Took a TukTuk

TukTuks are small little vehicles that resemble a glorified golf cart on steroids. They run up and down all over the city causing great alarm to unsuspecting tourists. One guy was pursuing us with great vigor to enjoy his 'sight seeing tour' for 100 baht, approximately $3 an hour. Having been warned first by our friend and Bangkok expert Ellis (you were right-on Ellis, thanks!) we had a lapsed moment of judgement and took Mr Net up on his offer.
Five minutes later we knew we were in big trouble. We learned a lot about city driving in Bangkok in the next few fleeting moments, such as the lines in the road are more of a suggestion than a law. Also, while stop lights do their job, no one likes them so speed limits are non existent. It was amazing how multiple vehicles shared the same lanes. A typical two lane street could have three cars, 2 tuktuks and 4 motorcycles (amid all the busses and delivery trucks!) all abreast and all vying for the number one spot. We dodged in and out like a cockroach in a pinball machine with two balls in play at the same time. How there were no accidents we'll never know, but we managed to survive-still breathing-and found that our knuckles regained their normal color after only about 5 minutes. It was probably the most exciting $3 adventure we could experience on our trip. And again as Ellis warned, our TukTuk managed to stop at every store owned by Mr Net's family and associates. We were shown custom tailored suites, silk shirts and ties, jewelry and ended up at a travel agency. The latter turned out to have been a blessing since we booked the rest of our visit in Thailand all in one sitting. The return trip to the hotel again proved to test our stamina and strengthen our prayer life.