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So what's the purpose of all this nonsense? Is it to "lure" more tourists? 

A while ago I d/l Mint and had it on an 8gb flash drive, when booting into that you had the option of either installing Mint or just running it off the flash. I tried it out a few times just running off the flash and it was good and worked well.

11 hours ago, cryo said:

If you want to keep abreast of what is happening in the world relating to covid this guy is very intelligent and on the ball and updates a complex subject daily in very understandable way. Well worth watching and will give you an up to date understanding with no political bias.

(1) dr john campbell - YouTube

Been following Dr. Campbell for many months now, he always gives the latest updates & figures, and is very optimistic. 

11 hours ago, Chivas said:

 

So on the basis I've been on it since 2002 for Chronic Fibromlygia one assumes I'm in trouble lol

Stop taking it and see how you go.

10 hours ago, seajae said:

I was taking 2 x 200 mg(slow release) a day for almost 20 years due to a severe back injury, took me a long time to get off it totally, withdrawal was pretty heavy and in the end I needed a small bite of a  "cookie" to help me sleep of a night before I was off them completely, it is very addictive so not something you want to take regularly

400 mg a day, that's what I was on, 8 X 50 mg caps a day, I read that's the max advised for a day. Yep tough to get off, no way I could have done it without professional help...and I'm not the addictive type. 

1 hour ago, Virt said:

 

It's crappy compared to Pfizer and Moderna, but it's cheap and easier to distribute, so it's an important vaccine for most 3rd world countries. 

 

I hope I get Pfizer or Modernas version when it's my turn in June, but I take AZ if that's the one I'm offered. 

 

Just give me the darn shots so I can travel to Thailand again........ 

Yep, that's what most people are saying, just give us the damn shots so we can get back to as much normal as possible. Vaccines are out and approved yet most countries are pizz fartin' around, there are thousands of vaccine producing facilities in the world and they should all be going around the clock...24/7 churning the damn vax out. We could clobber this bloody covid 19 by end of the year if we got stuck into it boots and all.

4 hours ago, johnarth said:

an obvious question, the general said the private sector can import vaccines? how if the government can not?

Maybe because there are a few people with some intelligence and some drive & ambition in the private sector.

3 hours ago, ChipButty said:

How much to get that done the ceiling fan I mean? 500 baht to a 1000 baht I've seen some dodgy wiring in Thailand 

We bought one a few months ago in Mega Home, cost around 1000bt, my missus got a young electrician to come over and install it, he was 300bt, did a very good job too. 

41 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

 

There but for the Grace of God go I. I wish you well and hope your troubles are behind you - I am heeding the advice.

All ok now mate. My last rehab was about 10 years ago, and I've been completely off the stuff since then. 

6 minutes ago, phetphet said:

I feel another hub coming. ????

Yep, they can now lure bald men.

10 hours ago, UncleMhee said:

So when I get my paper vaccination certificate fake or otherwise; I'll take it to my Embassy to have it inserted into my passport officially...... because I'm pretty sure they're not accepting any responsibility for seeing their sovreign citizens vaccinated here.

You won't be able to do it. It'll be done through official hospital/doctors records.

4 minutes ago, jphripjah said:

OK, but the airline will just know I handed them a grubby piece of paper saying I'm vaccinated right?  There's not going to be a worldwide online database recording information on every vaccinated person, is there?

I've had to show my yellow fever vaccination proof to lots of African immigration officials, they go by yellow vaccination card I hand them, there's no database to check.

 

Well maybe the grubby piece of paper will be ok in Africa but flying into most countries your covid vax details will be entered into the airline computers. 

1 hour ago, jphripjah said:

What online file?  If I want to fly from Thailand to Cambodia on Air Asia, what will the airline and Cambodian immigration check other than my grubby piece of paper saying I was vaccinated?

When you fly into any country the immigration have a computer in front of them, everything is there. It's all connected with the airlines. Flight manifests and info on passengers is entered into online files. 

They should put it on public display, could draw a lot of tourists to Samut Sakhon. 

Hasn't happened to me for some years now but often in the past I'd be eating & drinking somewhere and I'd feel a burning itchiness coming in the palms of my hands and soles of my feet. My palms would turn red, and then I'd feel my face and chest get hot and turn red. When I pulled my shirt off I'd see red blotches on my body, this condition would last for a few hours then subside. It happened to me maybe  half a dozen times a year. I never found out what caused it, but suspect maybe too much MSG in the food.

10 minutes ago, BobBKK said:

 

Hi, good advice. To be honest I use it on my non-drinking days (50mg) 3 days a week just to help me sleep but i think I might re-think that. Good you are ok now.

I was first given it by a dentist in Sri Racha, lovely stuff, when that ran out I spotted some on a pharmacy shelf and got some more. Fast forward a few years and I needed rehab/detox. Anyway, I know what you mean about need something to sleep on non drinking days, I do too, I take half a xanax tab. Works well. I realize I may have developed a mild dependency on my half xanax but it's nothing I can't handle, Tram on the other hand was off the rails, if I went to bed and forgot a dose I'd wake around 2 or 3am with legs shaking & twitching and would get up, drop a Tram and suffer for an hour or so til the Tram kicked in and I could sleep again.

2 hours ago, rabang said:

Where do you get that idea? There is a massive pent up demand for international travel and contrary to many beliefs many people have more money than ever because they haven't been able to spend it, if they have kept their jobs of course. I just saw a local travel agency stating that the demand for next winter's holiday packages to Thailand was even six times higher than a year ago, pre-Covid.

Not so sure I'd believe what a local travel agent said. How long does a holiday package last? A few days to a few weeks, so 2 weeks Q in Thailand, and more than likely 2 weeks Q when you fly back home. For what? Just to sit under a coconut tree? Add running the risk of contracting covid inside an airplane or at an airport, plus the visa/permission, covid tests/insurance costs...then if there's a major outbreak of a new strain you risk being caught in a lockdown, unable to return home to your job & family, so you find yourself stuck in a foreign country. And at the present time Thailand is not particularly a nice destination with many bars/restaurants/shops/businesses shut, and long lines of Thais for handouts, plus rising xenophobia (been reports of foreigners not allowed on buses & trains).

5 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

Wow, that's cheap! What size is it?

the 32" model, it may be small for some but fine for us as it's in the bedroom.

3 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

What about a Smart TV with Android? 

 

Surely that is better than an old TV with  a box.

 

Did you know you can buy a Smart Android TV 55 " for 11k?

My TCL Android smart TV comes with a bunch of things pre-installed, I mostly just have it on YT because everything is already there...news, movies, shows and on and on. And I cast from my smart phone to the TV if there's a particular movie/show i want. Very happy with my TCL smart TV, one of the best things I've bought, cost me under 5000bt in Makro.