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Overloaded ferry
Editor;
Re: Overloaded ferry capsizes in Pattaya Bay, killing six (PM Monday, 04
November 2013) - I was on this ferry a few weeks ago and it was so
overloaded it took some time to regain its upright position after a gust of
wind.
I am not of a nervous disposition but I was extremely glad to reach the quay
safely. I was on the upper deck so if it had capsized I would have stood a
chance but the poor people below would have been stuck.
Wake up Mr Mayor - no more “meetings”! Action this day!
Roy Porter
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It sure is difficult
to comprehend
Editor;
Re: Difficult to comprehend (PM Mailbag Friday, 25 October 2013) - It sure
is difficult to comprehend. 7 comments on a topic that holds little interest
to the majority. Why are the minorities so vocal? Do we as a whole really
care what others like to eat? Fill a pot with veggies, add water, bring it
to the boil, simmer for awhile & you have a meal. Take the same pot, add
some lamb chops, thicken with cornflower or stock and you have an “Irish
Stew”. A feast fit for the kings of Munster.
What vegan would not droop when he sees me eat my fill then suck the marrow
off the bones? I dare say licking the water off an eggplant is not the same.
Not having known many true vegans in my time, the few I have had contact
with switched to this diet in mid life. Without malice I found them to look
pasty, thin & sunken eyed. Whereas the ones who had eaten mashed veggies
after weaning seemed more robust.
I do not smoke and I don’t hold it against those that do. Same with
religion, same with vegans. Will the day come when you will only be served
meat dishes at a side window? I enjoy a salad sandwich some times. Slip in a
slice of ham and it changes a snack into a meal. Meanwhile eat up your
veggies or you won’t grow up big & strong like your daddy. Be Jasus, I just
found half a grub in my apple.
Sean Murphy
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Appalled to learn
of the ferry disaster
Editor;
Re: Overloaded ferry capsizes in Pattaya Bay, killing six (PM Monday, 04
November 2013) - I was appalled to learn of yesterday’s, ferry disaster
(Sunday 3 November 13). Such a catastrophic and needless waste of life -
yet, an ‘accident’ that has been waiting to be realised for years.
My wife and I have holidayed in Pattaya for nearly two decades and regularly
make the crossing over to Koh Larn. During the last couple of years,
however, and with the substantial rise in Russian tourists particularly, we
have often commented on the manner in which holiday-makers, primarily
families, are packed-in, on-board, like proverbial sardines.
During a trip to the island in March of this year, we actually started to
count the number of Life Jackets, positioned aloft the seating area of the
craft - we were horrified to discover that throughout the entire boat, only
97 persons could be catered for in the event of a crisis at sea. There were
approximately 200 people on board that particular morning, to say nothing of
the appalling reality that some of the jackets in question appeared
singularly inappropriate for the purpose they were designed for, ergo;
shabby, unclean and torn.
From this distressing deduction, it quickly dawned on me that our chosen
mode of transport to Koh Larn was little more than a greed machine, a
floating money-mechanism where passenger safety and wellbeing took
second-place to the opportunistic and selfish operators whose sole interest
lay with the tourist ‘bucks’ - and not that of the personal safety of its
customers.
My sympathy goes out to all who have endured unbearable loss from this
dreadful episode, may the Thai authorities now take positive steps to
finally eradicate the insane and inexcusable bad practise by simply
‘throwing-the-book’ at the gluttonous and uncaring ferry operators. Their
major crime is that of failing to look at the big picture, the ‘What-if’
rationale - so blatantly bereft in their baht-chasing, twisted and
self-indulgent logic.
Best wishes,
Gordon G. Kinghorn
London
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Pattaya is not exactly quiet and peaceful
Editor;
Re: Why Pattaya? (PM Mailbag Friday, 01 November 2013) - I have to agree
with Mr. Jensen. Pattaya is not exactly known as a quiet, peaceful
retirement village. Moving to Pattaya and complaining about noisy bars is
kind of like moving to Alaska and complaining about the snow.
John Nielson
Comes down to motivation
Editor;
Re: People will complain a lot more than compliment (PM Mailbag Friday, 01
November 2013) - It comes down to motivation. Customers spend good money to
stay at a hotel. If they have a good experience for their money, they are
satisfied and owe you nothing. Hotels that under deliver create a motivation
for consumers to complain. Elevating loyalty programs to reward customers
for their purchases and their social influence is a natural way to motivate
positive reviews and drive incremental purchases.
Andrew Ward
The real issue is sugar
Editor
Re: Difficult to comprehend (PM Mailbag Friday, 25 October 2013) - I do not
believe that this is a ‘nasty Mailbag debate’. As for vegetarians living
longer, good luck to them. I plan to die earlier with a cheeseburger in my
mouth. Why vegetarians regard this as a character issue is perhaps for them
to think about, not myself. Really knowledgeable nutrition interested people
know that vegetarianism vs. meat eating is not remotely the main event. The
main event is sugar. Sugar as a poison and as a corrupter of biological
processes trumps all other issues of philosophy about ingestibles. I know
this and yet I eat sugar. Judge me if you want but I plan to die with a
cheeseburger in my mouth and a chocolate chip cookie in my hand. When I get
to the gate for my interview with Saint Peter he will see an applicant with
a smile on his face.
Dana
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