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I would think by definition a dangerous highway is one that statically has many accidents for whatever reason. 80% of statistics are pulled directly out of an anus... What's wrong with saying "many" or another term that doesn't imply someone standing in the dangerous road interviewing and testing drivers at night.

Just a quick note.

All around the world a visa is the right to get to an immigration checkpoint. At said checkpoint the officer has final word as to wether or not on May or may not enter. For any reason they see fit.

That's just a fact that should be kept in mind when botching about immigration policy.

That is not a fact but your uninformed opinion. All of the world a decision to refuse someone with a valid visa cannot not taken by "the officer" but from a higher rank office that has the express power to do. It must be motivated and supported by the law, not "for any reason they see fit". and it goes accompanied by substantial paperwork. It can also be appealed. So, it not something that is done easily in Thailand or elsewhere. So in this case it you that botched posting.

Your opinion.

Wikipedia puts it in two places. So uninformed I am not.

"Even having a visa does not guarantee entry to the host country. The border crossing authorities make the final determination to allow entry, and may even cancel a visa at the border if the alien cannot demonstrate to their satisfaction that they will abide by the status their visa grants them."

"Visas are associated with the request for permission to enter a country and thus are, in some countries, distinct from actual formal permission for an alien to enter and remain in the country. In each instance, a visa is subject to permission by an immigration official at the time of actual entry and can be revoked at any time."

As far as your statement of the decision being made by an office not an officer... Since when did you or anyone else get your entry stamp from an office and not an officer? I have personally witnessed in 2 countries people being denied / nearly denied entry from an immigration officer although the person had a visa. One was at JFK where they explained exactly what I wrote. They hold the ball. Can deny entry even if you have a visa.

Furthermore since someone is truly uninformed: http://lmgtfy.com/?q=deny+entry+despite+visa

Try this: and read of many situations where it went down as I described.

Uninformed indeed...

Just a quick note.

All around the world a visa is the right to get to an immigration checkpoint. At said checkpoint the officer has final word as to wether or not on May or may not enter. For any reason they see fit.

That's just a fact that should be kept in mind when botching about immigration policy.

A visa exempt of course would be even more unsure under these circumstances.

All non citizens are guests and have absolutely no rights to be allowed to enter. It's 100% up to immigration officers. Rules are guidelines for them only.

Now tell me I'm wrong!

When going to an event, where you know 100%, you are going to get soaked, is it unthinkable not to bring your phone?

Oh stupid me!! How can you live without the hourly selfie, and FB online where the world are waiting for reports about your exciting life............

Oh stupid me for thinking a phone is good to have to be able to call my wife if the police stop me or if I were to breakdown on the side of the road. Or call the police if I had an emergency. Not everyone lives and moves within meters of a public telephone / other means of assistance . My phone is also my translator, my gps, my notebook etc. just because I'm out moving about on songkran day doesn't mean I don't need those things. Has nothing whatsoever to do with selfies or Facebook.

Geez like it takes a genius to put it INSIDE their shirt. I use one even when it's not songkran good place yo not be pick pocketed from!

And what is alternative? Water damaged phone is as bad as stolen phone.

Rual Kabinburi in half city person and half county boy. BKK and Chonburi 2.5-3 hours away gives both sides a fair shot!

Rural Kabinburi looking good stastically so far but it won't last! And that's a good thing.

Another heads up... In my opinion EMS is a waste of money. Yo can send regular post with REK for a fraction of the price. You get a tracking number and the recipient has to sign for it. Fully traceable and goes almost same speed. (7 days to EU) vs 3-5 working days for EMS. In reality they usually get there at the same time. You can pay 85 instead do 850 or more.

Would be good to agree same international server for test. Then we could carry out test to same server and compare results.

we defiantly have a consistent and reproducible problem here. All we need to do it go public with it, go to the top of TOT first, then go to the news. What we need is cold hard indisputable facts. This we can get if we all run the same tests.

I think everyone should run the same tests. http://testmy.net/auto has the automatic test that everyone could run for say 24 hours (every 15 minutes x 50 times) then we could get some real statistics and graphs from testmy.net and go in mass to TOT with the same info. Just make sure you turn on the option to test all servers simultaneously. http://testmy.net/multithread and make an account so you can keep your results.

And couldn't we move this out of Phuket forum since it is an issue affecting nearly everyone everywhere in Thailand as far as I can see.

I will go to the top with this, Im tired of paying more than in EU for internet and getting near modem (old fashioned kind) speeds. It is UNUSABLE evenings and weekends. I subscribe to Netflix, have 3 kids who use constantly, I have problems even using email most of the time. I would defiantly go the SIM card route, but you can not get unlimited data as far as I can see, and even 5-6GB would never cut it here.

No shit I might have a problem.... school is out for most now too.. so now the problem is only going to get worse.

"Why do locals burn trash?"

It's due to a lack of education. Most Thais don't know the value of compost.

Can't really compost metal, plastic.. otherwise agree. .

""When they start depending on smoking marijuana, I don't know how far they'd go to get the funds they need to support it, to support themselves," said Edward Nick, council member in Manokotak, a remote village of 400 that is predominantly Yup'ik Eskimo."

Just shows the old timer's distorted view on the herb. Nobody gets dependent on it, and that's probably one of the major reasons it's getting decriminalised all around the world.

Distorted and obviously not educated on the subject. Now they (all the potheads) can grow it with out fear of jail. Need not commit crimes to fund their choice. (Absolutely not saying that's what they do, but this guy probably believes that)

Just curious about which kind of corn is not on a cob??

Why the need to clarify genitalia anus and mouth? I can think of several other ways and I'm not (and am not considered) a pervert. Lol HJ or TF totally ok with a corpse or a 12 year old? I heard in Italy they are into underarms.

And...

Hope the murder rate of under 15 doesn't increase, since the punishment is quite less if the victim is dead.

Obviously not a serious post so...

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Hope they don't punish the elephant, but the buffalo (behind the wheel)!

(When it had been a Farang they would have written it, and not 'visitor' or 'tourist', so, he he)

Did it ever occur to you (and all who will surely agree) that maybe, JUST MAYBE, every journalist isn't a racist and chose PC words? Maybe the ones who added the word falang to the report on TV just assumed, or maybe not... does it REALLY matter enough to go on and on and on about it? I visited the park for the first time in August and there was SO much good information and So many signs explaining what to do and not to do and the reasons why. Very impressed by the place and how it is run.

This kind of thing happens, they warn and ask politely for people to comply to the rules, and PEOPLE ignore. And they get what they deserve in few cases.

If the bank left all the money laying out on the counter would it be bank robbery? Yes of course. But would people say the bank was asking for it?

This teacher would go to jail in most civilized countries. But Thailand is not on that list.

Thank god!

Half of Villagers say poisonous half say not. If it is poisonous I'll have to go try to find the nest. Someone said this kind doesn't get bigger. Find that hard to believe. (It's about 15 CM long and 0.5 wide). Got it in a bottle would like to let it go. Just want to know if poisonous or not

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Don't see why the rule.

We all mix English and Thai, doesn't seem to bother baby.

ignorance is no excuse for doing wrong.

There are plenty of reasons for this rule. A bit

More to read in the thread. I'm hoping someone else explains it.

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kabinburi in our yard squash plant nearly smothered it then Jai chopped the squash/ pumpkin down.

I'm not a farmer. (yet)

I just want to eat the yummy things. Have never seen one single avocado in Thailand ever. Where to get ahold of them. Is there a "season".

Brought these from EU just thought I'd grow them instead of throwing away. (have an 8 year old tree in Sweden if you can believe that)

"...the pickup truck with the Chachoengsao license plate police inspector was returning from Chonburi to Buriram with about 16 Loy Krathong celebrants and driver."

I believe a pickup truck is designed to hold a maximum of 3 people in the front cab, and the bed is for non human cargo.? Why wasn't there any mention that the pickup was breaking the law by having 12 or more passengers in the bed? It was an accident for the bus passengers, but a fatal "crash" for the pickup since chances are this could have been prevented if there were the proper number of passengers in the truck, and alcohol/other drugs weren't involved (If further investigation determines they were). Of course there will continue to be such crashes as long as adequate road rules are not legislated and properly enforced

Every discussion is the same, why why dumb stupid why and why again... In which Thailand does anyone seriously think people witll stop riding in the back of pickups? IT AINT GONNA HAPPEN. neither will everyone wear helmets on MC's forget about it.. no matter how many police and how many laws and how well they are enforced it will still happen. the ones who ride there know the risks and accept them.

Furthermore pulling statistics out of my ass 90% of them are drunk drivers this is the one thing I believe they could do better enforcing on. this is the biggest problem. the other stuff is just a necessity, how are 16 poor people gonna get from Chechensao to Buriram and back quickly enought to get back to their toils and still have enough for beer??? On the bus? On the Train? Each one in their own car like in the West? but seriously let the 12 year old who is sober drive.. better chances I think..

Shit happens - again and again.. reincarnation..

At the risk of supplying some factual data to counteract the nonsense that those with an irrational phobia of snakes are spouting, consider the following:

Traffic accidents - reported 54383 - deaths - 7784.

Dengue fever - reported 133377 - deaths - 126

Snakebite - reported 7000 - deaths - 30

It would appear that those who keep spouting "think of the children" would be better teaching their offspring good road sense rather than imparting a fear of snakes.

It is virtually impossible to avoid "traffic" of some sort unless one is a hermit.

Mosquitos likewise are impossible to avoid if you ever leave your air-conditioned condo.

If you are bitten by a snake you are either very unlucky, careless or stupid, especially as most westerners daily work does not bring them into close proximity with the preferred habitats of snakes.

The first is karma, destiny, pre-ordained or whatever you want to believe.

Carelessness can be cured by education and experience.

You can't fix stupid.

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But how many snakes die in traffic accidents? and while Im at it.. gonna stick my neck out just for the hell of it...

suppose those snake statistics are so low because people kill the venomous <deleted> before they get a chance to bite and kill ??

could it be?

saw a disturbing documentary about sharks and how they got a bad rep that they totally do not deserve, but never heard of the snake being the same