grumpyoldman

I agree, Acqua makes the best food on phuket if you ask me...

Is Acqua going to make it? I never see people in there...................

So its now offical

no one can sell weapons etc other than the USA

all competition will be locked up forever

charming

Thailand is buying Swedish fighter jets, Israeli guns, a Singaporean warship, Russian shoulder fired missiles and Chinese surface to surface missiles. I'm sure I read something about a cargo plane full on North Korean arms confiscated by Thailand as they let the people on board go free. So much for your presumption about the USA being the only arms supplier!

Agreed, whole heatedly.....Look, I love all the Brits that claim Thailand as their own, and the various other EU members that dwell here. That being said, enough is enough guys...All the "anti-American" sentiment that still resonates here is more or less boring. Jealousy is ugly, we (Americans) don't want to shoulder the decisions of our elected officials. We live here for just that reason.. We have no affiliation with the decisions made...that's why WE live here too DIC*S....:jap: Enough Yankee bashing...We all know the score...the biggest boy on the block makes the little kids do his bidding...Remember WWII??.......We pitched in, and on that same note...I remeber offering the Brits help again before facing Germany in the world cup...Just think where you would be had you accepted our help again....uh, point being.....lets all put the politics in Singapore where this site is actually run from:o Let the moderators sort it out....

I'm an American here in LOS, I don't understand your point of no affiliation with decisons, unless of course you don't vote and then you should not say anything either way because you do not take part.

I'll bash GW Bush every chance I get as he was the worst president in the history of the U.S. (off topic), but overall this is a bit hypocritical.

The U.S. sold and gave Afghanistan weaponry to fight the Russians. Much of this weaponry is now being used against NATO forces in Afghanistan. If I'm a father or mother of a British soldier killed by weaponry supplied to Afghanistan by the U.S., where is my Victor Bout to extradite?

No surprise to see a huge 100+ post thread when someone says "I don't like it here". Some considered answers, some of the usual bozos who say "leave". Leaving is not so easy, you have to find a new job, have to research where to go... Like some on this thread I have been here a while. Living 10 years in Phuket, married, kids, bought a house, drive every day - traffic is not a "nightmare" .. can be annoying sometimes, I try to let the idiots just get on their way, but I don't think driving here is worse than England, and I don't even want to think about the couple of times I drove in Italy!

Is Phuket a perfect world? No! But the bits I don't like, which basically means "Patong", I avoid. I go to Patong only if it's necessary. Patong is not Phuket, just as Phuket is not typical of Thailand. I just feel like raising an issue with a point that gets raised a couple of times on this thread, someone said:

Good post PB, I agree.

I bought a Lenovo laptop from Banana IT in Chalong in March.

They loaded it up with OS and some programs I needed, out the door for under 18,000thb. I thought it was a good deal and so far have had no problems.

How could these people be so idiotic? Don't they read newspapers?

Be real!! He's on holiday, people automatically go into "holiday mode" when they travel for a vacation.

Indeed we do

Exactly right.

I walked into my local mom and pop mninmart last weekend and noticed a European holiday type at the ATM.

When I walked out he entered the minimart sort of mumbling preoccupied with something, as I walked by the ATM it was beeping, card still in there open for a transaction. Grumpyoldman honest to a fault, cancelled, grabbed the card, as the man came out handed it to him. He was thankful and said that was very honest of me, I just sort of raised my arms "ahhhhhh hel_l, no big deal".

Vacation mode for sure, he was just not thinking.

would just like to point out only someone who has never been in the ring or has to shut their eyes at violence would believe a lunge for the ear was made in that video. So the guy followed him down to the canvas, so what happens in boxing too when you get the flow,

who knows what is true on this site with scaremongering rubbish coming out of people and gulty by forum members,

insert link to flying pigs found to be more tasty than ground based variety

What you need to be clear of mmh8 is there were witnesses that saw the guy kill.

All the other stuff is rubbish, I agree. Including the ring fight video, who cares.......

He's a twit of a Brit who couldn't handle his booze or his anger, especially when a better man knocked his a*s down. So he sneaks up and murders.

Complete coward and will get what he deserves.

its a good place to live.

Amen brother

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I'm going to tell my pal Martin in Bangkok you've started an indecent website starring him.......

also it appears Lee was very drunk

what would expect at that time of night ??

Yeah, a fellow TV member who was there told me these Muay Thai guys were all throwing down numerous rounds of shots.

I guess this shows at a bar you shouldn't get chippy with someone you don't know .

As Grumpy's old Mom always use to tell him "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all".

Some idiotic response too

I hope that perspective includes a couple of yours............

The victim being an American might mean that the US has also jurisdiction in this case and can prosecute him.

What about being prosecuted in the U.K.? Can't Thailand just ship his sorry a*s there to deal with his own country's laws on murder?

No nonsense Grumpyoldman,

there are zones of Phuket that aren't "Koh farang", and where is comparable to normal Thailand.

Where I live I see hills, trees, some kwai and a palm plantation, but still i am in the center of the island, close to most beaches and specially to Phuket town, that i really like a lot.

When i want the "koh farang" is there in a few minutes, when i want the deserted beaches or the secluded ones are there too, do you think i speak nonsense?

I just think your perspective is bent.

Sure there are some secluded zones on the island but if you speak with any Thai people they will tell you this is not Thailand. Maybe what you see and in your mind is "true Thailand" to you, thus my conclusion on your perspective.

But i understand is a nice area if you want to live FARANG STYLE, with Villa Market and "for farang only restaurant" and a big expat community.

Oh please, what a load of nonsense.

Very little of Phuket is actual Thailand, many Thais call this Koh Farang, and if you want to believe where you live is authentic Thailand good for you but you need to get a grip on reality.

lee alhouse is the right guy, statement retracted by the wan.

Yeah? O.K. my bad, mods if you want to delete my blast at PG please feel free

So does the approved TV news source/sponsor want to take down the picture of Lee Aldhouse as the accused killer, and does Mr. Aldhouse have recourse regarding defamation?

Amazing, they find the first Muay Thai guy named Lee and put his picture up............."your island's source of misinformation and overpriced real estate".

I agree with Ol Croc and Steelpulses' "stirring the pot" assessment.

I'm calling TROLL !

P.S. maybe we can get the OP to start a thread "Bitter older Farang women whose husbands left them for bargirls" and see how that goes.

Too many childish hormones in this story for my liking!

not only in the story but out in Rawai that night.

Can we please build these Muay Thai guys their own bar with a ring, so when they get all boozed up and the steroids are at full throttle, they can get in the ring and entertain everyone?

Possible to build that and move all the camps out by the airport? I'm tired of the continued building of the camps in the Nai Harn Rawai area and the element they bring.

Make sure they bring a international license with them. If they are stopped with just a regular license from their country, they will likely be fined.

That's horsesh*t, I've been riding around for five years with my U.S. license, when they stop me they look at it and like the hollogram feature. In 25-30 times whipping it out, never once fined for it.

Roger at Orchid Garden has the best rates I've seen, go see Roj, go see Roj, go see Roj (to the old Cal Worthington jingle)

They exchanged words in bathroom, both muay thai people, got into fight, american won. American went back to resort, english guy followed him and stabbed him twice. As reported elsewhere.

I once saw one of these Muay Thai guys, an Italian guy who was big and tough, head butt a 70 year old man at Freedom bar and broke the old guy's nose. I think some of these guys have roid rage.

For me, its not the overall style of driving that bothers me, I can assimilate and handle that.. But its the me first style, the inability to pause slightly for the common good, that makes roundabouts not work, that means you cant keep a good braking distance etc. It seems worse in the south in general and Phuket especially

I completely agree, there are a few times where for the sake of safety, you have to take on a Thai driving style.

Funny you should mention roundabouts. About six to eight months ago they finished a roundabout in Ao Nang on the way to the Gastropod Fossil Museum. People coming from Gastropod Fossil still haven't figured out they are suppose to yield to the traffic already in the roundabout coming from their right. I have had two motorbike riders almost go over my hood, and almost t-boned a car who just flew through as I was headed toward Ao Nang. Luckily you can tell as they don't slow down heading into the roundabout.

Wow, usually there Friday nights have a few drinks, needed rest last night so didn't go. Therefore sorry OP, can't help you but am curious for sure.

No correct. Royal Thai Highway Police uses radars and lasers. Usually they are set on 120 kmh tolerance, IOW you are only pulled over if doing more than 120 kmh

RTHWP also operates the electronic camera speed checks on expressways, providing you with a fine by mail. If fine not payed, no road tax/registration renewal before payed

The only speeding ticket I ever received on the straightaway toward Phang-Nga, I was told by those cops national speed limit is 90.

I generally try to buy products from sponsors as they often give people the chance to get an overview of products by posting some details in the forum. This company may or may not be the best company in Thailand .....from the postings I have no way of knowing so I have no incentive to move my insurances to them. A little more detail in their responses may change this.

I can vouch for ThaiVisa Insurance.

In 2008, I thought it best to get some kind of coverage while I was shopping for insurance and did a short term deal with Peter from ThaiVisa Insurance. Very inexpensive, I think 8,000thb for six months or something like that anyway.

Ends up one evening I find myself riding my motorbike at about 30 clicks, come around a corner the road is covered in dirt, down I go, sliding on the pavement.

Off to the hospital, flip the ThaiVisa Insurance card, done. All taken care of. A certain amount of the post wound cleanings taken care of too.

Pretty sure they are a brokerage, so deal with many companies, but I can attest firsthand, reputable operation.

Just a word of warning to all the Forum members regarding driving a vehicle like a maniac, when it is marked with your businesses' name on it.

I think we all know how poorly the Thais drive, but it amazes me when a foreigner decides he or she is going to drive even worse, and lo and behold their business is written on the side of the vehicle!

Example: Tuesday I'm on my way towards the airport, and in my rear view mirror I see a black Fortuner (surprise, surprise), swerving in between lanes, tailgating, doing all he can do to get around everyone on the road. Ends up on my tail, I have to touch the brake a little to get him to keep from driving over me, he swerves into the lane next to me, gets barely by me due to car in front of him and forces his way into a halfcar space in front of me, behind the car that's in front of me, as we head into a red stoplight!

When he was alongside me I noticed painted large on the Fortuner...........Watermark (as in the restaurant).

So if anyone knows the guy that was driving that vehicle toward the airport Tuesday AM, please let him know in any other country his driving license would be revoked. Seriously, the most dangerous and worst driving I've seen in awhile. He's going to kill someone.