trainman34014

To avoid the change issue, I always fill up with either 500Bt or 1000Bt - whichever I have on me.

Then all you have to do is check the pump reading and hand over one note; saves hassle.

I have never asked for so many litres or to fill up, I always ask for 500Bt or 1000Bts worth of petrol, much easier.

About time somebody came up with this answer! Blimey; how easy is it to get out of the car, check the pump is set to zero and ask for 500 or 1000 Baht's worth? I am amazed people fall for such basic scams after living here a lot longer than me.

true gent, true to all his clubs, true to all those who watched him. a loss

Agreed

A gentleman always, and never to be forgotten.

RIP Bobby

marshbags ened by the news

One of the most respected British managers of all time both by players and the general public. RIP Bobby.

Last month, I flew last minute with Qatar for less than 28,000 THB (Bangkok-Paris).

They also had a promo running for about 5xx Euro, a bargain in July/August, from Paris to Bangkok.

You got done!!!! Considering at the moment stands at 350GBP return London-Bangkok.

28,000THB = 550GBP

Yes, but it's always cheaper to fly from Europe to Bangkok that the other way round - well recently anyway.

Back in March I could not get a flight to London under 600GBP return no matter which agent or website I used. Meanwhile my mates were flying in the opposite direction for 350GBP return.

Talking of 'Standby' ; back in the 80's+90's I used to live in UK and often travelled to USA for work purposes and I would arrive at Gatwick and walk around the numerous airlines desks and take the best offer. My best result was 99GBP return to LAX! Of course, there were far too many seats available across the Atlantic at that time and subsequently a lot of Airlines like 'People Express', 'Air Florida', 'TWA', 'LAKER', Etc etc all went belly up before the 90's were out. These days if you arrive at Heathrow or Gatwick and ask for standby they look at you as if you are some kind of Alien!

I never noticed phone shops in the night bazaar - more like at the big malls; Airport, Kad San Kaew.

I buy sweat shirts there but I will only pay what I want to and if they don't agree I move on to another trader until I get what I want at the price I want to pay. Never seen a phone shop there but there are dozens of them all over town. Never bought one here so don't know about prices.

Using a non professional e-mail address is so very amature. I will reserve judgement untill I have a reply to my e-mail!

Agreed! Anyone posing as a professional outfit while using a free email account is hiding from something. Either that or they really are armature. Either or, whenever a product or service is offered and the email is hotmail, gmail, yahoo, or any of the other give-aways, i say avoid them like the frigging plague.

Aitch

Amature? Armature?.......Try 'Amateur'....'One who does something for interest not money' or 'Unskilled Practitioner'. I suspect the latter is the correct description for these Sharks.

The fastest way to lose life long friends and fall out with family members is to borrow their money or lend them money.

Golden rules:

Never do business with family or friends.

Never get involved with money amongst family and friends.

Never live with close friends unless it's a romantic relationship.

Do not see too much of each other socially.

Do not involve yourself in their personal lives or take sides in their disputes, even if you think it`s doing a good deed. In the end after they make up, you will be caste out as a trouble maker.

Brilliant post. These rules should all be taught to children at school before just about anything else apart from how to read and write them. However; it is a sad truth that most of us learn then through bitter experience at some time rather later than our childhood. There is no substitute for the experience being ripped off by those you thought were your nearest and dearest.

Do not divulge your secrets or too much of your personal life to family and friends, stay as a bit of a mystery. This way when you fall out of friendship, no one has anything on you.

Believe me, I have gained a wealth of experience during my 57 years of life.

Want to know why their are so many crazy Farangs living in Thailand?

2 years ago Immigration brought in a new form of punishment for those who had let their visas expire.

These people were locked in a padded cell for 48 hours with a TV showing non stop Thai soap operas. These TVs have no means of being switched off and are controlled by the police.

After only 5 hours the Farangs went completely insane.

You don't have to be locked in a cell to go mad watching most of Thai TV. However; there are one or two moments of 'Spirit Asia' worth watching from time to time and just recently we have new prog's have appeared about Plane crash investigation and World Railway Adventures. Maybe there is intelligent life somewhere in the corridors of Thai TV stations!

may that deceased american guy in pattaya rest in peace.

and may his wife and kid forever remember this kind old man who contributed in every which way including giving his own life, to help at least one thai family and its members to a life that otherwise might be unknown to them....

does the gent has a name to remember by pls?

Well said Sir.

As a very new member (minutes in fact) I have read all this thread with interest but fail to see what all the fuss is about. I have only been here for 19 months and I have learned a few words and one or two sentences but I do have trouble with understanding what Thai's are saying to me so far. Luckily I have my beautiful Thai wife to translate and I can't say I have found the locals irritated by the fact that I have not learned much of their lingo yet.

Back in the UK there are thousands upon thousands of immigrants who have been there for decades and have never bothered to learn my mother tongue. Do I really care? Well No actually. They have their own life and very often very successful buisness's which they run very well. Of course; they must need help with translation from time to time as I do here but so what?

Live and let live. If people don't want to learn another language that's up to the individual.