Hillbilly,
thanks for a great series!! My first post on TD, and I only joined because of your post and wit. A pleasant change from the usual xpat moaning! Only been in Thailand for a year [ but away from homeland Oz for 20plus]. Living in Phuket - bought from a well known "developer" . Hmm..... perhaps I should have kept the powder dry - maybe I'll be heading sooner than I anticipated

. Thanks again for a great and humourous insight. Shoulda cottoned on sooner but I love the place all over.