Popular Post kevvy Posted August 13, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 13, 2013 Just thought as this site will be my new home i wanted to say "good morning" and hope everyone has a great day . i love the good feeling here . 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-6d4yZYjFw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 one of my favourite movie series , cant wait till the next installment , good morning harrry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrmidnyt Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Good Morning kevvy, welcome home. I'm looking forward to your input. Enjoy yourself and have a great day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) Good Morning kevvy, welcome home. I'm looking forward to your input. Enjoy yourself and have a great day. hard to input as i dont live there year, but enjoy the people on this site. was some sad last night as I hit a dog , i know it is only a dog some people might say , but to me it was a life .. feel better today ... thanks and good morning Edited August 13, 2013 by kevvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Good Morning kevvy, welcome home. I'm looking forward to your input. Enjoy yourself and have a great day. had to input as i dont live there year, but enjoy the people on this site. was some sad last night as I hit a dog , i know it is only a dog some people might say , but to me it was alife .. feel better today ... thanks and good morning I hope it died quickly. Even the worst soi dog will have someone on the street that loves it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 (edited) Good Morning kevvy, welcome home. I'm looking forward to your input. Enjoy yourself and have a great day. had to input as i dont live there year, but enjoy the people on this site. was some sad last night as I hit a dog , i know it is only a dog some people might say , but to me it was alife .. feel better today ... thanks and good morning I hope it died quickly. Even the worst soi dog will have someone on the street that loves it. yes , this was in the country 50 minutes from my house , didn't see him run straight into me .. had to stop for a while to get my thoughts. . will be up north in december , been there before but this time i will looking for land to buy Edited August 13, 2013 by kevvy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bpuumike Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Hi kevvy and welcome. Do learn to feel your way around Thailand carefully. It's all here to live as you wish and enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 I had a coffee with another member last week and we discussed driving in Thailand, you need to keep your eyes as far up the road as possible and prepare for any given situation. That car on the side road WILL pull out in front of me. Those dogs WILL cross the road at the last minute. That Motocy WILL stop dead in front of me to talk to someone on the side of the road. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post harrry Posted August 14, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted August 14, 2013 (edited) I had a coffee with another member last week and we discussed driving in Thailand, you need to keep your eyes as far up the road as possible and prepare for any given situation. That car on the side road WILL pull out in front of me. Those dogs WILL cross the road at the last minute. That Motocy WILL stop dead in front of me to talk to someone on the side of the road. We all know we need a WILL but I thought living here meant won't... won't eat that extra dish of mangoes and sticky rice. won't drive after too many drinks won't get upset that cars are double parked won't ever want to go back to that ratrace outside Thailand. Edited August 14, 2013 by harrry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Ah Harrry, but to me the glass is always half full. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Hi kevvy and welcome. Do learn to feel your way around Thailand carefully. It's all here to live as you wish and enjoy. i do enjoy Thailand very much , but the rat race down here is really quite hard to get use to.. been down here for quite a while now and just want to tetire and have a look at the best part pf this country north!!!!! thanks for the wishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted August 14, 2013 Author Share Posted August 14, 2013 Ah Harrry, but to me the glass is always half full. sceu surely sometime it might be half empty , after you had the first drink ........ i get my coat now ....have a great day .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Ah Harrry, but to me the glass is always half full. sceu surely sometime it might be half empty , after you had the first drink ........ i get my coat now ....have a great day .... Chang girls never let a glass get half empty. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Yesterday we were taking advantage of a break in the weather. Had a wonderful little day-trip and came home late to find the internet down, so I missed this topic entirely, yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 You need a neighbour like mine, he is on the phone screaming at them just about every day. The techs are always out here fixing up the internet, they have no time for down your way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 You need a neighbour like mine, he is on the phone screaming at them just about every day. The techs are always out here fixing up the internet, they have no time for down your way... I gave the TOT hotline a call this morning. Told the girl my modem only had two dots showing since last night and she got it going again while I was still on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Matthew 7:7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Matthew 7:7 Life is only as difficult as you make it: VF 7:11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Matthew 7:7 Life is only as difficult as you make it: VF 7:11 And paying your TOT bill helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: Matthew 7:7 Life is only as difficult as you make it: VF 7:11 And paying your TOT bill helps I am pretty sure, not paying, would come under the heading of making it difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aftrmidnyt Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Hey kevvy, so sorry to hear about the poor dog. At least you are OK and there wasn't another driver involved also to make a sad situation more dangerous. There are always dogs and drivers here that make it very necessary to be at constant attention. The only ones that show any fear and respect on the roads are "most" pedestrians. I remember the first time I was going to use a cross walk here in LOS, thinking that pedestrians had some sort of right of way. My buddy laughed and pulled me back. He then explained that cross walks don't have the same meaning here....they have virtually NO meaning. Note to self! Crossing the road here is "adventure tourism", and it's FREE! Now I look both ways......before, during and after crossing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pomchop Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Hey kevvy, so sorry to hear about the poor dog. At least you are OK and there wasn't another driver involved also to make a sad situation more dangerous. There are always dogs and drivers here that make it very necessary to be at constant attention. The only ones that show any fear and respect on the roads are "most" pedestrians. I remember the first time I was going to use a cross walk here in LOS, thinking that pedestrians had some sort of right of way. My buddy laughed and pulled me back. He then explained that cross walks don't have the same meaning here....they have virtually NO meaning. Note to self! Crossing the road here is "adventure tourism", and it's FREE! Now I look both ways......before, during and after crossing. Living in Bangkok taught me never ever ever to even think about crossing a street or a sidewalk without stopping to look back and forth several times....a habit that I have carried back for USA visits....I don't trust ANY driver anywhere to actually stop or yield or not be doing something like texting what they had for lunch rather than watching the road. I saw several tourists get hit by buses, trucks, motorbikes in Bangkok over the years and the vehicle always "won". Never ceased to amaze me how many farangs in BKK would jay walk across sukhumvit ....tough enough to cross in a crosswalk with red lights on your side.....CR jaywalking a zillion times calmer but still always always a good idea to assume that somebody might appear from nowhere at a high speed....life is way too short to get killed trying to save 30 seconds crossing a road. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 During my days in Bangkok, I had the responsibility of taking care of visiting farangs from time to time. I would walk across the street, look back and they would still be on the other side waiting for cars to stop. I would walk back through the traffic, explain the facts of Bangkok traffic, and tell them to stay close. Moments later we were all safely on the other side and no one had to stop. Everyone moved in a synchronized dance. Years later crossing the street in Hawaii, I found it strangely annoying when people would stop, as all I wanted was for them to hurry up and get out of my way. Guess it depends what you are accustomed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrry Posted August 14, 2013 Share Posted August 14, 2013 Used to go back from Bangkok in the Old days and dash across the sydney streets as if they were empty. A week or so later I always realised the traffic was normal and dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villagefarang Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 So...What are we going to chat about today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 Hey kevvy, so sorry to hear about the poor dog. At least you are OK and there wasn't another driver involved also to make a sad situation more dangerous. There are always dogs and drivers here that make it very necessary to be at constant attention. The only ones that show any fear and respect on the roads are "most" pedestrians. I remember the first time I was going to use a cross walk here in LOS, thinking that pedestrians had some sort of right of way. My buddy laughed and pulled me back. He then explained that cross walks don't have the same meaning here....they have virtually NO meaning. Note to self! Crossing the road here is "adventure tourism", and it's FREE! Now I look both ways......before, during and after crossing. i remember when i first got here , and one car flashed his lights at me , so being from Aus i started to pull out !!! soon learn what it means in Thailand .. "watch out I am coming through. yes, i was sorry for the dog as when i had my first dog he was my best friend , he died of cancer 10 years later.. still remember him ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 Just listening to the 1966 Bob Dylan concert where he switched from folk to electric and lost half his fans and picked up twice as many new ones. Brilliant sound, I have to download more from this site... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sceadugenga Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) Hey kevvy, so sorry to hear about the poor dog. At least you are OK and there wasn't another driver involved also to make a sad situation more dangerous. There are always dogs and drivers here that make it very necessary to be at constant attention. The only ones that show any fear and respect on the roads are "most" pedestrians. I remember the first time I was going to use a cross walk here in LOS, thinking that pedestrians had some sort of right of way. My buddy laughed and pulled me back. He then explained that cross walks don't have the same meaning here....they have virtually NO meaning. Note to self! Crossing the road here is "adventure tourism", and it's FREE! Now I look both ways......before, during and after crossing. i remember when i first got here , and one car flashed his lights at me , so being from Aus i started to pull out !!! soon learn what it means in Thailand .. "watch out I am coming through. yes, i was sorry for the dog as when i had my first dog he was my best friend , he died of cancer 10 years later.. still remember him ... I've run over two dogs in my driving career Kevvy, they can be totally unpredictable especially when they come out of a gate next to the road at full speed. I think all the dog lovers on this site would still be thankful for your sake that it was the dog and not one of the kids. Edited August 15, 2013 by sceadugenga 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevvy Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share Posted August 15, 2013 coming to work today , and seen a pickup truck with a load of white building bricks on the back of it , well it was learning more the the tower of pizza , so what did he do ? no , he did not stop just drove on the far side of the lane along the gutter to try to stop them from falling . I did not have my camera to show you guys. just thought to myself TIT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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