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NEW NORMAL? UNUSUAL WEATHER STRIKES AGAIN
•With • eighteen days gone in January, while Hua Hin has been largely spared the devastation that flooding HUA HIN
has caused further south, long term residents have been left scratching their heads at the amount of rain that has fallen on the area, in what is traditionally the driest month of the year. Hua Hin averages just 10 millimetres of rain normally this month, and to date has already received nearly seven times that amount, with around 67 millimetres having fallen, with about two thirds of that falling in just one 24 hour period (9th and 10th January). However figures from last year suggest that a ‘new normal’ may be emerging, because in January 2016 a total of 116 millimetres rain fell, with the majority of that coming in just three days, 7th to 9th January. In 2015, and for at least ten years preceding that, this figure was at most around 3 millimetres and in several years zero. While this potential new weather pattern could upset tourism somewhat, it is certainly needed in terms of the water supply, and hopefully the dams and reservoirs are now full, and able to cope with demand, something that certain areas of the town are well aware has not been the case historically - it will be hard for the water authority to now claim that there is not enough water! The weather forecast for the rest of January suggests that there will not be any more rain except possibly the odd localised shower, and it is likely that we are now settling in to the long dry period that usually runs until around April. We publish the forecast for the next seven days every week on page 4 of the paper, along with what the weather has been like in the rest of Thailand and around the world. The tourists and the industry that serves them will certainly be hoping that is the end of the rain, and so will the AWOL delivery boys!
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We are working to help the Slums of Hua Hin and would love to have you deliver your goods with us, so you know your donation is going directly to those who need it. We need secondhand items, clothes and household goods.
Why not join us and come to the slums with us? We leave from our offices at 17:20 Every Tuesday evening. Visit us any day at the Power Of Love Children’s Home, Soi CJ, Khao Takiab, Hua Hin Facebook@Power of Love Church Tel K. Andrew 080 999 3603 K. Panaya 092 592 3604 (Thai) (Services every Sunday 10 am at Hilton Resort and Spa)
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WEATHER & TIDES WORLD WEATHER (19-1-17)
LOCAL FORECAST AND TIDES
RAIN (MM) CONDITIONS TEMP. °C TIDES CITY WEATHER HIGH H L 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH °C SA 0 Very cloudy 29° 25° 06:02 2.3m 18:26 1.3m - Amsterdam Ice fog -4 SU 0 Mostly sunny 29° 24° 04:59 2.3m 18:09 1.2m - Ankara Ice fog -1 MO 0 Clearing 28° 24° 04:39 2.4m 17:42 1.2m - Athens Cool 11 TU 0 Partly sunny 29° 24° 04:47 2.4m 17:21 1.2m - Auckland Partly sunny 21 WE 0 Partly sunny 29° 24° 05:05 2.5m 17:14 1.2m 19:50 2m Beijing Overcast -3 TH 0 Partly sunny 30° 23° 00:10 1.3m 05:28 2.5m 17:19 1.2m 19:09 2m Berlin Passing clouds -4 FR 0 Partly sunny 30° 22° 01:31 1.3m 05:53 2.6m 17:31 1.2m 19:11 2m Buenos Aires Clear 26 Cairo Fog 11 Chicago Overcast 2 Copenhagen Fog 3 Dubai Clear 19 Dublin Passing clouds 7 Helsinki Low clouds 1 THAILAND WEATHER (19-1-17) Ho Chi Minh City Chance of a t-storm 32 Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Place Temp. Hum. Conditions Hong Kong Fog 21 Nan 22 °C 83% Partly Cldy Aranyaprathet 30 °C 43% Clear Islamabad Fog 6 Narathiwat 29 °C 74% Mostly Cldy Ban Ang 30 °C 48% Clear Istanbul Partly cloudy 6 Nong Khai 26 °C 49% Clear Ban Ang Hin 30 °C 62% Clear Jakarta Partly sunny 26 Pattani 29 °C 74% Mostly Cldy Ban Ang Kep N. 30 °C 70% Mostly Cldy Jerusalem Quite cool 10 Peam Prus 32 °C 49% Partly Cldy Ban Bang Chang 29 °C 79% Mostly Cldy Johannesburg Passing clouds 14 Pattaya 31 °C 49% Partly Cldy Bangkok 31 °C 49% Clear Karachi Clear 15 Phayao 23 °C 80% Mist Bhumibol Dam 28 °C 63% Mist Kuala Lumpur Partly sunny 30 28 °C 64% Mist Bua Chum 28 °C 56% Scattered Clds Phetchaburi London Clear -4 29 °C 54% Clear Chaiyaphum 28 °C 50% Scattered Clds Phitsanulok Madrid Clear -3 Phrae 28 °C 66% Partly Cldy Chanthaburi 30 °C 50% Haze Manila Scattered clouds 24 Phuket 30 °C 66% Scattered Clds Chiang Mai 27 °C 58% Partly Cldy Mexico City Clear 16 Prachin Buri 32 °C 43% Haze Chon Buri 31 °C 49% Clear Moscow Overcast -4 Prachuap K.khan 28 °C 62% Scattered Clds Chumphon 27 °C 89% Light Rain Mumbai Clear 24 Ranong 28 °C 70% Partly Cldy Hat Yai 23 °C 62% New Delhi Fog 7 Roi Et 27 °C 53% Clear Houei-sai 27 °C 66% Mist New York Overcast 4 Sakon Nakhon 26 °C 51% Clear Kam Paeng Phet 31 °C 50% Haze Oslo Chilly -3 Sattahip 31 °C 49% Partly Cldy Kanchanaburi 29 °C 51% Clear Paris Cold -4 28 °C 73% Partly Cldy Khon Kaen 29 °C 79% Scattered Clds Satun Perth Passing clouds 24 Songkhla 30 °C 74% Scattered Clds Ko Lanta 29 °C 79% Partly Cldy Phnom-Penh Partly cloudy 32 Suphan Buri 30 °C 53% Haze Ko Samui 31 °C 49% Clear Rio De Janeiro Clear 29 Surat Thani 29 °C 79% Scattered Clds Ko Sichang 30 °C 70% Mostly Cldy Riyadh Clear 15 Surin 25 °C 57% Mist Krabi 31 °C 49% Clear Rome Clear 5 Tak 30 °C 55% Partly Cldy Laemchabang 27 °C 70% Partly Cldy San Francisco Light rain 12 Takua Pa 30 °C 66% Scattered Clds Lampang 27 °C 58% Partly Cldy Seoul Haze 0 Tha Tum 26 °C 57% Mist Lamphun 28 °C 62% Partly Cldy Shanghai Partly sunny 8 Loei 28 °C 56% Scattered Clds Tha Wang Pha 22 °C 83% Partly Cldy Singapore Partly sunny 31 Lomsak 30 °C 44% Scattered Clds Thong Pha Phum 28 °C 68% Mist Stockholm Low clouds 4 Trang 29 °C 79% Scattered Clds Lop Buri 26 °C 61% Clear Sydney Partly sunny 22 Ubon Ratch. 28 °C 58% Partly Cldy Mae Hong Son 23 °C 78% Mist Taibei/Taipei Partly sunny 20 Udon Thani 29 °C 51% Clear Mae Sariang 26 °C 50% Clear Tokyo Partly sunny 10 Uttaradit 28 °C 62% Clear Mukdahan 27 °C 39% Clear Vancouver Light rain 9 28 °C 59% Scattered Clds Nakhon Phanom 28 °C 54% Scattered Clds Wawle Vientiane Clear 32 Wichian Buri 28 °C 52% Clear Nakhon Ratch. 29 °C 67% Mist Yangon Sunny 26 Nakhon Si Tham. 28 °C 74% Mostly Cldy Zurich Cold -5
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Strong eye contact and a firm handshake will help you to make significant strides in the world of being a humongous prick this week.
TAURUS APR 21 – MAY 21
Losing a limb can be a trying and traumatic experience, but you’ll be an expert at it by the end of the week.
VIRGO AUG 23 – SEP 22
You’ll be credited with a new kind of piracy that is even less glamorous than “software” and “music,” and a hell of a lot less sexy than “butt.”
GEMINI MAY 22 – JUNE 21 AQUARIUS JAN 20 – FEB 18
You thought the old gag with the banana peel was dead forever, and if it weren’t for you and a dumpster full of shattered fluorescent-light tubes, it would be.
PISCES FEB 19 – MAR 20
CANCER JUN 22 – JUL 22
You’ll balloon up to triple your weight after several months spent following a diet-book typo that told you to eat 16,000 calories a day.
Being white and wealthy and privileged does have its share of advantages. That’s it.
ARIES MAR 21 - APR 20
There truly is more than one way to skin a cat, but the limited market for cat skins makes learning more than three methods impractical.
After exhausting every other conceivable option, you’ll finally give in this week and take a shower.
LEO JUL 23 – AUG 22
you eat wings.
Animal rights activists will accuse you of cruel and inhumane conduct, even though the chicken is already dead, and that’s just the way
LIBRA SEP 23 – OCT 23
Once all the goats are rounded up, the German tourists are extradited, and the syrup trucks are returned, you’ll have to admit that you never saw that one coming.
SCORPIO OCT 24 – NOV 21
They say no news is good news, but you’re beginning to suspect there’s a reason why those doctors keep avoiding your calls.
SAGITTARIUS NOV 22 – DEC 21
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A section for all you budding etymologists where each week the origin of a word or phrase is investigated. THIS WEEK IT IS.....HOUSEHOLD WORDS Words or sayings that are in common use; names that are And take pertenaunce of houshold and substaunce. familiar to everyone. Who coined the term ‘household words’? The most common Shakespeare seems to have enjoyed the word ‘household’ and answer to any question beginning ‘Who coined the phrase used it no less than 23 times in his plays - often referring to ...’ is William Shakespeare and, as so often, the bard doesn’t ‘household stuff ’, by which he meant the Tudor equivalents disappoint. This one comes from the celebrated Saint Crispin’s of bathroom fittings and white goods. Despite his efforts, ‘household’ didn’t take off as a commonly used word and, apart Day speech in Henry V, 1598: from its use to refer to the Royal household, lay pretty much in He that shall live this day, and see old age, the linguistic attic until it was dusted down by another literary Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbours, giant - Charles Dickens. And say ‘To-morrow is Saint Crispian:’ By 1850, when the magazine Household Words was first Then will he strip his sleeve and show his scars. published, Dickens was a very successful writer. He had been And say ‘These wounds I had on Crispin’s day.’ frustrated by earlier publishing enterprises, in which he Old men forget: yet all shall be forgot, thought interference by the publishers had stifled his creativity, But he’ll remember with advantages and he decided to fund Household Words himself. This gave What feats he did that day: then shall our names. him free rein to indulge his view that the general public could Familiar in his mouth as household words Shakespeare was in full creative flow at that date and also coined and should be uplifted by his artistic musings on the stuff of ‘stiffen the sinews’, ‘like a greyhound in the slips’ and ‘once more everyday life - hence the title. In the 16th century, the French landowner Michel de Montaigne unto the breach’ all within the space of a few pages. A ‘hold’ or ‘holding’ was the tenure or ownership of a domestic retired to his chateau to write down and publish his thoughts property. This persists in words like ‘freehold’ and ‘smallholding’. and inadvertently invented the essay. In the 19th century, the ‘Household’ was the word for things held by a house, that is, the wealthy author Dickens financed a journal to do much the people and chattels that were normally at home. John Wyclif same which also had the effect of bringing the magazine format appears to have been the first person to have set down the word to the general public. Now we have blogs. Easier and cheaper ‘household’ in print, in his 1382 translation of the Bible, in for us all to have a go, which is excellent - but somehow it feels that standards have dropped rather. Ezekiel 28-13:
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USA First species officially named after Donald Trump A new species has been named after Donald Trump. In an unexpected addition to his legacy, the billionaire soon-tobe president has given his name to a moth. The newly discovered insect, now known as Neopalpa donaldtrumpi, looks strikingly similar to the politician, with its bright blonde crown of ‘hair’ and beady eyes. Its habitat is Southern California in the US and Baja California in Mexico – whereas the real Donald Trump prefers to reside in New York, although he will soon be relocated to the White House. Evolutionary biologist Dr Vazrick Nazari described his discovery in the latest edition of the open access journal Zookeys, and came up with the name, hoping that it could attract publicity to the moth, which is an endangered species. There is a critical need for further conservation efforts for fragile areas that make up its habitat, he said. He discovered the moth while examining specimens at the Bohart Museum of Entomology, University of California. When he saw this one, he realised it didn’t match any previously know species. It has now been recognised as the second species of a genus of twirler moths. You can recognise it by the yellowishwhite scales present on the head in adults.
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VENEZUELA Woman ‘tried to smuggle boyfriend out of prison in suitcase’ As far as genius ideas behind prison breaks go, this supposed one from Venezuela has top marks for audacity. According to reports, a woman has been arrested after attempting to break her boyfriend out of prison by stuffing him in a pink suitcase and walking away. Antonieta Robles Saouda, 25, has been arrested after the attempt to break Ibrain Jose Vargas Garcia free from Jose Antonio Anzoategui prison in Venezuela, reports El Universal. The 25-year-old had visited the prison with a six-year-old, thought to be her daughter, in late December but was stopped by security when leaving after struggling to wheel the bag away. Inside they found her partner who had contorted his body to fit in the suitcase. The inmate, who was serving a nine year eight month sentence for vehicle theft, was returned to prison while his girlfriend was arrested. The Council for the Protection of Children and Adolescents will take care of the child in the meantime.
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USA Woman is so allergic to her husband they can’t even sit in the same room Johanna Watkins doesn’t know if she will ever be able to hold her husband’s hand again. The 29-year-old suffers from a condition that is so severe even being in the same room as Scott triggers an allergic reaction. It means she can’t kiss him or do anything that normal couples are able to do. A normal date night involves sitting in separate rooms, three floors apart, watching the same TV show and messaging about it. But life wasn’t always like this for the couple. Before they married in 2013 they would go hiking together and even though Johanna struggled with rashes, irritable bowel syndrome and migraines, it wasn’t until later that the symptoms got so serve. Scott said there were times, before his wife was diagnosed, that she would cough if they were face-toface. However, it was only last year, when the symptoms grew worse, that they realised they couldn’t share their physical life together. ‘It was this horrible reality that it wasn’t going to work,’ she told the BBC. . ‘I was now reacting strongly to my husband. Before this I had reacted to my parents, to many, many other people, but it was horrific when it became Scott.’ Johanna suffers from Mas Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS) – a rare immune system disorder which means she is allergic to almost everything. She lives in a sealed room in a friend’s house, while hers is being renovated, with sealed windows, doors and a filter to purify the air. Typical treatments don’t work for her, meaning her life is on hold until a solution can be found; but despite the challenges, the couple have remained committed to each other. Scott, who is a full-time teacher, cooks his wife dinner every night making one of the two meals – beef stew and organic lamb – she is allowed to eat. ‘There’s not an easy way around this problem. I want to keep Johanna safe and me going to see her compromises her safety,’ Scott added. ‘One of the ways I can take care of her now is by not going to see her. I’m not going to endanger her life. ‘We’re absolutely committed to one another and we’re going to wait as long as it takes to see if there is some kind of healing.’ Johanna’s condition does not just extend to her relationship, she has had a severe reaction to someone smoking down the road, or pizza being cooked a mile away. It means she has only left her current room to go to hospital or see her doctor.
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AREA 555 Got some great jokes? Send them to us on submissions@awolonline.net
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ELEPHANT BOOK Every nation has to write a book about the Elephant: The French book - The Sex Life of the Elephant or: 1000 ways to cook Elephant The English book - Elephants I have shot on Safari The Welsh book - The Elephant and its influence on Welsh language and culture (or: Oes ysgol tocynnau eleffant llanfairpwll nhadau coeden.) The American book - How to Make Bigger And Better Elephants The Japanese book - How to Make Smaller And Cheaper Elephants The Greek book - How to Sell Elephants for a Lot of Money The Finnish book - What Elephants Think about Finnish People The German book - A Short Introduction to Elephants, Vol 1-6. The Icelandic book - Defrosting an Elephant The Swiss book - Switzerland: The Country Through Which Hannibal Went With His Elephants The Canadian book - Elephants: A Federal or State Issue? The Swedish book - How to reduce your taxes with an elephant. The Australian book - Train Your Elephant To Fetch Beer The Jamaican book - Making Reefers from Elephant Dung
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SEX A sweet little girl runs out to the backyard where her father is working, and asks him, “Daddy, what’s sex?” So, her father sits her down, and tells her all about the birds and the bees. He tells her about conception, sexual intercourse, sperm and eggs etc. He tells her about puberty, menstruation, men and women and love...... He thinks what the hell, and tells her the works, thinking that to tell it all is the only way to tell truth. The girl is somewhat awe struck with this sudden influx of bizarre new knowledge, and her father finally asks, “So why did you wish to know about sex?” “Oh, mommy said lunch would be ready in a couple of secs...”
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FACTORY A guy is going on a tour of a factory that produces various latex products. At the first stop, he is shown the machine that manufactures baby-bottle nipples. The machine makes a loud “hiss-pop” noise. “The hiss is the rubber being injected into the mold,” explains the guide. “The popping sound is the needle poking a hole in the end of the nipple.” Later, the tour reaches the part of the factory where condoms are manufactured. The machine makes a “Hiss. Hiss. Hiss. Hiss-pop” noise. “Wait a minute!” says the man taking the tour. “I understand what the ‘hiss, hiss,’ is, but what’s that ‘pop’ every so often?” “Oh, it’s just the same as in the baby-bottle nipple machine,” says the guide. “It pokes a hole in every fourth condom.” “Well, that can’t be good for the condoms!” “Yeah, but it’s great for the baby-bottle nipple business!”
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KEEPING UP APPEARANCES For a considerable number of years, the preferred method for people living in Hua Hin to get to and from Bangkok has been the ubiquitous minibus (or minivan to some). Experiences on these buses can vary wildly, from the journey being completed smoothly with no fuss, to a white knuckle ride where the passengers are in fear of the reckless driver. This applies in particular to the regular scheduled services that used to go to Victory Monument in Bangkok, but were forced to relocate the drop off point. Even with the potentially scary ride, and a less convenient drop off, these vehicles are still the go to method for the majority of local rsidents, and this applies equally to other parts of the nation. However, as a consequence of the number of accidents they are involved in, in recent weeks the government has been making all sorts of noises about dealing with the problem, from phasing out the vehicles completely, to be replaced by newer and supposedly safer models, to the initiative announced this week of a twenty point checklist that all inter provincial minibuses must pass. The list includes roadworthiness checks including brakes, tires, wheels, seat belts, doors, fire extinguishers and escape hammers. While the checklist is nominally a good idea, the initiative fails to make it clear who will be enforcing it and what the penalty will be for failing any of the items on the list, such as impounding the vehicle, fines etc. The initiative does include a somewhat vague mention of ensuring that drivers do not exceed 8 hours working, and seems to imply that this will be done via a mandatory fitting of a GPS tracking device that links
back to the Land Department HQ on every minibus, which must be done by the end of March. However, as most observers and users of the minibus services agree, the problem is not generally the vehicles but the people behind the steering wheel, who do often drive dangerously, and normally because their schedule is so tight, and a desire to make the most money they can in the hours available. During the annoucement of the measures, after a top level meeting of army, police and other officials, Chertchai Sanansrisakorn of the land transport department said that the authorities were getting “strict, serious and sure” in the matter of minivans. However other commentators have said that, as with many Thai government initiatives, this is more about the appearance of doing something than actually solving the problem, and much of the checklist is already mandated under Thai law when the vehicles have to undergo their annual MOT test. The longer one stays in Thailand, the more that you come across this essentially face-saving exercise, and not just from the authorities, although they are the main culprits. Appearances matter in Thailand, and woe betide anyone who removes the mask.
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CLASSIFIEDS BUSINESS
SMALL GUESTHOUSE, BAR,
restaurant, established in prime location, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2 clean kitchens, 2 eating areas (inside/ outside). Large private lounge upstairs. Customer base throughout year. Cheap rent paid up to September 2017. Good landlord. Parking front and rear. Owner relocating. Price includes everything, 850,000 baht. Also resident staff. Terms available. Details 09307 46204 THRIVING LOCAL RESTAURANT and premises for sale. Two storey townhouse on a corner plot comprising a small restaurant with two kitchen areas and toilet on the ground floor, and 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms on the upper floor, located in a busy residential area with several large estates in walking distance. Reluctantly selling this excellent property and business to invest elsewhere. Price 5.2 m baht. Please call 093 139 9655.
EMPLOYMENT
ADVERTISE FOR STAFF here for free!
Lawyer Hua Hin
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GENERAL - SPORTS
VARIOUS GOLF CLUBS for sale. MacGregor M59 7 irons, 3,5,7 FW
SERVICES
SELF STORAGE ANY item, furniture, m’bikes, bicycles, baggage etc. Discount for long term contracts. Call David on 092 927 7207 or Email davidhodgins@ymail.com WANTED
PLACE YOUR WANTED ads here for free! GENERAL
FOR SALE. KING Size bed, mattress, base and headboard. 10,500 baht. 081 259 0617
DOG CAGE/TRANSPORTER BUILT to fit a pick up. Has divider to
accommodate 2 small or medium dogs. Sale due to lack of storage space. 4,000 baht. Please call 0862 118250 PS4 GAMES IN perfect condition. Selling these 6 PS4 games, all like new in great condition. Assassins Creed: Chronicles - THB 500, Bloodborne THB 1000, Dragons Age: Inquisition - THB 1000, Homefront: The Revolution - THB 1000, Just Cause 3 - THB 1250, Mortal Kombat X - THB 1000. Preferrably sold all together for THB 5000. Contact seller through AWOL Classifieds Facebook group. BBQ BILLABONG MAKE Used but good working condition the BBQ is supplied with gas bottle and valve. 5,250 baht. Call 086 211 8250 COFFEE MACHINE HIGH quality. Fiamma high level coffee machine for sale. After minimal training if needed you will be able to make stunning coffee’s such as cappuccino, late’, mocca, americano, expresso etc.. It comes with grinder, foamer, cool foamer and some appropriate cups and saucers. The machine is currently on display at Anjana Coffee ( Hua Hin Coffee) who provide servicing, at the top of the Pala U Rd in/near Hinlekfai. The asking price is 59,000 but reasonable offers would be considered. The cost of above including the accessories was 88,000. The machine only used for 1 year and has been serviced ready for a new owner. Call 086 211 8250
& Hybrid. Callaway Steelhead 7 irons & 9 FW, Taylor M. R9 driver 2 shafts, hybrids from Ping & Cobra, 2 2-ball putters, Cleveland LW, Fairway woods Taylor M. & Wilson. Mail for more info. Together or apart. Good Offer accepted. Please call 08-30138132 or email peter@pjtrim.com NEW POOL CUES for sale RAID Low Deflection Shaft 2-piece Custom Pool Cue with Sport Wrap by Falcon Cues. R650 Low Deflection Technology Selected Canadian 13mm Maple Shaft with 5 Layer Leather Tip; 3.5 Thread Quick Release Joint; Black Base Forearm with Contrasting Blue Point and 3D Bubble Grip Sport Wrap. Comes with Gray Sleeve and Joint Protector. only 4900 Baht each. Have a look @ Lucky Shot Pool Bar Poonsuk Road evening after 8 pm LAKE VIEW GOLF Club, wanted 2 membership. Please contact me. E-mail andresen.p@gmail.com. Phone 0615450882 Petter Andresen PICKLEBALL PAKNAM PRAN Pickleball partner for single play needed for early morning play or late afternoon play at Evason Resort. Email sledpullric@gmail.com
AUTO: GENERAL
MOTORBIKE/CAR RENT MOTORBIKES 250 a day, 1400 a week, 4500 a month, Cars from 900 a day, 4000 a week, 12,000 a month. Please call David on 092 927 7207 or email davidhodgins@ymail.com for more information
AUTO: 3 WHEELS & LESS
HUA HIN BIKERBOYS
We are a group of friends of different nationalities living in Hua Hin that enjoy riding together on small motorbikes (max. 150 cc) exploring around Hua Hin, sharing some good laughs. We are not biking for the speed or to do tracks, we are more “ touring/ adventure “ type of rides who likes discover new places and share some good travel experiences. Most of the time we drive on small scenery roads with less traffic. Rides are with your own or your rented bike. Every 2 weeks there is a ride, mostly once a 1-day ride and once a 2-or 3-day ride. Participation is free and ladies are welcome. Details on facebook page or send mail to sikkens2011@gmail.com
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CLASSIFIEDS
AUTO: 4 WHEELS PLUS
PROPERTY FOR RENT
ADVERTISE YOUR CAR for sale here and on the AWOL Classifieds POOL VILLA FOR rent. 3 Bed, 3 Bath, very private, nice garden, large website - just 1000 baht to list for 13 issues/3 months. Go to www.awolonline. net/classifieds, email classifieds@awolonline.net or call 081 649 8361 to place your ad.
PROPERTY FOR SALE
TWO BED HOUSE For Rent Or Sale Soi 102. Fully furnished, internet
connection, cable tv, laundry machine. Space to park car & motor bike inside. Location over railway tracks soi 102 600 meters after 7 eleven turn left. Rent : 12,000 p.m. Sale: 3.2 mill o.t.o. Tel 087 169 8440 eng 085 293 3843 thai STUDIO APARTMENT IN Khao Takiab for sale. A great investment opportunity with a yield of 10%. This apartment is in Baan Plean Ploen in Khao Takiab. This 30 square meter apartment on the 3rd floor facing the swimming pool is fully furnished with free communal swimming pool fitness and Wifi, and TV with True Visions. 30 metres to the local beach and the green bus to Hua Hin is nearby. For sale for 1.85m or I will accept a reasonable offer. It rents for 15,000 per month. Email chris.b@btinternet. com or call 090 996 4731 LARGE HOUSE AND land near Cha Am for sale; 200 sqm living area on 2.5 rai just 4.8m baht. Also adjacent land of 0.7 rai available for 480,000 baht or make an offer for both. Contact 089 530 8771 or go to luckyhuahin.com for photos and information.
PERSONALS
SERIOUS GENTLEMAN IN
Hua Hin wants single, mature English speaking Lady to form long term partnership, living together. email: diamondhenk@gmail.com
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PROPERTY WANTED
LOOKING FOR PROPERTY? Post your wanted ad here for free! COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
SUNRISE COAST COMMERCIAL
pool, outdoor dining, free water, free cable TV, unlimited high speed internet. 4km from Hua Hin centre. 38,000 baht per month. Call 087 719 7388 TO LET 2-BED unfurnished house in Karat Village, Hua Hin. Suitable for basic accommodation, small business use or storage. Dry, secure, quiet location; small garden & car parking. No dogs. B 8000/month. Tel: 081 262 7580 (Thai); 085 291 6912 (English). TOWNHOUSE FOR RENT, Great location (5km West of town), 2 bed, 2 bath, fully furnished, fully fitted kitchen (fridge, hob, oven, microwave) internet, cable TV, ready to move in. CALL JA ON: 083 316 6424 Price 10,000 baht a month ROOMS FROM 3000 bt p/m, Apartments 7000 bt p/m All close to beach, Condo with sea view and pool 12,000 bt p/m. Weekly and daily rates available. Tiks Place at VIP Condo just north of Hua Hin airport, opposite Palm Hills. Please call David on 092 927 7207 or email davidhodgins@ymail. com for more information
properties - we have a variety of land, resorts and other commercial opportunities available in the Bang Saphan area. Contact 089 530 8771 for details.
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REVERSE CHARGE CALLS The list below is the free number to connect to an operator of that country to request the reverse charge call. ARGENTINA 001-999-54-1000/ 2000 AUSTRALIA 001-999-61-1000/2000 AUSTRIA 001-800-28787421 BAHRAIN 001-999-973-1000 BRUNEI 001-999-673-1000 CANADA 001-999-15-1000/2000 DENMARK 001-999-45-1000 FRANCE 001-999-33-1000 GERMANY 001-999-49-1000 HAWAII 001-800-865-8424 HONG KONG 001-999-852-1086 INDONESIA 001-999-62-1000/2000 ISRAEL 001-999-972-1000/ 2000 ITALY 001-999-39-1000 JAPAN 001-999-811-0051 KOREA 001-999-82-1000/ 2000/ 2001 MACAU 001-999-853-1000 MALAYSIA 001-999-60-1000/4000/ 4001 MALTA 001-999-356-1000 MEXICO 001-999-52-1000 NEPAL 001-800-977-1-9999 NETHERLANDS 001-999-31-1035 NEW ZEALAND 001-999-64-1066 PHILIPPINES 001-999-63-1000/ 3000/ 6000 PORTUGAL 001-999-351-1000 RUSSIA 001-999-7-1000 SINGAPORE 001-999-65-0000/ 2008 SOUTH AFRICA 001-999-27-1000 SPAIN 001-999-34-1066 TAIWAN 001-999-886-1000 U.A.E. 001-999-971-1000 U.K. 001-999-44-1066 U.S.A. 001-999-1-1111/ 2001/ 2002 Thanks to the staff at CAT in Hua Hin for providing the above numbers. FREE AND CHEAP CALLS If your mobile phone or device and that of the person you are calling supports it, you can use a number of apps to make free calls anywhere, with the best known being Skype and Viber. The mobile phone operators offer special numbers to prefix an international number to get cheap rate international calls. More information call True 1331 AIS 1175 DTAC 1678
Police 191 Crime 195 Fire 199 Traffic Control Centre 197 Highway Police 1193 Tourist Police 1699 Tourist Service Centre 1155 Missing Persons 02 282 1815 Police Station 032 511 027 Tourist Police 032 516 219 Cha-Am Police 032 471 321 Bangkok Hospital 1719 Hua Hin Hospital 032 511 743 San Paulo Hospital 032 532 576 to 585 Red Cross 032 512 567 Municipality 032 532433 Tessabahn 032 511 047 Immigration 032 520 617 Bus Terminal (non air-con) 032 511 230 (air-con) 032 511654, 512543 Railway Station 032 511 073 Tourist Information 032 513 885 Electricity Office 032 512 215 Electricity Call Centre 1129 Water Office 032 511 677 TOT 032 519 000/001 TOT Call Centre 1100 TT&T 032 532 018 3BB 032-900020-1, 086-0127273 3BB Call Centre 1530 CAT 032 511 350 Alcoholics Anonymous 0870 620 098 Narcotics Anonymous 084 314 1928
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TO HULL AND BACK Restaurant & Bakery in Samorphrong
OPEN 11AM - 9PM EVERY DAY (Closed Tuesdays) Delicious Home Cooked Western & Thai Food DAILY SPECIALS - CHECK OUR BLACKBOARD Breakfasts - Fresh Bread Baked Daily Free Wi-Fi - Easy Parking Contact us on 093 139 9655 or food@passportcafehuahin.com
Menu on passportcafehuahin.com and Facebook page Passport-Cafe Directions: From Hua Hin go north on the Klong (Canal) Road through the traffic lights and turn left at the blue bridge with the water tower next to it, then immediately right before the 7-11. Follow this road for approximately 1.5 km and you will find us on the right opposite Tropical Hill.
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TOP TRUMPS It won’t have escaped your attention that this weeks edition of AWOL coincides with the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President. Prior to 1937 inaugurations were held in March. The change to January was brought about by several factors, one being that in the early days election results took much longer to determine, due to the time needed to gather in votes by horse drawn carriages. As travel improved there came the problem of that a 4 month wait between Presidents provided protesters with enough time to whip up revolutionary support, and things finally came to a head during the Great Depression of 1932/3, when no-one in charge had the authority needed to take effective action. Shortening the period between voting and inauguration from 4 to 2 months was, by then, a more practical option, and certainly a more sensible one. During the 80 years since the change to January 20th some especially notable Presidents have taken the oath of office. From Franklin D Roosevelt, who became the only President to be elected for a fourth term in 1945, through John F Kennedy in 1961 and Ronald Reagan in 1981, to Barack Obama in 2009 and 2013. But Trump will surely go down in history as the first President of the United States to take the oath without having any background in politics. A small point which his supporters seem to find a refreshing change. Why not elect a business man to run the business which also happens be a country? and who knows - they may be proved right. After all our own UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn isn’t doing too well even with his years as a political activist. Nor did Milliband, who had cut his teeth on the Labour Party Manifesto rather than the usual Farleys rusk. What is worrying about the leader of the US though is the huge responsibility and power which that office carries, and to many onlookers Trump seems to relish the power without recognising the need for diplomacy. Time will tell. Meanwhile will someone please just block his Twitter account? Last week I mentioned that a new artwork had appeared in the centre of Hull, in the form of a wind turbine blade. Over here it has caused even more debate than Trump, along the lines of the ‘is it art’ kind of thing. So a visit was needed to view it in person, which is where I had one of those ‘you know you’ve been in Thailand too long when....’ moments. Because when approached from a side road the section of the thing in view
looked, at first glance, for all the world like a bit of Skytrain. If it hadn’t been for a biting wind I could have been looking down Soi 11 towards Sukhumvit Road. Well - for a split second anyway. On closer inspection Skytrain cement became the perfectly smooth flowing lines of the blade, which seems to reflect a soft glow. It does look quite arty, and is certainly drawing the crowds. Talking about that ‘you know you’ve been in Thailand too long’ feeling, I wonder how long the farang driver who hit another car last week, while under the influence, has been living in the Land of Smiles? Certainly long enough to get the hang of fleeing the scene!
On This Day
Given that this week’s column has been largely about the tranfer of power from one leader to another, an event of similar significance occurred in 1936, as King Edward VIII became King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Empire, and Emperor of India, until he abdicated on 11th December that same year, to avoid a constitutional crisis that would have been caused by his desire to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee. After his abdication, he was created Duke of Windsor. He married Wallis in France on 3 June 1937, after her second divorce became final. They lived out the rest of their lives together, until he died in 1972, with the Duchess becoming increasingly frail and suffering from dementia following her true love fourteen years later.
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EVENTS & NOTICEBOARD Welcome to our collaborative section with Hua Hin’s only local radio station playing Western music 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the one and only Surf 102.5 FM! Every day Surf features local events and activities that visitors and locals might be interested in enjoying, and you will find these below. If you know of an event, activity or regular happening that is not listed here or in our Balloon Chasers section, please get in touch by email to either AWOL (submissions@awolonline.net or Surf 102.5 FM (surf102.5fm@gmail.com) or via either of the respective Facebook pages; AWOLexpat or Surf102.5. UPCOMING INFORM AWOL OR SURF FM of your charitable the members in the group has a chance to or non commercial event and we will announce host a dinner party in his/her home for the it here other members. If you love cooking and like to make new friends you should join. You do ONGOING not need to be an expert. Tel. Robert 0983 RESCUE PAWS is a non-profit organization 562290 based in Hua Hin dedicated to helping DUSIT THANI HUA HIN SOCCER and improving the lives of Thailand’s stray ACADEMY: exercise and professional animal population. Find out more on their football coaching for kids. website rescuepawsasia.org or Facebook page HUA HIN HASH HOUSE HARRIERS every RescuePawsThailand Saturday around the area. (see p22) TRASH HERO HUA HIN now every Sunday CICADA MARKET AND PERFORMING at 3pm a beach area gets cleaned. See their ARTS FAIR. The Venue@Suansri. Fri/Sat eponymous Facebook page for weekly details evenings from sunset to 12 pm, Sundays from HUA HIN HOBBY COOKING CLUB If cooking 4pm; Dining, shopping, art, performances, is your hobby you can join an international and films in a beautiful park-like setting. A group of hobby cooks in Hua Hin. Each one of great place to spend an evening
SURF 102.5 FM SCHEDULE The Marriott Breakfast Show with Steve Johnston Mon. to Fri. 6:30 - 10:00 Asia Pop 40 with Dom Lau Sat. 09:00 - 12:00, Sun. 15:00 - 18:00 Tue. 21:00 - 24:00 “Something On The Radio” with James Ross Sun., Wed., Fri. 21:00-23:00 LA Spinz with Peter Reynolds Mon., Wed., Fri. 19:30 Q Burn Rocks On with Peter Antony Fri. 23:00
THE AWOL NOTICEBOARD ND? IN THAILA DRIVING g licence nal drivin o ti a rn te In rs 1800 bt. valid 5 yea Call 71 (Eng) 089 530 87
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS If you want to drink, that’s your business, if you want to stop, we can help.
Call to speak to an AA member:
Peo (Swedish) - 086 012 0856 Henrik 095-950-7550 Loren - 081-007-6856 Terry - 091-883-7757
www.aathailand.org
Meetings every day in Hua Hin
Let’s Eat RESTAURANT
PUZZLES
Open 9am to 9pm English Breakfast and Thai Food Soi 3 Khao Takiab (next to 7-11) Call 082 294 5602
CODEWORD
Each letter in this puzzle is represented by a number 1-26. Can you crack the code and solve the crossword? Every letter of the alphabet is used at least once. Two or three letters are already in place to get you started. Use the 1-26 small grid to keep track.
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CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Armed helicopter (7) 8 Needing a drink (7) 9 Menials (anag) - creative (7) 10 It is passed in conversation (3,4,2,3) 11 See 10 13 Boxer in the lightest category (9) 15 State of having had enough to eat (9) 18 Business - (kind of) wind (5) 21 In addition (7) 22 Ignorant (7) 23 Face cloth (7) 24 Altogether (7)
The solution to last week’s puzzle is on page 19
DOWN 1 Relish (5) 2 Wanderer (5) 3 Author of “Tom Jones” (5,8) 4 Mean - trifling (6) 5 Welsh rabbit (6,2,5) 6 In tears (6) 7 Bear witness to (6) 12 Type of tenure (8) 14 See 12 15 Snub (6) 16 Type of order (6) 17 Affront (6) 19 Be of use (5) 20 Adversary (5)
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Parties, special deals, regular events, celebrations and more; THE PALM BISTRO, SOI 88; Join their Sunday Lunch Club to get it in AWOL email info@awolonline.net. and start earn ing a free Sunday Roast (see ad p3) UNCLE BRYN’S (2KM PAST PALM HILLS NORTH ALONG RECENTLY ADDED AND COMING SOON KLONG ROAD. TURN LEFT AND 200M ON LEFT.); Large SALSA RESTAURANT, NARESDAMRI ROAD; Every Chang 55 baht, large Leo 58 baht. Open daily 7am-late. 085 405 Thursday and Saturday LIVE MUSIC with big promotion 6976 (T) 080 197 2072(E) ..20% discount on dinner bill. (All drinks, brasilian BBQ and PUB QUIZZES grill are included in the promotion). LA MAISON BLEU, PHETKASEM ROAD; Every Saturday KING BAR, SOI BINTHABAHT; Quiz second Monday of from 7 to 10pm Live music by Susan and Larry. every month (next one Monday 9th January 2017 at 7.30 pm) RED PIANO, SOI KANJANOMAI; Saturday 28th January . Free entry, food and prizes - hosted by Hawk - all welcome. from 7pm Wine Dinner G Four Fine Wines; 6 course meal KOM HOM, SOI 94; First Sunday every month from 7pm with different wines for every course. Live music from 6 -10pm. Bingo and Quiz Night (January please check) - call 085 294 1890 baht per person Reservation required 032 900510. 1319 for details MUCKY DUCK, BONKAI (SOI 88); Saturday 21st January SUNSET BOULEVARD, KHAO TAKIAB; All video, home 6-9pm Beef Burger, triple cooked chips, choice of 2 toppings made fun pub quiz. Third Tuesday of every month (next one is 220 bt. Eggs Benedict* 160 bt 10am-noon. Sunday Roast this on Tuesday 17th January,). 10 rounds including 2 audio visual week Lamb and 2 table rounds. There is limited space so early bookings are CHOCOLATE CAFE, SOI 102; Every Tuesday from 6.30 pm, strongly recommended. Call Mike 084 3769438 for more info free Thai and Western food buffet. and for bookings. Sunset Boulevard is 150 metres past the Ibis hotel going south on the Takiap Road. REGULAR EVENTS TK ROADHOUSE, KHAO TAKIAB; First Tuesday of every month ‘The Best Quiz In Town’! 8 rounds, beer questions, free BOBBY’S BAR, SOI 102.; The 99 baht breakfast is Back! FREE Cottage Pie and bread. Sunday Roast - spend 200 baht and get a free Chicken or Pork Sunday Roast, spend an extra 80 baht and you can get Lamb. BRITISH STYLE SUNDAY ROASTS: Available from 12.30 to 6.30pm. All You Can Eat Fish & Chips every Friday from 5pm when spend 200 bt. Bobby’s Bar, Soi 102 DIZZY DOLPHIN, SOI SAMORPHONG; Happy Hour every Father Teds, Damnoernkasem Road day from 1 - 7pm - Samsong + mixer 40 baht, Wine 55 baht, Hua Hin Miss You, Soi 80 small/large domestic beers 45/65 baht. Jungle Juice, Soi Selekam DOUBLE D, SOI 6; Happy Hour every day from 3 - 6pm Mucky Duck, Bonkai (Soi 88) - Samsong + mixer 40 baht, Wine 55 baht, San Miguel and Nit’s Kitchen, Soi 94 Heineken 65 baht, small/large domestic beers 45/70 baht. Orchid Restaurant 94, Soi 94 FATHER TEDS, DAMNOERNKASEM ROAD; Live music, Palm Bistro, Soi 88 (032 828144) special food and drink offers, draught Guinness, something Seajays Resort, off Pala-U Road. 083 311 1787 happening every night! See add on p13 for details. Sunset Boulevard, Khao Takiab Bookings only 084 376 9438 MUCKY DUCK, SOI 88/94; Now available - Draught Stowford Ye Olde Buffalo Tavern, Chomsin Rd Cider 150 bt for 600 ml. Zab Wer, Soi 112. PASSPORT CAFE, SAMORPHRONG; Now open for Breakfasts, Freshly baked bread, Daily Specials and more (see ad p9) RED PIANO, SOI KANJANOMAI; Happy Hour every day from 5 - 7pm buy one get one free. SPOTS POOL BAR, SOI 88; Draft Singha and Leo just 65 baht.
Contact: Tel.: 082 298 0500 E-mail: realestate@luckyhuahin.com Website: luckyhuahin.com
LOCAL GOLF/ HASH HOUSE HARRIERS BUTTERFLY ROCK GOLF SOCIETY
HUA HIN GOLF SOCIETY
RESULTS 13TH JANUARY 2017 Banyan Stableford 40 entered 1st Anna Sjogren 44 pts (20) 2nd Marjorie Sherlock 40 pts (30) 3rd Franz Heigl 36 pts (17) 4th Hubert Maldonado 36 pts (13)
HASH HOUSE HARRIERS
A DRINKING CLUB WITH A RUNNING AND WALKING PROBLEM! The Cha-Am and Hua Hin Hash House Harrier Clubs meet alternate Saturdays for around an hour’s. run/walk in the surrounding countryside followed by a social gathering. lf you would like to come along then visit our website www. FIXTURES h2h3-cah3.weebly.com or Facebook at 24th January 2017 Dragon Hills www.facebook.com/H2H3CAH3 for full Stableford details and directions. Please note that 11TH JANUARY 2017 27th Jan uary Palm Hills Match play people attending and participating do so Banyan Stableford, Near the Pins and prelim + S/ford entirely at their own risk. Twos 28 entered NEXT RUN LAKE VIEW 1st Stephen Warnock 36 pts (18) SATURDAY 21ST JANUARY 2017 MEMBERS CLUB 2nd John Oxley 36 pts (12) MEETING @ 4:00 PM. RESULTS 3rd Seppo Rintala 35 pts (11) Hua Hin House Harriers (H2H3) Run 13TH JANUARY 2017 4th Gary Engleman 35 pts (12) #350; Another Milestone in our History Stableford Couirse AB and Burns Night Celebration 1st Mike Lord (12) 36pts FIXTURES Dress code: Goat T-Shirt with matching 23rd January 2017 Lake View A&B 2nd David Brien (11) 35pts Tartan 3rd Peter Tucker (11) 34pts Stableford Hares: Cathusalem, Mudman and No 25th January 2017 Majestic Creek 4th Toby Olsson (13) 33pts Name Kevin Stableford Snacks: Lily the Pink 16TH JANUARY 2017 Tax Collector: Tinks RONNIE’S ROLL UP Stableford. Course AB LOCATION: Black Mountain area near Held every Friday at Palm Hills. Please 1st Greg Smith (20) 39pts Big Boom Farm contact Ronnie on 0811 942 556 if you 2nd Gary Engelman (12) 35pts Google Map Link: https://goo.gl/maps/ are interested in joining in, and thanks to 3rd Bill Evans (12) 35pts EmPavG7aAyA2 4th Peter Tucker (11) 34pts Nigel for the results. GPS Coordinates: N 12.609390, E 13TH JANUARY 2017 99.904537 (N 12 36.563, E 99 54.272) FIXTURES 19 players. Front 9 - Barbara Anstee. 19 pts (24 hcp) Lake View every Monday, Wednesday, Google Map Link from Hua Hin via Phet Kasem Road: https://goo.gl/maps/ Back 9 - Thomas Buch. 16 pts (countback) Friday dsFboLrfDtD2 (11 hcp) Directions to run site: Overall - Ronnie T. 31 pts (15 hcp) From Hua Hin & Cha-Am via Phet CHA AM GOLF CLUB Kasem Road: Take Soi 58, cross the Contact: secretary@chaamgolfclub.com railway and go straight at the traffic FIXTURES lights on the Khlong Road. Alternatively, 25th January 2017 AGM reach the traffic lights direct from the Khlong Road. At the traffic lights, zero CROSSWORD SOLUTION your odometer. Follow signs for Black Mountain for 7.1 km. At a Y-junction Here is last week’s Crossword solution. with Black Mountain signs to the left take the right fork, HHH Sign. Go 200 m and turn right , HHH Sign. Go a further 350 m and the car parking area is on the left with a large land for sale sign. Any queries then please call Cathusalem on 09 1608 6428 Hash Tax: Male Drinkers ฿200, Female Drinkers ฿150, Teetotalers ฿100, kids ฿50, under 8’s Free). Your effort to bring the CORRECT change would be very much appreciated. RESULTS 16TH JANUARY 2017 Lake View AB Stableford and Skins 20 entered 1st Lars Faerch 37 pts (15) 2nd Philaiwan (Chim)Thipchuen 36 pts (32) 3rd Thor Olsen 34 pts (27) 4th Michael O’Hehir 34 pts (23)
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LOCAL SPORTS HUA HIN POOL BILLIARD LEAGUE
RESULTS WEEK 9 13TH JANUARY 2017 Breeze Bar 6 - 2 Coopers 94 Humping Pig 8 - 0 Home Bar Lucky Shot B 4 - 4 Pits Pirates Master Cues 4 - 4 Spots Pool Bar 2 Pits Rangers 6 - 2 Lucky Shot A Spots Pool Bar 1 2 - 6 Mucky Duck LEAGUE TABLE Team Humping Pig Lucky Shot A Mucky Duck Pits Rangers Pits Pirates Home Bar Spots Pool Bar 1 Master Cues Breeze Bar Lucky Shot B Spots Pool Bar 2 Coopers 94
P W D L 9 9 0 0 9 6 2 1 9 6 1 2 8 6 1 1 9 3 3 3 9 4 1 4 9 4 0 5 9 3 2 4 9 3 1 5 9 1 2 6 9 1 1 7 8 0 0 8
+/- Pts 38 18 16 14 32 13 14 13 6 9 -10 9 2 8 -6 8 -12 7 -26 4 -20 3 -34 0
FIXTURES WEEK 10 20TH JANUARY 2017 Coopers 94 v Lucky Shot B Home Bar v Breeze Bar Lucky Shot A v Humping Pig Mucky Duck v Master Cues Pits Pirates v Spots Pool Bar 1 Spots Pool Bar 2 v Pits Rangers WEEK 11 27TH JANUARY 2017 Breeze Bar v Lucky Shot A Humping Pig v Spots Pool Bar 2 Lucky Shot B v Home Bar Mucky Duck v Pits Pirates Pits Rangers v Master Cues Spots Pool Bar 1 v Coopers 94
HUA HIN KHAO TAKIAB COOL POOL LEAGUE
RESULTS WEEK 2 13TH JANUARY 2017 Cross Eyed Duck 14 - 9 Exotic Bar Fin Bar 15 - 8 High Five JNB 5 - 18 Jungle Juice Mucky Duck 8 - 15 Muan Bar Sasa Bar 7 - 16 Take 5 Sports Bar The Connection 11 - 12 TK Roadhouse Waring Bar 7 - 16 Cheeky Monkey LEAGUE TABLE Team Jungle Juice Cheeky Monkey Fin Bar The Connection Cross Eyed Duck TK Roadhouse Muan Bar Take 5 Mucky Duck High Five Exotic Bar Sasa Bar Waring Bar JNB
P W D L 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2
+/- Pts 18 32 8 27 8 27 8 27 6 26 6 26 2 24 0 23 -2 22 -4 21 -6 20 -14 16 -14 16 -16 15
FIXTURES WEEK 3 20TH JANUARY 2017 Cheeky Monkey v Sasa Bar Cross Eyed Duck v Mucky Duck Exotic Bar v High Five Fin Bar v Jungle Juice Muan Bar v JNB Take 5 Sports Bar v TK Roadhouse The Connection v Waring Bar WEEK 4 27TH JANUARY 2017 Exotic Bar v The Connection High Five v Cross Eyed Duck JNB v Mucky Duck Jungle Juice v Take 5 Sports Bar Muan Bar v Fin Bar TK Roadhouse v Cheeky Monkey Waring Bar v Sasa Bar
HUA HIN STAR POOL LEAGUE
RESULTS WEEK 2 15TH JANUARY 2017 DIVISION 1 DIVISION 2
Brian C 2 - 7 Job S Axel X 0 - 5 Phil D Korn P 4 - 7 Kwan K Bom P 5 - 3 Cha E Lieven P 5 - 7 Tong YN Hung J 3 - 5 Marko W Pek K 7 - 5 Gent T Mario E 5 - 0 Paul B Peter J 7 - 5 Andy K Mark L 1 - 5 Dang W Thong P 6 - 7 Hampi L Michel C 3 - 5 Darren D Tim W 4 - 7 Derrick B Paul G 5 - 2 Derek M Prj P v Brian N n/a Steve R 5 - 3 Shawn C Tables are on page 22.
FIXTURES WEEK 3 22ND JANUARY 2017 DIVISION 2 DIVISION 1 Brian C v Thong P Brian N v Peter J Hampi L v Korn P Job S v Gent T Andy K v Tim W Kwan K v Prj P Lieven P v Pek K Tong YN v Derrick B
Bom P v Paul G Darren D v Marko W Axel X v Cha E Phil D v Mario E Derek M v Michel C Paul B v Shawn C Dang W v Hung J Steve R v Mark L
LUCKY SHOT BAR
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HUA HIN KHAO TAKIAB SUPER POOL LEAGUE
RESULTS WEEK 19 12TH JANUARY 2017 Anytime Bar 2 - 19 Sasa Bar Bobby’s Boys 12 - 9 TK Roadhouse Cheeky Monkey 8 - 13 Bobby’s Birds Home 15 - 6 Drink & Shelter Lanla Bar 14 - 7 Exotic Bar Muan Bar 16 - 5 Tore’s Bar Spots 11 - 10 Mucky Duck The Dream 10 - 11 Fin Bar FIXTURES WEEK 21 26TH JANUARY 2017 Anytime Bar v TK Roadhouse Bobby’s Boys v Sasa Bar Cheeky Monkey v Tore’s Bar Home v Bobby’s Birds Lanla Bar v Fin Bar Muan Bar v Mucky Duck Spots v Exotic Bar The Dream v Drink & Shelter LEAGUE TABLE Team Muan Bar Mucky Duck Home Drink & Shelter TK Roadhouse Lanla Bar Bobby’s Boys Cheeky Monkey Sasa Bar Fin Bar Spots Bobby’s Birds Exotic Bar Anytime Bar The Dream Tore’s Bar
P 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
W 18 17 14 10 10 11 11 8 8 10 7 7 7 7 4 3
L 1 2 5 9 9 8 8 11 11 9 12 12 12 12 15 16
+/159 147 59 29 27 13 4 -5 -17 -23 -37 -51 -53 -67 -93 -92
Pts 279 273 229 214 213 206 201 197 191 188 181 174 173 166 153 153
LOCAL SPORTS HUA HIN SOI 80 TUESDAY POOL LEAGUE
HUA HIN SOCIAL POOL LEAGUE
RESULTS WEEK 7 17TH JANUARY 2017 Cross Eyed Duck v Euro 2 Bar n/a Easy Bar v Dream Bar n/a Exotic Bar v Cheeky Monkey n/a Fin Bar v Bar 80 Saloon n/a Hua Hin Bar v Eagle Bar n/a Hut Bar v Mona Bar n/a J.J. Sports v Miss U Bar n/a Mint Bar - no game
RESULTS WEEK 11 18TH JANUARY 2017 JW Red 8 - 11 Bentho Bar Jungle Juice A 13 - 6 All Nations GH King Bar v C 69 n/a Limelight 11 - 8 Jungle Juice B N & G 12 - 7 JW Black Pink Panther 9 - 10 Tiger Bar Booz Bar - No game FIXTURES WEEK 12 25TH JANUARY 2017 All Nations GH v Pink Panther Bentho Bar v Jungle Juice A Booz Bar v JW Red C 69 v Limelight Jungle Juice B v N & G Tiger Bar v King Bar JW Black - No game
FIXTURES WEEK 8 24TH JANUARY 2017 Bar 80 Saloon v Hua Hin Bar Cheeky Monkey v Fin Bar Dream Bar v Euro 2 Bar Eagle Bar v Hut Bar Exotic Bar v Cross Eyed Duck Miss U Bar v Mint Bar Mona Bar v J.J. Sports Easy Bar - no game
LEAGUE TABLE Team Limelight Tiger Bar Jungle Juice A King Bar Pink Panther Jungle Juice B Bentho Bar N&G C 69 All Nations GH JW Red JW Black Booz Bar
P 10 10 10 8 10 11 10 10 9 10 10 10 10
W 8 8 7 7 7 7 6 4 3 3 3 1 0
L 2 2 3 1 3 4 4 6 6 7 7 9 10
+/46 24 30 30 20 -1 10 -8 -13 -14 -18 -40 -66
Pts 16 16 14 14 14 14 12 8 6 6 6 2 0
FRIENDS OF HUA HIN WEDNESDAY POOL LEAGUE
RESULTS WEEK 3 18TH JANUARY 2017 Cheeky Monkey 12 - 7 Sabai Sabai Coopers 94 11 - 8 Humping Pig Cross Eyed Duck 6 - 13 Lucky Shot Infinity Bar 10 - 9 Home Bar Jaew Bar 9 - 10 Kom Hom Bar Pits Cafe 1 15 - 4 Bar 80 Saloon Spots 14 - 5 Pits Cafe 2 The Breeze 12 - 7 Sabai Bar FIXTURES WEEK 4 25TH JANUARY 2017 Bar 80 Saloon v Cheeky Monkey Coopers 94 v Pits Cafe 1 Home Bar v Jaew Bar Humping Pig v The Breeze Kom Hom Bar v Cross Eyed Duck Pits Cafe 2 v Lucky Shot Sabai Bar v Infinity Bar Sabai Sabai Restaurant v Spots LEAGUE TABLE
LEAGUE TABLE Team Fin Bar Exotic Bar Cross Eyed Duck Cheeky Monkey Hua Hin Bar Easy Bar Euro 2 Bar Dream Bar Mint Bar J.J. Sports Bar 80 Saloon Miss U Bar Hut Bar Eagle Bar Mona Bar
HUA HIN WEDNESDAY POOL LEAGUE
P W D 6 6 0 6 5 1 5 3 2 5 4 1 5 3 1 5 3 0 6 3 0 5 3 0 6 2 1 5 2 1 6 1 1 6 1 0 5 1 0 5 0 0 6 0 0
L 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 2 3 2 4 5 4 5 6
+/- Pts 68 18 34 16 16 11 28 10 10 10 8 9 0 9 0 9 -12 7 -14 7 -22 4 -14 3 -24 3 -30 0 -48 0
Team Lucky Shot Pits Cafe 1 Infinity Bar Cross Eyed Duck Sabai Bar Coopers 94 Cheeky Monkey The Breeze Home Bar Humping Pig Kom Hom Bar Bar 80 Saloon Spots Pits Cafe 2 Jaew Bar Sabai Sabai
P W D L 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 2 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3 3 0 0 3
+/- Pts 31 6 19 6 15 6 11 4 3 4 1 4 -3 4 -3 4 7 2 5 2 -5 2 -11 2 -11 2 -13 0 -21 0 -25 0
FIXTURES
The season is over. New season details will appear here when available.
RESULTS WEEK 2 17TH JANUARY 2017
LEAGUE TABLE Team Muan Bar Master Cues Squealing Pig Pat’s Place Sea U Bar T.K. Roadhouse Mucky Duck Tik’s Bar Dara’s Bar Bobby’s Bangers Sunset Boulevard Bobby’s Beauties
SOI 94 TUESDAY POOL LEAGUE
P 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22
W 18 16 16 13 10 10 9 7 6 5 5 5
D 3 2 2 1 4 3 3 1 3 1 1 0
L 1 4 4 8 8 9 10 14 13 16 16 17
+/102 100 66 10 0 20 0 -32 -40 -48 -82 -96
Pts 39 34 34 27 24 23 21 15 15 11 11 10
Connections Cafe 11 - 7 Home Bar Sa Sa Bar 14 - 4 Naree Bar Soda Bar 12 - 6 Le Kiss Bar Star Bar 6 - 12 Komhom Restaurant Tores Bar 6 - 12 Coopers Bar
FIXTURES WEEK 3 24TH JANUARY 2017
Home Bar v Coopers Bar Komhom Restaurant v Connections Cafe Le Kiss Bar v Star Bar Naree Bar v Soda Bar Sa Sa Bar v Tores Bar
LEAGUE TABLE Team Komhom Coopers Bar Sa Sa Bar Connections Home Bar Soda Bar Le Kiss Bar Tores Bar Star Bar Naree Bar
P W D L 2 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2
+/10 8 4 2 2 2 0 -2 -12 -14
Pts 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0
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LOCAL SPORTS THURSDAY FRIENDLY POOL LEAGUE
HUA HIN/KHAO TAKIAB LADIES POOL LEAGUE
RESULTS WEEK 27 12TH JANUARY 2017 Bar 80 Saloon 8 - 12 Pit’s Cafe Connections Cafe 18 - 2 The Breeze The Breeze fail to show, so points equal to highest score awarded to Connections Cross Eyed Duck 18 - 2 Hut Bar Dara Bar 7 - 13 Hua Hin Bar MasterCues Bar 14 - 6 Mona Bar Mint Bar 12 - 8 Jaew Bar Mr Dan’s 4 - 16 Komhom Bar FIXTURES WEEK 29 26TH JANUARY 2017 Bar 80 Saloon v The Breeze Connections Cafe v Cross Eyed Duck Coopers 94 v Komhom Bar Dara Bar v Jaew Bar MasterCues Bar v Hua Hin Bar Mint Bar v Hut Bar Mr Dan’s v Pit’s Cafe
RESULTS WEEK 38 16TH JANUARY 2017 Muan Bar v Muan Bar 2 n/a Pat’s Place v Jungle Juice n/a Pit’s Cafe v Jaew Bar n/a Robin Hood v Bar 80 Saloon n/a Sa Sa Bar v Exotic Bar n/a Sport Bar v Dara Bar n/a Sunset Boulevard v Cheeky Monkey n/a The Connection v Anytime Bar n/a The Squealing Pig v Ae De Dang Bar n/a TK Roadhouse v Kom Hom n/a
LEAGUE TABLE Team Cross Eyed Duck Pit’s Cafe Komhom Bar MasterCues Bar Bar 80 Saloon Coopers 94 The Breeze Connections Dara Bar Mona Bar Hua Hin Bar Mr Dan’s Mint Bar Jaew Bar Hut Bar
P 25 26 26 25 25 25 25 25 25 26 25 25 25 25 25
W 23 23 17 18 13 12 12 11 12 8 6 10 2 3 1
D 1 1 3 0 5 3 4 2 0 5 4 0 3 4 1
L 1 2 6 7 7 10 9 12 13 13 15 15 20 18 23
+/228 150 118 80 64 36 10 10 -46 -62 -58 -82 -128 -134 -186
Pts 411 382 356 326 313 295 283 279 251 250 237 229 193 193 160
102 & 88 SATURDAY POOL LEAGUE
RESULTS WEEK 5 14TH JANUARY 2017 Master Ques 8 - 10 Bobby’s Bar Mucky Duck 10 - 8 Dara Bar FIXTURES WEEK 6 21ST JANUARY 2017 Bobby’s Bar v Mucky Duck Dara Bar v Master Ques LEAGUE TABLE Team Master Ques Bobby’s Bar Mucky Duck Dara Bar
P W D L 5 3 1 1 5 3 1 1 5 2 1 2 5 0 1 4
+/22 10 -6 -26
Pts 7 7 5 1
FIXTURES The season is over. Congratulations to Muan Bar for winning the league. Details of the next season will be published here as soon as we get them.
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RESULTS WEEK 8 17TH JANUARY 2017 Blue Lagoon v The Clansmen n/a Castaways v Pat’s Places n/a TK’s v Jungle Juice n/a FIXTURES WEEK 9 24TH JANUARY 2017 Pat’s Place v Miss You Robin’s Rest v Castaways TK’s v Blue Lagoon LEAGUE TABLE
Team Muan Bar Muan Bar 2 Sunset B’vard TK Roadhouse Jungle Juice Kom Hom Squealing Pig Dara Bar The Connection Robin Hood Cheeky Monkey Anytime Bar Sa Sa Bar Pat’s Place Pit’s Cafe Sport Bar Ae De Dang Bar Exotic Bar Bar 80 Saloon Jaew Bar
P 36 37 37 37 37 36 36 37 35 37 37 36 36 36 37 37 36 36 37 37
W 33 28 24 24 22 21 19 18 16 16 17 15 11 13 10 10 8 7 9 7
D 1 3 6 5 6 5 5 4 6 4 2 4 6 1 3 0 4 5 1 3
L 2 6 7 8 9 10 12 15 13 17 18 17 19 22 24 27 24 24 27 27
+/274 170 114 146 72 88 30 13 28 14 -6 -16 -42 -84 -132 -126 -145 -128 -132 -138
Pts 67 59 54 53 50 47 43 40 38 36 36 34 28 27 23 20 20 19 19 17
Team Jungle Juice The Clansmen Miss You Blue Lagoon TK’s Robin’s Rest Castaways Pat’s Place
P W D L F 2 1 1 0 17 1 1 0 0 15 1 1 0 0 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 2
A 2 3 6 0 0 12 15 17
Pts 15 12 6 0 0 -6 -12 -15
HUA HIN STAR POOL LEAGUE
LEAGUE TABLE DIVISION 1
DIVISION 2
Player
P +/- Pts Player
P +/- Pts
Brian N Kwan K Derrick B Tong YN Job S Andy K Lieven P Thong P Pek K Peter J Brian C Hampi L Gent T Korn P Tim W Prj P
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
8 8 5 5 3 2 2 1 0 0 -3 -4 -5 -5 -7 -10
4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0
Dang W Mario E Paul G Marko W Bom P Phil D Hung J Steve R Cha E Darren D Paul B Derek M Michel C Axel X Mark L Shawn C
8 7 7 4 3 4 0 0 -1 -2 -4 -4 -4 -6 -6 -6
4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
ALL LOCAL SPORTS TEAMS/LEAGUES, PARTICULARLY POOL TEAMS/LEAGUES, PLEASE NOTE; The space available for the league information is now full. Currently some leagues are not running but when all are we do not have enough space, and can not create any more without advertising from a lot more of you. Without more advertising we will not be able to print your leagues information some weeks. PLEASE SUPPORT AWOL AS WE HAVE SUPPORTED YOU ALL THESE YEARS
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ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE
(all times Thailand)
SATURDAY 21ST JANUARY 2017 PREMIER LEAGUE Liverpool v Swansea City 19:30 Bournemouth v Watford 22:00 Crystal Palace v Everton 22:00 Middlesbrough v West Ham 22:00 Stoke City v Manchester United 22:00 West Brom v Sunderland 22:00 CHAMPIONSHIP Brighton v Sheffield Wednesday 02:45 Queens Park Rangers v Fulham 19:30 Aston Villa v Preston North End 22:00 Blackburn Rovers v Birmingham 22:00 Cardiff City v Burton Albion 22:00 Derby County v Reading 22:00 Huddersfield Town v Ipswich 22:00 Newcastle Utd v Rotherham Utd 22:00 Norwich City v Wolves 22:00 Nottingham Forest v Bristol City 22:00 Wigan Athletic v Brentford 22:00 SCOTTISH CUP - FOURTH ROUND Rangers v Motherwell 19:30 Aberdeen v Stranraer 22:00 Alloa Athletic v Dunfermline 22:00 Ayr United v Queen’s Park 22:00 Bonnyrigg Rose v Hibernian 22:00 Dundee v St Mirren 22:00 Elgin City v Inverness Cal Thistle 22:00 Kilmarnock v Hamilton 22:00 Livingston v East Fife 22:00 Greenock Morton v Falkirk 22:00 Partick Thistle v Formartine Utd 22:00 Ross County v Dundee United 22:00 St Johnstone v Stenhousemuir 22:00 Stirling Albion v Clyde 22:00 SUNDAY 22ND JANUARY 2017 PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester City v Spurs 00:30 Southampton v Leicester City 19:00 Arsenal v Burnley 21:15 Chelsea v Hull City 23:30 CHAMPIONSHIP Barnsley v Leeds United 00:30 SCOTTISH CUP - FOURTH ROUND Raith Rovers v Hearts 20:05 Albion Rovers v Celtic 22:00 HUA HIN CITY F.C
FIXTURES The season is over. Details of the new season will appear here when available. Hua Hin City F. C. is the local professional team formed in 2011, playing their matches at the Takiab Stadium in Khao Takiab.
FOOTBALL
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Team Chelsea Tottenham Liverpool Arsenal Man City Man Utd Everton West Brom Stoke Burnley Bournemouth West Ham Southampton Watford Leicester Middlesbrough Crystal Palace Hull Sunderland Swansea
P 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21
GD PTS 30 52 29 45 25 45 26 44 15 42 12 40 9 33 0 29 -6 27 -8 26 -7 25 -9 25 -7 24 -13 23 -10 21 -5 20 -10 16 -25 16 -20 15 -26 15
WEDNESDAY 25TH JANUARY 2017 CHAMPIONSHIP Brighton v Cardiff City 02:45 Reading v Fulham 03:00 Wednesday 25th January 2017 CHAMPIONSHIP Leeds v Nottingham Forest 02:45 SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP Celtic v St Johnstone 02:45
FANTASY PREMIER LEAGUE - AWOL CHALLENGE
Team GW TOT 1 Hua Hin Utd 83 1215 2 Custom Cobblers 67 1184 Soi 102, Hua Hin (200m on right after 3 The Dada Donkeys 74railway) 1137 4 Mr. Cha Aming 84 1119 5 Lost Cafe 74 1110 6 FC ROCA 88 1091 7 Portsmouth City FC 62 1081 8 Dannycollinz 43 1078 9 jamboshuahin 75 1062 10= Atletico Pathetico 63 1055 10= Hua Hin Jambos 58 1050 12 Stenhousemuir 72 1039 13 JR BRUTD S.C 66 1031 14 Frankies 11 32 1028 15 Pink Panther AFC 58 997 16 Waste Of Money 65 982 17 Rentmythaivilla 53 980 18 Wanderlust United 63 974 19 Nuo_divers 31 943 20 Doghill Growlers 52 914 21 shortimeagain 52 900 22 Dans Demons 31 890 23 AWOL Wanderers 58 861 FEATURED GAME
SUNDAY 22ND JANUARY 2017 PREMIER LEAGUE Manchester City v Spurs 00:30 City have gone off the rails, but a win here would have them right back in contention.Spurs will be hoping to deal a knockout blow to a top four rival while hoping that Hull can upset Chelsea. However we think this is likely to be a draw, with both teams dropping a place or two consequently.
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HEART AND SOUL FOOTBALLERS WHO ‘PUT IN A SHIFT’ TO BE REWARDED
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UK Stakhanovite football players who regularly ‘put in a shift’ during games will see their endeavours rewarded under new irregular working payment laws which came into force today. The new ruling will see hard-working pros, typically found in defensive-midfield roles, who run about a lot but don’t touch the ball very often, receive a shift-working premium. In a ruling brokered by Robbie Savage, who has highlighted the plight of these lynchpins of the sport after every game since 2008, the shift premium payment will initially benefit only a handful of players, notably James Milner and Michael Carrick. However, back-dated payments could also be made to Stephen Gerrard, Paul Ince and thousands of lesser known players who have put in a shift for their clubs over the course of many seasons. The payment will be set at 110% of their usual wage, to reflect the weekly effort
Left: James Milner shows his teammates exactly what 110% looks like
they each put in on the pitch. According to club accountants, it will be paid into the players’ bank accounts immediately after the full 90 minutes at the end of the day. The new laws come just weeks after Chris Waddle won a mass action for the same players, arguing that they should be able to claim tax relief on their ‘good engine’, as this is essential to their particular set of work duties. Waddle is also calling for better protective clothing for these
players who regularly wear their hearts on their sleeve. Calls are now being made to pay extra to players who put their bodies on the line week in week out, as soon as someone has established what and where the line is. No managers were available for comment today as many were in court themselves fighting for an increase in pay, after being expected to park the bus during away games in addition to their regular duties.
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