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22 students in the second van?

Is that legal?

9 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

How did they know they were peeing were the pissing from the beach or were they in the water?

 

The heavenly look on their faces as they relieved the pressure. 😃

2 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

Yeah, I would be moving if that was anywhere near my house, not going to allow my 8 yr old daughter grow up with that around. I guess I like being inside a guarded community, with workers cleaning all the time.

What if I tell you that this is directly opposite an international kindergarten?

11 minutes ago, lordgrinz said:

 

Might be time to move....LOL

It's about 400 metres from my house, and I try to avoid that area as much as psooible

Come to my soi in Ekamai, Bangkok. Every morning 2 guys walk out of their house, jump on a motorcycle, drive 30 metres, pee on the wall and drive home again.

# men walk out of their house and pee on the wall.

All day long people stop and pee on the wall (and I have seen defaction once).

Taxi drivers throw their bottles of urine in the bushes. The whole area is rotten with stale pee.

It's easy to pick on the foreigners, but many Thais are much worse.

Why only Chonburi?

There are many of these "premises" in Bangkok.

2 hours ago, Andre0720 said:

The world is headed to an era when so many things that people say naively, will trigger a response like:

'What do you mean by that?".

 

Some leaders have kept their common sense. Thank God.

Oh but ''God", what do you mean by that?

 

I have a problem. My colour printer needs some new ink.  I don't mean red, yellow or blue. I mean the other colour that we normally use to print text.

Do you know what I mean?

15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Starting tomorrow, the Ministry of Public Health will begin distributing over 8 million face masks across the country to tackle harmful PM 2.5 dust pollution.

It's great to see how this government knows how to "tackle" pollution. Free train rides and free masks.

Let them burn the sigar cane. No problem!!!!

On 1/25/2025 at 8:13 PM, Walker88 said:

Of course we went to the moon, because it's so close.

 

I once asked a Thai woman, "What's closer, the moon or Pattaya?"

 

She thought for a moment and said, "The moon". I asked why. "Because I can see the moon from Bangkok, but I can't see Pattaya".

 

So, for the Lunartics out there who think man never landed on the moon, it's probably only a 1500 baht taxi ride to the moon, because it's about 1700 to farther-away Pattaya. Just tell the taxi driver: "Sea of Tranquillity". He knows the best route.

It doesn't look big enough to land on!

On 1/26/2025 at 11:25 AM, Will B Good said:

 

 

Vintage Cheddar and soy sauce.......having typed that, think I'll make a couple of slices. Cheers

Interesting. I'll give it a try as I like HP sauce on cheddar.

Try a thin layer of strawberry jam sometime. That goes well with a vintage cheddar.

I have often helped newly graduated students find jobs and it is surprising how many, when they see their dream job, say something like, "I really want that job, but I want to travel to USA first. Do you think they will allow that?"

My answer "NO!"

3 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

 

Why does a tops supermarket have your Wife's phone number ?

They have my wife's phone number and used it once to call us when they was a problem with the credit card.

They have the number from the membership card.

18 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

Not scammed but had an over zealous clerk for the first time last night. It was 11:58pm (even by his own watch), but he refused to serve alcohol saying it was no midnight. 'Cannot do midnight'.

 

I then showed him my watch, showed him the world clock on google, and asked to look at his watch, but then i think it became about honour and not wanting to climb down. 

 

An odd one. 

 

 

That happened to me in Foodland once. 13.45 they closed the wine department. I pointed out the time and their reply was that by the time I got to the cash desk it would be 14.00. No way would they open for me. 

2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Er, yes it has, most of the buses are now fueled by LPG/NGV and cannot emit black smoke, the white "smoke" is water vapour.

That's probably true, but where I live I only see the old red and yellow buses daily and they emit black smoke. 

I've lived here 25 years and I remember when I first came I read a headline similar to this one and for 2 or 3 days I saw on TV that the police were stopping some buses and measuring the amount of black smoke being emitted.

25 years and still the same headlines while nothing has been done.

At least it will be easy to copy and paste the story again in 5, 10, 15 years

6 hours ago, DonniePeverley said:

They literally have public busses running on the streets blowing out black smoke.

 

Why not ban them for a start ?

 

The vehicle emissions is disgusting in Bangkok. Make sure vehicles comply with regulations on emissions - and actively pursue those who break the rules. 

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.

😄

7 hours ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Culturally, in LOS fares are collected after completion of service.

Paying before would IMO inevitably lead to complaints of being landed at the wrong ( closer ) place, or other suchlike scams.

 

As long as the demanded fare does not exceed the agreed price, I don't even see what the problem is. Were they intending to do a runner on landing?

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.

6 hours ago, watchcat said:

 

Wouldn't it be mandatory for naval workers to know how to swim.  ??

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

5 hours ago, grandpa said:

'Scores of Russians Injured.'  In England, a score = 20, therefore there was only 1 score +7 = 27 Russians  on the bus. 10 were uninjured, (27-10) leaving 17 injured. By my reckoning that is not even a dozen and a half (12 + 6 =18) let alone 'scores'!!

 

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.

2 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

That paragraph reads as if it is the fault of foreigners. 

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

5 hours ago, LennyW said:

He was heading flat out for a lane that was closed, looks like he did not see it the red X, and tried to swerve into a lane that was open, but way too late and way too fast - no chance!!. Injured passengers on the bus, in the cars he ploughed into and the motorway staff that were directing people through, he just ruined so many peoples day!!!

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?

5 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

I have been on a few buses in Thailand, and have never had any of these “normal” experiences.

How about you? 
 

If was a normal occurrence why has it been reported.

I drive past buses everyday and never seen it.

 

i have told you a million times before to strop exaggerating.

 

74 year old driver might have had a medical episode.

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.