ThaiFelix

3 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

 Statistically, there are over 8,000 home invasions per day in  North America 

http://www.lockjawsecurity.com/pdf/LockBumpingFactSheet.pdf

 

An estimated 3.7 million burglaries occurred each year on
average from 2003 to 2007.
*A household member was present in roughly 1 million burglaries
and became victims of violent crimes in 266,560 burglaries.

https://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/ascii/vdhb.txt

My older brother suffered a home invasion last year.  He attacked one burglar with a baseball bat but a second overpowered him, took it from him and hit him in the head with it.  He survived.  Lucky my brother didn't have a gun.

1 hour ago, lucjoker said:

If everybody ,on the  world would be armed,

fraudulent politicians would not last long ,violant idiots would not live long .....

Time for the helpless good people to protect themselves , it is stupid to think police is going to protect you.They can't be there in time.

Also a lot of money can be saved ,money they spend on defending proven criminals ......

No criminal will walk out because of juristic mistakes ,from now on the guy who makes these mistakes will get the punishment of the criminal he let go.

greetings

Solomon

You're so funny hahaha!  (You are being sarcastic surely?)

4 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

If a gang of people that mean me harm come to kill me, which is a very real possibility in my country, I want the means to defend myself, and we are banned from owning handguns. A bolt action rifle just doesn't do the job.

I am well into my retirement age and have lived in a lot of countries but have never lived in paranoia to the point I need to be prepared in case "a gang of people that mean me harm come to kill me".   It has never ever entered my mind nor been necessary....but then I have never wanted to even visit, let alone live, in the usa, it must be terrible.

You gotta laugh!!!

1 hour ago, killala said:

A complete and utter waste of good ink. 

Have thai visa not any real news?

No not lately!!  Thats why when they do get a half decent news article they spread it over 4 or 5 posts when it could all be covered in one.

42 minutes ago, StevieAus said:

What is the lack of cultural knowledge ?

I cannot think of any country where it is culturally acceptable to do  what they were doing, although I have seen Thais putting their feet on seats in trains restaurants etc

Not to mention their dogs up on seats!

7 hours ago, daoyai said:

Why not a headline "Anger over SRT officials neglect of enforcing rules"... ?

Eeeeeexactly!!   Same reason Thais drive like maniacs ...because there is little risk of being reprimanded!  (I must say I DO however despise people (anyone) who put there feet up on seats.)

No charges for spoiling Thailands reputation??

Good onya mate...the spirit of adventure lives on (but next time tell ya mates!)

15 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

Did anyone get to the bottom of the Weds Starbuck incident when the american had another misunderstanding?

Do you remember "I'm an american, we can do whatever we like" from a few months back?? 

On 2/10/2018 at 12:10 PM, OliverKlozerof said:

Googled VW Transporter, but nothing looked right. Pretty sure it began life as a Daihatsu Hijet:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:1985-1986_Daihatsu_Hijet_(S76)_600_4WD_cab_chassis_(22226394241).jpg

I think you may be correct, the cab/doors,vents etc are almost exact but the front has been modified in a VW style.

33 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

I understand your point, i just beg to differ.

To know the truth is a priority for me, and a few others.

Sure, truth should, in most cases,  reign supreme.  But in my mate's case, and many would agree if they knew all the circumstances, the truth would do more damage than good.

25 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

Well, truth may hurt, but ignorance hurts more.. But that's just me.

How can it hurt if you dont know and hopefully never will?  And it was, after all, a few years ago.  We all have something from our past that we regret and would rather kept hidden.  She has more than taken care of him in every other way over many many years.

7 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

Well, truth may hurt, but ignorance hurts more.. But that's just me.

How can it hurt if you dont know and hopefully never will?  And it was, after all, a few years ago.  We all have something from our past that we regret and would rather kept hidden.  She has more than taken care of him in every other way over many many years.

I have an old dear friend who has been married to a younger Thai lady here for more than 20 years.  His wife has openly told my wife that she has had her Thai man on the side over the years although now a thing of the past.  But at the same time it is plainly obvious that she cares immensely for my friend and waits on him hand and foot day and night.  And he is extremely happy with her always singing her praise.  

When I first heard of her playing up I was disturbed and wrestled with whether to tell him or not.  However I came to the conclusion that my old friend may not have many years left in him and if he died next week, month or year, he would die a very very happy man not knowing.  If I or someone was to tell him the truth, what would be accomplished??  Sometimes what you dont know dont hurt you.

On 2/9/2018 at 9:49 AM, boomerangutang said:

Years ago, I found a nice little area to snorkle, NE corner of Ko Pang Gnan.  While I was there, a small small fishing boat came along, dropped anchor on coral, and dropped a wide net.  They were probably looking to catch the few remaining colorful fish - for eating or aquariums?  

 

Also, while strolling along Thai beaches, I've seen lots of trash.  Every meter, there's something.  I've even seen discarded/broken bulbs from squid boats. One beach had a half billion chunks of broken bottles.  

 

Tourist do some dumb stuff, but the lion's share of damage/pollution is done by locals.

 

It's what you don't see which is most insidious.  Chemicals, pathogens and plastic goop are creating havoc in seas.

 

Careful you are not arrested for spoiling Thailands reputation!!.....You cant go around telling the truth, where do you think you are??

On 2/9/2018 at 9:25 AM, JAG said:

Perhaps the first step would be to restrain the ignorant indigenous tour operators from encouraging/selling activities which damage the environment?

Thats too obvious.....TIS

Will this model also have the option of the faulty transmissions of the past few years?

6 hours ago, josephbloggs said:

Good.  If your car really can't be left in neutral then drive around until you find a space that you can reverse into and doesn't block other cars.

Of course but isnt it amazing that you even have to explain the obvious??

There looks like some worried faces in that photo.

History has shown that prohibition doesnt work, it only increases the problem.

8 minutes ago, ChidlomDweller said:

In theory yes, but being pragmatic, no.  Don't want having to deal with the inevitable second-hand smoke, and we all know how considerate and self-justifying addicts are.  In most condos you would be certain to stink up the corridors and neighboring apartments.  Same in public areas where smoking is allowed.  At least by keeping it illegal but not actively prosecuting it (most Western countries), you force dope heads to do it far out of other people's range.

What an exciting life you must live.....do you get strong urges when on hi rise balconies

I believe a lot of people are fooled into thinking that drugs prescribed by a doctor are relatively safe however more people die from prescription drugs than street drugs.

RIP Tom, you will be sorely missed but not forgotten thanks to your music.