webfact Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Picture: Sanook Fire services and police were called to the area near Makro on Sukhumvit Road, South Pattaya at lunchtime yesterday when a car burst into flames in the middle of the road. Jirayut, 24, said he noticed smoke and stopped. He tried to retrieve a bag containing his phone and one million baht in cash as flames quickly took hold. Earlier he had left his home in Chaiyaphreuk Road heading for the bank to deposit the money. Firemen took ten minutes to bring the blaze under control but by then the car - and the cash - was almost completely destroyed. Sanook said they felt sorry for him in their headline. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2021-05-05 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pixelaoffy Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Well well. Proof of the worthlessness of Thai paperbaht 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jacko45k Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 Struggling to believe this completely! 15 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Peterw42 Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 I'm pretty sure if you looked up insurance fraud in the dictionary, it would have this story. 8 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post anchadian Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 And where did he obtain 1m baht in cash? I believe there's more to this story. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thequietman Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 15 minutes ago, anchadian said: And where did he obtain 1m baht in cash? I believe there's more to this story. A dead friend gave it to him. ???? 2 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keith101 Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 Does he smoke and did he try to through the butt out the window only to have it go into the back seat ? 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 Jackanory, jackanory, tell me a story, what a load of <deleted>, a hell of a very fast fire, if he could not retrieve his bag. Anybody can say i had a million in the bag after it is destroyed. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Orinoco Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 Pants on fire. 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VocalNeal Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 I had all the money from the farmer's cooperative under the seat of my mocy. I only went into the 7-Eleven to buy some cigarettes and when I came out the money was gone. Same story accept he was driving a car. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fangless Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 I wonder how large and heavy a bag would be to hold 1Million Baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mahjongguy Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 24 minutes ago, fangless said: I wonder how large and heavy a bag would be to hold 1Million Baht. The cash would stack up to about 12 centimeters. Easy to to hold in one hand. So, pretty much any old plastic bag big enough to hold a large Chang. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIGEPERRIN Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Hope he was wearing his mask Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mr_lob Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 When i first read the headline, i thought his occupation must be in law enforcement... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucegoniners Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 Try telling that to your insurance company, lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulikens Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 would insurance cover it? and he's thai so i doubt he even has insurance 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherwood Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 hours ago, mahjongguy said: The cash would stack up to about 12 centimeters. Easy to to hold in one hand. So, pretty much any old plastic bag big enough to hold a large Chang. You have never had 1 mil baht cash in your hand have you. 555 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thequietman Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 6 hours ago, colinneil said: Anybody can say i had a million in the bag after it is destroyed. Yep, funny how it wasn't 900K or 945K - But 1 million on the button. ???? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahjongguy Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 46 minutes ago, sherwood said: You have never had 1 mil baht cash in your hand have you. 555 The most I ever held in my hand at one time was 600,000 baht when I bought a used Honda Jazz. Otherwise I try never to carry big cash. Ya never know, my car might burn up. But a few times over the years I have carried a wrapped 100,000 and it seems to me that was about 1.2cm, thus 12cm for a mil. So why the laugh? Does 12cm seem too short? Too tall? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pixelaoffy Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 6 minutes ago, mahjongguy said: The most I ever held in my hand at one time was 600,000 baht when I bought a used Honda Jazz. Otherwise I try never to carry big cash. Ya never know, my car might burn up. But a few times over the years I have carried a wrapped 100,000 and it seems to me that was about 1.2cm, thus 12cm for a mil. So why the laugh? Does 12cm seem too short? Too tall? 600k for a used Honda jazz? Wow someone saw you coming 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahjongguy Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 hour ago, pixelaoffy said: 600k for a used Honda jazz? Wow someone saw you coming I can tell you've never driven one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pixelaoffy Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 48 minutes ago, mahjongguy said: I can tell you've never driven one. Don't have to drive one to know what brand new price is 2021 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahjongguy Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 5 minutes ago, pixelaoffy said: Don't have to drive one to know what brand new price is 2021 That purchase was in 2008 for a 2007 model with extras like leather seats, remote locks, passenger airbag, and more. Not to mention very low mileage. Loved that car but after several years things changed and I needed a highway car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 3 hours ago, mahjongguy said: But a few times over the years I have carried a wrapped 100,000 and it seems to me that was about 1.2cm, thus 12cm for a mil. Lot of envy shown in this thread, probably because most of them have never owned 1 million Baht, other than in debt. If you claim that 100.000 Baht staple is only 1.2 cm high, then I doubt you have ever seen 100K together I just measured it for you with a digital caliper, and a staple of 100 x 1000 Baht notes = approximately 15 cm, depending on how hard you press the caliper 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Susco said: Lot of envy shown in this thread, probably because most of them have never owned 1 million Baht, other than in debt. If you claim that 100.000 Baht staple is only 1.2 cm high, then I doubt you have ever seen 100K together I just measured it for you with a digital caliper, and a staple of 100 x 1000 Baht notes = approximately 15 cm, depending on how hard you press the caliper There's a difference between owning 1Mbht, and carrying around 1Mbht in notes. I did have 100,000gbp in my hand (mostly 20s) when I emptied my UK bank account to move out here. And that certainly didn't seem all that big a package. Edited May 5, 2021 by BritManToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, BritManToo said: There's a difference between owning 1Mbht, and carrying around 1Mbht in notes. I did have 100,000gbp in my hand when I emptied my UK bank account to move out here. And that certainly didn't seem all that big a package. I don't know the thickness of Gbp notes, but I just measured a 100K staple of Thai bank notes, and I consider a digital caliper pretty accurate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jackdd Posted May 5, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 5, 2021 22 minutes ago, Susco said: I just measured it for you with a digital caliper, and a staple of 100 x 1000 Baht notes = approximately 15 cm, depending on how hard you press the caliper Do you mean 1.5cm? If it's 15cm there is something very odd with your notes. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susco Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 1 minute ago, jackdd said: Do you mean 1.5cm? If it's 15cm there is something very odd with your notes. LOL, you are correct, I mistook the mm for cm. Apologies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baansgr Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, fangless said: I wonder how large and heavy a bag would be to hold 1Million Baht. Small handbag size, no more than 2lbs Edited May 5, 2021 by baansgr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger101 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 If this happened yesterday (4/5/21) I wonder what bank he was taken it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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