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Almost every night there are 5 or more cars parked around our house. The drivers sit in them for 3 or 4 hours with the motors idling while their bosses go to have dinner meetings. Some stay longer with the record being 16 hours. 8 pm to 12 midday. That's just in our part of the soi. If this happens all over Thailand then that's a lot of unnecessary pollution.

Arrived at Suvarnabhumi , planned to stay at a hotel near Don Meaung, driven to a hotel in Lat Krabang. Quite a confusing story. Anyway, I hope she is ok.

I saw something terrible happening on the beach last night. I mean it was shocking, disgusting, the worst I have ever seen, but I am not telling anyone what I saw. It is so easy to make up stories. 😄

Are you sure? I don't think I have ever paid the fare for any form of transport after completion of service. It's always been money first. Edit: Oh, I forgot motorcycle taxis and taxis. Yes, I pay them after the ride.

Maybe there is more to the incident than has been reported.

If Thailand wants the rich tourists then safety measures have to be greatly improved. I have just read about a rich Chinese tourists who is going to sue a boat operator for endangering his family's lives at the weekend by taking them out on a boat despite bad weather warnings. The boat sank.

All these comments about "Scores". Scores is an idiomatic expression mean "many." We also say "a couple of" which doesn't always mean two. How many people say "just a minute" and take 3 or 4 minutes.

Of course it is their fault. If they weren't here that accident wouldn't have happened.

Why was he heading flat out?? I often drive past that area and there are signs at least 1 km before. Most cars start slowing down well before the toll, but he didn't. had he fallen asleep and for a few seconds?

What is "normal"? I have been in about 5 minor accidents involving mini vans or buses. I think each one involved the driver losing concentration or dosing off. I try to sit behind the driver so that I can see his eyes in the mirror and honestly, I would say 50 % (maybe more) have moments where they stare into nothing or even nod off and I have videos to prove it. I have complained several times without much effect although one driver was dismissed after several complaints and admitting that he had a night job working until 3 am and starting to drive at 7 am.

Copied and pasted text which has been used year after year after.

He is all mouth and no action. We have first hand experience, which I won't mention here.

They often come up from behind without me knowing. They don't sound their horns or anything. Just zoom past within inches of my arms.

Just saw some drunken people finishing their drinks 7 am this morning and then jumping into the cars to drive home. I won't mention whet their jobs were!

Are you using True Mobile or True Internet? Their monopoly (almost) of the communication market wouldn't be allowed in many countries. Everyone mentions 7-11 and Lotus, but what about Macro? MG cars? You are right, the CP conglomerate controls a huge portion of the Thai consumer market.

Thaksin IS the government.

Oh those pesky foreigners who have ruined Pattaya's prostitution free city reputation.

No, but a couple of cops on a motorcycle were parked near me once. The "boy" (he is probably about 15 now) came down the soi and saw them, so he u-turned and drove away. I thought about informing them, but I knew it wouldn't help.

There's a young kid on my soi in Bangkok that does this daily. No one cares.

Which immigration office did you use?

It's the Thai law. Any one employed in a Thai company has to be registered with the SSO.

Wait until the minimum daily wage increases. That will also make Thai goods less competitive. Having said that, I agree that the minimum daily wage is too low.

Someone informed me today from immigration at Hua Hin that the online 90 day report has been suspended or taken down. I am trying to find out if it is true

I was informed today that the 90 day online system is not working. This was from immigration in Hua Hin Anyone know if this is true?

Don't they mean "especially the prime minister"?