Netease

15 hours ago, notasmartassknowitallfarag said:

Can they not get competent drivers for tourists minivans. Train them properly! Take thier licence away. Not one of them can drive safely. 

Yes they can, get them from Australia

Lucky he didn't hit one of those Wok's filled with boiling oil I see when they fry chicken

29 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

My UK licence was just fine and nothing else required when I got stopped.

I was stopped at a check point near Ubon, first and only thing I was asked for was International Driving Permit, I handed it to him, He seemed disappointed I had it, he studied all the pages for about a minute, it looked like he couldn't understand it, like he never seen one before, he didn't ask me for anything thing else, with a disappointed look on his face he told me to carry on,

I believe they cut in front of him, its been done to me by school kids but the kids in my incident didn't see the car overtaking me at 90 klm his car went sideways to miss them, I couldn't believe how the driver got around them without not killing them

6 hours ago, Netease said:

That's BS I'm having a very large house built, The builders are amazing I oversee everything including the foundations, you wouldn't find it hard to get as good a builder anywhere in the world. I have a background in building in Australia

I quoted Wouldn't I meant to say would

7 hours ago, BestB said:

So you have Cambodian staff? Or yet another expert with bar stool education ?

How much did you pay

7 hours ago, kannot said:

guessing here but reckon he means 4-500baht /day  which is the going rate round here for the same unskilled  workers with "no idea"

My builders get 500 bht a day the contractor gets 1000 Bht a day

15 hours ago, chrisandsu said:

Tradesman ? ???? what trade school did they go to ? Where was your house built ? The facts are you will not get a high quality build in Thailand . You may get a little more lipstick on the pig but it will still be the pig . 

Your BS, I am getting a high quality build I inspect it all the way, You don't need a certificate to be a quality builder just experience

13 hours ago, cyberfarang said:

When paying high prices for so-called upmarket housing, don`t they have such things as surveyors in Thailand? If I were considering paying 25 MIL for a house, I would definitely have the land, buildings and area surveyed prior to signing any contracts. 

A Surveyor wont pick up those kind of problems, you would need an engineer to continually monitor the building during construction

18 hours ago, ThorD72 said:

All construction in Thailand is immensely p... poor,.. unbelievable,.. condos wall are way too thin,.. no sound proofing,. The windows and doors are cheap as heck,... front exit doors even have gaps,.. amazing,..You can hear people sneeze outside and neighbopurs fart. 

The villas and houses around are the same,.. 10 years and repairs starts to set in,,... properties looks like they’re 30 years and not 10,.. 
Had a roof leak here in Hua Hin recently,.. discovered the roof was nothing but the tiles,.. OMG,... that means one tile slightly off and you have leak an repairs in the thousands,.. 

I would never buy a condo/villa in Thailand for even the third of what their asking,.. NEVER!,.. lololol,..... 

Have to build it myself then,.. 

That's BS I'm having a very large house built, The builders are amazing I oversee everything including the foundations, you wouldn't find it hard to get as good a builder anywhere in the world. I have a background in building in Australia

13 minutes ago, VYCM said:

yep, 

In Australia there are many 3 generations, families, all collecting the dole.

These people go from being on the Dole straight to the old age pension.

 

Quality Aussies, never worked a day in their life. 

 

 

It is a big problem in Australia 

1 hour ago, thaiguzzi said:

Good man

First post in..........

Congrats.

I fail to see the relevance.

I was under the impression you got a pension at a certain age in most countries and you could do what you want in retirement.

Including playing golf or supplementing your income by washing some cars.

Up to you as they say.

Unless you are misinterpreting his situation and think he is on the dole and hence an unemployed welfare cheat?

Jeez. Some people.

He may well be declaring his earnings to Centerlink, and his pension might be adjusted accordingly. Not a good idea to assume otherwise

1 hour ago, roo860 said:

 

Do you have to contribute for a certain number of years to recieve Government pension in Australia?

Sent from my SM-G920F using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app
 

 

No

9 hours ago, Na Lee said:

And those two guys also???? Okay.

Probably shopping for handbags 

14 hours ago, connda said:

Perhaps they can jail and deport me for pruning the flowers in the garden.  You know -- taking away a job reserved for a Thai and all.  Heinous criminal acts from what I hear along with playing Bridge and engaging in home improvements and cooking  <Gasp> I'll have to hide the pruning shears, hammer, screwdriver, the electric drill and frying pan before the Big Jokester arrives.  

Dont forget to wipe your fingerprints off the tools just in case they find them

What these thugs don't realize is they are advertising for the Grab company

Vendors should sell air guns

1 hour ago, car720 said:

Not going to blame Thailand on this one alone though.

Bloody beaurocrats in every country are the same.

Nobody can ever fathom just what planet they come from.

I dont think it happens in Australia 

16 hours ago, tandor said:

..wrong..the HIV virus has been detected in a cadaver exhumed after three months. HIV can also be contracted via saliva.

 

You don't know what you are talking about

47 minutes ago, LomSak27 said:

 Exactly which is why addicts were one of the first groups besides gay men to have an AIDS outbreak.

Maybe in the particular court case you were listening too it was improbable, However addicts use the same needle to shoot  from so blood is present and this is how they get aids. It certainly is NOT "nearly impossible" that is why they have shooting centers in cities today. To prevent sharing of needles --> to prevent AIDS.

You are right there would have to be fresh blood in the needle, 

17 minutes ago, LomSak27 said:

Well this is total BS - this is how addicts get it ---And plays a prominent role as the vector of infection in a country in SEA which had an ------------c in the 90s. You might be familiar with said country.

You didn't read my post properly He said nearly impossible' The needle would need to contain reasonable fresh blood

Its highly unlikely they got infected by the Tattoo Shop, I once sat on a jury in Sydney where a man who contracted HIV from his partner sued him 10 years later, The professor from St Vincent Hospital

said its nearly impossible to catch HIV from needles after the 5 day trial we were able to find the man guilty of infecting the person. 

Big Jokes comments could be promoting rape. Any victims of rape will be to scared to report a rape for fear of going to jail if she doesn't prove her case without a doubt. Rapist now know its open season to rape