Lopburi trader in "miracle escape" after pick-up trashes her shop - saved by amulet round her neck

[webfact]

Daily News caption: Miracle escape

 

Daily News reported that a 56 year old female trader in Lopburi remarkable survived with barely a scratch after a pick-up plowed into her stall destroying it and a roadside sala (pavilion) behind. 

 

The "luang pu" amulet around her neck was credited with saving her.

 

The incident happened on Route 3196 between Km markers 55 and 56 in Ban Mee district.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

Four people were injured. 

 

Police found driver Soifah, 21, in an agitated state with minor injuries. 

 

She said she had been coming from downtown Lopburi with her mum when she hit a pothole and lost control.

 

She hit the sala as well as the trader's pick-up. Her mum was taken to hospital.

 

Amphan the Som Tam, chicken and pork ball trader - who had now become 46 in the Daily News story - said she'd been there with relatives. 

 

She saw the disaster about to happen and yelled. 

 

She and her elder sister were only slightly hurt from tiles off the sala roof.

 

She was in no doubt about the amulet around her neck for her deliverance. 

 

The media predictably said in their headline and caption that this was a miracle escape. 

 

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[kingkenny]

The amulet played no part in this whatsoever.

[RandiRona]

Awesome!! let’s make copies of this Amulet and distribute across Thailand to help save everyone from road maniacs.

[actonion]

 Maybe she should try walking across the Motorway  to see if this Amulet stuff really works 

[Hayduke]

8 minutes ago, webfact said:

Police found driver Soifah, 21, in an agitated state with minor injuries. 

 

She said she had been coming from downtown Lopburi with her mum when she hit a pothole and lost control.

 

Too bad she didn’t have one of the rare and highly prized…“Protection from potholes” amulets.

 

 

[ezzra]

40 minutes ago, kingkenny said:

The amulet played no part in this whatsoever.

I'm flabbergasted to see that still, find the need to state the obvious and make statements such as "amulet has no part in saving life" like it has to be said...

[jaiyen]

Wasn't the amulet that saved her but her cheap running shoes !

[EVENKEEL]

It would be a dull world if we all had the same beliefs. 

[hotchilli]

15 minutes ago, jaiyen said:

Wasn't the amulet that saved her but her cheap running shoes !

Or the truck just happened to miss her.

[tompelli]

The amulet is useless against tiles.

[kotsak]

Thanks for the lottery number anyways..

 

[Chelseafan]

9 hours ago, ezzra said:

I'm flabbergasted to see that still, find the need to state the obvious and make statements such as "amulet has no part in saving life" like it has to be said...

 

How do you know ? Depends what you believe in right ?

 

[Foexie]

16 hours ago, actonion said:

 Maybe she should try walking across the Motorway  to see if this Amulet stuff really works 

 

9 hours ago, tompelli said:

The amulet is useless against tiles.

 

16 hours ago, actonion said:

 Maybe she should try walking across the Motorway  to see if this Amulet stuff really works 

I can quote many stupid farangs inhere but maybe you all can learn a lesson in "the power of believe"!

 

Believe is so different for any person but still so powerfull for those who believe. Instead of mocking amulets or what ever and at least try to accept why this is so important for them.

[Meat Pie 47]

10 hours ago, EVENKEEL said:

It would be a dull world if we all had the same beliefs. 

You are correct but not all live in the middle ages

[RandiRona]

9 minutes ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

You are correct but not all live in the middle ages

Or Middle east...how is that working out for them with same belief??

[Meat Pie 47]

7 minutes ago, RandiRona said:

Or Middle east...how is that working out for them with same belief??

They use amulets in the Middle east?

[RandiRona]

55 minutes ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

They use amulets in the Middle east?

Yes they do

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta'wiz

 

Edited January 24, 2022 by RandiRona

[Meat Pie 47]

OK I don't want to argue but this is not an amulet good night

[ChrisP24]

Amulet, seatbelts/airbags, luck - - no harm in hedging by having all three. 

[Damrongsak]

1 hour ago, ChrisP24 said:

Amulet, seatbelts/airbags, luck - - no harm in hedging by having all three. 

I wear one of these when I ride my motorbike.  I don't have an airbag, but the monk on the back gives me a little cushion if I get hit from behind.

 

 

 

[ChrisP24]

18 hours ago, Damrongsak said:

I wear one of these when I ride my motorbike.  I don't have an airbag, but the monk on the back gives me a little cushion if I get hit from behind.

 

 

 

 

Now there is a thought.   Monks tend to be skinny but there are some other options out there with even more padding.  

[kingkenny]

On 1/24/2022 at 9:41 AM, ezzra said:

I'm flabbergasted to see that still, find the need to state the obvious and make statements such as "amulet has no part in saving life" like it has to be said...

I'm flabbergasted to see that still, find the need (sic) that people miss the obvious p!ss take.