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Joe Farang

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  1. On 12/27/2025 at 7:22 AM, blackcab said:

     

    Not much. The lift motor loses power, and the lift slows down to a stop.

     

    Lifts have elctro-mechanical brakes. This means that electricity is required to release the brake. If power is lost then the brake instantly applies itself mechanically. This very quickly slows the lift to a stop and holds it securely in place.

    Really?

    I always though the lift was supposed to go to the ground floor (slowly) and the doors then open

  2. On 11/2/2025 at 8:37 AM, fredwiggy said:

    But what if God is real and we took away all the other false religions and deities, thinking and fighting over it? Wouldn't there be more peace in the world? Yes, the devil surely exists, and it's in some people. It is hard to understand why a God would allow so many bad things to happen, but what if he is real and this is just a test? 

    The main religions do in fact have a very good message. The problem is that the followers don't actually follow the teachings 

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  3. 5 hours ago, ozz1 said:

    Insurance companies will soon stop all claims in thailand for indians if this keeps up surely

    Do Insurance companies cover these type of claims?

    I remember when people from the West were the main tourist grouping. These same stories were very common and widely reported, but I don't recall ever hearing about anyone claiming against Insurance for it. Are Indian Insurance companies any different?

  4. 1 hour ago, saakura said:

    19 year old girl with an expensive I-phone worth 26,000 Baht opens the door to a stranger asking to use the toilet in her home.  What can happen? 

    As always, blame the victim.

    I don't know about your door, but everywhere I have lived I don't know who is knocking until I open the door and look.

     

    The incident occurred when an unidentified man forced his way into her residence around 4am,

  5. On 4/22/2025 at 5:07 AM, Cameroni said:

    Quite a lot. You're in Thailand, so you should greet people in Thai, not some Chinese, Korean or Japanese. Your work colleagues probably think you're a bit of a dick behind your back.

     

    Imagine if you greeted your British work colleagues with "Guten Tag", that would get you fired in some City offices.

     

    it's not about "heritage issues", it's about respecting the country you live in.

    Thai's have no problem being greeted with 'Hello'. In fact Thai's always answer their phone with 'Hello' and not in Thai.

    Seems to me that the agrieved person is just another member of the "Forever Offended" group

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