Man Withdraws Government Cash, Buys Liquor for Celebration, Gets Drunk and Falls into Canal

[Georgealbert]

 

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A man who withdrew the government hand out, chose to celebrate by getting drunk and fell into a canal. He was rescued after a search, with relatives, who had prepared for the worst left stunned by his survival.

 

At around 20:30 on September 26, Udon Thani city police and rescue teams received a report of a man falling into an irrigation canal in the Suntorn Satchabun area in Ban Thon, Ban Lueam Subdistrict, Mueang District, Udon Thani Province. The man had not been found when the authorities arrived at the scene.

 

 

Upon arrival, officials discovered a white-and-black Honda Wave motorcycle, license plate from Nong Bua Lamphu, parked by the canal. They also found the missing man’s shirt, a water bottle, and half a bottle of liquor near the canal bank. Soon after, Mr. Wittawat, 45, a municipal garbage collector from Udon Thani, approached the officers and identified the missing man as his 49-year-old brother, Mr. Thongrit, also known as "Pee Kiew," from Kud Din Ji village in Nong Bua Lamphu Province.

 

Mr. Wittawat explained that his brother had called earlier, saying he was coming to Udon Thani to look for work. After withdrawing 5,000 baht of the 10,000 baht he had, Mr. Thongrit set off on his motorcycle.

 

CCTV footage from the area showed Mr. Thongrit sitting beside the canal next to his motorcycle before stumbling and falling into the water, apparently while drunk and trying to relieve himself. He then disappeared into the canal, which led officials to believe he had been swept away by the current.

 

Divers began searching the canal, but Mr. Thongrit's body was not found, leading to fears that he had drowned. For over an hour, villagers, divers, and officials searched the canal, but their efforts seemed in vain. Then, miraculously, a local resident reported seeing Mr. Thongrit walking out of the canal about 2 kilometres from the accident site, wearing only his underwear.
 

The searchers rushed to help him and found that Mr. Thongrit appeared confused by the crowd of villagers and rescuers, exclaiming, “What’s everyone doing here? I’m not dead. I’m just embarrassed and cold.” The rescuers quickly covered him with a towel.

 

Mr. Thongrit explained that after withdrawing his money, he had bought a bottle of liquor to celebrate with the locals. After drinking, he tried to relieve himself near the canal but accidentally fell in, his intoxication causing him to be swept away by the current. Eventually regaining full consciousness, he managed to climb out of the canal on his own.

 

When asked how he managed to survive, Mr. Thongrit replied that he had held tightly to 300 baht in cash while thinking of his late father. He expressed joy at his survival, smiling as his younger brother embraced him. Relatives, His brother jokingly suggested that Mr. Thongrit should quit drinking to avoid future disasters.

 

-- 2024-09-27

 

 

[Mason45]

For many of the 10,000 baht recipients their hand outs will be spent on booze, drugs or gambling.

Edited 5 hours ago by Mason45
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[Gottfrid]

23 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

Mr. Thongrit explained that after withdrawing his money, he had bought a bottle of liquor to celebrate with the locals. After drinking, he tried to relieve himself near the canal but accidentally fell in, his intoxication causing him to be swept away by the current. Eventually regaining consciousness, he managed to climb out of the canal on his own.

 

When asked how he managed to survive, Mr. Thongrit replied that he had held tightly to 300 baht in cash while thinking of his late father. He expressed joy at his survival, smiling as his younger brother embraced him. Relatives, His brother jokingly suggested that Mr. Thongrit should quit drinking to avoid future disasters.

Totally mad story. Yo regain consciousness, you must first be unconscious. In that stage it´s an amazing art to keep holding his 300 baht and at the same time think about his late father. More amazing is that an unconscious person not drown. His brother is right, he should stop drinking. Police should also fine the guy for driving drunk.

[steven100]

57 minutes ago, Mason45 said:

For many of the 10,000 baht recipients their hand outs will be spent on booze, drugs or gambling.

 

of course it will ....  then they get drunk and start arguing,  then the guns come  out and some will no doubt get shot.   What a society this place breeds.  They are still wild cavemen, uneducated and can't think.  

[OneMoreFarang]

1 hour ago, Mason45 said:

For many of the 10,000 baht recipients their hand outs will be spent on booze, drugs or gambling.

Those industries will certainly receive a big share of the handouts. No surprise at all.

Thank you, Thaksin, for channeling taxpayers' money into the pockets of your lackeys. 

[MalcolmB]

38 minutes ago, steven100 said:

 

of course it will ....  then they get drunk and start arguing,  then the guns come  out and some will no doubt get shot.   What a society this place breeds.  They are still wild cavemen, uneducated and can't think.  

From what I have seen Thais don’t argue much compared to us Brits. They are much calmer and more likely to  start dancing than start fighting. Their pubs seem calmer, table service by attractive females.
 

I witnessed countless fights at pub closing time in England, it is almost expected, quite often screeching females.

 

i think you are carrying on a bit to be honest or don’t get out much and base your narrative on what read rather than what you experience.
 

 

[steven100]

31 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

From what I have seen Thais don’t argue much compared to us Brits. They are much calmer and more likely to  start dancing than start fighting. Their pubs seem calmer, table service by attractive females.
 

I witnessed countless fights at pub closing time in England, it is almost expected, quite often screeching females.

 

i think you are carrying on a bit to be honest or don’t get out much and base your narrative on what read rather than what you experience.
 

 

 

hmm ... I don't think I wanna experience being at a thai gathering and an argument break out,  the risk is too high for me.   We know they shoot each other, it's been on the news dozens of times.   I'm not saying fights don't happen in UK pubs, but we aren't talking about that,  Im talking about Thai's get drunk, argue, then shoot each other ... sometimes. 

[phetphet]

2 hours ago, Mason45 said:

For many of the 10,000 baht recipients their hand outs will be spent on booze, drugs or gambling.

I'm just waiting for a report of a big Lottery winner, who had a vision to put the whole THB10,000 on certain numbers. That will really start a craze.

[Bday Prang]

2 hours ago, Mason45 said:

For many of the 10,000 baht recipients their hand outs will be spent on booze, drugs or gambling.

The others will just waste it

[Bday Prang]

3 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

When asked how he managed to survive, Mr. Thongrit replied that he had held tightly to 300 baht in cash

So he is down to his last 300 baht already?   At least he has kept a bit back for a rainy day 

[Tropicalevo]

48 minutes ago, steven100 said:

 

hmm ... I don't think I wanna experience being at a thai gathering and an argument break out,  the risk is too high for me.   We know they shoot each other, it's been on the news dozens of times.   I'm not saying fights don't happen in UK pubs, but we aren't talking about that,  Im talking about Thai's get drunk, argue, then shoot each other ... sometimes. 

Yes. The UK is much more civilised.

They only use knives and bottles there..... sometimes.

[Mason45]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

 

hmm ... I don't think I wanna experience being at a thai gathering and an argument break out,  the risk is too high for me.   We know they shoot each other, it's been on the news dozens of times.   I'm not saying fights don't happen in UK pubs, but we aren't talking about that,  Im talking about Thai's get drunk, argue, then shoot each other ... sometimes. 

I've been to many Thai gatherings at Korat as my wife has 6 brothers, They are all strictly lao khaow drinkers. They can get very boisterous and the occasional bust up does occur and of course it's always Thai rules it's the mob versus one guy. I must say in the 24 years I've been going up north I've never seen a weapon produced. As far as my safety is concerned I'm always treated with total respect from my in laws and their friends.

Edited 2 hours ago by Mason45

[Mason45]

 Around 20 years ago I was in Yasothon and I witnessed the wildest brawl I've ever seen, it was a 2 day festival but I don't remember it's name. After only 2 hours  there were around 100 guys brawling. They had lumps of wood, pieces of concrete, knives, broken bottles, even a sabre sword was produced. After about one hour the organizers called a halt for the day. Day 2 started off peaceful then a few  hours later the brawl from the previous day flared up again. I told my friend we have to get out of here. As we were going back to the car park I seen one guy ride his motor bike flat out into the mob. The bike came to a dead halt and the mob proceeded to give the bike rider a real going over. I'm pretty sure given the severity of the beating he would've dead before an ambulance arrived. On both days of the festival there were at least 12-14 BIB's in the whisky tent and they more interested in the free booze than creating law and order.

[ricklev]

There are probably thousands of stories like "Man Withdraws Government Cash, Pays Children's School Fees"

[simon43]

1 hour ago, Mason45 said:

 Around 20 years ago I was in Yasothon and I witnessed the wildest brawl I've ever seen, it was a 2 day festival but I don't remember it's name. After only 2 hours  there were around 100 guys brawling. They had lumps of wood, pieces of concrete, knives, broken bottles, even a sabre sword was produced. After about one hour the organizers called a halt for the day. Day 2 started off peaceful then a few  hours later the brawl from the previous day flared up again. I told my friend we have to get out of here. As we were going back to the car park I seen one guy ride his motor bike flat out into the mob. The bike came to a dead halt and the mob proceeded to give the bike rider a real going over. I'm pretty sure given the severity of the beating he would've dead before an ambulance arrived. On both days of the festival there were at least 12-14 BIB's in the whisky tent and they more interested in the free booze than creating law and order.

At the party for my Thai wedding some 20+ years ago, up in deepest Issan, we decided to call it a night when the shooting started....

[brianthainess]

2 hours ago, Bday Prang said:

So he is down to his last 300 baht already?   At least he has kept a bit back for a rainy day 

No he only withdrew 5K. Him Vely sensible responsible man 

 

5 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

 

 

Mr. Wittawat explained that his brother had called earlier, saying he was coming to Udon Thani to look for work. After withdrawing 5,000 baht of the 10,000 baht he had, Mr. Thongrit set off on his motor

 

 

-- 2024-09-27

 

 

 

[brianthainess]

5 hours ago, Mason45 said:

For many of the 10,000 baht recipients their hand outs will be spent on booze, drugs or gambling.

Could also buy a gun.

[Georgealbert]

This video courtesy of CH3 shows part of the rescue operation and the CCTV which captured him falling in.