Flat tyre, carelessness blamed for filthy Phuket pier

[snoop1130]

Flat tyre, carelessness blamed for filthy Phuket pier
Kongleaphy Keam

PHUKET: -- Officials are blaming a garbage truck with a flat tyre and boat operators' carelessness for the piles of rubbish and spilled oil spotted on Chalong Pier yesterday.

Photos sent to the Phuket Gazette by a reader – showing dozens of garbage bags, bottles and puddles of oil along the pier – were forwarded to the Phuket Provincial Administration Organization (PPAO), which is responsible for the area.

“Normally, the trash is picked up at about 4am before tourists arrive,” said PPAO officer Prasit Yotharak, who is in charge of Chalong Pier. “However, the truck had a flat. We are sorry for the dirty conditions. I will go with officers this afternoon to see if the area has been cleaned and the garbage has been picked up yet.”

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-- Phuket Gazette 2016-03-22

[Briggsy]

The picture presents an image I can see every day in any city, town or village in Thailand. It is totally normal. "Dirty" would have to be a lot more than that with reference to the Thai norm.

[Reigntax]

Looks to me like a case of theydontgiveashititis

[eisfeld]

The picture presents an image I can see every day in any city, town or village in Thailand. It is totally normal. "Dirty" would have to be a lot more than that with reference to the Thai norm.

Correct. The problem is also deeper than the collection of said trash. How about preventing people from throwing trash around in the first place? Every civilized country would have city administration officers roaming the areas and fine people for littering.

I can see people driving on the big road not far from where I live, swaying to the side of the road in order to throw their rubbish while driving into the ditch. Totally normal to these people and nobody gives a damn.

The smell from the rubbish is only unnoticable when some guy next to it decides to have a little bonfire to burn plastic.

[doremifasol]

If you really want to see a filthy pier go to the Nuan Tip Pier Bang Phe - Samet

[LivinginKata]

Situation normal ...

[thairay]

the flat tyre stopped them from getting there on time to kick it all in the ocean before the tourists got there

[cloudhopper]

That place has been filthy and decaying since the day it was built.

[Farang99]

The picture presents an image I can see every day in any city, town or village in Thailand. It is totally normal. "Dirty" would have to be a lot more than that with reference to the Thai norm.

Correct. The problem is also deeper than the collection of said trash. How about preventing people from throwing trash around in the first place? Every civilized country would have city administration officers roaming the areas and fine people for littering.

I can see people driving on the big road not far from where I live, swaying to the side of the road in order to throw their rubbish while driving into the ditch. Totally normal to these people and nobody gives a damn.

The smell from the rubbish is only unnoticable when some guy next to it decides to have a little bonfire to burn plastic.

The UK used to have litter bins fixed to lamp posts with a notice warning of a fine for littering. They seem to have disappeared, and London streets are as bad as Bangkok.

[Old Croc]

You really have to wonder at the mentality of the dick who trailed oil right up the walkway and on to the pier!

Edited March 23, 2016 by Old Croc

[soalbundy]

I blame it on Thainess

[glassdude007]

Trash trucks in our neiborhood seems like a is a very good job...

Leave most of the trash in the road then continue onto the local mom and pop market to collect

4 large Singhas couple cold one for the driver and his mates.....

see it everyday....TIT

[Khon Kaen Dave]

If any of it is food,then you can more or less bet that the Chinese were there earlier!

[Lee4Life]

They forgot to also blame the dogs which spread it all over the place, and the dog's owners who failed to properly supervise their animals....this could go on forever

[Nobb]

Make them come back and collect the rest of the garbage. Who is in charge of this pier the government or the mafia garbage collectors. Even with flat tire these garbage collectors have no pride in there jobs. Give them a couple days off with out pay and retrain them and they might not ever do some thing like this again!

[lvr181]

Situation normal ...

Extend that to SNAFU!