grumpyoldman

Thanks so much for your suggestion and wishes. The friend involved has since decided just to stay in a hotel as the baby is due any day.

Another quick Q Grumpy, just wondering as you are well out of your newppies on here, can you recall any threads of people asking advice or trying to organise fundraisers? My friend is in the worst imaginable situation - a drunk driver crashed into her husband and he has lost a leg, other leg broken and pelvis also broken. Two kids under five at home and wife 9 months pregnant. I'm racking my brains how to help and I know the best advice will come from those with experience. Any tips or links would be greatly appreciated.

Life sure lets us know who's boss sometimes.

Thanks again

Wow lalinda that's a toughie.

I know there was a fundraiser awhile ago for a sick Thai guy who was involved in yachting (he has since passed, condolences to anyone who sees this that knew the man), who had contracted something overseas. I think his yachting mates organized it.

Best would be to try and organize through any groups you or your friend are involved with.

Are your friends not getting any money from the drunk that crashed into the husband?

But overall there are many in this country who get by on very little, so you are right when life passes out bad luck sometimes this country isn't the best place to be regarding social services help.

Best of luck to you and your friends.

Don's ex-wife Moo who has opened what a fellow TV member jokingly has nicknamed "Don's Lite", had her first Saturday night all-you-can-eat barbecue last night.

Did anyone here go? I would've gone but due to the Goodyear tire currently riding my waistline I have to banish myself from buffets for awhile.

Was it worth the 249 she is charging?

BTW-don't you hurt your neck always having your nose so far in the air?

Oops ! The kiniao feels hurt

Tom wanted to know, how is life in Krabi and considered a move. Than the kiniaos in this forum started to discuss beer prices, jack soda and restaurants to avoid, as the spaghetti is too expensive. I can assure to Tom, life in Krabi is beautiful and he can get almost everything he can get in Bangkok, as well. And when he enjoys outdoor life, cycling, running and swimming, Krabi or Ao Nang is certainly the right place. Since he says, he speaks Thai, he can check beer prices by himself once he is here and which restaurant has quality food, expensive or cheap. And also with internet he won't face any problems. I prefer staying in Ao Nang.

Don't even know me and call me keen-yeow just because I post followups how I prefer not to waste my money being overcharged in overpriced marginal Ao-Nang restaurants. My friends I'm sure would disagree with you.

Having traveled the world, having been in the same restaurant where Bill Gates ordered the special, I'd say maybe my perspective is different than yours KM.

AND in my business having to deal with most restaurants in Ao-Nang/Krabi there is not one that is first rate. So go eat Franco's sh**ty spaghetti Bolognese and get overcharged for it. To each their own

I'm not going to eat 250thb spaghetti at Azurra on the waterfront when I can go up and around the corner and get it for 120thb.

That's why I prefer to go to Azurra

You like throwing your money away, up to you................I got a condo at Mendawee I'll sell ya.

BTW-don't you hurt your neck always having your nose so far in the air?

I'm sure you know, but just to be sure: there are big, big differences between accident insurance and health insurance.

Also, that seems really cheap, 2400thb a year? Does that cover the cost of the hospital room? Emergency room services?

I pay 32,000 for Bupa Platinum, that's 2mil thb Hos. Service, 10,000thb a day room & board, 15,000 ER. This will have been three years of never having used it though.......................so they are up for sure.

Greetings psdetetective & Welcome.

Perhaps you can help me solve the following :-

A man was found murdered one Sunday morning.

His wife immediately called the police.

The police questioned the wife and staff and was given these alibis:

The Wife said she was in bed reading a book.

The Cook claimed she cooking breakfast.

The Gardener claimed he was planting seeds.

The Maid claimed she was getting the mail.

The Butler claimed he polishing the silver.

The police instantly arrested the murdered. Who did it ?

Colonel Mustard did with a candelabra in the library, who needs PSdetectives?

Oilinki-I think you need to get checked for dyslexia.

I think that this post got way sidetracked by the bar guys to the price of a beer when he is a family man as stated in his OP and was looking for info on living conditions in Krabi for his family. Did he ask about the price of beer in a bar in Krabi??

Ya want cheap beer......DRINK AT HOME!!!!

So in your opinion, the cost of beers at a local spot doesn't have anything to do with experiences of living long term in Krabi?

I'll disagree, some of us blokes like to get out of the house, there jaidee, and the cost of a beer is relative to our experiences, just the same as I'm not going to eat 250thb spaghetti at Azurra on the waterfront when I can go up and around the corner and get it for 120thb.

Living conditions for a family MAN, I think beer prices would be relative to 90% of this type of person.

Ah yeah, great, my name is Dufus from abroad and I need you to track down Nong,she works in a bar and I think she might be going out with other guys on me while I'm home, overseas.

I'm sooooooooo in love, she constantly was telling me how handsome I am so I know she loves me too.......................I'm wondering if the money I've sent really was for the sick buffalo back home on the farm in Isaan.

For the renewal of my 5 year licence (last year) I had to arrive by 09.00, take various eye tests and then watch an hour video (starts 10.00). Had my new licence and out the door by 11.30. They told me they don't have an afternoon session with video in English, so it had to be 09.00.

I had no tests to take and did not watch any video, it seems to be different everytime you go there.

I think (?) that the eye tests and video don't apply to your first 5 year licence, only on subsequent 5 year renewals. But as you say the rules seem to be different from year to year. And from official to official.

I was informed that one can walk in with an international driving license and get a one year without jumping through too many hoops, is this true?

I wouldn't say it's "the norm", but we have just gone through a poor tourist season of 2009, and strangely enough after a very nice 1st quarter of 2010, July was terrible.

In this case it just looks like the operator is out of funds and looking for some operating coin (obviously).

That's going to be a little tough to do via the internet as that is a commercial area, restaurants, shops etc.

Would not a customer/patient representative at the hospital be queried? I have to think there have been others needing accommodations nearby.

Best of luck, GOM

There is a Yankee a scotchman and a frenchman....

A frog, a jock and a yank

went to Pattaya for a sex prank.

They got done when the law

kicked in the door,

they should have just stuck to a wank.

:clap2:

Good on you mate!

An American Scot and Frenchy

went to Pattaya for a sex party

as the katoey went down

drugs were found

now all are in trouble with the boyz in brown

Hi Peter,

I've shot you a pm of the people I get my insurance from. Cheers, GOM

I cant imagine trying to use my PC whilst in an upside down machine....I'm sure my office mates would find it funny though.

The machine helps fix the root problem which is the bulging disc. It seperates those vertebrae that sometimes get jammed up, allowing the disc to get back in.

No, you cannot hang like that more than a couple minutes, what would be funny for your mates is if you hung for a long time, flipped over rapidly and passed out!

Nightlife-wise Khao Lak for sure dead.

Ao Nang has a section of girlie bars called RCA, but this time of year the girls are not so nice, and really a high percentage of katoeys (not knocking the lifestyle, just an observation).

If nightlife is really what they are after, why don't they do a litle more touring here and head back to Bangkok? I mean Patong is even sort of tame compared to BKK.

Thanks Phuket Gazette. Why don't you give warning to other parts of Phuket when there is going to be an outage? I guess Phuket Town is more important? Oh well, I learned years ago to always store water, as I never know when my power will go out and therefore my water pump...

Any nice looking Phuket town ladies that need a shower please feel free to come to my place in Nai Harn.

In fact, I think a group shower at about 8AM before we all go to work, would be a good idea.

Sorry to jump in on the Ladies Forum, just saw the thread on the rightside of the main board and got interested.

My perspective is that in the U.S. many times it's very difficult for men to strike up a conversation with a woman as it's then the " are you hitting on me!", sort of attitude, after a while men don't really bother.

Here in Thailand it's all a bit more relaxed, you can say hi to people you don't know without being perceived as a lunatic, many times people are curious about other people male and female "where are you from, what are you doing here, etc." It's all nice no pressure one way or another, no pressure perceived.

Last year when I was in the states I pulled up a chair next to a lady, she was talking with the bartender, when they stopped I said hi, asked if I could buy her a drink, she said no and walked off. I usually do o.k. with women, you know the third eye and a tail usually is intriguing for them ;-), but attitude like that made me look forward to getting back to Thailand. Even if the women here are not interested at least they are polite.....

There are plenty of completed condo/apartment projects here where you can see what your getting for your money.

Why buy of plan there are plenty of projects that are siting half completed as well and have been like it for a long time and who knows when they will be completed.

How many of these dodgy scams have we seen here where the project construction stops and starts depending on the selling rate?

Maybe someone should ask the Puravarna guy who is in jail in Bangkok his opinion?

My money is on the fact the newbie OP is related to the project.

I just renewed my BUPA Platinum and was NOT hit with the increase notice you describe.

alright thanks, ill save this for when i get back

HA, good pun

Check Yooniques at Nai Harn beach, they generally have sort of an open mike thing, I think Tuesdays.

Recently, Sundays at Lost Paradise had some open music, but this last Sunday it seemed just one band, a blues band had the floor, but they might have a spot for a mandolin player, not sure.

You just need to turn up and talk to people.

Everything from Lady Gaga, I wish someone would poke her face.

Missed your chance to join in on the humor.

Should've complimented him on his singing talent, told him he missed his calling.

I think more embarrassing are the farangs who throw out wais to everyone. Waiing the doormen, waiing the Myanmar laborer passing by.......ridiculous.

I think Thailand must be on the top of the list when it comes to "Destination Getaways for Crooks on the Run."

And they never learn. So many get caught. If you wanna hide out in Thailand, go live up north by the Burmese border......

Or in a country without an extradition treaty with the US!

Exactly, you'd think with 14 million in your pocket you could find a better place to hide than Samui.......................I think even Bangkok would be a better place to hide.

Go See Dr. Richard Cracknell at his office in Nai Harn Beach. He should have some lumbar support items for you there. Also, he makes this upside down machine, where you flip and hang upside down. Fixed my lower back problems.

He is in the shop houses on your right before you get to the lagoon, also has a natural food place, I think the sign says "Living Food" or something like that anyways.