Don Mueang A Funny Story

[bwpage3]

When I first moved to Thailand, I opened an office in Don Mueang on the first floor of the Domestic Terminal to the far left.

My office was just across the hall from the Air Asia Cabin Crew offices

Right behind me, was the Catering

When I moved in the place stunk to high heaven.

I had my Thai workers moving all the furniture and we found many dead rats stuck on glue traps.

One of the gals in Air Asia told me to be careful that rats had infested the place and they were all infested into the catering next door.

I would hang out till about 8:30 PM some nights before heading into Bangkok

One particular night I was in the office and a huge rat fell through one of the ceiling tiles right onto my desk. It was hilarious as the rat was almost surfing on the tile, but when I realized how big it was it scared the crap out of me.

These rats could chew through anything.

When Don Mueang closed down that first time, we were in there moving one evening and I kid you not, there was a swarm of rats around 1000+ roaming in the main terminal and heading upstairs

It was something straight out of a horror movie.

I never ate aircraft catering after that the entire time I lived in Thailand

[asdecas]

How long ago was that? They might be as big as water buffalo and hunting in packs by now.

[steven100]

Those pesky rats are at it again. ....

[Docno]

Had a pet rat in university. The critters don't bother me at all. But keep those damn cats away from me and my food...!

[Fullstop]

These rats could chew through anything...

As opposed to normal rats that are limited in what they can chew through?

Thai Mighty Mouse

[Eric Loh]

After the biblical flood, all rats didn't survive or have they?

[flyingdoc]

Just how big is big?

[Shiver]

I've seen one or two that were the size of a racoon. I wouldn't believe it if I didn't see them with my own eyes. Most sewer rats though are a size you would expect.

[faraday]

Used to have a couple of Japanese Hooded Rats as pets, when I was in my 20's.

Lovely things they were.

[muffy]

Put cats in the area.

[SOTIRIOS]

...it didn't stop the swarms of tourists....

...then again...you waited until now to share this information...

[jacko45k]

Likely not as many these days with there being many Air Asia flights to China...........

[andrew55]

At the risk of an 'off topic' warning, I was wondering if you might have any more profile pics lying about...

[ravip]

Rats must be good for health - there never was an epidemic during that time, right?

Edit

And why did you choose a place that stunk to high heaven for your office?

Sometimes, gotta be careful when posting - the story could become difficult to believe.

Edited July 25, 2015 by ravip

[ableguy]

Read many stories of rats as big as small dogs being sold to Americans in Mexico, lived in LA for a couple of year as this was really big news one time, along with photographs so it was all genuine, the rats were being sold as some kind of exotic dog,

[ableguy]

Just how big is big?

My gf says I am very big, I know how big that is but you don't and never will so why ask ?

[alboxblue]

Anecdotes make the best stories. A thousand plus rats in Don Mueang and this was before the hordes of Chinese flooded in?