Bad thing is that I can't swim anymore and I have to cut my evening alcohol consumption

Get yourself a nice lady friend. Thailand is full of them. Just make sure you wear a helmet. As it were.
Was sent this today.... the Thai's are revolting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZvzvLiGUtwSubtitles are a bit inaccurate, but you'll get the gist, many people are getting pissed at what's happening in Thailand.
After my last visit I got the impression westerners aren't welcome in the tourist haunts anymore, they aren't easily herded into the buses like the Chinese, and all the sex industry is being pushed underground, everything is being sanitised.