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2 hours ago, uttradit said:

Lanta is full of Russians too. The food is now rubbish. 

Got to be fewer of them than in the main resorts surely - no girly/gogo  bars from what I remember ? How has the food deteriorated .? We found  a few good Thai restaurants ,a really good burger restaurant "Ling Ouen" a decent pizza place and The Irish embassy had a great Sunday roast offering. 

9 minutes ago, charleskerins said:

1 hour ago, Smokey and the Bandit said:

The captain should have returned the aircraft to Bangkok and the guy would have been arrested there.

 

How far into the flight were they?  Wonder why they didn't?

It's very expensive and disrupts hundreds of passengers. If he can be restrained and subdued continue to the destination. This sort of incident is rightly considered very serious by UK authorities and he can expect to do some time and be banned by a host of airlines. Scum.

Last 2 years we went to Phuket in march following reduced demand and lower prices  following the pandemic. This year we will return to Lanta driving down over 2 Days as usual. 

12 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Gouging will bite you in the rear end.

Not really, you price according to demand and drop the price when it tails off. Normal practice 

On 2/12/2024 at 5:21 PM, Ben Zioner said:

Thats 55 meters, a very reasonable dive in tropical waters. I went to that depth, on air, in the Geneva lake, but had to abort when both my regulators froze in 4 degrees Celsius. This won't happen in hot waters, so that dive needs just a bit of good planning. And with Heliox it would be a piece of cake anyhow.

The BSAC limit  is 50 metres and in all circles is considered very deep. You are also right on the border of oxygen toxicity. Not only would your bottom time be a not very useful 5 minutes but you would have to do extended decompression stops. Because you got away with it doesn’t make it safe 

1 hour ago, tomazbodner said:

And where was the excellent device you typed that comment on manufactured? And most of parts for it?

I didn't read the original Wikipedia review tbh but re your comment it's not about the place of manufacture but the design and trust of the brand. Apple products are manufactured in china,as are some German prestige cars but that doesn't mean they're only built to the standards of a Chinese design. 

The only other aspect is that there can be little useful feedback on reliability of MG cars while most models have only been around a few years. 10 - 12 year old Toyotas and Hondas running reliably are commonplace 

1 hour ago, Woof999 said:

 

Rather, he's using the GoFundMe community for exactly the reasons it exists. The guy has had an accident which will change his life forever. I'm prepared to give him a break even if you wont.

I think he's had enough "breaks ” to last a Lifetime...!

5 hours ago, kwilco said:

THis needs to be explained. It sounds like he did everything right -so which insurance company laid on the "complexities"???

Why the confusion? I expect it simply means contacting the claims department answering the questions they would have legitimately asked,forwarded any supporting documentation and liased with the hospital. Pretty standard stuff

3 hours ago, Lucky Bones said:

Who takes a photo of this instead of assisting?

SMH!🙃🙃

An influencer,silly!

5 minutes ago, cowellandrew said:

Crikey is that rough sea, try the north sea!

I understand that's where it was heading...

5 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Red flags flying saying not to swim in the rough seas, yet a small boat thinks it's fine to go out in those conditions?

Do boats swim...?

15 hours ago, steven100 said:

actually I am believe it or not ..  I'm a retired Lawyer .......  but go on .. don't let that stop you   !

You are Walter Mitty and I claim my £5.

22 hours ago, steven100 said:

You need the video and photo's for the Lawyer....   could be worth a few million if one sitting near has nightmares or coughs again.   

Not really conversant with negligence laws are you ..?

7 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

7 hours ago, ezzra said:

Don't you just love those guys who can't sleep and run to the phone/laptop to pen whatever BS going through their minds

at that very moment? this morning already he has a post about him having a dream and now this, and it's

only 6 am...

 

 

One of the greatest pleasures of life in Thailand is our exposure to birdsong.

 

It is rare, especially in New England, to be able to enjoy birdsong in the mornings, especially during the months of January and February.

 

Here where I am, the birds are especially noisy.

I am grateful.

I expect many of us would be grateful for less "noise" from you on many trite ,vacuous subjects.

20 hours ago, Dan O said:

Facial isn't even secure as in the past since AI programs have improved. They can clone your image and your voice easily enough to bypass those security features

Fingerprint only authentication is probably better 

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Careful... as per another thread... Kwilco will be on here telling you there is no such thing as a scooter !!!....  its not a legal term...yadda yadda, yadda... 

 

 

As far as comfort goes....   Bigger wheels.. better suspensions...   a number of bikes modify their suspension and switch it out to Ohlins (yes, even scooters)...  but I suspect a lot of them are just 'fakes' and the change is cosmetic more than performance. 

 

 

I thought about getting Ohlins on my Vespa (as many seem to do), but its not really a 'performance thing' so the idea is silly.

 

 

I liked the Honda ADV150... the newer 160 may have decent suspension... the ADV350 may be better still... 

 

"Fakes”. Why do Thais go for so many obvious pathetic fakes? Brembo brake calipers which are just covers, fake non functioning extra tail pipes. Stuck on bonnet air ducts,also non functional,so simply slow the vehicle down! Badly fitted and scruffy rear spoilers again just slowing the vehicle down. Arrays of dials on the dashboard serving no practical purpose. 

All of these would be regarded as "naff” and subjects of ridicule in western culture. Denotes a pretty poor mentality.

52 minutes ago, stix40 said:

Happens with all religions 

Nuns

Priests

Vicars 

Bishops 

Cardinals

Imams 

Rabbi's

They can all abuse the trust they have gained with their flock .

 

If it happens they should be publicly humiliated stoned and locked up for good ! 

Sounds more like a list of fancy dress options!

On 2/5/2024 at 2:40 PM, NoshowJones said:

Sorry I meant 100 conditions of the insurance, one poster said there were 117, that would maybe take a very fast reader about 10 minutes, then another 30  trying to figure some of them out, and that's not an exaggeration.

If you read the main exceptions that takes only a few minutes and will cover nearly all the eventualities. Certainly the riding of motorcycles.

7 hours ago, 1happykamper said:

.. and one of the first emoji used is laughter. You think this is funny? 

 

Safety is getting worse in Thailand! 

Likely ironic laughter/gallows humour at the never ending joke that is Thai road safety.

22 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

There is no need for 100 pages of conditions on insurance policies, just like legal jargon and small print it is all there to try and give the insurance companies

an excuse to refuse claims.

”100 pages" ? I've told you a million times before not to exaggerate. ! 😆

Seriously,there's not more than about 1 page of the main exclusions and motorcycle exclusion will be in there. 5 - 10 minutes reading tops. Fact is people don't read their policy at all. 

2 hours ago, JackGats said:

I don't have any travel insurance. I live in TH and I have world-wide coverage (Cigna). Whenever I file a refund claim there a box to tick regarding whether the claim is because of an accident or not. Up to now I never had to tick the box.

 

A friend said he had once a light motorbike accident but he lied about it. He reported instead having fallen somewhere. 

 

So if I rent a motorbike a good move is to see to it that it doesn't exceed 125cc?

You won't be covered for any scooter that you rent in Thailand. 125cc is a red herring. AND you have to have a licence for the vehicle in your own country in any case. Basically that boils down to almost no one hiring a scooter in Thailand.

6 hours ago, Dionigi said:

I think, if you make a contract with a company to convey you by air to a certain destination, on a particular type of aircraft, at a particular time, at a particular price, and arrive at another time, then any deviation from that schedule is a broken contract. I think Thai Airlines should be thankful that the only have complaints and not class action lawsuits.

You clearly need to revisit your understanding of contract law ! Especially as it applies to airlines