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The Thais can't even build drainage canals to help with the floods. No way could they build a Panama Canal type waterway.  More wet dreams !!

A Thai driver ........quick thinking !   Now we know he is lying !

But nobody was charged with dangerous driving or causing a collision

3 hours ago, meatboy said:

short time hotel,but was in there for over 4hrs.thats not a short time,4hrs.is a long time. 

Not when you are dead, it ain't !

Why ask here ??   Go and ask a dealer,

So are the army too scared to upset the tuk tuk drivers ?  Or is it people at the top of the chain they dont want to upset ?  Nothing will change.  It does show that there is very little business for the tuk tuk drivers if they spend most of the day parked up disturbing traffic flow 

Dont forget that a lot of hotels have very low rails on the balconies. A lot of people have fallen over them in the past, being drunk makes it easier

WE always stay in Kata. It much quieter and better for families. Good restaurants that are cheap,  lots of bars that aren't playing high volume crap music and the girls are not as mercenary as Patong (not all of them). Also you dont need a car to go out at night. Forget Patong,  will never go there again. Actually we cant cos there is nowhere to park a car !

They came to give her support !!  She never gave them anything but debts

Shop owner could have easily put things around the wire e.g. plastic chair,  flower pot (next to shop) but too lazy I presume. "Not my job !"

Why doesn't he have another go at driving into 3 trees, but this time on his own, to prove that the  amulet will save him again ! 

3 hours ago, Kenny202 said:

Thanks guys much appreciated. Any ideas for a nice budget hotel around Asoke or up Suk road towards Suk 13? Guest friendly and rear entrance preferred

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S Box near Soi 31. Its fantastic, small but clean and very quiet

44 minutes ago, atyclb said:

No tandem harness and rigging, pilot and passenger. Was the chute designed for tandem?

 

 

"safety first" .   LMAO

I was a parascending instructor when I lived in England and I have seen these chutes in Kata many times. They are cheap crap as is the harness.  They will carry 2 people, no problem, but do not have a tandem harness. The Thai guy just hangs by the ropes.  When I flew passengers we had a proper extended harness with rings mounted in the harness for the passengers harness  to attach too. Never had any problems.  The Thai operators  are dangerous and illegal. They were banned from the beaches many times but always come back. Lots ob envelopes and they carry on killing people.  Remember the Aussie guy who was recently charged with manslaughter (I think ) when he crashed a jet ski and his G/F got killed ?   Hope the Thai cockhead gets done for manslaughter. The guys wife did a video which can be seen in the Daily Express showing the crappy canvas harness he was wearing. Looked like something from a WW2 plane.

A proper Parasailing harness does NOT have any clips that could easily be undone. It might have big dog clips as on a skydiving harness or a pilots chute, but these are around the legs and are impossible to undo when in the air.  All connections are under load and will not come undone.  It is obvious that the leg straps were not done up.  A good harness would also have a chest strap. Bet his one didnt.

I have just read the Daily Express and there are photos of him taken by his wife and the harness is done up and there is a chest strap,. However the harness looks like it must be 30 years old ! Should have been thrown away years ago. No safety requirements or checks on equipment.  

Obviously the above post by Observer isnt very observant.  Look at the picture and you will see sheets of money, thats not how it comes out of a bank, is it ? Or given in change.

2 hours ago, Denim said:

 

 

Not many crash helmets in evidence .....no surprise there.

 

So why did the police need to tell them they need International driving licences ?

What driving licences were they using since a Kuwaiti driving licence on its own is not valid here.

 

For those defending this kind of thing it's worth pointing out that if the police don't enforce the laws on everybody using the roads ( regardless of nationality ) Then Thailand will continue  to have one of the worst road safety records in the world. A dubious honour , especially for innocent victims.

 

 

There is no such thing as an International Driving Licence.  There is an International Driving Permit which is only a translation of your own licence and has no legal value. Its a rip off by the RAC or equivalent and is not required in Thailand.

1 hour ago, midas said:

It's not the same story. The plane reported on last week was taking off from Perth on the West coast 

it's a bit concerning to have two incidents involving the same airline so close to one another timewise

 

I live in Perth. The incident is still under investigation.  Engineers I know at the airport say there has been no official report yet and they have heard nothing about a possible bird strike. Not very likely seeing the plane was at about 30,000 ft at the time of the incident !

That will put a stop to all (or is that most) Over priced shoddy built condos for a while. The law will change later to bring them back to build the fantastic new Observation Tower. 

1 hour ago, ddavidovsky said:

Can scientists not devise a way to prevent bus drivers falling asleep? How difficult can it be? Subliminal electric pulses to the CNS for example?

What about the girl assistant on the bus ?  She should be siting next to him to make sure he stays awake. Or was she up the back sleeping ?  I have been on buses when the girl talks almost non stop. No way would that driver go to sleep !!

Would have been far safer to ram the ute. I know its hard to make that decision buy its far more dangerous to swerve a big truck. People get killed swerving to miss a bird sitting on the road !!!

Surely an electric chainsaw must be OK. Cant go in the forest cutting down trees with one of them

It will probably fall over before it finished. Another stupid building built on a swamp. Might rival the Leaning Tower of Pisa !

Why would anyone travel all the way to Phitsanulok for a cup of coffee ?  Or to Surin to see monks on elephants ??  Really dragging the depths to try and appeal to tourists.  Best thing in the rainy season is local trips and shopping. Thats what most tourists want to do.  However for the younger people white water rafting is great, waterfalls are looking good and trekking isnt too hot. Off road bike riding is also good fun.  Dont listen to crap from TAT.

It was only yesterday morning that here in Perth that an Air Asia plane had an emergency when a turbine rotor blade snapped off. The plane had to come back and was shaking like mad. Passengers said it was like being in a washing machine. The pilot  "Reassured"  the passengers telling them he was scared and to pray !!  <deleted> !  Has put a lot of people off Air Asia now. Apparently they do have a very poor service record.  From Perth Thai is just as cheap as the others, now only $639 return to BKK

A silly headline !   No way would they do it before people are killed. Always wait for a tragedy before action is taken, if at all. Thats the Thai way