phutoie2

phutoie2, on Yesterday, 08:33 , said:

6-7 month waiting list for new City.

Apparently it's because of the floods last year, plus the demand because of the Government tax back for first time buyers scheme.

Darrel, on 2012-05-06 10:08:47, said:

Phutoie2 must have read and re-read that article several times in order to identify and extract the two lines at the end that are GBP positive whereas the remaining 99% of it are extremely bearish.   I reckon P2 must be the worlds leading optomist.

bendix, on 2012-04-29 06:53:56, said:

Much like your online name is a phonetical reference to what you like to do on a Saturday night down Patpong?

PS (Sorry). Just thought of something - in Chonburi province there is a Navy base in Sattahip (Ban Sare, 30km south of Pattaya). You can drive on base with a pass. You may have to give up your dr lic and pp and so's id card. OK, so you drive on in and head down to the beach. They have bungalows there I recall and it is SUPER quiet. Mostly daytrippers, boats and songtaew from Pattaya. I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU CAN CAMP but worth asking. Its a decent enough beach and day trippers leave early.

The food at the Navy base is stellar and reasonable as well. There is a restaurant also on the beach, but that is not the one I am referring to prior. One is an outdoor restaurant, the other a large food shack.

If you cannot get a tent site or a bungalow, you can get a cheap ac room in Ban Sare and just hang out under the trees eating and drinking all day on the water with a nice view of Pattaya Skyline. It is not Pattaya (!) and while BS does have a Red Zone, it is fine for couples and families.

Gweiloman, on 2012-04-10 22:58:54, said:

Do you have any idea where the resources/componants for a Prius come from? What country - labour regulations, enviromental impact? I am not a green  - far from it, the publicised 'Earth Hour' is a joke, here in Phuket the street lighting is adequate but pathetic - controlled by photocells, they are inefficient, blaze away when it is light enough to see perfectly well. Do you have any figures, any informd opinion - anything? Just retoric? Do you have any informating for us, insight, constructive  ideas, labour saving hints, humourous story? Wit, sarcasim, surrealism - anything but secondhand information - something from your own experience, something original? With respect we have seen it 'heard' it, done it - what we all want to know is what you are able to contribute - nobody believes a Toyoto Prius is the way forward when hydrogen is the clear answer. Take good care, and have a good night.

bendix, on 2012-04-13 11:07:29, said:

Well Bendix occasionally someone will have knowledge of a cheap deal or offer. Possibly on one of the hundreds of sites you mention. Thereby saving me a lot of time searching.

Thanks for your fine contribution.

Edit: Just for your information...I asked a similar question last year and was able to ditch a flight I had been looking at for £550 and picked one up for £405 thanks to advice I received from a helpful member here.

I was under the impression that the sharing of such info was the reason for this forum's existence.

It will never happen for any of a hundred reasons.

The dwarf Eccelstone and his daughters control the licence fees and everything else about F1 , not corrupt Thai politicans. No graft money  so no race.

Thais couldnt organise a booze up in a brewery.
F1 cars would be banned unless teams paid massive import duties ..say......600 % on CIF( refunded on leaving country)  LOL
The sons of wealthy and influential politicans would demand a test drive or else some F1 officals may accidently fall off their hotel balcony.
Concern about F1 drivers being found dead in super luxury hotel rooms with twine hung from door knob. cctv not operating due to electrical outage.
Thailand's organisational ,know how, and security abilities are in line with Cambodia ,Laos and Burma ,  not Japan ,Korea or Australia where they actually hold races.
Thai's arent interested in F1.....no Thai drivers.
Thai's cant lay a decent footpath, so how can they lay a decent F1 track that wont melt or buckle in the heat ?

list goes on and on  TIT

(I came across this interesting article today...)

Helmets now optional for all tourists in Thailand.

In a bid to boost tourism, Tourism Authority of Thailand  (TAT) have launched a campaign to make all foreign tourists aware that they are not required to wear helmets while riding motorcycles in Thailand.

Spokesman forTAT, Somchai Rangkanpang, said “We have known for many years that tourists visiting Thailand do not like to wear helmets.  Tourists are good for Thailand and we must keep them happy.  There will be an administrative tax of 500 Baht per tourist to implement this new program”.  

Asked who would pay for medical expenses in the event of an accident Somchai responded: “If the tourist have an accident on their bike it will be their fault.  Many foreigners cannot ride the bike like the Thai person.  The Thai government  will offer optional compulsory insurance to all tourist for accidents.  This will cover up to 20,000 baht expenses for the owners of any rented bike.  In case of death, where the family cannot collect the body for several weeks, we will waive any overstay fines the dead person incurred whilst waiting at the morgue”

Expanding on his thoughts Somchai  stated that he expects the motorcycle road toll will decrease as a result of the TAT initiative. “Now foreign tourists will be happy when they ride their bikes and will not want to have accidents so much anymore”.

Spokesman for the Thai police Force, Suchaiwu Bigabikethanu, said the Police would regret the lost revenue from issuing helmets fines, but would issue a bulletin immediately instructing all officers to fine any foreign tourist found to be wearing a helmet.

“We will do what we can to help the tourist,” Suchaiwu Bigabikethanu told our reporter.

For more info on Thailand see the following link

(no links to non-news commercial websites, please - IJWT)

Bakseedaa, on 2012-03-16 12:07:24, said:

In case YOU havn't noticed.........we are not IN farang land

givenall, on 2012-03-16 08:11:11, said:

You want more then half of the Thai population to go away to Lao and not come back? If you don't like Thai people why are you even here?

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transam, on 2012-02-25 21:36:57, said:

come on T/A, give mazda and ford a chance, they have been providing crap pickups for past 20 years, finally they present something better than hilux

Actually security will be tightened up ,just after they have sorted out the jet ski problem.

Ah..... The "Average Foreigner" and the "Average Thai"

Where would Thaivisa bun-fights be without them?!