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by Old Grumpy
December 2, 2023, 9:23 am
Forum: Forum Help, Support, Rules, & Announcements
Topic: Birthday announcements
Replies: 16
Views: 1291

Re: Birthday announcements

Well Val - how is Admin supposed to know who is demised? And I am quite sure Ronnie would strongly object to any suggestion that he be "deleted". :D Well Jack we do have an obituaries column which if confined to its title heading of friends and loved ones would be easy. Instead of that it is full o...
by Old Grumpy
December 1, 2023, 8:39 pm
Forum: Forum Help, Support, Rules, & Announcements
Topic: Birthday announcements
Replies: 16
Views: 1291

Re: Birthday announcements

I was a bit confused about where you were coming from on this one, Val - but then I stumbled upon this: Screenshot 2023-12-01 193848.png How do you suggest this can be monitored? UM Forum has close to 40,000 members - many of who are no doubt Bots. But even within the regular posting membership, ho...
by Old Grumpy
December 1, 2023, 3:27 pm
Forum: Forum Help, Support, Rules, & Announcements
Topic: Birthday announcements
Replies: 16
Views: 1291

Birthday announcements

Think its a bit creepy wishing happy Birthday to Anzron as with other members who have sadly passed on. Couldnt this be monitored?
by Old Grumpy
December 1, 2023, 8:43 am
Forum: I'm Looking For....
Topic: Small suitcase repair
Replies: 2
Views: 343

Small suitcase repair

I have got one of those small wheelie cases and One wheel has broken. Cant find how to get it off so looking for somewhere that can.NWS or UdoN area prefarably.
by Old Grumpy
November 20, 2023, 3:26 pm
Forum: Udon Thani Accommodation
Topic: Wanted.Small Hotel or nightly accommodation nr General Hospital
Replies: 4
Views: 786

Re: Wanted.Small Hotel or nightly accommodation nr General Hospital

Thanks for your help tam have managed to sort a deal out with the Pannarra Hotel 1,200 bht a night inc 2 breakfasts and free transportation to the hospital, so will live it up for a bit.
by Old Grumpy
November 19, 2023, 6:30 pm
Forum: Udon Thani Accommodation
Topic: Wanted.Small Hotel or nightly accommodation nr General Hospital
Replies: 4
Views: 786

Re: Wanted.Small Hotel or nightly accommodation nr General Hospital

tamada wrote:
November 19, 2023, 10:42 am
Even closer.
Hug Udon Hostel
45, 11 Pho Niyom Rd, Tambon Makkhang,
Mueang Udon Thani District,
Chang Wat Udon Thani 41000
•061 725 4880

oghotel2.jpg
thanks tam that second one sounded perfect intil I tried to book and found they didn't have a car park :-k
by Old Grumpy
November 19, 2023, 10:26 am
Forum: Udon Thani Accommodation
Topic: Wanted.Small Hotel or nightly accommodation nr General Hospital
Replies: 4
Views: 786

Wanted.Small Hotel or nightly accommodation nr General Hospital

Will shortly be having to attend General hospital quite frequently for one or two days at a time,my driving to say nothing of the parking in that area is strictly limited, so looking for somewhere to stay near that area, or short Grab ride away. Must be suitable with disabled access.Prajaktra is out...
by Old Grumpy
October 23, 2023, 4:08 pm
Forum: Health & Beauty
Topic: Foreigner Pricing at Udon Gen. Hosp.
Replies: 35
Views: 4249

Re: Foreigner Pricing at Udon Gen. Hosp.

Nothing about charging as that obviously changes with each patients needs, but just thought I would mention for anyone going to QS Khon Kaen. unless you like sitting in a massive room with at least a couple of hundred other sick souls, ask for Premium Lounge service. It is a seperate self contained ...
by Old Grumpy
October 20, 2023, 8:40 pm
Forum: Udon Thani Shopping
Topic: Central mall.Udon
Replies: 7
Views: 1869

Re: Central mall.Udon

It's cultural here. Why the UK comparison? Isn't this your home? Yes and has been for nearly 40 years now, give or take a couple of short breaks. the comparison is because so many posters complain about facilities here compared to'" back home" I thought I would mention my own thoughts on the subjec...
by Old Grumpy
October 20, 2023, 4:35 pm
Forum: Udon Thani Shopping
Topic: Central mall.Udon
Replies: 7
Views: 1869

Central mall.Udon

Just like to say a few things about this mall and its attitude towards it's elderly and disabled cutomers.It already has plenty of special blue zone parking for them which seem to be supervised by very helpful personnel, that not only assist me getting in and out of the motor but freqently even unlo...
by Old Grumpy
September 10, 2023, 4:42 pm
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: Lkely trafficj ams.
Replies: 9
Views: 761

Re: Lkely trafficj ams.

Well don't want to dissaluse some of you aging romeos but a couple of my wifes close relatives are in the nursing profession so she has many friends working nurse's some of them real crackers and they all say the same, better to stay single then marry a farang. You see they don't need the money, the...
by Old Grumpy
September 10, 2023, 10:48 am
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: Lkely trafficj ams.
Replies: 9
Views: 761

Lkely trafficj ams.

From Today 10th until 13th . The National Association of Nursing are holding a seminar in Udon with staff attending from all round Thailand.It is expected between 10-12 thousnd will be descending on our town from today. whilst they wil be located at hotels through out, the main seminar is being held...
by Old Grumpy
August 13, 2023, 1:07 pm
Forum: World Sports
Topic: Women's World Cup
Replies: 106
Views: 7847

Re: Women's World Cup

Really enjoying watching this seies, the ladies seem to put all there energy in to it, compared to the overpaid millionaire's who seem to be reluctant to chase after the ball for there money.Only one thing spoiling it for me is the mad drummer that seems to get to every match, surely it would be eas...
by Old Grumpy
June 17, 2023, 12:30 pm
Forum: Things to do in Udon Thani
Topic: PHu An Skywalk near Ubol Rat Dam
Replies: 6
Views: 12025

Re: PHu An Skywalk near Ubol Rat Dam

Had a run out to the dam yesterday, closed for repairs, dont know if thats a good or bad thing on such a new construction?Anyway thought I would get some info, the car park is just over a kilo past it. you park there and get somtell to it.Entrance fee Thai 60bht, farang 100bht each.inc parking, somt...
by Old Grumpy
June 6, 2023, 8:35 pm
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: Weather
Replies: 342
Views: 38445

Re: Weather

Well I'Ve heard of it raining cats and dogs but this morning after the nights heavy storms we had loads of frogs and two very much alive quite big fish wriggling on the grass which we quickly put into a bucket of water where one promptly laid loads of eggs. no idea where they came from we dont norma...
by Old Grumpy
May 24, 2023, 8:15 am
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: Monthly expat meetup?
Replies: 69
Views: 7482

Re: Monthly expat meetup?

choosing Tiger or Chang back in the day tigerbeer.png Dont you mean chasing? Certainly not, that was part of the fun the girls were most certainly not available, well, to us anyway, enabling a sort of mild flirtartion in front of our wives without getting into trouble .Still around I must add are t...
by Old Grumpy
May 23, 2023, 4:27 pm
Forum: General Udon Thani Forum
Topic: Monthly expat meetup?
Replies: 69
Views: 7482

Re: Monthly expat meetup?

As one of the old originals, having attended the very first one organised by Paul, ex volunteer tourist police and wearer of many sorts of headgear to cover his receding hair line at which I was the only one to turn up after he suggested it in the forum. It gradually improved after we posted some of...
by Old Grumpy
May 15, 2023, 8:11 pm
Forum: Obituaries
Topic: Deaths in the Expat Community
Replies: 11
Views: 1779

Re: Deaths in the Expat Community

Well not a picture but I do think it would be helpful tp give his forum name if it was a member.
by Old Grumpy
May 7, 2023, 12:09 pm
Forum: U.K.
Topic: CharlesI
Replies: 134
Views: 12388

Re: CharlesI

i waited 70 years for this one 12 in the womb. DM [/quote Well this is my third, having been taken as a 2 year old to watch GeorgeVI in 1937, after the death of GeorgeV in 1936 and the disaster of Edward VIII who abdicated before being crowned ,all though I dont remember much about it other than th...

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