PostmanPat

According to the Bangkok Post on Saturday it will, literally only be shown on Thai terrestrial channels, and not on the Truevision version of these same channels. Apparently, they will block the signal going from the Thai channels to True, and you will only be able to watch it by tuning your TV to the terrestrial channels and using an old fashioned antenna/ aerial!!

The reason given is that neighbouring countries can pirate Trues signal (presumably Burma/ Laos/ Cambodia) and UEFA have sold the rights to Thailand ONLY and are adamant that coverage cannot be broadcast in situations where a non paying country could get it for free!!

Most of the games after the first round of matches kick off at 7.45pm UK time, ie 01.45am here. If this nonsense comes to pass, I will sleep the night, not look at the result in the morning and hope to be able to download the games and watch as though live.

OK, heres whats happened, then a question?

They have introduced slots daily on the hour and the half hour, thus doubling the amount of online booking availability.

HOWEVER the site now only allows you to book a slot 100 days before your visa is due. Hence the question. Many of us including me already have a booking in place for next years visa, in my case early april. Does anyone know if those appointments will be honoured or are we back to ground zero and have to make a new booking within 100 days of visa date?

Anyone have an answer to this? If they will honour existing booked dates such as in my case, I dont want to mess up the system by having, in effect, two bookings if the original one is still valid?

Any chance of introducing frozen white fish (cod or whatever) in batter or breadcrumbs, Rob (as in fish & chips type fish). Think it would be very popular, as we miss our British style fish & chips to cook at home!

Tops has imported Waitrose fillets but theyre about 800 baht for four small pieces, way beyond most peoples price range!!

Absolutely no doubt where you should go. Warren Simpson, well known Guitar player, originally from Liverpool, good guitarist and all around good guy, His number is xxxxxxx.

As if to prove my point precisely, if you look at the photos of UN Irish Paddys day event which Steve (the resident Citylife photographer) posts on the Citylife website (open the site, at the top click "events" and various batches of photos appear) there was one group of the aforementioned Plastic Paddys wearing....wait for this.....Green Togas, Roman style!!

If you turned up at any of the "proper" Paddys Day events ( Birmingham, Dublin, New York for example) wearing a toga of any colour you d be run out of town and/ or committed very quickly to the nearest looney bin!!!

Never mind, its over now!!!