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Rig Pig

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  1. Rig Pig

    Plumber

    Good morning. Can anyone recommend a professional, reliable plumber to do some work at my home which is in the proximity of Old Town Phuket? Not major issues, leaking faucets, drain replacement, etc. I've gotten too old for crawling around under the counter tops. Don't have the patience to <deleted> with it anymore! Any good recommendations would be appreciated! Cheers - Ron
  2. Yeah, right. It takes two six packs to do the weeding!!
  3. Thanks, but that was done during the original installation and now the plants and weeds are growing thru it. So I'm looking for some sort of solution short of replacing the entire garden! Cheers, Ron
  4. Good morning. Does anyone have any recommendation on what I can spray onto my rock garden to inhibit plant and weed growth? I'm getting tired of weeding it every couple of months!! Thanks for any suggestions. Cheers, Ron
  5. Good morning. Am looking for a "Mom and Pop" Sheet Metal Shop in Phuket. I need a piece of flashing fabricated to fit where my walkway roof butts up to the facia board on my carport. Preferably somewhere in Old Town Phuket close to my house. Thanks for any recommendations! Cheers, Ron
  6. Well said. These fools deserve what they get. Me, after 20 years, I'm looking for the next location.
  7. The police asking the taxi drivers to be polite?!? Somehow reminds me of an old saying, "the pot calling the kettle black".
  8. Chinese Tourists?!? How is this considered a crackdown on crime wave against chinese tourists? I don't understand or maybe the headline is wrong. Which chinese tourists are being arrested in this "crime wave"?
  9. Bahrain, seriously, who comes up with this s__t? Now, I admit, it's been a few years since I was there but even then it was less than something I would wish on anyone. The UAE, worked in Dubai for three years, Yes, it had it's ammenities, but the fact that it's a Muslim kingdom is hard to get past. You either do as the sheik says or your gone and God help the working people from Pakistan and India living in cardboard boxes and working non-stop for six months to one year. Singapore, worked and lived there for many years between 1973 and 2006. Great place to work but to consider living there in retirement is a bit of a stretch. Yes, it has good food, bars and shopping but at the end of the day it's an expensive urban jungle! Not three places at the top of my list!
  10. Rig Pig

    Water Pressure?

    MJCM - I have exactly what you describe. But my pressure in the house is ok. Just my hose outlets which are causing beer consumption problems. I suspect that it's a community issue but can find no other complainers! Cheers.
  11. Rig Pig

    Water Pressure?

    Good morning, I live in the T. Talatnuea Muang district of old town Phuket. Close to Sakdidej Road. Am experiencing water pressure issues from the outlets for my garden hose. Due to the low pressure, when I am watering my garden, what is usually a three beer activity has now become a five or six beer issue!?! Is anyone else in the same neighborhood experiencing a similar problem? Thanks for your feedback!
  12. Do local Thai's committing the same "crimes" get similar treatment?
  13. Beechbum - Thank you very much! That's perfect, not too far from my house.
  14. Does anyone know of a shop in Phuket where they will cut wood for you to the size required? I need two pieces of plywood about 1m long x 1/2m wide. I tried Global House and HomePro, no luck. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks.
  15. Clueless fools. China is, at this moment, experiencing more than 5,000 covid deaths per day. The bad thing is, due to zero COVID and China's relatively ineffective COVID vaccine, for most Chinese, their immune system has not been primed. China's pandemic response model has become a laughingstock (https://theweek.com/china/1019948/china-is-suffering-an-estimated-5000-unofficial-deaths-a-day-in-brutal-covid-19-surge). Welcome to Thailand!!
  16. Rig Pig

    A/C Repairman

    Good afternoon! Any recommendations on an A/C Repairman that services units in Old Town Phuket? I'm having recurring issues with the unit in our master bedroom and the "gentleman" who I am currently using has tried to fix it 4 or 5 times. Each time it's ok for a couple of weeks and then suddenly starts pissing water to no end. Please help me find someone qualified to sort this out! Thanks for your help.
  17. Rig Pig

    Corona Boosters

    Thanks, would agree that's probably the case.
  18. Rig Pig

    Corona Boosters

    Thank you very much!
  19. Rig Pig

    Corona Boosters

    Is it still possible to get a corona booster shot for free in Phuket? If so, where? The new Bivalent Corona Booster would obviously be the first choice but that's probably asking for too much! Thanks if anyone has some info!
  20. I was thinking about this and find it a bit odd that there doesn't seem to be any distinction between a "license to own" and a "license to carry". It may just be the Thai to English translation but if that's the case it's pretty scary given the number of guns!!
  21. I am truly amazed at the number of guns, both legal and illegal, available here in Thailand! That said, it makes me curious about the Carry Laws here. If a gun is legal can you carry it on your person, in your car or on your motor bike? Who issues the Carry Permits, how difficult are they to obtain? It certainly stains the image of Thailand as a safe and welcoming destination!
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