Bikes & Insurance ~ Pattaya Rag

Tuesday, 28 August 2007

Bikes & Insurance

A thread was started on a Pattaya forum about the things farangs dislike about living in Pattaya. The most frequently mooted dislike was motorcycle riders and surprisingly Thais weren't singled out on this one, the dislike covered bike riders of all nationalities. The reason being I suspect is Thai's don't know any better, no lessons, no tests but farangs do, yet they still dumb down to Thai standards when on the highways and byways of Pattaya. Overtaking on the inside, driving on the wrong side of the road, ignoring traffic lights, you name it, bikers of all nationalities do it. You don't have to live here long to share in the frustration felt by the forum posters.

My personal take on the subject is it is time for bikers to contribute to the cost of the carnage they cause on a daily basis around Pattaya. As it stands, all repairs from accidents involving bikes and cars seem to be paid for by the car owners insurer, even when the bike driver is at fault. I believe this is because the 'compulsory' insurance required by bikers covers personal injury and not vehicle repairs, (I think). The upshot is car owners have to pay higher premiums to cover repairs to both vehicles. When you consider a large percentage of accidents in Pattaya involve bikes, (I only have only media reports to back up this claim), then it's about time something was done so that bikers pay their share and stop being subsidised by car drivers.

Sierra Tangos

The Prime Minister and the Election Commission agreed Monday to hold the next election on December 23. This will mean that Saturday the 22 December will be a dry day, Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 December will be Bank Holidays

The Nation is running an article on how both country and educated Thai girls are turning to Dating Agencies to find farang husbands. One of the agencies named is Miss Sweet Singles and they certainly appear to have a stable of runners. Have to say I hadn't realised so many Thai girls reached their thirties without having either husbands or kids. Surprising that.....

Buffalo Bar have posted photos from their recent 10th Anniversary Party on their web site. I've shown a few below as a 'taster' but you can find the full album here

Little Tony On Grammar

Little Tony was sitting in class one day. All of a sudden, he needed to go to the bathroom. He yelled out, "Miss Jones, I need to take a piss!!" The teacher replied, "Now, Tony, that is NOT the proper word to use in this situation. The correct word you want to use is 'urinate. Please use the word 'ur-i-nate' in a sentence correctly, and I will allow you to go". Little Tony, thinks for a bit, and then says, "You're an eight, but if you had bigger tits, you'd be a TEN!"

Little Tony On Grammar (Part 2)

One day, during lessons on proper grammar, the teacher asked for a show of hands from those who could use the word 'beautiful' in the same sentence twice. First, she called! on little Suzie, who responded with, 'My father bought my mother a beautiful dress and she looked beautiful in it.' Very good, Suzie,' replied the teacher. She then called on little Michael. My mommy planned a beautiful banquet and it turned out beautifully.' She said, 'Excellent, Michael!' Then the teacher reluctantly called on little TONY.Last night at the dinner table, my sister told my father that she was pregnant, and he said 'Beautiful, just fucking beautiful!''

Little Tony On Getting Older

Little TONY was sitting on a park bench munching on one candy bar after another. After the 6th one a man on the bench across from him said, 'Son you know eating all that candy isn't good for you. It will give you acne,rot your teeth, and make you fat.' Little TONY replied, 'My grandfather lived to be 107 years old.' The man asked, 'Did your grand father eat 6 candy bars at a time?' Little TONY answered, 'No, he minded his own fucking business.