webfact Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Bus Stop falls onto Swedish Tourist on Jomtien BeachPATTAYA: -- On Saturday afternoon, Police and Rescue Services were called to Jomtien Beach following reports of a Bus Stop which had fallen onto a foreign tourist.At the scene, a large crowd had gathered as medics attended to Mr. Christopher Kristoffsen aged 65 from Sweden. He was unconscious after the steel bus stop sign fell onto him after the nuts attaching the heavy object to the pavement came loose.The victim was rushed to Pattaya Memorial Hospital where his injuries were described as serious but not life-threatening.Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/112898/bus-stop-falls-onto-swedish-tourist-on-jomtien-beach/-- Pattaya One 2013-12-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tominbkk Posted December 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2013 New tourist attraction activity, pointing at things. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeThePoster Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 determine why the sign became so unstable without anyone realizing Keeping up with where buses actually stop takes its toll on bus-stops, I guess. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigt3365 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 That's a big sign. Hope the guy is OK. They put a bus stop on Suk across from the floating market. Not sure why as buses just stop wherever they want, whenever they want. Driving by a few months ago I noticed it had fallen over. It was a very big structure, and you could see it was only set in about 1 foot of concrete. Crazy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post craigt3365 Posted December 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2013 A few posts have been removed from view. Please show some respect to this person who was hit. He's in the hospital, so it must be serious. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canopus1969 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Should have used bigger rawlplugs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pops Posted December 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2013 New tourist attraction activity, pointing at things. Photo attached also beautifully depicts the average PatayaJomtien foreign tourist. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recycler Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Looks like a typical case of shoddy workmanship... but for sure nobody is responsible for this... Hope the Swede will recover and can enjoy the remainder of his holiday, stay away from street furniture here! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post anon8 Posted December 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2013 Photo attached also beautifully depicts the average PatayaJomtien foreign tourist. Yes yes, couple of handsom men in this shot. But seriously, you can spot some stunning Russian guys on the beach at Jomtien now. Sent from my C6903 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 An off topic and derogatory post has been removed, let's keep it on-topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiaCheese Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Bus stop sign - serving what purpose exactly? Wouldn't know about any busses stopping there, short of tourist dumpers dumping tourists, and baht busses parking at them... There are bus stops on Jomtien Sai 2, and the signs even have bus line numbers on them. Just no busses in sight, nothing like a schedule anywhere - future plans? Edited December 23, 2013 by AsiaCheese Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender92 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Looks like a typical case of shoddy workmanship... but for sure nobody is responsible for this... Hope the Swede will recover and can enjoy the remainder of his holiday, stay away from street furniture here! Sometimes the nuts are stolen to be recycled. The nuts should be spot-welded on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aechzen Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 may he go to jail, for he broke the bus stop sign Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostnigel Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 New tourist attraction activity, pointing at things.Photo attached also beautifully depicts the average PatayaJomtien foreign tourist.The one on the right is on his way to Immigration... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 If only signs here were effective..not in this way however. Bigger and heavier signs do not produce better results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bobroper Posted December 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2013 And the hospital bill to be paid by.......? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 determine why the sign became so unstable without anyone realizing Keeping up with where buses actually stop takes its toll on bus-stops, I guess. I don't think there are any buses! It collapsed due to depression and neglect. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubes Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 There's plenty of nuts in pattaya. But holding up bus signs then dropping it on some one is just cruel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWideOpen Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I look forward to the hard hitting investigative reporting into the company that received the bid to to put the signs up, and where the shoddy work went wrong. Will I be waiting a long time ?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rct99q Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 yIKEAs, very unfortunate.......here is for a speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wprime Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Why are farangs always half naked when they appear in the news? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EyesWideOpen Posted December 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2013 Why are farangs always half naked when they appear in the news? Because...........they are at the beach ??? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post catweazle Posted December 23, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) Shouldn't the headline read "bus stop sign falls..."? I was expecting to see a guy crushed under a bus stop station, complete with concrete foundation, the little house on it, and all that dropped mysteriously down from heaven Quick and thorough recovery to the unfortunate Swede! Nice jellybelly backdrop, perfect finger pointing - great photo! Thanks so much for that. Edited December 23, 2013 by catweazle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancelot Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Talk about wrong place at wrong time... Hope the poor guy is OK. One of the down sides to visiting/living here is that victims of negligence have little recourse to compensation for their injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redutedog1 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 gota be unlucky , like the aussie who leaned against a sigh in Bali and was electrocuted I guess not have insurance even if it is not his fault someone will have to pay in the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostmebike Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Well I must say the OAPs down in Jomtien are looking buff, most 'hansum' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucjoker Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 New tourist attraction activity, pointing at things. Photo attached also beautifully depicts the average PatayaJomtien foreign tourist. Yes, a lot of mono-kini's? Those elderly tourists with breasts larger than their girlfriends',lol ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 New tourist attraction activity, pointing at things. Photo attached also beautifully depicts the average PatayaJomtien foreign tourist. Looks just like Florida. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar2 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 typical shoddy workmanship! probably cheap Chinese bolts that were stripped or nuts and lock-washers missing. Thailand is so dangerous it is unbelievable. is that what old falangs in Jomtien (never been there or Pattaya in 30 years here) look and dress like in public? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 typical shoddy workmanship! probably cheap Chinese bolts that were stripped or nuts and lock-washers missing. Thailand is so dangerous it is unbelievable. is that what old falangs in Jomtien (never been there or Pattaya in 30 years here) look and dress like in public? No, that is how they dress when on the beach as one poster already mentioned. They heard or saw the sign came crashing down and went to investigate. I hope City Hall pays this poor guys hospitals bills and a nice compensation on top, not a good Christmas for him so far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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