mikebell

Didn't the Red Bull brat get several extensions before emigration?

Thanks for the link. I checked where MAN(chester) appeared. Needless to say it did not appear in the top 100!

The last three dealings with Thai Post: 1 I sent a very important letter (about my pensions); paid a lady; got sticker; noted the place closed down three days after; letter never arrived. 2 Awaited Car Insurance policy which had to be 'signed' for. Tracking number showed the letter never moved for over six days; then two more days. Insurance agent phoned a number of times on my behalf. It took 14 days to travel 140 kilometres = 10 kms a day which I could probably manage on foot even at my age. It eventually appeared, quietly dropped in my mail box; unsigned for after days of not daring to go shopping. 3 Previous year the delivery lady 'lost' the the packaged policy and I went a year with only a downloaded copy.

They didn't go to great lengths to hide what they were producing. No wonder the local Plod managed a collar.

Why the unpleasantness about a seemingly innocent expression of surprise? I am sure there are many who were unaware of this hazard. The rest of your post is informative.

Death over a trivial offence.

My daughter has an EV in UK. It causes her considerable headaches when planning a journey of even middling distances. Thailand's vast size would surely militate against relying on battery power alone?

Beware of Geeks bearing gifts.

They are too busy drawing their overtime by the roadside monitoring traffic on the 7 Dangerous Days. The above photo is a staged op; I spent 5 diabolical hours on Monday in central Pattaya and did not see ONE cop.

What a novel idea! Perhaps they could use this approach on the roads soon?

I commend this link which goes further than the OP. My grandson vapes and was recently hospitalised with racing pulse rate and panic attacks.

Agreed. The pre-printed winning tickets have already been sold to those-in-the-know. The occasional Somchai is allowed to win 'pour encourager les autres.'

Twenty years too late (in my Thailand experience). The public have zero trust in them and fear their power.

The growth for the big Thai banks is driven by profiteering; customer exploitation; and racism.

There's no point - he'll be gone in six months; all the major defence sweeteners have been allocated; Thailand has already been invaded.

There's a minimum of 365 dangerous days every year in Thailand. Maybe police should be paid overtime for working on these days too?

I was out and about in central Pattaya yesterday. Guess how many police I saw in nearly FIVE hours? Clue - less than ONE!

No mention of the police whose daily failure is the biggest contributor to the above figures.

They are would-be politicians angling for Senate sinecures.

What happens between 5pm & 7pm? Why the lull?

Why do police need an arrest warrant? Surely if they see a crime being committed they can just take the perpetrator into custody?

'the completion is now anticipated by around mid-2024.' Meanwhile on Sukhumvit the jams are causing 5 kms tailbacks; Jomtien is a disaster area which starts at Dongtan POLICE station in case people are wondering why there is no police presence/control.

Will Vietnam share the secret of how its police force get 99% of motor bike riders to wear helmets?

That's about 47 a day! So far. Hard to tell the 7 dangerous days from the 'safe' ones.

What a good idea; visited a couple of the channel islands in my youth. Thank you.