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You know - what a tough call......1st inclination on someone coming at you is avoid/sidestep and then drill the attacker giving him a memory and injuries he won't forget then walk away feeling the isolated incident has been handled..pay for the helmet ...and forget it.

Which might just work if you leave quickly.

But being part of the buffet menu sometimes situations just will not let you do want you want - Beware - always be wary. Understand that the rules we are use to do not apply. We are playing on someone elses court.

We get to play here in which-ever way we like for the most part- but the ground rules belong to the home court advantage - be careful out there.

I do not know how the argument went. A German that wants to get his way is difficult - and angry German can be impossible with or without language difficulty/sun/drink or cause for anger.

NO - I am not bashing German people as I have some in my family tree (German Scotch DON'T get me riled up) seldom if ever happens - fortunately.

If you are unlucky enough to have an unprotected car out in a BIG hail storm it looks like a golf ball with dimples all over it........

Its a shame that Thailand is so self centered.

As a farang, I know what it feels like not being wanted in Thailand.

I hope the boat people find a better place to stay

As a Farang that has been here awhile I have yet to feel "not being wanted in Thailand" no matter which part I've been to or who I have dealt with - anywhere...............My guess is if this is happening to some there is some sort of reason for it whether it be perceptual or behavioral.

If there is something that does not agree with you about Thailand then the choice is yours, either stay - or go. In my experience the people that cannot seem to agree or get-a-long ususally don't do well no matter where they are.

The Thai's are protectionist about their country. It is their country - we are guests. If they do not wish to open the floodgates to a vast number of people it is their choice. There are a lot of countries beset with huge problems caused by entry of hordes of people that would gladly turn back the clock if they could.

Personally I am thankful they are watchful over this - my birth country did not and is suffering the consequences. And, my birth country is not alone in this.

The French have a way of being arrogantly affronted. And when they do this it tends to spur reactions from the people that are trying to deal with them - none of which makes the situation better. Late hours, alcohol, celebration, partytown, everything goes - - - until it doesn't.....

Possibly there is some forensic evidence that will provide a certainty if and when someone is taken into custody. Seems that would prove beyond a reasonable doubt if available.

Money grab he has been dead for over a YEAR.......................has nothing to do with Steve Jobs - he's not around to cancel the order or tell them to proceed - they decided in the wake to bill(k) accordingly.........

Pattaya seems to be leading in this race.........

Increase fear and ignorance to increase insurgency .......... they need to shut this down this is only the beginning

Everyone is overlooking the Rx found in his room. Some related to drinking problems. I know there are drugs designed to make you very VERY sick if you intake alcohol as a way of getting someone to stop the alcohol intake. Kind of a defensive reaction to drinking. The Russians (some) take drinking to a new level compared to what many would think of "normal" drinking and this poor guy might have been his own victim.

Maybe he was not on holiday and possibly did not want to show his face outside - or - maybe he self induced his own demise. Sad to think that at what should be a good age of 46 that this should occur. It does seem Pattaya is a magnet for this kind of stuff.

There could have been a sequence of events either here or in his home country that led to this - or maybe after years of this his time was just up.

Better guard your Harley's boys - sounds like a new demand for the "market"

Good call UK. Based on the story that is not the kind of person that would be welcomed anywhere.

She's looking for a bigger stage to propel herself on to with visions grandeur.

It would be tragic if she were to follow through on her Valentines Day plan but I suspect it would be her own tragedy only.

Not neccessarily a loss - just a tragedy on her personal level.

"Another red-shirt leader, Kwanchai Prai-pana, said Nuttawut should stay away from the Cabinet and instead serve as government spokesman to "protect" Yingluck."

Government Spokes-liar, more like!

It wasn't an election - it was a puppet show.

The audience didn't have to pay - in fact if reports are to believe they got PAID to vote.

If this can be proven they all should be removed before the puppet master makes it much worse for decades to come.

Log at the web site, dont think tom tom cover Thailand

Tomtom does have a Thailand download. It runs about $50 USA. We didn't think to bring it from the states this time around but will the next time.

Cheers

Why do we have to jail them after they overstayed in our country? This new regulation is completely absurd. It's like instead of punishing them, we reward them by making them stay in our country longer and feeding them at the same time! I think the 500 Baht per day should be increased to 1,000 Baht (it's income for our country). We can also blacklist the overstayers after having them pay a heafty fine. That's better!

Mitsubishi Pajero Sport can be a really good car - but only if you don't park close to the sea or drive near the sea.

On the photo you can see my rusty new Pajero after 4 month.

and the comment of the investigation report from Mitsubishi Thailand:

Summary: after investigation, the problem does not concern with product quality but the problem occured by the customer parked the car close to the sea

I'm retired from the auto industry in the US. The rust shown there is termed a "patina" rust meaning a surface rust and should not affect the integrity of the vehicle during it's "lifetime".

That being said when we ran into this in the US (San Francisco bay area). The company would usually authorize for us to treat/scrub the rust and repaint/treat the affected areas to keep the owner happy. No once did I see a failure due to this nor did I read about any in the trade papers although back east where they salt the roads there was just no way to protect any vehicle.

It is interesting that the manufacturers put a creosote coating on a lot of the exposed areas of the new vehicles to keep this from happening on the boat ride over from Japan which would wear off after driving for awhile.

I think that anyone living on a coast area should get the undercoating/sealing done when they buy a vehicle. This, however, cannot be done to any part of the vehicle that moves only the frame and underside. Paint would have to work on the other areas as best as it can making sure that it's not overly thick on places like brake calipers, etc. as it can cause systems which use liquid to overheat creating system failures and inefficiency of operation over a period of time. Rubber hoses, brake lines, cooler lines cannot be treated and have to be visually inspected over the life of the component.

Hope this helps...........