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18 hours ago, digibum said:

Not that I immediately trust the same government that authorized this cocktail mix to admit fault, a simple Google search indicates that causes of brain stem swelling are:

 

Fluid collection within the brain tissue, called cerebral edema, can result from numerous causes, including infections, trauma, stroke, brain tumors, certain toxic substances, complications of diabetes, chemical imbalances, abuse of opioids, extreme high blood pressure (malignant hypertension), or high altitude sickness.

 

So, we can probably rule out opioid abuse and altitude sickness.  
 

That leaves infection, trauma, stroke, brain tumor, toxic substances, diabetes, chemical imbalances, and high blood pressure.  
 

If it was the vaccine, that would probably fall under infection since the whole point of a vaccine is to give you a little infection to help your body learn how to fight a big infection.  
 

The big question is whether this was the only factor.  
 

She could have already had brain stem swelling from another cause and the vaccine put it over the top.  The straw the camel’s back, if you will.

 

It will be interesting to see if there are any more cases like this one or if this is an isolated case.   

i love all those magic words in this post

Could, maybe, probably, possibly, if, , they sound so good, yet mean so little 

9 hours ago, mikebell said:

My son (50+) got jabbed yesterday in BKK at a walk-in.  I'm 78 but live in Pattaya!  Only when we're all safe will it be wise to re-open Pattaya.

why is it not safe in Pattaya

you wear a mask when out, you sanitize when touching things, so why the running scared ?

or are you saying that the masks don't work ?

1 hour ago, WEBBYB808 said:

I recorded the event live.  I was there.  I posted on YouTube, and you are correct  many came on and said it was race, the thing is everyone else had on mask except for him and his white Russian girlfriend 

so if everyone had a mask on except them, how does that effect them ? Masks make you safe from Covid, don't they ? 

not saying he is right or wrong, but why does it bother you, as long as you are wearing the mask ?

8 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

So the virus itself is not a threat, and people are not filling up the hospitals because they don't have covid. Additionally, opening up the country as you subscribe to will not add an even bigger burden on the medical staff or facilities in your view? Do you really believe this?, Can you please tell us more as maybe we can all learn from your scientific evidence.

people with covid are only filling up hospitals due the the way they are forced to isolate in the hospital, instead of elsewhere. Very few of the people who tested positive actually have symptoms requiring hospital treatment 

Deaths to date 3,673 ? out of how many, 69 million ?

So not really deadly is it, compared to the many other ways people die in Thailand

If it wasn't for the media hype , most people would never have heard of this "deadly" virus in Thailand 

I'm missing a lot of my normal exercise lately.

I like lifting weights most days, usually the 330ml size, nice and cold 

But maybe its time i upped the weights to 620ml , more exercise !!

9 hours ago, mfd101 said:

You wouldn't want to be a Thai guinea pig.

what's the difference, everyone is a guinea pig when it comes to these vaccines 

6 hours ago, danferguson said:

It took Pfizer and Moderna 10 years to develop the mRNA technology, and Thailand thinks they can do it in 10 months???

And when have they finished testing these vaccines ? 2023 ?

next year, wow

Glad I'm not in a rush for these vaccines 

3 hours ago, The Hammer2021 said:

He died in the gutter with no help from anyone. Don't use his tragedy to make clichéd, specious arguments about causes of death. The fallacy of the with/ from debate has moved on.

well thats a bummer for him. Guess you were not there for him either 

1 minute ago, phetphet said:

No. See above. Unless you need the instructions on how to boil. ????

i can boil a kettle, does that count , 555

4 hours ago, worgeordie said:

At times like this it's always best to have plenty of stock in,

and I don't mean toilet rolls, and cook for yourself, today

had pan fried Haddock ,mashed potato , and a sauce of 

onions, peppers, tomatoes , celery , tomorrow think I

will make a chicken, yellow curry with potatoes, if you

are afraid of eating at smaller street places, cook yourself

at least you will know what's going into it.

regards worgeordie

i managed to cook a ham and cheese toasty today

Might mange to make beans on toast tomorrow 

If it cant be thrown in a microwave without any work, or put in a toaster or sandwich maker, then tooooo much work

although i have been known to manage an egg or bacon sandwich before , 555

4 hours ago, phetphet said:

Can order some foods delivered from Lazada, Tops, Makro etc.

 

These are times when it's best to have at least a few emergency foodstuffs at home. e.g. Frozen foods and bread, tinned and/or dried goods.

Can get a small one burner gas ring from most supermarkets if no oven.

 

Easy to knock up a simple tasty meal if stuck at home, but have some ingredients.

Maybe that's an idea for another thread. 

 

Here's one: Cook some penne pasta. Strain water, mix in a can of tuna and a can of sweet corn. Done.

 

 

you forgot one thing 

How do you cook penne pasta ??

5 hours ago, BritManToo said:

If you're worried, most supermarkets will deliver.

Even 7-11 will do home delivery of a single item.

how far will they deliver, and is it all 7-11s

im about 15k from the nearest 7-11

6 hours ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

You would get nothing at all . 

If you had four kids with you, you may be lucky to get emergency temporary accommodation , if you've got two kids with you , you would probably get a room in a hostel .

   If you've got no kids with you , they will give you the address of the local homeless shelter , where you would have to queue up every night in order to get a bed to sleep and you would have to leave the next morning .  

   You need to book an appointment by telephone with the benefits office , if you are retired, they wouldn't even give you an appointment and security wouldn't let you in .  

thanks, but would you not be able to claim additional benefits to increase your pension 

Are you saying you could not rent a property and then claim all the additional benefits allowed, like rent and rates rebates, furniture and fittings for house/flat. gas and eclectic top ups if needed and anything else that seems to be available to those who know ?

1 hour ago, bluezircon said:

I suppose it depends which Council you try that with. The thought of spending 6 mouths in Sheltered accommodation with homeless, junkies and immigrants only to be given a council flat in the roughest part of town doesn't sound like a great retirement plan. 

but much better health care , and if unable to afford health care in Thailand, what choice ?

Seen a few people going back home, USA, UK due to high cost of health care here

But yes, not my idea either, but with all the extra benefits and NHS, maybe worth it for some 

1 hour ago, vinny41 said:

The 1st hurdle they will have to pass is the habitual residence test until that passed the council will simply ask security for you to be removed

 

A person is exempt from the habitual residence test if they are in the UK because they were deported, expelled or compulsorily removed from another country to the UK.[4]

https://england.shelter.org.uk/professional_resources/legal/homelessness_applications/eligibility_for_homeless_assistance/habitual_residence_test_for_homelessness_assistance

but what if they left voluntary ?

Which could be  due to health, money or just life problems and the wish to return to possibly friends or family 

I wonder what would happen, if like me and a few friends, who have no property in the UK, were to return to live

Obviously, with no home, then would need all the basic things, like flat, house, furniture, , plus all the additional benefits that would be available 

Couple of friends have said that if it gets worse here, or they have pension problems, they would fly back, and then go sit in the Benfits office until they got everything they are entitled to

Their view is what can they do to them, , if immigrants can get these benefits, why not pensioners 

On 7/9/2021 at 8:15 PM, billzant said:

Richard, please clarify details on this. I understood that if I returned to the UK (or went to the Phillipines!) my pension would be unfrozen and I would receive the UK rate. I assumed that if I then returned to Thailand I would go back to the frozen rate. I am unlikely to do it but would like to know what I would have to do.

Go back to the UK, and apply for a pension in the UK. How long would that take? How long would I have to live there?

On returning to Thailand would I have to re-apply for my pension from Thailand?

 

can you not find someone to use their home address, so making them think you reside in England

I use my sons address, just like a few of my friends do here, that way we manage to get the small pittance rise  that they allow us to have 

1 minute ago, VocalNeal said:

Eventually but the Forza will be away from the lights first. At what speed/distance the Ninja will eventually pass I don't know. 

and what speed would you ride a Ninja on normal roads ?

But still not sure why you chose a Ninja in your post, why not decent bikes, ,of which many will leave a scoot behind, if wanted