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Thank you Mr Scrrgy

Editor;
The Pollution Solution Group would like to give some credit to 44-year-old, Mr Scrrgy, from Rostov-On -Don, Russia. He is a traffic controller with his wife on holiday in Thailand. While enjoying the beach, he daily removes plastic, styrofoam, toxic cigarette butts, bottle caps and other man made litter, from Jomtien Beach, that endangers the voiceless, children, wildlife and waterways also being an eye-soar to all.
We felt it our duty to let others know about this man that takes care of Mother Earth, wherever he may be, home or abroad, we only wish there were more people like him.
Wishing you all Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year.
Gerry Rasmus aka KOTO


Use common sense

Editor;
Re: Pattaya beginning to earn bad reputation with Russian tourists (PM Friday, 30 November 2012) - I’ve been visiting Pattaya off and on for twenty years. Never had any problem. Use common sense. Don’t wear expensive jewellery or watches. Don’t carry an expensive cellphone. Carry only enough cash for the day or evening, and carry it in a concealed pouch under your shirt. Don’t pick up girls off the street. Make sure the hotel has her ID. And most important, mix your own drink in your room and never take your eyes off it. Same rules you should use anywhere.
Gary B.


Go overpass or leave alone

Editor:
Re: Pattaya tunnel planning to take another 3 months (PM Friday, 23 November 2012) - Are these people qualified and are they serious? Nobody seems capable of designing a fairly simple storm water drainage system that works and now they want to take us underground. I wonder how many people will be put at risk because of this. Go overpass or leave alone I say.
Malcolm Sands


Pattaya traffic

Editor;
No supervision. Buses park where they like. Yesterday, Sat-1-Dec, 10 parked on Third Road all day, reducing it to one lane, causing a big holdup back to the lights and beyond at South Pattaya.
Beach Road: vendors set up stalls on the road. This is a major road; the traffic needs all the room it can get.
Cars & baht-buses stop where they like, instead of trying to pull into a space that will not block the traffic flow, double parking.
Just what is the police role? Other than stopping bikers without helmets, and overtaking on motorways at the end of each month?
At the weekend Pattaya is gridlocked. What is the policy of closing u-turns on many major roads? Sending them further along the road to queue at the one and only u-turn.
The best about Thailand traffic was the free-for-all, in my view this keeps traffic moving.
Pattaya is a tourist destination. when are you going to realise that and make it easier for tourists to get from one area to another, and be able to cross a road?
Why do I never hear about a future high speed rail link from Bangkok-Airport-Pattaya? Surely this would be a winner. Would this not reduce the traffic coming into Pattaya, and maybe you would not need to plan for a underpass at Klang. If Thappraya Road to Jomtien is any example of major road works, the under-pass will take 10+ years. You already have a rail line from Bkk, what would it take to up-grade it? Less than 10 years I believe, and also you would be reducing vehicle pollution.
Matt Jomtien
 


2nd Road traffic lights still just blinking

Editor;
About one year ago I emailed you regarding the 2nd Road pedestrian crossing lights that never work. I even went to a city hall office to notify them. I was told they would contact the relevant authorities. Today it’s still the same, the lights flashing amber for speeding traffic. This is a serious accident waiting to happen.
Regards
TW


Re: Premier medical tourism destination

Editor;
Re: Premier medical tourism destination article - The price of US $11,000 quoted for a heart bypass operation must be at a government hospital. I was quoted 500,000 baht earlier this year by a local hospital for putting in a couple of stents. That’s almost US $17,000 for what is basically an outpatient procedure.
Anthony Ryan
 


Congratulations

Editor:
Re: Pattaya Mail has moved! (PM Wednesday, 05 December 2012) - Congratulations for your new office building and of course 20 years of news for Pattaya. From a loyal reader from the start of the Pattaya Mail.
Sincerely,
Johna The Viking


Restrict large tour buses to bus terminal

Editor;
Re: Traffic is getting worse (PM Mailbag, Friday, 30 November 2012) - It seems common sense to have large tour buses restricted to the Bus Terminal, i.e.; where we board buses for Bangkok. Pattaya is made up of a myriad of tiny sois. Hence, vehicle size should at the maximum be ‘mini-van’ size. Almost a no-brainer.
Town planning even in newly released land being developed towards Jomtien is totally absent. One would have thought that the newly developed areas would have sidewalks and underground cables - after learning from the mess in developed parts. Sadly, not.
The problem with common sense is it ain’t very common. The traffic is bad and headed for worse once the 4000+ condo units in Pattaya get ready over 2013 & 2014. By that stage it will become attractive to live at Hua Hin or elsewhere and leave a heavily smog-filled and traffic-clogged Pattaya to the locals and other die-hards!
The joy of being a ‘farang’ is our ability to up and leave when things get unbearable. Thailand has laws for everything including ‘a ban on prostitution’. Maybe common-sense will allow govt. & police to implement a fraction of the traffic laws.
Marc Hawkes


Non-violent toys

Editor;
Re: Condom shop raided for selling sex toys (PM Friday, 07 December 2012) - Thailand should not forbid any toy when there is no violence with it. Thai police should not be bothered by sexual questions. But toys representing violence, like “toy” shooting guns, should be forbidden. Because any shooting gun is representing killing actions lowering the mental limit for violence in the adult life.
Michael Palomino
 


HEADLINES [click on headline to view story]

Thank you Mr Scrrgy

Use common sense

Go overpass or leave alone

Pattaya traffic

2nd Road traffic lights still just blinking

Re: Premier medical tourism destination

Congratulations

Restrict large tour buses to bus terminal

Non-violent toys


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