richard_smith237

Much to the chagrin of my wife who’s a fantastic cook and cooks 95% of the meals at home, at about age 5 my son thought I was the best cook in the world... When I was on ‘duty’ (wife had gone out) I’d make him a Ham ’n crisp sandwich... make up an adventurous story of how this is what I ate when I discovered Antarctica, hitching rides with giant eagles and on hump-back whales etc... Crisp Sandwiches... still can’t be beaten to this day !!!

To be honest, your dog looks loverly and I’m sure she/he is very well trained and beautifully natured because of the care and training you provide.... BUT... the issue is that these dogs need care and to be trained by someone knowledgable, attentive and who has the time and inclination to look after them properly. herein exists the primary issue... When the underlying instinct of an animal needs to be trained ‘out of it’ then there is great concern for those animals which are not in the ideal environment.

I know this wouldn’t happen... but this idea places into perspective the true realities of owning a dog. Dog owners put up to 1 million baht in some form of Escrow. IF the dog attacks someone, that escrow money goes straight to the victim. How many people would be confident to put 1m aside when owning a Pitbull ???

Technically the ‘tourist’ was correct... IF he had a UK motorcycle licence.... an IDP is not required (yeah, I know this debate rages on in other threads and gets re-ignited from time to time).... That said: IF when renting in a tourist area I’d always advise friends to get an IDP because the Police here are a rule unto themselves... there’s is no point arguing with them that they are wrong on a technically, they’ll never accept that... Just give them what the want to see even if they are wrong. Of course, the reality is that the vast majority of tourists come here and if renting a motorcycle will do so with their overseas ‘car licence’ which does not endorse them to ride a 100cc motorcycle... (Note: the DLT gave me a motorcycle licence based on the A and AM enforcement which allows me to ride a tiny <50cc motorcyle - The DLT just looked at the silhouette of a motorcycle on the back of my licence and assumed it meant full on motorcycle).

Op should have gone with the correct name Türkiye so we could be saved from the droll !!!

No... its not the only way... Banning their breeding to extinction is the only way !!!... Some will of course argue that why should humans interfere with and ‘influence’ their evolution but forget it is humans that brought about much of their evolution in the first place. As far as keeping guard dogs... Its one thing having well trained guard dogs to protect your property, and there are well known breeds for this... these dogs do not ‘escape’ the properly grounds and attack randomly... For such uses (guard dogs) the owners of breeds considered dangers and powerful should be licensed by people who can prove they know how to train and look after such animals. (yeah... I know, unlikely to happen in Thailand).... BUT... why is this such a repeated issue in Thailand, yet so rare in countries of a similar size (the UK) that is also a massive nation of dog lovers ???...... The answer of course is licensing, bans on dangers breeds and enforced accountability and responsibility.

... completely harmless and ‘would lick ‘em to death’.... right ????

Can we just save time and copy & paste the comments one of the many other ‘pit bull attack’ threads here and save the predicable... - Its not the dogs fault - PittBull is not a breed - My Pittie’s are loving - Grand must have done something to trigger the dogs - They were just defending their territory - Pittbulls are not dangerous when trained well - Its the owners fault for not training them - The press is bias against PittBull breeds ....and on and on with numerous flawed arguments defending the indefensible and counter punches stating stats, facts and the utterly obvious...

Nothing wrong with that... ... She’s perfectly within her rights to protect her customers from being hassled by people strolling through and interrupting their dinner... Hawkers can often be an exceptional pain in the neck.... They can often be a hassle when trying to relax on a beach... The walk up, stand-in front of you and stay their until you say no about 10x.... then 5 mins later another one comes along... its sometimes a challenge not to get irritated by them. Yes, they are trying to earn a living and I’m sympathetic to that... but there is also a balance and getting repeatedly hassled crosses a line. I’d rather be eating in a restaurant that doesn’t allow hawkers from outside to come around the tables and hassle us.

Of course you didn’t... you never do...

Worse - made them look like sweets / candy....

Its a valid point... I sandboxed in Phuket... Rented a motorcycle for the two weeks I was there (I have a licence and had my own helmet sent down).... The reason I rented a motorcyle is because getting around by TukTuk or Taxi is an utter rip off where as a Motorcycle was 300 baht per day... ... the only issue of course is if going out in the evenings etc.... but it was ’sandboxing’ and not much was opening in the evenings so that was pretty much a non-issue.

No it won’t.... The word has been out for decades about te police practices targeting foreigners on motorcycles without licences etc.... ... What tourist says.. “I’m not going to Thailand because I may get fined for illegally riding a motorcycle” ????

Yes I did have children.. and taught them appropriately... Love these sorts of comments..... utterly sanctimonious and devoid of any reality whatsoever... As IF children follow each and every rule their parent has ever taught them to the absolute letter and with perfect.... Such wonderful perfect parents !!!.... (utter hypocrites in IMO) The reality is Children push the boundaries, its simple human nature. We had many rules, such as not putting non-food items in the mouth etc... but watch any infant and the first thing they do is put something to their mouth, its instinct and the ‘mouth’ is one of the first sensory-touch areas to develop... try teaching against instinct to a baby !!!... OR even an older child... Just because we teach them it doesn’t mean they will automatically follow. It is a fundamentally flawed parenting mindset that is under this false impression that kids do everything their parents tell them, especially when unsupervised. So, while we teach, we watch and protect too we can’t watch 100% of the time, so we take caution ensuring things like this are not in the house. Then there are laws.... And the reasons laws should be in place banning such items and these ‘crystal babies’ is because there are two types of parents which are dangerous for children... a) The type which never considers the risks or safety. b) The type who believes because they teach their kids not to do something they assume the kids always follow.

Ok, I look right, and left. Then I walk. Stayed alive many year like that. Others, like to over do it! You don't look right again before you step into the traffic coming from your right?! You've just been lucky all these years, I don't think that ensuring safe crossing and avoiding death is "overdoing" it! We all (the vast majority of us) probably look right and left numerous times before crossing a road and while we are crossing the road... we do it out of natural habit... ... Describing the exact individual steps and then picking holes in the description to argue the ‘win’ is ridiculous... Additionally, motorcycles speed through the gaps even when cars have stopped... so we have to be extra vigilant. I’ve had two near misses crossing the road, both on Ekammai (Bangkok) 1) Late at night, pedestrian crossing (somewhat irrelevant). Northbound cars stopped for me, I started to cross.... a southbound small-lorry / truck coming slowly and was slowing... so I continued and walked ‘hurriedly across’... The truck, even though it had slowed did not stop and tried to ’time it’ so he didn’t have to stop... I had to dart out of the way and the wing-mirror clipped my shoulder (I was furious and kicked the side of the truck.. the driver got out, looked at me, then got back in the truck and drove off - very silly of me, I was lucky things didn’t escalate). 2) (almost identical situation): Day time: Crossing with my Son, Pedestrian crossing (again, somewhat irrelevant), Northbound cars stopped for me, I started to cross, one southbound car also stopped... I was about to step out... Taxi accelerated, came speeding down, flashing lights, hitting his horn, I was in the central part of the road with my Son and stopped.... I shouted at the Taxi as he passed.... Taxi skidded to a stop... Got out.. meanwhile I’d crossed the road and was on the pavement with my Son... Taxi driver looked at me angry... I was furious... Looked straight back.... Not sure what to do, what if he had a weapon etc... loads of scenarios racing though my mind... I was with my son, couldn’t run, nearby shops fronts a possibility but too far... IF the Taxi driver ‘rushed me’ I’d have one chance and that was to go 100% full attack which I didn’t want to do in front of my son. Luckily it didn’t come to that and the taxi driver got back in his car and drove off... The point I want to make is that it doesn’t matter how careful we try and be when crossing the road or how many times we look... we are still at risk from the occasional utter idiot who may not care for the safety of anyone else.

Wouldn't it be great if someone invented a smartphone that only operated outside of a car or when the engine was switched off. You never use your phone in a taxi? or as a passenger in a car?.. never used google Maps when travelling around ? The phone is a convenience, but if we are going to get down to the nuts and bolts of it - we don’t ’need’ a phone at all when driving - people can argue ‘what did we do before phones’... but they are a great convenience... The reality is (in many cars) the phone can easily be linked to the info-tainment system - No issues taking / making call etc.. but I still don’t like to talk on the phone when driving (even when its handsfree). The issue is of course the people who completely ignore any rule and disregard safety completely and just the screens, text etc while driving... Then there are the Taxi drivers who are watching movies at the same time !!... I’ve had taxis before who have their phone propped on their dash instrument display (speedo etc) with a movie playing... I ask them to take it down telling them its dangerous... some do, some refuse, those who refuse I tell them to stop and I get out.... utter tools.

Won't get very far on 40k! Indeed... especially if you come off and smash your head without a helmet... some hospitals charge 18,000 baht for a few stitches !!!

Where would you buy a nice car ??? Not just Porsche, but say a Merc S Class too ? Or perhaps a BMW M5 etc ? That depends on your standards... Lots of ho’s about ‘dime a dozen’ as you say... or a least a few dimes for an hour or so.... Up to you !!.... None of this has any relevance to a guy who can afford a car... Only few of you posters made the ‘chick magnet’ point but missed that the guy is married...

Interesting that you think people with nice cars are idiots... That would bring into question your jealousy above anything else... Of course, if money were no object you’d just have a Toyota right??? after all, you’re not an idiot, are you? Where have you been that a Porsche couldn’t drive?

Have you been in Thailand, travelled around at all?... most of the roads are very decent, there are some good driving roads in Thailand.... A Porsche isn’t going to be an issue in many area’s of the country. Hmm... indeed... as some poster on this thread have been proving !! ‘jealous idiots’ it seems. Only foreigners buy exotic cars in Thailand ?... Thai’s don’t ??? erm...

Just shows the level of intellect... you think an abundance of females means a punter has game? ... many might be here because of a polar opposite !!! Or you like cars.... Only people who can’t afford cars such as this seem to make such ridiculous judgments of those who can.

He has 13 million baht to spend on a car...... How’s your honda scoopy doing ???

What, exactly, is the "Thai state of mind" that he has succumbed to? The man bought a sports car, nothing more, nothing less. Some guys are jealous but are so flawed they could never admit that.... I see a guy in a nice car and think... good on you fella.. enjoy it !!!...

Personally, I always chuckle when I read such comments from those who judge and project the reasons they imagine ... what you are saying interprets as >>> you lack game and if you could afford a nice car you’d get one because you think it would help you pick up chicks !!! but you can’t, so can only assume that those in such positions act as you would !!! Some guys must feel so inferior when the see another guy in a nice car that they can’t help themselves from making jealous comments...

Split head and nose some years ago playing football... The hospital in the UK used what they called a ‘surgical super-glue’ to bind the wound together... ... I was told not to get it wet.... It split again 3 days later when I playing in my next game !!! Ended up with butterfly stitches. Obviously it depends how serious the Ops cut is - if the hospital didn’t use butterfly stitches, then it obviously needed ‘real ones’. 18,000 baht is clearly a rip off.