Pictures from around Pattaya

[forcebwithu 4,853]

On 5/14/2023 at 1:17 PM, jacko said:

Today is a no alcohol until 6pm day, due to elections. So a good day to get a small job done on a bar. But is it a quick modification, a full upgrade, or a repurpose at King's Club?

I was at King's Club for the b'day party last night. Great time as usual. Asked about the work being done and was told it will be a new privacy alcove like the one to the right as you enter the club.

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Privacy alcove is pushing it a bit far 😊

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Almost ready to start on the 2nd floor of the new building next to Jo Massage on Soi Honey.

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They're putting in beach showers across from Soi 5.

Didn't know they had beach games going on this weekend. They picked one of the hottest weekends of the year to host the games. I pity the competitors.

The beach footpath destruction extends to Hard Rock.

Edited May 21, 2023 by forcebwithu

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Speedboats as far as the eye can see. Never realized just how many there are.

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Pictures from around Town

Phra Tamnak 5

 

Camel Toe – a good place if you are looking for fun early in the afternoon

 

Soi Boomerang

 

Soi 7 where Silver Star 2 A-GoGo use to be

 

Soi Bong Koch 8

 

Every picture tells a story – but not always the truth 😁

[forcebwithu 4,853]

Across from Nirun work is slowly progressing on what looks to be some type of market.

[jacko 8,814]

Gave my ankle a twist today on the famous pavements...put me in a bad mood. This place doesn't deserve tourists. It's mostly decrepit. 

They may have liberalized the access to weed with all the shops and cafes.. but the shops themselves are not so liberal. More rules than a primary schoolyard. 

 

Edited May 28, 2023 by jacko

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On 5/25/2023 at 11:54 AM, forcebwithu said:

Across from Nirun work is slowly progressing on what looks to be some type of market.

Where's the tumble weed?

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A couple of pics from Central's sun deck.

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Don't know how long they've been in place, but first time I noticed the rubbish bins on the north end of the beach footpath.

Hope there are no breaks in the electric wire insulation. If they get any lower someone is going to get clotheslined if not paying attention while walking.

Wonder if they'll finish the new showers before the next cycle of ripping up the footpath begins.

Surprised they're using the blue pvc pipe instead of the much more durable black pipe you see used in high stress environments.

[jacko 8,814]

16 hours ago, forcebwithu said:

Surprised they're using the blue pvc pipe instead of the much more durable black pipe you see used in high stress environments.

They will be ripping it up in the near future so better to use the cheap stuff. 

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Soi Honey, work started on 3rd floor.

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Khao Mai Kaeo

Wisdom Valley in the distance.

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Tree Town v2 signs going up.

Construction area for the new signs.

Edited June 9, 2023 by forcebwithu

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It never ceases to amaze me what I stumble across in this city. Met some friends at a Thai restaurant round near the Land office tucked up on the small Soi’s. The restaurant is full of all sorts of stuff pretty amazing god knows where they got it all from. The food wasn’t bad either but a bit slow because it’s busy.

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It's true, Pattaya is Finally Removing Unsightly Electrical Wires off Walking Street.

They missed a few wires though.

The squirrel roasters will soon be a thing of the past.

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The street art is looking pretty scruffy.

Where there once was one illegal bridge, there are now two. Amazing Thailand.

[jacko 8,814]

9 minutes ago, forcebwithu said:

The squirrel roasters will soon be a thing of the past.

Is the plan to move any transformers? They cant' go underground! All that has been relocated is utility voltage ie 220vAC..... and as I said elsewhere, they weren't the main component of the tangles, that was coms cables, TV, Internet, old telephone. Have they buried the HV side or are they still up there at the top, looks like they are?

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55 minutes ago, jacko said:

Is the plan to move any transformers? They cant' go underground! All that has been relocated is utility voltage ie 220vAC..... and as I said elsewhere, they weren't the main component of the tangles, that was coms cables, TV, Internet, old telephone. Have they buried the HV side or are they still up there at the top, looks like they are?

The high voltage electric was buried. The news article mentioned the electric poles will be removed next month.

Zooming in on one of the pics you can see the overhead HV lines are no longer active as the breakers are pulled and the feeds to where a transformer once sat are cut.

The beige colored boxes are new, so I expect they'll still be there after the transformer above is removed.

 

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On 5/28/2023 at 7:01 AM, jacko said:

Gave my ankle a twist today on the famous pavements...put me in a bad mood. This place doesn't deserve tourists. It's mostly decrepit. 

They may have liberalized the access to weed with all the shops and cafes.. but the shops themselves are not so liberal. More rules than a primary schoolyard. 

 

So has the dreaded weed  been at last removed from the naughty list in Pattaya ?.

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12 hours ago, sinbinjack said:

So has the dreaded weed  been at last removed from the naughty list in Pattaya ?.

Well yes, I believe so. And we have a lot of cannabis cafes all over town. I believe a lot of rules still about selling it are still in force. Not something I use so can't really be informative.... like many things here, the situation is 'confused'.

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14 hours ago, sinbinjack said:

So has the dreaded weed  been at last removed from the naughty list in Pattaya ?.

I am currently back in the USA.  I spent Jan-March in Pattaya and at that time buying weed was the same as buying a bottle of beer in the stores.  No issues.  BUT in theory and it seems practice it isn't legal to smoke it in a bar or public.  I never saw people smoking it in public.

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2nd Rd end of Soi 15 is passable only for those on two wheels or two feet.

Hope this excavator operator is better than the last and stays clear of the utility lines.

Building construction next to the Amethyst Hotel.