Jonathan Swift
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Most of the people I have talked to who use these services seem to be simply lazy. When I tell them I do all my own work, because it's cheap and because I would never place such an important task in the hands of some one else, they look at me like I'm from another planet. But as in this case, laziness can cost you in the end.
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2 hours ago, thaipo7 said:What I can't get an answer to is am I required to be fully vaccinated to come to Thailand. I have a home there and go for 5 - 6 months prior to COVID. Do I need the 2 shots and the 2 boosters? Can't get an answer to this at consulates in the US.
The answer is simple. Get the shots, get your CDC vaccine card, problem solved. You should have been vaxxed as of last year if you had your head screwed on right. You should then have been given a vaccine card or confirmation you can show immigration. If you're not vaxxed you need a negative PCR test within 72 hours prior to arrival, or you take one at the airport. All of these answers are readily available at the Thai immigration website and other reliable online sources. If you have a home there I don't understand why you are having trouble getting official info. Most who live in Thailand know how such things work. You should know that consulates in the US are of limited value, they are not the Thai immigration dept. You can just do a broad search on "what is needed to enter Thailand" and then go through the responses, beginning with the Thai immigration website. That's how I did it since the start of Covid. Cheers and good luck.
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10 hours ago, proton said:
feeling all fuzzy when charged up to 10x the cost for Thais ?
You don't have to stay here if you don't like it. Oh, wait, it's complaining about everything that you enjoy best. Well, I hope you're happy in your misery.
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13 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:
Professionaly manipulated...how so? You mean the pharmaceutical corporations? Not sure about that. The gas and power companies? Who
That's a new one to me, "professionally manipulated" - I didn't know there were professional manipulators. Clearly a made up term by someone who doesn't understand economics and leans toward conspiracy and Q-anon
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A culture CLEARLY more advanced than any western one. Like, wow man!
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31 minutes ago, Isaan sailor said:
Welcome, foreigners to Thailand, where your money’s worth less every day!(inflation and a rising Baht).
Maybe Thailand should revoke its welcome to those who can't pass an intelligence test. You see, your money is actually worth MORE now: the exchange rate has been 34.4 baht to the US dollar for about the last year, the highest its been in several years. I am saving about $300 a month in monthly income exchange rates for every $2000 US compared to when it was 29 baht / dollar 3 - 4 years ago. Inflation? That's not the sole problem of Thailand and nowhere else. In fact, inflation right now in the US and other countries dwarfs Thailand's problems. Thailand's inflation rate post Covid is 4.65%. The US inflation rate is 8.3%. In the UK it's 9%. And did you think you were going to go through your entire life in some kind of inflation free economic Shangri-La? But then again, math isn't your strongest subject is it? I've been here 9 years and you will NEVER hear me complain. Methinks your unhappiness has nothing to do with Thailand, you are projecting your own dissatisfaction with yourself. There there, if I were you I wouldn't like me either.
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23 minutes ago, PEE TEE said:
Still confused if you are on a 1 year valid re entry retirement visa and you come back into the kingdom with after a short visit to your old country are you classed as visitor if you live here?. You are over 75 and cannot get the insurance . or you have business and travel back and forth do you still need a Thailand pass with all the relevant conditions? Surely the Thailand pass applies to tourist (visitors) or anyone who arrives ?
I have been doing the non O retirement visa for four years. I go back to the (ugh!) US for four months June-Sept every year. You can get insurance, it just won't be as cheap as a younger person. You can get a 30 day policy, they do not check the expiration. My 6 month policy expired in April, and I'm still here. But even full term, a $10,000 policy is not expensive. You are not a "visitor", you are a non immigrant resident with a permanent address. The rules specify "travelers", not visiors or tourists. The Thailand pass is universal for all who enter Thailand regardless of status. It superseded previous rules, which were in effect when I arrived last October. If you need up to date info on entry rules you can contact any airline, or go to their website, and they will spell out the rules, because they of all people HAVE to be aware of entry rules wherever they do business. They are required to check all of your documents prior to boarding. Good luck, chok dee. I have not yet used Thailand Pass, but my interpretation of it is that it replaces the need for a Certificate of Entry.
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10 hours ago, RichardColeman said:
Thailand need to stop considering itself like some Willy wonka resort that you need a golden ticket to gain entry to.. Stop it with this pass and insurance nonsense. Nobody seeing it come, these fools have lost tourism for this year, its far too late now to rescue 2022. Drop it all you may get 4 million up, leave it in place, lucky to get 2.5-3 million. Complete idiots
And it's always the other guys who are the idiots and fools...
Let me guess, you don't believe Covid is real, it was a conspiracy, and was faked, right? All the people who died of it, well that was just nonsense, right? It was a golden ticket Willy Wonka hoax.
So last question, why are you even here? So that you can whine and complain about it while reaping all the advantages it gives you?
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10 hours ago, hotchilli said:Sadly Pattaya is still living in the past...
Walking street could have been re-modeled into something which was family friendly and just as if not more profitable.
Unfortunately they want to hang on to the old model of it being a street full of cat-houses.
That only draws in the lower rung, not the real money people.
With all due respect - Unless you have a crystal ball into the future you are simply speculating according to your own preferences and biases. In my 50 years in the bar and entertainment business as a musical entertainer and designer one of the most common fatal mistakes is when someone buys a place and tries to reinvent it in a way that ignores the preexisting patronage and history, and simply goes against the grain of traditional business models. ESPECIALLY if they expect to change something from a regular neighborhood bar or venue into an upscale attraction. Overall economic recovery from Covid will take time. Right now is not a good time for anyone to invest in anything, save new smaller venues taking advantage of lower rents in the abandoned former businesses. In the US I've seen as many as a half dozen "rehabilitated" venues in a given year fail in 1 to six months. It got to where I could predict it. It was a tough and unforgiving economy where I lived. The idea that you can take a place like Walking St., established over decades as a particular kind of attraction with its own identity, raze it, put millions into it, completely change its identity and overcome its past reputation, turn it into something it has never been, and then take an "if you build it they will come" position HOPING the people with money will show up is extremely risky - as there is no track record, business model, or template for the success such a thing in that type of situation (Thailand entertainement districts of that type), except those that ended up in failures. How are you going to lure investors? If I was an investor I wouldn't touch it. Is the government going to be willing to gamble with huge amounts of money? It looks like a big fat no. The sure, practical, and sensible thing which doesn't gamble with existing livelihoods as well a huge amount of capital is to let it come back the way it was. There is ample evidence to think that will work. There are enough places still open there to indicate the small businesses would be happy to come back. It will follow the course of Covid restrictions and tourism. As to the well off potential tourists they will come as well and spend their money. Bangla Rd in Patong for example has come back about 80%, and I had a great time there in April. Soi Buakao is thriving, as far as viable business models go, proving that there is a potential clientele which would likely return to Walking St. So, the difference between me and you is I am speaking from direct experience and my intuitive business sense, as well as reliable examples of business models. You are just guessing with wishful thinking and obviously little or no actual experience in that kind of business, no disrespect intended. Cheers.
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On 5/26/2022 at 8:12 AM, Thailand said:
This is a joke surely?
it was a complete cluster<deleted> by the ptb for many months.
So why are you still here? Did you get covid? Sounds like you're still very much alive. Meanwhile 1,000,000 dead in the US. But don't let me spoil your fun, complain away.
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9 hours ago, Misterwhisper said:
Even after 30+ years in this country I am still amazed (even a little impressed, actually) about the elaborate, pre-plotted scams these people are able to cook up when they smell money; and lots of it.
But ask them them to plan or carry out something that should be within the scope of their regular work duties (and where there is no immediate financial benefit apparent), they all too often mess up miserably.
"These people". Dog whistle term used by racists, xenophobes, and bigots. This isn't a scam the natives "cooked up". It follows standard successful Western textbook examples of scams, all anyone has to do is read about enough of them in the news and you can put one together. Convince a bunch of investors to cough up money with an effective sales pitch and bait, take the money and run. Ponzi scheme. Bernie Madoff. There are always going to be people tempted by the smell of money, regardless of nationality. Meanwhile as to your accusation about Thai people messing up regular work duties, I have found Thai people to be almost universally conscientious and responsible - don't know where your unfounded prejudices and bigotry toward Thais comes from, but very likely you create your own bad experiences with your own attitude and then scapegoat/gaslight others. If a Thai person doesn't like you for good reason, what should you expect but to have your bad attitude reflected back?
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6 hours ago, DGS1244 said:
Nothing new, always been this way. Why waste money on designer clothes when copies here are cheaper anyway?
Authenticity becomes part of the status and bragging rights. To such people the money is not wasted, since they have plenty of it to waste. No doubt some of these items were intended for discerning Thai people willing to pay. And no doubt they knew the risks of this happening beforehand. So they gambled and lost, and now are whining about it.
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9 hours ago, steven100 said:welcome to
Lieland... er sorry ' ThailandLieland. Seriously? Did you make that up without any help? Razor sharp wit.
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7 hours ago, up-country_sinclair said:
Is this a new development?
I thought you always had to apply for a non-O outside of Thailand and then do the extension of stay inside Thailand.
And just to clarify, a visa exempt is people who get 30 days based on their passport, for example, US, UK, EU, etc...
I applied and got my non O from a tourist visa in Bangkok about 4 years ago. They converted from tourist to another type of non immigrant, then to non O retirement. It was not well known that you could do this, and there was a lot of contradictory "advice" about it, but I did it.
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31 minutes ago, johncat1 said:
What were bullets, live or dummy doing on the floor ? Sounds like a very sloppy shooting range with poor safety. It should be closed down until they improve their safety. Years ago I caught young students throwing bullets at each other at a school Later when they were checked they turned out to be live rounds the students picked up off the ground at a POLICE shooting range.
I agree, close it down, investigate, and then investigate other ranges for safety. Some people enter into businesses who are simply not responsible enough or qualified. Happens in all professions, some deadly and some not.
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7 hours ago, connda said:
I think it's more likely that she meant blanks, not knowing what a blank really looks like, somehow the terminology got mixed up in translation.
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8 hours ago, spidermike007 said:
She said she thought that it was a dummy round after picking up a bullet mixed with others on the floor, reported Thai Rath. She was taken to the police station for questioning but as yet no charges have been filed.
Huh? Even if she thought it was a "dummy round", why would she be pointing the gun at the instructor, then firing the gun? And why would a gun have blanks at a firing range? So many unanswered questions. Looks like manslaughter to me.
Something similar to involuntary manslaughter or negligent homicide. She's 50 years old, understands right from wrong, knows that guns kill, culpable negligence. But we don't know what Thai law does with such things. A substantial payment to the family?
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9 hours ago, darksidedog said:
I guess the instructor never told her the very first rule of never pointing a gun at anyone, whether it is loaded or not.
"Treat every gun as if it is loaded, never put your finger on the trigger until ready to fire" etc. Maybe she missed the first day of instruction, maybe she wasn't even taking the course and was just there for fun, who knows?
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9 hours ago, Henryford said:
Even if it was a dummy why did she aim at the instructor and fire?
People see guns in movies and video games and think they are toys until taught otherwise
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8 hours ago, JeffersLos said:My guess is it was due to being shot.
Not funny. How old are you? The autopsy will answer such questions as why a shoulder wound which one would not consider typically deadly would have killed her. It would determine whether an artery was severed and he bled out too quickly, or it might raise valid questions as to the emergency care. If a subclavian artery was hit the bleeding would be unstoppable short of surgery or military level intervention. It would definitively rule on the bullet trajectory, indicating how the shooter was positioned, it could figure in whether the shooter was culpable, and specifically state the cause of death such as shock and repiratory/heart failure from rapid blood loss. Autopsies are also a tool for the education of medical professionals. Now, do you feel just a LITTLE bit smarter and less inclined to joke about human tragedies?
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8 hours ago, AwwYesNice1 said:
Or even had the guy pointed anywhere but downrange.
Whatever the reason, the shooter was obviously untrained and unschooled in the most basic handling of firearms, including some basic schooling on ammunition. Like, "you see this lead projectile on the end here? That's what comes out the barrel and can kill you". And like you said, NEVER point the gun ANYWHERE but at a target; NEVER put your finger on the trigger until time to shoot, treat EVERY gun as though it were loaded with a LIVE ROUND. Sadly, as long as people have guns, or even just use them at firing ranges for fun, these tragedies will happen. Some people will just never grasp that these are not just toys.
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A Glock 19. An American movie staple and icon. Widely used by citizens, police, and criminals in the US, I don't know about other countries. One can only guess where and to what extent universal gun safety protocols were not followed. Where she got the idea that "dummy rounds" would be present at a gun range, or why she would know and use the term, can only be from media, perhaps from the Alec Baldwin case, and if so much of that story was not understood (language barrier?). Perhaps what she meant was blanks, the press might have mistranslated from Thai. Either way, neither would, or should, be present at a gun range. The American version of this thing is when an instructor handed a full auto machine gun to an 8 year old who could not control it and killed HIS instructor. Yup, Americans can go to gun ranges and shoot machine guns. even 8 year olds. I'm not anti-gun per se, but there are too many careless idiots in the world for there not to be a price paid for gun freedoms.
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8 hours ago, Cabradelmar said:
I own handguns. I shoot IDPA and have been to many ranges with many instructors, and never have I used or even seen a "dummy" round. The gun is either loaded or it's not. Your job is to know which it is. Why would this even happen? This confusion about the round being live or not. Or is the only dummy here the person who shot the instructor.
Yeah, hard to fathom. We've had quite the prime time news education about "dummy rounds" being exclusive to Hollywood/Production propmasters as the only reason for them to exist, per the Alec Baldwin tragedy. As I may say elsewhere, one wonders at what kind of bad luck would cause a shoulder injury to be fatal. My guess would be a severed subclavian artery which is almost directly from the heart and arches across each shoulder. That would bleed out fast. Imagine now how the shooter has to live with this. But as you insinuate, the safety protocols you and I know were likely not the standard here.
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11 hours ago, JayClay said:
I mean.... You could at least try reading the article??
"If Thailand has a realistic chance to attract the Formula Grand, they will need to find a new location away from the countryside, possibly in Bangkok or even Pattaya."
Burriram is not on the cards.
thank you for promoting literacy in Thailand, clearly a known issue here on this forum
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