hellodolly Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Incinerators would produce smoke and pollute the air more in the City. Toilets would have to be cleaned, who is gonna clean them? Wasn't one of Chalerm's sons given the job ?? Low but not a good idea no body should be given a job they do not have the education for. Results in sloppy workmanship. Besides it would take more than one person perhaps many crews to clean that many. They would sure create work putting them in. All that work to connect to sewer systems would help increase the grid lock unless they are going to use those little blue buildings. They would then need several pumper trucks. A formidable noble ambition on a road fraught with many obstacles and slush funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratcatcher Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Most , if not all, of the so-called litter bins have been removed from the streets due to fear of them being used to deposit bombs. One can only imagine the stink that would be raised if one of these bus stop toilets exploded. http://en.wikipedia....ploding_toilets 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 BTW, what happened to the PTP 20 Baht BTS flat rate election promise?? That was once all 10 routes were built. In other words, real soon, any day now, it's only 2013 isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I can't believe you guys are actually debating some of the promises as if they may actually happen. They are all lies. Empty promises for the masses created purely with intention to get their vote. None of them will happen....but what does that matter once he's elected? He definitely stole the PTP playbook and has taken it to a whole new level. Empty promises? All lies to get the vote of the masses? Looks like someone has been learning from the two main British parties, particularly the Labour liars and hypocrites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Now this is breakthrough campaigning! Toilets at bus stops. 38 of them!! Boy oh boy these Thais, they sure knowhow to campaign. Yes, They learned from the British. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 The promises made by politicians in the Bangkok governor's elections are just one big joke. When are the Thai people going to realize that these campaign promises are just smoking mirrows? Just look at what Yingluck promised during her election and how many programs have been successfully implemented. Until Thailand can hold their politicians accountable for their promises, it will continue to be more of the same. So Sad! Yes. Just like the British, and before I get accused of British bashing, I am referring to the politicians, particularly Labour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Toilet humour, may I add my bit? Hightech, lowtech. What's the budget you said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnaag Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Incinerators would produce smoke and pollute the air more in the City. Toilets would have to be cleaned, who is gonna clean them? the Chalerm family will happily see to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LotusBoy Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) What a load of Pis*.....Thais have been using the invisible toilet for years, look...... A bit more to the left, ahhhhhhhhhhh....... Edited January 23, 2013 by LotusBoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xonax Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) Public toilets and small incinerators would be even more usefull, around the spots where the motorbike taxi guys hang out when waiting for customers. Edited January 23, 2013 by Xonax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Card Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 They will all end up being storage units for Bangkok's street market vendors like all the others. Maybe he's trying to get their votes with this scam - there are enough of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Meet the new toilet. Same as the old one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 What !!!!! 4900 toilets at every bus stop ! Isn't there enough crap on the pavements now ? Who the hell will clean and empty them ? Would you want to stand next to the fly infested stinky little crap trap while waiting for a bus ?? What a dumb idea. Second thoughts..... it will give some homeless people somewhere to sleep at night ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 They will all end up being storage units for Bangkok's street market vendors like all the others. Maybe he's trying to get their votes with this scam - there are enough of them. This reminds me. As far as I remember South Korea or Japan donated a few dozen emergency toilet units at the haydays of a flooding well done in October/November 2011. If so, what happened with them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bri1guy Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Eighteen candidates have registered to run in the Bangkok, Isnt that allot of Canididates?? How can Administration plan that people would not suffer from floods in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaikahuna Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 More lip service and the last thing Thailand needs is 4,900 'Thai' toilets in Bangkok as stinking eyesores in the streets. Where will they fit them? Amongst the illegal street vendors? You can't walk down any footpath in Thailand without being forced on the roadway already. Add a "hong naam" and you would need a traffic cop to monitor the queues. I wonder who comes up with these blind ideas? Add 4900 public toilets and you have 4900 less people sleeping on the streets.......NOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby nz Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Seems everyone is so caught up wiyh the wonderful idea of tiolets at bus stops they missed: Pongsapat said the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration under his leadership would not suffer from floods. Toilets should be simple for someone who can stop the rain. Ah but hang on thats not the city thats only the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. The rest will be flooded as usual. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rubl Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 The good co-operation between BMA and government. Before, now, after. Nothing really new "Locals vow to fight proposed project; state agency says nothing finalised The Stage 3 N1 expressway will be 19.2 kilometres long and part of the Laem Chabang Port-Bangkok-Dawei deep-sea port highway system. Up to Bt100 billion is being spent on the N1-N3 project. The immediate impacts reported include dust and smoke affecting nearby communities and schools, a greater risk of accidents and the expressway blocking the view and light." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 "He said he would build small incinerators for all communities to reduce the build-up of garbage. " oh no, more garbage burning everywhere... why not starting to : compost or recycle oh my god (or buddah or whoever in charge) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdr Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Maybe they like to create new jobs for people which are at present parked on an "Inactive post". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangon04 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I can't believe you guys are actually debating some of the promises as if they may actually happen. They are all lies. Empty promises for the masses created purely with intention to get their vote. None of them will happen....but what does that matter once he's elected? He definitely stole the PTP playbook and has taken it to a whole new level. Give him some credit. The man has reached the rank of Police General in Bangkok. Surely you cannot reach the rank of Police General in Bangkok without being totally honest and committed to the cause. It would be impossible for such an upstanding character to tell lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khunken Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 This is just a competition to see who can make the most outrageous promise. I'd say the toilet 'idea' is winning so far. But there's bound to be more to come. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MunterHunter Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Give him some credit. The man has reached the rank of Police General in Bangkok. Surely you cannot reach the rank of Police General in Bangkok without being totally honest and committed to the cause. It would be impossible for such an upstanding character to tell lies. And any rumors of him stealing a handbag whilst he studied in Texas are completely false and unsubstantiated! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I can't believe you guys are actually debating some of the promises as if they may actually happen. They are all lies. Empty promises for the masses created purely with intention to get their vote. None of them will happen....but what does that matter once he's elected? He definitely stole the PTP playbook and has taken it to a whole new level. Give him some credit. The man has reached the rank of Police General in Bangkok. Surely you cannot reach the rank of Police General in Bangkok without being totally honest and committed to the cause. It would be impossible for such an upstanding character to tell lies. I did not know he was a police general. So it it costs around 1 million baht to be a regular policeman, what would it cost to become a police general ????? Anyway back to topic, these bizarre promises only serve to obfuscate real issues, such as corruption. I would LOVE to see someone run an anti - corruption platform, and then actually do something about it once in office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnad Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) One time I was walking behind a bus stop (the ones people can sit down at) to avoid the crowd of people in front and I came across a homeless man taking a crap. Literally he had his pants pulled down and was crapping just a few feet away from where people were waiting for the bus. Of course I immediately turned around and walked in front of the bus stop instead. But yeah, I guess that homeless man would have appreciated a nice public toilet he could have relieved himself at, although knowing the BMA they would probably charge 3 baht to use a disgusting squat toilet with no toilet paper, water hose, soap, and most likely clogged and overflowing with piss and poo (like at the majority of bus stations). Edited January 23, 2013 by mcnad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocN Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 "He said he would build small incinerators for all communities to reduce the build-up of garbage. " oh no, more garbage burning everywhere... why not starting to : compost or recycle oh my god (or buddah or whoever in charge) Are you nuts? We need our 6 plastic bags for 5 items! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Put toilets on the buses themselves, easily cleaned at the end of each day. Great to use when the bus turns a corner of hits a bump 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellodolly Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 One time I was walking behind a bus stop (the ones people can sit down at) to avoid the crowd of people in front and I came across a homeless man taking a crap. Literally he had his pants pulled down and was crapping just a few feet away from where people were waiting for the bus. Of course I immediately turned around and walked in front of the bus stop instead. But yeah, I guess that homeless man would have appreciated a nice public toilet he could have relieved himself at, although knowing the BMA they would probably charge 3 baht to use a disgusting squat toilet with no toilet paper, water hose, soap, and most likely clogged and overflowing with piss and poo (like at the majority of bus stations). No can do any more they recently passed a law saying they would have use western toilets in new buildings. Not sure but I think all government toilets have to be changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) All of these promises raise lots of questions. For instance, why are the more important projects, like traffic alleviation, not already being planned and worked on? The point is that you don't wait for elections to do this stuff....unless you are not really going to do it. I mean, where is the accountability for politicians both making such promises and for not keeping them if they don't do what they promise? This shows the lack of an effective or meaningful civil society or real government oversight by the public. Is the public asking for that many toilets? And, as others have said, where will they be placed and who will keep them clean? And, as is typical for countries where personal freedoms come second to government and it's big business cronies, it is glaring that there are record auto sales in Thailand (good for the economy, right?) but nothing being done about the public infrastructure that is already way over its limit with autos. Doesn't anybody see the obvious transparent pandering by the current Bangkok mayor with his plans for congestion management? This is the type of planning the belongs anywhere but in the hands of politicians. I like your point about where will they be placed, and remembering that the promise is all 4,900 bus stops. A large % of the 4,900 are located where footpaths are very narrow, so are they going to buy piecs of land (e.g. shophouse and land), in prime locations this would mean millions of Baht per bus stop which cannot possibly be justified, or rent the shophouse, the cost of which would be way beyond what could be justified for a toilet, and it's a recuring cost every month. Plus establishment costs and manning costs and cleaning costs and maintenance costs. Also on many road the bus stops are jsut 200 / 250 metres apart. How can anybody justify a toilet at every one of these stops? But hey maybe a good prospect for someone to own and run 4,900 condom vending machines. Edited January 23, 2013 by scorecard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Put toilets on the buses themselves, easily cleaned at the end of each day. Great to use when the bus turns a corner of hits a bump Maybe the bus driver could hit a warning light for rough pavement or turns....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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