webfact Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 Dead squirrel blamed for messing up the beach in Pattaya! Picture: 77Jowo PATTAYA: -- Municipal authorities in Pattaya have come up with a novel excuse for the terrible sewage spewing out into Wong Amat beach in North Pattaya at the weekend. They have blamed a squirrel. The animal was found to have caused a short that led to a pump malfunctioning. This meant that raw sewage from a treatment facility at a reservoir nearby entered the sea for a while. The culprit was found dead. Electrical engineers have been changing a high voltage fuse and the Pattaya authorities said that everything was now back to normal, reported 77Jowo. Tourists and locals had cried foul at the weekend and demanded an inquiry as the sea turned black and smelly on a whole swathe of the beach. Source: 77Jowo -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-03-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Real Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 1 hour ago, webfact said: The culprit was found dead. Great! Then they don´t have to go to court. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyW Posted March 20, 2017 Share Posted March 20, 2017 The squirrel population must be getting nervous now, thats two incidents they have been responsible for in the last few days, much more and the exterminators will be out to eradicate them all!!! Run little squirrels....hide!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 So the fuse box was left unlocked for any person or animal to enter? Very professional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 1 hour ago, LennyW said: The squirrel population must be getting nervous now, thats two incidents they have been responsible for in the last few days, much more and the exterminators will be out to eradicate them all!!! Run little squirrels....hide!!! I lived in Pattaya for 7 years and saw one, just ONE squirrel in that entire time, and that was in the woods, 30 miles outside of town. Now, if they'd said rat, I'd believe them. I've seen hundreds of them in town. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giddyup Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Have quite a few squirrels in the trees opposite my house and I live at the end of Nern Plubwan on the dark side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 3 hours ago, webfact said: They have blamed a squirrel. Couldn't find a goat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamgeorgeallen Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 9 minutes ago, Sphere said: Couldn't find a goat? or a ferang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 That answer does sound a bit squirrely, doesn't it? A bit nuts, to say the least. I've seen decent number of those bushy tailed rats on Jomtien Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 57 minutes ago, jaywalker said: I lived in Pattaya for 7 years and saw one, just ONE squirrel in that entire time, and that was in the woods, 30 miles outside of town. Now, if they'd said rat, I'd believe them. I've seen hundreds of them in town. You havent been looking in enough switchboards then and especially in Pattaya, near the red lights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, Emster23 said: That answer does sound a bit squirrely, doesn't it? A bit nuts, to say the least. I've seen decent number of those bushy tailed rats on Jomtien Beach. I suppose I was too busy trying to not get run over by either a moto or a katoey or a bus or a mob of Chinese tourists to be able to pay attention to the squirrels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaos Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Lol someone even joked blame squirrel after WS fire, now I look in the news and they really did it. 555Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggy Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Burmese squirrel maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borzandy Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 4 hours ago, webfact said: Electrical engineers have been changing a high voltage fuse At least Thai engineers are able to blame a squirrel who liked cables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realenglish1 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Ya ya The natural wild animal and bug population can be nerve racking The other day a band of mosquitoes shorted out my cell phone Those little guys just dont give up Much like the suicide squirrels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoniuni Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 They were not able to take a photo???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Emster23 said: That answer does sound a bit squirrely, doesn't it? A bit nuts, to say the least. I've seen decent number of those bushy tailed rats on Jomtien Beach. squirrels are just as re-VOLTING as rats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I suppose it committed suicide after chewing the cables Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cauldlad Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 I live just off 3rd road and see squirrels running along the cables in front of my house on a regular basis. Also seen them many times on the cables along 2nd road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 3 hours ago, jaywalker said: I lived in Pattaya for 7 years and saw one, just ONE squirrel in that entire time, and that was in the woods, 30 miles outside of town. Now, if they'd said rat, I'd believe them. I've seen hundreds of them in town. They seem to have got rid of the rats, I walked almost the full length of Beach Road twice last week and never saw any rats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 6 minutes ago, possum1931 said: They seem to have got rid of the rats, I walked almost the full length of Beach Road twice last week and never saw any rats. you do realise that rat tastes very like chicken according stuff I have read Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieseldave1951 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 2 hours ago, Sphere said: Couldn't find a goat? or sprits it worked when the pilot of Thai air over shot the runway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallander4 Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 3 hours ago, jaywalker said: I lived in Pattaya for 7 years and saw one, just ONE squirrel in that entire time, and that was in the woods, 30 miles outside of town. Now, if they'd said rat, I'd believe them. I've seen hundreds of them in town. Many of them in uniform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, smedly said: you do realise that rat tastes very like chicken according stuff I have read I was at my in-laws place in Surin once, having bought some fresh fish for dinner. Father-in-law was BBQ-ing some rice field rats. OOOOH Yummy! I stayed with fish for the evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 37 minutes ago, smedly said: you do realise that rat tastes very like chicken according stuff I have read No I have never tasted rat, and don't intend to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 3 minutes ago, hotchilli said: The only squirrel I ever saw near Pattaya was in a National Park about a 30 minute drive back towards BKK. I cannot pronounce the name of it, so never bothered to remember it. There's a small waterfall there in the wet season & I had my 4 year old daughter with me. We had a great time that day. She was rock climbing about like a squirrel. Anyhow it was a gorgeous red varmint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocacoc Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 4 hours ago, jaywalker said: I lived in Pattaya for 7 years and saw one, just ONE squirrel in that entire time, and that was in the woods, 30 miles outside of town. Now, if they'd said rat, I'd believe them. I've seen hundreds of them in town. I see them every day. They like to run on power cables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 46 minutes ago, smedly said: you do realise that rat tastes very like chicken according stuff I have read 8 minutes ago, possum1931 said: No I have never tasted rat, and don't intend to. exactly my point - how do you know you haven't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaywalker Posted March 21, 2017 Share Posted March 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, alocacoc said: I see them every day. They like to run on power cables. Like I said before, there's plenty of wild drivers as well as crazy people in Pattaya/Jomtien, and that's all I seem to have my radar focused on...(as well as the female eye candy), so I never noticed any squirrels. I'll take your word for it that they exist in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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