connda

If you're planning to taking your kids from their mother, well, really reflect on that action.

If the mother has actually abandoned them, then seek legal advice.

2 minutes ago, connda said:

Which has to do "what" with rising sea levels and beach front properties?

FYI -  I lived in CA for 8 years and fires up and down the state were a problem as far back as I can remember.  For me that was close to 40 years ago - back when Fairfield was becoming a bedroom community for the Bay Area.  About 20 years later that was Sacramento.  Now its Lake Tahoe.  Let's not even talk about So. Cal 💗 and San Diego.  There are millions of new homes, a total lack of new PGE infrastructure (the old stuff keeps creating fires it seems), and then an eco-warrior mindset that seems to think that if enough "wild-fires" are set (another name for arson in the name of global warming) then the state will revert to neo-feudalism and force all the pleb into 15 minute cities where they can eat bugs and "be happy."  Insurance companies are happy to oblige.  I can remember back when there was a major "hill-fire" in Oakland.  All the houses on the hill-side were toasted -except one which was built by an engineer who engineered it - not to burn.  It can be done - but there's not will to do it. 

For anyone mad enough to live in CA these day.  Sucks to be you.  I loved my time there but I'd never go back.

Let me know when the homes on Mission Beach can't get insurance because the polar ice caps are melting and nobody can sell because they can't get title insurance.

1 hour ago, soalbundy said:

Sorry it's California but Florida home insurance is doubling and tripling.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBHbUsttwa8

 

Which has to do "what" with rising sea levels and beach front properties?

FYI -  I lived in CA for 8 years and fires up and down the state were a problem as far back as I can remember.  For me that was close to 40 years ago - back when Fairfield was becoming a bedroom community for the Bay Area.  About 20 years later that was Sacramento.  Now its Lake Tahoe.  Let's not even talk about So. Cal 💗 and San Diego.  There are millions of new homes, a total lack of new PGE infrastructure (the old stuff keeps creating fires it seems), and then an eco-warrior mindset that seems to think that if enough "wild-fires" are set (another name for arson in the name of global warming) then the state will revert to neo-feudalism and force all the pleb into 15 minute cities where they can eat bugs and "be happy."  Insurance companies are happy to oblige.  I can remember back when there was a major "hill-fire" in Oakland.  All the houses on the hill-side were toasted -except one which was built by an engineer who engineered it - not to burn.  It can be done - but there's not will to do it. 

For anyone mad enough to live in CA these day.  Sucks to be you.  I loved my time there but I'd never go back.

1 hour ago, soalbundy said:

In Florida many house insurances are not being renewed, a big problem if you have mortgage, no insurance, no mortgage.

Source?  It's hearsay without a source that explains the big picture.

Then wake me up when the Biden's, Obama's (including all the properties on Martha's Vineyard), and the Gore's properties are condemned as uninsurable - or - when the sell them and find they can't obtain title insurance.  Ain't gonna happen.

Talk about government officials who simply can't be happy:

Feast - unhappy
Famine - unhappy

5 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

No need to walk on eggshells.

He's 60 for chrissakes.

Just be authentic.

I wouldn't ask probing questions about his sexual history though unless he starts to talk about it himself.

Exactly!

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

I often wondered why so many dentists in Pattaya 

I'm thinking they must be competing with each other 

 

Well today I contact 4 dentists by phone , the root canal specialist isn't available until next Tuesday 

Another one said May 7th 

 

Another one I rang said there " normal " dentist is available tommrrw afternoon first appointment 5pm 

 

And it goes on ,all fully booked days in advance ,try seeing a specialist takes weeks 

Dental World Chiang Mai.  My wife experienced that same thing with a dentist in Lamphun.  "Sorry, no see root canal dentist for three weeks."
Called Dental World and was in the next day.  If you're in pain - fly to Chiang Mai.  Dental World is a large organization with a lot of dentists and specialists and I'm sure they can fit you in ASAP.
 

Is your Caps-Lock stuck?

3 hours ago, HappyExpat57 said:

Does this possibly mean a relaxing of the rules for hospitals using morphine, codeine or Oxycodone as pain relievers? It's my understanding they were very hesitant to use them even in the most legit cases.

Palliative care is in the stone-age here in Thailand.  Thai medical "authorities" view on the subject of pain medication is that if you haven't developed Buddha-like abilities to sit in pain-free samadhi, then it's your bad karma to suffer in pain and agony.  So they have to keep pain meds away for the public - you know - like people dying of stage 4 cancer or those suffering with kidney stones.  Someone might "abuse" the medicines so everyone needs to be kept from using them.

Well - if this isn't a latent "April Fools" joke, then it is a positive for Thailand's abyssal lack of effective palliative care for cancer patients and others suffering end-of-life maladies. But then again, a signature on a piece of paper doesn't equate to the implementation of compassionate palliative care.

2 hours ago, Robert Paulson said:

We all know the vaccines are perfectly safe and perfectly effective. But this Andrew Bridgen character is discussing excess deaths in the UK Parliament. It’s at 14:33:00 if you want to listen to his outlandish claims. https://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/168f642a-5708-4b1a-9857-d8eacf475252

 

 

Make sure to personally get all of your shots and every available booster whenever they are available. Never miss one.  Otherwise, Killer Covid will get you.  Safe and Effective. 

On 4/20/2024 at 6:43 PM, malct said:

My Thai wife's son is dating a Thai lady and now she is talking marriage even though she has only known my wife's son for 3 months and my wife is saying that its going to cost half Million in total plus the dowry .

There's a sucker in every crowd.  And a farang sucker funding every "traditional" Thai wedding.
A million THB.  <laughs>  Run. 

Free - I point the kids to the Amphur office where they free to get married.

This sucks. 

20 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

First: how far back from the junction was the SUV when the Mobility-Trike entered the junction ?  60m ? More ? 
 

Second: Priority to Traffic from left rule is in place when vehicles arrive at unmarked junctions (x-roads of roads of the same status) - when roads have a different status there is a white line which denotes to give way (& sometime a Stop & / or Give way sign).

Second point is moot because trike was already in the junction before the SUV reached your Junction.

 

Third: Agree - trike being most vulnerable should have been more careful of his one safety. 
SUV should also have been more careful of the consideration & safety of others. Particularly as approach from the left was blind (blocked by shops).

 

Forth: 100% agree because idiots like the SUV driver will always be around do drive & rude defensively - the trike rider was most certainly not riding defensively.

 

And / Again: 100% agree, sadly we never see a follow up - that involves investigative questioning & follow up, I.e. effort & that’s not worth the while of getting out of the office when more stories can simply be copied & pasted or pumped through AI to trigger hits. 

Bottom line - this only gets resolved by the cops and the courts.  But I'm really interested in how it is resolved. 

4 minutes ago, JensenZ said:

It's an uncontrolled intersection, so the rule here is to proceed slowly and keep your eyes open for oncoming vehicles. It's a courtesy system which the foreigner does not understand. It's also good to proceed more carefully if you're on a bike and heed to bigger vehicles. I would say the foreigner thought that he had absolute right of way.

 

Also, offering "sorry" to the damaged party is the wrong thing to do. Insurance policies normally stipulate in the fine print never to admit liability in any accident. If they find out you did, they can refuse your claim. It was right for the car driver to leave it up to the insurance company to sort it out.

As a farang - keep up-to-date insurance with a reputable company and make sure it has at least a 2 million THB bail bond rider.  Then let the insurance company handle the accident.  The only people you talk with: the cops and the insurance adjuster. 

Want to know why there are so many farang road deaths here in Thailand?

Just read the comments (or listen to them) by people who "clearly" don't have a minimal clue as to the laws of right-of-way at uncontrolled intersections as well as all of the excuses for the consequences of heedless driving.  If you are driving a bicycle, an EV scooter, a motorcycle, car, truck, or simply walking - if you are on a Thai road your first responsibility is to "clearly" be aware of your surroundings and to navigate with caution and in a defensive manner.  If you are driving an EV scooter or any other vehicle and get hit by another vehicle - trust me - it doesn't matter who was at fault if a modicum of caution and defensive driving could have avoided the accident in the first place.  And after looking at the video this accident was "clearly" avoidable. The EV driver had the most to lose (like his life) so had I been in his situation (and I have before) I would have slowed down before the intersection (like I always do at intersections without working traffic lights or Stop-Signs, i.e., uncontrolled intersections), looked both ways (but haa haa haa, look both ways?  - traffic is only coming from the left because it's one-way haa haa haa) like I said, "looked both ways", and then only crossed if it was "clearly" safe to do so without getting in an accident.

Who had the most to lose by "being first" to enter the uncontrolled intersection?
The SUV driver?  Nope.  Uninjured.
The EV driver?  Sucks to be in ICU. 

Hopefully AN/Thaiger will keep on top of this event come what may - I really would like to know how the BIB, Thai court system, and the insurance company settle this.

Just found the video.  Holy cr*p.  Like I said, we have a very simliar road in Lamphun with two roads paralleling a railroad track with roads crossing the track and the the two roads.  And my guess looking at the drivers on the other side is that none of the traffic lights are turned on (just like Lamphun).
I NEVER drive across the parallel roads without slowing and looking (and I'm in a car), and given traffic on those road are normally driving 40, 50, 60 kpm - I'll yield to anything oncoming unless they are slowing and signalling a turn - and then I still drive with caution.

The Swiss dude on his EV?  Hammers the accelerator and "D*mn the traffic - full speed ahead."  He didn't bother to slow down, to look both ways, to take any caution at all.

I hate to inform the dude's wife, but "justice" will be paying his own bills as well as the damage to the car he drove in front of.  This was totally avoidable.  All he had to do was slow down, look, and yield for his own safety. 

Mr. Andeks was rushed to the hospital with severe injuries and has been placed in the ICU. Mrs. Samrit revealed that she was disappointed with the alleged lack of support from the driver, who she claimed has not offered any words of consolation or financial assistance to her Swiss husband. The medical expenses have already reached over 200,000 baht, but the driver, whose name has been withheld in light of an ongoing investigation, allegedly tried to hand over the entire responsibility to the insurance company.

"but the driver, whose name has been withheld in light of an ongoing investigation, allegedly tried to hand over the entire responsibility to the insurance company." 
 

This is exactly why people have insurance!  So that should an accident occur, the entire affair - financially - is settled by the insurance company.  Insurance isn't freaking free.  However, given the circumstances - i.e., the scooter driver failed to yield right of way while driving an unlicensed electric scooter that really has no business being driven on the road, I can understand why this is taking time to sort out.  My guess is that the insurance company will refuse to pay.

20 minutes ago, connda said:

My guess is the the car's driver's insurance company will sort it out - well - if the car's driver is insured as of course, "This Is Thailand."  Needless to say that the unlicensed EV scooter isn't insured at all.

Another blurb from ChatGPT:

Both the insurance company and the car driver are going to have a field day with this in court.