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  1. 22 minutes ago, bbi1 said:

    Don't that shiiit last until the 20th? I think it goes from 12th until 20th with 20th being the big huge day of Beach Rd being closed and water everywhere. That's what it was last year.

    That's what I remember also.  I will assume a repeat performance & probably schedule leave before 12Mar & not return until after21Mar.

  2. 18 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

    Friday 12th has been declared an extra public holiday.

    So the official holiday period alone is 12 to 16 (two substitutes for Sat/Sun).

    Pure traffic chaos/party on the beach (road) no later than the 12th.

    Whether the chaos will continue even after 16th? Not sure.

    Thanks all.  Ya, I was already familiar with the above-mentioned dates. 

     

    But I remember those "traditional" dates being extended in Pattaya area in the past; to provide for later water throwing, first in Naklua, then in Pattaya central, & then finally in Jomtien. 

     

    Perhaps such extended dates have yet to be announced by Pattaya officials.

  3. 6 hours ago, OneZero said:

    Sunk cost -Yes.  But, to address only the cost -effectiveness aspects: that is not sufficient justification for making things worse with a 20–30-year expensive life cycle.

    Plus, it also overlooks the potential logistic & political blackmail, & potential espionage considerations. 

     

    Thailand was wise enough to not get too deeply ensnarled in the CCP's "Belt & Road" initiative traps ("Loss Leaders" to get a foot in the door). 

    But the Thai military just can't resist the CCP temptations can they.

    Sorry, what I meant to say was that the "Sunk Costs" to date represents only a small part of the total 20–30-year life cycle costs of a major weapon system from Development to Procurement to Operation/Maintenance to Disposal.  The Thai mission of coastal security has more cost-effective alternative solutions. 

     

    The Thai government does not have a valid need to involve themselves with expensive strategic deep water navy weapon systems, especially when it was developed for, & dependent upon, CCP naval Doctrine, Organizations, Training, Logistics and Materiel Upgrade support.

      

  4. 6 hours ago, mikebell said:

    The admirals are very happy; they've had/spent their inducements. Billions have been spent already (see Srikcir above).  Scrapping the whole idea now is not feasible even for a Thai flip-flop government.

    Sunk cost -Yes.  But, to address only the cost -effectiveness aspects: that is not sufficient justification for making things worse with a 20–30-year expensive life cycle.

    Plus, it also overlooks the potential logistic & political blackmail, & potential espionage considerations. 

     

    Thailand was wise enough to not get too deeply ensnarled in the CCP's "Belt & Road" initiative traps ("Loss Leaders" to get a foot in the door). 

    But the Thai military just can't resist the CCP temptations can they.

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