Posted on 05/10/2005 11:12:12 PM PDT by Central Scrutiniser
Wasn't Phukett pretty much wiped out by the tsunami?
No, its in great shape, a handfull of hotels not operating, and what was destroyed in the tourist areas is mostly rebuilt. It wasn't a situation like Aceh, in Phuket the water didn't sweep the island, only a few hundred yards. North of Phuket, off the island got hit real bad, that is where most of the deaths occurred.
I drove to nearly every beach on the island and all around, its in great shape, the water and beaches are better than they were before. Phi Phi island is in bad shape, but there are hotels up and running there as well.
Is there any way to turn off the "phonetic mirror?"
Very intriguing, Phuket Air can keep that cruddy 747 flying, and the rest of their run-down fleet, and seem to be able to obtain parts, but < rant mode=on> A long time ago, Thailand made an excellent rifle, in a caliber known as 8x52R Siamese. These had been rechambered from an even earlier rifle in 8x50R Siamese. Now, I happen to own one of these fine rifles, and I can't find ammunition to save my butt. I wound up having to order dies and hand form it from other brass.
Since I lost my FAA medical due to a closed head injury, and can no longer fly,( since '98) I have to resort to other forms of interest (Only 2 years left till I would have faced the dreaded mandatory retirement anyway)....but since the Thais seem to be able to conjure parts out of thin air, one would think they could conjure up some ammunition for a rifle they built {big grin]....... ok < rant mode =off>.
Anyhow, Thailand is a great place, a beautiful country, but that is one crummy looking aircraft, it is a tribute to the engineers at Boeing that the thing still manages to stay in one piece (how many cycles do you think are on that airframe, anyhow?)....but if they can't afford landing fees, and proper maintenance, they probably can't afford to manufacture ammunition for export.... sorry for being off topic, I simply couldn't resist it...
A disgruntled, lost medical,
Greg
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