richard_smith237

Does asking such a moronic question on a missing person thread make you feel better ? Asking you....

Probably... You can check in three ways 1) Log into your Agoda Account on your Laptop and look at the booking confirmation. 2) Use your Agoda App on your phone and confirm and look at the booking confirmation. 3) Open your E-mail and look at the booking confirmation e-mail. Any of these will tell you exactly what you booked at the time.

The 'O2' levels where the 'air' is clear enough to see the investment. Having owned LifeTime Elite Membership for over 15 years its already paid for itself... - AOT Transport (approx 16x per year) with fast Track through Airport: 16,000 baht per year - Golf (20 to 50x per year at 2000-4000 Baht per round) - Av approx 120,000 baht per year - Massage: Weekly: *26,000 baht per year - Yearly Medical: 20,000 per year - Rough workings: about 180,000 baht of perks per year... At a cost of 1MB - mine paid for itself quite quickly... *using the argument that you'll only pay 500 baht for a cheap massage, in reality these are high end massage places that usually cost anywhere from 1500 to 2000 baht. For someone who plays Golf 3x per week and likes decent / top courses (4000 baht per round) - consider that to be around 642,400 baht per year... OK, so its unrealistic to play 3x per week every week... so half that: and you're still looking at 300,000 to 400,000 per year on golf alone... For those in that sort of target demographic - the cost of membership is not an extreme proposition at all. When the membership first came out we had all the same comments - the nay sayers etc... Years later - there are Thai Elite Members (Life timers and 20 year members) whose membership has more than paid for itself.

Thats not a bad idea... Although knowing which ones to get into touch with is the tricky part. As is trusting them, though any transaction would still have to go through TPC. But... passing over a Life Time Elite Membership (and life time visa) to a Chinese person is certainly going to rub up some of the "not for me" (I can't afford it) crowd....

Irrelevant to this story, as is your reference to whorse and horses.... Also, has he harmed you. Its just a typical MalcomB post - offering nothing of value to the thread, but doing his utmost to trigger as many people as possible into conflict with his vapid toxicity and nastiness...

I suspect thats one of the possibilities... Stick from total ayholes, some of whom have been vocal on this thread and have had to rein in their vapid toxicity a couple of times (or have it deleted)... He may simply be attempting to hide in anonymity - but still, thats no reason for him not to contact his parents and say he's ok - so some serious mental issues can be suspected too.... Parents must be worried sick... Always a possibility here - but the fact that he'd left home without a phone or 'money' suggest thats not the 'initial reason' for his disappearance.

assuming that he suddenly have money. A person that do not take money with him, usually also leave the card, as it would most likely be in some kind of wallet. Yep... thats why I questioned the initial report.... A lot of the discussion has been muddied by fools such as Malcom who'd rather sling dirt and focus on attempting to trigger people with his inanely stupid comments....

Why would anyone want your blockheaded sympathy? Sure, and death is caused 100% by life. I am sure nobody ever accused you of being compassionate or sympathetic.... But who could be so lucky not to have been born? One in a million perhaps... ps - I may have diabetes but my legs are spectacular - - all of your friends would find me 'HOT' There is undoubtedly a significant truth to this. Around a decade ago, at the age of 75, my father was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. He had recently stopped playing golf three times a week; a routine he had maintained for years. Though never particularly fit, he was also never unhealthy, always carrying a slight but stable excess weight. However, after he gave up his regular rounds on the course, complications arose, leading to his diagnosis. An extraordinary man, he did what he has always done, he took it upon himself to understand the challenge before him. He read extensively, researched tirelessly, and adapted with remarkable discipline. He meticulously tracks his carbohydrate intake, measuring it down to the gram. On any given day, he knows precisely how many carbs he has consumed, allowing himself strategic indulgences; a slice of cake, a cup of tea with sugar etc without compromising his overall control. He has not deprived himself of life’s small pleasures; instead, he has mastered the art of balance with a precision worthy of study. And, indeed, such studies exist: processed carbohydrates are at the heart of countless health issues. Remarkably, his doctors have acknowledged that he has all but reversed his diabetes. He monitors his blood sugar multiple times a day, documenting every reading with diligence. His primary concern now is ensuring he eats before bed to prevent his blood sugar from dropping dangerously low overnight. I continue to learn invaluable lessons from this man I'm extremely proud to call my father, who remains active and resilient, driven by his love for his grandchildren and to be around for them as long as possible. They, like I, treasure him immeasurably, a sentiment that will only deepen beyond measure once his time with us comes to an end.

I'm not so sure about that... Every funeral I've been to, loved ones are besides themselves with grief... This idea that 'Buddhism and culture" allows for this idea that this life is not 'important' as they will be reborn is a falsification. - No one wants to die. - No one is ok with their loved ones dying. - Those who lose loves ones are grief stricken. The 'idea' that Thai's live, ride and drive with reckless disregard because there's a next life is a complete barstool myth... In my experience - everyday Thai's take about as much solace of the possibility of an afterlife / next life as most 'supposed Christians' do in the west - there's a mild comfort factor in the possibility, but thats about it...

How many times do think these very same kids, 3 up on a motorcycle, without helmets passed policemen ??? How many times have YOU @Jim Blue sat in your car, or on your bike and watched 3 kids (all very young, looking younger than 15) sat 3 up on a motorcycle, not helmet in site, sat next to a Police Box at the traffic lights ? How many times have YOU @Jim Blue watched 3 kids (or more), all clearly under 15, crammed on a motorcycle, no helmets departing a school past the very policemen directing traffic ? - The reason @Jim Blue I target you in this response is not to start an argument, but to highlight that it is you who argued "Grow up" to someone who pointed the finger at the absense of effective policing... When it is the very absense of "growing up" that is the root-cause of so many meaningless and avoidable deaths of Thailands children (and lots of adults too)..... When a child, without a helmet rides a motorcycle past a Policeman who does nothing - that policeman is complicit in any accident that child has. Imagine, at 14 riding a motorcycle past the police without a helemet in the UK, the US, France, Australia... any country that has measurably better road fatality statistics than Thailand and we know with certainty that that child will be stopped very quickly, their bike will be confiscated, their parents fined..... Sorry to come down hard on you with this Jim Blue - but the utter apathy of policing here that is at the very birth of such issues and complicit in so any deaths through sheer lazy negligence.

100% agree... And how many times did these 3x 14 year old boys ride past policemen, 3 up on a motorcycle, all without helmets... And.... how many times did all 3 sets of parents see them doing this ??? BUT... then there is the point - would another two years have made any difference, would they be doing the same thing at 16 years old ???.... (riding in that manner I mean), if they were riding legally, two on the bike, both with helmets, would they still pull off such manoeuvres as cutting across and oncoming car at speed and colliding head on ? Given Thailands stats and the all too common stories we read on here (which are the tip of the iceberg) the answer is a very firm 'yes'... even when legal, licensed, with a helmet the manoeuvres undertaken often completely defy self-preservation. So sad that a family have lost their son, that friends have lost a close mate, and that they themselves may never recover to full health.... and why ??? I see two reasons (but no doubt we'll get a thesis from a favourite road safety pedant). - A complete absense of road / traffic policing - A complete absense of road safety training

Does it make a difference? No. Yes - from the perspective of widening the search to areas outside of Thailand - checking exit records etc

Good post Its not though is it... The lad has disappeared for 3 weeks...

My nephew is a certified pilot - he's Ginger and convinced he's going to get laid.... There... that puts all the ridiculous discussion into perspective... you have a video of 19 pilots and then go on to state you suspect most Pilots are not flat-earthers for obvious psychological reasons, group effect, peer pressure.... Your delusion is well beyond the realm of intelligent debate, even at this utterly ridiculous level... apologies if that is impolite, however, the narative circling back to the preposterous is boresome - I just can keep on going entertaining the lunacy.

Are these individuals actually commercial airline pilots? I’d be seriously concerned about boarding a plane knowing the pilot holds such beliefs. A fundamental misunderstanding of basic scientific principles raises doubts about their ability to think critically—an essential skill when operating a complex aircraft, especially in an emergency. I assume you opted for a boat to Thailand for similar reasons, that contradict basic scientific principles as you understand them.

Au contraire... Plane are only verifiable by those who have been on them... For anyone else they something with wings that disappear out of sight... An extreme example, yes, but... Your 'belief' is just as profound, arguing that high altitude pilots, astronauts, NASA, too numerous physicists to mention are all in on some sort of conspiracy or all mistaken...

Sen’s 4K Video Cameras on the ISS This is a 4k Camera pointed straight down at earth capturing live footage... I'm quite certain you will find a technicality to suggest that this isn't the proof you were looking for.

I'm surprised that was legal anywhere in Europe.... But from a practical point of view, I'm assuming his left leg is more functional than his right, and his right gets in the way, when trying to use the accelerator. Hand held seems the only common sense way to go - that photo looks lethal...

As mentioned, entering debate with a heliocentric denier enters the realms of preposterousness, ultimately 'just time wasting'... Its akin to arguing with someone who insists that planes cannot fly, while cruising at 35,000 feet. The very premise is absurd. You demand more than "sporadic accounts".... which, incidentally, are not evasive but simply rare. Rare in the same way it would be uncommon to haul a 100-tonne weight to the edge of the atmosphere and drop it, merely to demonstrate gravitational pull - the reasons are obviously cost and more than that the very common sense of 'there's just no point' or need to prove the obvious'... At a certain point, the discussion descends into sheer absurdity, like disputing the existence of oxygen while effortlessly inhaling it.

True I don't... I see the arguments online... as if its turning into a genuine 'them and us' cyclists vs the motorists arguement anytime there is a road user... But, the reality is we here the 'loudest voices' at the extremes of these issues - in reality, most cyclists also drive, and a lot of drivers cycle, they are respectful of each other... .... but that majority middle ground is simply completely non-newsworthy... Where I am (when I'm the UK) I see plenty of cyclists out in the summer, and they are respectful of faster road traffic trying to get around them, the traffic going around them also respectful... Of course, we see the 'activists' with cameras looking to inflame and agitate, wanting their 'rant' and x number of views on Facebook and TikTok.... Social media has fuelled an issue and created activists out of people just getting out and about.... its ridiculous. But in Thailand its quite different - there are a lot of outrageous incidents where a whole 'pelaton' of friends out for an early ride are taken out by a drunk driver... We see stories here that we don't read in the UK... Cyclists getting mown down (like this story), father and son (on a motorcycle) mow down by a speeding driver (yesterday), busses rolling down ravines... ... There's just a lot more Chaos here... and when nothing happens it seems more like luck than anything else where as in the UK there stronger legal systems in place to ensure people being more careful of others... I still think I'd rather be riding in the UK... but I'd do so without disregard to other motorists that some cyclists appear to show when trying to 'prove' their rights to the road.

Riding in the city - I found the motorcyclist to be lethal, they way they'd cut you up across your front wheels - lethal... and then there were the Box vans... Otherwise I found lorries, busses, cars, taxis etc to be fairly respectful of the space they gave me... ... But... I used to ride to and from football - it was a good warm up, but really, the motorcyclists made it just too dangerous... as if they consider you worthless and it doesn't matter if they cut you up or not... quite angering an times.... Out in the countryside where its much quieter would be far nicer of course - and I'd probably ride more... but in Bangkok, 100% no.

Not quite - that outlier is someone of a statistical misnomer - there are far more pedestrians than there are cyclists.... If you were you standardise it to convention at a rate of 100,000... and state.. Rate of 100,000 people - then you might see that cycling is more dangerous than as a padestrian. But, to be more accurate we need to include distance covered - thus for a useable stat it would need to be presented in a per Billion Passenger Killometers format: For the UK that reads: Motorcyclists: 74 fatalities per billion passenger kilometers. Pedestrians: 16 fatalities per billion passenger kilometers. Cyclists: 16 fatalities per billion passenger kilometers. Car occupants: 1-2 fatalities per billion passenger kilometers.statista.com Bus or coach occupants: 2 fatalities per billion passenger kilometers. Thailand just does not collect enough data to establish viable stats - but in the UK, for distance covered per person it shows that cycling is just as dangerous as riding a bicicycle... Given pedestrian crossings here.... but also the number of cyclist deaths etc... I'd guess the numbers for both are higher. I'd love to ride a bicycle more around the city here - but no chance, I've already tried it and it was reckless....

Not on the SkyLane (near the Airport)... full on exercise bike lane. Not on Pak-Kret... and not on Bang Krachao... but on these latter two, bike can't go fast either, its more a leisurely ride than exercise... But the other bike lanes... they end up as car parks...

After experiencing riding a bicycle here - thats the only place I'd ride.... (or with a trail vehicle in a group)... I hope 'authorities' checked the woman's phone usage and also for booze and drugs.

Valid points... I order my coffee from https://coffeeculture.asia/ who seem decent enough (price and quality and I'm very fussy with coffee). Most important think it grind 'consistency' to get a decent extraction.. Then consider what 'type of coffee you want'... - French Press - Mokka Pot - Espresso - Pour Over etc etc... IMO - Mokka Pot is the best for the buck brewing method... I go with a Medium Dark Esspresso ground Arabica Bean.... but thats because it lets more of the solid through and makes a slightly muddier coffee that I like...