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  1. jacko

    World Cup

    Did you throw something at it prior in your inimitable style.
  2. A cloudier cooler spell, but no real rain..Spoke too soon, here it is!

  3. jacko

    World Cup

    Another sporting disappointment......... Froome I mean.....
  4. A cloudier cooler spell, but no real rain.

  5. Seems odd that you have to sign this document which outlines the punishments for not doing what you are at immigration to do! I don't know why you need to even sign a document anyhow, unless it is seen as not a regulation or law, but a contract/agreement you enter into based on getting your extension of stay.
  6. Now we all know it wasn't soap that caused you to slip in the shower, but let us keep that quiet!
  7. I thought that was Seaside 1 and Seaside 2 was on Soi Chayaphum a few doors down from Crazy Daves. It always had bland but filling British comfort food but I also stopped going some years back. Service then had got a bit dopey. They seemed to prefer to leave the AC off and the door open. Don't like dogs wandering around in a restaurant. I think I had 2 bad meals consecutively......I would not have risked lamb. I was quite a fan of braised steak and chips. It is more comfortable to eat pub grub (which is often poor too) in aircon for me.
  8. Yes an obvious alternative...... duh for me! Not that much difference in time to Swampy airport than it is to UTP!
  9. To be honest I agree about the driving here, no fun at all and why I am mostly on the bike. It may be pleasant to be sat in AC but it takes forever to get any-place and is a constant frustration. It only gets easier as you get further from town, although near 'my place' isn't so good. The surface of HWY 36 has been churned up so badly in places it is like you are on a Big Dipper ride above 100 kph and you are thrown all over the place. I might bang my head like you do often. HWY 36 has a bad reputation and rightly so, The trips over the hills to Issarn aren't bad once you get well down 331 and
  10. She didn't, but was unable to express her displeasure after!
  11. Great news, thank for the feedback. Perhaps just this particular location (in BKK), or the guy has some other issues! I believe it is a new passport too.
  12. Anybody out there recently renewed their Retirement Extension, or obtained it for the first time. Was it a normal processing time? I am asking wrt Chonburi (Pattaya/Jomtiem), but other areas are of interest too. It is normally a one day process, get in there early morning with your documents and money, and you can pick up the completed renewal the same afternoon. The reason I ask is that I have heard of a case of renewal in the Bangkok area, that so far has taken 10 days...... the cause being cited that they are applying the rules strictly, and as such the person's Embassy is require
  13. jacko

    World Cup

    Well Germany and Brazil through, but with Neymar out for the rest of the World Cup, you must fancy Germany now!
  14. Cleats are bits that go onto boots......like studs or lumps in the tread.
  15. Gonzo never goes faster than 20 kph........and slows down in the wet. My truck uses the same tyres and I just replaced 2 at 85,000km.... plenty of weight on the old ones at the front!
  16. jacko

    World Cup

    Dear me, you would make a Chelski fan convulse to even consider removing the special one! They waited so long to get him back! He will make that side shine again, no doubt about it, if he can live with the Russian!
  17. Haha, and I bet the Toyota guy would have 'disposed' of the old tyres for you too!
  18. A one-way trip UTP-USM on July 10th is coming up at 4500 baht. Plus you will need a cheap place for the night.
  19. Well good, it is crap these days, particularly during the busy times/high season. This time of year though they are beeping at you on the baht buses when some months back they would knock you down if you didn't jump. And I saw one of them Pattaya buses moving down Klang on Monday, haven't seen one out and about for a while, last time was a herd of them with for sale signs on them at the dealers just North of Threpasit on Suk.
  20. Actually Gonzo I think you are wasting money unless you see some real damage/ problem with the tyres. Money that could have been spent on a full service carrier with better connections maybe?
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