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... and I did not go buy booze yet after the ban. Looks like I miss this muppets show.

16 hours ago, The Farang said:

They always ban alcohol,  this is nothing new.  If they regularly ban alcohol,  then there is obviously an alcoholism problem in the country. 

You got it !

Alcohol seems to be the most important ...

4 hours ago, TheDark said:

We'll be healthier than before, once alcohol ban is lifted. 

 

Not a bad time to stop drinking altogether and spend the time and money to something else?

 

Some say that it takes 3 weeks to change habits, good or bad. Now we have ample of time to do just that.

 

I stopped smoking since 3 weeks, as I can get my Burmese cigars only at our weekend market.
Some CHANG are still alive in the fridge. ????

9 hours ago, 2long said:

There IS some sense in it. Read on...

Common sense would suggest that the reason for banning the booze is to prevent Somchais from sitting in groups and drinking, then after killing some brain cells going off to do other inappropriate things which would spread the virus, such as returning to hug and kiss family members.

Without 'generalising' I think it's fair to say that the government mainly target low-income Thai males as the target group to control in this case. From experience, these guys are completely incapable of buying in advance and rationing the booze for even a few days, never mind a month. This is partly because they don't have the money, and mainly because they can't control themselves or trust their buddies not to cheat. They drink all they have until it's gone.

In this sense, the 2-day window and a new ban makes sense, allowing expats and more wealthy to stock up and ration.

Hopefully some of the TVF clowns will stock up enough booze...

On 4/27/2020 at 2:50 PM, JoePai said:

Sensible, who in their right mind would want to go back to the US?

I would not even like to be there without the virus...

3 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

The government won’t see it this way

 

I expect the lockdown and alcohol ban to be extended until June 1st now

What's the bigger problem for you ? ????  

6 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

They throw all these numbers and percentages out there, to make it look like they have a clue about whats happening...

But they still can't say how many people have actually been tested or are being tested !! 

 

If these are genuine numbers then there is no justification for curfews and business closures now... Oh but we have to worry about the 2nd wave right.....

But you have a clue. Right?

19 hours ago, CGW said:

"WHO" is that who we are relying on for future guidelines, we are in trouble, The director is a member of the Ethiopian People's Liberation Front. Which is in solidarity with the CCP, refused to let Taiwan join - least they wont let politics get in the way ????

They repeatedly insisted that border closures and stopping flights would make coronavirus worse & aggressively advocated against these measures.

They told us for years that Glyphosate was safe etc, etc, 

Least we have our Freedom! ????

+ the money of Bill Gates is their biggest advisor ?

Do they really believe that there is no sale or enough stock of LAU KHAU ?
And please let's add a zero to each of the numbers. Get real !

7 hours ago, darksidedog said:

And announcing it in advance resulted in everyone rushing out and getting in two weeks supply, and milling together.

The only good thing may be that no drunks may drive around to get more booze. May, not WILL ...

3 hours ago, garzhe said:

It will take a few deaths of Immigration workers before they stop this nonsense

A BIG THANK YOU for your comment!
In between of hundreds of stupid comments posted by frustrated and daily bored TVF Specialists.

21 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Here it is. The Junta  govt. can't afford a 24hr curfew because they know it will be the end of them. Drop the numbers. Make yourself look good and avoid the consequences political, social and ecomocic. The drop in numbers is a smoke screen.

We need more morones like you ...

4 hours ago, Guderian said:

Based on even the steady +/- 100 new cases per day figure, there wasn't much justification for the latest threats to ramp up the curfew and various other measures, if we get a few days at the 50 level then there'll be even less. I'm guessing the authorities are in headless chicken mode, as they are in a number of countries, and simply want to be seen to be doing something, anything. As somebody said recently in the UK government, they're basically damned whatever they do. If they turn the screws further on self-isolation then they'll be accused of going overboard if it works and numbers start to decline, while they'll also be accused of not doing enough if it doesn't work and numbers continue to increase. Who'd want to be a politician at the moment?

Politicians around the globe just have to ask the "TVF experts" who are specialists in every field.
One thing i learned during this COVID-19 period: There are much more stupid and selfish people on this planet than i ever thought.

A German, probably backpacking digital nomad, who preferred to "get trapped" at the nice island beaches instead of going back to the European chaos ?
Shut up please !
(Before I get shot and stabbed by some posters, I hold a German passport ????)

5 hours ago, anchadian said:

"A public health officer allowed them to quarantine themselves at home. There was a commotion because they said they weren't aware they had to be put in a state quarantine," the officer said.

________________________________

This will never happen.

How do you know ?

7 hours ago, bamboozled said:

Please report back. Will that not make for a long line of cars with their engines on while folks are told, no, you need this document and that document, do this, do that, don't do that....? Can you get a large fries with that?

Been there today for my visa extension from 9am to 12.
Couldn't see any line of cars.

8 hours ago, Just1Voice said:

Friend told me the other day that Chiang Mai is now doing drive thru service for 90 Day.  Has anyone else heard this? 

Yes, they do.

6 hours ago, BTB1977 said:

5 women and 9 men.  They seriously had some work to do.  

5 hetero + 4 gay ? Just an idea... ????????

5 hours ago, Tropposurfer said:

Given that no one knows if they are carriers until it’s either too late and you’re fully blown and ill, or may be a carrier and non-asymptomatic it is appropriate to assume everyone is a carrier and act accordingly. 

So far I have seen nil I repeat nil disinfecting of common area surfaces in the government buildings on Phuket I have visited in the last week or so (designated as essential for me to do by Thai Law) e.g. Disinfectant - wiping of doors, door nobs and handles, handrails, benches, chairs, desks and counter tops, and spraying and wiping down of all walls and floors.

This needs to be done a few times a day in busy areas with lots of traffic.

Surely basic disease and general health procedure like this need to be put in place across the country.

I have seen scant promotion of such hygiene protocols (used in all

hospital facilities in the West other than the exception of wash your hands, and very late in the day to wear masks at all times when out of the home) by world leaders and press.

A national program of disinfecting everything everywhere needs to be rolled out and continued until the virus peak has tapered well off.

The condo complex in which I live has made absolutely no provision to daily clean common areas with disinfecting solutions nor provide antiseptic gel at entrances of lifts and stairs, no signage to direct residents to practice safe protocols, and reception area which to me seems lax and negligent.

Yeah I know, folks will say ‘oh this is how it is here.’

 

I have been twice at 2 government offices yesterday and today in Chiang Mai. DBD and tax office.
Both complexes with facilities to wash/desinfect hands, both places check temperatures.
DBD moved all chairs out of the office and works through 2 windows. Every second chair is blocked with tape for social distancing, no cash flow only paying by card is possible.
Yesterday around 4:30 they began to desinfect the complex with 3 big blowers.
Staff in the offices is nice, friendly and very helpful. Biggest respect to all of them !!!

7 hours ago, zeamonkey said:

Why is Pattaya in this headline?

Try Google Maps !

2 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

Keep safe, social distancing does not seem to be working.....

Maybe it doesn't work where you are around.
Can't confirm that for where I am living.

3 hours ago, humbug said:

Just to give an example from known numbers from the free societies from past viruses:

 

Chinese swine flu 2009-2010, in the US it lightly infected more than 50 million, most never knew, 280,000 were hospitalized and 12,000 died, that’s the swine flu in one country, if the Wuhan virus is more virile, then many millions of people would be lightly infected in each country and not even know, some will be severe and need hospital treatment, and some will die, same as the Chinese swine flu

 

This idea that a few are being infected every day is nuts, this land had its first public known infection on Jan 13th, maybe others infected far earlier, that patient was from Wuhan, China, a 63 year old tourist, for 2-3 months, very little was done, and very little testing,

 

the only way it goes to post-Wuhan virus panic, is when people want to earn money and work, and think, Sod it, few people die, it’s a waste of time these lockdowns, and start to rumble, revolt wise, and authorities panic, and allow post-Wuhan virus way of life, and accept herd immunity, as vaccines are a long way off, that way hospitals can be better prepared for extra severe patients, most people have learned to be responsible, and greater amounts of testing,

being with these gangsters in charge, you never know, but they will start to panic too, about people’s reactions, forced not to earn money 

Looks like any country has "gangsters in charge" nowerdays...

2 hours ago, amdy2206 said:

What great way to spread the problem. Absolutely no responsibility.

Would you host and feed some of these poor guys?
Don't think you would...