Police Crackdown on Patong Bars

[Davelle]

OK, as the thread went offroad for a while I'll try and steer the thread back on track to Police Crackdowns. Here's someone being "busted for crack"

Almost there

 

[robertoalinexs]

Will post some for you when Im there next week

 

[uaktags]

I am coming to vibrant Patong since more then 16 years on a frequency of 3-4 times yearly on average. Reason is to escape the rather dead nightlife scene here at the quiet side of our country.
From time to time I need to reload my batteries and like to party all night long from arrival till departure and mingle with people of different nationalities. I just love it.
There is no single other reason why I come to Phuket these days. Have seen it all, have done it all.
If by the end of april closure of the party places still exists, then I will be on my way to a place like Indonesia or the Philippines VERY quickly.
I want to spend my hard earned Euros by raving and party ! Not by shopping at Jung Ceylon.

Hopefully it is again a periodical event but I don't trust the situation.

I hope to read better news on this board before I arrive in LOS. :
Cheers

 

[SneakersPeepers]

Steve, have you ever even been to Patong? Based on what you wrote regarding "street people", I think not.

If so, have you ever talked to the people who live and work here?

Is your only contact with Thai people the ones who are working in the bars and other places entertaining the tourists? Have you EVER had a one-on-one discussion with any of them, finding out about what THEY really think, rather than what someone might be saying to make you feel good?



To answer Gier, it seems to me that the shirtless people walking around on Bangla are mostly very drunk tourists trying to act "cool". As for me, most of my shirts were purchased right here in the small shops along beach road. I guess I ought to try to visit your bar too. Maybe I'll have time this weekend.

 

[Pompal 09.]

The MIB now were the drugs are being sold in Patong and every else now it to.
This is nothing about taking care of the problem this is about getting bonus points without losing to much of the real income the MIB has for spending time in Patong. Polis captain 21500 bath pr month 3 cars 1 big house with pool paid cash 1.5 years. You do the math.

 

[princess]

Its always periodic, have seen it so many times during the last 8 1/2 years.

Today we were ordered to have an empty bar by 02, so the music stopped at 01.30 to leave some time for customers to leave. 02 we closed MTB. And Bangla and Sansabai were crowded again.

At the bar owners meeting today, I didnt attend, but I heard there were talks about arrange a strike again. It did work last time, the governor allowed us to close later while talks being made with Bangkok.

I let you know when I know more.

Meanwhile, just start your night earlier.

 

[Troll]

It's not that bad, you could start drinking during "Happy Hour". Early closing means more quality time for bedroom olympics

 

[Rum&Coke]

To me, dizbuster seems to make more sense than most people posting here, probably me included. I assume most people here go to Patong for a vacation and it's usually good enough that they want to come back over and over again. Maybe I'm just lucky, or maybe I'm overly cautious, but I've never experienced most of these problems, nor have any of my friends - at least they never told me about it, or complained.

As to touts and lots of other things, it all probably comes down to money at the end of the day, or week, or whatever. If the touts are making the owners more money, they'll want these guys working "for" them. As for the touts, if they're not making money off it, they wouldn't be doing it. Someone said that the businesses wouldn't remove them - "Easy to do but won't happen. The extra trade they bring the owners is too much for them to give up." If that's true, then it's not going to stop even if every one of those owners read what you guys are posting. The only question that matters is whether they're making more or less money.

To the people commenting on tuk-tuk drivers demanding more money when they get to a steep hill, I think you all agreed that this isn't common practice for everyone, but location based. Why not bring it up when you first hire the tuk-tuk - tell them right then where you want to go, and that it is up a very steep hill, and have them agree to the price BEFORE you drive off in the tuk-tuk? Maybe they'll raise the price right then, and then it's up to you to decide if the hill justifies a higher cost. Suggested wording - "big hill", using your hand to point way up.... then saying "no problem, 300 baht?" or whatever the agreed on price is. Just pre-empt the problem.

As to bars, is it impolite to ask to see a drink menu before ordering anything? Regardless of whether someone beat you into the bar and pretended to have brought you there, if you are shown a menu with the drinks at 100 baht, or whatever, when the drinks arrive at your table, so does the bill. If it doesn't match the menu, say something right then. Or simply ask "how much beer?" or whatever?

 

[Mindy joy]

It's low season. The locals are aware of this. Happens every year. If you were the typical tourist Patong would be a ghost town year round.

 

[Hiffodorgotut]

A major cause of road accidents - NO HELMET.

 

[Ashille]

Well put Trent- tis a vicious circle- bars open til late so girls go out late. I know some who don't even bother to go out til 1am. They'll have to start stuffing their faces earlier and get to work earlier- that will force the punters out earlier as well. All this stuff about the beach is hogwash. Leave beach at 5, power snooze, shower, eat, hit the bars for 8-9 and home 2 ish with target after a good night out. It works elsewhere and there isn't really inconsistency in the law as I understand it- bar closure is 2am. No one in patts or Bkk seems to have major problems with it- it always seems to be Phuket. The interpretation of the law by the MiB in Phuket is THE inconsistency and that's what causes chaos. Late nights out means daylight hours crashed out and missing the sun- if I were on holiday personally I would want early to bed early to rise. Late night drinkers anywhere in the world can always find a place to carry on if they want. This is just an opinion before the pro and con types descend on me!!!

 

[Dude]

A mate of mines missus used to 'own' her own bar there.. Obviously was doing quite for herself until that night wiped her out totally.

Sometimes we post like things like that only happen to farangs.

 

[aronbayarea]

Out in bangers last night, i decided to go home at 1.30, bars were still open, morning, mid morning, evening, night bar was still busy, but decided to give it a miss.

think alfie carried on, sure he said cascades closed around 3, but carried on the party in his house.

 

[Ella_Fitzzy]

Will see if this is imposed on safari zone.. If it is that kills buzz disco before it even gets started..

Tho early closing made Chirat and Safari fortunes last time round..

 

[Johanna C]

I feel sorry for these places.
but, would insurance cover any of this?

 

[miguel]

I was thinking why I had not experienced some of these bad aspects of LOS and then realised that the car from Patong Villa picks us up at the airport. We have a swim in the pool, then then walk 20 - 100 meters to have something to eat and then return back to PV (walk) have a rest then shower dress and hit Bangla road (100 meters away) and find a fav. bar and seforum.xxxger back at whatever time. Then the remaining days in LOS are a repeat of the first day. No wonder I have have never been troubled by a tuk tuk driver. Although my kids back home hate me for not buying them a t-shirt - but hey the spending money never seems to stretch that far.

 

[Ben]

Thanks

that way i can compare with my photos around that time

 

[thor]

i'll second that.....

 

[OMG seeds!]

That's me screwed then, how can an Irishman living in Australia make sensible posts.

:rofl:

 

[Gin]

Burger King and lobster the same night? Wow, to much for me. OK, I'll take my coat.:tuxout: