Mr Meeseeks

Another VIP homemade bus by the looks of it. These things are complete deathtraps. Built in workshops to no recognised standard whatsoever and never safety or crash tested. Stick a Volvo or Benz badge on it and you're good to go.

30 years riding big bikes in Thailand and no serious incidents so far, touch wood. Foreigners need to understand the way Thai traffic works, and how Thai drivers act. Most don't unfortunately, and so many are not competent to ride bikes, regardless of their understanding of, and experience on Thai roads.

She's Thai, not Australian.

They are just doing what comes naturally to them.

Anything to get out of doing any actual work.

Yaba, yaba, it's a helluva drug.

It was a foregone conclusion.

The Yanks love a good indiscriminate bombing. Here's a list of countries the US has bombed or conducted significant airstrikes in since 1945: Asia: China – (Korean War, 1950–1953; minor incursions during Cold War) Korea (North) – (Korean War, 1950–1953) Vietnam – (Vietnam War, 1964–1973) Cambodia – (1969–1973, secret bombings during Vietnam War) Laos – (1964–1973, part of the “Secret War”) Thailand – (Accidental strikes during Vietnam War) Indonesia – (CIA-backed rebellion support, 1958) Philippines – (Counter-insurgency airstrikes in the 2000s) Afghanistan – (2001–2021, War on Terror) Pakistan – (Drone strikes since mid-2000s) Yemen – (Drone strikes since mid-2000s) Iran – (1980s: Operation Praying Mantis; recent covert strikes) Iraq – (1991 Gulf War, 1998, 2003 invasion, and ongoing operations) Syria – (2014–present, anti-ISIS operations) Lebanon – (1983–1984, during Marine presence in Beirut) Europe: Serbia (former Yugoslavia) – (1999 NATO bombing during Kosovo War) Bosnia and Herzegovina – (1994–1995 NATO airstrikes) Africa: Libya – (1986 airstrikes; 2011 NATO intervention; later anti-ISIS strikes) Somalia – (1990s and again from 2007–present, drone strikes and air raids) Sudan – (1998 strike on pharmaceutical plant in Khartoum) Mali – (Drone support missions) Niger – (Airstrikes against insurgents in recent years) Latin America & Caribbean: Guatemala – (1954 CIA-backed coup with some air involvement) Cuba – (Bay of Pigs, 1961, limited air support) Dominican Republic – (1965 intervention) Grenada – (1983 invasion, airstrikes) Panama – (1989 invasion, heavy bombing) El Salvador & Nicaragua – (1980s, indirect involvement, covert support, some air action) Oceania: No significant US bombings post-WWII.

4,000thb for a taxi? Mug.

You never put an amputated body part directly on ice as it can damage it. The recommended way to preserve a finger (or toe) for reattachment is to wash it thoroughly, wrap it in a gauze/bandage, place it in a sealed plastic bag and then place that bag in another larger bag with a mix of water and ice to keep it cool. Then take the casualty straight to A&E. I hope that was what was done for the sake of the victim.

Those are scooters, not motorbikes.

Entirely a problem of Thailand's own making. No Police presence on the roads. No enforcement of laws. No proper standards of training and competency for vehicle users.

It is common knowledge that the concrete is sub-spec on a great many major construction projects in SEA. I had it explained to me in detail by my engineer friends (Thai and farang) who have been involved in major construction projects in Thailand since the 1970's.

A few thousand Baht to the right person.

Not retired, 33 years in Thailand and still far too young for that. Try again.

You watch and review them at high speed, or just review the alerts. Really clever these newfangled CCTV security systems. It's not rocket science.

It takes 5 minutes to check and review CCTV footage from multiple cameras, once or twice per day, if they can be bothered. Really easy and straightforward and normal procedure in many places. Remember, as a hotel, they have a duty of care to ensure the security of their guests staying at the premises.

For example, a responsible person that had received an alert of unexpected movement in an area covered by a CCTV camera. Or even heaven forbid, a routine check of the CCTV on a periodic basis by the responsible person i.e. security, reception etc. Again, proactive, not reactive. 🥱

To clarify. The hotel receptionist checked the cctv after the Swede had reported the theft.

Indeed. Prevention is better than the cure.

They should be proactive not reactive.

Amusingly on arrival at BKK on QR they still show a TM-6 video with the old redundant paper form. They have obviously been given the video by the Thais and told to show it, even though it is years out of date. 😄

Quite a feat to check thousands of concrete structures in such a short space of time. Remarkable.

One of the videos shows him being launched from the cab as it collapsed.