Carnage at 3am on Sai Yuan Road,

 

First a Big Shout Out to the guys from PEA they did a brilliant job in this heat, The electric was out for 15 hours almost 6 pm before it came back on.

They brought guys in from all over the island so Im told from different areas with their equipment. 

 

What happened you might ask, around 3 am some guy deicides to cause some chaos on Sai Yuan road not just takes one electric pole but 8 of them and then continues to smash into a parked car, I would say it's right off, 

But he lives to tell the story and he was taken away by the police and the rest of us were left to suffer.

The road was completely closed off,

Im led to believe the driver on the rampage was Russian in a brand new Mazada, 

That night of madness is going to cost a few quid, 

 

5 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Im led to believe the driver on the rampage was Russian

What make you think the person was Russian?

 

A bottle of vodka? 

2 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said:

A bottle of vodka? 

Maybe more than one

Original story and pictures from ChipButty, well done and thanks 🙂

51 minutes ago, flyingtlger said:

What make you think the person was Russian?

 

Take my word for it

54 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Take my word for it

I do.   Will this idiot have to make restitution to the PEA?

 

Thanks for the story.  Much better coverage than the local paper.

 

 

Edited March 30, 20242 yr by LivingNThailand

7 minutes ago, LivingNThailand said:

I do.   Will this idiot have to make restitution to the PEA?

 

Thanks for the story.  Much better coverage than the local paper.

 

 

Sounds like it, All the boss's from the PEA also joined in, they have requested his passport is held, around 100,000 per pole x8 plus all the machinery and equipment + labour, Don't forget all the internet cables, 

See the photo with the white Yaris parked on the left, he missed that, I should have added the driver just got out of his car without any visible damage

Edited March 30, 20242 yr by ChipButty

4 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

Sounds like it, All the boss's from the PEA also joined in, they have requested his passport is held, around 100,000 per pole x8 plus all the machinery and equipment + labour, Don't forget all the internet cables, 

I hope PEA follows through.  These guys are a blight on Phuket.  Although I have some very nice Russian neighbors with kids.  Wondering how dad makes his money?

3 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

See the photo with the white Yaris parked on the left, he missed that, 

Wow, lucky car owner.   

Also payments on the Mazda, if he had a loan.  I heard that the car dealers are practically giving away cars to move them.   Someone is going to want their money.

8 minutes ago, LivingNThailand said:

Wow, lucky car owner.   

Also payments on the Mazda, if he had a loan.  I heard that the car dealers are practically giving away cars to move them.   Someone is going to want their money.

Red plate on it, maybe an hire car, 

12 minutes ago, LivingNThailand said:

I hope PEA follows through.  These guys are a blight on Phuket.  Although I have some very nice Russian neighbors with kids.  Wondering how dad makes his money?

The Russians are going for it in Rawai recently, 

Mr Gorbachev, 'Rebuild That Wall'!

23 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

The Russians are going for it in Rawai recently,

They've been going for it for at least 1.5 years or more.  My neighbor told me yesterday that one of their children is starting school next week in a Russian School in Rawai.   How does that happen?

2 minutes ago, LivingNThailand said:

They've been going for it for at least 1.5 years or more.  My neighbor told me yesterday that one of their children is starting school next week in a Russian School in Rawai.   How does that happen?

If it's the one Im thinking of it's down by Rawai water park, there is a school there and a language school, children's play area and 2 swimming pools and a whole load of villas, It's like little Moscow, 

Awesome bumper sticker on the Mazada.

 

 

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Sounds like it, All the boss's from the PEA also joined in, they have requested his passport is held, around 100,000 per pole x8 plus all the machinery and equipment + labour, Don't forget all the internet cables, 

Probably insurance will cover.

At least half of the power poles in Thailand look like they are ready to topple all by themselves.

 

I'm sure the driver only took out one pole and the others joined in sympathy.  

 

My experience is that PEA are brilliant at fixing things. All hours, all weathers, they'll come out and do what needs to be done. 

They can't deport these A-holes fast enough.

On 3/30/2024 at 11:53 AM, rexpotter said:

Mr Gorbachev, 'Rebuild That Wall'!

Perfect! 

Got to be careful on these 'slippery' roads.......

1 hour ago, Andre0720 said:

Got to be careful on these 'slippery' roads.......

It had just stopped raining, 

On 3/30/2024 at 11:18 AM, LivingNThailand said:

Wow, lucky car owner.   

Also payments on the Mazda, if he had a loan.  I heard that the car dealers are practically giving away cars to move them.   Someone is going to want their money.

In another post it says he was only a tourist, could well have been a hire car

Only 8? 

 

That's almost a strike.

 

Interesting article, but I'm not sure where 'carnage' fits into it. Are the poles all dead then? 

Edited April 1, 20242 yr by Moonlover

On 3/30/2024 at 11:16 AM, LivingNThailand said:

I hope PEA follows through.  These guys are a blight on Phuket.  Although I have some very nice Russian neighbors with kids.  Wondering how dad makes his money?

Online fraud, protect your laptop.

4 hours ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

My experience is that PEA are brilliant at fixing things. All hours, all weathers, they'll come out and do what needs to be done. 

True, it's one area of government that actually works, fixed up a blown transformer within an hour or two near me, and when they upgraded the lines each part was only down for an hour there abouts, impressively fast.

 

16 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

Interesting article, but I'm not sure where 'carnage' fits into it. Are the poles all dead then? 

One of Tusk"s major concerns at the moment.