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10 minutes ago, Borzandy said:

Absolutely, because yesterday I saw many virus in the sea.

Another one who has totally missed the point.

9 minutes ago, Thailand said:

With my hook we could easily play together on different fairways. ????

.......... but I am left handed.....????

...only joking...

1 minute ago, blackcab said:

I don't see anything to stop people walking out after 1 hour 59 minutes and then walking back in again for another round.

 

Which is why it won't work.

Now, THAT'S the sort of lateral thinking that has got this country to where it is today.

Just now, Oldie said:

They do this at many shopping places where you can park your car. Nothing new. After a certain time you will have to pay. 

Do you not even think there is some merit in the idea,

These are unprecedented circumstances you know.

3 minutes ago, mushroomdave said:

I am in Taiwan and the MRT has been packed each and everyday, same as even before the virus.  Not only that, they didn't even require masks until just 1 month ago.  And these people are one of the world leaders including (1) no local infections in 16 straight days as of today (2) no deaths in over a month (3) just finished 6 days in a row of "0" infections (and 8 of 9 days none).  So they must know something, and to me, trains being packed are not a big deal....get over it!!

Aer Lingus have obviously adopted your approach on their Belfast to London flights.

4 hours ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

There's no credible medical or scientific evidence thus far that someone becoming infected with COVID now automatically acquires immunity from future/repeat infections.

That, then, would surely screw the Swedish model ?

Just now, Mavideol said:

could it be one of the reasons why BJ is hiding ?  what a (geeky/nerdy) government BJ, Cove, Cummings, Rees Mog & Co

Where exactly is Boris hiding ?

No consolation to you, I know,  but I had a BA flight (booked direct on their website) for 23 April which they duly cancelled.

I received a full cash refund some weeks ago.

I had to call the BA call centre (which took a while) because the cash refund was not available online - only rebooking or a voucher request.

6 minutes ago, RuamRudy said:

You could also turn that on it's head and point out that the majority of people cheering on the administration that has led our country to achieving the second highest COVID-19 death rate in the developed world are the same people who are responsible for dragging us out of the most successful economic trading partnership in the world.

Go Boris..... doing a great job on Brexit and Covid-19 

2 minutes ago, nausea said:

You're in for a shock. It doesn't get better, it gets worse. I'd say you're at your peak around 15 or 16. After that, it's all downhill, ha!

Almost 50 years on and I am enjoying the downhill ride.

7 minutes ago, In Full Agreement said:

boonchu, would you please say who you had stamp your will to make it official?

 

I talked with the bank I use in Thailand and was told they absolutely will not keep a copy of the Will or honor anything other than a  probate court order.    Have you tried yet to give a copy of your Will to your bank?

A Will does not need a stamp to make it 'official'. It is official as soon as it is signed and witnessed.

Any translation of a foreign worded Will needs translation - and certification. Good luck with that - not recommended. A Thai Will for Thai assets and a separate Will for home country assets.

The semantics can be debated all day but unless you have had dealings with a Thai court it is difficult to understand the problems that non-Thai Wills can create. Keep it simple - and a Thai bank will not be interested in your Will..... it is only a piece of paper until proved in a court. 

11 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Who says the death rate would be 50%? I've seen ZERO scientific evidence of that rate. I can't find the % rate of deaths from Corona on the internet but it's not 50% for sure.

Once herd immunity is reached it becomes just another flu type infection.

Try this:-

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/

2 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

I have a complaint about this thread !!

( at least I think it was mentioned on here ???? )

 

Someone stated that a “ Tookay “ only calls 4 or 5 times.

As i have a resident Tookay in an adjoining tree I regularly hear him calling but now have got into the habit of stopping what i am doing and counting the calls !! ( so far all 5’s with the occasional 4 ), i can’t stop !!

 

Where is your complaint, i hear you say ?

 

Well, yesterday, the gf and myself were in the bathroom together when the Tookay started its chorus, unfortunately the gf was in the middle of some enthralling tale about her sister or something ( not really sure what she was talking about ! ) and i made the unfortunate decision to shush her abruptly so I could count the Tookay’s calls..........

 

Yup, it went down like a lead balloon and despite my attempts to get back in the good books there is still an atmosphere you could cut with a knife !!

 

A little bit of advice for you guys, if you mess up and want to redeem yourself using the phrase “ but Teerak the guys on TVF said “ it is not going to cut it, try flowers......or gold !!

I often count 7 or 8 from our resident Tookay...................... a friend's wife is convinced that only 5 calls indicate imminent death (to family or friend)

6 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Buying bulk use to be permitted outside the designated times not sure if it still is otherwise not sure. Many a time I've had to wait for the clock on the register to tick over. They have scanned it but it won't register until 11:00 or 5:00.

It is, I did it.

But my card is a 'trader's card' so I can buy 10l + at anytime. Just scan the card, no magical adjustment to the tills.

Just now, dinsdale said:

No need to assume. You are right. The cash registers are programmed for the specific times. 10:59 no. 11:00 yes. 1:59 yes. 2:00 not sure. 2:01 no.

So perhaps you can explain how Makro were able to sell to me at 07:00 and Friendship at 10:50 ?

3 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

Just as we would if we all went to a restaurant, albeit not drinking alcohol. I would like to think my home is cleaner than the average restaurant.  Its all a bloody farce!

Does Mrs Prakhonchai Nick go around sanitising common areas every half hour ?  

I imagine that you are not a young man so letting in all and sundry to your cleaner than average home becomes more of a risk factor for you. The again, if you are the only one drinking copious amounts of whiskey it will probably kill off 99% of household germs.

1 minute ago, Knocker33 said:

Yes I'm surprised also because Macro always used to tell me till not work until 11.00.Then it was always set to work at 11.07

I am surprised that people still fall for that myth..... 7-11 used to say the same.

Don't forget that if you have a traders card with Makro you can buy alcohol outside the normal licensing hours.... I have previous purchased boxes of beer at 07:00 - I suspect that many in recent photos were smaller Mom and Pop shops restocking.

10 minutes ago, prakhonchai nick said:

If I invite a couple of friends round to my home, and we sit and eat food that I prepared all sitting 2m, apart  (much the same as if we were all in a restaurant) and I had a few beers (in my own home) but my friends didn't drink, would that be OK or fall foul of the law?

This is not about drinking, it is about social gatherings................................... in Thailand the two are often inextricably linked.

Hopefully, you haven't got so many friends so as to make it a mass gathering that might attract the attention of the authorities.

If in doubt just disguise it as a monk party.

14 hours ago, HighPriority said:

My wife’s incredulous outburst when she came home from English classes “Why call finger on foot toe ? Why not just call foot finger ?!!” ????????

I soon discovered that was because they have the same word for both........ นิ้ว  niu

10 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Agreed - if there is a spike in Covid-19 cases as a result of the failure customers to socially isolate while panic-buying the Government who make this policies only have themselves to blame.

 

The deliberate 'ban' of anything consumed in the privacy of ones home is utterly ridiculous and creates a situation such as this which could so easily have otherwise been avoided, a non-event.

 

I'll thought out knee-jerk reactions by untrained people lacking in critical thought - the Booze ban was always an extremely silly thing to implement when there are far more serious issues to tackle.

 

 

I disagree about the booze ban as far as the Songkran period was concerned - it was the only way to try and control the Thais.

After 20th April the ban was unnecessary and the authorities could simply have focused on preventing group gatherings.

2 minutes ago, TPI said:

Last week I went to my local shop and asked for a "Leo", the lady said no can do but I can sell you a 730 (holding the bottle upside down!)???? 

You must have been waiting hours   days   to find a thread to post that on...

16 minutes ago, tandor said:

..Thais fighting over boxes of beer whilst our poor Afrikan ancestors fight over fresh water.

Send them beer....................................then stop sending them beer....................................................................... then they will know what it is like for us...

4 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

The UK should have closed the borders several weeks ago, Australia style. Obviously all the leftist hand wringers would have screamed Racism, Islamophobia, little Englanders or some other nonsensical stock response but that would have been a small price to pay for a real difference to the number of infections.

 

They should also have encouraged the use of face masks much more than they have.

I would probably agree with that. Although with face masks they were on a hiding to nothing.... listen to the science, listen to WHO - they did.  Thailand didn't but Idon't believe for one moment that face masks were the reason for the low level of Covid-19 cases.

Interestingly though, I read a report earlier that suggested Australia will have big problems down the road with any future outbreaks as they have developed little immunity.