I think I see the problem. This is not what a normal tourist does...
It should only take one or two visits to realize there's lots of places in Thailand better than Phuket to spend your holiday. ????
Something is henky here, folks. ????♂️
He was traveling too fast for the road conditions.
Why is it Thai people crawl around a U-turn like they are turtles, but drive too fast in the rain? ????
Don't be absurd.
Of course you don't leave the heat on all winter when you're gone.
That's insane.
You drain the water pipes before you leave.
Can't break water pipes if they're empty (or almost empty).
I leave my cabin in the mountains with no heat every winter. Gets down to -20F sometimes. The water pipes are drained, so no problem.
Anyone that keeps the heat on all winter is a moron. ????
Your roof is leaking. There's no way you should have mold inside a vacant house with a good roof.
Leg me guess, it's too expensive to fix your roof because you spend all your money on coming to Thailand every year? ????
How much do you know about the difference between fiction and fact? ????
From the author of the book you mentioned..
"This is a [fictional] novel, not an autobiography; though much in it is autobiographical, more is pure invention."
"Global economic jitters"?
Doesn't exist anymore than ghosts, The Holy Ghost, Easter Bunny, Tooth Fairy, Free Lunch, Checks in the mail and Just the Tip, Mamn.
It's imaginary. All in the head. Not real. Fake News. ????
We ate at the little Night Market in Kata Beach.
Didn't see any Russian owners there.
Your Thai wife should have directed you to more suitable Cheap Charlie food options. ????
I ate breakfast at a local place in Beijing for 24B.
A hotel room at a new hotel near the airport cost 750B.
Why on earth would Chinese come to Thailand? It's not like it's cheaper than China. ????
Don't care. No more tragic than a half million people in India <deleted>ting in open fields with no soap to wash their hands.
Going back to the subject...
Lots of Farangs make a long series of bad decisions in their lives.
That's what life is all about: choice.
Who am I to take away the EXPERIENCE of feeling the consequences of their lifetime of poor choices.
You can't fix stupid. ????