Painter Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, Yessongs said: @Painter What was the " yellow ribbon" around the tree for? Was Tony Orlando and Dawn in town for a concert? You know their song " Tie a yellow ribbon..round the old oak tree"? Sorry....feeling a bit "snarky" this morning LOL! Lol! The yellow ribbon is actually a truck strap, that was being used to stop the kerbside trees falling over when the pavement was dug away from underneath it! The majority of the trees landslide were tied to the waterside trees... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yessongs Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 6 hours ago, Painter said: Lol! The yellow ribbon is actually a truck strap, that was being used to stop the kerbside trees falling over when the pavement was dug away from underneath it! The majority of the trees landslide were tied to the waterside trees... Only in Pattaya huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 1 hour ago, Yessongs said: Only in Pattaya huh? They learned from experience. Early on in the project their construction practises were pretty amateurish. Simple things like shoring up the side of trenches when digging into sandy soil never occurred to them. Result was collapsed walls and the curbside trees falling over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteregg Posted February 23, 2020 Share Posted February 23, 2020 Can’t believe it, Le Pub is up slightly on last year, first month that’s happened in about 15 months. Last Feb must have been quiet. 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Spoke with a mate tonight who lives at one of the large LK places the far side of 3rd road. 400room hotel, together with a residents wing. Hotel relies on tour busses. Guess what? No-one. Not a single room in the hotel occupied.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted February 25, 2020 Share Posted February 25, 2020 8 hours ago, Painter said: Spoke with a mate tonight who lives at one of the large LK places the far side of 3rd road. 400room hotel, together with a residents wing. Hotel relies on tour busses. Guess what? No-one. Not a single room in the hotel occupied.... Good, now I'll be able to use the pool again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Seems a good place to post these.... Wandered down to Bali Hai today, 1330-1400hrs approx... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR007 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 (edited) Just spoke to receptionist whom I'm great friends with at the Sabai Group and they're laying off staff and shes well senior as well.....holiday with no pay. Absolutely savage because we're starting to see the period where the non bookers would normally have been in resort but instead are holding off. Stand on me I wouldnt book now either. Other night think it was Sunday just seven rooms occupied Edited March 4, 2020 by RR007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteregg Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Can’t believe it, Le Pub is up slightly on last year, first month that’s happened in about 15 months. Last Feb must have been quiet. Can’t believe it.!This week has been shit!!! Back to Earth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Taken yesterday morning. The paraglide stations are not totally deserted but very quiet. Long lens used so considerable haze on the photographs. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 Speedboats - similar comment - not deserted but very quiet. Most customers appear to be of Indian decent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krapow Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Yes, can tell by the groups of males hugging eachother, holding hands and similar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan the terrible Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 On 3/5/2020 at 4:32 AM, misteregg said: Can’t believe it.!This week has been shit!!! Back to Earth. its gonna be brutal mate...trim to the bone where you can 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteregg Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 its gonna be brutal mate...trim to the bone where you canWeekend wasn’t bad actually. Ironically, I’m turning staff away that want work. They’re hungry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan the terrible Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 1 minute ago, misteregg said: Weekend wasn’t bad actually. Ironically, I’m turning staff away that want work. They’re hungry. hope it works out best regards to all there 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteregg Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Just had a couple of really shitty days. Walking is deserted but LK seems busy. Plenty of fun for everyone still. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 hours ago, misteregg said: Just had a couple of really shitty days. Walking is deserted but LK seems busy. Plenty of fun for everyone still. Sorry to hear that mate. We could be entering the curve of a huge increase in cases in Europe which may impact visitor numbers even more. Fingers crossed for you and the other decent blokes running bars. To the shitbags that con people with watered down drinks and padded bins, I hope the Coronavirus sinks them faster than the Titanic. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteregg Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Sorry to hear that mate. We could be entering the curve of a huge increase in cases in Europe which may impact visitor numbers even more. Fingers crossed for you and the other decent blokes running bars. To the shitbags that con people with watered down drinks and padded bins, I hope the Coronavirus sinks them faster than the Titanic.It’s the girls I feel sorry for. I’ll survive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Spice Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) 59 minutes ago, misteregg said: It’s the girls I feel sorry for. I’ll survive. They'll survive as well. They have survived the first Iraq war, the 97 crisis, etc... When my company after the 97 crisis decided to close our Thai branch I had to lay off nearly all my workshop staff. Some I manage to find work at other companies, but not easy as everyone in construction was shutting down or at least reducing staff. Not funny, but somebody had to do it. Next step was me (and family) on the plane home. It's life. Same happened at our HKG branch at that time, roughly half of the staff laid off and the other half a 30% pay cut. HKG looking bad again at the moment. Mainlandisation in full swing. Here in Bali lay offs and pay cuts have started as well. Edit : Life goes in cycles. When everything is booming, its a nightmare to keep staff. They hop to the competitor for a few $ more without any remorse or thought of fidelity. Why should the employer have remorses when the wheel turns ? I had nearly to beg transport companies to take my stuff during the boom. Next they all over borrowed to buy equipment. Next the crash came and they were all crying for me to give them my equipment to move, even a prices they lost money on .... Edited March 10, 2020 by Thai Spice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 2 hours ago, misteregg said: It’s the girls I feel sorry for. I’ll survive. The girls never starve. Transferwise money is in their bank the next day. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 The tourists have gone. I do have sympathy for the ladies selling hats, sun glasses etc. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
code_slayer_bkk Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 This is life .. ups and downs ... nothing ever remains the same .... Improvise and adapt and get on down the road .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfc2007 Posted March 10, 2020 Share Posted March 10, 2020 Spoken to a few different people in Pattaya from barowners to bar girls and not one has reported a zombie apocalypse. Reports range from the bars being quiet to ok. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 I had a walk through Tree Town last night after dinner. Some places busier than others. Have a look through the pictures and see what you think. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 Naklua Sea Food Market - Usually bustling at this time of the morning 1000am. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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