Bigfarang1948

On ‎10‎/‎1‎/‎2014 at 9:29 PM, cornishcarlos said:

Interesting comments above !!

There seem to be a lot of pine grown down south and my Uncle in Law has a wood store which sells pine.

I think there must be some variety that flourish here and the wood is used for construction work ie the classic Thai scaffolding

Don't discount the idea OP, little more research required.

I lived in Alabama most of my life; many species of pine trees flourish. I lived in Isan for a number of years and comparing climates, I cannot find much difference; hot and humid then some cool weather in Thailand, not nearly as cold as in Alabama now, but not being a farmer I can only guess that Pine Trees would flourish in Thailand, although you are probably looking at 25 years before a decent harvest. Just my thoughts.  Good luck but like I say, it is a log time until payday.      

21 hours ago, Kerryd said:

He could have had his ATM card cancelled within minutes of noticing it was gone, even if it was from a bank "back home". One phone call is all it takes.

I've called my bank (back home) and credit card company (a few times) over the past 20+ years and that's all it took to get the situation resolved. One call. 

The article doesn't say when the card was "stolen" (or how she knew the PIN, or why he couldn't make that one phone call). Surely he wasn't one of those trying to get by on just 300 GBP (about 13,000 baht) per month with no other savings ? Not to mention the whole "visa/extension of stay" issue.

 

Just recently  (6 weeks ago) I left my ATM card in a machine by accident. I was in a hurry and using a machine from a different bank and somehow forget to remove the card. Discovered my error the next day when I was 3 provinces away. Called a buddy who went to the machine and, naturally, the card was gone.

Made one phone call to the bank. The lady I spoke to asked my details (name, birthday, passport #) and then cancelled the card. She gave me the account balance as well and it sounded like the right amount. When I got home I went to the bank and was issued a new card (and set a new PIN) and was done in 5 minutes. No problems at all.

Working at a construction site for 50 baht a day ? That sounds pretty hokey as well. I'd be questioning the "boss" of that crew as to why he was hiring foreigners to work in Thai-specific jobs (like masonry, carpentry, etc) and paying well below the minimum daily wage at that ! (From the Ministry of Labour website:)
"

OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS PROHIBITED FOR FOREIGN WORKERS

 THE LIST APPENDED TO THE ROYAL DECREE IN B.E.2522

 

PRESCRIBING OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS PROHIBITED FOR FOREIGN WORKERS 

1.  Labour work;

2.  

3. Bricklaying, carpentry or other construction work;"

Frak - how many decades would you have to work at 50 baht/day in order to (survive to begin with) and save up enough for a plane ticket ? Even if he was sharing meals (eating for free) and sharing accommodations (living for free), it would still take a full year (365 days straight) to earn the equivalent of about 420 GBPs. 
Of course then there'd still be the whole "overstay" issue (at 500 baht a day).

Not to mention that he could simply go to the Embassy for help as well, even if it was just to contact family/friends or some charity organization maybe.

Believe only half of what you see , 10% of what you hear and a big 0% of what you read, as in this sad story.

So it is the roads causing the accidents. OK, gotcha. Carry on road carnage......

Here we go again. What has changed about this headline?  You actually mean Thais were not allowed to carry people in open pickups?  When did that law go into effect? I cant believe the sheer stupidity of some of these government edicts...

OH MY.  Thailand is getting really desperate now if this is what the Ministers are counting on to make this coming year safer for road travelers..  My prediction is this crystal ball will see undiminished carnage, death and suffering and the poor astrologer will get imprisoned. Get serious Thailand.  Your safety campaigns to reduce traffic deaths is an abysmal failure and has always been empty posturing, campaign slogans and nothing of substance, with no accountability either.

If anyone trusts what the idiots in the Pentagon say about UFO's more than they trust hundreds of thousands of eye witness sightings and photographs of UFO's, I believe you are very gullible and dumber than the average retired GI living in LOS

This is so rich that even the author of the book knows it is a lie.

Get a grip on yerself, boy. I mean, where else are ye goin ta find a date unless it be with a bar girl? Amazingly unaware of dating in LOS.

11 hours ago, thundercatbob said:

Don't tell them they're not real. It's like telling kids there is no Santa Claus ... 

Oh you non believers. Those of you who are married to Isan girls surely must know and believe those are fire balls coming from the nostrils of the resident Mekong River Dragon. You know, the one that eats hundreds of Thais every year, especially during the water festival....

10 hours ago, theguyfromanotherforum said:

Incredible amount of foreign idiots in this country.

Incredible amount of idiotic responses to this incident too. All you jurors go away. Your vote to make her pay a fine, go to the Monkey House, or pay for rescue services is ridiculous speculation.  I am glad The Ghouls did  not get to see her brains splattered all over the floor.  Kudos to the Thai rescue team.

5 hours ago, Samui Bodoh said:

If you want to fight corruption, you need to govern based on the rule of law (no coups or article 44), promote transparency in all government procurement (including the military) and protect and enhance the freedom of the press to report on corrupt activities.

 

It ain't rocket science, but Thailand lags badly on all three.

 

In countries, such as Thailand, where there is deep-rooted corruption there is often a need for a focused corruption-fighting organization. Some people feel that the NACC is fulfilling this function, but given its record of selective persecution, lack of transparency, lack of accountability and lack of neutrality, it has failed.

 

Fire all the NACC commissioners and replace them with individuals selected through a public process. And watch them, every day, to see if they are fulfilling their mandate.

 

I believe Thailand would collapse completely if corruption was eliminated.  Is there an agency in LOS that operates honestly? I mean, how will business owners get by without paying tea money and bribes to ministers, judges, and other assorted criminal elements?  That would put way too many businesses out of operation and the resulting economic collapse would be disastrous... Better to keep bribes and corruption because then everyone already knows how the government has been working for decades.... 

They should have left these homosexuals in jail. Stupid beyond belief.  Go back to your gay community and stay there.  You two are sickening butt buddies.

This is the biggest load of Water Buffalo dung lies I have ever smelled. Men are here for the girls and I have no clue why women vacation here. Maybe they really came to see the Lady Boys grind one out in some sleazy bar. Maybe the interviews would have been closer to the truth if the questions had been asked in a bar while the beer guzzling Farangs had their arms wrapped around their wife for the night.

13 hours ago, gr8fldanielle said:

But but but what about slower speed limits for bikes? Age restrictions for big bikes? All motorcycles should have anti lock brakes??? 

No mention of van drivers falling asleep, reckless driving, brake failure on all commercial vehicles, wheels falling off, but they think motorcycles are the problem.

At this rate unless we get some new leadership, fresh thinkers, lose the grandparents raising the children mentality, nothing is going to change.

You can't have a developed country unless you have developed minds to develope it. £@#&!!!

grfl8danielle.   Whoa there mate!  You certainly took your rant on a different course What do you expect will be done? Simple answer is nothing. You should know that as many times as you have posted..

2 hours ago, waders123 said:

Wheather you are walking on a sidewalk, riding a bike, or driving a car, you should always try to remain vigilant to what is happening around you.  You may not avoid an accident such as this one but you can sure as heck give it your best shot to try.  My condolences to her family and to her, may she rest in peace.  

Better routine and spot inspections on commercial vehicles could help reduce accidents.  

That is a suggestion that is never going to be taken seriously. Don't you ever read the Minister's campaign promises of reducing road deaths?  HA !! Not bloody likely.  I will just call you naïve if you think transportation officials or the BIB give a crap about how many people die here in any kind of road accident.

19 hours ago, ezzra said:

Why don't they allow conjugal visits to model prisoner as an incentive

for good conduct and behavior like in many prisons around the

world? Thai prisons are the pits for sure, and any ray of hope to be

with loved one can only make for better prisoners....

Can I trade my 28 year old sister in law, with D cup 38's, for my 46 year old Thai wife who is missing half her teeth? I assure these male prisoners they would be getting the better of the "visit".

I feel bad for this guy because he is a victim, if what he says is true, and I believe him because I have been indirectly victimized by corrupt Thai police in the village we got married in, three times in the past ten years. Alleged YABA possession for my oldest son cost me untold thousands of baht to keep him out of prison, then two years ago, weapons possession charges against my youngest son that have netted him 2 years  in prison, and just a month before him being released, the BIB planted YABA in my wife's truck and she is in prison and might have to serve 3 years.  I cannot bribe anyone to get her out either.

As far as lawyers go, that is a terrible waste of money. They are all in collusion with the  cops and magistrates; bottom scum dwelling leeches who are totally worthless and who should be in prison with their crime partners. 

This gent forgets he never owned the land or vehicles anyway and if his wife has left him, he can just forget about ever finding her.

This sort of thing is so common I am afraid to come back to Thailand for fear of being set up by the BIB.

Thailand no longer has the appeal it used to have for me.  Corruption is rampant and foreigners are such easy targets.

On ‎10‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 4:02 AM, impulse said:

 

Well, which is it?

 

Quit whining. Stop going to the bars and do your drinking at home... You should know you and every other foreigner is a walking ATM so you should expect to be a victim.  You got caught being a victim of your own devices.  Booze and Bar Girls....

23 hours ago, JackThompson said:

If your local office(s) won't fix the mistake, and you are leaving within a week of Dec 9, you could apply for an extension, which will be denied, but you will get 7 additional days (Dec 16) to leave the country.  This costs 1900 Baht, but might be easier than a trip to Bangkok to fix the problem. 

 

It is even possible, that by asking for the 7-days extension, they won't be able to do it, because the existing stamp is, essentially, bs.  In that case, they will have to fix the incorrect stamp to get out of the box.

Every time I read one of these visa problems it makes me glad I am back in the USA....So, who you going to believe among the many visa lawyers here? You know they all mean well but you will also see no two posts offer the same advise.  Good luck in  the LO not so many Smiles anymore.

On ‎11‎/‎29‎/‎2017 at 12:14 AM, gandalf12 said:

What does her cup size have to do with DUI?

It is just a way to say her silicone knockers are spectacular compared to most Thai women and Lady Boys. Silicone enhanced jugs really do look horrible after gravity takes over and those things look like inflated pancakes on her belly.

Passenger train rams at buffalo brings to my mind a vision of the engineer saying, OK mate, we need more speed because the first hit did not clear the tracks of the water Boo's, so what say we back up about 2 Klicks, add some more wood and coal to the fire box and try it again at a greater speed.

On ‎12‎/‎4‎/‎2017 at 12:31 PM, tropo said:

 Thank you for the "courtesy" of trying to explain yourself to me...

 

We can go around in circles forever, but I just did the right thing and deleted another reply. I'm sure the other readers here have had more than enough of this already, so I'm taking my leave. You're welcome to have the last word. I won't extend the courtesy of replying further.

 

Cheers!

 

 

Do YOU even know what you said? Completely baffled and confused even though English is my native language, understanding what you wrote needs more than my understanding of your whatever you call it reply.

On ‎11‎/‎30‎/‎2017 at 10:44 PM, champers said:

Two women in a <deleted> fight is a spectator event, not one where men join in. Organise it properly next time and sell some tickets; I'd buy one.

Please go back to sleep.

Without a doubt the greatest lie ever told by a Thai minister. I do not believe the Government is capable of making any significant reduction in the numbers of people killed in traffic accidents.

Maybe a good start would be to limit the number of people in  public transport vehicles, but we all know that is not going to happen because it is almost impossible to enforce.

Face saving continues as does the road carnage in Thailand. Same Same every day.

15 minutes ago, Thongkorn said:

 Sad to hear of this,  Hope everything turns out ok ,  The thing is They can lock people up for years and then just let them go, without any explanation, yOu should ask for blood teast to at least prove she is not a user,

I appreciate your kind comment. They do urinalysis and YABA shows up blue. My wife is clean but still in prison. Same thing happened to my stepson 5 years ago and to the youngest one last year. Urine clear as water but do not pass go and collect $200.00. Instead, go directly to monkey house .  Sad for all poor Thai victims of the sorry BIB.