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The deceased doesn't pass he sniff test.He had a dodgy background by the looks of it.

I believe one can be a managing director of a business.I've seen that title on many farang business cards. They also seemed to hold themselves in high esteem...Lonely at the top. lol Theres ton of real estate businesses in Pattaya with farang names attached?

Google tells me there are 660 soldiers per general in the Thai armed forces.1,600 in the US armed forces. That info may be dated...maybe more generals these days.

From Wikipedia> The gulf is relatively shallow: its mean depth is 58 meters (190 ft) and the maximum depth is only 85 meters (279 ft). There may be a deep hole somewhere

Correct herfie,The average depth of the gulf is 190 ft. I served 4 years on a diesel,electric sub that was 312 ft long.End on it would stick out of the water here by 120 ft.lol. The Yuan is about 250 ft.At least if it sank in the gulf the men could just pop open a hatch and swim to the surface. We trained for that at Ford Island sub base in Hawaii. FYI: I was at Queen Sirikit Naval hospital last year and noticed a couple Thai officers in uniform with submarine badges. What's that all about?

Several years ago I worked briefly for a US based O&G company north of Udon.They contracted a Thai driling company for a workover job.They used copied GM diesels (read China) You would not believe the amount of lube oil that leaked from these engines from any place there was a gasket.The clean up was a huge job.They had to find sawdust to help soak it up and placed it in barrels.

In my case it's done right in the agents office.Previous years yes,had to visit that dreadful place for the photo..no more

Agree, I've come to believe thats true also.I did my own for years until I was asked one time too many for some ridiculous copy or info and gave up. I only use agents these days and never enter that building any more.The signature on the actual Visa is exactly the same person every year. When you think about it it's easy money for them and they don't have to deal with the farang. Win/Win

Great advice.It never occured to me that was possible.I wouldn't know where else to look in Pattaya. What was the fee?

Point taken.A few years back I was struggling with cancer and was thinking I don't want to live like this.I even bought the para cord . The subsequent operation was successful and I'm still here. If the outcome was different I would have used the cord because I'm afraid of heights.

The Pattaya Flying Club is taking members.

Very good point.My sister in law scored a gov't job.First thing they did was borrow 1 mil to buy a new pick up and clear a couple debts.Now they are in payment heaven...IE: broke as f.

PreviousIy I've worked as a Safety Officer in the O&G industry for a couple years..ABC Fire extinguishers should all have a tag on them indicating the date of the last inspection along with the company doing this.It's a cronic problem getting them retested/refilled offshore because of logistics.I believe they empty them and pressure test and refill/recharge. But this is TIT and that costs money. They don't necessarily have to be discarded though.I did take a couple dry powder expired ones to use as a demo for the local Iranian lads and set them off...they were amazed at how few seconds they actually are usefiul for. Kind of funny as they thought they were good to go for 5-7 minutes.lol

This incident will be dragged out in court and she'll be 99 years old before settlement. They'll somehow try to shift the blame to her therefore slowing down the so called legal system.

I should clarify...These days I'm always in bed before 10pm,sometimes it's 9pm.Thats when I normally look at some Instagram shorts on my phone.That puts me to sleep in a matter of minutes.I'll wake up a half hour later with the phone on my chest..lol After 6 - 7 hours I'm awake and refreshed. Insomnia is a curse,,,thank god I don't have that issue.

I'm in the same boat.At 72 I find myself getting ready for bed between 8-9 pm.Not that long ago I'd be drinking beer untill 11pm. Since I quit drinking I can't keep my eyes open late anymore.BTW I'm not complaining.

Perhaps a visual inspection by Somchai as he rode it on the way for a break.

It's very important that this incident gets swept under the carpet before blame can be administered.I see there is a delay in the police obtaining the video footage? TIT It will be very interesting to see the monetary value they put on this poor woman's leg. Pain and suffering and psychiatric counseling. Hitachi is a huge corporation so will be lawyered up.

Interesting,I'm ex Navy also but I always assumed the exhaust lines/pipes were well above the water line . I'm not familiar with frigates, wouldn't the running engines exhaust pressure be enough to prevent the ingress of water? I had a pleasure boat with dual exhaust pipes at the rear water line but the pipe had a loop inline to stop water from entering the engine through the exhaust when stopped. This case is a very rare event as its hard to believe something wasn't in place to prevent this. I wasn't there either but there are a lot of unanswered questions.

If Somchai and his wife own it yes. If Hisi owner no.TIT

In my case the lawyers fee was 30k.I don't know how much of that was paid as tea money.The transaction was completed swiftly when the lawyer got involved.I love living here but this part of it sucks a big one.

Back when I bought my house it needed several upgrades.It took me years to find a skilled honest neighborhood handyman.I know for a fact I paid over double the going rate for tile installation recommended by a neighbor.He f__ked me good. I still don't talk to him.I use the same fellow for everything now and always tip him because I'm that grateful. You must be aware that there is the "farang" price and the price a local would pay. I paid the farang price for several years..sheesh

I can add to your statement.A couple years ago they knocked down the house next door in my moo ban.Little did we know its now a rental "pool villa" in Booking.com. Its 4 br so foreign(Chinese) groups rent it to party hardy. Unfortunately our bedroom is on the poolside.Its an unpleasant feeling to get woken up at 3am to loud yelling etc.When my wife calls the moo ban lady she apologizes and thats it until next time.I have ordered an air horn out of desparation.If anyone can give me some suggestions please provide.Sleepless in Pattaya.We've lived in this house for 17 years and really don't want to sell and move.

You are 100% correct pub..this will be a slow process in the guise of making it all more convenient for you . Slowly eroding your rights and privacy.The working class will no longer have the ability to jet off to the beach for a 2 week holiday to escape winter.Your carbon footprint will forbid unnecessary travel.All documented in you digital ID and CBDC.

Yes it used to be a conspiracy theory but when digital ID and BCDC currency becomes reality we will give up control of a large part of our lives.Our privacy among other things will be compromised.The CBDC will be programmable at the gov'ts whim.Ask a Canadian trucker protester how it feels to have your bank accounts frozen during that time.