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In which decade will we ever have a nice promenade devoid of construction?

Rained most of the morning where I am! More late afternoon. Later Edit? Pretty heavy this Tuesday morning too!

Where did you get the impression LK was 'elevated? Buakhao is an old swamp and I suspect isn't far above sea level, but it is in a depression. I was fortunate to leave town before 1pm yesterday and get home..... and watched the torrential rain there. I was on the North edge of the thunderstorms so knew town was getting hit bad. Went out to eat (at an indoor place of course) about 5.30pm, and driving home an hour or so later it had stopped and I was astounded how clear and clean things looked! The air had a good wash! Rumour has it, all the new pipes help things drain quickly so you may well be OK....(rain forecast today, but a dryer spell after that).

Give it a short while and the rainy season should be over. They are getting even more of it there than we are here in Pattaya.

It has been a long time coming.... I have also done that slow train ride....but oh so long ago.

I always figured Bolt prices were a loss leader and would, given time, increase to be closer to Grab levels. Then along came Covid and things were no longer simple. Well here we are and Bolt still offers absolute bargains..... and scrounging by drivers for more has been near non existent... and it has been left to me to where I round up the payment. Only once, a driver was some 5km from the pick up and he messaged for an extra 60 baht to compensate... young lad of course. May Bolt remain in its present form for many years.....a Godsend!

My favourite whipping boy, the Klang pavement, again demonstrates your life and safety is no big deal, as a pedestrian in Pattaya.

Interesting that you get to choose your poison. brand. Moderna is free too?

It has done well to survive so long...... Sukhumvit into town, coming from the North has 2 lots of road works now....with the Railway Line Bypass being closed North of Waterworks Rd, and increasing traffic it can be slow heading into town. At weekends the Motorway is busy.

Don't see Waves too often but there are a couple of places on 3rd Rd... one is here... https://goo.gl/maps/WXPK3x5BKru72N4G9 walk on further down 3rd for a couple more places on the same side. I bought my Mrs a second hand Suzuki Step back in 2006 down there, still going strong at 83,000 km plus.. it gets a lot of use! Avoid anything a boy racer has added gaudily coloured bits onto!

I second Pool Hustler,,, rented to my neighbour recently for months on end. Sure he has a special long term rate.

They apparently have two teams, one is unskilled, rip it up and dig holes labourers, the other slightly more skilled at laying tiles. One team is bigger than the other.....the latter I think non-existent.

Pattaya Klang? Not usually a place for bars. I took a stroll down a good section of Klang yesterday and did not notice it.... a pic might be a good idea.

Pattaya Klang pavement has been a construction saga and frankly a ruddy great mess for a long time. But they got the Cambodian ladies out there now so maybe progress will be rapid... or maybe not. That doesn't look so bad.... Ah, a little bit more to do. Still could twist an ankle here. Or break a neck.

The new place in town, looking more as per it's name. The soi 15/2nd Rd work is still ongoing... but it has not moved towards Buakhao (yet-Hideaway must be dreading that), but work seems to be mostly filling in and tidying up on the other side down from The Centara. Still little bit to do... bury the odd motorcycle maybe. And the beach, on a humid and sticky day....

I would expect they have well given up that Bistro nonsense now. They used to have special 100 baht bottles before 9.00 I think it was, good starter place.

Hmm not a good sign. Online sales was supposed to reduce these sellers who actually gouge people on prices... although middlemen might be the problem. Was at a Pa Boons restaurant the other day and was pestered 3 times by hawkers, 2 lottery and one jasmine garlands. The old Seinfeld line came to me... 'I will buy some later when I come round to your place, what time do YOU eat?'

The sofas in Baccara look pretty good compared to the parrot perches that seem to be the norm there. I still have not even visited Treetown..... Thx for the pics.

I have always felt road markings were a waste of paint here.

I'll put that in the general requirement of 'Driving like I twat' shall I?

Yes I took a pic and posted it yesterday....but you got the angle better.....that is HV up there. Tempted to go give that supporting girder a kick?

I noticed people were parking in the yellow boxes on 2nd Rd too, also on the pedestrian crossings. 'Parking like a dickhead' is a special section required during the Thai driving licence test. Any thoughts as to what a few others might be?

You must be on the wrong street... plenty of opportunity to break a limb or neck this morning! Not much business for the 'girls' at the MPs opposite the 7-11. Would you walk through, or lean on the support. Thai construction at it's best.