Iron Tongue

From what I've witnessed while traveling, some foreigners deserve to be discriminated against.  They make it bad for all of us.

I don't understand why racists travel, but they do, plus there are those that expect other countries and people to be exactly like what they are accustomed to at home, and they love to complain about it.

7 hours ago, Jonnapat said:

Many of the Premier League players earn well in excess of £100,00 per WEEK, while other staff are being laid off. 

It certainly wouldn't do any serious damage to their lavish lifestyles and would set a good example to all those others overloaded with money to cough up in these awful times.

While I agree that these players should be able to afford a temporary cut, so many of them live so far beyond their means that you will see a lot of selfishness and refusal to accept.

18 hours ago, jastheace said:

trying to get a plane ticket to Bhutan now, seems to be the safest place on earth second only to Thailand.

 

That hellhole?  Nah. 

The BEST place to be at is Turkmenistan!  They've outlawed covid-19 so it has to be safe!

15 hours ago, kevin612 said:

Only one box of mask? She will be ok, pay the small fine and leave.

You mean the 140,000-baht fine they've declared?

I feel sorry for her, probably trying to make a few hundred baht from this.  

How many members here regularly spend more than that on a night out drinking?

Steam your kit. 

If you have those Chinese bamboo steamers, or any perforated pot/ screen, put it over a pot of boiling water and steam your masks for 15 minutes. 

Let dry and re-use.

Ovens will destroy the rubber straps and make the mask material brittle.

8 hours ago, moe666 said:

Yep just like the beach folks in the states, all back home now and the virus cases or all coming back positive. The beach looks health and it is it is the fools who think they are immune. Bust all of them put them in jail for endangering the population

Yep.  Plenty of Spring Breakers went home with more than the typical hangovers and herpes this year! 

Mardi Gras attendees have also helped turn New Orleans into the next death zone.

5 hours ago, Isaan sailor said:

The headline says tourists will be banned.

The 1st paragraph says all foreigners will be banned.  

So which group will they ban?

Don't you know that if you aren't born Thai, you will always be a just a tourist?

5 hours ago, Captain 776 said:

Nice buns!

22 hours ago, webfact said:

The Sri-nopparat 11 trawler was hit by the Sun Flora cargo ship at 5.58am

This explains everything.  It was dark and watchmen on both vessels were asleep.

Best thing to happen in Mexico since they kicked the French out!

Negra Modelo, now that's a beer!

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Meanwhile the stores are asking customers to allow at-risk shoppers such as the elderly, disabled, and pregnant women to pay for their shopping first.

What kind of half-arsed guideline is this?  Stores in other countries are allowing seniors & handicapped to shop during the first hour of business so they can reduce exposure and not get pushed by crowds.  How hard would it be for Thailand to do the same?

I suspect his medication consisted solely of ya-ba

20 hours ago, colinneil said:

I think little P, might just regret getting the army out on the streets, events might not go his way if ole Apirat has anything to do with it.

Lil' P. hasn't got a say in it.  Apirat controls the army, Lil'P. is just a figurehead to put a civilian face on the Junta.

Methinks a new Caesar will be sitting on the throne soon.

27 minutes ago, DungeonMouse said:

The virus is already in the community...allowing a few more infected in is only pissing in the river anyway...it's all about image and saving face now...As other posters have pointed out containing individual cases and tracking contacts is only relevant before the virus is in general circulation...

I think it is more to prevent full scale panic if 70,000,000 people all suddenly realize that they're about to be hit with deaths like Italy is suffering.  

There are probably a lot of nervous generals preparing private planes right now.

There's enough of them to hire their own charter planes if they wanted to.

I think the Aussie govt. would help as long as they didn't have to pay for the plane and expenses.

12 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

Chap seems to be looking rather cheerful,no doubt very well paid and no need to worry.

Federal job salaries in US are public record.  His pay is between $131-255k a year.

He could make 5x-50x that in the public sector.

Whether or not Putin gave or sold the medical equipment, the Russians will ultimately pay as covid-19 is spreading in Russia as it is everywhere else.  They will sorely need all of it soon.

5 hours ago, IAMHERE said:

Well, he didn't kill her. Thai men do worse is what i'm saying. It just seems to be the culture, the way Thai men are brought up, in the DNA, that sort of thing. He did similar before and there doesn't seem to have been any punishment.

He'll escalate to violence soon.  It is usually a progression.

20 hours ago, rabas said:

The original announcement on the new testing method, a week or more ago, was 10,000 per day at two facilities for 20,000/day, IIRC. So yes, maybe this is a translation error.  Hope so.

 

So at a rate of 20,000/day for a population of 70,000,000, that means there will be enough kits for everyone in just under 10-years!

5 hours ago, nobodysfriend said:

Interesting.  I really would have guessed that the Philippinos would be fatter than Thais.

3 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

Why do they not promote the use of bleach solution for cleaning? A two litre jug of Chlorox is cheaper than their 'alcohol'. A one percent solution should kill 99 percent of bugs.

 

Presumably this 'alcohol' is denatured or is it (more likely) ethanol?

Bleach is not meant to clean human skin while alcohol combined with lotion or aloe vera becomes hand sanitizer.

70% isn't the best though as hand sanitizer should contain 60%+ to be effective to kill viruses.  Typical hand sanitizer is made with 2/3 90%+ alcohol and mixed with 1/3 aloe or lotion.

4 hours ago, brommers said:

Thailand Post is sanitizing all incoming packages which will cause a short delay. Regular letter post has been only airmail for years and is still operating. Shipping parcels to the US is stopped, by US postal service.

Are they really sanitizing anything, or are they just putting a 72-hour hold on shipments, which is how long it takes for covid-19 virus to die on surfaces?

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Gulping down Ethyl Alcohol or Ethanol (95% alcohol) to kill the virus at the back of the throat was also a very silly idea as it could kill you in double quick time. 

I think they should increase the alcohol proof.

If they have covid-19, timeframe shows they likely brought it with them from Russia, another country in denial.