skorp13

They keep mentioning after the 2nd jab. What if you had the J&J? Not accepted?

They have a plan for a vaccine passport but do not know which countries LOL ????

Thailand declining as a retiree place seems to be what they are after so they seem to be accomplishing something

If i read this right it is so bad for free we are now going to start charging for it LOL ????

Forget covid tests, has anyone in the TAT been drug tested? How can they keep coming up with such ridiculous  plans?

What is the point of spending sooooo much money on developing the vaccine and getting it if the science behind it is not trusted? Total waste! Seems like a good excuse to keep westerners out and boots on locals throats.

17 hours ago, from the home of CC said:

I understand missing your family but don't get the travelling in a pandemic, perhaps he'll be fortunate and not be the cause of death of someone else. I imagine that never entered his head for he was concerned about him and his, and to hell with anyone else..

He got it after quarantine here, could have happened to anyone

According to Phizer a few weeks after the second jab you are non transmittable. A small percentage of foreign arrivals testing covid positive have been westerners and that was before the vaccine. Follow the science and track records. Which Thais? The ones that participated in paid focus study programs? ???? 

If the bars are only open until why was he leaving a bar on ws at 2 am wanting to go to soi buahkhao to continue partying?? more to this story or it needs some real fact checking

As a retiree it may be difficult for him to come up with the funds so why push another 60 days before getting the boot. Ah we are so wanted....so long as we have money ????

15 hours ago, donnacha said:

Harrison? Is that you?

 

I wish 555. I was behind the camera ????

15 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Unfortunately business is more complicated than opening a little and making a little money. Some bar owners made deals with landlords that as long as the bar is closed they have to pay a substantially lower rent. If they open again they have to pay rent again. And some cost don't work half way. If you have to keep the beer cold the fridges have to run 24/7, not just for a couple of hours a day. The bar has to be cleaned daily, and and and. Lots of cost which don't change much if a bar is open for 6 hours or for 12 hours.

I have a friend who is a bar owner. He prefers to keep his bar closed. Not because he doesn't like to make money. He just doesn't like to work and lose even more money.

I owned a bar myself for a few years and managed a few gogos. You don't have to keep the fridges on 24 hours a day and cleaners are cheap. Even when things are in full swing not all bars will make it. In my post i said " a chance for some" which imho is better than no chance for any

What are the noughties? I read an interview with her where she said she would act for free, she needed compensation for relinquishing her anonimity . i worked with her briefly on What Lies Beneath and she was a total pro

14 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

I wonder how many bars will open under these conditions.

For some that would mean normal business between 7 or 8 until 11.

3 or 4 hours won't be enough to make some money.

Some are in pattaya. It is a chance for some workers get back to making some money and for some business owners to not shutter forever. it's a step, don't be so negative

You must be ultra rich or ultra desperate to get back to Thailand to pay that much money just to basically re-enter Thailand

They have such a way of making foreigners feel so welcome don't they. ????

You track animals and criminals with ankle bracelets, i guess tourists seem to fit one of those two categories. This will restore tourism surely LOL

They are using foreigner complaints as leverage. If they stay open longer they can make more money and have a better chance at recovering losses. Also girls that work the bar have a chance at more drinks which means more money they have a chance to send home

21 hours ago, placeholder said:

And if you're a US taxpayer, do you expect to agree with all policies that the government enacts? It may surprise you to learn that there are taxpayers who are fine with this policy. In fact, if the polls are to be believed, there are more of them than there are those who share your opinion.

Yes i am a U.S. tax payer and i am not ok with giving it randomly to those that have entered illegally and not contributed their share in the wake of putting proper citizens out of work

On 2/5/2021 at 1:25 PM, skorp13 said:

Nice to see where my tax dollars are going as we continue to suffer

If you scroll up to my post there has been an interesting mix of reactions. I found it fascinating as there were mixed emotions on something i thought was very clear. Just goes to show, jus sayin'