webfact Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Add teetering lampposts to the dangers of living in Pattaya! Picture: Manager Online Herewith further evidence of the dangers of living in Pattaya! PATTAYA: -- But fortunately there is a foreign tourist on hand to do the pointing just in case we were in any doubt about the mortal peril residents at the resort find themselves in, reports Manager Online. Guilty as charged this time is a lamppost that is snapped off at its base. The post could topple over at any moment and seems to be held in place by just a few flimsy wires. The concrete pot is slap bang outside a well known hotel on Soi Bua Khao in downtown Pattaya right next to the hotel's security booth. Manager online reporters called in by a concerned member of the public were told that the post had been like this for years after it was hit by a tour bus. Some officials came and took some pictures but nothing has been done to repair it. Be careful if you are out for a walk in the area. Source: Manager Online -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-01-05 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthebruce Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I think he might be left handed, hence the Bandage.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 "... seems to be held in place by just a few flimsy wires." More than "just a few" even by Thai standards! Perhaps there is a method to Thai wiring madness. Recall a few years back Jomtien Beach road bus stop sign ("flag" vs T style) near Soi 6 fell over and broke Swede's back. I did close look at anchoring: some threaded rod about 1/2" into cement. Hey, if still standing after installation, crew is good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 The safety in the area, or lack thereof, is laid at the feet of the municipal, police and government officials. The seem to prefer to step around it, lest they fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banana7 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 The street looks like the street behind the The Avenue shopping mall, soi 15 off 2nd road, not Soi Bua Khao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timendres Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 They painted the little red and white warning stripes there to let you know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanLaew Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Whenever someone argues that there's nothing consistent about Thailand, I urge them to go study the power poles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 1 hour ago, Banana7 said: The street looks like the street behind the The Avenue shopping mall, soi 15 off 2nd road, not Soi Bua Khao. yep, outside mercure hotel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elgordo38 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 8 hours ago, webfact said: Be careful if you are out for a walk in the area. Be careful of posting it on online media. Could have an effect on tourism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobo Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 4 hours ago, Banana7 said: The street looks like the street behind the The Avenue shopping mall, soi 15 off 2nd road, not Soi Bua Khao. Correct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 4 hours ago, Banana7 said: The street looks like the street behind the The Avenue shopping mall, soi 15 off 2nd road, not Soi Bua Khao. So you can rest assured walking on Soi Bua Khao. Just beware of the infamous pole at corner of Soi 21? Tower of Pisa looks straight in comparison. And if you look at Google Street View from Aug 2016 you will notice that the damage/erosion had already been done. Some things take a little longer in Thailand. The sloppy DIY red/white stripes didn't help https://goo.gl/maps/R6VTavvPM7R2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 The one at Soi 21 leaning above one of the busiest spots in Central Pattaya: https://goo.gl/maps/x5Q7kbRfbUo So why being afraid of the above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpjack Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 wow ! a tourist in pattaya with no tattoos . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striderman Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 2 hours ago, KhunBENQ said: So you can rest assured walking on Soi Bua Khao. Just beware of the infamous pole at corner of Soi 21? Tower of Pisa looks straight in comparison. And if you look at Google Street View from Aug 2016 you will notice that the damage/erosion had already been done. Some things take a little longer in Thailand. The sloppy DIY red/white stripes didn't help the problem on the buakaow one was partially solved dec 29th by pulling it back slightly and adding a securing wire stay. way off a perfect fix ............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeeJay1959 Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 7 hours ago, timendres said: They painted the little red and white warning stripes there to let you know... It was special reinforced paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Someone hang an amulet on that pole and it will be ok for at least a decade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunBENQ Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 2 hours ago, striderman said: the problem on the buakaow one was partially solved dec 29th by pulling it back slightly and adding a securing wire stay. way off a perfect fix ............ On my sightseeing list for next visit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiochaser Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Not just Pattaya. There is a wooden telephone pole at the edge of the driveway of my house in Pennsylvania, USA, that is leaning just like that concrete pole. It wasn't hit by a bus. I believe it is rotting at the bottom end. The pole belongs to the telephone company. A maintenance guy came to look at the pole after I called the company. He told me it could be replaced. That was back about 6 months ago. A few houses down from mine, a pole in someone else's back yard rotted completely and broke off at ground level. It hung there for months before the telephone company replaced it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCC1701A Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 if anybody asks you what living in Thailand is like, just send them a link to this story. sums up the whole country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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