British Holidaymaker, 28, Dies in Motorbike Crash in Thailand: Twin Pays Tribute

[Pompeygeezer]

I usually have sympathy for these sort of tragic accidents and it's terrible for the family but i also think he was driving like a lunatic and could have quite easily killed someone else as well as himself.  Drive safely don't put others in danger because you want an adrenaline rush.  

[frank83628]

15 hours ago, rattlesnake said:

 

Doesn't it seem possible to you that people who know him will be looking for information on the circumstances of his accident?

No, the last thing I would be doing if a friend died would be using Google for information.

[frank83628]

23 hours ago, Scouse123 said:

 

I'd like to go on a world cruise in the next year with my other half, I think I'll set up a GoFundMe and state what a lousy life I've had and no savings.

 

Is that how it works?

 

It's as bad as foreign begpackers hanging on the streets of Bangkok asking for money so they can fly to their next destination.

You normally need to die or be injured with huge hospital fees first

[stevenl]

17 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

No, the last thing I would be doing if a friend died would be using Google for information.

The question wasn't about what you would do but about what you think others might do.

[frank83628]

Just now, stevenl said:

The question wasn't about what you would do but about what you think others might do.

Yes, and IMO his friends would not be using Google to find out information, they would get it from the relatives.

[stevenl]

9 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Yes, and IMO his friends would not be using Google to find out information, they would get it from the relatives.

You wouldn't act that way therefore others won't. Shows a great lack of empathy.

[Captain Flack]

A couple of bickering posts have been removed to stop any further deflection of the topic.

[rattlesnake]

3 hours ago, frank83628 said:

No, the last thing I would be doing if a friend died would be using Google for information.

 

If said friend died in a foreign country and his body was held there, with the language barrier and associated difficulties, it doesn't seem unrealistic to me that people might go looking for complementary information on the number one English speaking forum of said country.

[GinBoy2]

Well @ChipButty you tweaked my interest, and I looked it up at work in Timatic, and UK is one of a handful of countries that don't allow an urn to be carried in a carry on, but can travel in checked baggage.

 

Not sure I understand why the UK would have that restriction, but I'm sure some apparatchik sat at a desk in London could come up with a perfectly reasonable explanation  why carrying ashes in the main cabin was a threat to security or health, or both. 

 

So buy a hard sided case and some bubble wrap and that loved one will arrive safe and sound in LHR

[Georgealbert]

22 minutes ago, GinBoy2 said:

Well @ChipButty you tweaked my interest, and I looked it up at work in Timatic, and UK is one of a handful of countries that don't allow an urn to be carried in a carry on, but can travel in checked baggage.

 

Not sure I understand why the UK would have that restriction, but I'm sure some apparatchik sat at a desk in London could come up with a perfectly reasonable explanation  why carrying ashes in the main cabin was a threat to security or health, or both. 

 

So buy a hard sided case and some bubble wrap and that loved one will arrive safe and sound in LHR

Sorry but that is not correct. Each airline will have their own policies on the transportation of ashes.

 

From the UK government guidance.

 

“Bringing ashes back to the UK

 

You do not need a permit to bring ashes to the UK. You can usually take them on a plane with you or put them in the hold as part of your luggage, but you should:

 

tell the airline in advance that you’re planning to bring them on the plane

take the cremation certificate with you”

 

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/what-to-do-after-a-british-national-dies-abroad#:~:text=Bringing ashes back to the,the cremation certificate with you

[ChipButty]

54 minutes ago, GinBoy2 said:

Well @ChipButty you tweaked my interest, and I looked it up at work in Timatic, and UK is one of a handful of countries that don't allow an urn to be carried in a carry on, but can travel in checked baggage.

 

Not sure I understand why the UK would have that restriction, but I'm sure some apparatchik sat at a desk in London could come up with a perfectly reasonable explanation  why carrying ashes in the main cabin was a threat to security or health, or both. 

 

So buy a hard sided case and some bubble wrap and that loved one will arrive safe and sound in LHR

I knew I read something somewhere it wasn't plain sailing, I've told my wife throw mine out to sea, 

[Metapod]

On 1/7/2025 at 1:36 PM, alanrchase said:

Did you really? Compulsory insurance is 645 baht. Second class insurance on my bike cost 2,400 baht. 500,000 baht for each injured person, 10,000,000 baht maximum for each accident and 600,000 baht for property damage. You need to change insurance companies.

 

what company are you insured with?

[geisha]

On 1/7/2025 at 5:40 AM, couchpotato said:

Right or not...why should others be expected to pay for foolishness.

People are not “ expected” to donate. They do it from the goodness in their hearts. Nobody is forcing you, so why complain ?

[geisha]

On 1/7/2025 at 1:14 PM, nickmondo said:

Sorry............but if you dont have travel insurance, and dont have a helmet.........i dont have any sympathy at all.

I cannot believe how many foreigners i see riding scooters without a helmet.........its beyond me why they do it?

especially the elderly..........what the feck is that all about?

just because Thais do it............dont you do it.............jeezzzzzzzzzzz

And what about all the oldies wobbling round pattaya and Phuket, some into their late seventies, wifebeater, , flip flops and no helmet, and evening certainly a few Changs under their belt.