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22 hours ago, soi3eddie said:

Terribly tragic. Looking at the picture I wonder why the driver of the Ford Ranger died as the cabin and windscreen was still intact. Assuming it had an airbag? I would guess that the Thai driver of the Ranger was not wearing a safety belt. The Mazda definitely looks to be a weaker vehicle. Another needless loss of life and injury.

 

Likely internal injuries such as organ detachment & rupture, due to the massive deceleration forces.

Leave it long enough and it'll probably fall down. I often wonder what will happen to everything man has built on this earth after we finally become extinct as a species? Saw a Youtube on it a while back which hypothesized nature taking over structures pretty quickly, it was quite depressing actually. 

2 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Just to be pedantic, i don't think Rome was sacked. From what I read, the Romans couldn't recruit enough soldiers to guard it, and the mercenaries they hired decided to take it over. Bit like putting the fox in charge of the hen house.

 

Similarities to today, as I doubt many of the youths I see around would make good soldiers. Perhaps a certain militaristic country will win without a fight.

If that militaristic country goes ahead with it's stated plans.....that's yet to be seen what they'll do. If the rest of us stand together, we might just discourage them enough to make them stand down.

2 hours ago, pegman said:

Yes, 70 of them. Hard to believe 

No way!

4 hours ago, Orinoco said:

I would.

I'd be right behind you!

17 hours ago, Longwood50 said:

The attempt to grab my cell phone and in the process grab me even after being warned to not lay his hands on me is what I would like to discuss with a prosecuting attorney.  I would like someone who is knowledgeable about Thai law to view the tape and say that yes, this is something that is a violation of the law, or no, that no judge would view this as an infraction. 

Regarding the land office.  It can be documented that signatures shown to be in attendance at the meeting to reach a quorum were never in attendance with some even out of the country.  It can be documented that the person who the documents said conducted the meeting, was nominated, and elected as chairperson of the committee said nothing, was never nominated, and that another person was in fact nominated and elected.  The video tapes evidence that yet another person that it was reported to the land office as being in attendance, nominated, and elected to vice chairperson was not in attendance, never nominated, and never even voted on. 

These are just a few of the infractions.  Despite written requests for financial records, it has been ignored, even when the request came from an attorney.  There has been no audit, no filing with the land office, no balance sheet and no separate account for funds of the Juristic Entity rather the money has been deposited in the persons personal account with the majority of the fees being demanded to be paid in cash rather than transfer.  

This is just a small sample of the questionable activity.  The questioning it is what raised the rhetoric at the last minute with the chairperson attempting to secure my cell phone to stop the taping.  It can certainly be recognized that videotapes of the meeting can dispute what has been filed and attested to at the Land Office. 

 

Then concentrate on those infractions. Forget about the Thai guy grabbing you, that's just distracting you from your primary mission.

He can't possibly be an english teacher? His spelling, grammar and punctuation are below par for what would be expected from a teacher. He would be doing a disservice to his students if he was teaching them at this level. 

12 hours ago, Golden Triangle said:

So, who thinks this will work ?

Not me, I'm only interested in the girls, go go's, massage and soapies, that's the only reason me and every mate I know goes to Pattaya and why I lived there for so long. Oh, and some go to play golf, but even then that's just a cover up for mostly flirting with the caddys' <deleted>. We love the chaos, the unkempt appearance and the mostly unregulated freedom of the place. But, if they want to remove the girls and turn the city into just another sterile place emulating the boring cities here in Australia, or the US, or the UK, we'll I guess up to them, it's their city after all. But we won't be going there anymore. And it was us who brought the money in the past.

7 hours ago, dunroaming said:

I think a lot of it depends on what you want out of your life and the dice you roll on the way.  I had a business that meant me spending about nine months of the year in South East Asia so I moved base camp (formerly I was in London) to Hong Kong.  I lived in two rooms in Mid Levels initially and then moved to Stanley on the other side of the island.  More property for the price but still £3,000 a month.  On my travels I frequently went to Chiang Mai  and liked the more laid back lifestyle. It was only an hours flight from mainland China and when I found I could rent a five bedroom, three bathroom house, on a private estate for £300 a month it was an obvious no brainer. 

 

I did (stupidly) live for the first year in Bangkok as I was worried about access to my other ports of call in Cambodia, Vietnam and Bangladesh.  But one year in the capital was more than enough and I ended up in Chiang Mai.  Much better for my sanity and the pollution levels were much lower.  I loved it from day one and managed to avoid the "Thai girlfriend" experience for about a year or so.  I made a lot of ex-pat friends in the first year, most of them European or American couples who had moved to Thailand for early retirement or as snowbirds, living there for the winter months.

 

Then I fell for a Thai girl and things got more complicated.  She ended up moving in with me, much to the annoyance of her father, but with the encouragement of her mother and sisters.  They had spent a lot of time watching programs like Dallas and were certain that I had a ranch, horses and an Olympic sized swimming pool back in farang land.  I think they had visions of us all living  there sipping cocktails and shopping in Rodeo Drive.  Once the truth was known there was a certain amount of cooling off from the female side of the family.

 

One day a police car pulled up outside the house and out got two officers who marched up to the front door.  I opened it and in they swept in without a word.  Luckily I was wearing my brown trousers.  Also luckily, my girlfriend appeared at that point and smiled widely towards the two men.  I was then introduced to her cousin and uncle and instantly my blood pressure dropped to a sustainable level.  Yes I had fallen for girl from a police family.  Over the next few years is proved to be  a valuable asset for obvious reasons.

 

And so as these things tend to happen, we got married, she had a baby and you can fast forward eight years.  My business was doing OK but not great and our son was now six years old.  We had looked at international schools in Chiang Mai and there was only one that was sort of OK.  But even  Prem (CM residents will know it) was far from ideal with most of the pupils spoilt brats and arrogant dickheads.  Not for me, especially not for extortionate fees they charged.  I have always been against private education as I went to my local state grammar school.

 

So after much discussion and many arguments we made a move to the UK, primarily for his education and because my business was suffering and needed a firmer grip than I could give it in Asia.  But also because we had both become disenchanted by Thailand in general.   It is funny how parenthood changes your perspective of things around you.  My wife had grown more westernised in her outlook, which I am afraid was mostly my fault and resulted in us feeling that Thailand was not a place we wanted for our son.

 

Settling back in the UK was difficult for my wife and she spent a lot of her time on planes going backwards and forwards trying to adjust.  I now know that that was grossly unfair to her and made the whole transition a nightmare  to deal with.  It took at least a couple of years for her to settle into English life.  Even then she had days of regret.

 

Fast forward again another 11 years and our son is now at college doing his A levels.  My wife has a good job and her indefinite leave to remain visa is in place.  After A levels, the boy will probably go to university and we will be free to go anywhere we want to.  We still have a house in Thailand and my wife still has family there so I suspect we will go there from time to time, but neither of us want to live there again full time. The weather in Britain is dire and the government continue to destroy almost all that was great in Great Britain, so we are thinking about Spain as a place to retire to. 

 

I really enjoyed my time in Thailand but that was a different time and it, and we, have changed, so time to roll the dice again.

Great story. It illustrates in detail how life events impact on one's decision making.

11 hours ago, Kwasaki said:

More happy today can drink a beer in my village restaurant the first time for nearly a year. you ????

 

It doesn't take much to keep some people happy....you're lucky just the simple act of sitting there drinking beer makes you happy

On 10/29/2021 at 8:58 AM, Hanuman2547 said:

We met in the USA where she was a graduate student.  I was taking a senior level statistics course and she was the grad assistant for the course.  Married for 23 years until she passed away in 2005.  

That's sad! Did you guys make it back to Thailand or did you stay in the States?

25 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Perhaps they'd prefer living in the DRC or Liberia. I understand they are a paradise of peace and prosperity, and run by "people of colour".

Exactly. In fact, it's hard to find more than a handful of nations that are successfully run by 'people of colour'

On 10/18/2021 at 2:54 PM, Bert got kinky said:

 

Looking forward to meeting death with open arms, the sooner the better.

 

You can't be serious??

On 10/18/2021 at 7:51 AM, steven100 said:

no, no kids. no one.

You sound lonely steven100...

On 10/18/2021 at 11:23 PM, jcmj said:

Yeah especially compared to the US ????????????

I really don't understand the US, illegal immigrants are just pouring across the southern border..

19 hours ago, bbko said:

No details on how it tracked down the overstayer?  Facial recognition?  Cell phone tracking?  Vaccine induced microchip?

"....This time the car - fitted with high tech gizmos like an internet connection...."

They used high tech gizmos!

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

These days, having kids does not mean they care. Elder abuse is most often from family, apparently.

True. Although from my own personal experience I see my sisters looking after my very elderly mum and they do a fantastic job.

1 hour ago, 4MyEgo said:

Heart attack mid 40's

Bloody hell! That would've been frightening.

1 hour ago, RJRS1301 said:

Alone does not have to equal lonely.

We come into the world with nothing, and leave the same way.

 

 

True enough. I just need the company of people. That's why I can't be one of those guys that have the revolving door of women, I did it for a few years but in the end I needed a deeper connection than what I could get out of my rented girls.