Hanuman2547

I can see it now.  "We're celebrating Diwali, could I have one coke and four straws please?"

8 hours ago, Sig said:

EDIT: I decided to look up info on range. It was interesting. I found this:

 

This is an incredible distance that a fired round can travel.  Granted, accuracy is severely compromised but it is still a lethal round if it comes in contact with someone.  The 45ACP is a big fat round but will still travel 1800yds (1645 metres) which is very far.  The 30-06 can travel just over 5 kilometres.  It is a popular hunting round.  The .223 Remington (5.56mm) is the most common round carried by US forces in their M4 rifles.  It's also the caliber found in the civilian counterpart in the US called the AR-15.  This round can travel just over 3.5 kilometres.

Anyway, guns can be very dangerous when used in a reckless manner.  This Brit should have been locked up and then deported!

Don't hold your breath on this one.  I'm sure that it will change a couple of times over the next 30 days.  

How many times have we heard this over the last 30 years?  Ok, maybe Bangkok won't be as bad as usual but the other nearby provinces will end up being flooded.

I had the Pfizer injections in mid-April and then again on 3 May.  I had no side affects at all except for a sore arm at injection site that lasted for about 24-30 hours.  Nothing since then.  Despite being 62 years of age, I went out the next day and rode my road bike 65 kilometres at my normal pace.

11 hours ago, TimLMT said:

 

I am from the US arriving mid-oct and will stay as long it suits me.  Possibly until May 2022.  I am not vaccinated (I have other means).  Thanks everyone...

Will Thailand issue a visa to a US citizen that is not vaccinated?

Looks like a fine establishment to get a haircut.

I used to go to a place back in the 90's down in Silom.  I think the name was Phensom barbershop.  Closer to Surawong than Silom.  Might of been in Soi 6 or 8.  Good times!

My condolences to you at this difficult time.  I too have had a Thai wife pass away from cancer a number of years ago.  Not an easy thing to deal with especially with kids involved.

I had the Pfizer vaccine back in April and May.  I had no reaction to the vaccine except for some mild soreness at the injection site.  It went away in about 24-30 hours.

19 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

How many people from Liverpool have ended up in a Thai prison, then?    What makes you think that I'm from Liverpool, anyway?

Oh, I don't know.........maybe your handle that you use?

On 9/24/2021 at 12:28 AM, Scouse123 said:

When I was involved and incarcerated they did, end of. I don't think the system has changed but it could certainly have been stopped temporarily due to Covid.

I know what I am talking about especially when it comes to the Thai penal system, having been on the wrong end of it.

 

I would suggest doing your upmost best to stay out of the Thai prison system, especially as an incarcerated guest!  What is it with LFC supporters ending up in a Thai prison?

On 9/23/2021 at 10:03 PM, Liverpool Lou said:

Sorry, I am not wrong.

 

Contraband confiscated from prisoners has never been publicly destroyed as you claimed.

Personal contact visits do not happen in Thai prisons nowadays.  That article was from 2008.

 

What is your personal experience and witnessing of contact visits? Where and when did those contact visits that you witnessed take place?   My experience is of being a prisoner in Thailand, much more recently than when that old article was published, and volunteering as a visitor. I know exactly how visiting works...from both sides of the screens.

I would suggest doing your upmost best to stay out of the Thai prison system, especially as an incarcerated guest!  What is it with people from Liverpool ending up in a Thai prison?

Prayuth sees no high or low season?  He is clearly delusional.

We didn't see his photo.  Must be camera shy unless it's being filmed.

It would be nice if Pattaya could open on 1 Oct.  I just don't see it happening yet.  I think he is being a little overly optimistic.  I'm really waiting for ALL of Thailand to open back up.  

18 hours ago, recom273 said:

Does anyone remember what happened if you got to the airport and didn't have 500B for the departure tax, back in the day?

 

I only every paid it once on my first visit, but I still kept 500B at the back of my wallet for a couple of subsequent visits for fear of not having the money to leave.

I remember it well.  Always kind of a PITA to make sure you had it with you.  

Look for January 2022 at the earliest for Thailand to re-open with no quarantine required unless unvaccinated.  

I've brought a lot of bikes into and out of Thailand many times over the years.  I've used both soft sided and hard sided cases.  I wouldn't suggest using a cardboard bike box as that might trigger the customs people into thinking the bike is new as that is what new bikes arrive in.  Regardless of which case I use I always pack the bike in foam pipe insulation on the top tube, down tube, seat stays, forks, etc. for both road and mtn bikes.  I also use bubble wrap for the derailleurs and handle bars.  My word of advice is if you are buying a new bike abroad make sure to get out and ride it a few times.  Make sure you get it a little bit dirty.  Don't clean the bike before packing.  You want it to look used!

3 hours ago, ripstanley said:

Buy a bike when you get to Thailand.  Probably a lot cheaper.

The quality of locally produced bicycles in Thailand is not nearly as good.

If it's a name brand bike like Specialized, Trek, Giant, Bianchi, etc the price in Thailand for the same exact bike is much higher than the same bike somewhere in the west.  

On 9/17/2021 at 3:58 AM, Leaver said:

It's not just about the person in isolation sneaking out, it's also who they might invite to sneak in, who then later leaves, possibly taking covid with them.  

No!  That would just never ever happen.  Who would think of doing such a dastardly thing?

6 hours ago, BKK4 said:

Do you think others were involved who managed to get away?

Probably two Burmese.  Then fled to Koh Tao but ran into some trouble there and got stitched up by the authorities.  Well, it would be a good script for the RTP to follow and bring closure to their dubious cases.  

Passing the buck to the next committee or study group is a national pastime in Thailand.  Hopefully they will open the country up with no quarantine by 1 January 2022.  But don't hold your breath!

My luk krung kids were born in the US.  We registered their births with a Thai consulate and they issued a Thai birth certificate.  Then we applied for Thai passports which they received in about three weeks time.  It was much easier doing it in the US then in Thailand.  They are both on the tabien bahn  They have entered and exited many times over the years on their Thai passports.  When they turned 15 they obtained Thai ID cards.  Neither of them have served in any military and went to university in the US.  They have travelled a few times to Thailand in their 20's and no one ever said a thing about Thai military service.  Now in their 30's I really doubt the Thai military will want them.  The oldest one owns property in Thailand but both live and work in the US.  

I liked Samui best back in the early 90's.  Haven't been there in 20 years now.  I probably wouldn't recognize the place.  As someone else mentioned earlier, the airfare charged by Bangkok Airways keeps a lot of people away.  Sure you can fly to Surat Thani for a lot less or take the overnight train but it makes getting there that much longer.