Editor;
I agree that Koto is a farang, but he does give a good job by representing the farangs (in a good) way. I like his messages: don’t leave anything else at the beach beside your footprints. (I see you often even though you never have seen me walking in the morning my round down the beach).
The jet ski thugs are present (the worst ones are opposite Mike Shopping Mall). Sometimes I watch them ripping people off. Especially Indians seem to be for them a nice and easy picking. Here is their system: You rent the jet-ski and after you return they show you photos as proof that the damage never was before. Then a cop joins the scene and persuades the thugs to reduce the amount of baht asked for repair to the half, sometimes even some Indian blokes are ‘helpful’ with the translation, all part of the show.
Yes Koto, they are there and the keep ripping off tourists. Tip: If you see one of the (jest ski rental) beach boys who has an Iroquois haircut (Mohawk), you found the main gang, so just don’t rent there! Check before what is all broken on the jet ski before you start. Besides, there are also some guys who are focusing more on customer satisfaction where you can rent a jet ski without getting charged for a repair that is already paid 100 times.
Best is, keep your eyes open or just do not rent any jet ski. If the good rentals don’t get an income they might realize that these scams have to be forced to leave. But I guess the tourists are still too naive to gather pre information on what to do and what not. And for me, jet skis are a no go, as long nobody kicks Jacky the Lacky and his scams off the beach.
Will
