Maybole

 I went to KrungThai Bank, Makro and Big C in Hang Dong today. Security in all refused to allow me in until I put a mask on.

21 hours ago, DannyCarlton said:

Just been listening to a doctor in Milan who was asked why the outbreak was so severe there.

 

1. Large number of Chinese visitors to Northern Italy.

 

2. One of the most aged demographics in the world.

 

3. Government tardiness in reacting.

 

No mention of some Italian superstrain. Urban myth based on zero facts.

 

 

A recent report in The National newspaper (published in Glasgow) stated that Northern Italy has a large fashion industry employing several thousand temporary Chinese workers. Many of them returned to China for Christmas and New Year and are believed to have brought the virus back with them on return. 

23 hours ago, Basil B said:

I want a Scottish Passport...

Me too

Unfortunately, there does not appear to be a successor in view

4 hours ago, Caine said:

Yeh but  these thickos here would light a match to look inside ????????????????

Don't laugh, about 30 years ago I saw a "mechanic" in Glasgow do just that .

Remember Prohibition in America. 

A forced closure of many legal venues would result in back shops springing up. A bonanza for criminality.

The Boss is She Who Must

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I agree, how many have died from their pre-existing illnesses but coincidentally also had Covid-19 virus?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

be obeyed.

I watch these fugures with schepyicism, how since most of the fatalities are reported to have serios existing health conditions, how can we be certain that Covid-19 killed them and not the pre-existing illness?

As usual I was unable to get the on-line reporting to work.

I attended Immigration at Promenada at 2pm today and got no 153. No 150 was being served. My whole visit took just on 5 mins. witnh no hitched. However an elderly Digger just before me had a problem,. He had submitted a TM30 in December an believed that this reset his 90 days, the Imm. staff disagreed. 

Incidentally, the staff were all very young and new (I did not recall seeing any of them before) none wore uniform, all seemed efficient and well briefed. The office also dealt with TM30 and Visa Extensions. It is in the same place that the TM30 office was on the 1st floor.

As I left I saw that 2 offices on the basement floor that had been previously used for "Family Extensions have been re-occupied by uniformed Immigration staff but not open to the public.

I did not see any photograph nor copying facilities

The Boss returned from the local village market this afternoon with the news that "hundreds of people in Chiang mai are ill with this new virus and 12 have already died". I fail to understand who benefits from this obviously false news.

Somebody hoping to claim a bounty reported you. 

On 3/9/2020 at 2:42 PM, richard_smith237 said:

Google searches also bring back further information which state that the deceased was over 60 and had ‘significant underlying health conditions’....

 

So... Facts (as they have been reported)

 

Deceased was over 60

Deceased had returned from Italy (at some point recently)

Deceased had significant underlying health conditions

 

 

That the deceased had 'significant underlying health conditions’ could have been the leading complicating factor in his passing, seasonal influenza may have had a similar impact. 

 

 

Finally: RIP.

Was it Covid-19 which killed him or was it the underlying health problem(s) ?

I must disagree with Lacessit 

All the news reports I have seen suggest that the fatality rate is close to 2%, very close to that of seasonal flu.' Also many sufferers have symptoms so mild that they ignore them or do not even notice they are ill. A BBC report earlier this week suggested that this latter number may be as high as those reporting. If this is so, the fatality rate drops to about half of  that of seasonal flu. Whatever, the fatalities are almost exclusively confined to the very elderly and/or those with existing serious conditions.

Also all are agreed that face masks are a waste of time.

47 minutes ago, sanemax said:

Still going, just one an hour though

Is that a proper bus or a songthaew and where a I board it in town ?

15 hours ago, EricTh said:

You can do 90 day report online. No need to waste time and money to go there physically.

I am one of many for whom the on line reporting refuses to work.

I note that 90 day reports have been moved to Promenada.

Moovit website indicates that a Songthaew service from Chang Puak to San Kampaeng Hot Spring passes by Promenada but does not indicate what colour of pickup. Can anybody tell me ? Thanks.

What colour of Songthaew goes past there ?

On 2/20/2020 at 10:56 AM, Canuck1966 said:

Cut out the middleman

Just send your passport to a friend or relative in the UK.

They can forward it on to Liverpool and then back to you in Thailand

Your only cost will be a bit of postage each way and the 75 quid renewal.

You can do the whole thing online (inc pics) and no docs are required.

I would like further detail on this method. 

I can send my Passport to a relative in Glasgow, but I understand that I would need to include a copy of the receipt for the fee. There would then be a 3 week delay between my application and the arrival of my passport, Would this raise suspicion? More information from anybody who has used this method would be very welcome.

I am underwhelmed. It could be Sky-blue Scarlet for all I care so long as it says Citizen and not British Subject as it used to and remains accepted in most countries

I am near San Pa Tong using 3BB and up to date Firefox. Unable to open topics on ThaiVisa. However, no problem using a VPN on Opera

5 hours ago, guzzi850m2 said:

I was in same situation as OP, decided to use my old PC from 2011 for my son. This PC hadn't been used for app 2 years so at first the wi-fi dongle wasn't working but after I downloaded all the updates for Win10 it was plug and play (used a LAN cable for the updates).

 

I got below one, it has both 2.4 & 5 GHZ so fast enough for most users, 199 baht at Lazada

 

 

 

Where did you get it ?

I am trying to resurrect an old HP desktop computer for my granddaughter's use and it needs a plugin USB Wi-Fi Adaptor. I am using 3BB service. Recommend me an inexpensive dongle to buy for it.

I cannot find the "Birds in my Garden" topic.

I have a bird repeatedly calling from cover near my house near San Pa Tong. I cannot see it but a neighbour assures me that it is a wee black and white bird. Its call is a high pitched "Wheeeeehyooo" repeated at 5 second intervals and it calls in the late afternoon and stops at sunset.

What is it ?

I suspect she may have the beginnings of Alzheimer's disease and forgotten her way home.

The authorities in all countries affected are covering their <deleted> just in case it becomes a major outbreak.