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7 hours ago, ukrules said:

Never heard of him.

Same here, nor them.

On 12/22/2022 at 3:58 PM, SheungWan said:

Then get off the bus.

No, mask wearing is not a legal requirement so nobody without one has to get off the bus unless they want to. Why should they, in your opinion?

On 12/22/2022 at 7:05 PM, Partenavia said:

It's a private company, they can make their own rules. I went into a shop recently, and was told it was the rule everyone had to wear a mask in their shop. About turn and went back out, took my custom elsewhere.

Public route bus, not private.

On 12/23/2022 at 8:12 AM, ThailandRyan said:

So if everyone walked around with shorts on you would take yours off just to be different, expressing your freedom to do so, and enjoy doing it?

Completely illogical comparison, not wearing a mask hardly constitutes indecent exposure (certain religious zealots may disagree but different forum).

On 12/22/2022 at 11:43 AM, Dan O said:

Private entities can make their own rules and refuse service as they deem fit, the govt statement was for govt facilities and has no bearing on private facilities

So as this is a public bus the staff have no right to insist on mask wearing, obviously.

On 11/9/2022 at 6:14 AM, thaibeachlovers said:

What truth? Climate changes- always has, always will. That's nature and humans thinking they can actually do anything about it is Tower of Babel thinking IMO.

Fires- always been fires- part of nature

Temperature- in first century AD Romans grew grapes in Britain, then it got too cold in dark ages; all before "human made climate change".

Climate normally, in the planet's history, changes gradually, over tens of thousands of years due to solar variation unless an event such as a meteorite strike should.happen and cause mass extinction. What we have now is a mass extinction event caused by the burning of colossal quantities of fossil fuels. If you really think that is untrue then you haven't really thought about it. Energy companies spent millions 'debunking' the obvious facts in. the 80's and 90's and unfortunately some stubborn people still refuse to accept the obvious.

Grapes have always been grown in the south of England although it's much easier nowadays of course. 

The Dark Ages are so-called because of the lack of written records due to a breakdown of societal culture, not because it was dark.. There was a medieval warm period around 950-1200AD and mini-ice ages in human recorded history but none of these were. global, just localised and caused by sea current anomalies.

5 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Ah yes the Tiger Club fire on Bangla, yes I forgot about that one.  In this one apparently the rear door was also locked according to this mornings Channel 32 news, which is a big issue as there was only one way in and out.

That club had polystyrene mouldings of Tigers etc all over the walls and pillars that caught fire.

On 7/18/2022 at 8:29 AM, SAFETY FIRST said:

Wow, 19 people with 6 cabins, I reckon there's some 3somes going on. ????

6 guest cabins, crew have cabins of their own.

On 3/8/2022 at 10:49 PM, Tropicalevo said:

The Samujana is a SHA Plus resort.

You do your one night 'quarantine' there and get the results the next day.

I got my results the same day I landed. Then free to leave.

51 minutes ago, Isaanlife said:

You obviously have never owned a boat with an outboard motor

Neither have you, obviously.

3 hours ago, Isaanlife said:

Seems unlikely the outboard motor propeller would have been out of the water?

 

The current is quite swift in the Chao Praya, I expect the motor was in the water

Why do you think the propeller might have been out of the water? Being as usual less than a foot under the surface whilst driving the boat would be quite capable of causing severe trauma when fell upon.

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

 

I would be surprised if the one day quarantine isn't suspended for an indefinite period.

 

We have seen three groups of guests who came under the Test and Go umbrella.

They tested negative on their first  PCR test.

Left quarantine but tested positive on their second PCR test at their holiday accommodation.

They are then in quarantine for between 10 - 14 days at that accommodation. ie until they are clear.

So they probably caught it after arriving in Thailand then.

I applied for Sandbox on the evening of the 30th, thought I had made a hash of it so put in another application on the 2nd, so both over the holiday weekend. I got 2 QR codes yesterday late afternoon within 2 hours of each other. I did send a pleading email earlier in the day though, with all my docs attached.

11 hours ago, it is what it is said:

 

OP your observation could be a result of the environment and individuals you associate with.

 

my thai friends are generally well educated (at universities in thailand and abroad), professional, many widely travelled and mostly read books in both thai and english.

 

many of my friends have children at school and university and they too read books in thai and english, often asking me to recommend books.

 

there is a wonderful thailand out there, just get out of the bar!

My experience too. My wife and both of her sisters read a lot. When we first met my wife had a reading room in her house lined with bookshelves. Mainly in Thai, but lots of foreign authors. She even had everything by Jeffrey Archer! And she had never met a farang.

My wife booked the room for me in person as it's near our house. Both of our names are listed as guests in the room, although I'll have to spend the first night alone until the test result, unless it's positive..

1 hour ago, Bvor said:

i don't know only seen forum reference somewhere, have no official link  

hence my maybe, apparently, ? 

perhaps others can provide the answer.

 

- Yes. However, flight changes are permitted within 72 hours after the original flight time registered in the Thailand Pass without the need to apply for a new Thailand Pass QR Code, provided that all other required documents remain valid.

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

A lot of people should be very worried now. Many people were booked to go on the test and go after 10th January. These people will now be cancelling flights like mad, and in all probability the airlines will now start cancelling flights due to mass cancellations - you may book you phuket sandbox, but you may not be able to get there potentially !

I can imagine flights on and before the 10th might now be a bit busier..

3 hours ago, Michel PUISSANT said:

Same here mate.
Was supposed to arrive January 13, Test & Go as well...
I'm still sleepy so my brain cannot quite process the news...
I'll probably have to cancel everything, I don't want to quarantine

The wife can wait another 3 months right...

Maybe both of you could bring your flights forward to the 10th? Thailand Pass is still valid for 72 hours either way.

On 12/15/2021 at 10:47 AM, sandyf said:

There is a difference between an insurance policy and a certificate, certificates are usually single or double page.

I had my insurance certificate reissued from GBP to USD in less than an hour, although cover will always remain in the companies base currency.

It is quite straightforward to change PDF or other formats to JPEG if necessary.

None of my documents, which all started off as PDF, were accepted by the system after changing to either JPG or JPEG. None of them could be opened on my MacBook either. It seems they are all protected from alteration in any way as they are official documents. I'm presuming they all have to be printed then scanned in JPEG/JPG first. I ended up taking photos of my computer screen and sending them to myself as I didn't have access to a printer at the time. Hopefully this will be accepted. I will of course print them all out before I fly.

12 hours ago, Toolong said:

I don't wish to shift too much from the main issue here, which is essentially the possible imposition of restrictive & puntive social sanctions against those unvaccinated, but could someone just explain to me why I might be incorrect in thinking that if vaccinated people can still become infected with C19.....and if vaccinated people can still infect others with C19, why should it be assumed that UNvaccinated people are a particular risk to others? (A risk to themselves, yes.) It's a genuine query and I am happy to be shown up as having faulty logic or as being uninformed if that is the case. 

 

(I am fully vaccinated btw, but only cos I could see exactly this kind of s**t coming down the road.....and lo, here it comes.)

Unvaccinated people pose a much higher risk of passing on the virus than vaccinated people, yes.

I looked at other policies too, and Cigna seems cheap, but again no mention of asymptomatic cover. 

Also I don't know how much cover I need. I have a non-immigrant 'O' 90 day visa, single entry. I will arrive about the 25th of November, but not sure exactly and double jabbed but not fully vaccinated (no choice, so AQ, although I may well be fully vaxxed during the 10 days). I will be leaving again within 30 days though.

My questions are: do I need insurance cover for the whole 90 days of my visa although I will only stay for about 30? Do I need separate policies for each trip? Or can I get a Thai-approved Covid-19 policy that will cover me for the whole period - Thailand, Malaysia and back to Thailand again? 

10 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

Teenagers are not allowed to buy alcohol , having a law stopping them from buying alcohol at certain times would be pointless , because theres already laws stopping them from buy alcohol at any time of the day 

It was to stop adults buying teenagers alcohol, or just shops ignoring the age limit law.

Just now, Salerno said:

Damn, sounds like your stuck in a real mess. Surprising for Singapore, good luck in getting it sorted.

Thanks! Yes, a lot of expats here are noticing the xenophobia now. The PM even made a speech warning people to stop it. Not much different from Hong Kong in '97, where I also was.

1 minute ago, Salerno said:

If you're set on going to ... ah, sorry, I forgot your vaccination status. Mentioning "sandbox" threw me.

Yes, understandable. The authorities here are unbelievable, it's caused so many problems for yacht crew here. Can't travel, can't get crew in, can't get other jobs, not to mention the restrictions. I'm being investigated by immigration, with no timescale stated, for talking to a friend (he's also in trouble but he hasn't been paid for 7 months and can't leave) on a marina pontoon. We're allowed to walk around and go to the shops but not allowed to talk to anyone, which they seemed to make up as they went along. Could be months before I'm allowed to leave although my job finishes next week. The British Embassy are being very helpful but the authorities here are totally ignoring them.