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by usual suspect
Mon May 25, 2009 10:29 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Tattoo shop please
Replies: 18
Views: 3408

Hi there Mags. I dont know the calibre of the workmanship or the names of the artist(e)s,but 2 newish shops have appeared in town lately. One is in the Poolsuk Plaza, and the other recent one to open is on the ground floor of the hotel opp.Celtic/Valentine Bar. According to the billboardy-thing adve...
by usual suspect
Wed May 20, 2009 3:30 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Fortuner owners...
Replies: 11
Views: 999

Fortuner owners...

Its about time we had a dig at some of you (and wait for the flack!) So here goes... If the traffic is jammed near the market whats usually the cause...? A DAMN FORTUNER DRIVER double-parked. If Bintabaat comes to a halt and all the old ladies trying to earn a crust by selling son-tam from their m/c...
by usual suspect
Wed May 20, 2009 2:54 pm
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Outdoor speakers
Replies: 17
Views: 1480

Most of the speakers you see on offer here are just boom-boxes...yes those that look like Bose replicas. That shop opposite 'all in HH' and along a bit (towards train station) did me some tweeters (minimal bass), they come as a linked-pair and I got 2 pairs (4 spkrs),they're quite heavy little sods,...
by usual suspect
Sat May 09, 2009 9:55 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Motorcycle commune? Bikes for sale or hire on Petchkasem?
Replies: 7
Views: 1474

Still on the subject of bikes, theres a shop in Cha-Am somewhere that will build you a bike to your specs (main themes are 'flat-track' or 'roadster') using the old Yamaha 500 singles as donor machines. Does anyone know of this shop? There is a a bike-club around Bang-Kae that ride these type o mach...
by usual suspect
Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:29 am
Forum: Events & Activities
Topic: Hua Hin After Dark Grumpy Old Mens Club
Replies: 24
Views: 2745

If you gave Khun Richard of Yorkshire a flat cap and asked him to shave off his tache...I reckon he'd make a good Victor Meldrew... :thumb:
(Whens pantomime season here in HH?...ha,haa)
Sorry Awd-Lad, drinks on me... :cheers:
by usual suspect
Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:16 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: parking ticket
Replies: 6
Views: 803

On the subject of Parking fines...my tax was refused cos I had an outstanding fine up in Loei (or however you spell it) What is intresting is that when the fine was administered I was not even in Thailand,the car was on my driveway and the keys with me in Europe!! For once (tho it did'nt do any good...
by usual suspect
Sun Mar 22, 2009 8:55 am
Forum: Events & Activities
Topic: This months Huahin cycle hash..
Replies: 4
Views: 779

Hey there Cookie. The next 'Hua-Cha Pedallers Ride will be on the morning of 31st March. This month it will be hosted by the Cha-Am riders,so will be in/around Cha-am. If you do not wish to ride up there for the 8.30am (ish) meet,plenty of pick-ups will be going up from HH so chuck your bike in 1 of...
by usual suspect
Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:24 pm
Forum: Digital Realm
Topic: Frazzled hard drives
Replies: 20
Views: 1204

Yeah Craig,I,ve got the same problem,-my unit in/out port became un-seated,nobody in HH could solder it back in place,finally a phone repairman did it,but alas my labtop now tells me it cant find the driver when I plug in the external HD. Maybe BKK is my only answer now...?
by usual suspect
Sun Mar 01, 2009 4:24 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Chong-Chom border crossing..
Replies: 4
Views: 775

Yeah Kendo,did that market, nowt flash there really,but my Mrs sniffed out a really nice (even I think so) granite-type monk figure...all I need now is a mantlepiece to sit it on.
Good luck with the work-side of things...cheers now.
by usual suspect
Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:06 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Chong-Chom border crossing..
Replies: 4
Views: 775

Hey Kendo...it was maybe your info that inspired me to use C.C. for my stamp. Will let you know when I'm next passing by your house and may be armed with a few 'cold ones'...cheers now...U.S.
by usual suspect
Wed Feb 25, 2009 12:24 pm
Forum: Legal, Visa, Finances & Employment
Topic: Chong-Chom border crossing..
Replies: 4
Views: 775

Chong-Chom border crossing..

After posting a coupla letters on here about the possibility of doing a visa-run coupled with a visit to the Mrs's family home Nr Nang-Rong and getting some handy tips I thought we'd give it a go.... * If you need just a stamp at an immigration office then Kap Choeng is fine,has a nice Thai lady tha...
by usual suspect
Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:41 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: New wave of muggings
Replies: 30
Views: 5097

After posting this topic we had a lady in the bar last night who yesterday whilst getting on the back of the m/cycle (husband up-front)had 2 Thais triy to snatch her bag. They did'nt get the bag,but the couple got pulled off the bike nearly. Where did this take place? right outside their house, she'...
by usual suspect
Mon Feb 23, 2009 1:05 pm
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: New wave of muggings
Replies: 30
Views: 5097

New wave of muggings

It seems the chance-mugging/bag-snatching brigade are bag in action in HH. I heard (this one is a rumour) that 2 ladies were stopped and mugged in daylight last week on Soi Salawat. It was also rumoured that the police did nothing and were not really interested. Another incident DID take place near ...
by usual suspect
Tue Feb 17, 2009 7:46 pm
Forum: After Dark
Topic: Alcohol ban on Songkran?
Replies: 44
Views: 5815

This booze-ban could come in anytime,for this Songkran or the next,and the tourist-bar areas will be the only dry areas in town..beer-wise. We saw it last year for the elections,all Bintabaat etc shut, up near the railway all Thai bars open till early-hours. Same on Buddha-days. Yes the road-toll of...
by usual suspect
Sun Feb 15, 2009 8:48 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: That Black Shed/building???
Replies: 13
Views: 643

Nah...its not a pig-sty Randy-lad. Next time you go Pranburi way outa town keep your eyes right around the area of the Land-Office & opp. that new timber-yard before GDL pool-shop. I thought it would be good for propagating plants... black for heat absorbsion + no windows to give away whats insi...