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Thanks Jacko. I'll give this a miss. Its more messing around than I am interested in and it will be at least 100,000 baht before I get a beer. There is also the issue that many of us don't live in cities and just sorting out the administration could be a bit of a minefield. While I am keen to get back to Thailand it would not be until the borders are open and things are back to near normal. I have accepted that this might be 2022 but what's on offer here (provisionally) has limited value for the average punter. Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk

Thanks for the update. Always a good read. The curry comment reminds me of a travel magazine that I read some years ago in Cambodia. "Many people are kept awake with dogs howling in the night. If they stop howling don't eat curry the following day". Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk

The PBG will always hold a special place for me. It is a reliable place to take any Thai girl to and the pleasure they got from that bloody sontam bar was great to see. Early on I has the odd "date" from there but its bustling food and restaurant side overtook the free lancer idea. I also appreciated the fact that Pete asked for feedback before he opened the place about music, menu and other aspects of the establishment. That so rarely happens but it has stuck with me. The other thing was its ability to keep a stable work force which is a sure sign of good management. Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk

Good start to the day! Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk

Well said. We all should be aware that Covid is a hoax and one day it will simply disappear. Add to this the well known known fact that eating hot and spicy Thai food will kill any virus known to man. This is why few tourists use condoms. I am happy that with world infection rates on the rise the Thai government let in a few million tourists. In this way they will create herd immunity thereby saving the rest of us from worrying. Perhaps they can bottle Thai blood and export it to the rest of us? It's great to see places like the Maldives leading the world in virus management! [emoji16][emoji16][emoji106] Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk

Brilliant write up on those high quality tourist types. Enjoyed every home truth! Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk

I have to disagree on one point. I really cannot see the Thai government wiping their hands of Thai Airways.. There are millions looking for internal flights and perhaps even more wanting to fly into and out of the Kingdom. Its too important to scrap and the infrastructure is there now and massive. Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk

Good reply. I pass the Honey in Soi Honey on a regular basis and I see the same thing on a daily basis. Indian guys coming or going in mini vans. It's all a mystery to me. I did however expect Rasputin to be a step ahead of the Honey so was surprised to read your comments. I would imagine that if this is the case then maybe all the soapies are the same but it just increases the mystery as I have always associated them with the 5 guys for a 1000 baht. One other thing. My TGF and I go into Walking Street and I can guarantee that she will complain about the smell of Indian people even when I can detect nothing. Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk

Thank you very much for this review. I have passed by the door dozens of times but never entered and if I recall correctly there is another similar place in the Soi. Just as an matter of interest, can you rationalise if the waiting Indians were wealthy or was this there once a holiday blow out? We are used to thinking of Indians as poor relations but there seem to inhabit all the soapies.

Thanks for the joke. I may retell it but the guy failing through the ice may be renamed. [emoji4] Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk

He is rude, crude and very funny assuming that you can understand his English. Stand corrected but I thought he was the originator of the alternative Alice words. Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk

I will get Chubby Brown to contact you. She used to live next door to him! [emoji12] Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk

I have to add another few comments onto this topic. Yet again sitting here crying into my coffee, thanks for the posts. I just finished viewing FLB from 2006 - 2011. I realise that many saw this place as a destination and looking at some of the ladies, I can understand why. There have been some exciting ladies over the years. In my case I was more of a night starter person there except when I got dancing to the Philipinos and then I would hang around. Parties were of course mandatory. Back to the video. There are so many faces that leap out but perhaps for me the interesting thing was seeing the rise of Alice. Here was a slightly mousy service girl who eventually did a Hans Christian Andersen from duckling to swan and devoured untold megs of posting on this very site. Also, anyone that doesnt think that the infamous Jaime worked there needs to take a look. I then moved onto a Christmas party a the Cherry Bar in Soi 8. This did really remind me how consistent the patronage has been and for such a long time. There are so many memories and I wont mention any of them as there are just too many. Perhaps looking at some of my old barfines from this bar and realising that they were not waiting for my return to Pattaya dented my ego somewhat! (LOL) Anyway, yet again my sincere thanks to all the contributors to this topic. Its been a blast for me.

Thanks for that bit of good news. I went for a look and eventually put the light out at 2. 30 am. What a blast from the past! Beside the great memories I loved the words of Jinglebell Rock. Keep them coming. Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk

The point is that photo posting is an important part of the site. The other thing I have noticed over time is the there are some very tech savvy people here who possibly have time on their hands at the moment? Forgetting about we who have some system I imagine that it is daunting for someone new to the site. Sent from my CPH1941 using Tapatalk