Blue Muton

Trolling on TV. But that's just wishful thinking on my part.

Well, perhaps the " customer " was abusive to him, to provoke such a reaction ? We don't know the full story.

Some Westerners would like to put him in jail, to lose the job and become a criminal ?

I know of a country who has death penalty, and the highest number of inmates in the world ( compared to the population ) , yet it seems not a winning strategy.

Sign of the times, anyway, some 15 years ago i happened to use Bkk buses a few times, and i was often left wondering at the high level of civilization displayed by commuters and drivers and fee collectors, even in difficult and chaotic situations.

Abusive or not, it's inappropriate for a bus driver to attack a customer for a few inappropriate words. The police should be called and let them handle the situation. The driver should be fired. Or he'll probably do the same thing another day.

Quite. And the guy "became a criminal" as soon as he committed a crime, either this particular assault or more likely on previous occasions. What an absurd suggestion that "some westerners" would like him to "....become a criminal".

Why English,why not German,Russian,Polish,Australian,i could go on.Was she wrapped in the Union jack,cos,if she was,i didnt see it.

Surely had she been English she would have opted for the Cross of Saint George?

It's nearly all Chelsea here in Suphan, hard to fathom then that the sports shop in Robinsons has shirts from a handful of lesser teams but no Chelsea.

Solution is very simple,

Marry her Mom and you have your land back !!

I've been reading TV for quite some time but this is the first time I've actually laughed out loud on reading a post.

Congretulations and thanks.

LOL

As long as you have an address to put on the arrival card you will not have a problem.

I've previously just put the province in the address field and not had a problem. That, of course, is not to say that it would work every time, anyway, I know where I live now!

Depends very much on if you want the poorer drinker getting smashed out their tiny minds on Lao Kao or not really.

IMHO you've pretty much hit the proverbial nail on its head there. We had a family member nearly die from the stuff a couple of years ago, it was such a tragedy to see a young man almost in a coma after he'd been allowed home. I thought he'd never walk again, but with the constant care of his family he made a decent recovery, knowing that to drink again would kill him. He soon hit this poison once more and stumbled into the rat killer electric fence nearby. At least it was a quicker end than a few more days or weeks on the moonshine.

This guy had no money, so the price of legal alcohol would not have had any impact upon him. As you infer, raising the cost of the good stuff will just drive more people towards the Lao Kao and other cheap illicit substances.

I just enjoy an occasional tipple so any increase would be of no consequence for me.

If I understood right: the TM30 has to be filled and presented to police or immigration by the house owner (hotel manager, resort manager...), not by the frarang.

Or am I wrong?

No.

You are not wrong.

my goodness, used to be my dream to retire to Thailand one day with my Thai wife. The more i read the more i feel i am less likely to do it . I think its the backpack and multiple itinerary for us. So many places to see and be.

I retired here a year ago with my Thai wife, everything (really, everything) has been great, I wouldn't let a trip to immigration every 90 days spoil anything. As for the TM30, my local office is satisfied that we notified them once and are not interested in us going on or returning from holiday either in Thailand or elsewhere.

Certainly not a Toshiba, I had one that didn't work from new. Home Mart sent out an engineer, who, after quite some time declared it "working", having finally found a way to get it to heat water. Unfortunately this involved disconnecting the flexible connector on the outlet from the pipework, leaving the water to run out of the flexi onto the floor. He advised against the idea of using it to supply hot water to more than one outlet, saying that such a system was not available in Thailand, despite the thing being designed and sold as a multipoint. It took a few months to get our money back from Home Mart, during which time we had it replaced with a Stiebel which we purchased from a really excellent small local hardware store.

Did the bridge have a sign about load rating?. Obviously ignored it if it did.

Do you really think it needed a sign to tell a truck driver not to cross THAT bridge in THAT truck, or that the driver would have taken any more notice of the sign than he did of the guy who advised him against it?

I asked at the Ayutthaya office about online reporting and the guy laughed and told me no chance. He then told my wife that it's broken and that they don't have a programmer to fix it, nor do they have either the inclination or the resources to get one.

Rent.......10,000 to 15,000 baht a month

Utilities.....(Water, Electric)...3,000 to 4,000 bath a month depending on Air-con use

Food.......10,000 to 15,000 baht a month (maybe less)

Transportation....???????

that's on the LOW end....And the bare essential, doesn't include clothes, or other unexpected expenses!

That's a general idea, could be cheaper, could be more expensive???? What visa do you intend on staying?

check out this site for a more specific example of costs

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Thailand

You are way off with the utility cost, just got our electricity bill and it is 1,600 Baht, water about 100.

Your personal experience with the electric bill and water bill is just that ....YOUR experience with the electric bill and water bill.

As for my Utilities expense ...it includes cable, phone , water, electric, internet etc and is just a ROUGH estimate.

So excuse me if I say ...I don't think I'm that far off

If you say you don't think you're far off, with the additional info (inclusion of internet, cable, phone etc), then I'd have to agree with you. I looked at the part where you originally just mentioned electricity and water, coupled with the low end bit, so it seems that we may be in violent agreement (to quote a Brent type cretin boss that I had in a previous life). Yes, I am fully aware that my bills are unique to me.

Rent.......10,000 to 15,000 baht a month

Utilities.....(Water, Electric)...3,000 to 4,000 bath a month depending on Air-con use

Food.......10,000 to 15,000 baht a month (maybe less)

Transportation....???????

that's on the LOW end....And the bare essential, doesn't include clothes, or other unexpected expenses!

That's a general idea, could be cheaper, could be more expensive???? What visa do you intend on staying?

check out this site for a more specific example of costs

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Thailand

You are way off with the utility cost, just got our electricity bill and it is 1,600 Baht, water about 100.

Our electric bill has averaged 4000 - 5000 across three different properties.

The last time a genius came in and argued that everyone was getting scammed on air con cost.. turns out he used the AC at 28-29 (basically drying the room only)

It's just like those geniuses telling us were getting scammed on food because im not eating tesco khao pat gai everyday at 20b/meal

I didn't say that everyone has a bill of 1,600 Baht, I just pointed out that I did - in response to a post advising that twice that amount is "on the LOW end". My bills may be on the "LOW end" because I seldom have the need to use the aircon during the day, I generally find that a fan is comfortable.

Perhaps you could point to where I suggested that anyone was getting scammed, or where I suggested that everyone's bills must be the same as mine?

Rent.......10,000 to 15,000 baht a month

Utilities.....(Water, Electric)...3,000 to 4,000 bath a month depending on Air-con use

Food.......10,000 to 15,000 baht a month (maybe less)

Transportation....???????

that's on the LOW end....And the bare essential, doesn't include clothes, or other unexpected expenses!

That's a general idea, could be cheaper, could be more expensive???? What visa do you intend on staying?

check out this site for a more specific example of costs

http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/country_result.jsp?country=Thailand

You are way off with the utility cost, just got our electricity bill and it is 1,600 Baht, water about 100.

I remember wasting a day at Doi Inthanon once. Never again.

Can you list a few other places in Thailand that you avoid? Might give me some ideas of where to go.

The North, the South, the East, the West and Isaan.

Thanks, that narrows it down a bit.

Absolutely. Did you go on your bike?

Nope, it was a 12Km jungle hike following this trail.

http://www.everytrail.com/view_trip.php?trip_id=3391302

Great, thanks. I have friends from England visiting at the end of March. The teenage son is into hiking and they want to spend a few days in the CM area. Do you thing the smog will have cleared by then?

I remember wasting a day at Doi Inthanon once. Never again.

Can you list a few other places in Thailand that you avoid? Might give me some ideas of where to go.

Absolutely. Did you go on your bike?

".....excessive pumping of water from the river to feed second crop rice farming was blamed for the sharp drop in the level of water in the river."

It is blindingly obvious when water has been pumped and rice paddy prepared but for some reason nothing seems to be done about it. If there is not enough water then measures have to be taken to ensure critical supplies but for whatever reason those with the power to do so seem unwilling to act.

I think you'll find that water supply is critical for a rice farmer.

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Why could it not be his house ?

Unless its a Condo ferangs own nothing here apart from a disillusion they think they do by renting,or the 30 year lease cobblers.I buy 2 Houses here,and need permission from my Mrs to live in them, and to get a Visa Extension by Marriage, same for many here.NUFIN wrong in that.25 Years and not found my Cases on the Step YET.

Allowed to live in a house that you bought in you your wife's name, for longer than it takes the paint to dry?

Surely that's not possible?

I'm sure I read that on the Internet somewhere........