jacko

My last visit (3 weeks ago), it was OK. Some good looking girls who are quick to try for a drink... but quick to move on too, It was OK, higher end prices. I'm not too keen on climbing those steps with a lot of beer sloshing about inside.

Thanks, I am genuinly interested as I like to try a few places and later move on to the street.... I have gone off the M/C taxis! Do these Soi Bua Khao baht busses take a long time with the traffic? I took one from Soi 7 last night and I would have been faster walking.

So they get a wheel barrow to bring the file over do they? A cold is more trouble, of course that is a virus, dead easy to catch. This 'repackage and up the price' approach to business has been around fore a while. You should try some of the hotel massage girls, they really have price aspirations.

Well when you live there you learn these things..... now I know too. Thank you. When they come to the Second Rd/Pratumnak junction, which way do they go, to get within 30 yards of WS?

These are personal details that obviously depend on my vehicle type. There are trolls and lurkers about on this forum lately and I prefer to keep some privacy. The point of my post is beware Expats, car insurance is going up. People who do not live here are not affected.

I just got my renewal notice, and after an hour in the cardiac unit, started to ponder it. I had to confirm that they had included the 20% no-claims I was due. That factored in, means my premium has gone up 37.5%... an incredulous amount. Not only that, the fire/theft/own damage to my car. sum insured, had been reduced. Well yes the truck is a year older but shouldn't that reduce my premium? And damn it my compulsory (included at a further 967 baht) will seperately cover most of the 3rd part liability, this insurance is cover for own vehicle liability, which is reduced! Nic

Yes agreed, I had a good time in the Oasis GO-GO..... then wanted to go to Walking St. It's a motocycle taxi or confusion..... I wasn't sure which baht busses would turn right at Pattaya Tai. It takes too long to negotiate Soi Diana on foot.

You and your dodgy risk evaluation.......

You are quite correct, I heard that too. But both my insurances become due in December and this change comes into effect, as you said, next year. So I will waste 1500 baht! Or perhaps 1st class insurance premiums will go up when they haven't got the cumpulsory below to them. I know my renewal for the car went up substantially, despite no claims and an older car,, so I am shopping around.

What 'parts' are required for a root canal? I only ever had a tooth ground to a stump and then capped. The crown was the expensive item.

Some chicken 'tender' that! Might want to change your restaurant and your dentist! Was the tooth so badly broken as to warrant a root canal? I have had teeth capped without ever needing a root canal. The old tooth was prepared in one visit and an impression taken, temporary cap fitted. New cap fitted at an appointment a week later. I think that week could have been reduced had I pressed. Total cost about 10,000.

Pattaya second and third rds do not come together. I think if you go towards second Rd on Pattaya Nua (North Rd)...Fairtex is on the right side, before the Dolphin.

Yes it could, but I see wheelchairs get there. Someone so unhealthy might be treated as a special case. I heard of another guy who is , and they allowed someone else to do his 3 month reporting. A doctors report was required. I am sure one of the Expats clubs or visa offices would help get this organised Also someone who is unable to report..... recovering in hospital for example... gets special arrangements. There may even be a special visa for those who are 'medical tourists' but I do not know the details. Immigration can be quite accommodating..

Well yes you do, but when every single topic on my screen is a new one started by you I wonder if variety is being limited... and ponder what happened to that little tiff I was having before I went to bed. Perhaps I should thank you for pushing it off the screen!

Do a bit more research. You can prove income as an alternative to money on bank deposit or combination. The 'retirement visa' obtained in Thailand is an extension of a Non Imm. You just go extend it for another year and need not leave Thailand. You need to report to immigration every 3 months with this retiremnt extension. A (non-converted) Non Imm visa type O, would require the visa runs.

Is this a new thing? I have a UK licence and got both my Thai car and bike licences without the need for an International just over a year ago.. No tests other than the depth perception, reaction and colour blindness.I do have motorcycle on my UK licence.

Yes well Mr Harley does like to start threads off. But this time I am glad he did. I have fishing trips planned for 19th and 20th so this is of interest to me, and I had not heard of it prior.

Boy oh boy, some people are going to be disappointed if they get off the tourist track!

The other 'arrested' thread reminded me of a recent incident. My 'more comprehensive' motorcycle insurance is due, and the reminder arrived by email. It also included a quote for the compulsory, but somewhat lacking, insurance. Well it is advisable that these two are from the same supplier, to avoid claim complications. But I wondered if I would be wasting any insurance time on the compulsory, which I paid for at the vehicle registration place at the same time as I got the 'tax disc'. So I dug it out from under the motorcycle seat, where it had been for 10 months in a little plastic fold

Yes, as was sorting out my incorrect change. But are these 'mistakes' a little more common here? That is the question! Are the mistakes always to the disadvantage of the customer?

Wow what a great list Evil, very comprehensive. Thanks for sharing your efforts.

Well he certainly didn't look it about that time did he? Perhaps the biggest liar and hypocrite in the world. The most foolish looking person in the world. He managed to turn the American presidency into an international laughing stock. Not sure if that particlar gem of his, wag finger in face of millions, would have much standing in law,

This is the time a lot of people are coming home from work in condo land. As stated there was a bad smell.

Well I did pop in. Had a lot of fun. The girls seemed to be in party mode, and the service staff were polite and on the ball. The music level was good too. My tab was taken and the change returned quickly..... Too much change, a lot of unnecessary coinage, which probably produced the wrong effect and made me count it. Yes, someone thought my name was Roland........it was 10 baht short! But the 'mistake' was quickly corrected. Without any dirty looks that one sometimes gets from such incidents.

Considering oil is cheaper than it has been for 20 months I am surprised any airline currently has fuel surcharges.