ChrisKC

14 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

However, do those policies cover Pandemics, or is there weasel room for the insurer.....

Yes, of course: Act of God!

On 3/29/2020 at 9:42 AM, stephenterry said:

Clearly you're not eating healthy if you're putting on weight. Why? Because your home cooking is not a healthy diet. I follow a No oil whole food plant based nutrition regime and there's no need to count calories, carbs, proteins or fat because it's impossible to 'overeat' and gain weight on veggies and fruits. I also include beans, brown rice, nuts and seeds, and stay at 65 kilos however much I stuff down my throat. 

 

That's the reality.

 

You are right, I have gained 2 kgs (now nearly 57kgs) since last August against a goal of 5 kgs by Christmas but I find can't eat (or drink) enough calories to overtake the number i burn nearly every day - about 2,500 for normal doing very little, up to 4000 a day I burn riding my bike and gardening, etc. Yes, more or less a plant only diet.

The number of global infections as at 14.00, 30 March is 723,700, not the "now" 446,000- hopelessly out of date!

I think it should be recognised that the type of isolation, and for some that means being alone, is outside their normal routine of being continuously with others. The isolation was imposed, quite sudden and some will feel a deprivation they cannot easily change for now and for some (indefinite) time to come. And remember, some people are away from their families and might even be alone in a foreign country unable to get home!

But there can't be many people, these days that are unable to make contact through the numerous internet social networks and maintain exchange of matters of familiarity and tittle tattle!

With all the thousands of people in such circumstances, I am more in sympathy than disbelief of their inability to adapt.

18 hours ago, lopburi3 said:

Yes it was reported here

There is no such thing as "02.38 pm". Either it is 02.38 which is only in the morning: 2 hours and 38 mins past midnight (00.00, 24 hr system) or it is 2.38 pm (or 14.38, 24hr system) in the afternoon.

54 minutes ago, Incobart said:

It proves that the farang (chinese) is not responsible for spreading, cause all tourist places like Pataya, Phuket, Chiang mai, koh Samui ... have no C-19 hotspots

The Chinese are not farang

15 hours ago, johng said:

Are we allowed to say that these days ???

but more importantly, without evidence. 

I am interested in all the Screenings. At my last two visits to Makro, my wife and I have been screened for temperature relating to fever. On each occasion, they have had about thirty chairs outside with people who's temperature was obviously fever-suspicious, sitting down. They were waiting to be assessed again and subsequently admitted into the store,as their temperature must have dropped.

This Has the effect of me believing they may have had a fever but therefore didn't have a few minutes later.

It seems to me fair, that I can equally believe that many are measured not having a fever at one time, but a little later could be measured again and have one, and possible therefore to actually be infected.

2 hours ago, legend49 said:

Just another positive why I choose to use a visa agent.

Same as me, last week, i did my retirement extension and a 90 day!

right now, I am riding my bike as normal. I think just about everyone agrees that becoming infected relies on being very close to others or touching something that is virus contaminated.

If i am biking and avoid these two situations, I feel quite safe and confident. A curfew will stop me though!

If you are the only one that knows about a current tumultous world, then you should warn your fellows that their halcyon days could soon have a rude awakening!

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Just avoid the roads your Wife drives on, you’ll be fine !!! 

 

Having ridden my road bike in Bangkok a few times I have found the motorcycles the worst threat. Cars and other 4+ wheeled vehicles tend to give plenty of room, however, motorcycles pass close enough to ‘brush you’ as they pass, they pull out in front of you as if they haven’t seen you.

 

All that said, the real threat is the drunk driving home after an all nighter, the idiot using their phone at the same time or the a£shat who’s not paying attention and mows you down - in attention on Thailands roads is my greatest fear when I have ridden in the past, such so that I no longer ride on the roads in Thailand. 

 

My secret to staying alive on my bike, and in my car, is being ready for just about anything - most times it doesn't happen, but when it does I am ready. I am very vigilant, and I anticipate much. But I am not immune to an accident and recognise that something 100% out of my control and I could be a 'gonna'.

Every day I go out, there are motorbikes and cars and even lorries coming down the road against the traffic. Apart from me feeling very irritated at this, I get on with my biking. And regarding others on the road ignoring my presence and being impolite, this doesn't happen very much in my own experience!

Maybe someone can tell me why I feel safe on Thai roads, not just on my bicycle but in my car. I have NEVER seen an accident of any kind actually happen in 17 years!! I have seen the aftermath of many and thousands waiting to happen. Should I get out more? Well, I am already out more than 12 hours per week.

1 minute ago, mike787 said:

Excellent...don't STOP!

Thank you, Mike, I will!

20 hours ago, mike787 said:

If you have a wish for death or living on the edge, continue biking in thailand...it's your choice.  good luck.

Instead, stay at home, cut yourself with the bread knife, electrocute yourself, fall off a ladder, pour a pot of boiling water over yourself. It's all there (an accident) waiting to happen in a moment. Many more accidents happen at home than on the roads!

I have been cycling in various parts of Thailand for more than ten years, nearly 70,000kms, never been in an accident; in fact never even seen one happen!

If it were me, I would call my own phone from some other device and see who has it. In this case, it seems the Op will gladly hand it over as I think somebody in the restaurant would recognise the person as being the genuine Owner.

if the phone contact list can be accessed, maybe can call a frequent contact there so they could contact the Owner.

1 hour ago, Tayaout said:

OK vegan. 

I don't refer to myself as a "vegan" as it isn't necessary to be called anything, to be very healthy and fit and have a conscience!

I live in Thailand. Sometimes, I am thinking at this time would be good to travel around with less tourists and enjoy some peace and quiet. I am not paranoic but believe it is possible to become infected by others I meet and being in various establishments that have been frequented by infected people (knowingly or not) and therefore, until this situation develops to some positive resolution, I will stay put - working on some home projects.

With Thai politics not really inspiring much confidence in understanding and managing the crisis, I feel that at any time, decisions will be made and/or rescinded leaving me in some kind of limbo!

I am in Lampang. Three nights ago it was all mouth and trousers after the sky blacked up, thunder and lightning reared its beautiful head, but rain? Extremely little, which was added from even less in the last 5 months. My wife told me that what spits and spots we had were created from above by the King's project!

But I am not surprised - it is the dry season!

23 hours ago, terminatorchiangmai said:

Happend to me yesterday. The reading said 36 which is not correct also but was jot a problem.

Everyone in front of me had 39 , not 37.

I don't think the termos used are any good.

In Big C, Lampang, this morning, my wife and I were scanned with an identical reading of 32.4. On a board in Thai it stated above 36.3 and that is too high for automatic entry. it seems to me that our reading was affected by two minutes earlier, exiting our air-conditioned car!

from other reports on here, taking temperature from an external exposed surface of the body after walking in hot sunshine, does reflect a hotter forehead but this should not automatically be diagnosed as fever!

I think that fever is reflected from a "core" body temperature - am I right?

2 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Absolutely untrue. In the US the police are highly militarized, and shoot to kill. They do not even attempt to wound or incapacitate. The least bit of resistance from someone, provokes an extreme response. Many of the police departments in the US, are out of control.

 

Here? The police here are very soft. I have had many interactions with them, and I would never be able to get away with treating them the way I do here, in the US. Not for a nanosecond. I tell them no here. I tell them I am not interested in negotiating today, and drive away. I dodge them when they try to pull me over. I treat them with utter disdain. And get away with it. I do not think a Thai could get away with any of that. They seem to have some fear of the cops. I do not have any fear of these local franchisees. 

 

Sometimes, we just have a short, friendly conversation, and that is it. Usually when they see the Thai motorcycle or car DL, and the helmet, they just wave me on. But, if caught speeding, etc, I give them a really hard time. And I would never agree to a random drug test, anywhere, anytime. Never. Nunca. Nada. 

How can you have a "friendly" conversation while simultaneously treating them with utter disdain?

And if I were an on duty policeman with responsibility for doing my job and you refused a random drug test (reason, that you were pulled up for speeding), your next trip would be down to the station!

Is it possible a disgruntled neighbour or relative has had anything to do with this?

There is a reason or explanation for everything, but we don't always know what it is!

It becomes clearer to me each ongoing day in this matter, that viruses are more (innately) intelligent than humans!

20 hours ago, Chazar said:

I wouldnt go into anywhere where they wanted to scan me.

I was temperature-scanned at my forehead in Big C yesterday - took one second - why the objection?