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  1. On 3/4/2024 at 9:34 PM, tallguy said:

    Remember the yellow shirts shutting down Suvarnabhumi airport in 2008.

    I landed on an Emirates flight the day the protest had kicked off..... Had no problems getting down to Pattaya and the it wasn't until going to Cherry Bar and Adam asking me when I got there did I find out about the airport had been closed by the protestors!!!  I believe the Emirates flight was one of the last ones to land. Was on a 4 week long trip and the protest was over before I flew home, but met a few who were stuck in Thailand and having difficulty getting a flight home.

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  2. 6 hours ago, Samsonite said:

    Looks like the engines on the 737 are in the reverse thrust position, which is used to slow the plane once it is on the runway. Of course, the engines are not really there.

    It's not reverse thrusters.... it's just the way the engine casings have been painted....

  3. I posted previously about always booking direct with the airline, but for my upcoming trip in November Bangkok Airways prices were ridiculous for the flight we use flying up to Sukhothai and only showing the top price tickets available, the price quoted was more than double what we normally pay!!!, Searched on Skyscanner and ended up booking through booking.com as the fare they quoted was half the price than booking via Bangkok airways...... Within minutes booking was confirmed and was able to access the booking via the Bangkok airways website....

     

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  4. On 7/20/2023 at 1:14 PM, TheFiend said:

    After years of mediocrity I was pondering about giving it a miss, despite achieving my highest ever score last season.... Stupidly I've gone ahead and entered a team. No doubt It'll prove to be yet another waste of time!!!!

    First weekend of games and yet another shit start to the season for me!!! Why do I bother???

  5. I've been booking direct with Qatar for about the last 4 years, and had no problem getting a full refund when COVID hit, also they extended the validity of my Q Points and Air-miles too because of Covid...... and thanks to the number of trips I've made since Thailand re-opened I hit Gold status on my last trip!!!

    Just booked again direct with Qatar, using cash+air-miles to get discount on the fares.

     

  6. After years of mediocrity I was pondering about giving it a miss, despite achieving my highest ever score last season.... Stupidly I've gone ahead and entered a team. No doubt It'll prove to be yet another waste of time!!!!

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  7. 19 hours ago, jacko said:

    Comparing to UK and Oz Thailand comes out pretty good!  Coincidentally someone told me how much their Sky costs them in UK, TV and internet I believe... like wow!

    My local telephone exchange is actually on the same street as where I live in the UK but fibre is still not available for me, but still get decent speeds on the old style broadband..... Was with TalkTalk but after they put up my monthly charge to £40 I decided to look elsewhere and sorted a deal for £18 per month on a 12 month contract...

  8. On 11/14/2022 at 8:52 AM, awesum4 said:

    I watched the final of the Women's Rugby World cup between the Black Ferns (NZ)  and the White Roses (England).  

    Probably the best game of rugby I've ever seen. Drama from beginning to end. A lot less messing around than in the men's games and two teams who were just overjoyed to be there playing.

    I won't tell you the final score as you may be able to find the game on YouTube or somewhere else. 

    I watched that game too, yes it was dramatic but I wouldn't describe it as the best game of rugby I've seen. The Black Ferns deserved that victory!!!

    Really looking forward to watching all 3 Rugby League World cup Finals this weekend. England V France in the wheelchair final is going to be a cracker!!!

    Can Samoa pull off a shock in the Mens? Doubtful but I'll be cheering them on!!!

  9. 22 hours ago, yselmike said:

    Airports are restricting flight as well,or are being forced to.At Schiphol they could not recruit enough staff for security so flights were being cancelled some at the last minute.They don't expect any improvement for the next twelve months.Though they have been forced to up the hourly rate for security staff.One of the reasons I booked for November and not the peak season off just after the new year.

    At Manchester in June there was massive queues for security but when I flew out 2 weeks ago there was very little queuing. Still took nearly an hour to clear security as one of my bags got flagged for a closer inspection but thanks to a group of 21 Pakistanis who all had not taken liquids out of their hand baggage it took forever forever for my bag to be checked. Why was mine pulled? A couple of camera lenses!!!

    I'm starting to hate going through security at Manchester because they are so pedantic. Never have a problem at subsequent checks on my trip.

    Prior to going through security was talking with one of the airport staff and he was saying they've now recruited enough staff that the days of the huge queues are in the past.

  10. 8 hours ago, firth1974 said:

    Remember driving on the expressway a few times as this station was been built. Its one huge and big ass place if I remember correctly! I never thought that there would be enough business for a such a huge station, but lets wait and see.

    Are there any other shops or businesses inside the station?

    The plan is for the huge new station to be the hub for the planned high speed network. The idea of basing at Bang Sue rather than Hua Lamphong is to reduce the traffic disruption the railways cause in Bangkok with the existing network..

     

     

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  11. 59 minutes ago, jacko said:

    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?

    "Parking like a dickhead" is not just a Thai thing.... I see examples of it every day in the UK.

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