Tropicalevo

Glad that you are not a greenhorn. You will survive! (I too live on Samui) Water truck prices went though the roof this year as even the well supplies are drying up. September we were paying 350 to 400 baht for a small truck (2 x mtr3) and 600 baht for a large truck (5-6 x mtr3). These were prices for 'regular' users. Ad hoc users were paying up to 900 baht for the larger trucks. The water quality from the trucks is terrible. Many owners are installing the large filter systems to their properties. We are on a private development and the owner has now improved the development water supply so we are using less trucks. I have heard that Suratthani are going to clamp down on unregistered wells, but that won't affect you as you are on government water. I will send a PM re the reason for a lawyer.

Lots of questions spring to mind on reading the original message. Most would be answered by a reliable lawyer - there are some on Samui. My concern is always the after-sale. Property access, electricity, water supply etc. The location of the property will decide a lot of these things. Government water ( it runs out every year) Government electricity (development electricity costs can be uncontrolled) and so on. Is the property on a government road and so on?

Cracked it. Photos are not of this crime. Those photos are from another bust according to the BP. The article there is about two Taiwanese and two Japanese folk scamming 9.5 billion baht from people in Japan. Same main photo.

A local gas station near me has a neat little trick every now and again. Ask them to fill the bike with 91 - no have. Only have 95. So I drive off to the next gas station.

The photographs are confusing. I assume that is Mike in the white shirt in the first photo. Who are the other guys with fuzzy faces?

Fixed it.

Totally agree with you sir.

I told my wife that I was giving up work - pick a country to live in. She chose Thailand. Thank you darling. (She is from the UK.)

The police should have handed the guy over to them.

Full marks to the guy. He did not flee the scene. He 'attended to the injured' before going to hospital himself. Then he handed himself in to the police.

Interesting comment

The problem is that the social media masses believe, without question, what the people post on Tik Tok and other platforms.

I do like his dressing up wardrobe. When he was the health minister, he had a number of different, white 'doctor's' outfits. Now that he is a minister in a civilian government, he wears military uniforms. He either likes dressing up or the uniforms help him to feel important.

Come on AN readers - please donate. It does save lives. As a life long donor, I continued to donate here on Samui. I was even on the 'call list' when blood was urgently needed. (I am o rh -. Universal donor.) Unfortunately, I can no longe donate - over 70 years old. But I ask all of you to donate. The life that you say could even be your own.

You make a very good point there. Stay in and feel sorry for yourself. Go out and interact with all of the lovely people out there 😎👍

PM sent

Maybe hang on to them a bit longer? Thailand 10 Baht ND 1953, P-76 Almost uncirculated $11.89 Right Now on eBay Thailand 10 Baht ND 1969-1978 P 83 Sign 50 Kriangsak Sanoh UNC $7.65 Right Now on eBay 10 BAHT VERY FINE BANKNOTE FROM THAILAND 1953 PICK-76 RARE $3.40 Right Now on eBay Thailand 10 Baht ND 1953 P 76 Sign 44 Sommai/Pisut UNC

And still he digs the hole deeper.

From the Thaiger That is not nice.

Fixed it for you.

Sorry. Not a duck lover. 🫢

Ask Hamas. They also cut their heads off.

The guy that decides enough is enough. Hamas break the existing ceasefire every day. Over a thousand rockets falling on civilians. Then the animals decide to 'invade' Israel and kill babies, children and women. Perhaps throw your 'criminal' insults at those animals. Hamas are the legal group in charge of Gaza. Voted in by the people of Gaza. What is the point of yet another meaningless ceasefire when Hamas ignore it daily?

My middle finger was bitten off by my dog at the first joint. It was a long time ago. I was flown to Bangkok and it was re-attached at Bangkok Hospital, Bangkok by a doctor who specialised in re-attaching penis's. Nice Japanese microsurgeon. Mine was his first finger re-attachment. He filmed the op and follow up. I would lend my dog to you to bite your finger off but he died some 20 years ago.

The two emojis that I would vote for are a WTF (?) emoji and a thumbs down one 👎. I cannot believe what some folk post. 🫣