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...schoolboy humour or not -I swear the last couple of books I got, look a bit sticky there on the shelf....

Lev, what about the OP? Pls pm me to explain or re-phrase
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Elem; the original poster (OP) have left Hua Hin and thus the forum.
She's now living in Pranburi without access to the internet.
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Anybody interested in a swap in the next week or two?
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Include me in running out of good books.and probably 1 other
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I'm interested. Prefer 25th but will try to make 18th if that is better for the majority but would need to leave by 4pm.
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Okeydoke, anything to oblige - Saturday 25th 3-4 pm at Dick's Office?


All agreed say 'Aye'.

Anybody who needs directions to Dick's Office look at the first page or two of this thread.
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Wanderlust wrote:Chas,
Soi Sarawat is Soi 80, on the mountain side of Petchkasem. There is a 7-11 on the north corner of it. The name of the bar is 'Dick's Office' and it is about 100 - 150 metres up the soi on the left hand side, past Butterfly Rock (if you know where that is). Square D9 on the Hua Hin City Map.
Hope that helps :D
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Terrific idea

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Aye. Just give the time and place and I'll be there.

Dare I mention again building up a bit of camaraderie/ getting to know you around this meeting by making it a different time and place. .and perhaps focusing a bit more on meeting other readers as opposed to just popping in to snatch books?

Maybe a second swap/ meeting for people who are allowed out at night?

3-4 in the afternoon is just not conducive to sitting down for a beer nor is it a time of day when a meal might be shared. ( OK, I can hear a lot of you thinking that anytime is time for a beer, but I rarely drink and never so early in the day.)

It just seems like we are missing an opportunity to build a bit of real-time, real life, non-internet community here.
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Chas wrote:Aye. Just give the time and place and I'll be there.

Dare I mention again building up a bit of camaraderie/ getting to know you around this meeting by making it a different time and place. .and perhaps focusing a bit more on meeting other readers as opposed to just popping in to snatch books?

Maybe a second swap/ meeting for people who are allowed out at night?

3-4 in the afternoon is just not conducive to sitting down for a beer nor is it a time of day when a meal might be shared. ( OK, I can hear a lot of you thinking that anytime is time for a beer, but I rarely drink and never so early in the day.)

It just seems like we are missing an opportunity to build a bit of real-time, real life, non-internet community here.
Chas,
I don't know if Dawn will be attending, but i think the time was set by her as the instigator of it to fit in with her schedule of the dogs and her little boy; if she is no longer involved then i would think you have scope to change whatever you want with the agreement of everyone. Even if Dawn is involved she may well be able to be more flexible now - I think lindosfan may know more about that?
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dtaai-maai wrote: Saturday 25th 3-4 pm at Dick's Office...
Thanks for the input, WL, hope to see you there!

Chas, evenings (and a social club) are a no-no for me, I'm afraid. We aren't all retired, and I already have a real life! :D No reason why you can't arrange any kind of informal gathering at any time and any place, with or without books. :thumb:

It seems to have worked quite well as it is for the last year or so at Dick's Office. If it ain't broke...
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OK anyone else?

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Dm thats fine for you but just because I expressed a desire to get to know a few other “readers” here in Hua Hin in person you need not disparage my idea and imply that I dont have a life...I do. I am teaching daily and have many ( mostly Thai) friends & family.

I just think it rather sad that I dont really know anyone on this forum in person and I thought this might be an opportunity for myself and others perhaps . .retired or not. . to make another friend or two in town with the common interest of reading.

You say just meet informally someplace with anybody anytime. ..I dont understand how to propose such a thing here because you would probably want to have some theme or commonality other than just being an HHAD poster.

I tried once with proposing an amateur theatre company. which can be great fun and a great way to make friends with others. It went nowhere because of restrictive visa laws.

Some of us tried once to get a Tai Chi class going. That went nowhere.

I’m not British and I'm not into the bar scene. . .that and the fact that I know nothing about football or sports puts me in a minority here.

So how about the rest of you?
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OK Dtaai Maai - As I suggested the 25th I had better vote Aye!! 25th at 3pm, Dick's Office for book swap.
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Chas - why not just suggest a day/ time/ place and see what response you get from the forum members? Like you I don't drink & not overly bothered about sport so now it's a minority of 2 :) Happy to stay in town after the book swap if there are sufficient numbers to make it worthwhile.
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Re: OK anyone else?

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Chas wrote:Dm thats fine for you but just because I expressed a desire to get to know a few other “readers” here in Hua Hin in person you need not disparage my idea and imply that I dont have a life...I do. I am teaching daily and have many ( mostly Thai) friends & family.

I just think it rather sad that I dont really know anyone on this forum in person and I thought this might be an opportunity for myself and others perhaps . .retired or not. . to make another friend or two in town with the common interest of reading.

You say just meet informally someplace with anybody anytime. ..I dont understand how to propose such a thing here because you would probably want to have some theme or commonality other than just being an HHAD poster.

I tried once with proposing an amateur theatre company. which can be great fun and a great way to make friends with others. It went nowhere because of restrictive visa laws.

Some of us tried once to get a Tai Chi class going. That went nowhere.

I’m not British and I'm not into the bar scene. . .that and the fact that I know nothing about football or sports puts me in a minority here.

So how about the rest of you?
Bit sensitive there, Chas - when I'm trying to be disparaging, it's usually pretty obvious. All I meant was that I can't do evenings and I'm not interested in the social side of it. You said you wanted a real life, I said I had one. I mentioned retirement because when we met I thought you told me you'd stopped teaching. Sorry if I got that wrong.

Got any decent books to snatch? :cheers:
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