Just Weird

17 hours ago, toenail said:

I have ridden these “blue & white” buses from the Roi-et province to BKK and the drivers have been decent. I wonder if the heavy rain storm had something to do with the brakes failing? 

There's no claim that the brakes failed, there is a factual report that the bus sideswiped a pickup and that caused the crash.  It's all in the OP.

19 hours ago, trainman34014 said:

RIP the Lady, just doing her job no doubt but how many of the injured were wearing seat belts ?  I've travelled many times on full Thai Buses, sometimes over great distance and there have been many occasions when only me and my wife have been wearing seat belts, the Thai's just don't care about safety.

 

Would take a fair size bet on the the driver of the Bus going way too fast as well; they just can't keep their foot off the throttle !

"...they just can't keep their foot off the throttle !"

Wouldn't even get out of the terminus without some throttle.

Just now, lkv said:

No more hearsay than your assumptions of how Immigration takes decisions to reject.

It's not hearsay if you know the Bitcoin boy personally and you have evidence that what he told you in that tale is correct.

What assumptions have I made about "how Immigration takes decisions to reject"?

8 minutes ago, lkv said:

Yeah, cause you are working in Immigration?

 

I heard of a guy that came in by showing his Bitcoin wallet on the smartphone once.

"Yeah, cause you are working in Immigration?"

No, because there are no ATMs before Immigration.

"I heard of a guy that came in by showing his Bitcoin wallet on the smartphone once".

Yeah, right.  Hearsay's a wonderful thing.  Maybe the Bitcoin boy wasn't working illegally and trying to work the system as the OP was?

1 hour ago, Vixiena said:

Well I told them then money was in my bank account and they didn't seem to care. I have heard that immigration have let others to do though.

You heard wrong.

2 hours ago, atyclb said:

out of curiosity would an io allow the person in question to simply withdraw the 20,000 baht at the airport atm?  perhaps security to escort the person? then they can also witness the bank balance per atm machine. 

To allow that they would have to break their own rules and allow him in with no permission to stay, or stamp him into the country.

The amount of money apparently in the bank is irrelevant (that could change if payments that have not yet been debited suddenly hit the account), it's the cash that he has on him that has to meet requirements!

7 hours ago, Vixiena said:

Guys I really need some advice here as I feel like I am being treated very unfairly. Basically I left Thailand and went to Hanoi, Vietnam for 5 days. While I was there I applied for a new Thai tourist visa. I supplied the embassy with bank statements ect. I was given my visa the next day, and headed back to bangkok. Immigration stopped me and said what are you doing here. I said traveling. The lady replied with I don't think so, you have been in and out of the country for a year now. They put me in a detentions cell over night which I had to pay for and made me pay for a flight back to Hanoi. Their reason for doing this was that I didn't have 20000 baht with me in cash? I arrived back to Hanoi and was told that I can either pay 140 dollars to stay for 15 days or pay for a flight back to the UK. The immigration in Thailand said I can come back in two weeks time. All of my belongings are there. I've wasted so much money due to them messing me around saying that I never had enough money, when most of it was in my bank account which I had told them. Anyone have some advice please?I know they are obviously just making my life difficult for me because I have had a few visas but there is no law stating how many visas you are allowed. I broke no rules, was granted a visa after showing the Thai Embassy my earnings. Yet I get told I can't come in because I don't have enough money? After being told to get out of their country and go back to my own. Tourists are Thailand's main income, and now to be honest it's put me off wanting to go back.

"All of my belongings are there".

"...saying that I never had enough money, when most of it was in my bank account..." 

"Tourists are Thailand's main income..."

Doesn't sound as though you're a tourist! 

"I broke no rules..."

Perhaps you did.  Perhaps you're playing the system and you've been sussed?

29 minutes ago, marko kok prong said:

Probably because London has a far larger population  or perhaps you were unaware of that.

That's beside the point.  You should be aware of that.

16 hours ago, atyclb said:

so who watches the videos every day to assure they are not scamming/ skimming/ etc.

I don't know, didn't claim that I did, why don't you ask MRT?

20 hours ago, edwinchester said:

https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/mushroom-picking-couple-released-after-18-months-jail/

 

Thanks partly to the public outcry they were released early.

They were not convicted of mushroom picking!

From the same link, "They were eventually convicted of illegal logging but received only half of the original 30-year penalty due to their confessions". 

21 hours ago, tom in bangkok said:

I'll give that a shot, cheers.

 

Haven't had any luck over the last 6 months with Tops, Tesco, and Big C -- which stores are you seeing it at?

Tops in Robinsons, Soi 19, Tesco Onnut, Big C Onnut. 

There's also a butcher in the small soi used as Villa's car park (Soi 33/1)

21 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

Would have the foggiest old chap,didn't meet many chaps at Harrow who's family where on benefits,or Oxford for that matter,or in the City. Oh born in London,but have lived all over world not been back to uk for 22years hope this has helped you un-twist your knickers.

Many more people in London are receiving benefits than in Liverpool so perhaps your sneering at scousers should be re-directed.

I'm not interested in where you've lived or how long you've been away, why would you mention those?

17 hours ago, PerkinsCuthbert said:

The answer is a definitive 'no'. Superrich, Vasu and the rest are strictly cash operations that make their commission on exchange rate spreads.

"...make their commission on exchange rate spreads".

Who'd have guessed.

On ‎10‎/‎18‎/‎2018 at 7:56 PM, Duke of Earl said:

Rumour is, you can buy baht at SuperRich with a cc and it doesn't show to your bank as a cash advance, but as a regular purchase. This of course would come with more favorable terms.

 

Has anyone tried to buy baht at SR with a cc?

They won't do it with a debit card, I've tried, so it's doubtful they would with a credit card.

4 minutes ago, Laza 45 said:

..sounds like paradise..

It could be a lot worse than it really is.

23 hours ago, edwinchester said:

10 years sounds pretty lenient when compared against 15 years for picking wild mushrooms.

No one got 15 years for picking mushrooms.

23 hours ago, Laza 45 said:

...apparently it isn't actually an original historical monument.. it was reconstructed in 1986 or there abouts.. a few weeks in a Thai jail with 30 others in a small cell with a toilet in the corner and red rice for supper.. no air-con should do..  a bit of time to think about their disrespectful stupidity.. 10 years is a bit harsh..

 

The cells (for sleeping after lock-up) are quite large, (foreign prisoners are free to do what they want during the day, they're not locked in cells), they do have a toilet as would be expected and provided in any prison, anywhere, and red rice is never served.  If he doesn't like the prison food he can buy his own from the prison shop or get a pizza or more preferable Thai food sent in.

On ‎10‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 1:52 PM, OJAS said:

And no doubt the British Embassy will be bending over backwards to provide this Scouse git with whatever "consular services" he might require during any stay in the Bangkok Hilton - completely free of charge, of course.

 

While at the same time throwing those of us needing income confirmation letters to the wolves.

You'd be the first to complain if the Embassy staff didn't assist an arrested British national, now you're saying that they shouldn't?

The Embassy has not thrown anyone to the wolves, it is Immigration that has changed the requirements, nothing to do with the Embassy.

On ‎10‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 1:10 PM, Jingthing said:

No you don't. 

Think he does.

On ‎10‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 1:09 PM, Jingthing said:

Yes, the accused include one male and one female. The female does appear on the butch side, for whatever relevance that has. (None.)

"The female does appear on the butch side, for whatever relevance that has. (None.)"

Why mention it then?

3 minutes ago, Kadilo said:

Yeah you said. 

A few other said similar things, as we all are entitled to do on this public forum, are you attempting to reprimand them also or just me?

Just now, Kadilo said:

Yeah you said. 

Yeah, I know.

On ‎10‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 12:20 PM, anterian said:

As with many things Thai punishment is over the top, a fine and being black listed should suffice. There is historical Graffiti in Egyptian tombs and Roman catacombs, it has always existed, it seems to be human nature to want to leave your mark. When does graffiti become art i.e lascaux cave paintings or Banksy?

When? Never. 

Where there laws about graffiti at the time you claim it was done in Egyptian tombs and Roman catacombs or was it the normal thing to do at the time?

On ‎10‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 11:59 AM, Just1Voice said:

I have no sympathy for people who do crap like this, but 10 years is a bit stiff.  Murderers in Thailand sometimes don't even get that.  But 2 years, with no early release, would be fine.

 

He will not get 10 years, that is the maximum.