Mr Meeseeks

On 4/8/2024 at 2:06 AM, webfact said:

Jullapong said that there are about 20 warehouses in the same compound and only four of them have operating licenses.

What a surprise. TiT. 

1 hour ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

The bill was 'around 1000 baht', his wife says he 'gets enraged' after six beers, we can assume that she had a drink or three too, so 1,000 baht seems to be reasonable. So your speculation doesn't really hold water, does it.

Not saying that is what happened, only pointing out the possibility that many Thais will side with other Thais whatever the circumstances. 

1 hour ago, Phulublub said:

You really are small minded!!

 

My Thai partner has, on several occasions, taken my side in any disagreement with staff; she usually scrutinises any large bill in a bar or restaurant to make sure it is right and we (yes, WE) are not being overcharged.  Some of us have proper relationships

 

PH

You take her to beer bars, and you have a 'proper relationship'.

OK then. 

On 4/8/2024 at 6:24 AM, pomchop said:

it also does not seem credible that thai staff would try and scam him with his thai wife there to argue his case...seems most thai gals who pay the bills for farangs go over the bills in detail and quickly call out any overcharge.

On the contrary, I think it is likely they collaborated and he noticed. 

He's a foreigner, they are Thai and that blood is thicker than water.

On 4/8/2024 at 5:50 AM, frankie machine said:

They must not have bouncers in that bar, else he would have been beaten into a coma. 

Any bar in South East Asia that has visible 'bouncers', I avoid like the plague.

1 hour ago, mikebell said:

Wasn't it yesterday there was a parade of high-ranking RTP officers strolling down WS & milking the photo-ops?

All they are good for. Utterly useless to a man.

I remember one cop that loved a photo op, look what is currently happening to him. 🤭

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

And the police who are supposedly offering safety & protection for tourists were where ???? ...................LOL

 

The Police offer that service? 🤔

20 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

The (probable) trifecta....   

- speeding

- drunk

- not stopping at red traffic lights

 

 

Repeated by many on here for the nth time.....  Penalties for those breaking traffic laws such as this need to be enforced with such consistency it forces people to re-think their actions. 

 

The existing apathy of the Police only serves to enable further deaths. 

 

They need to change the culture of irresponsibility and indifference.

The only way that will happen is with proper enforcement and harsh punishments for offenders.

Impossible to achieve in Thailand at the current levels of education and development, I am afraid. 

5 minutes ago, vinny41 said:

And the Thaiger article was also written in BP was authored by Pinyo Tanawatcharaporn, the former president of the Association of Used Cars.

And while you are correct that banks and financial institutions based their loans on appraised value if the value drops in value during the application process they will start the application approval from the beginning against the new revised appraised value 

I have seen it happen many times during mortgage applications where if the seller accepts a reduce offer it starts a new  application approval

This was exactly what happened to me when I bought my Seal Performance. I had to redo the finance agreement because the price of the car dropped by 100,000thb from when I initially went to purchase it. 

On 4/3/2024 at 7:27 AM, 0ffshore360 said:

Under-passing a long wheelbase truck turning wide to left from right ? Tragic error .

And one that wouldn’t happen if the rider was properly trained and competent. 

On 4/3/2024 at 10:00 AM, Shoeless Joe said:

So you know "important and high profile" people?

Pffftttt...not a chance. Actually, YOU'RE a Big Joke.

Not all of us are potless two week tourists like you bub. 

1 hour ago, rickudon said:

Should have thrown the book at them. All PAD members and protesters should have been prosecuted. I was stuck at the airport, and ended up having to sleep on the floor for one night and then spent over  a week stuck in Thailand. My employer also didn't pay me for the time lost. Where's my compensation?

Indeed. 

I was on one of the last flights out, and was stuck in Phnom Penh for several days, until I decided to overland it back.

Lucky that I did, as the airports were closed for about three weeks iirc. 

On 3/30/2024 at 1:56 AM, webfact said:

Regarding the siege of the airport, the court ruled that there was no prosecution evidence to prove that any of the 67 defendants had undertaken activities disrupting the operations of the airport or that aeronautical communications had been disrupted.

Just... wow! 

The monorails in Brockway, Ogdenville and North Haverbrook, all had issues when they started operating too. 

12 hours ago, AlexPattaya said:

This Man is innocent until proven guilty! Very easy to accuse someone, make comments in the Media, but until this Man has his day in Thai Court, he is free! 

Tell that to Swissman David. 

2 hours ago, Elkski said:

 Maybe Thai's will see that mass protests can cause change. 

It hasn’t seemed to work so far…

The Chinese-Thai gangsters are back in control so no surprise they will try to open casinos. 

No money is enough for these people, it is their God. 

5 hours ago, DjSilver said:

Since there is no work place safety regulations in Thailand.

Yes and no.

The Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Act of 2011 (OSH) is the overarching law for occupational safety and health regulations in Thailand.

Arguably; implementation, management, and enforcement of this Act are the main problems here.

Thailand could do with stricter regulations that focus on specific activities, such as lifting. In the UK, lifting comes under LOLER, and it is strictly enforced. 

But without enforcement, any new regulations are ultimately pointless.

22 hours ago, Emdog said:

“We are not providing any more information. The employees accept responsibility for any accidents that happen while they are working.”

Lock him up. If employee dies because of lack of training, safety mechanisms, that is on the employer 100%. Or should be, but probably not in Thailand

In Thailand, the Occupational Safety, Health, and Environmental Act of 2011 (OSH Act) serves as the cornerstone of occupational safety and health regulations. This legislation places the responsibility on employers to establish safety officers, safety committees, and safety departments to oversee workplace safety. 

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/enhancing-workplace-safety-thailands-revised-osh-act-michael-j--3ucgc/

Pretty much the same as under HASAWA in the UK, on which it is based on, in that employers absolutely have a legal responsibility for the safety of their employees at the workplace. Failure to meet their responsibilities results in harsh punishment. 

Enforcement is where it all falls down in Thailand yet again. In the UK, the HSE would be all over this.

Shocking to see an employer coming out with statements like that though, that's pre-industrial revolution thinking.

Just shows how far behind they are culturally and in education.