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13 hours ago, beechbum said:

Just went through 20 mins ago, glad i was on a bike, very very long wait coming from Nai harn if your in a car, absolutely jam packed.

Was there similar time yesterday but before leaving Nai Harn checked Maps which showed 56 minutes to get through so went via Kata instead which took about 15 to 20 minutes

3 hours ago, Psimbo said:

When it comes to bad driving a ten wheeler driver managed to kill one (possibly two) Chinese girls yesterday morning in Kamala and there hasn't been a word about it on the news other than Thaiger.  1 girl dead at the scene in front of Mood mansion/Aussie Pub and the other was in a very bad state.

 

Flat road, no rain, good light (0730) no excuse. Not sure if it was hit and run or if he stopped though. The 'Kamala Racetrack' has a lot to answer for.

Cannot find any news clips related to the accident. Wonder why?

Been both ways this morning from West (no cars waiting) & back from Viset (just a few cars lined up to get through).  Have seen that mini vans cannot make the U turn in one go at Soi Anuson & buses go a little further up to make a 6 point U turn when it has been widely stated they need to access Chao Fa East from Thanon Kwang or the road that cuts down alongside Wat Chalong.

Yesterday saw a bus coming out from the pier road took 2 goes to make the left turn.

I would say they have been talking about this tunnel for at least 20 years. Various committees have delved into the ins & outs with quite large sums of money already spent. This will continue to drag on as the vested interests & local communities get involved in wanting their share. There was no time frame set.

2 minutes ago, Eric Loh said:

Let me quess;the 7August to hear his defense will be postponed again. The junta knows how to take care of their own. 

You should know better. This has been going on forever, it is not strictly a junta trait

2 hours ago, stevenl said:

This morning, holiday weekend, all ok.

 

But also I foresee major issues, the U-turn on Chao Fa West is even for pickups too narrow.

About an hour ago saw a bus doing a U turn just past there by Supercheap. Held up the traffic while he did his turn complete with several reverses

7 minutes ago, Baerboxer said:

 

Based purely on the facts of the case, as reported, do you actually believe that would be an incorrect verdict?

I think both him & YL have been convicted so neither should be able to run in an election anyway

Judging by the photo looks like there will be a major bottleneck coming from Chao Fa East & West

He has been cleared before for cheating http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2268564.stm

Positive progress. I saw 2 workers leaning on the concrete barrier although laying down some asphalt on the sides was not a bad idea

Hi. Does anyone know how to stop "keep scrolling for more posts from across facebook"

1 hour ago, Badrabbit said:

Going by the total inactivity we could be looking at well over 2 yrs, nothing is happening!!

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Compare that to the airport underpass which had teams of workers a little while back when I passed by.

20 minutes ago, Bob12345 said:

And, as always, they dont spend a second looking at WHY things went wrong in the past, they just immediately ask for more authority, staff, and money. Because that will result in more power (cash) to whoever is in charge.

 

I would suggest they first identify their own failings. If you now have 10 people as staff and all 10 sleep at the job and only collect bribes it wont help to add another 10, 20, or even 100 men staff.

Yes something needs to be done just to enforce existing regulations but 5 to 600,000,000 seems like a figure just plucked out of the sky.

The section running from the circle on Chao Fa West is an absolute disgrace

17 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

I wonder the same thing. Thought would be close roads by now. But nothing.  On the Rawai side quite a long stretch with nothing dug out. Never see any trucks hauling dirt away ... NEVER

Have you been through after 9pm as they were only going to close during the night but no idea why.

On 7/1/2018 at 4:25 PM, Beowolf said:

I have just changed the old, broken cartridge filter, and with the new one the PSI is down to less than 5. But the pressure and suction is excellent. I have seen that when the algea dries out, it dies and disappears. So next time my filter gets clogged with algea, I will simply use the old filter for a few days, and dry out the new one in the sun. And vise versa.

You say super shock with chlorine. Is there any other chemical I could just put in my skimmer?

There are some pool algaecides on the market such as Pooltrine or from Astral plus generic ones. Pooltrine is likely the most expensive, it is an algaecide & water clarifier.

Try asking the local supplier of Weber Color HR which is the swimming pool grout or the Crocodile guy. Needs to know thickness of tile & width of grout plus tile size. Even then some applicators are more sloppy then others resulting in more wastage.

4 people I know arrived in Phuket just a few days ago. Yesterday 2 of them were suffering food poisoning. Been coming here for years.

9 hours ago, thaigirlwatcher said:

Eating anywhere in Thailand is always a gamble. Fish farming in filthy water. Overuse of pesticides and herbicides is rampant. How long was your food sitting in a hot truck or on a loading dock?

Did the food handlers use sanitary methods in the kitchen? Too many sources of error. Got food poisoning once in Phuket then sick from dodgy liquor in Pattaya. And don't forget contaminated ice in drinks. I could never relax in Thailand. No plans to return after >10 visits over the years. 

Bon appetite. 

 

I go to the same eatery about once every 2 weeks & in all the years I have been going there never had a problem. Last time there I ordered something which I really used to enjoy but not tried for quite a while. It was sub standard so may not be going back for that reason, not fear of food poisoning.

During me early days in Phuket I used to get sick on a regular basis. A friend once said it was likely I kissed the wrong ice cube. I guess over time my body adapted as hardly ever suffer food poisoning nowadays.

My daughter had food poisoning last week most likely from eating at one of the Franchises in Central.

On 7/1/2018 at 1:39 PM, wilai said:

 

You could try 'Ensure'. Most Tesco's will have it. Chocolate, vanilla, strawberry flavours. 400 baht for 400gms

 

They were giving samples to try at Mission yesterday. Tasted nice but the nurse said it was for osteoporosis.

14 hours ago, MoD1977 said:

thanks for your reply @kamalabob2 , I'll check again.

Do you know if there are only this big buckets available or also smaller packs?

I think 3-5 kg should be more than enough for my needs.

You can get Weber Color HR in 3kg tubs. Cost about 675 Baht here in Phuket for standard colours i.e white, light & dark grey.

Depends where you are but there is a place on Chao Fa West which supplies the sheets to the local installers. It is on the right heading north just before the entrance to Land & House called Tawan Poly