BjornAgain

Swampy.

Not sure where you were waiting, but if still within the Ekkamai complex then Grab drivers might be cancelling rather than risk the wroth of the local site based Taxi mafia. I walk out of the complex, turn left and walk down pass the Taxi rank and bus stops, then turn left and call my Bolt or Grab from there. Location implies you're at The Thai Astronomical Centre. As tend to be heading west, so on the correct side of the road. There's a good tree on the corner, so shelters you if it's raining.

On a similar vein, when working for The Dirty Digger (Rupert Murdoch), the chief Accountant at was then News Group Newspapers, told me of the monthly line item covering the cost for re-carpetting the News of The Screws ( News of The World) editorial floor. So he visited one Saturday evening to understand the issue. Whilst all the hacks (journalists) were smoking and eating their various take-aways at their desks, as the only canteen at the time was reserved for the actual print floor staff, should a story break, then desks were cleared by pushing the ashtrays, food wrappers / boxes, plastic cups, whiskey & beer bottles and newspapers onto the floor which was duly smashed and trodden into the carpet by all the fervent activity, leaving just the typewriter and space for a notebook. The problem was later averted by moving to a new office with a full staff canteen, lino and carpeted (the reserve for Management) and banning food at desks.

TM30 refers to the document that should be processed by law by any hotelier, Accommodation host / owner / manger notifying Immigration of any staying foreign national. The action should be processed with 24 hours of their arrival. A courtesy confirmation should be given to the foreign national. In the old days this was a manual process, ie physically attending the local Immigration office, nowadays this is carried out on line. It's the reason why hotels and law abiding guest houses / establishments ask for your passport at check-in. Failure to comply is a fine to the establishment. However, it's not unheard of for Immigration to fine the farang as well. The 30 refers to 30 days, which links into the Hotel Act (2004), covering short stays. For those staying longer we have to adhear to the TM90, ie update Immigration every 90 days. TM stands for "Tor Mor", the Thai abbreviation for Immigration Bureau.

A good old Fleet Street expression from the Daily "NoWhereFast".

No, Perth Pink.

For those planning on heading South East, then this year's Extended dates in Pattaya are between Saturday 11th April and Monday 20th. To misquote Eric Idle, "This is a time for laying down and avoiding".

Not sure if the wokey BBC TV still transmit this, but for years my favorite New Year's day hangover cure was Buck's Fizz and bacon sarnies with brown sauce whilst watching the broadcast of the New Year's day concert live from Vienna.

Cheers @Olddaddy, look forward to cracking a couple of tinnies and 'aving a natter.

JC

Reader is fine, just not active on this forum under that handle.

Same same in UK.

The Germans win hands down on the description front, Das Handy.

Today Jomtien. Was BKK 17 to 22.

Weren't me also, I'm already here.