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Stray Dogs in Lampang Struggling With Intense Heat
Tropicalevo replied to snoop1130's topic in Isaan News
Feel free to offer to pay to have that done. I am sure that the abbot will appreciate it. -
International Wildlife Smuggling Operation Exposed
Tropicalevo replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
The real animals were the ones driving the trucks. -
Pesticides in food in Thailand, are you concerned?
Tropicalevo replied to Don Chance's topic in Thai Food
Depends on your definition of banned. Here they use DDT. Banned all over the world. All I know is that I buy the veggies/fruit etc in supermarkets (wet markets try to rip me off). I take it home and eat them. Only wash if visibly dirty. I grew up eating stuff straight off the plant. I eat the food that I drop on the floor. Used to eat dirt as a kid and never washed my hands before a meal. But I do after using the bathroom. Outside germs good for the gut. My germs not. 73 and still kicking (just). No allergies. -
Northern Thailand Prepares for Intense Summer Storms
Tropicalevo replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
Come on you folk up there in the north. Do not be selfish. Please send some of it down here to us southerners. Especially Koh Samui. -
Khon Kaen School Deputy Director Arrested for Mid-term Admission Bribes
Tropicalevo replied to webfact's topic in Isaan News
And that is the sad 'kick in the teeth' here. Instead of the school distancing themselves from the corrupt official, they try and sweep the crime under a rug. -
Thai police shut down major illegal online betting networks
Tropicalevo replied to snoop1130's topic in Bangkok News
Eh? -
Foreign Tourist Robbed of Gold Necklace While Asleep on Pattaya Street
Tropicalevo replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
Why are the two guys plus the photographer, taking his photograph? How is that is going to help him? -
And your next post is - 'If Rick Brown really cared about these children he would encourage them not to cross the road or walk near water in case they fall in. And as for climbing trees.....' The majority of Thais have no choice if they want to be mobile. Cars are for the rich ones and in most of Thailand, there is no public transport. Bikes are the only economical solution.
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The police will fine passengers who are not wearing a helmet. When it suits them. My Thai business partner was on the back of my bike when we were stopped. I was wearing a helmet. She wasn't. She was fined. In reality, a family of four is more likely to get a warning. The police will realise that they cannot probably afford three fines.
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French Woman Found Shot Dead in Her Luxury Villa
Tropicalevo replied to webfact's topic in Koh Samui News
Absolute rubbish, balderdash and poppycock. My wife and I relocated here 24 years ago. Very happy with that decision. Sadly, wifey is dead but I am still very happy here. I would not want to be anywhere else. Also sadly, my son is dead and there is no way that I want to be living near my daughter and her tribe. 7,000 miles apart is just enough. -
Unveiling Thai Military's Complex Business Interests
Tropicalevo replied to webfact's topic in Thailand News
And that is why the 'military' will never give up their power in Thailand. -
Thai Residents Struggle Amidst Dropping Water Reservoir Levels
Tropicalevo replied to webfact's topic in Isaan News
Breaking news :- there are water shortages all over the country at the moment. -
French Woman Found Shot Dead in Her Luxury Villa
Tropicalevo replied to webfact's topic in Koh Samui News
Hmm. The tinfoil hat wearers are up early today. -
I would say that is a yes. They are doing it. Excavators working on both sides of the Bandon road clearing the land. To get to the airport from the Bandon road, you have to go back into Chaweng (past the temple school) and out towards Choengmon and then turn back down at Cocoon
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Thai Authorities Investigate Acid Attack on Woman and Infant
Tropicalevo replied to webfact's topic in Isaan News
The poor wee bairn. -
Quick update - I rode by there again this morning - the road works are more extensive but the road is still clear coming from Bandon to the temple/Chaweng. You just cannot get to the airport via the road with the Chinese graves. Definitely extending that road to probably come out by the roundabout near Tops.
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Heatstroke Fears After Homeless Pattaya Man Dies Suddenly
Tropicalevo replied to webfact's topic in Pattaya News
That does not help homeless people. How do they receive the advice? No phone, no internet, nothing. They are not going to receive the vote buying 10,000 baht yet they are still people and they are probably the ones who need it most. -
This heat is brutal and my Electricity bill is also brutal.....
Tropicalevo replied to redwood1's topic in Pattaya
Oh you poor wee thing. That is what happens when you live in a box. You are still ahead of us here living on a private development where the price per unit for electricity is just below 10 baht. I pay for the electricity for some of my neighbours who live overseas. The bills range from 3,000 to 25,000 baht last month. This month will be higher. 3,200 baht is not 'whopping'. -
PM Srettha Takes Charge of Rayong Chemical Fire Crisis
Tropicalevo replied to webfact's topic in Eastern Thailand News
As the old saying goes (with a slight twist)...... Expert at everything, master of nothing. -
Drunk Driver Kills Traffic Policeman at Bangkok Charity Event
Tropicalevo replied to webfact's topic in Bangkok News
So are drugs. Luckily for many, the RTP do not usually test for drugs. They just assume alcohol or 'mental issues'. In many counties in the UK, drug driving is more common than drunk driving. We will never know here. -
When I rode by, just the road next to the Chinese graves was totally closed. That's where it floods if we ever get any rain again. The road from Bandon to Chaweng was open. Best to go up to Cocoon if coming from Chaweng or go via the arrivals hall if heading to departures.
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British Tourist Duped by Nonexistent Hotel on Thai Island
Tropicalevo replied to webfact's topic in Koh Samui News
I love it when folk are in denial after reading an erroneous headline, in spite of the evidence. One can only assume that you are a troll-fol-de-rol. I live on Samui and I have been to that area a few times. It is not a hotel. It is a coffee shop with a few rooms to rent as shown in the photo that has been posted earlier. One can also see it on Google street view. (Difficult to fake that!) Booking.com sells more than hotel rooms, but most of their customers assume a hotel. Some of our customers advertise their private homes on Booking.com The Brit guy could not find the 'hotel' but he was more angry with Booking.com for being slow to refund the money for his second choice when they told him that it was full and he had to pay for a third choice. But hey, stay in the dark if you wish. -
They are putting in drainage - it always floods there and it looks like they might be making a direct road to Chaweng??? We can but dream. The area marked in red is/was the closed section.