keithkarmann

Nothing will ever change just the same with the road traffic. Good education gives power to the people, something that is not encouraged. My wife's sister has just finished high school at 19 years old and has not got a chance at getting any jobs. During all the years at school she has had no computer experience. She is lazy so that is not going to help her in her job search starting this week in Bangkok. I predict within a week she will be back in the village crying in mamas arms. I can see why pretty girls without good education end up in bars but sadly with that in mind her only opportunity will be working on the farm but during my 10 years of knowing her I have not seen any indication that she wants to do any work, only eat and sleep.

Of course he had relatively cheap travel insurance? That would cover repatriation. 

Just now, keithkarmann said:

The same thing happened to my wife in Greece almost 13 years ago, just three months short of her 65th Birthday. Drunk driver with his foot in plaster. The difference then was that the driver owned up to been at fault. These types of incidents show that how easily life can be wiped out by carelessness and stupidity.

My sympathy goes out to this ladies family as I know exactly how it feels to lose someone like this.

4 hours ago, redwood1 said:

So on a package thats worth 100 baht....They will have to process the package how many times to make sure they get their 7 baht tax?

 

Then you must go down to the post office and stand in line to pay your 7 baht tax to get your package...lol

 

The postie can collect.

Blah Blah Blah

Nothing ever changes.

On 4/26/2024 at 7:07 PM, BritManToo said:

Tell them you live in the Philippines then you get full 

7 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Yet another case of brake failure ,or should I say failure to apply the brake,

I hope the authorities  are going to inspect the truck ,the truck would have

had air assisted brakes , failure there would have meant the brakes would

have locked up as a safety measure ,  RIP those killed

 

regards Worgeordie

That's providing the brake linings had not overheated and we're affective. A little knowledge can be dangerous.

4 hours ago, brianthainess said:

So obviously your 'Best Efforts' are not good enough. Get the Cops to actually do their job of Patrolling the roads, and stop bad driving, checkpoints don't work and never have, and never will, but you repeat the same "Efforts" every year and Fail.  

Limited brain power.

1 hour ago, brianthainess said:

Can't be very good for these engines sucking in all that crap, and the reduced oxygen IMO could lead to loss of power or even total  malfunction. 

Put some Hepa filters on the intakes and the engines would act as giant air purifiers.

6 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

could be something very petty, Ive found local villagers like to complain about almost everything they perceive ive done, from planting a  bush on a  bend saying its dangerous to stop people driving into my  wall ( twice) when the whole road is  overgrown to the point its almost single  track to cutting down of  trees  "illegally" and the forestry dept  coming out and finding  nothing except wasting their time + a  few other nonsense things.

Low intelligence. 

2 hours ago, vivananahuahin said:

I think a mistake, the air pollution is not good and for a sick elderlyman with such respiratory  problems it is not wise.Or may be....

I think he is well now.

They have only just realised?

Can the change of visa stamp into new passport be done at any immigration? 

15 hours ago, KhunLA said:

It hasn't been 'officially free' for years, more than 10 at least.  As stated, most charge about 500.

I was told by C.M immigration that it was free.

15 minutes ago, cdemundo said:

Makes me think of Monty Python when the women of the Batley Townswomens' Guild reenacted the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Well remembered.

Just out of curiosity as we all know prostitution is illegal in Thailand, does this illegality extend to men pretending to be women selling sex as well as female prostitution?

Not the drivers fault?

By any chance was there a long stretch of road downhill involved?

4 hours ago, Jumbo1968 said:

One minute they don’t allow the sale of alcohol to be sold between 2 & 5 because it might cause problems then they reduce the price of alcohol ?

Children in charge.

11 hours ago, Dmaxdan said:

When will people learn. Don't antagonize the ladyboys! They have notoriously short fuses.

 

 

 

 

Not limited to Ladyboys.

Taking advantage of vulnerable poorly educated Thai country people. 

Who is to blame for poor education and very low income in the villages? Easily enticed with the promise of high salaries in other countries and do not realise that a lot of times they are going to other countries to work in the sex industry.

I extended my one year lease to a five year written lease. I wanted to leave about three years into the five years and the owner refused to return my 30000 deposit. Technically  he was right but when you consider I had paid the owner about 720000 baht over a four year period I think he was a bit mean. So we left the place in a mess and did not pay the last month's rent.

You only have to visit Macro down the coffee Isles, many many 3 in 1 coffee sachets but 2 in 1 coffee sachets without sugar are almost impossible to find.