86Tiger

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"We" have never had control of sport, control has always gone to the highest bidder.

At one time or another I have tried most every home herbal remedy for BP.  Some have impact some do not, for me anyway.  I believe Nacin, Magnesium and organic apple cider vinegar to be most affective for me personally.

However, this is only a "band aid", there is no substitute for getting off my a$$ for daily exercise and limiting food intake to get rid of the chubby body.

YMMV

General experience dictates anything that is an exception, slight difference or out of the norm will be a problem when dealing with any government bureaucracy, especially so in Thailand.

YMMV 

15 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

OK, so let's assume that the numbers being spouted off about incoming tourists are correct and its @30,000+ for each of November and December. That should mean that - assuming that they are all tourists and non-returners, family etc - that 30,000 tourists will be in the country at any one time if they stay for up to a month. 

 

At 30,000 tourists - many of whom will not stay in BKK - it is not enough to support the cautiously optimistic people mentioned in this story. If anything it will drive more out of business for foolishly opening based on ridiculous promises by the PM and his crew before instigating Thai pass madness and making it even worse.

 

 

They need 20,000 to 30,000 per day, each and every day to have any impact on the whole.

But it sounds good to say Thailand is open........

My math says 12,043 foreigners. At least the number noted, not 20k.

But I have been wrong often.....

OK, Monday was "successful."  Anyone see reported numbers for Tuesday?

Inquiring minds.....

There has been an invention called a "lift."  There is even a specialty "lift" developed exactly for occasions such as this open and capable of holding one wheel chair occupant.

i would offer it most likely more economical and certainly not as monumental effort required to install as the current "ramp."

How is the strike going?  Still on or is all back to normal?

13 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Sounds like they also experienced a lack of vehicles to transport the arrivals. Glad it was only 3k plus and not the 7k or 30k.  God forbid it was 100k, folks would still be waiting today to get to where they needed to go for their quarantine....ugly

Do the hotels not arrange for the quarantine transport???  They have been doing it since beginning, should be old hat by now.

I am actually surprised it is that high number on first flight.....

53 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

The first I've read of this.  You can't leave your zone for 7 days after arrival!  So not free to travel anywhere in Thailand.  And your first night has to be within 2 hours of where you land.  I'm guessing swampy.

 

https://www.tatnews.org/2021/10/thailand-reopening-living-in-the-blue-zone-17-sandbox-destinations/

 

 

 

Requirements:

• Travel by air from any country around the world.
• Stay the first 7 nights within one of the 17 Blue Zone Sandbox destinations if planning to continue the journey to other destinations in Thailand.

 

Oh, My goodness.   Just what every holiday reveler is looking for.

Thailand is open boys!!

I am not enticed.  This is not enticing me.......

14 hours ago, impulse said:

Given that 70% of tourists were coming from China pre-Covid, is it fair to blame Thai policies when China, Aus, NZ and other countries are locked down? 

 

Even if Thailand eliminated the hurdles, opened the bars and offered free soapies on arrival, the vast majority of tourists can't leave their own countries.  And some that can have to quarantine when they get back home.

Well, I will say this: 

I traveled to BKK in July from Turkey with 4 hour layover in Doha.  Doha airport was as full as I have ever seen an airport.  Food court full, not easy to find space for family of five to sit for awhile.

There are people traveling so every country is not locked down......