What was the experience like at the Thai consulate in Vientiane today regarding visa applications?

They opened the gates an hour earlier (just after 7.30, so this scene is 3 hours after it opened..I don't know if all these people had their applications accepted or not, but I would guess that they would have all been accepted and the gates shut at 11 to let no more applicants in. All of this was because the consulate was closed last Thursday and Friday...don't worry, Vientiane has improved a lot...if you come midweek it shouldn't be a problem..if you come on a Monday, come in an hour before the gates open and it shouldn't take too long..I was here 3 months ago, I did that, I got there about 7.45, the gates opened at 8.30 and I was out around 9.30...bring a book and water.

This is 10.30 am (close to gate shutting time)...not at 9.00 am

There were at least a couple of notices posted up saying that they are looking out for repeat tourist visa applications and irregularities. This is my third this year at this consulate so I'm a bit concerned.

I have been there 8-10 times...this was at 10.30 when you normally wouldn't see that queue going up to the gate and u-turning back to the application area....got there at about 7.20 and the queue was already 200-250 metres long....it did help they opened up early about 7.45...tomorrow is another matter...I am not looking forward to it because around 1.00 pm it gets warm...this morning it was cool, very agreeable weather.