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6 hours ago, petermik said:

Do not hold your breath on this....PCR test and a night in a designated Hotel is a cash cow they will not discard easily...but with a curfew in place and no evening entertainment with alcohol on the near horizon folk will not be rushing to book flights.....and let us not forget at the slightest whim the authorities here can change the restrictions as they see fit......not worth the risk,try late January and things maybe more clearer.

I agree. If I were in Europe presently Thailand would certainly not be my destination of choice. 

16 hours ago, Cherrytreeview said:

It's not an opinion, it's what would have happened.

It is your opinion of what would have happened. We can't know for sure. I agree with reopening the country provided people keep masking up and distancing. This said, I am not sure foreign tourists are going to rush in.

9 hours ago, LarrySR said:

Monitor Lizards lurk at the waters edge up and down the waterways in Bangkok.

No way would I be sitting there.

 

 

Just…monitoring the situation: delicious morsel might come its way.

3 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

(apologies for clipping the quote: I wanted to deal with this exact issue). 

 

Their eye’s are open, but they just don’t see. Almost as if their brain does not believe what their eyes are seeing. 

 

I’m astonished at the amount of times someone pulls out in front of me and I have to hit the brakes. 

I’m astonished at the amount of times someone looks directly into my eyes before pulling out in front of me. 

 

I think they want to pull out so badly that their body is simply on autopilot and they are not looking. 

 

On my motorcycle the other day - a lady just started changing lanes as I was about to pass her (I was probably in her blind spot) - I revved my engine which made her jump so much she nearly swerved into a car on the otherside which was undertaking her, she had quite a wobble and nearly fell off - That wasn’t deliberate on my part (to make her nearly fall off) but if I didn’t do anything she would have side swiped me. 

 

Riding around Thailand I have found other motorcyclists to present by far the greatest risk.

 

I’m astonished at the amount of people riding around without any concept of self preservation, we see this in the 75% of 25,000 per year road deaths are motorcyclists - most of whom have very likely met their fate through their own lack of observation or the idiotic actions of another motorcyclist. 

Fatalism, mektoub! If it happens, it is because it was written and nothing would have prevented that. Add to that the karma thing and you get the explanation for their behavior. 

On 10/4/2021 at 6:35 AM, jacko45k said:

I do expect the ban on 7-11s in gas stations selling alcohol has.... but wasn't the main afternoon ban aimed at 'protecting the children'....

Oh really?

4 hours ago, smedly said:

oh dear, lesson to learn here is never transfer money without seeing the merchandise especially on FB Market

 

well done to the Thai police involved

49 minutes ago, nausea said:

Five hundred thou. over a year hardly seems worth the hassle and the risk; legitimate ways to make that much, even English teaching; guess the real figure is a lot higher.

This scam like most scams work because people are gullible, ignorant and greedy. Con artists should of course be punished but the people who fall for their scams have only themselves to blame. 

4 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Although bars in Pattaya would still be open selling beer or whatever all afternoon. Just the 7-11s and Supermarkets were affected.... I find it rather silly I can't pick up a few cans for the fridge on my ride about town, unless I keep an eye on the time.... reminds me of avoiding prayer times in Saudi Arabia....

Pathetic the shops themselves cannot prevent sales to minors. 

Pathetic indeed! Which goes to show how well thought out that measure was. And, by the way, has it contributed to a reduction of drunk driving cases? Statistics, please!

On 10/1/2021 at 8:43 AM, smutcakes said:

A face you can trust...

On 10/1/2021 at 9:30 AM, mikebell said:

There's not one walk of life here that is not riddled with corruption - even the temples.  That + an unwillingness to work does not augur well for Thailand's recovering economy.

Oh absolutely! 

On 10/1/2021 at 4:13 AM, Gold Star said:

If they sold alcohol in the afternoons, he wouldn't have had to start so early to try to make it through the day.

One more example showing how the 2-5pm alcohol-selling ban, thought up a few years ago by a nitwit, is effective and does deter people from getting intoxicated. 

5 hours ago, ezzra said:

I envision the TAT office with some kind roulette wheel where it is spun every morning and what numbers comes up theses are the numbers they put out to the media as there is no other reliable and sure way to predict tourists in commingling, maybe they should try to consult a Mo Du in the future...

Just like the SRT, the TAT is totally hopeless. Run by nitwits.

10 hours ago, sanuk711 said:

 

Shame on you Thailand....

 

What a pathetic statement to make

Administrative Court in Phetchaburi ruled that multi-tiered “dual pricing” in Thai hospitals are not discriminatory as they benefit Thailand.

 

Not discriminatory as it benefits Thailand, says it all..........................

A funny way to entice or lure wealthy foreigners. There is a two-tiered justice system in this country. one for Thais, one for foreigners. Caveat emptor.

10 hours ago, AgMech Cowboy said:

While the Government agencies in charge ran around kowtowing to the new Government and not paying attention to their jobs. All of a 'sudden', it was oh <deleted>, the reservoirs are full. We must open the gates and the Bangkok Governor said, not through my City and Province.

It was just an absolute failure by the bureaucrats not taking care of their business.

Louis XV's famous word : “after me the deluge” rings very true in this country.

On 9/21/2021 at 3:46 PM, ubonjoe said:

I have seen other posts about them being rejected for not having the full name done on the report.

If have been suggesting to do the first and middle name now even though it is not a required field.

Did you try doing the report again with your full name on it.

In France, we do not have a middle name (only supplemental first names parents used to give you at birth: I am not sure they still do) and up until now I have left that particular box empty and haven't had any problem with it. Now, if they require a middle name, what should I do?

On 9/18/2021 at 1:34 PM, fusion58 said:

It's almost like the powers that be don't want an educated citizenry or something.

But they don't! Can you imagine? Youngsters thinking by themselves and able to criticize? Horresco referens ! Besides, considering the political context with narrow-minded uniforms at the helm, you cannot expect anything to change. Change will have to come from those youngsters. 

3 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Did Joe Ferrari get a vote by proxy?

Who was that dissenting voice?

6 hours ago, Rampant Rabbit said:

????

One has to read it to believe it. Well, let's see. The clock is ticking……

20 hours ago, georgegeorgia said:

As I get older I'm not interested in "hate" whether those people be gay,transexual,black ,green or whatever 

I go to Thailand/Asia to have a good time not to hate someone who is different from you .

 

Ok I would tolerate it with a younger person having those opinions but not some old codger my age who should get over it 

I was in Pattaya with this Australian friend he is 76 last time where in McDonald's he proceeded to call a farang & his Thai BF a "F.....GG..t ... something I shouldn't of let go at the time .

I'm over farangs  who hate others ...the moment I hear a farang start saying negatively about someone sex preferences I'm out of there 

I think your “friend” is a closeted gay like a great many homophobes, frustrated that they never could, for whatever reason, come out and live out their sexual lives as they wished. I guess the frustration grows with age as it becomes less and less possible to follow one's true nature.

20 hours ago, bestie said:

I mean the only person who is taking the risk is the person who is unvaccinated

NO, what about the risk of infecting others? Doesn't that count? Severe restrictions should remain in force to protect the general population from a selfish minority. 

Where do they get those pie-in-the-sky figures. They are really delusional. Well, dream on and let's see if they can do better than Thaksin with his Elite card which was supposed to bring in billions and billions….

2 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

"Your Honor, I can't make it to the Supreme Court today, I have to hide at my mom's house."

Or have diarrhea like a famous architect….let's see what happens with the crooked chief whip!

On 9/13/2021 at 12:27 PM, ukrules said:

Yes, I've sees this many times over the years. If someone is ripping me off I tend to make a noise, pay them if it's not overly high and then don't use them again. If I get a fair bill and what I ordered that's where the tips come in.

 

I'm known to be quite a generous tipper by everyone who deals with me on a regular basis and believe me, this policy always more than pays off in the long run.

 

I've been doing this for decades even though I come from the UK where tipping is not (or wasn't) generally much of a thing - this policy works well everywhere.

 

I don't go over the top, to me it's pocket change but I know it makes a difference to service people.

 

When I order something online from a local store, even something like a sandwich, the delivery people all know me well, I'm the guy who buys them a cheap lunch for good service - and surprisingly enough I always get good service - they tend to go the extra mile when I place an order.

 

If you are nice to people, people will be nice to you - as simple as that.

23 hours ago, Midwit said:

The real question that no one is asking is why?  Do you want to live your whole life downloading apps and presenting paperwork to do basic things?  Papers please to go eat dinner is not a world worth living in. We have been living under a system that demands you to wear a face mask while alone outside, in a car with another person (even if they are members of your household.  They forced businesses to close and continue to order you to be home by 9:00. All of this for a disease with a very very high survival rate. So when when Covid goes away what are the odds that all of these new controls will go away with it?  

The problem is hospitals are overwhelmed by Covid sufferers, many of whom are unvaccinated, and other patients waiting for an operation, a transplant or regular treatment have to wait: some may die because of that. So the disease may have a high survival rate but think about this. Think also about the dedicated but overworked and overwhelmed hospital staff. 

4 hours ago, Billpro785 said:

So what if you got your vaccination overseas ?  Or will you have to get again in Thailand ? 

 

What about the French expats who received the J&J unidose jab thanks to their embassy?