Garouda

I've done it several times, just cut the pipe at about one inch from the fitting then use a plier to tear the pipe around the plier until it is removed, heating can help, but it is tricky.

Larb Nua, far better, with Som Tam Thai, replace fried beef by Nua Ded Diow or Sua Rong Hay, add some sticky rice...

I've been living in Thailand since 2003, initially I worked for a university in the Chonburi province and since 2017 I'm staying in Loei in the middle of nowhere and have never had any security/safety related issues. I commuted from home to the university either driving my truck or riding my Kawasaki Ninja 650, you have to be careful and adopt a defensive way of driving. Obviously, dragging in the hot corners that exist in all tourist places beyond a certain hour can be more risky, but the danger will come rather from expats under influence than from Thais, who will be more likely to protect you than attack you.

I've been living in the Loei province, uphill in the middle of our rubber trees and fruit orchard, for seven years now... Before that I lived in Sriracha and indeed in the end the air also became polluted, with black sticky dust on the furniture. When I arrived, in 2003, it wasn't an issue.