cardinalblue Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Desperate people do stupid things... big of them to give the family all the money.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmyjames120 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 7 hours ago, chopin2 said: What greed can do to men.... Ever seen what it can do to Thai women.....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artisi Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 38 minutes ago, Lampang2 said: it was not an easy decision I can imagine, B825 - probably needed voting on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bheard Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Numbskull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 In another life, that deceased poor sod could well have been me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotchonrocks Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 That they had to make a decision on such a small amount of money is so pathetic. Why didn't they club together and at least give the family something more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangkokReady Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 7 hours ago, tracker1 said: Nice gesture to give the family the money their son died for Would be an even nicer gesture for the company that released the balloons to give the family the promised 9,999 baht. Good PR and good for the family. Not sure if companies do things like that in Thaialnd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wow64 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 So glad they gave the money to the family.. they can buy dinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenifer d Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 7 hours ago, Ralf61 said: Completely agree. I know people who have to get by with a 5,000THB-bucks a month (not a day), and we start nagging in the rare case our monthly wad is less than 6 digits or so... exactly!!! even though the minimum wage here in our province, and most urban and/or tourism-heavy provinces, is 300 baht/day, many of the resorts here pay their non-skilled Thai staff 200/day (and many even deduct for meals & lodging!); even though life can be lived very cheaply here, no way is 200 baht (or even 300 baht, tbh) TRULY a living wage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbolino Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 8 hours ago, tracker1 said: Nice gesture to give the family the money their son died for it is just a pittance towards the funeral....if it will be used for this purpose....think it will be used to buy a couple of bottles of samson or hong thong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenifer d Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Just now, garbolino said: it is just a pittance towards the funeral....if it will be used for this purpose....think it will be used to buy a couple of bottles of samson or hong thong maybe that will help after all, at least for a few days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbolino Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Just now, jenifer d said: maybe that will help after all, at least for a few days... yeah I don't know how much bottles cost as I do not drink it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenifer d Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 50 minutes ago, scotchonrocks said: That they had to make a decision on such a small amount of money is so pathetic. Why didn't they club together and at least give the family something more. well, from a Buddhist standpoint, he was foolishly chasing maya, and made expensive and ultimately foolish and fatal decisions of his own accord the Thai phrase is "lao tae" = up to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenifer d Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 minute ago, garbolino said: yeah I don't know how much bottles cost as I do not drink it sang som is rather nice, hong thong is nasty both approx 100-140 for small bottle, 200+ big bottle, sang som a bit pricier than hong thong by 10-30 baht depending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbolino Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Just now, jenifer d said: sang som is rather nice, hong thong is nasty both approx 100-140 for small bottle, 200+ big bottle, sang som a bit pricier than hong thong by 10-30 baht depending thanks but I do not drink it so will NOT be buying any... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeyrobot Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Everyone at the scene agreed the money in the pouch should go towards his funeral expenses, bit hard not too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCor Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 9 hours ago, webfact said: Everybody at the scene agreed that the money should be given to the family of the victim for funeral expenses, reported Thai Rath. So for 'everybody at the scene', what were the other alternatives for the money (...besides partially paying the original vehicle rental)? I really need to read ThaiVisa News less often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
douglasspade Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 6 hours ago, phutoie2 said: THB-readies, brass, wonga, moola, wad, spondulies, smackers, beer chits. Many more. Me and my GF call the 1000 BHT note a 'King', and the 500 a 'Queen', the 100's 'Jokers, and anything else a 'handful' We call a 1 baht coin a Pumpuy Penny, as we regularly check our weight at the nearest 7Eleven with the 1Baht machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0815 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 9 hours ago, steven100 said: what is 5,000 THB-bucks ? I haven't come across THB-bucks before ? But as most people here, you know exactly what he means with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotpoom Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 10 hours ago, colinneil said: What a tragic waste of a young life. Yet again you see greed overcoming any thoughts about safety. How is it greed to try to claim a prize that you have won? If anything, the people responsible for the Ad. should have the book thrown at them and be brought to justice. Most lightly, this unfortunate person would not have hired a vehicle for 2000 Baht or gone to the length he did to claim 800 Baht and in all probability would be alive today but for these advertisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxcorrigan Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 7 hours ago, anto said: He got a kick out of the money anyway .R.I.P. You mean a buzz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 52 minutes ago, maxcorrigan said: You mean a buzz! That as well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlakey Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 hour ago, dotpoom said: How is it greed to try to claim a prize that you have won? If anything, the people responsible for the Ad. should have the book thrown at them and be brought to justice. Most lightly, this unfortunate person would not have hired a vehicle for 2000 Baht or gone to the length he did to claim 800 Baht and in all probability would be alive today but for these advertisers. He would have had a better chance of being alive today if he had not acted like a muppet, NEXT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wakeupplease Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Money more precious that life then in this neck of the woods RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, wakeupplease said: Money more precious that life then in this neck of the woods RIP I am sure it came as a shock to him . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 40 minutes ago, oldlakey said: He would have had a better chance of being alive today if he had not acted like a muppet, NEXT Muppet ? whats that ? He was just a guy with no knowledge of the danger involved ,in collecting his pot of Gold . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PomPolo Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Sure, they trade 1:1 with THB Simoleans. Probably a better exchange rate than the GBP pound at the momentSent from my C103 using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinBangkok Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 8 hours ago, ratcatcher said: Watt are you talking about,? . That's a shocking and revolting comment. I thought it was funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ableguy Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 A very sad post to comment on, from me anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anto Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, ableguy said: A very sad post to comment on, from me anyway. Did you know him ? if not what's sad about it ?.His time had come . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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