Phuket/Patong

[arsenal]

I would genuinely love to know exactly the reasoning behind the banning of deckchairs.

[Smiles]

I would genuinely love to know exactly the reasoning behind the banning of deckchairs.

There is no 'reasoning' at all, unless you are willing to except pure power plays as legitimate 'reasoning'. This is Thailand mate. The Army/Police do what they want, because they can. That's it. Know that ... know Thailand.

[pong]

I would genuinely love to know exactly the reasoning behind the banning of deckchairs.

Why? THis is THailand. One never will ever know what the ''real'' reason-assuming its there, is/was. And if, it will be mostly incomprehensible for the average white farang anyway.
BUT when it was done, one of the first measures of the then new junta govmt, it was to end the endless and multiple complaints of the very sort of people you also belong to when there; the TOURIST. Phuket was and still is renowned for its smart and seemingly never ending skill in fleecing people, with some bad tongues telling there was a strife between the ''mayor'' and the province ''governor'' behind it-both trying to pocket AMAP. Most famous were the jet-ski fleecers-to the extent that several ambassadors/consuls even came to talk with the new MP about it and put a stop to it.
PLUS that the beach as such-anywhere in TH, is never ever private property and as about any Thai vendor tries to, claims to ''this is mine'' had to be adressed in the end too. Pretty much the same for street-side blocking vendors in about any town, but many more in BKK.