After 22years Big Bill says good-bye to Patong&Phuket

[TheWizardofRnR]

Just wanted to drop a personal note to all my friends here in Phuket.

Flower and I are moving North to concrete pastures!

What has driven us to make the move, although partly due to health reasons,

there's also the greed that has finally ticked us off , as it has upset people constantly over the last 5 or 6 years. I mean in 1985 when I thought Phuket was the greatest beach I'd been to since Coney Island as a kid!

Alas , that feeling has been losing its allure more and more ; when it costs 200Baht for a 1/2 kilometer Tuk-Tuk ride fron Jungceylon to our shophouse,

approximately a 1 minute ride. I just feel its way too expensive but I also feel it's a rip off!

In '85 we paid 10 to 20 baht for a ride from one end of the beach to the other ,

the guys who drove us were friendly.

I opened Cheeseburgers in Paradise @ Paradise Bar &Bungalows in '88 .The tuk tuk driver charged me 250B round trip to shop at Sin&Lee's in Phuket Town

and return to Patong

.This week a rental car and driver charged me 1000B for a 2 hr.immigration retirement extension trip, up 200B from last year, Why?

Because they raised the price to make up for the lack of business not any other reason. That is the thinking that is really killing Phuket not even to delve into overpriced rents that makes it hard to survive even when your business is well received by a dwindling expat population.

So to my old friends , please stop in to say so-long and visit our sell off of our household stuff and restaurant equipment , there's an ad in the Classifieds with list of some stuff!, is this weekend and all next week.

They Paved Paradise put up a parking lot and too many 7-11s and Mini-marts!

Thanks to all the great folks from all over the world who made Phuket a

fun place to be(especially my Rock Hard days), but the comradery of Phuket just doesn't seem the same.Au Revoir! Flo & Big Bill

[eezergood]

Never met you dude, but good luck budy!

[NomadJoe]

So long Bill and good luck. Getting around affordably is such a problem here. I can't say I blame you. If your still here July 6th and 7th, I hope you can make it to the US independence day event at the airpark so everyone at the Navy League can say goodbye. I know you were a supporter in the past.

[justben]

If you're moving to Chiang Mai you are going to love it. Don't know what concrete pastures of the North you are talking about

Anyway I wish you good luck.

[TheShockMaster]

Good luck Big Bill! Phuket is turning in to a 5hithole so get out while you can! I'd much rather be in Coney Island!

[KarenBravo]

If you're moving to Chiang Mai you are going to love it. Don't know what concrete pastures of the North you are talking about

Anyway I wish you good luck.

Errrrm........Bangkok has lots of concrete and is also North.

Why do you presume Chiang Mai?

Edited June 21, 2013 by KarenBravo

[justben]

Bangkok maybe north of Phuket but that's about it. North in Thailand refers to Northern provinces. Sorry for being such an "idiot"

[Colonel_Mustard]

If you're moving to Chiang Mai you are going to love it. Don't know what concrete pastures of the North you are talking about

Anyway I wish you good luck.

Doubt he'd be moving to Chiang Mai with all its smoke/smog as he mentions he's moving for health reasons.

And as for the poster calling Phuket, yet has Pattaya as his location, words fail me

Anyway Bill, good luck with your move, wherever it is that you're heading.

Edited June 21, 2013 by Colonel_Mustard

[NamKangMan]

If you're moving to Chiang Mai you are going to love it. Don't know what concrete pastures of the North you are talking about

Anyway I wish you good luck.

Errrrm........Bangkok has lots of concrete and is also North.

Why do you presume Chiang Mai?

I was thinking Pattaya.

[tonneke breda]

Good luck to the both of you, may happiness follows you wherever you go

[yoslim]

If you're moving to Chiang Mai you are going to love it. Don't know what concrete pastures of the North you are talking about

Anyway I wish you good luck.

Doubt he'd be moving to Chiang Mai with all its smoke/smog as he mentions he's moving for health reasons.

And as for the poster calling Phuket, yet has Pattaya as his location, words fail me

Anyway Bill, good luck with your move, wherever it is that you're heading.

are you for real ? compared to phuket pattaya is paradise on earth, kuckily the most idiotic tourists still seem to flock to the pristine phuket beaches

[NamKangMan]

If you're moving to Chiang Mai you are going to love it. Don't know what concrete pastures of the North you are talking about

Anyway I wish you good luck.

Doubt he'd be moving to Chiang Mai with all its smoke/smog as he mentions he's moving for health reasons.

And as for the poster calling Phuket, yet has Pattaya as his location, words fail me

Anyway Bill, good luck with your move, wherever it is that you're heading.

are you for real ? compared to phuket pattaya is paradise on earth, kuckily the most idiotic tourists still seem to flock to the pristine phuket beaches

Yes, Pattaya is appealing to many Phuket escapees now.

I know a few guys who have left Phuket, for Pattaya, and they were all die hard Phuket fans, in the past.

[LivinginKata]

Farewell and my best wishes to you Big Bill and Flower. You tried very hard to make your business work here in Patong.

[uptheos]

If you're moving to Chiang Mai you are going to love it. Don't know what concrete pastures of the North you are talking about

Anyway I wish you good luck.

The sea air in March and April will take your breath away!

Good luck with your move and have a happy life.

[Colonel_Mustard]

If you're moving to Chiang Mai you are going to love it. Don't know what concrete pastures of the North you are talking about

Anyway I wish you good luck.

Doubt he'd be moving to Chiang Mai with all its smoke/smog as he mentions he's moving for health reasons.

And as for the poster calling Phuket, yet has Pattaya as his location, words fail me

Anyway Bill, good luck with your move, wherever it is that you're heading.

are you for real ? compared to phuket pattaya is paradise on earth, kuckily the most idiotic tourists still seem to flock to the pristine phuket beaches

That's funny most of the idiots I knew have already left for Pattaya

[TheWizardofRnR]

We will not be looking in Chaing Mai , Pattaya is more Wheelchair friendly then Bkk ,

so it is one of the places we are looking at .....plus I know lots of folks there and

more important the prices on most things are better then here.....

[retell]

never had the chance to meet you Bill but who knows we will meet up North someday

happy trails for you and Flo

[blabla1]

Good luck mate,hope it all works out for you both. If you're ever in Chiang mai, pop in and see us at Yummy pizza,cheers.

Edited June 21, 2013 by blabla1

[Huayrat]

Moving from Phuket to Pattaya haha... Here is me thinking your moving to a place I call real Thailand but no your going to Pattaya.. Pattaya ain't no different than Phuket.. Rip off prices just the same.. You will soon get tired of Pattaya if you think Phuket is expensive to live there

[NamKangMan]

If you're moving to Chiang Mai you are going to love it. Don't know what concrete pastures of the North you are talking about

Anyway I wish you good luck.

Doubt he'd be moving to Chiang Mai with all its smoke/smog as he mentions he's moving for health reasons.

And as for the poster calling Phuket, yet has Pattaya as his location, words fail me

Anyway Bill, good luck with your move, wherever it is that you're heading.

are you for real ? compared to phuket pattaya is paradise on earth, kuckily the most idiotic tourists still seem to flock to the pristine phuket beaches

That's funny most of the idiots I knew have already left for Pattaya

Ummm, my friends that have moved to Pattaya, from Phuket, say I'm an "idiot" for staying here. :)

[NamKangMan]

Moving from Phuket to Pattaya haha... Here is me thinking your moving to a place I call real Thailand but no your going to Pattaya.. Pattaya ain't no different than Phuket.. Rip off prices just the same.. You will soon get tired of Pattaya if you think Phuket is expensive to live there

Wrong!!!! They have baht buses in Pattaya. :)

[Shot]

Good luck Bill and Flower. I guess I'll have to drive to Pattaya for my pickles.

[KarenBravo]

Puleeease........not another Phuket vs Pattaya thread.

[Guest]

Puleeease........not another Phuket vs Pattaya thread.

It's actually pretty sad that these locations are now compared to each other.

[Guest]

Good luck Bill,

Please come here again to tell what was the location you found suitable. It's interesting to know where people who leave Phuket end up going to.

[bendywire]

I wish to state that those arguing about the pros and cons of Pattaya or Phuket are both missing the point that both are dumps and each one signifies everything that is wrong in Thailand. I wouldn't be seen dead in either hole again. Sorry to the OP and I wish you well sir in the future but there are better places to chill out and relax in.

[DonaldBattles]

Bill you and I have kinda of followed each other around since the eighties. People figure out how to kill a place. I bought my place in Chiang Rai 8 years ago and was super hillbilly land. Now the dam fools have surrounded me on both sides. Thank god I have a big wall around my 5 rai to keep the dopers and drunks out. People want to destroy a peaceful form of life. I bought a lot of things from Sin and Lee. A small shop but they had what we wanted in Phuket. You know how to make a good burger there is a spot for you in the north.

I wish you peace and happiness where you go.

Don

[Sharp]

Well Bill although I didn't like rock tunes I did enjoy meeting you at Hard Rock a good few years back so best of luck to you and the missis and fully understand your reasons ..take it easy ..

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[JetsetBkk]

Good luck Bill,

Please come here again to tell what was the location you found suitable. It's interesting to know where people who leave Phuket end up going to.

I doubt if they'd tell. I know I won't.

[hansgruber]

I understand your point on comradery.

There really isn't any left wherever you go but good luck to you and your wife.