46 minutes ago, bangkokequity said:

48 minutes ago, White Christmas13 said:

Why wearing a face mask might actually increase your risk of a coronavirus infection

 

https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/why-wearing-a-face-mask-might-actually-increase-your-risk-of-a-coronavirus-infection-c-725940

Did you actually read this posting?  It basically says, "in confined areas with lots of people, it is polite to wear a mask."

If you're referring to the link in White Christmas' post, it doesn't mention mask-wearing politeness at all.

42 minutes ago, bangkokequity said:

I guess my Thai wife and her friends might be a good start.  And the wives of lots of my friends.  And our condo manager, and her friends, and ... I can do this all day.  Not sure where you live or what you are referring to .. this thread is about high density close contact areas like BTS.  Go to Siam BTS Station 8:00 AM ... and have a look around.  How about you give me 10 baht for every Thai in a mask, and I give you 20 for every Thai without a mask? (Going to guess you don't live in BKK)

"Going to guess you don't live in BKK".

As with everything else you've claimed in this thread, you're guess is wrong.

"I guess my Thai wife and her friends might be a good start.  And the wives of lots of my friends.  And our condo manager, and her friends, and ... I can do this all day". 

I'm sure you could make things up about it all day, hearsay doesn't count as fact.

43 minutes ago, bangkokequity said:

I will not split hairs with you about what "irony" means.  I will offer you a moment of silence to morn the rather lonely and sad life a person must have to not know that people smile with their eyes, with body language, with attitude and behavior.  I hope someday, someone looks at you like this.

That's not a smile, it's wind, either that or she's laughing at your OP proposition

53 minutes ago, bangkokequity said:

Let's see, there are two study groups of 100 people.  Each group is held in a confined area for 20 minutes.  One group wears masks and avoids breathing on their neighbor, and the other (no mask) group stands toe to toe the whole time.  Hmmm ... care to guess who gets sick? 

I'll guess...it could be any random person because (a) the masks are not effective and (b) in your confined area all of them could become ill...because of (a).  Hmmm.

49 minutes ago, bangkokequity said:

For a fee, I will ship you some

That's great, I will order a dozen, please give me a price and I'll PM you my address because they're not available around here either, not even at the hardware store.  I may be able to collect, where will you be shipping them from?

48 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

I see. So if we falangs go around wearing masks we are going to get smiles from Thais. Do you see the irony in that statement?

We may do because half the Thai population (and the foreigners) doesn't bother with masks!

55 minutes ago, bangkokequity said:

I got from the hardware store because it is...pretty air tight.  You see, I wear it to be polite and not breath on people

If you don't have the infection, exactly what is it about wearing a mask that makes you "so polite"?   Will you continue to use the mask after the pandemic has eased and you still haven't got the virus just to show Thai people how polite and respectful you are towards them by continuing to not breathe on them?   If you don't plan on continuing your respect and politeness battle then your OP and agenda makes zero sense.

By the way, good luck with breathing through your "pretty airtight mask" or is it not as "air tight" as you'd like us to think it is?

18 minutes ago, misterjames said:

To answer the question from the op I'm in an online group of a 1000 people and some of our members are starting to report being ill.

So your answer to the OP can be summed up accurately as "no". 

17 minutes ago, Yinn said:

21 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

Huh?  Where did you get that gem from?

Yes.

About 10 countrys maybe. 

The world have 194 countrys

What?

32 minutes ago, Susco said:

there are 200.000 officially confirmed infections in the world, why so little are known by us?

 

If those 200.000 had only 10 friends, that would mean 2 million people would know at least one of them.

"...why so little are known by us?"

Could be because there aren't anywhere near as many active Thaivisa readers as you (so wildly) imagine!

1 hour ago, Susco said:

Since this is a forum populated by thousands of people from all over the world...

Huh?  Where did you get that gem from?

3 hours ago, Tongjaw said:

7 hours ago, Just Weird said:

What's the point in your showing all that information for a company that was not doing anything illegal?

Scumbags is what they are. Hospital staff in Thailand can’t get masks yet the country is exporting them. You actually believe the company was not hoarding them and have all the correct papers to legally and ethically export them. Everyone knows  the Thai Customs are crooks and in bed with the Thai hoodlums who call themselves the government. 

They have been bought by a US company from a private company, not from the Thai government, so "the country" is not exporting them.   The order is at the port awaiting shipment so presumably the order was placed some time ago, and, yes, they do have the export licence, whether you like or choose to believe it or not. 

They are not being "hoarded", at least there are no allegations of hoarding so far (Thaivisa posters' Thai-bashing, unfounded sentiments don't count as there is rarely any empirical evidence to justify bashers' accusations).

Your claim that "everyone knows the Thai Customs are crooks and in bed with the Thai hoodlums who call themselves the government" is a stereotypical Thaivisa member comment that, in your case especially, means nothing as the Customs Department is part of the government! 

Whether you like it or not, there is a huge, genuine business in Thailand of exporting to other countries, without which Thailand couldn't survive and, so far, this export appears to be one of them and that doesn't, so far, make them scumbags.  It may turn out, if more investigation is justified, that your rant is right but, so far, you're not.

1 minute ago, richard_smith237 said:

No... But look at the space on the open 3 lane highway.

 

It looks as though the photo is taken from a dash-cam, so I guess a video is out there somewhere. If it is the case that the Ambulance tried to undertake (overtake on the left (semantics)) then the tool riding the motorcycle really needs to end up in jail. 

 

With regards to the legality of undertaking - Emergency vehicles may be exempt. Besides, in an emergency who cares about the law. Those arguing the legality of undertaking, or the semantics of the phrase undertaking vs overtaking on the left are just being particularly obtuse and missing the point.

You need to read the responses that I made again (and the comments that I addressed those responses to), in the context that I made them because you are clearly missing my points!

20 hours ago, monkfish said:

I am pretty sure the other 3.2 Million facemasks exported to the USA will be sold for around $1 each so 30B instead of the 2B here.
And the government does Jack Sxxt to stop it.

You think that the Thai government can control prices in the US?

23 hours ago, saengd said:

EMERALD NONWOVENS INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED is located in KHAO YOI, Phetchaburi, Thailand and is part of the Medical Equipment & Supplies Manufacturing Industry. EMERALD NONWOVENS INTERNATIONAL COMPANY LIMITED has 880 employees at this location and generates 0 million in sales (USD).

 

https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-profiles.emerald_nonwovens_international_company_limited.da7654b40f95143c4a0ab93c51bf83c8.html

 

• JC CHEN
• JC has a account

Manager at Emerald Nonwovens International Co.,LTD

 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jc-chen-03058b31/?originalSubdomain=th

What's the point in your showing all that information for a company that was not doing anything illegal?

23 hours ago, champers said:

Very surprised to see the exporter named. I expect to see Thaivisa's finest swinging into action and providing a listing of the company's directors.

Why?  The company is in the clear.

2 hours ago, spinner2020 said:

"six types of establishment".

Then there is a list of six types, but "pubs" doesn't appear.

I may be clutching at straws (not plastic ones, of course), but does that mean there is a chance yer ordinary boozer might be spared?

 

No, they won't be spared.  He said that the list "includes" those mentioned, that doesn't mean that others (bars, pubs) aren't included.

39 minutes ago, Susco said:

 

TO UNDERTAKE !!! which, by the way IS NOT AN ILLEGAL ACT .... in Thai traffic laws

It's called overtaking on the left and is illegal in Thailand except under certain circumstances...

" Land Traffic Act B.E. 2522, Section 45 (400-1000B)
No driver shall overtake another vehicle from the left-side unless:
a. the vehicle to be overtaken is making a right turn or has given a signal that he is going to make a right turn
b. the roadway is arranged with two or more traffic lanes in the same direction".

But it's irrelevant in the context of this thread.

Edit:  the quote from you above is what you stated originally, which is incorrect. You've now amended your original assertion to include the exceptions to the law that makes overtaking on the left illegal.

26 minutes ago, essox essox said:

28 minutes ago, Just Weird said:

HAVE you SEEN a video that SHOWS that the AMB was ABLE to overtake on the INSIDE and was NOT BLOCKED???

THERE was not much room on the right according to the photo I see

I didn't mention overtaking on the right.

I was referring to your suggesting that the ambulance should have overtaken on the left and asking if you'd seen a video showing that it's overtaking the bike on the left was possible, i.e. it wasn't being blocked by the bike. 

13 minutes ago, essox essox said:

the AMB driver had plenty of room TO UNDERTAKE !!! which, by the way IS AN ILLEGAL ACT ....

But as this was an emergency then he SHOULD HAVE UNDERTAKEN...... jst as should any emergency vehicle....POLICE and FIRE ENGINES INCLUDED

HAVE you SEEN a video that SHOWS that the AMB was ABLE to overtake on the INSIDE and was NOT BLOCKED???

2 hours ago, Thailand said:

I trust all of those countries affected  will apply the same restrictions to Thai travelers.

Why?  Just because Thailand did it for reasonable protective measures for high-risk visitors from high-risk areas?  Thailand isn't considered a high-risk country in this context.