1 hour ago, maxcorrigan said:

Back in my Pattaya bar hopping days when a USN ship visited, the US Navy police would go through all the bars strictly at 9pm and make sure all their navy boys were back on board, don't know if it's any different now with this visit!

Yes its called "Cinderella leave" The USN and other navies invoke that sometimes if the ship is leaving port the next morning to prevent any drunken late arrivals.It works to everyones benefit.

4 hours ago, bonobo said:

Back when I pulled into port, the command gave out condoms.  Young men are going to do what young men do, especially after being at sea for a long time and with money burning in their pockets. The theory was that you might as well try to keep everyone healthy.

Yes there was always a box of condoms near the gangway.There was usually a bulletin produced the day before entering a port of areas/districts to avoid.We used this is a reference for the taxis to take us.Thats where all the fun was.The island of Curacao had a place out of town called Camp Allegro where as an 18 yo I had fun until I ran out of money. Ah the good old days.

1 hour ago, Henryford said:

How do you impregnate yourself?

FYI..I personally have been to to go f myself a couple times in arguments with fellow drinkers.It must be possible as its used a lot in some circles.

On 3/22/2023 at 12:38 PM, ikke1959 said:

I am a citizen of Thailand now , but I don't have the nationality.... and I pay taxes here and I am still threated as a foreigner, with double pricing

I very much hate dual pricing.I see the signs on the wall at Queen Sirikit hospital. I try not to let it bother me because the service is very affordable for me. My Dr even suggested that I buy my meds at Fascino because she knew I was paying 1.5  times the locals pay.

BTW...there is a difference between being a resident and a citizen of a country.If you have a Thai passport that makes you a citizen,if not then you are a resident.IMHO  please correct me on that?

13 hours ago, Muzzique said:

Leave them to it. It's part of growing up and taking responsibility.

 

If you bail them out they will make even more mess as they now know someone else will clear it up.

 

You´re not living there so why do you worry? Let them live in the squalor and filth.

 

They're over 18 and adults, not your job to bail them out anymore.

 

I few bouts of food poisoning, some bed bug bites, and discovering the dark crunch bits in their yoghurt is actually mouse poop will swing them around.

 

If you really want to hire help then I recommend sending a Henry round and leaving the rest to them.

 

I must agree with your suggestion.Let the lazy buggers wallow in their own s---! Not to blow my own horn but my step daughter keeps our house spotless.I don't have to coerce her ever.Thats how she was guided when she first came into my life.There is no instruction manual on parenting.Its on you as their guardian to provide them with whats right/wrong.

22 hours ago, n8sail said:

They are building an Icon Siam mall next to Ocean Marina in Na Jomtien.  The new highway exits literally right there.  The pilings are being driven as I type.

 

As I live right there, I'm half excited, half terrified.  Walking to the mall will be nice.   The marina will get a lot more busy though.

When they finally finish all the flyovers on Sukhumvit in that area traffic will be far better.

 

Just be happy you guys don't live in Rayong.  The house I lived in there for 7 years had construction on literally every single road in every direction from it for more than 5 years.  It was absolute hell.  They are STILL working on one of the intersections, literally 4 years now.  It is an absolute embarrassment. 

My 1st step onto these shores was in 1991 and not long afterwords they were working on beach road.

They are still working on it. Is this a description of a "money pit"? wtf

On 4/27/2023 at 7:57 AM, jacko45k said:

You do not have to be important for China to spy on you, just foreign. I was there for work and we were followed and spied upon during a day off... 

Yes and why are there Chinese police stations in Canada and USA? And why are they even allowed?

On 4/25/2023 at 3:25 PM, hotchilli said:

Eyeing the Eastern Seaboard?

They went balls deep in Sihanoukville didn't they

58 minutes ago, bluebluewater said:

I've known a whole lot of them who cannot find their own village on a map . . . 

BW..same here.Years ago I returned to my home town(Canada) for a visit which is 12 kilometers from Niagara Falls. I took many photos and got postcards etc to show my stepdaughter (teens) one of the wonders of the world.I sat her down in front of my computer for her to enjoy something she'll most likely never see. Less than two minutes into the presentation her phone rang...she answered and that was the end of that.

I now realize that all the pics I took when myself and some mates were riding our HDs around Thailand,Laos,Cambodia and Malaysia are actually only for my own use.I seldom take photos any more. Lesson learned.

3 hours ago, rwill said:

Same with SCB.  20K and over they will call you first and ask what you are using it for.  I think they want to know if it is for personal expenses or for buying property.

As far as I know its just a box they have to tick..a formality.nothing more.Don't call Dick Tracy yet..

17 hours ago, youreavinalaff said:

That's because if the driver stays, it's not headline news.

He most likely has to hide until the effects of the "keep awake" drugs wear off.Then he will turn himself in and say that he panicked and ran.Same story every time.Laughable if not for the loss of life and injuries and lives ruined.

On 4/1/2023 at 12:53 AM, moogradod said:

Must have been a lot of fun (depending on your salary). Really, this is again some of the illogical procedures that you find in Asia. Hopefully you had a premium iron and did not even burn your income for nothing.

 

But I have no idea why they come up with this kind of thing.

Years ago I worked in Iran for a company based in Dubai.When I finished my hitch the company rep would come to the hotel with a box of envelopes each with our pay in USD.The first time it was a shocker,as I'd never had 11 to 13 k cash in my fist before that.Nowadays it's small potatoes but at the time I was living large.lol  

13 hours ago, KiChakayan said:

Means colectomy an operation that can be done laparoscopically in Thailand. Most likely to survive well into his eighties.

I had colon cancer surgery at Queen Sirikit hospital near U Tapao a few years ago.It was done the old fashioned way I guess.Recovery was the worst 2 years of my life.The surgeon wouldn't reverse the colostomy until I took chemo.I refused and instead had a PET scan.It was clear and had a Dr do the surgery at Ramathibodi in BKK. Horrible experience.There won't be a next time.

4 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

The feels like, is actually the ‘Heat Index’ its a genuine figure and is calculated based on the actual temperature combined with he humidity. 

 

We can be in the middle of the dry desert at 50 Deg C and its does not feel as hot as Bangkok at 36 Deg C with 90% humidity. 

Its the same with cool weather, we can be on the side of a mountain at -10 Deg C yet 5 Deg C in the UK feels colder. 

 

In the Heat Index is more relevant to how ‘we feel’ in the weather and thus more relevant to ‘human safety’ especially in when encountering extreme weather. 

 

 

  RS>correct "We can be in the middle of the dry desert at 50 Deg C and its does not feel as hot as Bangkok at 36 Deg C with 90% humidity."  

That was my experience in Iran where I was working 50c hardly any humidity..not pleasant but bearable.

1 hour ago, norbra said:

Many of these are not card readers,just a concealed switch.

I have heard of guests inserting the end of a belt into the holder to achieve a connection.

Lol..I witnessed that 1st hand at a resort when the maid inserted the blunt end of a dinner fork into the slot and "presto" the power came on..

6 hours ago, still kicking said:

Remote? Are you kidding me?

Around four out of five Australians lived within 50kms from the coast in 1996 according to the latest estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

You watching to many Crocodile Dundee movies 

I've taken the Indian Pacific from Sydney to Perth.I must say it travelled through a lot of remote areas IMHO. Very good meals were served. I've also taken the rail trip across Canada Halifax NS to Vancouver BC . That trip took 4-5 days as I recall.