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5 hours ago, BadSpottedDog said:

Wow. Thanks for sharing. I knew that was the case. Why does Thailand have China envy? It's bizarre!

Because the "Hi-So"  owners of  the biggest businesses in Thailand are often Chinese/Thai

12 minutes ago, placeholder said:

you won't have to buy a new car nearly as often.

What about the batteries   if the cost of a new battery pack is say 70% the cost of the vehicle ?

also  longer lasting vehicles won't go down too well with manufactures   perhaps they can persuade the governments to salt the roads all year round instead of just winter...must include all countries not having snow and ice   where the salt can be marketed as extra road grip in the rain ????

On 10/13/2021 at 6:43 PM, Danderman123 said:

Clinical trials for the new drug are ongoing, which is why you can’t buy it now.

 

As for the conspiracy theory that the new pill is Ivermectin, do you really believe that? Really? How old are you?

Remember  the "horse de-wormer" hysteria  about the "unmentionable" drug ?

a quote from the nature article above.

Molnupiravir began as a possible therapy for Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus at Emory University’s non-profit company DRIVE

No I don't really believe they are the same drug...what a scandal it would be if that where true !!

I don't see how my age comes into it  but suspect you are  trying to ridicule me,  not that it worked but isn't that against forum rules ?

7 hours ago, kelboy said:

Don't worry nobody is coming. 

I'm sure thousands of "Gungthepians"  will drive to these events causing the horrendous traffic of yesteryears  and providing a very temporary shot in the arm for Pattaya   as we see at Jomtien beach on the weekends/long holidays.

4 hours ago, Scott Tracy said:

Pumps...?

Boats I think ?

1 minute ago, webfact said:

Some also used the opportunity to critique the country following some funny posts from the celebrity.

Criticising the country ?   I imagine lawsuits are  being looked at, considered and mulled over.

I'm sure an "official" announcement will be made soon   stating there is nothing to worry about as it's a natural phenomenon ! ????

4 hours ago, fredscats said:

7/11  doing a flash sale  Wiko 120gb  2600b  Always liked the French phones   or were

Are these phones SIM locked to True ?

14 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

The swab does not go near the brain, or the pineal gland. It's a nasal swab.

This reminds me of the ( Not The Nine O'clock News) joke about  Colonel  Gaddafi being shot in the head..doctors say he will make a full recovery as the bullet missed his brain by 12 inches ????

18 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

It’s amazing how quickly the Covid Denier Lie Factory works to spread their disinformation.

It's just coincidence that the very company that made the unmentionable drug that is now out of patent ( so no money for them) now has a shiny new drug  that looks like it will be approved in record time ...how comes they don't need to do safety trials etc  before this approval ?

It’s amazing how quickly the propaganda factory works too !

50 minutes ago, bangon04 said:

generally accounts for more than 10% of gross domestic product."

I though they estimated tourism was worth upto 30% of GDP ? (pre Covidiocy of course)

On 10/12/2021 at 1:43 PM, brewsterbudgen said:

My car is now 7 years old, so I will need my first TorRorOr before getting my new tax sticker.

You need to look for a place displaying this sign

no need for appointment   might take a while if they have others in front of you

but the inspection itself is very quick   mostly they check the brakes are working,headlights,hooter and for excessive noise and smoke..my old bangers have never failed   but all the above are always in working order when I take them for a test.

54 minutes ago, JustAnotherHun said:

micro sleep?

I think its a spin off of the "planking" craze the kids where doing a couple of years ago.

On that very piece of road  just before the rider resumes "normal" riding position

I saw on of the craziest things  I've seen on the road   a sedan car came speeding past me and  about 200 meters  further on attempted to do a

( what I imagine was) full 360 handbrake turn  right there on the busy Sukhumvit motorway  the driver only managed  about a 180 and almost ended up in the ditch to the far right  but quickly regained composure and sped off again 

14 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Pretty sure the rich and famous employ grunts to care of the daily and mundane tedious stuff

Can they also employ  "body doubles"  to avoid having their brains tickled with a swab ? ????

1 hour ago, Danderman123 said:

Infection is not the same as death. 

 

The unvaccinated have little defense against Covid infection. Do you disagree? 

You have not answered my question as to what fights an infection or virus in the body

...but I will answer your question

the unvaccinated are at a disadvantage because their immune system  has not been warned in advance  so it is possible that the virus gets the upper hand in the fight in some people...however in most people 80% or more the immune system wins and they only suffer  no  to moderate symptoms  unfortunately a small % of others develop bad symptoms and die.

So yes  "infection is not the same as death"  as the body's immune system does what it has evolved to do.      You can catch Covid and not die,   Do you disagree ?

14 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Except that, without vaccination, the immune system is fairly defenseless against Delta infection. 

Is that why so many people are without symptoms and don't die..or have the statistics changed now ?

last I looked more than 80% are asymptomatic and less than 1% die.

46 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

Or not.

If its not your own body's immune system that will save you what will ?    and don't say the vaccine because that is incorrect...the vaccine as I said before and you  yourself mention above  just gives the body's immune system a "heads up"

10 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Semantics. 

 

Without vaccination, the immune system is less capable of warding off something bad happening. 

Not semantics at all !!   it goes to the very heart of the matter  which is  that the immune system itself  not a vaccine  fights the infection.

14 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

Science tells us how the vaccine is more effective than the body’s immune system in fighting off infection.

Perhaps it is you who are unaware of the science ?    vaccines do not fight infections,they simply give the immune system a "heads up" or warning as to what an infection might look like  so that when the "real"  infection arrives  the immune system is ready and prepared for the fight.

14 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

 

If i can manage to avoid infection, it will be the vaccine that saved me. 

If you avoid infection then you won't get ill,   but if you do get infected then perhaps it will be your own body's immune system that saves you ?

3 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Well aren't they caught next time they try to pay their annual tax or sell the vehicle? 

Apparently they still have not joined up the systems   so there is no points on licence,no impact on insurance rates and no problems  paying vehicle tax and insurance  despite  murmurs that these measures would be implemented.  T.I.T

47 minutes ago, JCP108 said:

Yes. If you look at the annual death numbers for Thailand for 2016-2019, then look at the numbers for 2019-2020

Where can we look at these numbers  ?