SS1

Go to Banchrachao and rent bicycles for 50 baht per day each. 

21 hours ago, bbko said:

Ahh, some more owners/managers too obtuse to understand/follow the rules.  Maybe it's time to start arresting the customers as well.

Yeah.. because Covid is nocturnal and starts attacking people after 11pm. Send them all to jail! ????

The fatigue comes from the fact that this monkey circus has continued for over 2 years now. It was interesting to observe at first, boring but still somewhat acceptable during the first year, just "going with the flow" and trying not to care. But after 2 years, when you realise it's been a significant amount of your lifetime, it's getting pretty tiring to watch this daily BS. I can only imagine what it feels like for those who've actually lost their livelihoods because of all the restrictions, that some "doctors" and "scientists" have drawn out of their hat. 

 



 

On 1/15/2022 at 9:34 AM, bbko said:

Why can't places operate within established hours?  Problem solved.

Why can't places operate within hours of their choice? Problem solved.. lots of problems solved, except filling the BIB's pockets. 

On 1/15/2022 at 9:20 AM, Kenchamp said:

I know a few people here in the Pattaya area who have or have had this Omricon variant and ALL of them report mild symptoms. They have all been vaccinated.

Same here in Chiang Mai - had over 10 friends catch it during the past month. I should add that a few of them were unvaccinated. It was like a common cold for all.. some only had symptoms for 2-4 days, other a bit over a week. 

On 1/14/2022 at 8:08 PM, Petey11 said:

If they actually tested and published true numbers maybe people would listen to them. If I was in Bangkok and saw a figure of only 1000 odd I'd think' No problems here, population 7-8million, virus is not widespread, carry on as normal. Reap what you sow.

The reported numbers are only a fraction of the real numbers no doubt. But does it matter?

In my group of friends over 10 caught it on New Year's Eve. For over half of them it was just a mild cold that went away in 2-4 days, while for the rest (myself included) it was like a regular a flu that lasted 6-10 days. Everyone recovered without issues and is back to normal now. 

On 1/15/2022 at 8:26 AM, jacko45k said:

And yesterday Mexico had 45,000 new infections and added 148 to its already high 300,000 deaths. Thailand had 8000 new infections and total deaths added 15 to make under 22,000.

Who does that make silly exactly?

It's silly because they're applying restrictions as if the virus could be still somehow eradicated. It's been now 2 years and it isn't even close to disappearing. Most people will eventually get one form of it or another. All these restrictions do is make people suffer more and slow down the spread. Does it matter if you get Covid now, or in a year?

9 hours ago, stigar said:

Here we go again.Should never ever allowed this kind of "restaurants"at all.They asking for it.

 

Should never make up these silly 9 pm rules in the first place. 

I had 2 Astra Zeneca shots, latest in October. I was infected with Covid (probably Omicron) around New Years' and got sick for 10 days. The sickness was very similar to a regular flu, that I get once or twice a year both in terms of symptoms and duration. 

Doesn't seem that the vaccines did anything at all, except make me sick for total of 4-5 days from the vaccines themselves. 

There is no excuse for drunk driving, but what we observed during new years eve in Chiang Mai it was extremely difficult to arrange any type of public transport. We tried every ride hailing app available and it took us hours to get a driver. This is while there were 6 motorbikes waiting on my driveway to be ridden to town, but trying to be good boys we of course left them there overnight. 

Maybe the goverment could look at providing some alternative transport as well. Again, not an excuse, but I can totally picture every single drunk person in smaller towns going out in their own vehicles if there simply isn't any alternatives available. 

This is not the case in most developed cities - I've seen in Europe on NYE they've got public transport running all night to ensure people can get out/in without driving. 

2 hours ago, apetryxx said:

My guess is that a very, very high percentage of the motorcycle fatalities and injuries involved persons not wearing helmets. I would further suggest that the same percentage of those riders were wearing a useless face mask. 

Probably right.. my guess is also that a high % included a bad driver of a car, truck or pickup that hit them (rather than riders themselves just crashing into lamp posts on their own etc.). 

5 hours ago, Tarteso said:

ONE electronic cigarette (vaping device) was also reportedly found in a Thai customer’s belongings during the capture and this individual was detained. 

 

????

The filth must be getting really really desperate. 

Looks like gotta be careful with those in Pattaya..

As a general principle, items from China don't seem to get taxed/checked at all. I have ordered over 140 items of various sizes and values from Aliexpress to Thailand and have never paid any tax.

This is not the case when I've ordered items from US/EU, where I've had to pay on about 40% of my shipments. 

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Police said the man then hailed a taxi and travelled to Pattaya where he tried to check in to a hotel but was refused entry as he was unable to provide any travel documentation. 

Just curious, do they nick your passport as collateral if you go into involountary quarantine? 

Can anyone recommend a place in Chiang Mai to do an allergy test? I have some stomach issues that may be pointing to gluten intolerance, as well as some skin problems that resemble autoimmune disease symptoms.

I have used https://www.bewellasia.co/packages/ before and very happy with them, but I think it would be better to have a "pick and choose" version to only test for those allergens that are actually included in my current diet. No need for to test for "wild boar" allergy etc. random stuff included in some of those packages. Perhaps would be good to have a doctor's consultation first who would tell me what to test for exactly.

22 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Actually it's the roads and vehicles especially in the rural areas. People who are not very experienced or have limited travel experience tend to look down on Thai drivers but it's much worse in most of Africa and the Middle East. It tends to be the McDonald's and KFC crowd, the ones that can't eat Thai food and who opt for western junk food that find driving here shocking. Also I sense that many westerners here in Thailand come from villages or small quiet communities. I drive in London and there is little difference driving in Bangkok except the traffic police are more efficient here.

Sure, I'm not saying the roads are great here, but most of the daily accidents are caused by completely braindead drivers/riders. I've been riding daily here for years and hardly find it shocking, but such articles are quite hilarious when they're finding external factors to blame and ignore the drivers themselves. I've ridden a few years in the UK as well including London. I remember the Brits really struggled with lane discipline on highways, but I don't recall hundreds of bikes cutting through red lights and intersections, driving the wrong way etc.? 

Talking about modern big bikes, they are no longer built with performance but rather noise and emission regulations in mind. Most of the new original exhausts are heavy and restrict performance, so they must go first thing. As to tail tidy's, well most of the original licence plate holders just look absolutely horrible. 

I've upgraded my exhaust on my bike for the following reasons:
-More power, smoother power delivery, engine runs cooler (tuned properly, of course)
-Lost 4kg from a high point of the bike
-Sounds nicer (not trying to go for as loud as possible, but decent sound)
-Safety (it helps a lot in Bangkok, when 90% of the time you're filtering between slow moving cars)

12 hours ago, chalawaan said:

their numbers are out, B103 or $3 a pill isn't going to cut it in Klong Toey slums. $2 max.

The damage this stuff does is completely exaggerated. 

If they legalized supply and made it in legit labs, it would be a boon to humanity, and bring in much needed revenue.

As it is we trudge down this lose-lose path of drug harm lies, as the gangs on both sides of the law build empires, thank you President Nixon!

I hope her bub has a brighter future than the one she faces.

I agree with you in principle for most drugs.. but meth is a pretty nasty drug. I doubt it's existence makes anyone's life better. They should definitely decriminalize use though, so those addicted on it can look for help without fears of getting arrested. 

On 8/23/2021 at 10:08 AM, SS1 said:

It's actually a positively suprising and rare instance seeing the police doing something useful recently. Well done!

But meanwhile on KPG...