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13 hours ago, Psimbo said:

I avoid Imodium, antibiotics etc. I stick with Disento, available at most pharmacies.

 

It's an anti-bacterial and kills what every is in your gut without blocking you up. All imodium does is keep the crap inside you (literally). It normally works within 24 hrs, worst case it took 36.

 

Disento, clean water and the occasional electrolyte is my system if I get bad guts and I swear by it (others may beg to differ).

Totally agree & cheap. I think Noxy may do the same.

Ant updated tunnel pics or do they have to wait until the roof sections are all done?

Maybe they will get the scrubbing brushes out & clean off all the grime. Emergency telephone could well be clogged up & I wonder if they ever test it.

Actually saw quite a few workers today laying out steel ready for concrete. What is it with moving all the wet dirt around which seems to be a continuous process? I assume it is to dry it out before loading on trucks but is it being dug up from under the ground like that? if so tunneling conditions must be quite tough.

8 hours ago, JetsetBkk said:

 

 

 

Is that the little plaza where "Mr India" Indian restaurant used to be - before he moved to Chao Fah East?

If so, one of our cycle-mad Computer Club members has already suggested that place.

So I'll bring that up at our meeting on Sunday at the Gallery Cafe for consideration.

 

 

Cannot remember if Mr India was in there or the next plaza but there is a sign for Click on the right as you head down to the pier

6 hours ago, Old Croc said:

https://coffee-cycle-phuket.business.site/

These are good people, food is well priced & tasty. GOMS had a meeting there once & they donated 10% of their takings from us to our charity fund. Plenty of parking.

5 hours ago, Jimi007 said:

Are you talking about Woody's computer chats? Or something I never heard of?

 

 

After Woody left a small group continued meeting there on Sundays. Maybe the group has disbanded or meet elsewhere

Has the restaurant closed permanently or just on holiday?

11 hours ago, oilinki said:

What's Lime?

A good source for torrent dowmloads

1 hour ago, Gunna said:

670,000 x $1 means Thailand has only lost $670,000

The rest of the money spent here goes back to China thru bogus Chinese owned and operated Thai companies

You think there are no Thais making money out of this, they are raking it in.

13 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

You're jumping the gun there. You know how it works:

Need to wait for an 'accident' with multiple tourist fatalities, then form a committee to look into, swearing that lessons will be learned and safety improvements made.

As soon as it's out of the spotlight, then nothing will be done.

 

To be honest a few years ago when I last ventured to the road tax place there were a few buses lined up awaiting inspection but seems there is never any follow up.

You are right, being pro active does not figure in any planning.

As another poster suggested. how can anyone help guarantee their own safety if they have no knowledge of which boats have not passed. There is likely a list somewhere but not publicised

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