In Reply to: So typical of this forum posted by Mang_Mark on Sunday, 6. December 2009 at 10:07 Bali Time:
it was a stupid, inflamatory and mean spirited suggestion that at best will lead to loss of income and inconvenience for the local offering the service in good faith, and at worst cause the ill advised slippery toad doing it to run the risk of getting on the wrong side of officialdom from the start.
I will comment on your statement to "use it as insurance".
I do not see any insurance working this way, as you pay your premium up front, and are covered for certain agreed eventualities.
Your tight ar*ed suggestion is the equivalent of booking a tour with a local, and then not turning up to take the tour because you changed your mind.
You cost that person a days business because he knocked back other business because he was booked with you.
What this has to do with insurance...heaven knows !!
I suggest that in future you throw your "throw away lines" away.
Posting them on here will elicit a response from people who are in some cases personal friends of the people you are degrading, or otherwise more respectful of relationships with Indonesian and Balinese people.
If you don't like this trait on BTF take your biggoted and inflamatory ideas elsewhere.