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Anyone know of a place in town, preferably Jomtien, where I can get garden shears sharpened?

I'm trying to find a clear spray-on lacquer suitable for protecting brass. Anyone ever come across that in Pattaya, and if so where?

Can anyone suggest a good place to find farang sized hiking boots for sale in Pattaya, without paying air-conditioned shopping mall prices?

I've just come back from a trip to Bangkok to bring food and water to the flooded areas. We were in an area about 10 miles north of Don Muaeng Airport and I was surprised to find that most people were still in their houses - the water there is about one metre deep. But I was astonished when people started telling us that we were the first outsiders they had seen bringing supplies since the water came. There were people coming from every direction - some wading, some in small boats - as we handed out the supplies. We travelled by boat and there were people lowering buckets on ropes as we passed by. I was absolutely gutted when the last of the food and water was gone and there were still more people arriving.
  So we are planning to go back as soon as we can get another load together. This is not an appeal for money. I never give money to relief charities because I wonder how it gets used. We need bottled water, rice, eggs and pork. Keep it simple. If your Phu Ying can cook then we could use help in preparing and packing the food. If you have road transport then come with us on the next run and hand the food directly to the people who will be eating it as we did today.
  If you can help, PM me and I'll tell you where.

Anyone know where to find a shoemaker in Pattaya? An alternative would be someone handmaking leather goods.
I'm not actually after shoes. What I'm looking for is someone who can do high quality hand stitching of leather.