cripes,,,,in all my years of trips to the LOsnarles i have never never carried my passport with me. i , in my customary superior way I assumed this was the habit of paranoid Americans and Israeli's......maybe i change my spots, as does the leopard from time to time....

drfang wrote:

What is the punishment for not being able to produce ones passport when demanded by  the BIB. I never carry mine, preferring to lock it in a "safe".

Several years ago I was told by a Thai lawyer that the letter of the law states that foreigners must be within 100 metres of their passport at all times. So, if this rule still applies, it means that you could be staying in, for example, Cafe Royale keeping your passport locked up in the room safe and still be able to walk as far as Panorama to enjoy the nightlife.

colmx wrote:

Following Tronpai's earlier advice I brought my passport when i went to Rachada Soi 8 ten days ago.........

Arrived back to hotel with no Passport!
BF left the bag containing it in a Taxi....

Sorry, I feel SO guilty but I don't think I specifically gave any advise. In fact, I don't carry my passport unless I am going out of town. Then when I get to my destination, I lock it in the safe. I do carry a copy and a Thai DL.

Either way, I plead for your mercy and owe you dinner or a few dinners given all the problems you had.

colmx wrote:

" ... Moral of the story is NEVER take your passport out with you!  And NEVER give it to your BF to mind!!! (no mattter when the BIB are checking!) ... "

I hope he gave you a long and lingering wai for that big screwup.  (And more     )

Cheers ...

Smiles wrote:

colmx wrote:

" ... Moral of the story is NEVER take your passport out with you!  And NEVER give it to your BF to mind!!! (no mattter when the BIB are checking!) ... "

I hope he gave you a long and lingering wai for that big screwup.  (And more     )

Cheers ...

Colmx:  Was the BF talking on his cell phone when he exited the Taxi?  

I have been having an on going battle with my BF to concentrate on the task at hand and not to use an ATM, drive (blue tooth or not) walk or get out of a taxi and carry on a cell phone conversation at the same time.

So far he has left one ATM card in the machine, walked into a moving Motocy on the sidewalk, walked into several glass doors and has tried to go down the up escalator a few times and each time he was talking on his cell phone.

This may seem a wonderment to you Trongpai (and to me also), but I have "persuaded" my guy to actually pull over and stop the car to talk on his mobile phone!!.  
When I phone him from here (Canada right now) and he happens to be driving, he pulls over ... I can hear the difference in background noise, so I'm sure it's true.  If I'm in the car when it rings, he pulls over to answer.

What do think the odds are that he does this when I'm not around?  

Quote:

" ... walked into a moving Motocy on the sidewalk, walked into several glass doors ... "

That's nothing!  A few years ago Suphot delivered a gigantic truckload of cashew nuts to a processing factory somewhere in Chonburi.  
He received his payment (48,000 baht) and then left for the drive back home to Surin.  About 30 miles from home he pulled into a truckstop area for some food and a pee.  Left his shoulder bag with ID and the 48,000 baht on the restaurant chair and went merrily on his way.  
Realized what he'd done 20 miles down the road or so and went screaming back to the restaurant.  Eveything gone ... profit 'no have' ... ID 'no have'.

Cheers ...

Smiles wrote:

I hope he gave you a long and lingering wai for that big screwup.

Or a long and lingering screw?

TrongpaiExpat wrote:

Colmx:  Was the BF talking on his cell phone when he exited the Taxi?  
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No his mobile was in the same bag as my passport!!

He was trying to not get sick!
As was I and the 2 other guys that were with us...

The driver was def the worst driver that i ever had the misfortune of being driven by

He kept revving the engine and stop starting all the way from sukhumvit 71 back to Rachada

Maybe its the drivers way of robbing people without them realising it!

Smiles:
He never Wais me ever!

That's an improvement on the taxi driver who died yesterday on the expressway while carrying three passengers from Swampy airport.

My boyfriend couldn't lose his phone, he's never off the bloody thing!

colmx wrote:

We went to various venues in Rachada and Ramsari over the next few days

Ramsari?

HI Remote Control...
Not sure if your question is a serious one or pisstake?

Anyway I'm not much good on Bkk Geography...
So maybe some Bkk dwellers can confirm...

Ramsari = Ramkhamhaeng Rd gay zone
Or possibly 'Lamsalee'?

It wasn't a pisstake.  Now that you spelled it "Lamsalee", I know what you're talking about now!