It's all about building an image, Pattaya wise I think a lot of it is bullshit to be honest but entertaining bullshit at least. I'd probably miss him as much as the Glitterman cyclist, not sure which of them craved the limelight more.

Cowshed Cowboy wrote:It's all about building an image, Pattaya wise I think a lot of it is bullshit to be honest but entertaining bullshit at least. I'd probably miss him as much as the Glitterman cyclist, not sure which of them craved the limelight more. :D

Glitterman gone ? what ? is he dead ?

Drifter wrote:

Cowshed Cowboy wrote:It's all about building an image, Pattaya wise I think a lot of it is bullshit to be honest but entertaining bullshit at least. I'd probably miss him as much as the Glitterman cyclist, not sure which of them craved the limelight more.

Glitterman gone ? what ? is he dead ?

He went back to England don't know whether he took his bike with him, that would have been costly excess baggage.

ahhhh

poor Glitterman ... he must have been blackmailed or some crazy shit happened, classic Pattaya.

actually it's not terribly expensive to take bicycles in airplane, i think you can do it with 100-200$ from BKK to London, they call it "extra slarge baggage" or whatever, i've seen people coming at the check-in with surf boards and mountain bikes.

Drifter wrote:ahhhh

poor Glitterman ... he must have been blackmailed or some crazy shit happened, classic Pattaya.

actually it's not terribly expensive to take bicycles in airplane, i think you can do it with 100-200$ from BKK to London, they call it "extra slarge baggage" or whatever, i've seen people coming at the check-in with surf boards and mountain bikes.

I don't think is was anything as exciting as that Drifter, I think it might have been something as simple as finances. He didn't look that old and certainly didn't live the high life, perhaps the strengthening baht just squeezed him out.

well, party's over for Glitterman, maybe he just finished the money :)

but don't worry, there's no shortage of fresh bizarre expats coming to pattaya.

Cowshed Cowboy wrote: I don't think is was anything as exciting as that Drifter, I think it might have been something as simple as finances. He didn't look that old and certainly didn't live the high life, perhaps the strengthening baht just squeezed him out.

CC..if I may ask...how did you manage to set yourself up so well financially to retire to Thailand at your age? You must be doing something right.

Soi Dog wrote:

Cowshed Cowboy wrote: I don't think is was anything as exciting as that Drifter, I think it might have been something as simple as finances. He didn't look that old and certainly didn't live the high life, perhaps the strengthening baht just squeezed him out.

CC..if I may ask...how did you manage to set yourself up so well financially to retire to Thailand at your age? You must be doing something right.

That's debatable Soi Dog, but being a finance guy single and not paying UK tax helps I didn't retire to Thailand, it's been my home base as a working expat in different overseas locations for the last 16 years. Taking a break at the moment trying to decide what to do next. Mid-life reassessment of what's important now. I like my independence so whenever I get itchy feet I can try somewhere different, which is why I'll spend most of this year in Cambodia as opposed to Pattaya. I'm finding Pattaya a bit too developed and busy for me to be there all the time now. I prefer the quiet life, my rabble rousing days are over.

Don't know where my mate is getting his Sharkey updates from but he just sent the latest that he met with some police chief and the one in charge of the raid, and has agreed to stay silent until something is sorted out.

^ Exactly it's all about $'s. Sharky will spin it - " I fought the law and Sharky won ". I wonder if the General will mention him this week.