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  1. 2 hours ago, Jingthing said:

    You don't want to get him deported. That process could kill him.

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    The son says, he stopped the big payments, so father could support himself if he had a little assistance from a fellow fallang, perhaps the unit manager?

    I like the old bloke, hope he finds someone to help.

    I live too far away, otherwise I would volunteer to assist him.

    Deportation would definitely break him, from what i can read about him.

    Here's cheers to a real champ!

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  2. 8 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

    When I was growing up, we took drivers education courses. They showed us horrendous films, or semi trucks plowing into cars, and literally obliterating everything in their path. They also showed us graphic images of head on collisions. 120mph impacts. Even as a young kid, it made quite an impression. It was horrific, and it was hard to get those images out of your head afterwards. But, it left a lasting impression, and when I started driving, I understood it was serious business, and that it was a very dangerous thing to do.

     

    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? 

     

    The only way to survive here on the road, is to be patient, have eyes in the back of your head, drive with caution, and always, and I mean always watch out of the other guy. Chances are, he does not have much driving skill, nor patience, nor reason, nor common sense. You cannot be too careful on the road here. Especially considering that the toy police offer no traffic safety, nor enforcement of the law. And Casper the ghost is more visible than the incredibly hapless highway patrol.

     

    All of this applies even more so, if driving a motorcycle. 

    Careful, when pointing the finger,

    I make mistake s on the road too

  3. 7 hours ago, ChristianBlessing said:

    It has been recommended in the past, and worked for me on my first try, to visit the bank with a Thai account holder. I went on a visa-exempt stamp, a certificate of residency (issued by my consulate) and a copy of my lease agreement. The demeanor of the Bangkok Bank staff could not have been more pleasant.

    Same here, Thai account holder could make the bank staff comfortable but if not, next bank!

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