SAFETY FIRST

Aaaah, now I know where all my bad luck is coming from, it's all those tattooed Thai girls I've been sleeping with. She looks like a party girl, anyone got her number 😎 video_20240626_042509_edit.mp4

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He's got the right idea. Once you get out, after being imprisoned, head straight to Pattaya. 🍺

Like I said, the guy is mentally unstable, get the rubber truck to pick him up, take him straight to the mental asylum.

Did you get angry? Not Samsung galaxy, probably YingYang galaxy. It's a cheap copy.

Now free to go back to Oz but wasted away the best years of his life. My motto, stay safe and under the radar at all times, mind your own business and enjoy life, it's too short to be spent locked up.

Mental health issues for sure, straight to the LooneyBin for this guy.

That's taking the p*ss.

Mind your own business, he's doing a great job filtering out the fakes and phoneys.

Thailand education department is a huge conglomerate I'm sure if they were safety focussed they could enforce qualified electrical maintenance within their departments.

I'm sure he's Australian. We've got quite a few of these looneys back home.

Reread my comment, I don't think you understood what I said.

They are not hard to find. For many years I worked offshore Songkhla, just around the corner from Trang. I work for a drilling company as a supervisor, we have strict safety standards. We would employ Thai electricians, Thai's that worked on our rig would comply and obey all of these very strict rules and regulations. I'm sure other industries onshore here in Thailand have competent electricians. With proper training and supervision lives will be saved.

Seems ashame to stop using water coolers, these systems look like they have good filtration and chilled water. Why not impose strict electrical standards and keep the water coolers operational. Proper regular maintenance would help, sadly this country shows no interest in preventive, scheduled maintenance.

Oh dear, a newbie member, who has been burnt by a Thai chick, so now posting bitter, hateful threads. Have a look in the mirror, maybe this is your problem. BTW, unless she's a Paris Hilton or Taylor Swift or similar all chicks around the world want a guy with money.

Too bad I didn't have a few bucks on Afghanistan to win., 💲💲💲💲💲💲 Afghanistans first win against Australian. I reckon the odds would have been great.

Yes, but I'm a forgetful person.

You'll find these items will be your biggest expense until the kid gets to school.

SAFETY FIRST........ I understand all the above, these points are noted but your safety has a higher priority.

What is it with all these miserable middle aged, some of them elderly foreign women coming to Pattaya these days. Gawd, they're the reason I left Australia. 😡

Yes, good point, just have to budget for transport to and from, maybe the occasional medication, paracetamol etc.

My girlfriends child is mostly cared for by her mother in Ubon. She gives her mother 5000 baht a month for child care, a few thousand baht for nappies and milk, then you have transport and hospital fees for vaccinations etc. Not expensive.

I love these threads...... 16 years later, how cool is that, an old thread resurrected. The drive down the Sukhumvit, Rayong to Cambodia is a must do. The beaches as you get closer to the border, the narrowist point in Thailand, fantastic view.

Imagine a free visa to enter Australia for your Thai girlfriend/wife. Aaah, we can only dream.

28 days, 6 times a year. That's my rotation, I work offshore, it's perfect. Get yourself a rental car, find a friend (female), drive, drive, drive. Hotels are cheap, travel around, nothing will disappoint you, just steer clear of some of the foreigners.