OttoPollmann

36 minutes ago, BayArea said:

This is one of the truest statements ever made on this forum. 

My Thai wife fits this bill. She and most Thais have always something negative to say about Khmer, Lao, Burmese and Malays from the southern provinces, but she rarely has anything bad to say about the Chinese in LOS. 

My wife is Northern Khmer from Surin Province and she really hates going to Bangkok. If we stay in a nice hotel, she says, she can feel those views from the people. But then in the same time she bows in front of the local Sino-Thai in the village, which is just a drunkard. That is thai logic, I will never understand.

9 minutes ago, proton said:

 

I think that goes for all dogs, food is their only interest, try cutting it off and see how much they 'love' you 🤔

of course. Still I see a difference between my Labradors and the soi dogs, the Labrador is follow my around all day. The soi dog shows only up for food, the rest of the day they are invisible sleeping somewhere under a tree.

Anyways, I'm not denying that those 700 strays should end as fertilizer.

There is only one solution for this situation, euthernize them all and don't stop there.

I understand, in rural Thailand, dogs are a necessity. Everybody has dogs, I have a few dogs too.

First of all to keep those unwanted critters, snakes and rats, out of your property.

Second as an alarm for the 2 legged critters in the night. You can hear which route the drug-head takes at the wee hours thru the village.

Anyways, where I stay each dog has an owner as long no accident happens.

What I have learned is, that those soi dogs are actually usless. They don't care about anything as long their belly is full. My dogs aren't mutts, they are from the military and wor dog school which got discharge from the training, still good enough and well trained for every home.

that's another reason not have neighbors close by. 

8 hours ago, Grumpy one said:

Fried Termites and Chips  🤢 , not as appealing as Fish and Chips  

Just what the WEF and Klaus Schwab wants for us peasants.

unfortunately, this isn't Florida were the police welcomes, that you have shot an intruder.

They will even offer you shooting lessons, that the next time you need only one bullet.

Maybe, that will teach the next one, don't f**k around, if you find out its too late.

On 11/25/2023 at 4:40 AM, JoePai said:

No mention of the airline ?

Not mentioned by name but by logo on the engine 

7 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

One must assume he missed the pool.

Doubtful, he has tried to jump from the 45th floor into the pool. That would be a lethal daredevil move just from the impact on the water. RIP young man, too early to go. 

3 hours ago, Watchit said:

Horse sh[t

Not so much. More like 46-0-0 or if you want to go natural some buffalo pellets.

Some say they are annoying but that's why in rural area everyone has dogs. In the night I can hear from which side of the village somebody enters and by the sound of the dogs you can hear which way he takes and where he stops.
The second defence are your own dogs. I have 3 german shepherd and they are no pets they have to perform a task to protect the house.

what was the requirement before the change? What they now got is no difference to a regular tourist visa, like for everyone else.

1 hour ago, Phuketshrew said:

Japan? ....

I would say from Samut Prakan Province if we want to be precise 

When will be the next collective Royal Pardon? Last time 200k inmates got released, that was in 2022. It's long overdue for the next round. 

1 hour ago, Eaglekott said:

He might not have enough traction to make a hill start depending on load of the truck and % climb at the bridge and how many axels that have a driving force. He might have to reverse back down flat surface and gain speed before the climb start again. He stopped on top of the bridge and didn't run away. That is good enough for me.

This shouldn't be an excuse at all.

By this logic, he also don't need to stop if the traffic in front of him comes to a hold and just plough through it? 

If he is unable to make a hill start, then he is either overloaded or has worn tires. The later is the standard with most of the lorries. 

I've always used Bangkok Airport Limousine 

https://www.limousine.in.th/

with the fast track service which picked me up on the gate and guided my thru the immigration. 

Before this Covid situation it was quite pleasant to avoid the Chinese Hordes on the immigration counter. 

I'm not sure they will still offer this option. 

8 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Has he been watching Guy Ritchie movies?

He has better watched Hannibal, if he's already a pig farmer.

9 hours ago, FriendlyFarang said:

Looks like entering illegally is his only crime, and considering that he tried to depart at the airport and not through the jungle, I guess he wasn’t aware that he entered illegally.

 

My guess is: Somebody at the airport left a door open and on arrival he accidentally left the airport without passing immigration.

This is of course a major security breach, and somebody in charge might lose face over it, so better just blame it on the foreigner.

 

I am with you, that was my first thought too. The report doesn't specify whether he had a fake stamp-in or no stamp at all and he was only not registered in the computer system. If he didn't had any arrival stamp at all, normally the first hotel would have raised some alarm bells by the immigration thru the TM-30 reporting system.

Or is this also a wast of time and resource like so many things in this country.

Furthermore, if he had willingly entered Thailand illegally why would he try to leave thru an offical immigration checkpoint.

So many questions and like always no real answer.

7 hours ago, Sydebolle said:

Given the presently lower temperatures it can be assumed, that the "90%" is more than just a conservative estimate. As long as the law is not enforced ...... 

In the past (and I am talking 30 - 40 years back), farmers would plough their fields, keep microorganism of the soil intact and the air breathable.

Unless seriously stiff fines (six digits) on land owners are imposed and executed, nothing will happen. If the culprits (in their thousands) cannot cough up the fines, then confiscate the title deed and auction it off for social welfare and slap a juicy jail sentence of at least six months to get the message across. Go seriously public and within weeks you will have eliminated the Thai side of the burning and have set an example of how to keep your people out of the smoke. 

The money for 500 ridiculously less than those submarines without engines, so what on Earth are you waiting for? Ah, I forgot, the semi-divine Thais rather die a slow coughing death than possibly stepping onto the toes of the "phuyays". 

It might take a Royal Thai Airforce toy to crash-land in Chiang Mai or anywhere else due to the haze to re-inforce my point! 

In the past (and I am talking 30 - 40 years back), farmers would plough their fields, keep microorganism of the soil intact and the air breathable.

you are talking here from Thailand?

From experience of 25+ years in the sticks, I can tell you that nobody has plowed their fields before all residue was burned off.
How you think they would have done the plowing with only a Khway and a single plow or if they were lucky an iron buffalo.

Now slowly they get the hint and start to bail the straw because they can sell it but still they'll burn the stubbles. Thereby the air quality has inproved significantly but is still far away from good.

Even to get one to plow the fields right after harvest to start the decomposing process is an impossible task and I do provide all neccessary machinery.

The problem lies in the lag of agriculture education and I can fully understand it. Who wants to be a farmer in Thailand only the ones with no other options. There is no money to make in this profession and as long this will be the case you will see no improvement.

58 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

No doctor at the scene then?

Even when a doctor would have been at site. Most of those Muban docs are not worthy the paper of their certificate. 

They'll give you only a paracetamol whatever your symptoms are, the witch doctor of the village has a better success rate. 

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

Maybe so, but being in jail for many years many other men will be free to love his wife.

That's sometimes really questionable how long your terms will be in the Bangkok Hilton! I know a guy in our village who has killed 2 of his drinking bodies with a garden hoe about the next payment of a round Lao Khao. He was faster back in the village as my work contract of 2 years in Saudi was completed. 

Welcome to Bangkwang.

1 hour ago, sammieuk1 said:

This story is for everyone that thought taxi drivers just returned cash found on their back seat here ????

Don't worry, this will be the next headline in the news.

Taxi driver's return 100 mio baht.