Jonathan Swift

14 hours ago, riverhigh said:

The bangkok hilton is a notorious drug prison. Not a comfy jail that you are more accustom to in your home country. So you want to give these criminals a soft touch? 

You mean the one on Sukhumvit Soi 24? https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/bkksuhi-hilton-sukhumvit-bangkok/

Is his last name Fiske?

"Teen". That's definitely the wrong age to be on Kao San. Because of his age I doubt he'll go to prison. Just deported and let his mommy and daddy whup his ɑss

Despite these various political squabbles, which really don't affect regular people going about their lives, I can attest that, no matter what, Thailand is still an exponentially better place to live than the US, which is now under the control of a psycho felon, all of congress, and all of the supreme court, and they are doing serious damage to the US democracy and to the world economy. Trump was no doubt at least partly motivated in the Iran bombing by wanting to distract people away from confronting his systematic dismantling of democracy. Now he can play the hero, and people  will fall for it. As to what I think, it's true that Iran's nuclear program posed enough of an immediate threat that the bombing was necessary to dismantle that threat, and the rest of the threat to its neighbors with its military. But I don't give it much thought as I'm happy to live in Thailand 8000 miles from US mayhem

I don't want to hear anyone knocking phones ever again. Good thing it wasn't a gun. Happy for this lady, and for the rest of us that another psycho drunk is off the streets and won't do this again. Deportation or prison.

13 hours ago, impulse said:

 

Please, please tell me "last name Fudd..."

If he was wearing the hat, yes. He thought the victim a wascowwy wabbit. 

16 hours ago, GanDoonToonPet said:

OMG. I hope the intoxication of the driver was investigated.

 

OK the Swedish guy was drunk and stupid but the car park was well lit, the driver had his front lights on, and there was nothing obscuring the driver's view.

 

Hope and pray that the victim recovers 🙏

Oh, so you were there, and an eye witness? 

To get drunk it was Jack Daniels on the rocks, otherwise it was beer or mixed drinks like vodka and cranberry. I quit in 2007, now I drink an occasional beer, and NEVER get drunk. Life has so much more to offer when you are sober. All the details you miss when drunk, plus avoiding jail for drunk driving (been there done that)

8 hours ago, Purdey said:

Would be nice to know how the scam worked so everyone could avoid it.

Re read the story. You definitely missed that part. But there are easy ways to avoid these scams. NEVER, but NEVER hand your money over to any individual, or "brokerage" whose reputation you can't check on, or respond to unknown phone numbers or websites. Also, there's a wealth of info online about hoe to avoid scams, as well as some pretty funny youtube channels of scammers being baited and exposed and even arrested due to the work of hackers who hack into scammer computers and reverse the connection.

It's too bad she didn't do her homework on scams and on good honest and safe  investments. Certain rules apply. NEVER entrust your funds to another party. Do business either directly with the fund, or with a reputable and licensed broker. I did my research and picked a top rated fund whom I deal with directly, the company was #1 and #2 in its ratings. It's the Vanguard High Yield Index fund and has generated a return of over $100,000 on my initial investment of $150,000 in 2017. It pays a quarterly dividend of about $1100.00

Sure, good, so long as they don't let  Israeli ex military punks in to make trouble. Yeah, I know, there's no practical way to do that, but we can wish. 

These individuals with violent tendencies can usually be identified before the relationships get off the ground. There are always telltale signs, it's so sad that so many women don't figure it out out until it's too late. Very likely that his anger and violence issues led to her wanting to break up with the guy. So heartbreaking, so much suffering inflicted to the friends and family of the deceased. Rest in Peace.

It's like cutting off one head and two more grow. The best thing is to recognize the commonality in all of these. Look for the telltale signs. In the US right now you get calls from "medicare" and a bot voice, then you get switched to someone with an Indian accent. I usually say "so when did medicare move its offices to India" or "how's the weather in India" then maybe something about them being morons or maybe going to hell when they die or bringing shame to your country and its people. Shoping is safe as long as you're observant. It's very unlikely that you'll run into any identity theft as long as you've been careful with your information and never give it to anyone but an established merchant. You needn't inconvenience yourself out of paranoia. I've never ever been the victim of a scam in my entire life, and in fact I turned tables on one scammer by sending her a fake check leading her to run around all over Bangkok to try to cash it. Just learn the patternes and be deligient is all you need to do. There's plenty of information online about how to avoid scams, such as never clicking on a link sent to you by an unknown source, and also never responding to any message that you don't already know the sender.

14 hours ago, thesetat said:

I'm sorry but this wording makes it seem so nefarious. He was in Thailand and was using a dating app to find women. How is this targeting? . Ultimately, he overstayed his visa and got caught. 

He is in Thailand so of course he would be seeking Thai woman using the dating app. He found a GF and moved in with her then overstayed his visa. I do not say the OP is wrong. Perhaps I misunderstand how it is worded. 

We can't expect the best choice of words from these news sources. They choose drama over accuracy.

Just as these people have settled back into good wages after being devastated by Covid, now this. So sad and unfair to them.

15 hours ago, ronnie50 said:

You'd think this was already the case but TIT. From a customer's perspective, the ride hailing apps are not as reliable in Thailand as other countries. For example, I've had several rides accepted by a driver, only to then realize he's not 10 minutes away as indicated, he's 30 minutes away. Oh, and of course once the driver (far away) has accepted, the customer can't cancel the ride. Same goes for food deliveries where 20 minutes can turn into an hour.

With Bolt you can cancel the ride even up to the time he arrives. I've had drivers arrive on the wrong side of a highway and refuse to U-turn. I not only cancelled, but was able to lodge a complaint against the driver. 

It would be helpful if they did their homework and disclosed whether this is a new strain and what it's called, and if there has been a vax developed specifically for the new strain if it is in fact a new strain. Also, we should be informed as to how many of these people were previously vaxxed, as well as telling us whether our own previous vax is good for the new strain (most probably yes)

The big question is will they be priced competitively? I typically spend about $600.00 ine way

All the finger wagging about travel insurance aside, why invite trouble by carousing to the point of stupid drunkenness in places like Pattaya? Yes, I know, young people will do this, situations like this are tragic in the end, I wish people understood the real risks of such careless behavior. he should at least have had friends watching over him. 

10 hours ago, chuang said:

Travel with GoFundMe in mind, no insurance needed 

I don't think there is any forethought of any sort including go fund me. 

3 hours ago, edwinchester said:

I wonder how many Thai Govt Officials who were involved in the import and registration of this car have also been prosecuted alongside 'Boy Unity'.

Why, all of them of course

2 hours ago, Baba Naba said:

Since when is Xanax (alprazolam) a sleeping pill? It is RARELY used as a sleep aid. It is a anti-anxiety med!  

Correct. Not a sleeping pill. It's a sedative, anti anxiety. 

Nothing to see here folks except: "persistent undercurrent of speculation" which is only created by these news stories to create drama and to sell advertising.