richard_smith237

Looking for incentive to go to the Gym Billy ??? Grooming.... ideas here....

Hope your better with cars than names. Love it when someone goes ‘gramma police’ (in this case name’s) and gets it wrong !!!

Not on that list is the Diamond encrusted Rolex that was also stolen... As usual, the article is very poorly written and absent of facts to round off the article.

Its been proven that talking on the phone while driving is more distracting than talking to someone sat next you while driving... And yes.. playing music and the type of music can also influence they way you drive... thats been proven too. Time to start doing some basic research before you post stupid questions !!

IF that picture is from the incident... ... Then the deceased wasn’t simply 'crossing a poorly lit road'... he 'ran out in front of on-comming traffic, apparently without looking'. But... Also note the photo shows 114kmh... Did the guy run out in front of the car after poorly judging the approaching speed ? Looks like the drivers own dash-cam footage is self incriminating.

yes it will, as it becomes a cummulative effect of all other costs, double pricing, headches and unexpected regulations, it was 200/day for driving with no licence now it is 33usd per day...... Nope... Double pricing doesn’t really impact tourist numbers in any significant manner either... Its just angry posters on this forum who think so... People are not going to cancel a trip because they may get fined $30 for riding a motorcycle without a licence. But... if you want to believe that people will cancel a $3000 holiday because a $6 or $15 fine has gone up to $30... one or two may, but not in any noticeable numbers.... It is things such as government announcements of requirement Vaccinations or pre-travel PCR tests, insurance etc that impact numbers... not this minor stuff...

Absolutely. A total warning!! Indeed.... Agents used by... a) The Lazy b) The ’needy' c) The ‘unable' i.e. a) Someone can’t be bothered to go through the hassle of renewal and gets an agent to do if for them. b) Someone doesn’t meet some criteria, an agent circumnavigates that stumbling block. c) Someone is physically unable to go to immigration i.e. immobile etc.. I’d argue that b) fits most cases for people using an agent and by that mere fact they are entering the grey area of illegality and those inhabiting that grey area are always going to be of questionable moral fabric. None of this helps the Op though - knowing if there is a physical office is a good start.

Here you go... https://www.oed.com It’ll help you understand what ‘instruction’ means !!

Question to the owners of PitBull type breeds... actually, any dog ?? The postman accidentally leaves you gate open... there are kids playing in the street - Your dog sees the gap and darts out... (I know I know, your dog would never do that right ? - yet in so many dog attacks this is exactly what happened).... You hear the commotion and noise outside... kids screaming... you run out and see the kids playing with the dog, the dog playfully barking and bounding around with them... Did you... A) Have a sense of utter relief that your dog didn’t attack. B) Not even worry about it, you knew your dog was 100% safe.

Question to the owners of PitBull type breeds... actually, any dog ?? Would you state A or B ?? A) My dog is so well trained it would never bite anyone... B) My dog is so well trained, but its still a dog so there is always a risk of it biting someone...

I’d never say ‘devil’ dog.. that is you playing the victim card to try and elevate your position in this discussion due to a lack of viable argument to present.... TimeBomb... again, inflammatory sentiment... You discuss your dog and bring emotion to the discussion and get hurt because we are offending your sensitivities and discussing your dog.... This debate is not about YOUR dog... Your dog is probably wonderful because you and others like you have done a wonderful job of loving, training and looking after your dog. This debate is about the dog, or numerous dogs around Thailand (and other areas of the world) which go unloved, untrained unlooked after... ... That dog down the road... the one locked in the cage, has never been trained - its a poodle... one day it escapes... its not really a threat is it.. but... and there in lies the argument and crux of the debate. It not your PitBill breed thats the problem... Its everyone else’s

WRONG - I have no problem with socialised dogs... I have a problem with a breed that IF it is not well trained and well socialised it becomes a danger to society. It is not the good breeders and owners I (and people like me) have issue with... It is the fact that children and adults are getting viciously attacked too many times by those dogs which have irresponsible owners. IF those same irresponsible owners had *golden retrievers those dogs wouldn’t fall back on an instinct and attack, maim and kill people to the same extent (yes, it has happened, but not in anywhere near the same numbers) *or other less powerful dogs (other dogs not on dangers dogs lists in developed nations) . There is more ownership of Golden retreivers than PitBulls, so why is it that there are more vicious life changing and deadly PitBull attacks ??... is that the more PitBull owners are careless? (of course not) or is it that when any owner is careless and doesn’t look after or train their animal that a dogs nature takes over and if that dog is also extremely powerful and bred to develop specific ‘attack / fighting’ traits and instincts then that is what will surface....

Does first hand experience or ownership of PitBull Breeds void the fact that they attack more than any other dog, that they kill more people than any other dog ??? You owning this breed neither contributes to or nullifies any of the facts or statistics. The only facet your ownership and direct experience of such breeds brings to the discussion is ‘emotion’ which clouds objectivity through personal attachment and nothing more than individual anecdote. Your PitBull breeds may be lovely.... Its all the others that attack and maim children adults which are the problem.

My motorcycle doesn’t get ‘triggered’ and rip off a grannies face... Now, if you want the motorcycle debate it can be had in a motorcycle thread where no one says motorcycling is safe... The argument I have always presented is that for those of us who are careful and follow the rules it is much safer than the stats suggest which are contributed to by reckless fools speeding at night while drunk... That is perhaps too difficult for you to understand ? Your comment is wholly irrelevant to this thread !!!...

To be fair... The Op led with very little info then followed up with further limited info.... We see the same pattern... someone gets into some difficulty and asks for assistance with a vague post which offers little information to help others help them... Not to victim blame, but I often wonder if this same lack of attention to details is the very issue which causes these people to put themselves in such difficult in the first place. My first piece of advice to the Op would be to go directly to the physical office of the Agency - but we don’t know if the agency even has a physical office. The second piece of advice would be to get hold of someone, meet them in person (if not at an office) and while in their presence try and make contact and call this boss - just to get some honest answers... Then of course the question to the Op.. why did they need an agent in the first place ? Could they have obtained a visa themselves, or was this agent utilised to circumnavigate a regulation (i.e. 800k baht in the bank etc) which will help others provide a better path forwards... along with, how many visa exempt entries etc... It could be possible for the Op to get his passport back without the extensions, border hop to get himself more time... But we just don’t have sufficient info to help at this time.

Happened to me once... I’d been up early... then had been driving for a few hours, comfy car, about 3pm... long straight empty road (Thailand - driving up towards Tak) road nice quiet, no stress, cursing at about 90kmh... Then shock.... scared-sh!tless... I realised I’d just drifted off for a micro-second. I’d never done it before, I’ve never done it since (that was about 15 years ago) - but it happened and it can happen easily. I didn’t ease of the accelerator... my body remained in the same position... I didn’t even deviate off the road etc (some do if you see the videos of ppl falling asleep while driving).... BUT, I definitely nodded off for a micro-second... or even a second or two.... Quite frightening.

True..... but then there is the fact that PitBull type breeds attack more and kill more people than any other breed by a long shot... The main article article is somewhat inflammatory... other articles quote ‘PitBull mixes’... which suggests they were not pure-bred Bull Terrier breads. The implication is still ‘PitBull’ breed, mix or otherwise, its yet another attack damning for the reputation of the breed.... Its like mass gun shootings in the USA... everyone on the ‘outside’ just thinks... 'Oh, no, again... its madness that this is allowed to continue’.... and the pro-gun folk blame anything but the fact so many people have guns !!... then there is a shooting in the UK and the pro-gun people try and argue that because it happens elsewhere banning guns won’t reduce the degree of mass shootings in the US... utter madness... And here... we have the arguement... they may not have been 100% PitBull bred and we don’t know what the story is or how they were treated..... The reality is, this wasn’t a Collie, Labrador or Poodle that attacked... it was yet another PitBull exacting a savage facial attack on an old lady who’s only mistake was walking down the road past a partially open gate.... Nope... There is no polishing this.... perhaps the news is bias against PitBulls - Why is that ?... perhaps we who comment negatively are all Bias against PitBulls, but why is that ?... The simple answer is that its because PitBull type breeds attack and kill more than any other domesticated animal to such a degree to suggest that such an animal may never truly be domesticated.... for the same reason pets such as Serval Cats should never be kept as pets... https://thethaiger.com/news/national/four-pit-bull-mixes-attack-76-year-old-grandma-in-northeast-thailand

Aww.... if you can tear yourself away from your ortolan you really should rough it a little... You could use your cravat as a napkin....

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 ????