Agree, no sympathy from mecharlesh wrote:So Marcus thinks he was prejudged by the judge !
10 M in assets ($?) his rather naive daughter who has an unspeakable connection with her dad and never thought he was involved in the trade (musty have sold lots of travel tickets) and ex blonde wife thinks he should be punished (maybe a good talking to is in order).
He also seems to have a pretty free run of the prison too. Must not have had all his assets confiscated??
Where do these people get their value systems from??? No guilt whatsoever.
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Evidently there are four parts...
Bravo TV series trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scdpbVZEdS8
Series 1, Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Bjmemu474
Series 1, Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5rh9SRp9Hc
Series 1, Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_0vZrpQ8QU
Series 1, Part 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJXNQEvddjw
Bravo TV series trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scdpbVZEdS8
Series 1, Part 1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9Bjmemu474
Series 1, Part 2:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5rh9SRp9Hc
Series 1, Part 3:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_0vZrpQ8QU
Series 1, Part 4:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJXNQEvddjw
My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?
...and the latest action to be taken to prevent future incidents...
"Phuket Deadline Means End for Illegal Jet-Skis
Phuketwan.com September 23, 2009
A MEETING of jet-ski operators and insurance officials today set a 45-day deadline for resolving how best to protect tourists from jet-ski scams.
Insurance companies have 15 days to suggest options, and jet-ski operators have 45 days to settle on one of those options.
Representatives of 10 insurance companies attended the meeting with operators and October 9 was determined as the day for decisions on insurance to be made.
What became plain, though, was that only 219 registered jet-skis across all Phuket beaches can be involved in the process.
Another 51 jet-skis on the island are illegal, and they will stay illegal. It is understood that some owners of jet-skis in Patong have both registered and unregistered vehicles.
Today's meeting at Provincial Hall in Phuket City was chaired by Rear Admiral Amornchot Sujirat, the local deputy in charge of the Army's Internal Security Operations Command.
Previous meetings have been chaired by the Governor and a Vice Governor.
No mention was made today of the latest suggestion to ease the scamming: a system that would involve the operators paying into their own communal fund to insure their own vehicles and meet the full cost of any genuine payouts themselves.
This co-op arrangement would be less costly than any insurance-based scheme and shift the emphasis for honest claims back onto the operators themselves.
In Patong, unregistered jet-skis have until now been given to operators who oversee several jet-skis. The unregistered vehicles have been operated as though they were registered vehicles.
This is largely because, according to jet-ski operators who have talked to Phuketwan, jet-skis are seen as a good source of income, especially when claims of ''damages'' are added to the 1500 baht a half-hour hire of vehicles.
Income from the high season more than compensates for the low season, especially if ''damage'' is a frequent occurrence.
Phuketwan has been provided with a list of all the registered jet-skis, and their owners."
"Phuket Deadline Means End for Illegal Jet-Skis
Phuketwan.com September 23, 2009
A MEETING of jet-ski operators and insurance officials today set a 45-day deadline for resolving how best to protect tourists from jet-ski scams.
Insurance companies have 15 days to suggest options, and jet-ski operators have 45 days to settle on one of those options.
Representatives of 10 insurance companies attended the meeting with operators and October 9 was determined as the day for decisions on insurance to be made.
What became plain, though, was that only 219 registered jet-skis across all Phuket beaches can be involved in the process.
Another 51 jet-skis on the island are illegal, and they will stay illegal. It is understood that some owners of jet-skis in Patong have both registered and unregistered vehicles.
Today's meeting at Provincial Hall in Phuket City was chaired by Rear Admiral Amornchot Sujirat, the local deputy in charge of the Army's Internal Security Operations Command.
Previous meetings have been chaired by the Governor and a Vice Governor.
No mention was made today of the latest suggestion to ease the scamming: a system that would involve the operators paying into their own communal fund to insure their own vehicles and meet the full cost of any genuine payouts themselves.
This co-op arrangement would be less costly than any insurance-based scheme and shift the emphasis for honest claims back onto the operators themselves.
In Patong, unregistered jet-skis have until now been given to operators who oversee several jet-skis. The unregistered vehicles have been operated as though they were registered vehicles.
This is largely because, according to jet-ski operators who have talked to Phuketwan, jet-skis are seen as a good source of income, especially when claims of ''damages'' are added to the 1500 baht a half-hour hire of vehicles.
Income from the high season more than compensates for the low season, especially if ''damage'' is a frequent occurrence.
Phuketwan has been provided with a list of all the registered jet-skis, and their owners."
My brain is like an Internet browser; 12 tabs are open and 5 of them are not responding, there's a GIF playing in an endless loop,... and where is that annoying music coming from?
I haven't got my Apache license yet but I would pay to see what the dreadlocked, fisherman panted idiots would do if two Apaches come over the horizon with Ride of the Valkyries blaring out.migrant wrote:Now THAT would be good televisionSTEVE G wrote:We've got a couple of Apaches here if you're interested, I'll even volunteer to accompany them out if required!After viewing Episode 5 I do think they should deploy Apache Helicopters on the koh phangan full moon party
We could discuss a pay per view deal with the government?
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This is appalling tv.
Minor titilation and the worst of tv presentation at the moment.
I don't mind being told what is coming up in the programe. But not 3 times before each commercial break.
And surprisingly enough after 3 minutes of commercials i haven't forgotten what i have just watched. So i don't need a reminder.
But it does get worse.
Why can't they show the drug smugglers interviews in 1 hit.
No. Far too difficult.
Chuck a cat fight in between and then a drunken youth then 5 minutes later go back to the drug smuggler.
At this time not only have you forgotten about the drug smuggler but you look forward to the commercials so you can be reminded.
I got lost on episode 5.
I would rather spend an hour counting lizards eating habits in relation to mosquitos than watch episode 6.
Minor titilation and the worst of tv presentation at the moment.
I don't mind being told what is coming up in the programe. But not 3 times before each commercial break.
And surprisingly enough after 3 minutes of commercials i haven't forgotten what i have just watched. So i don't need a reminder.
But it does get worse.
Why can't they show the drug smugglers interviews in 1 hit.
No. Far too difficult.
Chuck a cat fight in between and then a drunken youth then 5 minutes later go back to the drug smuggler.
At this time not only have you forgotten about the drug smuggler but you look forward to the commercials so you can be reminded.
I got lost on episode 5.
I would rather spend an hour counting lizards eating habits in relation to mosquitos than watch episode 6.