Ya can't fix stupid...another example

Post by **old-timer** » June 12, 2013, 9:41 am

And the worst of the worst is of course the places like makro and UT where they charge two baht for tissue. So you go blazing into these toilets allowing yourself about 15 seconds before the deadline, and you've got to find 2 fcuking baht from somewhere. OT has called the wife on his mobile from the cubicle and waited for her to bring a full roll of Andrex.

OT............ $\:D/$

Post by **semperfiguy** » June 12, 2013, 9:52 am

pienmash wrote:Never venture out any where WITHOUT some / enuff toilet paper for one good dump ........... advice from my gran and the many years i spent as a boy scout !!! ...... alas noting can prepare the unwitting expat for his first motorway service station emergency log off after a night on the booze n spicy food ,,,,,,,,,and theres only Thai squatter bogs .. carmorn most of us have been there ,,,, youve gotta strip off naked and let it go ... rather perilous for the larger gent i might add .

I thought I was the only one that had to get naked to use a squatty potty! What really ticks me off is I've never seen a toilet stall with a hook for hanging anything, even in Central Plaza or the other up market retailers. Having to play a naked contortionist just to take a crap is bad enough, let alone having to hold a wad of clothing in one's hand in the process. Why is it that Thais just can't seem to foresee the needs of the consumer and make the effort to see that their every need for comfort and convenience is met within reason. As a business owner I would want to stand out over the competition and do everything possible to ensure that my customers would want to return to my establishment. Thailand is a very competitive retail marketplace, and even something as simple as having real paper towels and a toilet stall hook would cause me to prefer one store over another. In the US those things make a huge difference in a retailers chances of success.

Just up the street from my village is a nice little restaurant wherein the owner sells really tasty food at a reasonable price. However, the only decent parking is on a concrete pad directly in front of her establishment. The driveway is elevated 6 inches off the roadway and it is impossible to park a car that has a spoiler package without dragging the bumper on the pad on the way in. There is a small portion of the drive that could accommodate one car without an entry problem...and the owner parks her pick-up truck there with no regard for where her customers will park. Her truck could easily navigate up the elevated portion of the drive and that would free up the other space for a vehicle that is lower to the ground, but she insists on parking in that one spot every day. The parking area is vacant all day long and her business is really suffering for lack of customers. I personally no longer frequent the business because there's nowhere to park. I brought the matter to her attention in a polite and dignified manner, and all I got was a grin and a look of indifference. 6 months later she has done nothing to improve the driveway and she still has no customers. A little gravel and two bags of concrete would solve the problem, but she'd rather sit there all day long with her finger in her nose trying to figure out what happened to all the customers. You just can't fix stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Post by **maaka** » June 12, 2013, 10:02 am

if you strip down to the waste, and then buckle your strides around your neck, you wont have to hold onto them, and they wont fall on the grubby floor. The undies you might have to pull over your head...best not to where any..

Post by **semperfiguy** » June 12, 2013, 10:18 am

maaka wrote:if you strip down to the waste, and then buckle your strides around your neck, you wont have to hold onto them, and they wont fall on the grubby floor. The undies you might have to pull over your head...best not to where any..

$\:D/$ =D> =D> =D>

Post by **merchant seaman** » June 12, 2013, 10:20 am

What does a hardcore marine do in the field? Do they carry toilet seats with them?

Post by **maaka** » June 12, 2013, 10:25 am

yeah, its call a helmut

Post by **parrot** » June 12, 2013, 12:05 pm

OT, you'll be happy to know that Makro upgraded its bathroom facilities. No longer upstairs, and no longer charging for tissue. The place is cleaned frequently during the day.
sfg, do your shopping/dumping in Landmark. You'll be happy to know they have hooks on the back of their stall doors.

Post by **747man** » June 12, 2013, 12:25 pm

parrot wrote:OT, you'll be happy to know that Makro upgraded its bathroom facilities. No longer upstairs, and no longer charging for tissue. The place is cleaned frequently during the day.
sfg, do your shopping/dumping in Landmark. You'll be happy to know they have hooks on the back of their stall doors.

Makro in NK Same on BOTH Counts.......And they DO also have hooks on the doors...Probably the best " Smelling " Bogs in NK Aswell....