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9 hours ago, Danderman123 said:

Not.

 

You will be shocked how many younger, healthy types will succumb over the next few weeks. It’s called a Cytokine storm, and it’s a way for Covid to kill healthy people.

Shocked , Nope

Interested, yes, interested in seeing whether your opinion is correct or not

come back in say 3 weeks, and show us the number of deaths and the ages of these people, including which ones had underlying illnesses

25 minutes ago, johnnybangkok said:

You are conflating two very different viruses as if they are the same and applying the same ill thought out logic with one as you are the other.

The ONLY reason flu kills so many people each year is there is still a relatively low uptake of the vacine each year. In America for example, only about half the people who should be getting a jab actually get a jab  

https://www.valuepenguin.com/coronavirus-influenza-vaccines. It is similar figures in many western countrries and a great deal less everywhere else.

If the uptake was greater, the infections and deaths would be lower. We don't accept this, but because the numbers are still relatively low and freedom of choice unfortunately overides sensibilities, it doesn't get the same headlines. 

Covid on the other hand is much more transmissable and much, much more deadly. This idea that they are similar and 'what's all the fuss about, we have flu each year and we live with that' is spurious, unhelpful and often the same argument as covid deniers or anti-vaxxers use. You are ceratinly not the latter but your comparisons diminish the severity of Covid and that is neither accurate nor helpful.

That's the part that you need to understand.  

 

Thanks for this

But are you saying that one or two vaccinations will stop you getting the flu virus, or is it required each and every year, like it appears to be in the UK, which has quite a high take up of this vaccine, yet still suffers many deaths 

Are you also saying that the Covid vaccine will give you complete immunity from the Covid virus, or will you be required to have an annual vaccination to hopefully provide immunization?

So freedom of choice overrides sensibilities ? So you advocate mass enforced vaccinations for the population , ?

6 minutes ago, johnnybangkok said:

No one is denying that the majority have underlying health conditions but my post was in reply to someone who mentioned it ONLY affected the old, obese or those with previous conditions.

And if you want Thai examples then:-
'One of them was a 25-week pregnant woman, 32, a resident of Bangkok. She reportedly contracted Covid-19 from visiting a crowded area and started to have fever and cough on April 8'.
https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40000197

thanks

thats at least one out of 66 million then 

3 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

Conversations don't have links

so you cannot show any posts with these words  ?

So you know of no one who has used these words ?

2 hours ago, Stargrazer9889 said:

To all the posters that have to compare the covid virus, to car accidents and other things that kill people. 

When you are lying face down in a hospital bed with tubes in you and are trying to recover from covid, could you please put out a 

post to give us all a comparison, of how covid is treating you?  Thanks in advance.

Geezer 

can we say the same about the many thousands of people lying in hospital with the much more deadly flu, in Thailand ?

Remind me again how many have died from the "deadly" virus in Thailand  over 16 months ?   97 ?

Deaths from the much more "deadly" flu virus  in Thailand in the same period , ?   17,040

Now tell me which one i should be more worried about

4 minutes ago, Susco said:

All my tabs, except the kitchen one, are VRH. Haven't had a failure yet in 9 years.

 

The kitchen tab is one of those which you can pull out, brought fom Aldi in Europe for the equivalent of 800 Baht, and is also still working fine

Thanks, but its a bit of a long way to get to the nearest Aldi, so will have to give that a miss. I think most taps bought in the UJ will last for many many years without problems, usually only changed due to refurbishment of the rooms

On 4/10/2021 at 12:12 PM, Jeffr2 said:

Where are those members that said this was just scare mongering by the government? Right...

 

600 is just the tip of the iceberg.

600 people found with the infection, which means nothing, it could be 1,000s, but due to minimal testing , the true figure is unknown

But crucially, no reports of people in ICUs or any additional deaths

97 deaths in 16 months from Covid, and everybody runs scared

1,867  average deaths from the flu in the same time period, and nobody even notices or cares

Seems its not so deadly in Thailand  

48 minutes ago, ProbPossConf said:

Leaking tap Hafele kitchen sink faucet; 739B from HomePro.  Customer service says has  5 year warranty.  
HomePro will just replace with new faucet instead of repair.

 

Thanks Prob

Will have a look at Hafele, but in rather cynical when i see any , so called , "Guarantee" in Thailand 

39 minutes ago, Asquith Production said:

Im sure Thai people are very pleased your here.

why, its mostly the Thais i:m talking about 

They shut down the music festival at our local temple due to no social distancing. yesterday

Where are they now, partying and getting drunk at various houses 

Lockdowns last year, just meant they  had to go early hours of the morning to buy beer and then continue to drink and party  as usual

Travel to different provinces, no problem, just bypass the road checks and carry on as usual

Thais follow the rules, when it suits them

Just now, Crossy said:

Yup ^^^.

 

Actually, taking it apart and descaling it (use hydrochloric acid or vinegar) may well solve the issues.

 

I just replace when they start dripping.

 

We have some that are still just fine from 2011 when we moved in, others have been replaced multiple times.

You replace the complete tap ?

Any make of tap here in Thailand that actually lasts more than a couple of years ?

Replaced the bathroom taps after 3 years, this is the 2nd tap in the kitchen in 5 years, bought cheap the first time, bought expensive second time, not much difference in quality or lasting time 

Used to taps and things lasting for 10 to 20 years , 

Seems even the chrome does not last either on the fixtures and fittings

Thanks Crossy 

1 minute ago, Artisi said:

Probably not a washer as us older guys understand, it is probably a fixed and a movable ceramic opposing components, the problem is usually the plastic part that applies some pressure onto the movable part to apply some sealing pressure, I have solved the problem a few times by fitting a very small section O ring between the ceramic and the plastic part. 

Thanks Artisi

forgot with such a short turn that it would be ceramic, so used to the old rubber tap washers 

Not stripped it out yet, no stop tap on the incoming pipe so need one of those too

Will have a look at the O ring and give it a try

Seems a shame to buy a new tap for the sake of a simple fix 

Thanks again, much appreciated 

26 minutes ago, Asquith Production said:

Yes maybe its because of the lockdown and restrictions imposed thats caused such a low death rate. Thais have been very good at following Government restrictions which cannot be said for some western countries and farang here. 

care to explain exactly how these so called lockdowns have reduced the death rate, when the infection rate is so high ?

Following government restrictions ?? 

Most people i know bypassed the restrictions, kept drinking, ignored social distancing, wear masks when in stores only, or for some reason, when driving a car, or riding a motorbike, 

3 hours ago, Asquith Production said:

Yeah well its not just about dying is it?  Everybody who gets it spreads it to other people who can potentially die. When someone dies in an accident thats the end of it. When you get the virus, no matter how serious, you just keep passing it on. Until everybody is vaccinated their as to be restrictions. This ongoing analogy with accidents is stupid.

I like these words like, can, could, maybe, possibly. They say so much, yet mean so little

So how many have died in 16 months in Thailand 97 ? 

You have more chance of dying from being given the flu, than from this "deadly" virus 

i know its not a battery one, but why not a petrol mower ?

No problems with battery life or charging,

should get many more years out of a petrol one, and much easier if buying a self drive one

Hi there

Anyone know if the big sheds sell tap washers

Got a dripping tap that's driving me crazy

Wasn't a cheap tap and is less than 18 months old

Thanks

3 hours ago, steevjee said:

You and all the other Covid deniers are the hysterically irrational part of the equation.

More than 97% of the population disagree with you but somehow you think you have a God given right to say it's harmless?

Your attitude would change very quickly if a family member or friend was a Covid casualty

nobody denies the virus is real, but we question how deadly it is in Thailand

Do you know someone who has caught this "deadly" virus and died from it ?

5 hours ago, Tonypandy said:

Let's lockdown all the roads

why not, its as daft as closing the bars

How many of the truck and delivery drivers have had the vaccine and how many are tested each day, while travelling to and from the "infected" areas ?

6 hours ago, Asquith Production said:

Deaths from accidents might be higher but the chance of catching the virus are even higher, 1300 yesterday. So as the number of infected people grow the greater chance of dying if your in a vulnerable group. The virus also tends to cause a cluster in a particular area so causing bed shortages for other illness in local hospitals. Road accidents tend to be spread out more nationally .

so the chances of catching the virus is higher than dying in an accident, maybe

But what are the chances of dying from the virus, compared to dying in a motor accident ?

97 in 16 months , out of a population of 88.5 million ?  versus 37,000 road deaths in the same period ?

For most folk on Thai Visa, you have more chance of dying on the toilet than dying from covid !

7 hours ago, Asquith Production said:

Many people put this up as a reason not to have lockdowns and restrictions. You just cant compare the two.  The virus spreads exponentially and someone with the virus can infect two to three others. Out of every hundred people who contract it, experts believe one will die. Yes if road deaths suddenly grew by 10 fold then the government would have to put in measures to stop it but they dont they continue at a steady rate. If their was no restrictions, the virus would do its own thing, which ever way that would be 

so one person will die for every 100 infected ?

So why do we not have 1,000s of people dying in Thailand, , why only 97 ?

So who are these so called experts" ?

Road deaths do not increase grow by 10%, just like deaths and ICU admissions do not grow by 10% either

So how are the restrictions working so far ? It seems the virus is doing its own thing, and that is not killing the population .

Any data on the 97 people who died ? How many had underlying illnesses, how many were old, how many were close to the end of their lives ? Any data on how many people have died from the flu in the last 16 months ? !,865 on average, yet nobody runs scared from catching the flu do they ?

2 hours ago, mikosan said:

No, the lunacy is that they are allowed to stay open at all, COVID doesn't care if you are having a meal or not.  The fact of the matter is that when they shut the pubs and bars the 'restaurants' took over their trade and continued serving alcohol, without serving food.  They took the p*ss and now they are being stopped from doing so and about time too.

so you say all bars and restaurants should close ?

are you saying you have more chance of catching this "deadly" virus in a bar or restaurant than say a market or other crowded places ? 

Should we close everything down then.? 

Look at any market, see how many people are crowded together , many without masks and no social distancing , yet they stay open

Or does this magic virus only attack people who are in bars drinking ?

Such fear and scaremongering for what is a minute number of deaths and ICU admissions. 

You've more chance of dying crossing the road than with covid