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by swanks
Fri Nov 02, 2007 3:17 pm
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: grass seed
Replies: 0
Views: 265

grass seed

I know you can get turf here so I assume it is grown from seed .
Can anyone suggest where I might buy it from ? I need a fairly large amount so if it's by the sack that's OK !
:cheers:
Stu
by swanks
Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:51 pm
Forum: After Dark
Topic: mobile phone theft
Replies: 18
Views: 4573

Pile your valuables and money in your suitcase and lock it . Hide your key in the bathroom. She'll make a noise trying to open the case or is likely to be stopped carrying a suitcase out as staff will think she is avoiding the room charges and doing a runner. If you do catch her trying to get it ope...
by swanks
Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:36 pm
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Fallang price , I think!
Replies: 6
Views: 826

Re: Fallang price , I think!

Procyon wrote:
swanks wrote: The price varies , he told her , then asked if it was for a Thai or Fallang.
People with that attitude don't even deserve to get any business.

Unless of course falang wells are twice as deep as thai ones :D
:cheers: I did have to think about it for a moment though! :P
by swanks
Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:14 am
Forum: After Dark
Topic: First visit to HH without family!
Replies: 13
Views: 3327

While, as Dawn said, the post is dated the issues are still interesting. I know many of you dislike Pattaya but it was my happy home after my divorce , for a fair few years. With over 30,000 entertainment venues ( Yes, the estimates vary on the number! :roll: ) of various kinds and some closing whil...
by swanks
Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:31 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Fallang price , I think!
Replies: 6
Views: 826

Thanks for that , both of you! I'm really glad I found this forum , it would have been a lot harder without it! :P It's not a 'one way street ' though and if I have any information that will help someone I will gladly take the time to post it as I have in some of my previous posts. The Fallang I hav...
by swanks
Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:58 am
Forum: Property & Real Estate
Topic: Development Projects Just Been Visited By Bangkok Police
Replies: 15
Views: 2641

In the UK you can write to the TV companies , enclosing photos, and get your property of any sort put on the locations register.
It can be a grand house or a cottage , Evan an old warehouse.

If you get lucky it can pay really well.It might be the same system here!
by swanks
Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:49 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Fallang price , I think!
Replies: 6
Views: 826

Fallang price , I think!

You are all probably getting board with my questions now but this place is just great for me to get local knowledge so please bear with me a bit! I saw a number of blue cards attached to various street furnisher with an advertisement for someone who can dig a well. Being in the need of such a servic...
by swanks
Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:27 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Aquarium addicts?
Replies: 13
Views: 1316

Not if you knew my ex-wife it wasn't! :shock:
by swanks
Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:25 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Aquarium addicts?
Replies: 13
Views: 1316

Set up a 'hospital' tank with very good aeration. Use drinking water (10bt per 25L ) and restrict his feeding for a day or so. It has worked with my fish in the past. On aquarist supplies , you can get ANYTHING you can buy in the UK at the Bangkok Sunday market.There is a whole Soi selling nothing e...
by swanks
Wed Sep 12, 2007 6:11 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Water Filters
Replies: 9
Views: 1571

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I bought one of those stack Jobie's that produces 'spa water'. I think I paid about 2800Bt but later saw them for half that price in Phetchabun. The water does taste nice though but not for cooking , just drinking I would suggest! If you return to the west at any time you might buy one of those low ...
by swanks
Wed Sep 12, 2007 5:59 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Crime statistics
Replies: 18
Views: 2953

TOT

I would think the tourist authority of Thailand would be glad to help if you showed them bonafide credentials as a journalist .
Perhaps pointing out you are planning to write a 'positive' article might be useful too as they are a bit sensitive about the reputation of certain resorts.

Cheers
Stu
by swanks
Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:31 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: The queens project
Replies: 1
Views: 447

The queens project

This might sound a dumb question but does anyone know anything about the queen's project about 5k on the road to the waterfall? Specifically ,I need to find out who is in charge of it ( Yes , I know, the Queen :) )but who is the man at the project I can write to about a query on access across their ...
by swanks
Fri Sep 07, 2007 9:44 am
Forum: Property & Real Estate
Topic: Land fill
Replies: 12
Views: 1805

soil is approx 750-1000 baht per load. depending on your location.and quality of soil.(this price will include a tractor to level off soil) separately. tractor is approx 550 per hour. machine is approx 1000 per hour. factors affecting the price would be if you want a set price or not,or an hourly r...
by swanks
Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:40 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: jellyfish
Replies: 25
Views: 3698

Jellyfish are predated by sea turtles and there decline has meant an abundance of the things. If you get stung the tentacles tend to stick to you as they have 'harpooned' you and the best way forward is to scrape them off with the edge of a credit card or similar. If you have any of that stuff used ...
by swanks
Wed Sep 05, 2007 9:27 am
Forum: Ask The Expats
Topic: Tuk Tuk Purchase
Replies: 21
Views: 2701

I got both my bike and car licence in Pattaya and asked some general questions about what I could drive. They were really vague about trucks ( I had a very large RV in the UK previously and towed a boat behind it ) I asked about Tuktuk and was told 'special licence, Bangkok '. I'm not sure how much ...