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24 minutes ago, Chomper Higgot said:

The fact that somebody makes a profit out of a vaccine is not an argument against being vaccinated.

 

 

Where did I say it was?  
 

Thank you come again.

4 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

just checked the fridge, Got a 200g head of broccoli in there.... cost me Bt130.00 at Foodland.

 

Where do I get me some Bt150.00/kg Broccoli ?

Gourmet Market if you’re in Bangkok.  Chinese Broccoli is ฿110/kg, Thai Organic Broccoli is ฿150/kg

1 hour ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

You do realise that healthcare is privatised in the US, don't you?

 

The only health-related funding in the infrastructure plan is for primary care, maternal, behavioral and racial health equity, and pandemic preparedness initiatives.

 

So whether they pass it or not, it will make no difference to ICU facilities.

Healthcare isn’t completely privatized from what I can see.  It appears that 1172 out of 6090 are either state or federal government hospitals.  Maybe there should be more.  It’s sad that the US doesn’t allocate more money towards healthcare.

https://www.aha.org/statistics/fast-facts-us-hospitals

The government sure does seem to do a good job of minting pharmaceutical company billionaires via Covid vaccine profits however.

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/05/21/business/covid-vaccine-billionaires/index.html

10 minutes ago, Tony125 said:

You must be Thai because most of my fellow Americans would understand what they mean when the article says only 27 ICU beds are available in houston so I will explain. Houston may have 3,000 ICU beds in their hospitals but if there are 2,973  paitients with Covid or serious injuries in them they only have 27 ICU beds available!  Is that too hard for you to understand?  Few persons that have been vacinated for Covid vaccines have a serious  enough infection to require ICU mostly those who are elderly with multible underlying conditions.

Ok.  I can concede that point and research shows that you are correct.  But being that the article was from the same time that the person died, there were most likely open beds in Texas.  Why on earth would they be calling neighboring states.

Currently, it appears that it isn’t a problem and only 14% of ICU beds at the current time are being occupied by Covid 19 patients.  Lots of available beds and the capacity to build more as the statistics show.

https://www.tmc.edu/coronavirus-updates/overview-of-tmc-icu-bed-capacity-and-occupancy/
 

On 10/20/2021 at 8:30 AM, Jeffr2 said:

Pricing violations were the most common reason for fines.

Wrong.  Stop spreading lies.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_pharmaceutical_settlements

35 minutes ago, asiapt said:

Most gold shops don't want to know unless it's Thai gold or they are offering ridiculous 25% below current rates.

 

You answered your own question there. At least that’s been my experience.

1 hour ago, LivinLOS said:

Try to find a manual Z4 E89 3l.. Hell would even take an E85 if manual.. 

For a toy currently building an E30 coupe fake M3.. Scoping around for a good engine package.. 

I’m not sure there is a manual Z4 (or Z3) in all of Thailand.  Never seen one for sale.  Not sure why so many cars here are all automatic and the few that I have ever seen for sale with a manual are usually über expensive specialty models (Cayman GT4, Boxster Spyder, GT3, 993TT, Audi TTRS, Lotus)

Here’s a guy who upgraded an E36 318is to M3 specs.  Wonder how reliable it would be.

https://www.one2car.com/en/for-sale/bmw-m3-bangkok-metropolitan-pinklao-borommaratchachonnani-road/8141637

Not sure there are any newer cars in that price range that are fun cars.

10(ish) year old Mazda MX5, VW GTI/Golf R or spend a little more for a Lotus Elise (probably not a good/comfortable daily driver though).

14 minutes ago, KhunLA said:

Which 'get rid of it' solution of the 100's touted worked for you ?  Tried a couple, none worked, as I suspected.  Haven't seen on 'permanent' solution written about in a medical journal.

There was a study done in Brazil that I read about back in 2017.  I tried it myself and although it didn’t cure it, it definitely lessened it.  There is a new/follow up  study ongoing in the US currently.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5613090/
 

https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04210310

6 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

1,400 baht for a 1,500 g 19"x29" goose feather pillow looks interesting. 

 

https://shopee.co.th/product/391433879/6479984644?smtt=0.502731991-1634538654.9

Many years ago I got caught out buying a goose feather pillow for what appeared to be a good deal. The feathers were so large that the quills would poke me in the head and when I rolled side to side I could feel them “crunch” inside.  Nothing like goose down…not even close.  One night and in the trash they went.  That’s why on shopee, the goose down pillows run between ฿6000 to over ฿20,000 (and some are a 90/10 mixture and not even 100% down)

https://shopee.co.th/search?keyword=goose down pillow&order=desc&page=0&sortBy=price

18 minutes ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

So its NOTHING to do with music  then just "appearance:"  yeah thats sums  it  all  up,  looks  over   substance

Exactly.  
 

She’d probably become even richer if she marketed accessories for all her black pink fanboys.

4 hours ago, billd766 said:

Who will remember BlackPink in 10 years time?

All the guys here who find it necessary to come to their rescue and tell you how wonderfully talented they are.  I wonder if they watch them with the volume on or off ????

1. Breaking Bad

2. Nothing

3. Else

4. Comes

5. Close

Which model? Which style? What size? 
 

Or do you not care and just want any old Rolex to say you own a Rolex?

It’s not the job, it’s the woman.  
 

I’ve known uneducated massage girls that are low maintenance and women with masters degrees and high(ish) paying jobs (and commensurate debt levels) that seem to only be happy with 5 star restaurants and resorts, ฿2,000 baht spa/hair treatments etc. etc.

This site says (about) 30 days.  I just did mine today 17 days in advance at CW.  Was in and out in about an hour.  Every other time was close to 6 hours.
 

https://visaguide.world/asia/thailand-visa/extension/

5 minutes ago, George masaoka said:

Would very much appreciate info; I have Mexican 50 peso gold coins here in Thailand,  I think purity is marked 900/1000.  I don't think there is a premium for coins so I would sell for best price close to spot of gold content.  Any suggestions and especially specific names of places in Bangkok or phuket where I can sell is appreciated. 

You won’t get close to spot if it’s not Thai gold at any smaller shop.  I tried selling a couple pieces of 999 bullion (Valcambi bar and British Sovereign) and out of half a dozen different shops, only one would make an offer which was 20% below spot and they didn’t want the coin….only the Valcambi bar in sealed assay which they insisted on breaking open in order to test it. 
 

The only place I could find that would buy non Thai gold (now I see there is another that a different poster listed above) was Huasengheng which had a minimum of 1kg…nothing less.  It appears that the other shop listed above only deals in 1kg 999 bars also.  Best of luck to you.  If you find somewhere (in Bangkok) that buys smaller quantities close to spot, please come back and let us know.