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1 minute ago, Bkk Brian said:

From the same article and link

 

Spreading false hospital rumours

One particular Facebook group in the UK dedicated to sharing pictures and videos of empty hospitals, had more than 13,000 members.

This group was taken down by Facebook on 8 January. Another similar group subsequently set up was taken down by Facebook on 11 January.

https://www.bbc.com/news/55560714

Just because something is removed from face book for twitter does not mean it wasn't true!  For god sake where have you been hiding.     As an example  were you even aware that whilst Donald Trump was banned from twitter ISIS were not and continued their recruitment drive on there as well spreading their messages of islamic hatred. Whether you like Trump or not something is obviously going on there isn't it

Face book and twitter do as they are told by the powers that be, when the powers that be feel the need to reign them in  Truth has nothing to do with it

17 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

you remember wrong as my BBC article linked to in my post to you confirms

 Actually your link doesn't actually confirm or deny whether or not the BBC actually ran the story, in the first place, It just confirms that they found a few (other) allegations which turned out to be unfounded and where probably urged by the government to publish these as a way of discrediting the original revelations without issuing an embarrassing  retraction of what was actually true but considered ,retrospectively, not appropriate for release

So i may well have seen it on the BBC after all  or possibly one of the other TV channels on either the news or a world in action type production so no link available , sorry

7 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Strange so where exactly did you see all these videos you claimed you saw, link?

on the bbc if I remember correctly hahaha

13 minutes ago, Purdey said:

They all died unfortunately. Every one of them said the vaccine is fake and the masks don't work. Go figure, Professor.

I never said vaccines don't work, I've had 3 so far,  but I am somewhat sceptical to say the least about masks, however I have always worn one when required.

 To be honest I don't care about strangers dying from covid or anything else, most people don't care either if the truth be known, good job really as life does have to go on we can't all be permanently distressed or in perpetual  mourning for person or persons unknown. If that was an attempt to put me on a guilt trip or scare me it failed, miserably

I do find it strange that you feel the need to collect or search fo photos of people who have died from covid whether they were vaccinated or masked or otherwise

Just now, Bkk Brian said:

Why are you asking me that when I clearly linked 2 different articles from them in my response to you that back up my opinions and provide the facts that refute your claims completely.

 

You carry on believing dodgy vids on facebook and twitter with an opinion that has nothing to back it up other than speculation and misinformation.

I don't use face book or twitter and links to the BBC are by their nature worthless so i don't intend to waste my time looking at them either

1 hour ago, coolcarer said:

I was one of those clapping for carers outside my front door in the evening, my neighbors all did the same. No pressure, no embarrassment, just an appreciative gesture for all the hard work done by carers and especially the hospital staff.

I never met one that appreciated that BS at all   they just wanted a decent wage this was just a sickening ploy from the ministry of manipulation to avoid fallout from the unions and indeed the public itself from the fact that they are paid a pittance whilst the health executives pull in 250,000 ++ a year no doubt whilst working from home

You were just a victim of propaganda, a participant in a social engineering experiment, a bit like the people who donated their cast iron railings "for the war effort" only to get them back years later, in fact the ones around our local park back in the UK went back up about 5 years ago (don't make bullets out of cast iron)

16 hours ago, Purdey said:

Too many fake virologists here accusing doctors of fearmongering. Many other people said the same thing.

 

 

 

so here's a pic of some sick people  to scare you   sorry doesn't work anymore  in fact it never did

1 hour ago, Bkk Brian said:

Nuff said

You actually believe what the BBC tells you  ? really?   I didn't actually believe that was possible

3 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

The problem we have and have had is the fact many folks believe in the Alt left, Alt right conspiracy drivel that's posted about and believe it as truth since they hate the MSM and Government interference in daily lives.  Additionally, they never try to find the middle ground on various stories, and bow their backs and can never agree to disagree, which to me shows that have no ground for believing anything else thats printed after doing a verification of the subject.  If you look at the current OP you have folks going all the way to believing this will lead to lockdowns here in Thailand while the other countries are as free as can be, which is far from the truth.  Caring about others is a hallmark trait of a compassionate person who will do the right thing regardless of what the conspiracy people say or the Government says.

           Its nothing to do with left or right  or a (natural) dislike/mistrust of MSM. the various factions of which ALL have their own agenda.  its more about governments using the promotion of fear to manipulate people, Many people have very little resistance when put in fear of imminently losing there lives or told that their actions would cause the deaths of others.

         Many people get so scared that they will do just about anything they are told to do by an authoritarian figure to the point of actually calling people out who they feel aren't complying with the official "guidelines" no matter how ridiculous those guidelines become. (remember if you see a party report it? ) or Dominic Cummings, he got crucified by the media but plenty of opposition figures were doing similar things which were barely mentioned so you see there is always a political bias on the (MSN) news

           The lower ranking "wanna-be" figures can gain credence by repeating the establishment's mantra as often as they can, occasionally adding a bit of embellishment here and there for dramatic effect, and  the worse the prediction the more kudos they receive, no worries if it doesn't happen as they NEVER get called out, Neil Ferguson one of the UK government SAGE advisors has made a career out of making these doomsday predictions stretching back over 20-30 years about, amongst other things Foot and Mouth, Bird Flu, MERS, SARS , Swine flu Chicken flu, ETC ETC .  but not one of his predictions ever came true, ever ! and was he taken to task over any of them ? .no but he was recently knighted, enough said, he played his part, did as he was told, and got his reward

              Conversely anybody, no matter who , that even dared to  think about questioning the official "narrative" or the safety or efficacy of the brand new vaccine was silenced very quickly. labelled as a "denier|"  often publicly discredited and sometimes even  sacked, a common occurrence these days, . same with climate change, and same with the new gender rubbish and same with Ukraine same with cannabis for that matter.

                I doubt that any figures or statistics  released about anything with even the slightest political significance are worth the paper they are printed on , ever ,  and to think otherwise displays a worrying naivety at best or rank stupidity at worst

                   Too many people have money in the game for anything to be truly "independent or impartial"

                   As to your last sentence many caring and compassionate people were unable to do the "right thing" precisely because of what  the goverment had "said "   unless you consider watching your granny die from behind a plastic screen , or even worse letting her die alone, to be a caring and compassionate act

The government knew all the time it wasn't really necessary to limit peoples contact to such a degree this was demonstrated by their enthusiasm for large scale parties throughout the pandemic. If they really knew it was Sooo deadly do you think anybody would have dared  to attend ? No of course they wouldn't

You need not think that the ease with which people were and still are controlled by the fear campaign will go unnoticed by either the UK or any other government, left or right

                         In the meantime people will keep popping up with their doom and gloom predictions its the next best thing to virtue signalling and its what they are obliged to do, and it does seem to be keeping you on your toes!!   It needs to be remembered however that governments are not in the business of compassion and they do nothing positive for their  electorate unless it suits their sole aim of getting elected again, Like a scouser, if their lips are moving they are lying

2 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

There was never any evidence of many empty wards in the UK with bored staff lounging around playing with their mobile phones. 

Covid: The truth behind videos of 'empty' hospitals 

 

I can also assure you one of my daughters who is in the UK and a nurse would also find that extremely offense.

 

The Nightingale Hospitals were a fantastic achievement in such a short space of time and were built as an insurance should things get worse, that fact they were not needed or used to capacity does not mean you don't plan for the worst. 

 

"During the winter surge in coronavirus cases, Chris Hopson of NHS Providers, which represents hospital trusts, said they had been built to avoid a situation like that seen in northern Italy in spring last year. But he said it would be a "success" if they were not used."

I wouldn't  believe a  word of anything  the BBC says ever again  and remember there is no smoke without fire.  Your daughter as a nurse should know not take things so personally and furthermore cannot know what is happening in every hospital in the country. I know several nurses in the UK personally  and have several friends who are married to nurses and they tell a completely different story and none of them are offended but maybe a bit ashamed. They both also went to great lengths to explain to me that "normal" nurses and indeed most medical staff would generally go out of their way to avoid speaking to reporters. and that the ones who do are generally always politically motivated. their words not mine.

 The nightingale hospitals were not exactly the fantastic achievement we were lead to believe In fact It would have been a bit worrying if the military had found the task at all difficult, ,especially considering they would need to construct temporary medical and indeed surgical facilities from scratch in a combat situation, often more quickly, and probably whilst under attack

even Anneka Rice could have done it with days to spare

 The big question which was never answered at the time was just exactly who was going to staff them. many of the nurses were at home self isolating or (allegedly) dying of exhaustion at home or even at home in tears after seeing people die ! (unlikely) they even brought one mates wife (and many others) out of retirement to staff the normal hospitals They were built very publicly will the usual OTT news coverage and their only use was as a form of propaganda  bit like the embarrassing spectacle of people (often humiliated into doing so by peer pressure) banging their pots and pans with wooden spoons every Thursday night at 8 pm

As for Chris Hopson well he is just another one crawling out of the woodwork with a well worded but other wise vacuous statement,  as the hospitals were not used and that in itself is hardly evidence of any success on anybody's behalf except perhaps those who where instrumental in expediting the vaccine rollout 

1 hour ago, overherebc said:

Re weed in the food I did say 'if' that's true.

Something that was pointed out to me about eating street food and the possible downsides was about the number of dogs on the streets and the obvious 'solids' they leave lying around. Those do dry up and add to the dust, diesel and gasoline fumes plus whatever else is floating around you while you eat and admire the traffic jams.

possibly something that people should keep at the forefront of their minds (or maybe not) a bit like the magnified images of bed dwelling dust mites that inhabit even the cleanest bed.  Best not to worry too much 

1 hour ago, bamnutsak said:

 

https://www.doa.go.th/pvp/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AnnoDOA_Public241.pdf

 

Maybe give a spoiler alert before dashing hopes. ????

 

 

I'm actually surprised these figures are so high. Maybe from ideally grown crops at Maejo?

 

I'd be shocked if brick weed, on average, is much above 3% THC.

 

 

Is there any significance to the color of the wrapping paper? Is "Gold" better than "Red"? Still amazed they can even give this stuff away now.

I don't think , in the absence of reliable testing equipment for all, that there is much point in quoting % figures with any confidence, also I would imagine the THC is not uniformly distributed over the entire plant, if you were a grower it would be expected that you sent your best buds for testing, however that would not really possible with brick as it is all mixed up before  it gets pressed. 

          From personal experience I don't think there is any significant difference between red and gold foil wrapped brick but I would say that there is good and bad available of both colours I would also say, that what I am smoking at present is maybe slightly above average for brick although it only cost 10bt / gram . If a spliff goes out after I've smoked around half of it I rarely bother relighting it immediately as I'm stoned. A friend gave me a piece of his "gorrilla glue" for comparison purposes and to be honest there was not a big difference, certainly in my opinion not enough of a difference to justify the 80x difference in price 

Maybe the lower grade brick might average out at 3% but generally I think its much higher

      So If you know of anybody who is having trouble giving it away please pm me I would happily take it off their hands

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

It goes somewhat further than your own personal experiences, but you may well be correct that YOU have nothing to fear. Rising hospital admissions does tell others that many are getting serious symptoms... they don't admit people into hospital unless they have good reason. I have a few acquittances who had covid who will never say anything again....do you perhaps move in a younger demographic?

60+ smoked for around 45 years not particularly fit although not overweight but I have had 3 jabs , however they were after my 1st covid  infection. You say that they don't admit people to hospital for no reason. but hasn't been my experience in Thailand, i was banged up for 7 days and others I know got a 10 day sentence. all symptomless Many really old people in the village here have had it and only one death (80 year old alcoholic) so yes , my personal experience is somewhat at odds with what is the official narrative promoted by mainstream media

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

I've got R9 brick (450bht for 100gm), and it's stronger than the expensive named brand weed.

Having to mix it with Red diesel to tone down the effect a bit.

So I'd say the brick was 10-15% THC.

love that photo   like the best christmas ever

So, the journalist in question saw a 1 minute clip on  social media and decided to take a trip to the beach ?  why ? did they really think it would still be in progress when they eventually  arrived ?  And when they got there ( allegedly)  the best they could come up with was a kind of generic "quote" from a speedboat operator ??  I'm doubting that any of this BS is true at all

1 hour ago, zzaa09 said:

As this has been the continuing norm of authorities the world over. 

Dreaming up and speculating greatly of numbers and stats to harbour their agendas. 

Repeated loud and often enough. 

its quite amazing how some people . some of whom appear to be  reasonably intelligent , suddenly start believing what the governments tell them as soon as they start getting a little  frightened . It must give them some comfort I suppose

43 minutes ago, Misty said:

Me too - have been spending some time helping my folks out in small town USA. I was really heartened to interact with the folks living there.

 

Given the sensationalism on cable news and the internet, I was expecting something very different. The reality was that people - even the kids! - were polite, courtesy, friendly.

 

Yes, there was the one guy at the gym who was pretty loud about his political views, but everyone just kind of steered clear.  It became apparent that he was tolerated as sort of the village idiot.  Other than that, I was often surprised about how little people's good manners had changed from when I lived there 40 years ago.

 

(Just to bring it back to this thread, you can purchase 9 acres there for c. Bt40m - a community with clean air and water, little corruption or crime, close by two national forests)

well off you go then

On 7/14/2022 at 10:08 AM, Enzian said:

It's working already. I passed a vendor on the curb last night talking to two white guys, tourists I assume, one of them asked the vendor Where is the nearest ATM? and the vendor pointed and the soon-to-be-happy customer took off in that direction.

Absolutely shocking !!!

On 7/15/2022 at 10:44 AM, scorecard said:

"... there was no smell or annoyance to others."

 

What about impairing judgement, as it relates to driving vehicles?

what has that got to do with the article? Nobody mentioned driving vehicles

21 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

I don't really think mixed reactions needs explaining to anyone.

 

Amsterdam sticks with plans to ban tourists from cannabis coffee shops

 

“Criminal investigations and crime picture analyses give the impression that the current cannabis market is intertwined with serious and organised crime, with violence, threats and rip deals,” 

 

In order to reduce the attraction of cannabis tourists to Amsterdam, the plans propose to include the introduction of the resident criterion, a ‘coffee shop quality mark’, attention to chain formation within the coffee shop sector, the possible introduction of a smoking ban and the phased start of local regulation. 

 

https://cannabiswealth.co.uk/2022/04/13/amsterdam-plans-ban-tourists-cannabis-coffee-shops/

mixed reactions ??  kindly enlighten me    some for some against perhaps ?  maybe some for and some very enthusiastically for,? and dont forget the "dont knows"  some against , some aghast , many  possible permutations, so I think for the phrase to have any significance it does indeed require explaining

you seem to revel in the proposed restrictions in Amsterdam and you don't even live there  , why is that? are you some sort of professional kill joy