webfact Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Phuket taxi drivers start catching crabs to make a living By Eakkapop Thongtub Former Phuket taxi driver Thanathorn Thepkaew is now catching crabs with his friends just to make ends meet. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: Four former Phuket taxi drivers now out of work due to the COVID-19 crisis have turned to catching crabs to make a living. One of the four, Thanathorn Thepkaew, 38, originally from Trang, found himself out of work two months ago when the tourists stopped flying in. Where he used to earn about B20,000 a month, enough to support himself, his wife and child, Thanathorn found himself without any income, but still with rent, motorcycle payments and car payments to pay, and needing to send money back home to Trang. Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-taxi-drivers-start-catching-crabs-to-make-a-living-75783.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2020-04-22 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted April 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2020 Well Thanathorn better stay away from the wife if you have caught crabs. 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 7 hours ago, colinneil said: Well Thanathorn better stay away from the wife if you have caught crabs. now then...now then....but you gotta ask have they been caught on land or water............ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post poohy Posted April 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2020 I am sure there is a better way of writing the headline! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LivinginKata Posted April 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2020 32 minutes ago, poohy said: I am sure there is a better way of writing the headline! Click bait .... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 hour ago, webfact said: Where he used to earn about B20,000 a month, enough to support himself, his wife and child, Thanathorn found himself without any income, but still with rent, motorcycle payments and car payments to pay, and needing to send money back home to Trang. is he missing a zero 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob12345 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 12 minutes ago, smedly said: is he missing a zero Guess he did just 1 ride a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steelepulse Posted April 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 22, 2020 Personally I think the can all go pound rocks, and get an attitude adjustment while they are at it. I recall they were all so rude and aggressive right before the coup, then after that they slunk back in the gutter for a while. Nice to see they will have plenty of time to think about their attitudes and consider career changes. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marko kok prong Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Small or large crabs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmjam Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 maybe they will learn to charge a reasonable price to tourists in future if they ever return to their taxi job. probably not, the rate will probably go up. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 6 hours ago, poohy said: I am sure there is a better way of writing the headline! Well it probably wouldn't be 'Phuket taxi drivers start catching crabs to make a loving'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merijn Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Karma is a bitch ???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 They can go down the social and claim for nippers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holy cow cm Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 He looks like a nice honest Phuket taxi driver to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Rising Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I hope they all catch 'em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soi3eddie Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Sympathy for the wife and child if they're going hungry but no sympathy for greedy taxi drivers in Phuket. He should have saved for the "rainy day" that is now. Sell the vehicles to highest bidder and introduce Grab or insist on Meter Taxis in Phuket. No more 200 Baht minimum fare. Time to open the market up there and stop ripping of locals and visitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmen Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Ahh the good old days ... PHUKET "Swedish tourist beaten up by Patong tuk tuk driver and friends" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hmunker Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 The Crabs in Phuket are “very fast” you know I’ve seen them running on the beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apophyss Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 When i see the title, i make a mistake, i read GRAB instead of CRAB... taxi...grab... why not ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xi Tha Virus Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 19 hours ago, jimmjam said: maybe they will learn to charge a reasonable price to tourists in future if they ever return to their taxi job. probably not, the rate will probably go up. ???? These are gang of maffia, they will never learn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xi Tha Virus Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 shed no tears for these mafia gang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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