Bday Prang

well if it continues its current trajectory it will soon be worth half what it was a month ago

you could have just admitted that you misquoted me and apologised like any normal person. Instead of making your self look ridiculous by writing such barely coherent twaddle.

Well if you are intending to quote me at least have the intelligence to choose some words that I actually wrote and it would also help if you posted what was written in its entirety, albeit by somebody else in this case, It might help the rest of us figure out what on earth you are trying to say? "If it's is a secret? if what is a secret? " You shouldn't be driving" Why should the secrecy of whatever you are talking about have any bearing on whether I should be driving or not? I really expected better from our self appointed road safety expert and statistical analysis guru, whatever did they teach you on the one day , entry level ,basic road safety course you bought online from the "Pirate Bay" ? I never even mentioned the word "secret" As you appear "confused" shall we say, here is what i posted, in reply to somebody else, What would be the point other than morbid curiosity? It might sound heartless but I really could not care less, I have survived decades of the Songkran madness, and completely unscathed, it's not that difficult for those with a bit of common sense. There are more than likely some who are regularly involved in Songkran incidents maybe even every year, we can draw our own conclusions why that might be The fact that the person i was replying to, ( the one you quoted) seems to think i am privilege to some sort of secret, which enables me to survive on Thai roads, suggests to me that he should not be driving, and you should not be posting this late as its obviously past your bed time

it rains more in Prasat than Kap Choeng I can assure you

I would avoid using wood, it's too tempting for termites and other such pests

I cant believe the ways some people waste their time

I'm glad to hear it , but like most women you seem to have changed your mind, as a couple of hours later you felt the need to ask for my assistance when you wrote... Seems like you have the secret to the Holy Grail. The secret to avoid road accidents in Thailand. Would you please share your knowledge with us and reduce the road accidents to "0"

It is what it is, every year, little point in dwelling on it,

What would be the point other than morbid curiosity? It might sound heartless but I really could not care less, I have survived decades of the Songkran madness, and completely unscathed, it's not that difficult for those with a bit of common sense. There are more than likely some who are regularly involved in Songkran incidents maybe even every year, we can draw our own conclusions why that might be

indeed, the Thai authorities response , if questioned about this, would be something along the lines of " just think how much worse it would have been if it wasn't for the annual safety campaign" personally I doubt it makes any difference. On the two days when everybody is travelling to or from Bangkok the slow average speed reduces the number of accidents, on the days of the celebration less people are driving around which also reduces the number of accidents. I doubt the number of those driving whilst drunk changes that much. Either way, twice every year, the daily death toll reduces by around 30% for whatever reasons. So the concept of "the 7 deadly days" is in reality a pure fallacy.

imagine not being able to, due to being trapped inside

I half owned and operated a tour boat that was certified for 50 people started in 2004 and I sold out after 10years. Compulsory Insurance was available for around 1500 baht I have no idea what it covered or how much it would pay out and fortunately never had to find out. Knowing what I know through my experience of that business I would never set foot on any tourboat in Thailand again ever and that would be my advice to anybody considering doing so Every one of those ill maintained boats is a tragedy waiting to happen as we have seen time and time again

I don't deny being a cynic, but I seek no credibility on here, You on the other hand don't need to seek credibility as you think you already know more than everybody else. So you have assumed and confirmed your credibility, all on your very own. Well done

and stupid enough to comment on everything posted, there should be a boycott of threads like this

presumably it also takes into account how much they get scammed , overcharged, or extorted . or are the rest of the" contributions" received as charitable donations

very few on here are wise or shrewd, myself included.

correct, could not have put it better myself, alcohol is just a convenient scapegoat used to avoid losing face

Which Thais was he referring to? Monks or primary school kids

What on earth are you wittering on about have you been drinking again?

Guesses and estimates producing meaningless figures, does anybody on here actually care one iota? Why are we continually drip fed this irrelevant rubbish?

I would say those who claim to know one way or the other actually know very little, basing their judgement on very unreliable statistics issued by the TAT

Nah, just like christmas tree lights, one year later even though never used , when taken out of the box they will already be broke

if you want it doing properly probably better to do it yourself

Well, to be honest, slow drivers in the wrong lane is not unique to Thailand. I am just as likely to encounter that back in the UK. so wishing that people driving at a snail's place would at least keep out of the righthand lane ,is nothing to to with wanting Thailand to become more like the UK (God Forbid) But those people are a real nuisance, but little attention is given to their contribution to accidents, not least by the frustration they cause in others. (rightly or wrongly) They are not "simply passing" anything they obstructing everybody else and cause plenty of accidents themselves, When all other vehicles are moving in one direction at a similar speed, any other vehicle operating out of sync Whether faster or slower is potentially more likely to cause an accident Undoubtedly there would be less fatalities if we all drove at a snails pace, but that's not how things work in the real world

Well said mate, too many here want to change this place into a clone of the miserable place they left. Why don't they just return from whence they came ? and leave the rest of us to take our chances in peace.