As the week comes to an end, I want to share with you a recent development in the sidewalk near the entrance to the Thong Lor BTS Skytrain station.

A former classmate of mine, a British man here with his wife and two children, shared his fear that he’d be walking down the street with his family and return home minus one child, what with all the gaping holes in our footpaths.

This rather dangerous situation fills almost the entire width of the footpath and is a result of the excess wear brought on by large vendor carts and motorcycles traversing the path every day, both of which are heavier than the utility covers are designed to withstand.

Hello, Bangkok Metropolitan Authority?  I’d like to register a complaint…