terryofcrete

17 hours ago, ryane66 said:

They don't need to fine or punish. Offer incentives. Maybe free lottery tickets.

To insist that anyone must not refuse the Chinese vaccine is terribly unfair as it is  unsafe and not efficient. … nonsense ? … lots of online evidence of post vaccine deaths and serious illness … It’s the main vaccine being offered in Thailand .. for political and economic reasons as life isn’t as important as kudos and profit in some countries … 

If it was announced that the Chinese Vaccine was now available by any developed country there would be a national day of laughter and jokes declared . 

On 5/13/2021 at 1:47 AM, nkg said:

 

You need two injections to be fully vaccinated - and that's the rule to have the full two doses, not just one. So they give you a card after your first one, and then you wait 3 months for the second one.  

J&J now approved in many countries and rolling out now. It’s single dose. Approved US and EU … The long wait between jabs one and two leaves you in limbo .Especially in the UK with a 12 week waiting period  between them. US and EU is 4weeks … In all honesty I think I would refuse the Chinese Vaccine . Unsafe and just over 50% efficient .

7 hours ago, paahlman said:

No. You can stay wherever you like.. In a house or in a hotel.. You follow the same restrictions as the other locals, but you cant leave the province for 7 days.. Easy.

 

very big question for me me . Am I free to book ANY flights that do not transit through Bangkok ? … example for me… Dublin /Qatar/Phuket…. ? …If they … you know that crowd… pick the flights forget it … backhanders . 

Can my Thai friend  , who lives in Bangkok, travel to Phuket to meet me ? Obviously not  vaccinated yet as are most of the common people… Without this … forget it for me . I would be only to willing to pay for her vaccination prior to this imagined trip … but “they” will not allow the hospitals to buy and sell yet … because there is no benefit yet to their coffers … When AZ is in full production in Thailand one assumes the money machine will click into action .

I have had my 2 Pfizers … 

I did it My Way….… ‘OlBlue Eyes tune….and now I’ve had my two, 

9 hours ago, Chelseafan said:

One minute Phuket is happening in July, the next it's not. Have they flippin' decided yet? If so, is it 7 days on the island or 14 ?

 

If anyone was silly enough to print out or screen shoot these daily gems you would have a hard job identifying Day, Month , and soon Year as to when the same headline has appeared or a contradiction has appeared. Thank God I’m a recovering alcoholic for over 20 years and everything in my life runs on the AA principal of “A Day at a Time”... I can take it without banging my head off the wall ... and not being able to ... well... Bang at all for now ! 

4 hours ago, kingofthemountain said:

Thailand is still a nice place to stay

for a holiday.. I’m a tourist.... 5 separate months a year... 6/7 years ...and love it ...Separate months ? ... because 30 days in something goes bang in my psyche ! .... GTFOOH.... as in get the...out of here !  

9 minutes ago, terryofcrete said:

lack of hygiene ,

The cleaning staff at my hotel in Soi Bukahao stared with questioning and unsure eyes into the toilet bowl observing the blue water up in the bowl ...  It was from the “ toilet block” I had added to the cistern to eliminate the odour ... not objectionable given there are no cleaning products ever supplied in the hotel rooms... but better dealt with ... I was afraid I might be deported ! lol .  Jaysus Wept ... as we say.... 

2 hours ago, clivebaxter said:

Well we pay to get out included in the ticket so I guess they think it's only fair we pay to get in as well! How will it be done, lines of people who don't have 300 baht being escorted to ATM's? Highway robbery from people who do not realize the golden goose has flown off.

same as previous charges .. in the price of the flight ... there’s already charges in there ...should be the other way round , we should be subsidised for enduring the filth , lack of hygiene , overpricing, danger of crossing a road , and potential accidents even walking on the third world pavements or even no pavement at all ... and falling down holes ... my personal favourite . 

Reading about the difficulties of living in Thailand and having the option of doing the same for many years now I’m so glad that my instinct always told me not to sacrifice my rights and privileges afforded to me as a citizen living in my own country for being a non entity outsider with no respect and considered as simply tolerable because of his or her spending ability in a country that is not a democracy , without freedom of speech or right to appeal constant threats to my continued existence in the country .

I can visit for months, enjoy its pleasures and partake of its false revenue driven “hospitality” any time of year .. excepting the covid era.... and when bored or exasperated by the many irritations in Thai society ... simply go home . 

both UK and Ireland, my home country , decided Christmas was precious and we had to have a couple of days off from our vigilance . The results were very saddening . It’s not just Thailand that make these blind irrational decisions to drop restrictions to avoid unpopularity at festive times of the year. 

20 hours ago, ikke1959 said:

I don/t understand. Mr Prayuth said that the standard vaccination would be Astra Zenica, but they use a lot of Sinovac too...Or do they relabel the sinovac??

Many people believe the Sinovax to be dangerous, even causing death apart from being as low as 50% efficacy... so what’s the vaccine on offer...

17 hours ago, Kinnock said:

Yes - you can check in, but you can never leave.

I started humming Hotel California the moment I read it ! 

Well, for my sins I have many lady friends in different parts of the country and without hesitation most say the Sinovax is dodgy and has killed people ! They said they will not take it. 

Now, I’m not blind to the fact that rumours spread and become gospel truths , but with tests saying the efficacy of the chinese vaccine is as low as 50% , all in all it is not the “ to die for” choice of most people . But Causing death ? Anyone ? 

10 minutes ago, Caldera said:

Thank goodness. All hail the Covid Czar.

 

in only a matter of days since taking singular control of all matters covid he has reversed the advance of the virus in Thailand .... 

All hail indeed ! 

On 4/25/2021 at 7:27 AM, ramrod711 said:

Poor Anutin

very rich man I am told ?

2 hours ago, Spellforce said:

No planes are flying from most of the countries, definitely none from Australia. 

From Ireland you can travel to Phuket without transit thru BKK , which is not allowed , but , for the time being , we can’t come home via the middle east ( qatar or UAE) without quarantine in Dublin although only transiting through the airports in Doha,Dubai or Abu Dhabi....I expect  that to change though . 

4 hours ago, madmen said:

Who in their right mind is going to add yet another non refundable air fare to their credit card? 

Well anyone who would buy a non refundable flight in these times would NOT be in their right mind and would be most welcome in Phuket to which anyone in their right mind would not travel anyway so I guess Phuket will get what it rightly deserves ... like minded not in their right mind tourists ! ... eh ..if you get what I’m at.... 

2 hours ago, wensiensheng said:

Most countries vaccinated health workers first, but here many are reported as getting sick with Covid according to the other TV thread article. And yet tourism workers in phuket have been vaccinated so that they can deal with vaccinated tourists.

 

now THAT one has me stumped.

Why has it got you stumped ? ... Money is more important than the lives of the real carers ! 

10 minutes ago, sandyf said:

Thailand and other emerging economies do not have the luxury of that level of borrowing, time people faced reality. It is what it is and everyone has a choice.

only to buy space rockets ! 

3 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Who wants to go to the area which generates the greatest amount of Tourism in Thailand ????

 

erm.....  did you think about your question ?

 

reminds me of a a lady being interviewed about a popular store in Dublin and was asked if she shopped there ... the reply ... “ no one goes there ... it’s always packed ! “

 

 

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Apparently that is the only way  they can get Americans to have the jab!

My daughter in law got a badge in Connecticut .. no krispy..At least it’s available now for most .. My grandson is 16 ..has his appointment for second jab before the end of this month in Old Greenwich.

it’s so sad to see that Thailand, that handled the covid pandemic so well for a year, is now completely mishandling the vaccinations and restrictions in the last month or so. All that good work etc. 

Real five minute job  but hey... thanks ! ... It’s a free read. 

2 hours ago, FarangFB said:

1- what happens if you're caught with a sex toy on your luggage when coming in?

you will be relieved of the disgusting objects and some luckyThai lady friend or family member of the customs official will be relived by them that evening .