And now? Does he want his shoe back?

 

Looks to me like we have all just found a new "must have" parking spot ????

Prize for those that wind him up the most?

I stop there often to grab some coin from the ATM... the people at that veterinary are a bit feral... Have had many a heated discussion with them.

5 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

It goes both ways when it comes to parking in front of businesses/shops etc, most Thais (including those parking) will respect the spots in front of businesses as primarily for the customers/deliveries of those businesses. If you ever own a business then you also benefit from the practice,  

It took me a while to fully understand as I would be somewhere with my wife looking for a park and she would say "you cant park there, it for the shop". It wasn't until we owned a restaurant in a busy soi, and most thais would leave the spot in front empty unless they were customers, that I fully appreciated the unwritten practice. .

 

Yes, its legal public parking, but why fight the system that many Thais go by. usually all it takes is a quick acknowledgement to the shop owner that you will only be a couple of minutes, a quick thank you etc and everything is fine.

 

Its a respect for someone running a commercial venture, where a customer/deliveries being able to park may mean the difference between profit or loss that day.

 

I was waiting for someone the other day and literally watched a mom and pop hardware store, all morning pick-ups were coming and going, business was thriving, people pretty much left those spots for the hardware store. Until a farang, in the mandatory oversized ford ranger, full of his own importance parked where the pickups and deliveries were being done. I watched the hardware guys tell the guy that customers and deliveries are using the spots, the farang just shrugged his shoulders and walked off, probably to sit in a bar all day with his mates.

 

Maybe next time you go to park somewhere, stop and think, (as most Thais do) although I have the legal right to park in this spot, what will be the ramifications for the people trying to conduct a business. Or you can wait until the local council puts up loading zone signs everywhere, all because you coudlnt leave the spots in front of businesses for the businesses.

 

 

What a load of horse sh#t.

If they want a dedicated spot they should buy one, make one on their property. It's a public street, hence the word "public".

The rest of the world seems to survive with the same "inconveniences" and yet.......why bother !!!!!!

12 minutes ago, CGW said:

Looks to me like we have all just found a new "must have" parking spot ????

Prize for those that wind him up the most?

Or park there, get their photo taken and post it on TV for judging the best!

5 minutes ago, Reigntax said:

Or park there, get their photo taken and post it on TV for judging the best!

Bonus prize for the first person to park there caravan outside and nip in and ask him to keep an eye on it for them for a couple of weeks?

On 3/5/2020 at 2:07 PM, 0zr0cks said:

She has no male relatives or friends with balls? 

Yes she did. Her French husband. Try reading the full article.