mikebell

Walking or breathing; both highly dangerous with the death toll many thousands annually; yet NOTHING gets done about either! Until Thailand gets a police force they will continue to be a 3rd World Banana Republic.

'a large quantity of black dust is accumulating' on my mesh fly screens. I vacuumed them yesterday ready for another dose of carcinogenic air today.

Several times. I understand the need for alcohol if cooped up on a dry site for weeks. My grouse was his refusal to consider those people with normal jobs and those with young children.

At 82, I've realised how stupid drinking yourself into a coma is + I've had my fill of screeching bargirls.

My next door neighbours are Swedish and, in the past, were guilty of noisy drunken parties long into the night (complete with cackling bar girls.) I complained to the Thai owner of my house (a rich influencer locally.) As proof I sent him recordings made at 1am/2am/3am. The police raided it on the holiest night of the Buddhist calendar. They have been much more considerate since.

It doesn't help that a large proportion of road deaths are young males in their teens/ twenties.

54K per tooth! I've been quoted 35K in Pattaya. The dentist's main selling point was 'guaranteed for 30 years'. I declined on the grounds that I was 82.

How do I get a Wise card? I am a member from UK but live full time in Thailand? I use Wise to transfer 5000 UKP to my BKK bank as & when I need it?

Pensioners, for verification, check out the UKP v Thai baht rate on your frozen State pension.

Posting negative reviews in Thailand can get you jailed. Most Thai businesses have no idea of creating customer loyalty or a good reputation. Criticism can get you sued. Trip Advisor has a statutory warning about it.

'Prolonged' like every year for the past twenty that I have read this story.

'Mr. Mercedes' - an oldie but goodie. AND there's three series. It's about a deranged serial killer with mummy issues.

If she would only include RTP in this venture, they might spot the hundred daily fires; the polluting, ill-maintained, diesel vehicles chugging past the police station every hour.

Ditto for having Aldi here. The problem remains; Thailand is dominated by family monopolies that have price-fixing cartels that keep out rivals; and it's not just food suppliers either.

and quiet? Thailand has a real dog problem with 'ownerless' roaming dogs spreading disease; causing accidents; attacking passers-by. Whilst I do not condone the killing (by poison), I can understand why someone may be driven to it by sleep-deprivation after barking dogs are allowed to disturb the peace.

Agreed - though I thought it was his son? As I do all my nighttime reading on a Kindle, I recommend readers visit Ocean of PDF. Lots of authors/titles are available for free as PDF downloads. 'Anyfile converter' will change this format to MOBI which can be dragged & dropped from computer to Kindle.

No it's not continuous; road safety is highlighted for 20 days a year so the police can draw overtime payments. On the other 345 days it is ignored. The principle cause of death is speeding no matter how good or bad the drivers. 'during the ten days, courts presided over 7,306 cases of drink-driving, 342 cases of drug-abusing drivers, four cases of reckless driving and two speeding cases, with the offenders put on probation.' The main victims are young men at a time when birth-rates are down; the population is aging and the police are as inept as ever.

They rarely leave the station. You can go weeks without seeing a cop anywhere in Pattaya.

RTP have sat for eight days by the side of these roads drawing their overtime whilst 363 people have been killed because they, the police, do nothing on the 345 less Dangerous Days of the year.

I couldn't face a 7 or 8 hour drive so I flew from Don Muang to Khon Kaen. I'd booked a nice resort room ten minutes from the family home with proper toilet & hot shower. The land was only five minutes away. It was fish-harvest time so a huge lily pond was drained and the stranded fish were scooped up in their dozens to slowly suffocate whilst being salted/filleted. I endured three days of incessant cock-crowing and dramatic dog-barking so my GF could see her year old grand-daughter. Besides the airfares & car hire, it cost me three restaurant meals for seven people. I did this out of love for my GF who takes care of me the rest of the year.

New Year holiday traffic accidents claimed 215 lives and injured 1,354 people across Thailand in five days from Dec 27 to 31. Hang on - I always thought there were only SEVEN dangerous days at this time of the year? This is cruelty to police, forcing them to stare at their phones for another three days.

The 3rd day of police overtime now stands at 143 deaths and 841 injuries (some grievous and life-changing.) Again the principle cause was speeding. Given the number of CCTV cameras locally (Pattaya) this offence should be the easiest to eradicate IF they are consulted BEFORE an incident; IF RTP worked more than the fourteen dangerous days in a year.

I had a thorough eye test at an Opticians in Pattaya at Lotus Thepprasit. My 2nd pair I visited Boots in UK. Though the 2nd visit was some years later, the specs cost 30% less than the Thai price.

Thanks for your speedy reply. Where can I find this information in case I need to quote it?

I bring my money in through Wise at 5000 UKP every couple of months. How does one get a Wise card? How much does one pay to use this card per transaction? I also heard that UK Government pensions (like teachers/firemen) are exempt from Thai tax; is this true?