webfact Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Pattaya Man Electrocutes Himself at TemplePATTAYA: -- Early Wednesday morning, emergency responders received a report of a man electrocuting himself. The incident occurred at a Pattaya temple after its annual event.At 3:00am on March 9th, Khun Sarawoot was removing electrical wires and light bulbs after a festival. The young man was asked to do the job due to his knowledge of utilities. He climbed onto a ladder and was in close proximity to live wires.Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/221986/pattaya-man-electrocutes-temple/ -- Pattaya One 2016-03-09 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogers Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 The 'No-Fail' education policy in action... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) crikey ! lucky soul .... and in the presence of Buddha ......... be more careful next time !! Edited March 9, 2016 by steven100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 crikey ! poor soul .... and in the presence of Buddha ......... RIP Though the word "electrocution" implies death, he made it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 crikey ! poor soul .... and in the presence of Buddha ......... RIP Though the word "electrocution" implies death, he made it thanks, and good he recovered ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCruncher Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) The young man was asked to do the job due to his knowledge of utilities. That was definitely a mistake then. Edited March 9, 2016 by TheCruncher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 The young man was asked to do the job due to his knowledge of utilities. That was definitely a mistake then. He knew about water and gas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Must have been a certified Thai electrician. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docshock13 Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) He survived. Great! The headline makes it sound like he intended to do it. Should be "Man electrocuted by faulty, live wires" not "Man electrocutes himself." Edited March 9, 2016 by docshock13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey4u Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 This is shocking news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anon467367354 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 "a man electrocuting himself" or a man being electrocuted? I thought this was an article about suicide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 into contact with an exposed electric pole. Substandard and probably out of code electrification. Government authorities and the Temple must bear responsibility for this accident. I wonder if the worker even recognized the danger he was placing himself into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fakename Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Sorry, but no one is responsible for anything in Thailand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chongalulu Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 "Watt" a lucky escape! Current ly recovering at home insulated from the media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saan Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Though the word "electrocution" implies death, he made it You're right if you are electrocuted you are dead. Maybe he was reborn very quickly after all it did happen at a temple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Interesting to read that native speakers seem to have read the headline same like me: man kills himself by electrocution Let's hope he will come out without lasting problems and learnt a lesson the hard way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 crikey ! poor soul .... and in the presence of Buddha ......... RIP Though the word "electrocution" implies death, he made it thanks, and good he recovered ...... You would be excused for assuming death to the plumber.... Obviously he wasn't an electrician. Electrocution is an amalgam word combining electro and execution.... But the word now also includes accidental death, and is becoming a common term for any electric shock, in Leiu of a better word... Like eluctrocuted or shocked. So in this instance, we can't be "blaming" translators for misleading headlines... But more so linguists of the English language itself, who haven't kept up with changing times (electrocution, as a word, was devised to describe death row execution by electric chair, I think) So let's hope the guy recovers well and sticks to plumbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimmer Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Troll post removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roomuck Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 It is remarkable how many people who are not qualified electricians in Thailand can fix electrical problems. A lot of them are pretty clever at doing small jobs. I often get the pool cleaning bloke to fix electrical things for me. He is good with fixing plumbing problems also. And has also done tiling for me. It must be a part of their upbringing for a lot of Thais, learning all this stuff, being so handy. I am clueless at that sort of stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Anyone know where this occurred? The festival close to my place at Nong Khet Noi/ Nong Plalai finished that evening. I was riding down a nearby road glancing up at the way strip lights had been wired into the overhead main lines a day or two earlier. No meter, no isolation available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Sorry, but no one is responsible for anything in Thailand! Correct. The cause is always lack of luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 "a man electrocuting himself" or a man being electrocuted? I thought this was an article about suicide. I thought it was an article about some guy taking a shower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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