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Mittraparp Road is the main 4 lane highway (2 lanes going in each direction) isn't it? Why the hell was there a truck parked in the middle of a lane?

20 minutes ago, pmh2009 said:

Majority of the comments show a lot of love for these kids... what if you guys got lost??? give some thanks to all involved!!!

Beer is a huge part oft the culture in American university life. A lot of kids are cooped up with their parents and most universities require you to live in dorms on the campus your first year so they start to let loose! I also did but started 4 years earlier. 

We ordered some pepper spray for exactly this reason and to deal with these kind of people in an emergency situation. There are so many nutters on the roads nowadays. 

Does anybody know if tasers are legal and if so where you can buy them? 

Putting all these drugs,  guns, money,  etc. on for show.  You would need a team of about 6 but a well-planned a heist would not be hard to take it all back.  However, Thais don't have the intelligence or something called logic to actually plan something like that. 

Coming to a theater near you!

4 hours ago, webfact said:

"I'm confident all are still alive," Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha told reporters.

I'm praying for the boys but whatever Mr. Prayuth says, thinks, believes, it's almost always the opposite. 

1 hour ago, newnative said:

     Uh, oh.  Hit a nerve.  Maybe just a bit too much trying to justifying something that you know both isn't legal and really isn't right, as well.   Nice try but it's not just old geezers who don't want an illegal group of vacationers like yours invading their place of residence.  As I said before, residence, not hotel.  And, its not just Thailand.

Again,  just clueless blah blah blah from an out of date / out of touch geezer. The other people are Thai and my fiance just laughed about it being "illegal". Most everything in this country is illegal nowadays. Do you see anything being done? I'll be using AirBnB in the city of Hua Hin itself where they ruled it illegal. Let's see if anything is done about it! Now go ahead and continue to moan and moan in every other topic. 

1 hour ago, reenatinnakor said:

Accommodation is so cheap in thailand... Why would anyone want to use airbnb here? In the US and UK you are paying 100 quid for a crappy hotel if in the city, airbnb will be a third of that in a decent place. But thailand you can get a decent hotel for 20 quid so no need for airbnb.

Uber is a different matter since all the taxis here scam you.

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You obviously have never used AirBnB's in Thailand or anywhere for that matter. They are generally nicer and cheaper than most hotels. I use AirBnB every couple months to rent out a brand new, super modern condo in Hua Hin/Cha Am. It has two rooms, two bathrooms, living room, and a full western kitchen. 1,200 baht after the service charge and cleaning fee. Usually there are 4 or 5 of us so at 200-300 baht per person it's cheaper than a hostel. 

Next news:

Elections postponed 2 more years due to civil unrest. 

21 hours ago, mommysboy said:

 

In any other country your reasoning might be flawless.  However, it is regarded as working without the required visa and thus is unlawful- wouldn't you know!  Luckily, the authorities aren't bothered.

You must be one of the old dinosaurs people talk about on TV.  Two days ago in Chiang Mai, they just had another huge conference for the digital nomads there where Immigration and the Thai Labor Office spoke. As long as you aren't overstaying your visa (no matter what visa you are on) and they money isn't coming from a Thai company it's legal. 

2 minutes ago, owenm said:

Are these so called bag tamperings occurring at Suvarnabhumi or Don Mueang airport? Is one worse than the other, or are AOT all the same?

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They are going on at both. However, the recent news articles I've read mainly focused on Suvarnabhumi and my guess would be that it happens more often there because there are more international flights.

These baggage handlers are brain dead numbnuts though and I don't think they really care. Police recently found a room either in Phuket or Krabi filled with stolen goods from airport luggage. 

4 minutes ago, HooHaa said:

i understand the purpose of the drone, but if you are concerned why check it?

Because the size of the drone and the power of the controller. They wouldn't allow me to carry it on last time. I'm going to try but I doubt it. 

4 minutes ago, JAG said:

Umh -  I am sure I read somewhere that drones are not legal unless licenced...

Yeah, you now need to register drones in Thailand. I submitted my documents 7 months ago. 2 1/2 months later I go to check on it and seems they lost the documents and had to start the whole process over. I have been flying it unregistered but I literally just picked up the registration from the CAAT office in IT Square today. So, I'm good to go. 

It's a really dodgy rule. I've heard about some officials not letting drones come in because they haven't been registered but the only way you can register it is to do it here. Some guy literally makes up some idiotic rule without thinking. He usually holds a senior position and the peons just agree with him. It goes on in every sector here in Thailand. 

2 minutes ago, HooHaa said:

why would you take the chance?

 

I'm going to Taiwan and the whole point for buying the drone is to get awesome footage of my travels. I'm not worried about bringing it to Taiwan but coming back to Don Muang is another story.  

A friend of mine just flew here and he noticed one of his small bags was a bit unzipped. I guess somebody stole some biking equipment. Snakes! I will be forced to check in my $1,000+ drone next week so I'm going to buy a little GPS tracker and hide it in the drone case. 

On 3/19/2018 at 8:08 AM, Loaded said:

Most online teaching in Thailand is illegal.

 

The teacher works in Thailand without the required non-immigrant visa and work permit. The teacher doesn't declare their income to the Thai tax authorities.

 

The Chinese company earns income from their overseas operations in Thailand. They fail to provide the required visas and work permit for their staff. They avoid Thai tax on their revenues. They don't have a Thai school license. I could go on.

 

It won't continue for much longer once the Thai government realizes what's happening under their noses.

 

 

It's not illegal at all. The immigration just held a seminar in Chiang Mai for all the digital nomads there. If you are not working for a Thai company and you aren't overstaying your visa it is completely legal. 

They are probably referring 'dreaming' of Miami Beach is an area in Miami. 

On 2/4/2018 at 9:21 AM, yengec said:

I dont think the percentage of passport holders will rise significantly. The reason is most of the Chinese people are financially poor.

There is a lot of money floating around China now and people are getting richer by the day. Yes, a huge amount of the population probably don't have the financial means to travel abroad. However, we are talking about a country with 1.2 BILLION+ people living on their mainland. So, even if it goes up a few percent you are talking millions. 

5 hours ago, cardinalblue said:

Does it go down as a drowning or auto fatality?

 

i guess no guard rail....at least another bad driver taken off the road....

If all the bad drivers here in Thailand were taken off the roads, would there be any drivers at all?