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Fortunately, a fire station is right around the corner. They were able to get on it pretty quickly and prevent it from spreading to adjacent buildings.

Girl wearing #9 looks like a minor. Probably a lot more to this story.

Little bit of hypocrisy showing here. Countless western bar owners supplement their income running Golfing Tours, bar crawls, fishing expeditions and other activities that fall under the definition of "Tours". Pot calling the kettle black.

Driving on back roads in the Pattaya/Jomtien vicinity. it's really sad to see endless piles of illegally dumped refuse, mostly building materials dumped on almost every non-developed piece of land. The lack of any kind of enforcement against these dumpers is discouraging.

Wide angle lenses can exaggerate perspective but it really does appear to be a substantial overhang of the kind that usually requires a following vehicle with warning lights displayed. If the car approached at as high a speed as the damage suggests, he may not have realized the extent of the overhang viewing it from behind. Not long ago, there was a large truck in front of me as I approached a red light. I could see he was carrying some kind of beams extending from the rear but as I got close I had to hit my brakes much harder as I realized the beams extended back several meters more than they appeared from a distance. Very easy to misjudge from behind.

I've had an excellent experience at Pattaya Memorial over the last two months. Appointments always on time, very competent and friendly staff and reasonable charges. Nice facility, easy in and out, convenient location. Several years ago, I had a very unpleasant experience at Pattaya City Hospital. As their name implies, they are a city hospital, over-extended and underfunded. They don't seem to have the resources for critical care.

Job sites need technicians with skills beyond those of normal laborers. Skilled electricians and technology specialists, inspectors, logistics co-ordinators to name just a few.

Despite the blurring, on close look, it appears this thug got a touch of justice upon apprehension.

"since January, Immigration Bureau 2 has denied entry to over 10,581 high-risk individuals " If accurate, that works out to about 60 persons denied entry every day. BKK averages 50-60 thousand arriving passengers per day so less than 1% but still a lot of people.

After tomorrow, this story will go away, as they always do. In all likelihood, through lawyers hired by "friends" he will post B10-15 million bail and quietly disappear. There will be no news story.

When I had a pinched nerve condition in my left leg, it was diagnosed with what is called a "Nerve Conductive Study" (NCS) Basically, electrical stimulation is applied to the leg nerves and the results are tracked. Not painful but a bit uncomfortable.

Would you really want to put on a helmet somebody else has worn 5 minutes prior? Head lice are common in Thailand along with a long list of contagious skin conditions. Unless drivers would also be required to keep a box of sterile paper beanies to wear under the helmet it would be a no go for me.

I nearly got t-boned by one recently. At night, I was exiting Jomtien Soi-5, turning left onto Beach Rd. I looked right but no headlights approaching so pulled out---VROOOM!!! A large motorcycle in full wheelie mode at high speed missed me by inches! Because the bike was pointed skywards, the headlight hadn't been visible. He continued down Beach rd, holding the wheelie until out of sight. I had to stop and gather myself...hands shaking. Too close for comfort.

Only James Bond & John Wick can survive that many bullets. This guy must either be very luck or very, very small.

Daddy & Mummy will buy baby boy a new one. Of course, it was the car's fault.