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    Pattaya: Tourist police chief says we're here to help

    in Pattaya News

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    On 11/10/2020 at 9:16 PM, samsensam said:

    Pattaya's tourist police chief has told the Thai media that he and his men are ready, willing and able to help foreign tourists stranded in Thailand

     

    who are these people 'stranded' in thailand? everyone i know who genuinely wanted to leave thailand has left, most fairly straightforwardly. i have a mate (well someone i know) in pattaya, since the end of march he's been claiming he's stranded, despite me forwarding multiple opportunities to purchase a reasonably priced flight out of thailand...

    do boats/ships sail out of thailand????

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    Parliament addresses road accidents in seminar

    in Thailand News

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    1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

    Total nonsense. Another seminar, is all this is. I see people driving here, with their families in the car, and doing things, and taking the kinds of risks no rational or sane person with common sense would do. What for? To gain one minute? Why take those risks? What is the logic? Often, when I am cruising along at 100kph, someone cuts right in front of me. Or someone comes out from the side road, right in front of me. I have to slam on my brakes, or change lanes to avoid him. I look in my rearview mirror, and there is nobody behind me. So, if he had waited two seconds, he would have had completely safe passage onto the highway. What gives? Where is the intelligence, caution, and prudence? Where is the common sense? What about just the survival instinct?

    You want to improve traffic safety here? It is all about catching people performing moving violations. That is what causes most accidents. And herein lies the deterrent. As long as everyone is allowed to get away with extremely reckless driving, entering the highway in front of an oncoming vehicle that is only 100 meters away, going 100kph, cutting in front of vehicles within one meter at high speeds, swerving like crazy idiots all over the highway, 40 year old cars and trucks occupying the fast lane doing 40kph, when other vehicles are approaching doing 120kph, drunk driving, etc, accidents, major injuries and deaths will continue to happen, and no amount of rhetoric and platitudes by the fabulously incompetent and insincere authorities are going to make any difference.

    The police are not here to protect you. They do not care one iota about your well being, your safety, or traffic safety. Expect that. Do not employ them, unless absolutely necessary. They will never, ever take proactive action when it comes to traffic safety. They are either at highway clogging road blocks, in the air conditioned stations playing cards, or playing on their phones, or they show up AFTER an accident has taken place. That is all they are good for. 

     

    If driving, especially on a motorbike, treat the activity as an act of war, in a sense that you may be mowed down or killed at any moment. Maintain eyes in the back of your head. Watch everyone. Expect craziness, insanity, lack of reason, and a complete lack of courtesy and respect on the roads, at all times. Expect cars and trucks to be coming at you in the wrong lane. Expect people to overtake you with the slimmest of margins. Only ride a motorbike, if you have many years of experience. Especially on the southern islands, where huge numbers of foreigners leave Thailand in a wooden box. Wear the best helmet you can afford. And drive like a grandmother. This applies to ex-pats too. Bring along an international drivers license, if a tourist, and a Thai motorcycle license, if an ex-pat. This helps you to avoid being fleeced by the local police franchisee. Many of us drive motorcycles or scooters here, and it is dangerous getting on the roads with some of these other drivers. Getting on a scooter, or a motorcycle anywhere in Thailand, much less Phuket, Phangan, Dark Tao, or Samui without a very good helmet, is like playing Russian Roulette with three or four bullets in the chamber. The degree of recklessness here is astounding. And many foreigners come here thinking "how much trouble could I get in on a little scooter, on a tropical island"? Well, the answer is alot. The amount of foreigners who are killed on the Southern islands is staggering. Most are not reported in the media. I had a friend who worked for Samui rescue for many years, and said the numbers averaged 30-60 a month, on Samui, Phangan and Koh Tao. The official number is about 3 a month. Rider beware. Use as good a helmet as you can afford, and do not use these eggshells pieces of <deleted>. They crack at the first impact, and what lies underneath them? Your skull, which is very delicate. Of course those numbers mean little now, as there is far less traffic on the road, on the nearly deserted southern islands. 

    Just ask yourself- do I have enough problems already, without a broken skull, or smashed head, or face injury, or lost eye? I have two friends who have been in motorbike accidents on Samui within the last two years. One still cannot walk, or talk or function on her own, from a motorbike accident, where she hit her head on the pavement going only 20 kph. The other one has lost alot of his mental capacity after hitting his head. He insisted for years he would never wear a helmet. Now, he seems 15 years older.

    Just a few days ago, I was driving along at about 110kph, on a good, straight stretch of highway. A safe speed. And some joker cuts in front of me with his pickup truck. Within two meters in front of me, then slams on his brakes. I guess he never stopped to look at the lane he was cutting into to see that there was no room for him! I slammed on my brakes to avoid the numnut, and barely missed him. Would have been a horrific crash. Why? What was the point of him changing lanes? Why didn't he look first? Who changes lanes without looking first, when they are doing over 100 kph? Why so little regard for his wife, and for others? Where does that mentality come from? Why do Thais seem so polite, yet when they get into a car, everything they have ever learned in life goes right out the window? Why so little in the way of common sense, reason, and the ability to be careful and maintain some vision? Why such idiocy? The apparent lack of skill and peripheral awareness on the road here is very scary.

     

    Real men do what is necessary to save lives. Kids and highly underdeveloped people make promises, tell lies and engage in deflection, and hold seminars. 
    Little P. - Moving Thailand backwards at a breath taking, alarming, and astonishing pace. The Thai army. The most regressive force in the nation today. 
     

    great post.......

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    Cockroaches - do I have the solution ?

    in Chiang Rai

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    9 hours ago, jaideedave said:

    I had them coming up a shower drain after heavy rainfalls.I tried using the 'Duck' brand toilet cleaner. (the purple bottle) is the strongest.Poured some of that down the same drain and voila roaches are gone.

    Of course I flushed the system with plain water later.

    I USE haiter bleach, put down shower drains

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    Visa extension and covid

    in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits

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    On 11/5/2020 at 6:22 PM, soalbundy said:

    Yes, funny things happen, last week I had a tooth extracted, the tooth with its blackened root lay on the tray before me, I attempted to pick it up (it had a gold filling), the lady dentist was shocked, "don't touch it because of bacteria"......"Lady, a few seconds ago it was in my mouth, how bad can touching it be"? She carefully picked it up with gloved hands and put it in a plastic pill bag for me. Sorry, a bit off topic.

    where are YOU ???

    Cockroaches - do I have the solution ?

    in Chiang Rai

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    15 hours ago, OneeyedJohn said:

    Just bought some Boric acid in granular form, am going to make marble sized balls tomorrow with flour sugar and water, and place them around the kitchen and in the big tupperware drawers.

     

    I am hopeful of good results after one month.

     

    Exploding cockroach stomachs sounds tremendous.

     

     

    how you know the critters will eat whats on the menu ???

    Is TOT Going to Put Me In Jail?

    in IT and Computers

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    50 minutes ago, Ebumbu said:

    Hi. Would like some practical advice for staying out of trouble, please. So, I cancelled TOT fiber-to-home perhaps a year ago, by phone. The service was too slow. I complained many times, in person, and ultimately got a different service (3BB) and stopped paying the TOT bill. This was after having an account in good standing for many years. The service had deteriorated and the price went up. 

     

    After 6-8 months, I started getting demands for payment of 7000 baht for services rendered. The thing is, they cut you off after one month, so a 7000 baht bill isn't justified. I had cancelled by phone. And, there would be no service after one month of non payment. I called their office to make my intentions clear. I think it fell on deaf ears. 

     

    Today, after a year of switching away from TOT, I got a certified letter in my PO Box at the local post office from TOT. I told the post office to return it undelivered. They did. Am I courting disaster, such as Thai police showing up and locking me in a dungeon? I don't want to pay what I don't owe, but it's a higher priority to stay out of Thai jail. Your suggestion? I'm not dripping with money, and a 7000 baht bill is significant for me. Do I go into local TOT office and negotiate for half or something like that? 

     

    Thanks! 

    always CANCEL IN WRITING.......AND keep a copy of your letter...

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    Thai Police roll out new formats for traffic tickets

    in Thailand News

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    On 11/6/2020 at 11:27 AM, bodga said:

    why all this  stupid nonsense, why not ANY  police  station, same if  you have an accident  must report to the nearest  police station...........duh why, unless someone is  injured no need for  Police in many countries.

    it is so that if/when Police are called/there then they can see if farang, and if it is then they can extort money from said farang !!!!!

    Internet connection

    in IT and Computers

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    On 11/7/2020 at 11:00 AM, brianthainess said:

    I have TOT fiber to my house, almost every day my internet stops, with the red light appearing on router, sometimes if i unplug and reboot it then connects SOMTIMES, I have made complaints now on a daily basis, technicians have come before, the latest was yesterday and the day before, they  removed a small circuit stripped the cable and used a crimping device. perfect. until an hour ago then red light on again ! I phoned TOT again Sometimes they reconnect it this morning i unplugged again and it came back not sure if it was rebooting it or that they reconnected. Does anybody else get daily problems ?

    no tot is great for me even when streaming football, try get tot supply new modem and ethernet cable

     

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