Chelseafan

I find Thai's website one of the worst to naviagte through and they certainly make it difficult to claim award tickets.

14 minutes ago, LivingNThailand said:

I'd rather wait 300 seconds and live.  It's pretty simple, at least for me.

Ditto, but we're not Thai.

3 hours ago, Andre0720 said:

All those who understand the culture in this land, they were all waiting, and all survived. They understand the lack of enforcement of traffic laws here, combined with the selfishness of the locals who will try to save some seconds...

The locals here understand that, because that is what they want, as everybody here will want to avoid the frustration of having to wait a minute because they just missed a green light by a few seconds. That is what the people want here, and that is why traffic laws are not enforced.

So they wait some 5 seconds or more before they go through a green light, because they also do not like that frustration when it happens to them. It is a social agreement, this Ukrainian man was unaware of that so it appears....

I think that's a a good point. Jumping a red is obviously illegal but I understand why they do it when you might have to wait upto 300 seconds for the light to turn green again. They need to shorten some of these wait times.

That must have had one helluva tail wind

My wife says (jokingly) she will kill me if I ever cheat - I think I'm beginning to believe her :)

I've finally persuaded the missus to take driving lessons. She has arranged with an instructor to take a one week course (not enough in my opinion).

I asked her if the instructor is insured if my wife is driving the car - seems not and I have to pay around 5000b for the additional insurance.

Is this the norm ? Surely as a driving instructor she should have automatic insurance for her pupils ?

On 12/14/2023 at 4:59 PM, ozimoron said:

 

I kind of feel for him. He was probably a good man before he caught the q-anon virus and got suckered into following Trump.

Doubt it, he's a lawyer

On 12/11/2023 at 9:17 AM, richard_smith237 said:

 

Its a separate issue IMO... It doesn't matter what time the Bars close... and it doesnt matter if people are over the legal limit for driving (if not driving). 

 

 

Drink driving needs to be dealt with...  whether someone is driving from a bar, a friends house, a restaurant etc... 

Anyone caught driving over the legal limit needs to face the full force of legal consequences and thats down the police... not a bar. 

 

 

Exactly. That 200 baht fine should really hurt them in the wallet...

12 minutes ago, mikeymike100 said:

We all make mistakes, I agree!

However not all mistakes are the same.

A 'normal or small' mistake would be something like putting too much sugar in your tea, or forgetting to lock your house when going out. No one gets hurt!

But when a person goes thru a red light, cos they didn't see it, could kill people and as this nurse did giving someone, a child, the wrong medication, could have killed the child?

Normally it takes two nurses to give out medication so this type of thing doesn't happen! So one nurse checks that the other nurse has indeed given the correct medication.

Maybe their procedures need improving, maybe its lack of training, I suspect we will never find out?

The nurse screwed up and it could happen again?

 

Yes, the nurse screwed up and if the child had died or suffered some lifeterm disalibilty I might be more inclined to agree with you in this particular case what benefit is it to anyone to dismiss her ? This wasn't deliberate, it was human error and IMHO a severe reprimand with additional training would be a better solution.

Medical malpratice happens all the time - are we going to sack every single practioner for every mistake they make ?

I agree a large compensation package should be negociated - Fines tend to focus the minds of those in charge to improve conditions and safety standards

19 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

The 'nurse' should be fired, the hospital should pay all expenses until the child is 100% recovered, the hospital should then compensate the family 10 million baht!

I know it won't happen but...................

The nurse should be fired ? Wow. Glad we're all perfect otherwise we'd all be out of a job. Mistakes happen.

"He urged venue operators to ensure that patrons don’t use fake ID cards or those belong to their older peers to stealthily enter nightclubs"

In the land of fakes, spotting a fake ID card might be somewhat challenging. What are the bar owners supposed to do ?

Any ideas Anutin ? No ?

13 hours ago, Chongalulu said:

You can clearly tell he's from Canvey island. Can anyone refine it to the relevant postcode? There's a bonus for getting the correct house number...

29 Acacia Road

8 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

It could be worse.

Imagine those beach female whales walking like that in the city...

 

 

Leave my mum out of it :)

On 12/6/2023 at 1:00 PM, RobU said:

Very much on the high side they say the average income is 30000 however that is skewed by the very highly paid upper income workers. The median salary is around 22000 (the median is the amount the majority of workers earn)

According to the interweb, the average mean income for full time employees is £39,966 though I reckon the Median income is a lot lower.

On 12/2/2023 at 1:02 PM, Lemsta69 said:

 

Yerr I know, it's the Chelski fan that doesn't.

Yes I do.

2 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

 

Bro, there's a new thread about this every other week. It's a subject that's been done to death.

 

The airline is required to check that you meet the requirements to enter the destination country. If they don't, and you get denied entry then they are responsible for repatriating you and they can cop a fine of up to $10,000.

 

In practice it depends on the airport and the individual check-in staff. You might get asked, you might not. YMMV as the Americans say.

 

Are we clear now?

It is NOT the airlines responsbility to check how long you will be in Thailand which is ALL I have said.

I have NOT mentioned anything about airlines respinsbility to check you meet the requirements which as a frequent flyer I am very well aware of

Are we clear now...Bro?

5 hours ago, bigt3116 said:

 

Nothing to do with immigration really, it will be the air carrier that denies boarding.

If you are going to quote me at least read the rest of the thead. I've already said that I misread his post.

15 hours ago, kwilco said:

do you know I don't think you understand the OP.

Yes, I already said that :)

5 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

 

Dude's asking about airline check-in, not BKK Immi.

Yes sorry, I missed that point.

4 hours ago, kwilco said:

you need to be far more explicit than that.

Well I don't always have an onward or return ticket (though mostly I do) and I don't need a visa to visit Thailand :)

5 hours ago, Lemsta69 said:

 

Because it's airline check-in procedure 😹

Is it ? No airline has ever asked me how long I'm going to be in Thailand that I can recall

I hand over my passport, asked about whether there are any bombs in my bags and given a ticket.

14 hours ago, Keeps said:

I would just keep quiet and let the check-in staff ask the questions. I have checked in at London Heathrow numerous times without a Tourist Visa but with a plan to stay in Thailand for longer than 30 days. If they ask, I reply that I will obtain a 30 day extension to my 30 day visa exempt whilst in Thailand. This has always been accepted. It may have helped that in each instance, my return leg of the journey was within 60 days of the original departure and on the same ticket.

 

Other times, I have had a SETV but not been asked to show this. I have pointed this out to the check-in staff and they have then entered details of the Visa onto their computer system. It can be a bit hit and miss but I've never been denied boarding.

Just curious, if you have a British passport, why would check-in at Heathrow ask you ? They already know that there is 30 day visa exemption for Thailand.

13 hours ago, kwilco said:

is that because you had an onward ticket?  or a visa?

 

Not always.