it is what it is

sophisticated? hardly. more like the buyer didn't do basic due diligence or research before booking. booking accommodation on facebook when there are plenty of bespoke aps available, what could possibly go wrong? 🙄

He claimed he was drunk and unable to control himself, insisting he did not intend to sexually assault anyone

not the most imaginative line of defence. though if it works all you have to do is get sloshed before committing a crime then walk away scot (scotch) free...😁

yes i did.

i was in my local 7/11 recently and overheard a gen Zer scolding another genZer for buying Nestle branded water; don't support the man was his refrain, as he ignorantly handed over his cash to the 7/11 employee... 🙄

12 hours ago, transam said:

It is not the same as last year, or the year before, in fact I have been in my house for 17 years, this is the first time I have noticed a real difference in temp...

It has been in the 40's in my garden....To hot to venture into for the first time ever.

 

You need to take notice of folk on the ground, not your keyboard, as you did with Covid.....

It has been in the 40's in my garden....To hot to venture into for the first time ever.

All temperatures taken for records of air temperature are taken in the shade. Any temperature gauges that are recording temperatures in the sun will be affected by the sun's radiation and the temperature during that period will appear significantly hotter

3 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Wait until more info comes to hand. 

 

Are the canal sides steep/angled/easy to get out of? 

 

Could the person swim? 

 

Alcohol involved? 

 

Too many unknowns

if it's a boat stop pier there are tyers he could climb up, away from piers the sides are pretty much un-climbable. i think some boat stops are buoyancy aids for such incidents, but not all.

ability to swim and alcohol/illegal drugs may have played a part. let's wait and see. very sad.

I was told last night that the police were carrying out breathalyser checks on Saturday.

Probably a good idea.

Probably? er, no, without a doubt an excellent idea, and something that should be done all the time all over the country.

1 minute ago, BangkokHank said:

It's one thing to search a person's bags for contraband such as drugs and weapons, etc., (which I agree they have the right to do). It's an altogether different matter to search their phones (and computers) for whatever it is they are looking for there.

no it's not. it's perfectly acceptable.

1 hour ago, AreYouGerman said:

Never go to female IOs! It should be common knowledge by now.

i always go to female IOs, never had a problem in all the years i've been traveling to and fro. must be something about me 😇

9 hours ago, BangkokHank said:

YOU might think that you have nothing to hide. But it all depends on what they are looking for. In any case, this is a gross violation of privacy. It is unacceptable.

no it's not, it's immigration and customs doing their job. how often to people on AN complain about authorities inaction? i wish they'd search more people, more than happy form them to search me.

everyone needs to calm down, and just take a little more care and attention when using the roads.

3 hours ago, cowellandrew said:

Hasn't really stopped the stabbing epidemic!

 

true. however, it is an amazingly powerful crime fighting tool, which has led directly to the successful conviction of many thousands of criminals, as well as being a key component in the fight against terrorism. nothing is perfect eh?!

get the food yourself.

7 hours ago, bob smith said:

Commenting in this manner publicly by a senior member of government during an ongoing investigation is both unprofessional and extremely dangerous.

 

He is, in effect, subverting the rule of law by turning it into a personal vendetta motivated by his general dislike for farangs.

 

Shocking behavior as always.

Swiss david doesn’t stand a chance of a fair trial.

Not that I expected anything different..

TIT!…

 

(Or is it China? Sometimes the line is so blurred I can barely tell the difference!)

 

Bob.

so much for the separation of powers.

when i went to open an account with bangkok bank they wanted a letter from my embassy confirming i was who i said i was. i said thanks, but no thanks. walked down the street and opened an account at k bank, took about 40 minutes.

if someone doesn't want my business that's fine, i'll take my business to someone who does. no complaining, no stress.

sounds like you're doing the right things, the average cost of a uk funeral would be around 180,000 baht, so not sure where you get a figure of 400k from.

not a thai problem, the rivers and sea around the uk are becoming increasingly polluted. back home i come from a small village which is increasingly attracting tourists, they leave litter everywhere, but also locals drop litter, we have litter picks every few months just to keep on top of the trash. it's a sad indictment of modern day thinking and living.