new housing estates) take over the landscape in the outlying areas too.

Excellent post Johpa and says it all. I'd only disagree with you on the traffic. In the early eighties there were lots of motorcycles and sawng tow, but very few private cars. Crossing Thapae Road was about dodging between bikes.

I used to drink at "The Ship" near the riverside, cheap cocktails.

As for the rest it's changed from being a small town to a big city. People don't seem so friendly, but maybe I'm just getting on. Winters don't seem to be as cold as they were either.

I think things started to change after "Visit Thailand Year" 1986 ? more tourists, more money in the economy. New cars, new houses.

I'm getting confused, or drunk is this The Last Word or Rain where the hel_l am I. Lost.

I've left both my umbrellas in the office. Hope it doesn't RAIN.

What about Mike's Tacos? You have to admit that it's much better than Mike's Burgers.

I haven't been going to Miguel's because I am on a vegetarian diet, however a good customer came in my store today and was raving about how good it is.

He says that he ran restaurants in the U.S. for many years and even ran a Mexican restaurant in Mexico and that he feels that Miguel's is "spot on".

Makes me look forward to eating real food again!

A husband reluctantly agreed to play in the couples' alternate shot tournament at his club. He teed off on the first hole, a par four, and blistered a drive 300 yards down the middle of the fairway.

Upon reaching the ball, the husband said to his wife "Just hit it toward the green, anywhere around there will be fine."

The wife proceeded to shank the ball deep into the woods. Undaunted, the husband said "That's OK, love" and spent the full five minutes looking for the ball. He found it just in time, but in a horrible position. He played the shot of his life to get the ball within two feet of the hole. He told his wife to knock the ball in.

His wife then proceeded to knock the ball off the green and into a bunker.

Still maintaining composure, the husband summoned all of his skill and holed the shot from the bunker. He took the ball out of the hole and, while walking off the green, put his arm around his wife and calmly said,

"Darling, that was a bogey, and that's OK, but I think we can do better on the next hole."

To which she replied, "Listen plonker, don't moan at me, only 2 of those 5 shots were mine."

I might be from Hungry but I beleive that ther is no such thing as a "Good English Breakfast." There is however a variation of a good American Breakfast. That is a fact. There also might be a good "Aulstralian Breakfast." A good Engish Breakfast? Not possibly that bad.

An Australian breakfast is that with lamb chops instead of bacon ? American breakfast in thailand seems to be coffee with that bloody awful toast thats made from really cheap bread.

A requirement for a good breakfast place is that is open at breakfast time. I'm sure for some of the denizens of this forum that means one o'clock in the afternoon but for me it's eight in the morning.

I wasn't impressed by the noveau cuisine style portions.

The Fish n'Chip Shop was great if like your food fried. Last time I went by the door was shut.

The cricket sixes. This has been held annually at the Gymkhana Club. I'm sure someone will provide the correct dates.

Seconded, excellent burgers by the way.

Think they mean the movie V for Vendetta...not V the alien invasion series !!

I think I'll go see the Pink Panther instead. ( when ever it arrives in Thailand )

You might prefer V. I bought "The Pink Panther" on DVD. It was so bad I couldn't watch more than half way through.

Major thunder storm this afternoon, knocked the aircon out.

A bottle of Scotch usually works.

Hazey skies today, I can se the hills abot 10kms away just. No sign of Rain..

No dirty pics no last word, that's the rule.

It's chucking it down and lots of thunder and lightning.

And again as above.

It's chucking it down and lots of thunder and lightning.

You could post the scan as an attatchment.

england ranked above portugal, some mistake surely.

Will it rain tomorrow ?