Illegal bridge across S. Pattaya canal ordered demolished

[Rimmer]

Illegal bridge across S. Pattaya canal ordered demolished

After last year claiming victory in its years-long battle against illegal encroachment on the South Pattaya Canal, Pattaya officials said another private property owner has built an illegal bridge across the flood-control waterway.

 

Deputy Mayor Pattaya Boonsawad said the steel bridge linking two parcels of land was built without permission and the construction happening on one side of the waterway also is illegal. City hall issued a stop-work order and the encroachments demolished.

 

Pattana said he also signed demolition orders for an eight-story hotel build illegally, an encroachment across Naklua’s Plukplub Canal and shoreline buildings behind Chonglom Temple.

 

-- PATTAYA MAIL 2019-06-17--

[colinneil]

So it can be said.... Bridge over troubled waters.

[jacko45k]

12 minutes ago, colinneil said:

So it can be said.... Bridge over troubled waters.

They appear to be whiffy waters.

[bluesofa]

19 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

Illegal bridge across S. Pattaya canal ordered demolished

It's hardly surprising. Only a couple of years ago didn't Pattaya city officials declare that bridge was illegal? In fact they jailed some pensioners playing bridge, attracting quite a lot of criticism at the time.

[toofarnorth]

Is there really a Plukplub canal , sound like a dump.

[Justgrazing]

32 minutes ago, Rimmer said:

Deputy Mayor Pattaya Boonsawad said the steel bridge linking two parcels of land was built without permission and the construction happening on one side of the waterway also is illegal.

I can't get over that .. 

[bluesofa]

15 minutes ago, toofarnorth said:

Is there really a Plukplub canal , sound like a dump.

Correct, it's very onomatopoeic - the sound made when having a dump.

[Justgrazing]

6 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Correct, it's very onomatopoeic - the sound made when having a dump.

Steady on 'Sof I only got a CSE in English .. 

[bluesofa]

Just now, Justgrazing said:

Steady on 'Sof I only got a CSE in English .. 

Not so hot on Scrabble either - there's no 'C' in 'English'

(sorry!)

[Justgrazing]

13 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Not so hot on Scrabble either - there's no 'C' in 'English'

(sorry!)

Well blow me .. I was just about to type out Onomatopoetic , an' the auto serve on the keyboard threw it up after just the O and N .. how spooky is that .. now I just gotta practice pronouncing it .. 

Edited June 17, 2019 by Justgrazing
badd sppeling

[bluesofa]

8 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

Well blow me .. I was just about to type out Onomatopoetic , an' the auto serve on the keyboard threw it up after just the O and N .. how spooky is that .. now I just get practice pronouncing it .. 

Don't say I'm not all heart - ha ha!: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onomatopoeia 

I did think it was spelt 'oeno'...something, but apparently not.

 

Edited June 17, 2019 by bluesofa

[Basil B]

looks to me like a temporary structure, they could easily move it before they come to demolish it then put it back...  

[watcharacters]

 

Looks like a very solid bridge to me.

[Bangkok Barry]

And no-one noticed an eight-storey hotel being built. Strange that. Who'da thought that could happen.

[Mukdahanman]

3 hours ago, watcharacters said:

 

Looks like a very solid bridge to me.

Not for long

[AgMech Cowboy]

23 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Correct, it's very onomatopoeic - the sound made when having a dump.

You mean when a cow is having a dump. Unless you're using an old style 'outhouse'.

Edited June 18, 2019 by AgMech Cowboy

[lamyai3]

On 6/17/2019 at 4:17 PM, bluesofa said:

I did think it was spelt 'oeno'...something, but apparently not.

That'd be oenophile, a connoisseur of good plonk. 

[lamyai3]

On 6/17/2019 at 3:04 PM, Rimmer said:

Illegal bridge across S. Pattaya

When I saw the headline I assumed they'd rounded up another horde of geriatric bridge-playing villains. 

[overherebc]

On 6/17/2019 at 4:05 PM, bluesofa said:

Not so hot on Scrabble either - there's no 'C' in 'English'

(sorry!)

There's no F in Cod either looking at the water.

[happy chappie]

On 6/17/2019 at 10:11 AM, Justgrazing said:

Well blow me .. I was just about to type out Onomatopoetic , an' the auto serve on the keyboard threw it up after just the O and N .. how spooky is that .. now I just gotta practice pronouncing it .. 

It's because big brother is watching you and knows what your thinking before you do..roll out 5G and they've got full control.

[essox essox]

On 6/17/2019 at 3:27 PM, bluesofa said:

It's hardly surprising. Only a couple of years ago didn't Pattaya city officials declare that bridge was illegal? In fact they jailed some pensioners playing bridge, attracting quite a lot of criticism at the time.

dont think they got jailed.....think it was a 5k fine....but to this day NO ONE actually know what happened...there was NO follow up story.....like many things on here....

[essox essox]

10 hours ago, lamyai3 said:

When I saw the headline I assumed they'd rounded up another horde of geriatric bridge-playing villains. 

they were not rouded up, as they were caught in a room playing bridge......rounded up is like rounding up sheep/cattle etc !!

[bluesofa]

1 hour ago, essox essox said:

On 6/17/2019 at 3:27 PM, bluesofa said:

It's hardly surprising. Only a couple of years ago didn't Pattaya city officials declare that bridge was illegal? In fact they jailed some pensioners playing bridge, attracting quite a lot of criticism at the time.

dont think they got jailed.....think it was a 5k fine....but to this day NO ONE actually know what happened...there was NO follow up story.....like many things on here....

True, not jailed as in sentenced, but I seem to remember Barry Kenyon and I think an eighty-year-old Dutch lady were 'detained' by the police. I couldn't swear if it was at the police station, but I sure someone will be willing to clarify the facts.

[bluesofa]

1 hour ago, essox essox said:

they were not rouded up, as they were caught in a room playing bridge......rounded up is like rounding up sheep/cattle etc !!

Can you round up my fifty-eight sheep?

OK, sixty.

[jacko45k]

20 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

I couldn't swear if it was at the police station, but I sure someone will be willing to clarify the facts.

Yes they were held at the police station, for quite a while I believe.

You are testing my memory but the Dutch lady may well have been held as she refused to sign some confession.

[lamyai3]

3 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Can you round up my fifty-eight sheep?

OK, sixty.

From the Old Farmers Almanac, a reliable method is to count all the legs and divide by four. I enjoy a modified version of this when peering out at knee level in the dancing bars... very good for mental acuity, and a whole lot safer than bridge. 

[bluesofa]

8 minutes ago, lamyai3 said:

From the Old Farmers Almanac, a reliable method is to count all the legs and divide by four. I enjoy a modified version of this when peering out at knee level in the dancing bars... very good for mental acuity, and a whole lot safer than bridge. 

Assuming there are no amputees to confuse the counting - sheep or dancers.

It's safer than bridge as no one will fall off it into the water.

 

Edited June 19, 2019 by bluesofa

[lamyai3]

8 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Assuming there are no amputees to confuse the counting - sheep or dancers.

Yes, always round up when you finish on an odd number. I've yet to see a three legged dancer or a five legged sheep.

 

8 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

It's safer than bridge as no one will fall off it into the water.

Also from the Almanac, the biggest risk be the sheepdip, and the jacuzzi. 

[bluesofa]

2 minutes ago, lamyai3 said:

Yes, always round up when you finish on an odd number. I've yet to see a three legged dancer or a five legged sheep.

 

Also from the Almanac, the biggest risk be the sheepdip, and the jacuzzi. 

When running the GoGo Bar, there was a guy looking for an amputee as that was his fetish. He didn't care if she had an arm or a leg missing, as long as she was an amputee.

 

I don't know if he ever found one somewhere, but afterwards it occurred to me that if he did, and had her from behind, could he have claimed to have had her on all threes?

[lamyai3]

57 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

When running the GoGo Bar, there was a guy looking for an amputee as that was his fetish. He didn't care if she had an arm or a leg missing, as long as she was an amputee.

 

I don't know if he ever found one somewhere, but afterwards it occurred to me that if he did, and had her from behind, could he have claimed to have had her on all threes?

No doubt he had to stump up the money to procure such a rarity.

 

Once he did find her, the mathematical principle that a three legged stool is more stable than a four legged one would ensure they had very safe sex.