snoop1130 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Aussie survives Phuket balcony fallWinai Sarot PHUKET: -- A conscious Australian tourist was rushed to hospital after falling from the third-floor balcony of a Patong hotel just after midnight today.“Jonann Petschauer, 65, fell off the balcony attached to his room and through a glass ceiling at Charm Resort Phuket,” said Lt Col Anukul Nuket of the Patong Police.Mr Petschauer was on holiday with Jacqi Lillian Spencer, 52. They were scheduled to check out of the hotel on Friday.Full Story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/Aussie-survives-Phuket-balcony-fall/63232?desktopversion#ad-image-0 -- Phuket Gazette 2016-02-23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eisfeld Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ? That's also something I would like to understand. How come this happens so frequently here? Well now we got a survivor for once who could shed some light onto this mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2fishin2 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ? Drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyjim5 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Simple answer is excess C2H5OH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivinginKata Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ? Drunk. Combined with low or insecure balcony protection guard rails ... Edited February 23, 2016 by LivinginKata Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyjim5 Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ? Drunk. Combined with low or insecure balcony protection guard rails ... You , of course are correct! ALL balconies should be be fully enclosed with a fine steel mesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExpatOilWorker Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ? Drunk. Combined with low or insecure balcony protection guard rails ... You , of course are correct! ALL balconies should be be fully enclosed with a fine steel mesh Mandatory helimesh or in this case balcomesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonray Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ? Drunk. Combined with low or insecure balcony protection guard rails ... And a dose of incredible stupidity....it seems this guy was not even with a 20 something Thai waif....in Phuket with a 52 year old expat woman AND drunk.....man those are some bad life choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelepulse Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 >>Mandatory helimesh or in this case balcomesh. Mandatory, are you kidding? That would cut into the hotel's bottom line, can't have safety interfere with their income, blasphemy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Simple answer is excess C2H5OH Do they sniff E85 in Phuket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancoffey Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 http://geezersabroad.com/2015/10/26/flying-season-returns-soon/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bridge2bridge Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 WOW a AUSSIE named PETSCHAUER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ? Too much alcohol, too many balconies, smallish balcony fences, that some may lean on while smoking a cigarette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcoml Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Alcohol is often to blame but i will say coming from Oz our balconies are very high. We become complacent and lean on them etc.. when i first arrived to thailand after staying in msny hotels i was shocked at how low many balconies were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trentham Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 WOW a AUSSIE named PETSCHAUER. You don't have a very good general knowledge of Australia do you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwak250 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 WOW a AUSSIE named PETSCHAUER Maybe he was very drunk just fell from the 3rd floor and tried saying his name is PETER . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catman20 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 sounds like he check out early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Maybe he was just unlucky , but it happens so often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Glass ceiling probably saved his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NamKangMan Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 WOW a AUSSIE named PETSCHAUER. You don't have a very good general knowledge of Australia do you. To be fair, "Austrian" sounds a lot like "Australian." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 It is strange though that there are so many falls from balconies in Thailand. You never hear of such incidents in other countries to the same extent. Something is obviously unique in Thailand that the rest of the world does not have, not sure what that is though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheard Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 WOW a AUSSIE named PETSCHAUER. What strange world do you live in? We have names from every country in the world here in Aus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggers Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ? Drunk. Combined with low or insecure balcony protection guard rails ... You , of course are correct! ALL balconies should be be fully enclosed with a fine steel mesh Yes, the mesh safety netting would be good, combined with trampoline nets surrounding the building to reduce fall impact!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gk10002000 Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I guess the height of the average Caucasian or Westerner makes us vulnerable to tipping over and falling over those low balcony railings. I am only 5' 7" so I have told all my friends here in the States that if you ever read about me falling off a balcony, don't believe it. Of course there won't be much they can do about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springheeled jack Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 another mystery fall? she said she was relaxing on the bed and he was having a drink on the terrace I think she meant on the balcony and then hes gone he could have had a serious turn for the worst at 65 years of age he could have had a momentary blackout and fell over the balcony . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little mary sunshine Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Let's get another six pack....!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobo Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ? Drunk. Combined with low or insecure balcony protection guard rails ... You , of course are correct! ALL balconies should be be fully enclosed with a fine steel mesh Don't forget the razor wire! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lopchan Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 How is it that so many foreigners fall off balconies in Phuket and Pattaya ? What is going on ? That's also something I would like to understand. How come this happens so frequently here? Well now we got a survivor for once who could shed some light onto this mystery. Glad this bloke survived. If you look at the height of the average Thai balcony railing, it is low compared to the west. While it may be above hip height for most Thais, for me (6'1'') it actually comes to mid hip height. Most westerners are taller than their Thai counterparts. Now if you are a little drunk, or simply lose your balance, hitting the balcony has the effect of catapulting the heavier, top half of you forward and over (centre of gravity and all that stuff) Of course none of these simple observations will make a difference to those on TV who believe every single death of a westerner is caused by a Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goanna Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Who could blame the poor bugger. Stuck in Thailand with a 50 + farang woman. Yes, get another six pack, and head to the balcony to see what he is missing. Low rail had him tricked but. At least now, the thai nurses are looking after him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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