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2 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Some here should read this article.  Especially paying attention to this part:

 

 

 

You know it have turned in to religion, when people go by their guts and feelings and not science, and also claim science is part of the bigger plot. Im so tired of all this controverial discussion where people claim to know better than people who have studied the history, studied todays illnesses and diseases, who as said know the history are wrong, and they really trying hard to save us and the future. 

Nobody knows what covid 19 would or could have turned in to if we did not try our best to stop it. 

I really do hope we do not see the 30íes ever ever again, or at least in my lifetime. 

It is a long read for most, but worth it, and also quite understandable backed up with experts. So whatever you think of washington post, it is worth it. 

And Im still sure we should be happy to live today, and not back then. Just my two cent. 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2020/09/01/1918-flu-pandemic-end/

34 minutes ago, starky said:

Only between 5 and 19 more years of lockdowns then? Mark it on your calender ???????????? celebrate good times come on!

It is smaller outbreaks, and not pandemendic outbreaks, thats a huge difference. The pandemendic lasted two years from what I can understand. 

10 minutes ago, Brierley said:

I doubt that covid will  be eradicated in the short term but the threat can be reduced to a manageable level, just like the flu.

 

Deaths....dunno, I'm not comfortable with even one death but I may accept there is no real alternative. 

 

Spanish flu took 2 years for the worst outbreak to loose intensity, 5 years to more or less dissapear, but oubreaks lasted  19 years, and Spanish flu is still with us today. 

And you will find groups for snakes in Hua Hin, Bangkok, Phuket etc and any of this groups you can ask for id no matter where you live, but important is to mention your location for quicker id and less time wasted for them to give you excact specie, since the variations of snakes in colours and location can seperate a lethal one from a harmless one. 

Hua Hin 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1749132628662306/?ref=share

Bangkok

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2004459626509147/?ref=share

Phuket

https://www.facebook.com/groups/124703794775304/?ref=share

Koh Tao - Koh Phangan - Koh Samui

https://www.facebook.com/groups/233353250751348/?ref=share

Snakes of Chiang Mai 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/121136308469728/?ref=share

Have you went through a proper check at hospital? Which hospital you been to? And what did you check?

27 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Please explain why California and New York are so badly affected when they went hard on lockdowns and other restrictions, compared to Florida, which apparently didn't.

Clima, vitamin D and K, ? Density of population? 

In florida they drive their own car, In New york taxi or the underground, the lock down itself was not effective and done as it should. 

We se in Norway where the new citizen, (poorer areas) who live in higher populated areas, have higher infection rates than in the neighbour districts.

35 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

that's a tough debate.  Lock down or not.  Save lives or not.  No easy answers.  But it would be extremely easy for us here in Thailand to end up like Brazil or India.  Poor health care infrastructure that's been totally over run and falling apart. 

 

For me?  I was happy before this last wave as we could travel about with ease and really NO worry of getting the virus.  That all changed a few weeks ago.  The Thai government is doing a terrible job of managing this pandemic now.  Terrible.  With that being said, they've done better than many other countries!

 

Again, no easy answers.  IMHO.

Again, same you, very happy to been in thailand during covid, and still we can travel as much we want if we just do not get close to Chonburi, Bangkok, Prachuap, Chiang Mai. This last wave just made us cancel a roadtrip to Chiang Khong to the music festival, sad but acceptable. 

The reason they are not so trigger willing now, is because they know the vip´s and people from goverment will be accused of the last wave. ? 

As said I believe closed borders is better than islolating a whole country from each other inside the borders. For there is no sense accepting the risk of imported virus, especially now we have the english, brasillian, Indian, SA, and more to come in the future. 

And if need to travel, you will need to quarantine and it will need to be regulated and done in a proper way, and be fear to everyone as well. 

Truck drivers who cross the borders in to Norway,  do not even need to be tested. 100 truck drivers arrive Norway every day, and not being tested. Just one example. 

9 minutes ago, ilikethai said:

this is very important info!  Thank you.  So deeper is not always better right?  I was told to drill during dry season so the driller will have to drill deeper to get to the water and maintain water through out the seasons?  My Aussie friend and her Thai husband  drilled 32meters down right next to the foot of a small mountain, about 20m away.    Her water started coming out reddish brownish and when it rained it came out light muddy.

I was also told by a villager to stop drilling when water is found, check again, and drill extra 2 meters down then stop completely.  Is this true?  Does water table dry out during dry season?

That dependes on how the resoar are formed, the formation itself,  how big the resoar are, and how many connected and how much pumped out from the resoar. 

Not everywhere there is salt either, but this the drillers should know if they know or are familar with the area they are drilling. 

Most likely the formation in thailand is sandstone and claystone. My guess in isan, but south more limestone. Again my best guess, so if any know the geological formations please let us know.

26 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

700 deaths in Norway.  I'd say they did pretty good.  Especially compared to the 2,200+ in Sweden.

 

Lock downs suck, but they saved lives.  And has helped prevent the spread of this deadly virus.

My point is, we did not need lock down as much as they did, if they just controlled the borders better. Sweeden is a different chapter, and as said we (they since Im in Thailand) could lived free inside the borders since may last year, and saved many businesses and also prevented mental illness in a better way. Of course everything is not black and white, but as said, 5 million poeple living free inside a country have higher value than keeping the borders open, or almost open without quarantine. 

Again, not against lock down if necessery, but the half hearted lock downs and half hearted quaratine is not good enough

7 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

You really need to do some research on this.  You've left out South Korea, New Zealand, Norway, etc, etc, etc.  Many countries 100% locked down.  Even Canada closed it's borders and it's very difficult to get there even now.

Norway have only done it half hearted, and it is rediculous to vitness their stupidity. Those who had no purpose of travel have quarantine, and those who can prove they had valid purpose do not need? No forced strict quarantine before easter, and many more looholes repeted to many times. Norway could have been almost finished on a level like Thailand, but, nope. 

We have to much import of virus. Norway only 5 million people and low density. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThMomVgXmJE

Electric like this one? Seen a few in Thailand 

36 minutes ago, Kurtf said:

Are you required in Portugal to report every 90 days?

90 days is hard? Where I live, it is just a pass through the office before shopping in a 3 Week window. Havent bother to check if I can do it online yet. And I live 86km away from my immigration office. I really do not see the hassel to walk in, and get the stamp every 90. day. 

However I have done the schengen family reunion and turist visa application for thai citizen, and it is far from hassel free. For retire visa, I have no clue, but I do not believe it will be any easier than Thailand. So far with help from my gf, everything have been easy from bying bikes and car, visa, 90 day, sell motorbike, yellow book, 

but I really do not see they problem as long you have the papers they ask for. 

Location is always important to give when you ask for id of snakes. 2. Thai visa do not have any active snake experts as far as I know. 

If you need a quick id, search for the right group on fb. The mods of these groups will in most cases give you the right id in few minutes, and also give you instructions what to do, where to get antivenom, and also who can relocate the snake if necessery. 

And you will after some few months learn how to reconize different snakes. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1076644525809817/?ref=share

38 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Well this isn't new or original at all and you might have zero interest in Mexico but I want to mention Merida because you mentioned that you prefer hot weather. Merida would be my top pick there if not for the weather. 

 

Why?

 

Very hot and humid weather if you like that

 

About 30 miles to nice beach areas

 

Considered the safest city in Mexico

 

Surprisingly low rents in modern housing available 

 

Charming architecture 

 

Modern infrastructure, fancy shopping malls quality hospitals 

 

Great restaurant scene with Yucatan, Mexican, and international food.

 

Lots of expats if you like that

 

Access to ancient pyramids and natural wonders like cenotes.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenote

 

NOT close to Cancun which I consider a plus.

 

Merida is that typical South American style with armed guards where the expats living, and restricted areas you can walk safe after sunset? Thats pretty much how I experienced Brasil. At least those cities and tourist destinations I visited. 

7 minutes ago, cooked said:

..  probably depends on the area. Everybody in the village (6 households I think) paid ฿6 000 here, pump + various bits and pieces brought the cost to ฿12 - or 13 000. We found water at 27 metres.

We found water @30m but drilled to 60. Where you find water depends on the season you drilling, because the water table changes during the wet and dry season. Always better to drill deeper than the neighbour. 

We paid 32 000,- for plug and play all included + one year warranty. 

Just now, Tagged said:

Your drilling guy will know, as they hopefully know the area they are drilling. If not they will ask around with the neighbours and start from there. Most companies who drill, have a policy of no water no pay. 

 

And the 40m permission depends on where you are. We asked the village chief, and she said, just drill, no one cares here. The locals know what to do. I know it sounds strange for some, but sometimes they really do ????

And if you go to Ampur, you can be sure at the wrong one, you will have to pay a <deleted>load of money to get that paper, or they will turn you down and say can not. 

@starky

Quote "cos humanity didn't flourish from hiding in caves."

the humanity flourished because we where tribes that had less interactions with groups that was not of our own. Black death is a good example what happend when we developed consistent trading lines between bigger cities, and we did not really flourish before we got the first vaccines and better knownledge of hygiene

11 minutes ago, thaibeachlovers said:

Sounds easy, but real life isn't like that, especially if one actually loves their wife.

If it is already your wife, you did not take your time to feel the relationship. I do not believe people change over the night. But its hard to maintain an relationship over years here in Thailand, if you do not live together and not even stay in the same country. Then I can understand people make two trips, off they go. 

24 minutes ago, Danderman123 said:

A reminder that I am looking to buy a partial interest in a bar, not open up and run one myself. That would be too much like work.

 

If nobody wants to sell, Mai pen rai.

 

 

 

 

Better off spending the money on lottery ticket, or put the money on fire. 

Your bar investment will not pay of by itself without hard work, sitting with customers, listen to the girls problem, who tell you their bf is a butterfly, and do not understand her

, buy gold or bitcoin and see what pays off best  in the end. 

One of the better trolling post lately,,,,,, 

You can start study every singel bare in Pattaya that is still open, and see what they are doing. Im sure you will find many simular reasons why they are still in business, since what you see now it the bottom low as you said, and this is how your low season is going to look like. 

Nr 1 is location, so if the bar did not make money before covid, it is not much likely it will after all this is over either. 

Buying a bar? Buy the inventory or buy the bar? Not many bar owners own the bar itself, they rent. 

If you have no previous experience, something I doubt since you have the balls to ask these questions here, then I can tell you, you will be better off buying a guesthouse with a bar and start making a concept. Plenty of Guesthouses for sale these days. 

Still the most important is to have solid girls who work for you, and not just run away with the first and best customer. 

6 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

The sideline girl I was seeing last year had perfect English, from living with an English husband in Bristol, then living with an Australian husband in Oz. A total stunner in her early 30's but completely bonkers, how those husbands must have suffered and the money they must have spent!

It can go both ways, the become a better human or worse. Once a dragon, always an dragon. 

However, reading stories on fb and other fora, it seems like everyone with an delicate story is doing everything right, and is their best match or best option. 

As said before, girls always knows their price in silver and gold, and how they should be treated. They might be wrong about their worth, so it is all about us, how we understand their need and what they want. 

Rule nr one in parachuting "if you not sure, you are sure! Meaning if you are not sure your parachute will take you safe down, you are sure, and you cut away and use your reserve. Same goes for women, at once you are in doubt, you are sure, and you cut away sooner than later.