The Fugitive

I found that very moving. Congratulations on having such a step-daughter.

At some point you would ask yourself 'What would I do if .........'. Take steps to reduce your exposure to risk. Don't ride a moto, take a baht bus instead.

Unfortunately, yesterday my Mrs disposed of the cardboard box and outer wrapping with delivery and product information. I have to 'tread on eggshells' at home with many things. Once I had a package undelivered and returned to depot with a postcard left at the shop. I rang the telephone number but the guy didn't speak English. I asked if someone could ring upon my behalf. I got told 'we all work hard here, have better things to do, you're expecting too much'.

Spot on advice! Exactly what I need by the sound of it. Many thanks!

Last week one delivery guy was laughing and shaking his head at the name on one of our parcels. One of my neices uses made up names (she likes Japanese cartoon characters). That gave me more than a clue who had ordered it!

Thanks so much for this! I'm only an ordinary user and have always bought low-end Windows computers, installing various Linux distros. My newest machine dates from 2012 and all have faults. The students in Thai family don't believe in struggling and have new iPad's and MacBooks. I was on the point of upgrading myself.

Certainly personal accident cover (including motorcycles). Decent motor insurance would have helped in this guy's case too.

Would his cover (if applicable) be different to what a Thai receives under the '30 baht' scheme? Various members of Thai family have been billed by their own Community Government Hospital for treatment of injuries caused by road traffic accidents.

Absolutely. The blades do rotate though! Too puny to be of any use unfortunately. Going to have to thank the surrounding shopkeepers for accepting and paying for our items in the past but ask them not to do so in future.

Sorry about the previous posting error on my part. I'm not too annoyed. At least we received something for 790 baht. It might only have been a stone in the box. More than one person ordering COD and not letting us know in advance has to be risky and should be avoided. That was my concern.

Thanks! That's the best suggestion!

Agree! The contents were printed at the bottom of the address label together with the price. No excuse. The explanation in this particular case (according to my Mrs) was that the shopkeeper opposite accepted and paid for the delivery.

Thanks for that! Just tried it. I didn't know that Google Translate and then by selecting Camera takes me to Google Lens. Most helpful. I'm going to be in need of this in the future!

We would like to think that RTP may not investigate if it was a case of damage to vehicles only. Injuries resulting are another matter. To be fair, this news item is rather short on facts.

Thanks for the advice! The other family members do have (and always use) their own mail order 'accounts'. This parcel was addressed to my Mrs and had her mobile telephone number printed upon the address label.

Good point! That's my worry! Usually, (but not always) the name on the parcel is written in Thai and I can't read it. That was the case today. However, her mobile telephone number appeared on the address label. As we know, and fortunately for us, Thai's often write their numerics in Latin!

Very pleased to hear this Simon! Well done!

Interesting. Zero transactions for over 12 years. I suppose if there isn't a credit card involved fraud prevention may not come into it. They must remain hopeful that you may resume using their services?

Today my Mrs paid 790 baht for a COD item (delivery by Kerry Express to her shop). It is an unbranded USB powered desk fan. It does actually work! She then said 'not ordered'. I tried to explain that she has been scammed. To be fair she regularly (like almost everyday) orders items and always selects COD. Problem is my stepdaughter, her boyfriend, my stepson and his wife, my nephew and two neices all order COD and request delivery to her shop. I fear more scams in the pipeline!

Thanks for your info. As yet we don't know which applies. As per an earlier posting the cause of his injury was a road traffic accident so unfortunately he wouldn't be entitled to receive treatment under the Thai National Health Service.

Good point, he is (or was) in business. He should have been contributing to Thai Social Security?

What will happen if he cannot pay for the two further operations plus associated care/physiotherapy? Would it be possible to fix him up at minimal cost so that he can fly to UK to continue treatment for free?

Can't put it more plainly, many thanks. Sympathy for the poor guy but it was his choice to ride a moto. There are alternative and safer forms of transport available.

Spot on assessment! Por Ror Bor cover is inadequate in this case (assuming that's what he took out).

Got a mental picture now of that 'Leatherface' guy from Texas Chainsaw Massacre.