Video: Irate house owner takes axe to illegally parked car - but there's a backstory

 

 

A video posted to Facebook showed a furious woman house owner use an axe and a shovel to bash a pick-up blocking her driveway.

 

After sounding a horn for several minutes she was filmed for about six minutes circling the pick-up hitting the hood and the side window causing considerable damage.

 

Sanook reported that after the video finished the car owner came back and apologized but was still subjected to a mouthful of further abuse.

 

Comment fell into supporters of the car driver and supporters of the house owner as the story was shared from Khao Den Clip Dang 14,000 times.

 

 

However, there was a back story. A trader told the news media that previously the father of the house owner had died after he fell into a coma and could not be taken to hospital in time as someone was blocking the driveway.

 

The house owner had thereafter gone to a court and erected a large sign forbidding parking.

 

The house is in the area of a large market where many people want to park on Saturdays and Sundays.

 

Source: https://news.sanook.com/5398938/

 

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Far too many selfish pricks around, too many drivers in Thailand don't care enough for others to even get out of the way of ambulances, evidence of which most of us have seen first hand as well as on clips posted here.

It's easy to understand why the homeowner was so angry.

 

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Two yellow lines work where I come from

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4 minutes ago, Slaps said:

 

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Two yellow lines work where I come from

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plus professional police/traffic wardens who do their job in, i'm guessing, an incorruptible way and a robust, efficient, and incorruptible judiciary system.

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what an inconsiderate <deleted>, i suppose there is a law about obstruction, that would be obstructing a persons right of way in my book, 100,00 baht fine and a year in prison, (or was that to do with smoking ) ? lol

55 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

there was a back story. A trader told the news media that previously the father of the house owner had died after he fell into a coma and could not be taken to hospital in time as someone was blocking the driveway.

surprises not in the slightest, thais have little-to-no consideration for others;

one of the true deep disappointments living here

7 minutes ago, YetAnother said:

surprises not in the slightest, thais have little-to-no consideration for others;

one of the true deep disappointments living here

I do have quite a bit of sympathy for the lady even if the reaction was a bit OTT. A very sharp knife in two tyres would have been a better solution, one front, one rear would have worked even better. Then insurance doesn't cover it. ?

Done on the QT then watch the effort to get it fixed.

1 minute ago, overherebc said:

I do have quite a bit of sympathy for the lady even if the reaction was a bit OTT. A very sharp knife in two tyres would have been a better solution, one front, one rear would have worked even better.

Done on the QT then watch the effort to get it fixed.

 

She should have set it on fire..... 

6 minutes ago, speedtripler said:

 

She should have set it on fire..... 

Insurance would pay so that punishes everyone who pays for car insurance.

10 to 1 the driver doesn't park there again. lol

 

7 minutes ago, Just1Voice said:

10 to 1 the driver doesn't park there again. lol

 

Luckily, pickups are cheap 

The lady wanted to get out of her driveway so if you deflate the tyres or set fire to the car then you are trapped in your driveway for longer

2 minutes ago, Russell17au said:

The lady wanted to get out of her driveway so if you deflate the tyres or set fire to the car then you are trapped in your driveway for longer

 and could set your own house and car on fire in the process LOL

16 minutes ago, overherebc said:

Insurance would pay so that punishes everyone who pays for car insurance.

Out of several million vehicles on the roads it would be a fraction of a baht per person even if that pickup was brand new, which it does not look to be

 

Worth it for the entertainment. 

1 hour ago, samsensam said:

 

plus professional police/traffic wardens who do their job in, i'm guessing, an incorruptible way and a robust, efficient, and incorruptible judiciary system.

"a robust, efficient, and incorruptible judiciary system." Where might that be? 

The only sad thing is that these people can reproduce. 

Too many lazy people here who want to take most convenient way. At least he could have left the gear in neutral.


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1 hour ago, shady86 said:

Too many lazy people here who want to take most convenient way. At least he could have left the gear in neutral.


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If you do that and it rolls forward or backward into another vehicle  you will have to pay for that.... 

 

Only in attended carparks would I leave it in neutral.... But I don't park blocking anyones driveway either 

2 hours ago, jenny2017 said:

The only sad thing is that these people can reproduce. 

Actually they can't even do that right anymore 

https://mobile.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/02/14/world/asia/14reuters-valentines-day-thailand.html

Not defending the vehicle operator, but she was definitely OTT and she should pay for the damage. Not enough tow truck services in Thailand. These would get this "park anywhere" mentality corrected. She should have been able to "dial-a-tow" and gotten it towed as supported by law. Any entrepreneurs out there?

 

 

Never lose your temper in thailand. Always stay cool and smile. Jai yen. Dont show emotions. Be compassionate. The Buddhist approach. Etc etc.

 

Oops! Welcome to reality ?

7 hours ago, overherebc said:

I do have quite a bit of sympathy for the lady even if the reaction was a bit OTT. A very sharp knife in two tyres would have been a better solution, one front, one rear would have worked even better. Then insurance doesn't cover it. ?

Done on the QT then watch the effort to get it fixed.

A smarter method is to cut rhe rubber valve stem on the tyre, which deflates just as effectively without causing expensive damage which you may end up paying for.

7 hours ago, overherebc said:

I do have quite a bit of sympathy for the lady even if the reaction was a bit OTT. A very sharp knife in two tyres would have been a better solution, one front, one rear would have worked even better. Then insurance doesn't cover it. ?

Done on the QT then watch the effort to get it fixed.

 

Great idea... Then she would be blocked in even longer !!!

A bit like Crocodile Dundee and his amazing buffalo taming scene, still had to get past it...

The guy shouldn't have parked there, just rude...

But even parking legally, on the side of the road here, you risk retribution from irate shop owners who seem to think the road belongs to them !!

It's all fun n games in the land of smiles :)

2 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Great idea... Then she would be blocked in even longer !!!

A bit like Crocodile Dundee and his amazing buffalo taming scene, still had to get past it...

Only if her car is in the drive way at the time.

1 minute ago, overherebc said:

Only if her car is in the drive way at the time.

 

It was, hence the anger :)

Plus no story at all if she wasn't blocked in...

11 hours ago, Slaps said:

 

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Two yellow lines work where I come from

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That is what we call wishful thinking over here.  Here they just get happy because it´s easier to see the middle of the road.

I had same problem. 

I would just let the air out of a couple of tires.

Never had to do it to the same vehicle twice.

Never lacked for illegal parkers either. Always new ones to block my drive.

Then I moved.

11 hours ago, sirineou said:

 and could set your own house and car on fire in the process LOL

Can still move it with flat tyres though.