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53 minutes ago, Toany said:

Maybe they felt they needed thas after spending all day at immigration where social distancing is not available.

Two thumbs up great comment...

6 minutes ago, Almer said:

If you think riding a baht bus makes you immune, enjoy the ride

Sir I have survived having the flu many many times already and no doubt I would survive it again....

Gee what a surprise .......If 100% of your income comes from tourist and then you ban the tourist then you have 100% less income.....

I figured the crying would start in a few months not a few weeks....

If they are smart they will stuff this no tourist thing pronto before it really gets ugly over there....

1 hour ago, david555 said:

All the ones defending not carry passports  where right before in normal circumstances , as i did to with a complete copy page by page (only 4) of my passport .

 

However now I take passport with me, as I don't wish to end up in police cell ,if meeting some very strict police ones in this lockdown , as before not pleasant even until someone bring the passport , but now I would not like to be closed in with all kind of arrested ones … even not for a very short period because corona contagion risk

 

And anyway the trip outside is now not to bar , but just to Tesco/Big C  so less risk to loose it or get stolen in daytime …..no night crawling anymore allowed !

Are the police going to replace your passport if you lose it?....lol

Be smart don't give yourself the opportunity to lose your passport...Keep it at home...

Only a grade A fool.....Carries their passport with them at all times.....

To replace a lost passport now would be a nightmare of the highest order... 

If a copy is not good enough and the Police want to see my passport they can come to my room to see it....

31 minutes ago, tifino said:

thinking of that shiny chrome surface, for the virus to cling to!

 

 

If thats the cases then these grocery baskets must be ticking time bombs....Friendship, Tops, Big C, Tesco all have them.....Many people touching them all day long....

Sorry if you think I was stalking I was not.....With so many people unemployed the baht buses are needed more than ever.....The baht buses are much safer than taxis being open air and all.....I ride them every day with no problems at all...

1 hour ago, SCOTT FITZGERSLD said:

i don't understand why all those measures are neccasary, when Thailand

coronavirus cases are not growing exponentialy and there are not many 

death cases.

it's only 100-150 cases a day, steady for allready few weeks.

the total number of confirmed cases, after three months since the first

case was discovered, are only 2000+ cases. 

seems like a huge victory over the virus, if the infection rate was high we would

only see photos of packed hospitals and bodies lying in the street (happans

in new york daily). 

so maybe better relax, the way thai knows so well, and just keep it cool and distant,

sweden style. and indeed in may it will all go away.

And miss the opportunity to finally put all those expensive tanks to use?.....This is a golden opportunity to showcase the big boy toys....lol  

41 minutes ago, wimpy said:

How do you know this? A good friend is a logistics officer in the Thai Marines. She told us yesterday that we should prepare for a total 24 hour lockdown. Stock up on food, drinking water, etc.

I agree....

If you dont have a mask just use your underwear....

Between 4 and 5 AM is a time reserved for ladyboys to prowl the streets on motorbikes looking for customers......has been for years....

16 hours ago, Ron jeremy said:

I left when I was advised by our government. Perhaps you should have to. 

Your smart others are dumb ......Hooray for me.....

Went to Makro today no shortages of anything or any panic buying......I changed my mind about stocking up on things...I dont like the ever more restrictive direction things are going....So bought 4,000 worth of storable food incase madness ever takes over and they close the grocery stores.....

20 hours ago, Saltire said:

Actually I am a little concerned about future food supply. The nearest town to us is an hour's drive. The nearest Makro/BigC is almost 3 hours drive.

 

We normally shop at Makro/BigC once a month and last went about 2 weeks ago, so have plenty of frozen provisions for now. We didn't buy any more than normal. Now been at home for 12 days as of today.

 

Now in the village the local markets (Sunday, Monday and Thursday) are shut since 2 weeks. Local shops are open randomly, but there are only 4 or 5 of them and they don't sell everything you need and rely on stock from the nearest town or deliveries. So far the pork shops are still opening about 5 AM and I guess unless they run out of pigs, this should be ok.

 

Wife is now terrified of buying anything. One or two of the market vendors are going around selling from their motorbikes/pickups but if they have no mask she says 'not clean, not buy'.

 

Village had a run on eggs for week but normality seems to have returned. Now I see people buying a tray at a time, as we always do, but prior most locals would buy 5 or 6 eggs at a time.

 

I just hope it stays this way and doesn't escalate.

 

Stay Safe.

Stock up it will escalate....

To be honest there should be ZERO restrictions on anything until they get the mess at immigration cleaned up............Do as we say not as we do.....  

9 minutes ago, watso63 said:

Living in a Pattaya wonderlaland????????????

lol------good one....

1 hour ago, Henryford said:

Tukcom is all closed. Lazada is your only friend now.

Gee I sure hope nobody need their phone repaired......

Has anyone seen the food court in big C extra........Very Sad........Almost all the food vendors closed........You can not sit down.....That might spread the virus.........But eating on the floor is ok I guess..... 

4 minutes ago, EricTh said:

I wonder how they are going to check the age of every customer. For Thai, it is not a problem because they have their ID card.

 

But for foreigners who don't have driving licence, do they need to bring their bulky passport when they go shopping?

Just take a zimmer frame and you should be ok...

The world bank now there is someone you can trust......