Stargeezr

I hate it when someone. s past is brought out as to why they did something, like this horrible killing of so many small children. The fact that this ex cop may have gone crazy is all that had to be said. We all have a past.

I have visited Thailand for over 20 years and have been to most of the parks and the last time my Thai family went to Doi Suthep, I stayed at the entrance with the van driver, and the Thai family enjoyed their visit. I had my Thai wife explain that her and I had been their already 2 times in the past and I did not see anything new to warrant me paying the visitor price. I still enjoy visiting Thailand and seeing the museums and temples with my Thai family so I have many places I can still go without paying the tourist prices.

Thanks for another news update Rooster. I am just happy to be living in a country that is not at war. You still need to be vaxxed to get into the USA, unless you want to quarantine on arrival. Canada finally dropped that requirement on Oct 1st. I am glad to see a more relaxed soft drug situation in Thailand. Tourists still have to make sure that their suitcases and travel on bags are drug free when they head back home in most cases. I hope that Bangkok does not have too many more floods before the end of wet season. The last time I went north in Thailand, I flew from Bangkok to the NE, and spent a few days in Nong Khai looking for an old Canadian friend. It was a friendly place and people were friendly, plus food was great. Those pot holes in the one picture reminds me of a road to the west of Udon Thani. Thanks for the memories. That was a horrible event in NE Thailand and I feel sorry for all the parents who lost their tiny children to the ex RTP member. I just hope that we will see an end to the war in Ukraine, without it becoming nuclear. As boring to the rest of us, this invasion of Ukraine from Russia is, I do hope the war will end soon.

With the whole area being so flat, the residents have to do their own style of flood proofing their homes. Most have their main floor appliances raised up. and some have pretty good blocking means to keep at least the first half meter of their homes fixed to keep flood waters out. I hope the khlongs that still exist have been dredged and kept cleaned out, but that would be one big chore to do. Bangkok is one very large city in area. Good luck to all who live in the low lying areas.

I have to wonder just how many ships in Asia get checked for illegal guns and other illegal stuff? Well that is my question on how guns get into Thailand and other Asian countries.

I would rather see the police using the restraint hooks, instead of mace, and tasers. Have any of you posters felt the taser? This American should be real happy he was not at home in the good old USA. The police response would not have been as gentle.

What a horrible thing for this ex RTP to do. I guess in this country, the RTP do not get disarmed when they get fired. I wonder if that will change in the future? If this guy was also a drug dealer, maybe he should have already been in jail. Not a good day in Thailand. RIP to all the poor innocent people who died, especially all those small children.

Thanks Lou, some posters here on this forum seem to forget that they are not in their home country. Good reminder. I have only seen inside one Thai prison, and the cells are not as decked out as in North America. Harvey

Some of you geezer posters better go see your eye doctor. Are any of you glad to see that some of the victims may be getting their stuff back? Most in the picture do not look as rich as you posters are, compared to them. Oh you forgot that you have way more money than many Thais. Well just a reminder then.

If the pickups were not racing, they likely would have seen the big truck in time. This accident was caused by the racers, and the crash was avoidable. Glad to hear the road workers were not injured.