Editor;
Saturday February 11th, the Pollution Solution Group was watering and feeding the stray dogs, replacing the older posters and removing staples. We saw several buses full of older school children, from out of town, at Jomtien Beach. We noticed that many were eating, throwing their garbage on the ground and over the fence next to the buses, so we gave several of them our two main pieces of literature, in Thai and English about keeping it clean for the King and asked them to “please” put the garbage into the dumpsters, 20 meters away, also speaking in Thai.
What appeared to be the bus drivers or Ajarns (teachers) they just laughed, gave us a dirty look, told the students to get on the bus and drove away.
We think it is a shame to allow people to come to our beaches, play in the ocean, have a fun filled day and leave a mess behind.
We also explained to them that when Farangs see this, they might do the same, we should all take care of Thailand and respect the King’s wishes by doing Tam Boon.
Please keep in mind the Pollution Solution Group would love to take down all of our posters and have Pattaya City Hall install some nice large wooden signs in Thai, English and Russian with an understandable to all picture and trash cans near by. Welcoming all to the beach, asking them to please pack out what they pack in from toxic cigarette butts to anything they brought with them, or they will be fined. Also stenciling storm drains saying that they go to the ocean. Many think it is a sewer or don’t think at all.
We hope from the name on the buses or license numbers someone can tell where they came from and educate them on how respect other places or send this to their local papers.
Thank you
Gerry Rasmus, aka KOTO
