Old Croc

I'm not sure if the scooter being licensed, taxed or insured would have prevented the collision with some pallets left in a roadway. It could just as easily have been a motorcycle ridden at a much faster speed by a drunken farang that came to grief on the obstacle. Or perhaps a child on a bicycle. This had nothing to do with people's prejudices against electric scooters.

Thailand should follow first world UK with safety standards:

Family of three travelled. The 17yo has a different last name. Perhaps a second marriage? Perhaps wife too distraught to identify?

The above waist high railings are as good as I've ever seen erected in Thailand to protect earthworks. In past years I've seen video of people duck diving in an unprotected, flooded hole in Patong to retrieve motorbikes completely under water. I remember a woman dying when she drove her car into a cutting across a street that was only protected by a tree branch on the road, Who knows what this guy was thinking or trying to do when he climbed over the barrier. There was no foul play, and he didn't trip over anything, He climbed in as shown on CCTV. Whether he was drunk, drugged or not can only be confirmed by an autopsy.

Was she trying to escape from the kitchen to vote for Hillary or Kamala?

Amazing, AI came up with pretty well every thought I had on the situation! It even covered the possibility of paying a fine remotely. I had already decided to put in a late report online, get the refusal and use that to indicate my attempt to comply. The one big unknown is the attitude of the Immigration individuals making decisions. Thankyou LosLobo, for this

Thanks for your comments. I seriously considered this having read that someone else has claimed he doesn't do reports, just pays the fine with his extension each time. I'm not sure this is a sustainable solution to the idiotic reporting regime, but interesting. However, as I've just realized my new bank debit card may not find its way to me, and I can't fix it online, it makes sense to find a day to sort the issues. Lazada and a small angry Thai lady would be very upset if I couldn't access my account.

Thanks for your input. It might be interesting to hear what AI suggested. I don't expect any contact from the member you mentioned. I will just have to find a free day to get to the Immi office to sort it out. I'll combine it with a bank visit to fix some address issues before my new debit card is issued in a month or so. My nearest bank branch is also hours from my location. In the meantime, I'll try to avoid arrest!

Thanks for the suggestion, it does seem a bit quiet here. I rarely ask for advice on the forum any more as there are too many who respond to genuine requests with unhelpful advice, weak jokes or criticism of spelling errors. I'll give it a day or two and see what happens,

The over-the-top gloating and hatred continue. Not a sign of a forward-looking vision of the promised Greatness when their esteemed leader takes the reins. Perhaps they too are aware of the looming autocratic chaos when the cabinet of loonies start the purge.

The reminder system didn't work for me for the first time since inception, which has resulted in me being about 3 weeks overdue. I know I should have had a backup system in place. My problem now is how to proceed. I believe I can't now submit it on-line, instead must visit my IO in person. While a fine is annoying, the main pain is the 2-hour drive (130 kms) to my IO just to sort out this petty matter. My driver is busy at the moment with harvesting. There are no agents anywhere in my vicinity. My next extension is in April. Does anyone know of a way to sort it without a visit? Perhaps leave it until April, they can only fine me once? Hope the rumored non-Immi visa changes make frequent reports redundant. Lodge it on-line and hope it is accepted - unlikely. Thanks for any suggestions.

Using the word GOSH at the beginning of the sentence (or anytime really) doesn't do much for me either.

I repeat, you should try research.

What a silly little attempt to justify your flawed interpretation of my words. You didn't need an invitation to become a nit-picking Nazi, you did that all by yourself. Despite studying French for numerous years in school, I have never found it necessary to attempt self-aggrandizement by its use in this English-speaking forum.

Your initial intentions were to insult, but you have accidently come to a correct conclusion here. The Australian Labour party are floundering in a sea of PC. Always made more difficult by the fringe parties, with whom they are forced into coalitions, with their often-impractical ideas and policies. The Australian conservatives are closely following the MAGA playbook in the hope that their base is just as gullible as the Americans. It may well happen.