DaRoadrunner

8 hours ago, Phil McCaverty said:

What tourist would come here if they faced a 14 day quarantine on arrival?

 

One thing I've learned about the pandemic is that things change very quickly. What's true today, might not be true tomorrow. Best not planning anything until the borders do open and you can assess the situation then.

Looks like you copied that straight out of the minutes of a TAT planning committee meeting.

31 minutes ago, Odysseus123 said:

A classic example of a feel good story being overtaken by speculation and condemnation with only marginal access to the facts of the matter.

And why is it we only have marginal access to the facts?

2 hours ago, Mister Fixit said:

Yet another one who hasn’t the faintest idea what he’s blithering on about.

Love that comment.

On 5/20/2020 at 9:09 PM, Sheryl said:

 

Quinolones typicall ycause tendinopathy. Doesn't sound like what you are describing. Overall muscle rigidity is more often down to inadequate exercise and sometimes also poor mattress.

They cause a long list of other serious side effects and conditions, far more than that listed on the inadequate drug information leaflet. There was a cover up by big Pharma and the FDA. Go Google Fluoroquinolone Toxicity. There are also Facebook groups with a long list of sufferers. Many lives ruined by these evil drugs.

Welcome to the good Buddhist culture.

2 hours ago, Andre0720 said:

Quite peculiar that this culture are raised as kid to show respect to elders or grown-ups through al the 'Wai' that they are forced to do when elders show up.

Then when they become 'grown-ups' themselves, they have so little respect for other grown ups.

Park anywhere, stop anywhere, endanger others on the roads, throw their thrash anywhere, let their dogs bark all night, makes as much noise as possible with motorbikes,  loud music, with no care in the world about how it might affect others.

They have grown-ups here?

11 hours ago, FruitPudding said:

Wonder what the penalty is for driving without a license these days? 

I used to have a Thai licence, but found it cheaper NOT to have one! Just pay the BiB on the spot rather than waste time going to the police station, which will cost more. I will never forget the expression on the Thai policeman’s face when I told him he could keep the licence. Amazing Thailand.

Thai Airways has been bled to death. Most of the people that work there are into corruption, milking the company for everything they can.

Not quite Roadrunner fast, but it proves the virus is airborne, as I always said it was. (Like all posters here, I am always right!)

What gets me is that someone went to the trouble of doing a graph, even displaying different wind speeds. No doubt another sad case of lockdown cabin fever with nothing better to do.

https://www.studyfinds.org/study-social-distancing-guidelines-insufficient-coronavirus-can-travel-18-feet/

2 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Anyhoo, another symptom of excessive lockdown to add to the list “ starting threads about grapefruit

Strueth, you even went to the trouble of taking a photo.... of a Grapefruit. The suspense is killing me, I can't wait to read of your next exploit and the photo where you slice the Grapefruit just to show us how pink it is.

Excuse me, I must return to watching lizards go up the wall.

Jesus was a carpenter, but I have not got his number.

Not entirely reliable either, not been seen on the job for over 2000 years.

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Imagine being in a country where everyone speaks English but no woman will talk to you, let alone have kids with you.

If that woman is English, with the attitude problem they have, I'd be very happy if she did not talk to me!

The western woman is a great example of a good reason to retire in Thailand.

9 minutes ago, Sheryl said:

I am well aware of adverse effects of this class of drugs (the actual science not random internet postings)

 

Does not usually involve the neck. Achilles tendon far more likely.

 

Plus, as mentioned, most people develop some degree of cervical spondylosis as they age and that is far, far more likely an explanation.

 

That you had adverse effects from a quinolone  does not mean that going forward every physical complaint you have will be due to them.   It is far more likely to be down to the causes I mentioned.

 

 

The neck was mentioned as that is the part that is really bothering me, but actually my entire body is suffering from rigid muscles.

10 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Hahaha, I'm innocent of the Homosexuals and Thieves, is there no punishment for speeding motorists?

Many here seem to have overlooked the sexually immoral part. As Jesus said, there are none without sin. I came to Thailand, whats your excuse?

8 hours ago, Sheryl said:

It is highly unlikley this is related to quinolones. 

I have news for you. Go research Fluoroquinolone Toxicity. There is a very long list of damage / conditions these poisonous antibiotics cause, yet doctors are still prescribing them.

Worse still, I cannot find treatment in Thailand.

6 hours ago, colinneil said:

What on earth are you on about?

Too much chemicals in meat? 99% of all veg sold here has been sprayed, and sprayed many times with chemicals.

So that makes your comment crazy.

Spare a thought for us animals who are shot full of antibiotics and later cruelly murdered. We do not need to eat animals to survive.

I have personally been shot full of antibiotics and years later still suffer the side effects. Plus I sure am fed up with being seen as lunch by that Coyote.

Why is it that Thais only make decisions on where the vehicle is now, not on where it is going? They seem to lack all ability to plan ahead and cannot see it coming.

The other thing I notice is that they only see where they want to go and set off without seeing that others may get in their way.

They only see the immediate and the obvious. No abstract thought, no plan.

Duh, can someone explain to me, it hurts my brain to think about it.

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

Look for an H Wave machine. Better than a tens unit. I have a triple fusion in my neck and a double in my liw back.  I use it daily and it helps tremendously. Finding the  pads is the only difficulty 

Thanks, can you recommend any particular machine on Lazada?

I would suggest he keeps his house back in Oz as somewhere to return to should he need later. While over here he could rent his house out to tenants, this would provide an income to live on while in Thailand.

If only I could get some other parts as stiff as my neck.

Due to side effects of a long standing chronic condition, (Fluoroquinolone Toxicity), Roadrunners exceedingly long neck is giving him some grief. Rigid muscles are putting pressure on the vertebrae causing stiff neck with crunching joints.

Am considering purchase of something from the following page

https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?spm=a2o4m.home.search.1.138c1aa3KNYJZf&q=neck%20relax&_keyori=ss&clickTrackInfo=textId--7638379229673335885__abId--154857__pvid--54d285ca-2677-4276-bc4f-e8f943f47d72&from=suggest_normal&sugg=neck%20relax_0_1

This for example:- How can it be any good at the price?

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/electric-pulse-back-and-neck-massager-far-infrared-heating-pain-relief-tool-health-care-relaxation-i561088601-s1029012176.html?spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.10.787946a6jZGj6M&search=1

Tens machines: Possible, but lacks infrared.

https://www.lazada.co.th/catalog/?_keyori=ss&from=input&page=2&q=tens%20units%20massage&spm=a2o4m.pdp.search.go.4b061fb06bQv6v

Anyone with experience of using these products is invited to advise please. Am interested in tens units pulse to massage the muscles and infrared heat.

Remarks about solving the problem by suspending pesky critter by a short length of rope are not appreciated. I have already been suspended by the mods.

4 hours ago, elliss said:

The old timer , should have made his way home to the UK , years ago .        

What is there to go back to? Sit there and wait for the end in a care home?

4 hours ago, ukrules said:

China have managed to do the rarest of things, they've enraged the entire world in the space of just a few months.

 

This is an amazing achievement which has never been accomplished in such a short period of time by any country before.

 

The backlash on this is going to be like nothing we've ever seen before.

The Thais are about ready to invite them back as tourists.