Pattaya – fighting to survive its Covid crisis

[kingdong]

On 10/28/2020 at 7:07 PM, polpott said:

Yep, heard these "friend of a friend" stories before. Never actually met anyone that has had a problem though.

Yet.........

[morrobay]

Until further notice 

[3NUMBAS]

londons oxford street is in similar dire straights of no shoppers with shops boarded up ..so its universal

 

Edited November 1, 2020 by 3NUMBAS

[kingdong]

8 hours ago, 3NUMBAS said:

londons oxford street is in similar dire straights of no shoppers with shops boarded up ..so its universal

 

You think it's bad now,wait till full lockdown.

[kingdong]

On 10/30/2020 at 3:18 AM, polpott said:

Some addresses in the links.

What a load of moose,s.

[polpott]

3 minutes ago, kingdong said:

What a load of moose,s.

But way better than anything you're likely to pull tonight. 555

[kingdong]

2 minutes ago, polpott said:

But way better than anything you're likely to pull tonight. 555

Do they do it for love,or would I have to pay for it? If it's the latter wouldn,t be wasting my hard earned on them.

[scammed]

1 minute ago, polpott said:

No lockdown in Pattaya. I was out until 1am on Walking Sreet Saturday night, had a great time. Out locally tonight, I'm sure it will be the same. Intend to visit several bars tonight but won't get round them all. Still too much choice of bars, restaurants and women in Pattaya. There's life in the old girl yet.

the town is half dead because no tourists,

half the shops are closed

[polpott]

Just now, scammed said:

the town is half dead because no tourists,

half the shops are closed

No lockdown. No tourists? Good for me.

[scammed]

1 hour ago, polpott said:

No lockdown. No tourists? Good for me.

yes, for me personally it balances itself out,

exotic gourmet  food is now nigh impossible to get my hands on,

but i suffer less traffic jam, but i got pension so

i am not personally affected so much by the horrific economy.

but every other thai that must work to get an income are in a very hard time, i lend out what little i can to help them out

in this self inflicted catastrophe

(not the workers but the politicians)

[polpott]

17 minutes ago, scammed said:

exotic gourmet  food is now nigh impossible to get my hands on,

I can get the same European food/produce as I did before. I have noticed no change.

[scammed]

1 minute ago, polpott said:

I can get the same European food/produce as I did before. I have noticed no change.

where do you buy caviar ?

[polpott]

Just now, scammed said:

where do you buy caviar ?

Never could buy genuine caviar in Pattaya. Foodland has a version of it.

[polpott]

3 hours ago, kingdong said:

Do they do it for love,or would I have to pay for it? If it's the latter wouldn,t be wasting my hard earned on them.

OK. Carry on bashing the bishop. I'm off round the bars tonight.

[scammed]

1 hour ago, polpott said:

Never could buy genuine caviar in Pattaya. Foodland has a version of it.

i used to be able to buy on foodland & friendship,

but now i can only get a substitute on central,

and only found it yesterday, so thats now 6 months worth of hardship thanks to lock down

[polpott]

2 minutes ago, scammed said:

i used to be able to buy on foodland & friendship,

but now i can only get a substitute on central,

and only found it yesterday, so thats now 6 months worth of hardship thanks to lock down

You have never bought beluga caviar in Pattaya.

[morrobay]

Meanwhile back at the ranch. The bay is for sure surviving better. Yesterday. Can get used to this. 

[Rimmer]

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Pattaya – fighting to survive its Covid crisis

[jomtienisgood]

4 hours ago, morrobay said:

Meanwhile back at the ranch. The bay is for sure surviving better. Yesterday. Can get used to this. 

Photoshop ???????

[morrobay]

No way Norway. If  you are located here ??. Go now or tomorrow morning and look/photo. Of course it has to be during a high tide to be this clear: Water from out in the channel onshore. And without all the hotel discharges. This photo from about a week ago 

Edited November 3, 2020 by morrobay

[Wongkitlo]

9 hours ago, morrobay said:

Meanwhile back at the ranch. The bay is for sure surviving better. Yesterday. Can get used to this. 

The problem with Pattaya beach is that the bottom is mud. I guess at some time it was mangroves or else it is sludge from  pollution. When they did the beach they should have dug up the bottom and put sand there. Maybe the floods washing sand in the water will do the job for them.

[Mike k]

On 10/31/2020 at 4:44 PM, pattayadude said:

what sort of lonely pathetic losers go to an "online digital bar" and buy a bar girl online drinks using a 13" laptop from some 20,000km away? What's the world coming to!

Mirror it to a 55 inch ????

[pattayadude]

On 11/2/2020 at 8:39 AM, kingdong said:

Do they do it for love,or would I have to pay for it? If it's the latter wouldn,t be wasting my hard earned on them.

LOVE of course...love of your money

[morrobay]

On 11/3/2020 at 6:43 PM, Wongkitlo said:

When they did the beach they should have dug up the bottom and put sand there. Maybe the floods washing sand in the water will do the job for them.

Indeed the New beach sand is washing back offshore. Actually the Pattaya beach is up classing and water clear now. Today:

[ExpatOilWorker]

 

[thaibeachlovers]

8 hours ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

 

Last time I went to Pattaya, before corona, Soi 7 and 8 were not doing well. I doubt corona is entirely to blame for the closure. Probably finished it off though.

Buakhao is where the action moved to.

[kingdong]

50 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Last time I went to Pattaya, before corona, Soi 7 and 8 were not doing well. I doubt corona is entirely to blame for the closure. Probably finished it off though.

Buakhao is where the action moved to.

Corona was the straw that broke the camels back,a lot of ex pats came to thailand when it was 70baht =£1 now its 40,london prices in a 3rd world country.

[thaibeachlovers]

23 hours ago, kingdong said:

Corona was the straw that broke the camels back,a lot of ex pats came to thailand when it was 70baht =£1 now its 40,london prices in a 3rd world country.

Correct IMO. Loads of divorced guys with half the money from selling the house arrived in LOS as very wealthy in baht.

LOS was wonderful at 70 to the pound, but not nearly so much at 45 or lower.

[polpott]

5 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Correct IMO. Loads of divorced guys with half the money from selling the house arrived in LOS as very wealthy in baht.

LOS was wonderful at 70 to the pound, but not nearly so much at 45 or lower.

Was 55 when I arrived, now 40, I don't really economise but still my savings/investments in the UK continue to accrue. happy days for me. Most expats I know are in the same boat.

[jomtienisgood]

9 hours ago, polpott said:

Was 55 when I arrived, now 40, I don't really economise but still my savings/investments in the UK continue to accrue. happy days for me. Most expats I know are in the same boat.

You're getting younger by the day.... lol????????????