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39 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

Wasn't that the Don Muang airport tax before it was added to the ticket? - I remember spending my last baht on my first visit to Thailand, unaware of it, then having to buy baht at airport rates just for that purpose.

That was the one and you weren't the first that happened to.

On 1/9/2023 at 7:32 PM, thaibeachlovers said:

You got that right. IMO soon as they get popular the government will ban them as a threat to women's right to get men to support them. Can't have women being replaced by a latex version that doesn't want to get divorced and take all the guys money.

What about if there was a male version that (how shall we put this politely) didn't come in thirty seconds? Oh sorry it's called a <deleted>.

18 hours ago, dingdongrb said:

Yes, I saw a classmate who took three bong hits of ganja at a party and then later that night was seen doing lines of coke. Then after doing the coke he took a hit of mescaline acid. I heard he was found earlier the next morning passed out with a needle full of heroin stuck in his arm.

 

What a night that was!

19 hours ago, nigelforbes said:

I have seen first hand extensive links between the use of ganja and harder drugs.

Also, there are extensive extensive links saying alcoholics first drank beer and cider so we should ban them as well.

(apologies I am not the first to point this out  - what I have to read all the previous stuff?)

10 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

Airport visa exempt entries have no limit (in theory)

And I was pointing out that it it isn't a theory it happens in practise as well. Your snippy comments were unnecessary

23 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

That a week spent in Thailand entering for one week per month visa exempt ongoing is completely irrelevant. 

If it was irrelevant why did you remark on it? As the OP stated/asked:

I remember someone posting last year that 2 entries per calendar year applied to airport entries.

Is it really only for land crossings?

Which I attempted to answer - so why the beef on your part? 

2 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

It's well know that there is no written rule regarding number of visa exempt entries via air.

If it's well known why did somebody ask it? Is there some point to this? What exactly ARE you contradicting what I posted?

11 hours ago, DrJack54 said:

You stayed a week.

My point was there is no fixed limit (as appears to be for land crossing) on number of visa exempt entries by air - which somebody asked.

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

OP, seems you have already done 2 visa exempt entry via air.

Before the pandemic I was coming to Thailand monthly (direct to CNX from SIN) and staying a week. Did that half a dozen times on the trot. Never had a problem.

7 hours ago, StreetCowboy said:

Don’t cycle when you’re paralytic with drink.

 

Wow! Good advice. That's an important safety note I might have missed ???? 

P.S. the great thing about cycling is when drunk you lose your sense of balance and you CAN'T cycle - built-in safety feature eh? ???? 

On the balcony of your hotel room.

Don't have a balcony? Get a better room (or hotel) then.

Safety note: keep away from the balcony edge!

Hope this helps.

Historical note: Baden-Powell slept on his balcony winter and summer his entire life. 

We need the money.

8 hours ago, airbalance said:

i think anytime after 9 p.m. is a disturbance. and the OP was clear to say that they headed to bed so my guess is, it was after 9 p.m. anyways?

I was asleep but it was DEFINTELY after 9 pm and more like 10 or 11. The cheek was, I pointed out when settling my bill they had forgotten the airport taxi fare, but was ignored - and then when it was discovered the receptionist wanted to come up to my room IMMEDIATELY to settle the bill. I had strong words the next day. Hotel was by the beach and starts with an "H".

Seriously? 

Went to Hua Hin and Chiang Mai, popped into a couple of cannabiis shops. Bought some, smoked some.

NOWHERE did I see stoned tourists wandering about clueless. 

Next year I will have been smoking this stuff for fifty years. No problem with my memory. No problem with my... oops

Let's face it, it was ALWAYS here and you could ALWAYS buy some. My first contact was my wifes friend who was married to a police corporal - so no worries there.

She delivered a Thai stick that knocked me out for (a timeless time) maybe an hour or two, Too strong. Now I can peruse the shops, roll a medium strength joint or two,

Life is good.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Star Visa sounded interesting but I leave CM tomorrow night (as always we left it too late). 

We tried our bank - nope, not a bank document. Then tried my dentist who threw up her hands in horror.

Tomorrow we will try CM Ram - maybe get lucky there.

Anybody got any better ideas?

12 hours ago, Scottie12 said:

As a fit 80 year old I object to the term 'elderly' used to describe a 67 year old.

Quite right. Sixty is the new forty.

2 hours ago, StreetCowboy said:

How early are you going to jump when the radar alarm beeps?
Which way are you going to jump?
  

We'll cross that bridge when we come to it

OK so I know it's dangerous so thanks but I don't need reminding of that.

Has anyone actually USED a bike radar in Thailand?

Title says it all I think. The carnage on the roads is frigthening - drunk/yaba drivers killing indiscriminately, no end in sight - no effective policing. Horrific stories like the woman drunk five o'clock in the morning in Chiang Mai who ran over a group of cyclcists and got off with a wai basically. 

So, I've got a mirror on my bike, I figure on getting a radar fitted to it so I have a chance to get out of the way. Anyone used this and have they even been used "in anger" so to speak?

On 11/20/2022 at 2:28 AM, nigelforbes said:

Dilbert cannot die, Dilbert lives.

It's true - he's back!

Dilbert's back! Dilbert.com lives again. And they say there is no God.