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We also had a similar leak in our Bangkok condo. We reported it to the juristic person. They then investigated it and arranged for it to be fixed. Took about 2 minutes of my time. And I didn't even have to asked what to do on thai visa.

I sometimes cringe at some of the question on here, and how many expats can't do the simplest of things. Why do they have to complicated everything?

Property developer or age of property is irrelevant. A water leak can happen in both new and old properties. That's life.

Glad I'm not the only one that cringes. Darwin's theory is obviously not 100% accurate.

I'm waiting for the "got a flat tyre, what do I do now" post.

Well that one's easy. You create a new topic on Thai Visa asking if Thai law allows you to get a discount from the place you bought the car, as it now has a flat tyre. No need to repair it, just make sure you get a discount. If not possible, then dump car and buy a new one. After all, why should you put up with a flat tyre. There are plenty of cars without flat tyres, so it's easier to get one of those.

You propose the hypothesis very well. Now I'm worried that a post such as the one you described actually exists......please don't tell me it was a cut and paste from an actual TV post!!

The "regular brigade posters that have neglected the thread for six days already" brigade.

Contract or not this attitude is typical Thai, no 2 doubts about that.

Sigh..........

We also had a similar leak in our Bangkok condo. We reported it to the juristic person. They then investigated it and arranged for it to be fixed. Took about 2 minutes of my time. And I didn't even have to asked what to do on thai visa.

I sometimes cringe at some of the question on here, and how many expats can't do the simplest of things. Why do they have to complicated everything?

Property developer or age of property is irrelevant. A water leak can happen in both new and old properties. That's life.

Glad I'm not the only one that cringes. Darwin's theory is obviously not 100% accurate.

I'm waiting for the "got a flat tyre, what do I do now" post.

Haven't tried this particular stuff.

I've used Chain Wax for years. There is no "consistency" to the wax and it doesn't pick up grit and sand. The chain always looks clean, especially if you have coloured links. Applying the spray wax is easy and no chance of throwing anything onto the tyre, plus it doesn't build up as sludge in the front sprocket casing.

Best to apply it when the chain is hot and wait at least 30 minutes before riding to avoid any fling. Overnight is best. Standard practice for me is to oil the chain immediately after a ride.

I am little lost, where and how does 2 road join up to theaparsit?

I'm assuming it's Jomtien 2nd Road - but, at that location, I think it's Thappraya Road.

Yeah it is Thap Phraya Road, but from Phratamnak Road intersection all the way to Chaiyaphruek Road and beyond, it's being called Jomtien 2nd Road by more and more people out this way. Rightly or wrongly.

...and now I know why I see people wearing sunglasses in go-go's.

OR massage parlours. ........................

Sooner or later they'll start banning sunglasses in go-go's... and they'll be looking very closely at prescription glasses.

Time to break out the IMF video contact lenses me thinks.

Just remembered something I was told last week, haven't tried it myself yet but this bloke swears by it.

If stopped, and assuming you have a Thai licence, don't offer it and if asked for it say you left it at home. See if they want to do you for anything else (speeding, wrong lane, wrong coloured T-shirt, being ugly or whatever), and progress from there.

Most alleged infringements are bogus anyway, so if they were going to try you on for speeding, they may decide to forget that and just do you for no licence as it's a fait accompli if they think you haven't got one. And then hey presto - oh I DO have my licence on me.

...and now I know why I see people wearing sunglasses in go-go's.

Shhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

No mention of the train driver doing a runner?

I answer all requests for new handbags/shoes/dresses etc. with "mai mee dtang". That seems to translate easily but is rarely appreciated or understood. She then starts talking about something sticky.......it's a confusing language.

Paint a bar of soap in clear nail polish/varnish. Guaranteed never to lather no matter how much you rub.

Change the contents of a shampoo bottle with sunscreen. Also guaranteed never to lather. If you want to be a total prick, exchange the shampoo for hair removal cream instead - might be a bit of a test on your friendship though.

Inject some white vinegar laced with chilli down a tube of toothpaste. It will lather......and your mate will be frothing.

Another chink in the facade that this group of monkeys in brown uniforms is supposed to uphold the law,

when in fact they are nothing more than extortionists with a government franchise.

Their mission in life is not to enforce the law, but rather to strip money from people. To even call them police

is absurd, and to append Royal in front of their name carries the absurdity even further. I have said it before

and I will say it again, fire every one of them, and start new with massive jail terms for behavior like this.

I agree with everything you say. However Thailand has the problem of who watches the watchers, and who watches the watchers that are watching the watchers.....it's a never ending chain of corruption that is so entrenched, nothing short of a western occupying force coming in with their guns locked and loaded is going to solve the problem. And that's unlikely to happen.

I cannot see any form of natural social evolution capable of dragging Thailand out of the current state of affairs. Maybe if there was a "real" civil war where the people revolted against the combined units of the police, army, and government. But that's not going to happen either. The Thai public are too laissez faire in their attitude, they're quite happy to be reamed every day by their civil and military masters.

Unfortunate to say, but maybe something like a huge national disaster resulting in millions dead, and a total financial and social meltdown which results in western aid and administration over an extended period, is the only hope that Thailand has for emerging as an altered society.

Loved the comment "Then business owners can be fairly taxed by the government, which is a preferable alternative to paying local officials under the table,”

Such insight is a rare commodity in Thailand.

Its a case of "look at us and see how well we did", ego boosting...plus you need a photo to pad out each and every news story that only ever comprises of 2sentences not including the prison one.

Sent from my GT-I8160

Not forgetting the four line paragraph that gives the rank, name, and station of all the BIB in the picture - that's half the story in itself.

We have yet to see anything explaining how this was triggered in the first place.

Pretty obvious I would have thought - inherent corruption is the cornerstone of the Royal Thai Police modus operandi. A kidnapping scam is just another day at the office for them. They don't need a "trigger".

In effect the police were actually performing their official duty to extract as much cash as they can from any kind of scam they can dream up. The plan was pretty good, however their performance was a little amateurish.....but that's not unusual.

"The case therefore potentially brings shame upon the entire police force, due to its global exposure."

An interesting choice of words, which seems to imply that were it not for the global exposure, there would be no shame brought upon the police force?

Those words appear in different forms in most reports of Thai police or government corruption being exposed internationally.

The government, police, army, press, and general public work on the "tree falling over in the forest" theory - If nobody heard it, it didn't necessarily happen.

I feel especially sad about the demise of the little fat girl statuette in this particular saga.

Some of the Russian blokes and a few other nationalities that wear "speedos" at the beach should watch this old ice-cream commercial from NZ.

Note that we call swimwear "togs".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyd0ey_FXB8

http://youtu.be/Vyd0ey_FXB8

There's only one thing worse than a fat, hairy, beer swilling, foul mouthed expat wearing a Chang wife-beater.

And that's a fat, hairy, beer swilling, foul mouthed expat that thinks it's OK to walk around bare gutted with his Chang wife-beater tucked into the back of his camo cargo shorts. Bunch of muppets with as much style as a $2 Rolex.