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More water fits

Editor;
I want to thank the Pattaya City Water dept. for saving me money. My water bill this month was the lowest it has been for months. Of course, you can expect this, when you don’t get water for two or three days out of the week. The meters don’t run when there is no water flowing through them.
At least there didn’t seem to be a problem for the week of Songkran.
Charlie Brown
Pattaya

Thai families leave trash behind

Editor;
Re: Disagrees - it isn’t Thais (PM Mailbag Friday, 09 May 2014) - Got to agree with Jerry Singha. I have many times on Jomtien Beach seen large family groups who have been having an evening picnic just stand up and walk away from all of their rubbish. As to how clean Thai villages are, I agree they are indeed, which just leads me to believe that the Thais who come to Jomtien for a break think along the lines of ‘oh well it’s not my neighbourhood’.
Chris

Alcohol vs smoking

Dear Sirs,
I saw a report by the WHO which stated that over three million people died last year as a result of drinking alcohol. I wonder if a survey was done to see the number of innocent people died or were disabled for life from the result of other people drinking alcohol and the number of people whose lives were ruined. I.e., as a result of drunk drivers and families where a person had a serious drink problem and the numbers were compared to the numbers of innocent people who died or whose lives were ruined by the effect of secondary smoke, which number would be the greater? I would hazard a guess that the number who died and certainly the number who were maimed for life or the number whose lives were ruined by family violence, etc., by drinking alcohol would by far exceed the number effected by smokers.
Joe McArdle

Suggestion from a “f’lang”

Dear Pattaya City Council,
I hope you don’t mind a suggestion from a f’lang. This is the sign at intersection at the northern end of Thappraya Rd, facing the Bali Hai overpass. It is suggested that the wording on the sign be changed to:
“To Second Road - turn left
To Third Road - turn right”
Ko tort kup,
Stuart,
Pattaya Progress Association
www.pattayaprogress.org

Not what it could have been

Editor;
Re: Pattaya Beach still has problems (PM Mailbag Friday, 25 April 2014) - It is an improvement but it’s not what it could have been. My issue is the longevity of the lock block paving. Preparation is the key here and on all the occasions I have seen the pavers at work they did not have the correct equipment to compress the base sufficiently. In a country that sees as much seasonal heavy rain as Thailand does it won’t be long before the blocks start shifting and lifting.
Right idea, wrong execution. They are now onto the beachfront at my condo at Wongamat - different type of repair, hopefully better result.
Asian Ron

More water fits

Thai families leave trash behind

Alcohol vs smoking

Suggestion from a “f’lang”

Not what it could have been