scammed

2 hours ago, Brunolem said:

Many Thais having lost their jobs have come back to our village where they have family.

 

I can tell you that none of them is depressed or suicidal. 

 

One of them is working for us, part time, and is in no hurry to go back to his previous job in Bangkok. 

 

We were talking to another one yesterday evening and he said that he was thinking to go back looking for a job... after new year. 

 

It is amazing how many of the Isaan villagers who have left for a job in the big city still have an aptitude to fall back on their feet by returning to a hunter gatherer way of life... which is exactly what they do in our village (fishing + a few leaves and herbs + rice obviously). 

i have a friend who has a couple of business in isaan,

but its so down now that even tho she wants noting more then work her business and be with her children,

she is now working in bangkok to put food on the table

1 hour ago, Hi Tea said:

"what is this trunk thing on the right side of the window ?"

 

The round things at each corner are wheels, they're there to enable the vehicle to move.

that does not further the answer to the protruding black trunk on the left side on the window,

it sort of stick out and break the symmetry of the vehicle

8 hours ago, Swimfan said:

There are already several studies that show most of the people who died from covid would have lived for another 10 years as an average.

its hard to say which one is worse,

another 10 years when you are already 70, or die in suffocation.

i hope governments around the world take notice and make available the peaceful pill when all we got is

bad options

13 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Rather than leaving it to society's most/more vulnerable to find a way on their own, my view is, those of us around them ought to take the necessary precautions to ensure as best as possible that WE protect them... not abandon them, while continuing to offer familial support.

 

To me, your notion is kind of like saying to a deer being chased by a lion, "Well, good luck, you're on your own. Hope you can figure out how to run faster to get away...."  The result, simply, is going to be a dead deer.

we are protecting them by adhering to their wish to be left alone, (social distancing) if that is indeed their wish.

the lion is on his own too, he will starve to death

if he cant catch that deer, lest we shoot the deer for him and feed him, or at least injure the deer so it cant escape.

thats how life is outside bambi land

5 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

And how are the elderly going to live?  In some residence all by themselves, with no family support system or anyone to help and care for them?  Or are they supposed to live together with family members, but somehow be entirely cut off and isolated from those in the same home?  I think it's far easier said...than actually done.

 

they can live in isolation or not, its on them to decide

if they feel like another couple of years in isolation

to increase chance of prolonging their life a couple of years

is worth more then having grand kids visiting. nobody except them individuals have all the data to make that informed decision

10 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

the problem is... 

1. How do you effectively do that with a sizable portion of the overall population (amount varying by country). Plus I don't know what exactly "optionally quarantine" is supposed to mean...

 

and

 

2. While older people are more likely to have serious health consequences and death risk from CV, they're not the only ones who do... Pre-existing health conditions can get you there also...

 

And the younger folks (from teenage on up) are just as capable of spreading the virus to others around them as anyone else. So if you start spreading the infection around to the entire population, even the entire non-elderly population, without any precautions, the deaths and illnesses are still going to start spiraling.

 

you (government) dont actually do much,

you just inform retirees that they are at risk

and give them guidelines how to live if they want to

reduce exposure, no more visits by grand kids,

give a link where to buy a ww1 trench gas mask

for stocking up supplies, link to crossword puzzles, and so on.

the cost for the tax payer is minimal,

there is no downsides at all other then voluntary and optional self imposed isolation

13 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Social distancing is not synonymous with "shutdowns," nor is wearing masks or even a universal mask wear policy.

 

Its perfectly possible in many situations to have social distancing and other precautions while life/business continues... 

 

The notion you have to choose only between public health OR a functioning economy is largely a false choice and oversimplistic argument that virus deniers/let the elderly die folks try to put forward.

 

in hindsight, the right thing to do would be to

optionally quarantine retirees and the rest of society carry on business as usual.

in other words, the swedish model but notify elderly about the risk and necessary precautions

On 9/1/2020 at 12:45 PM, anterian said:

Farang is too vague a term, Russian, Turk, Brit, German, Spanish would tell us more. 

i think it was a burmese foreman

6 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

But it's a whole different matter when some folks start advocating against taking simple and easily accomplished interventions like social distancing

the social distancing comes with a whole lot of economic complications, the shutdown are costing society dearly

to give old folks another couple of years before they croak.

and its not just todays society, the bill is kicked down

to generations that hasnt even been born yet,

and that is downright unethical

title

9 hours ago, geriatrickid said:

The economic destruction was a direct  effect of the pandemic.

no, the economic destruction is a direct result of the lockdown, if anything, a higher death rate of 80+ seniors

is taxing society less

i just remembered at the border of cambodia,

they were peddling a yellow paper about a flu

for USD 5 for many years after the flu had come and gone

50 minutes ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I went to the DLT office. They make an appointment for you and give you a yellow appointment card.

well, i tried the damned dlt app, the passport route for foreigners didnt work at all, while the ID card route for

thais in the end didnt work either,

so i'm off tomorrow and pray i can get the whole thing over with tomorrow, including a valid license

27 minutes ago, OneMoreFarang said:

Thanks for your comment. Hopefully nobody was (badly) hurt.

 

About being indecisive: I think that is for most of us the natural reaction to a dangerous and unexpected situation.

As far as I know professionals train to react in such situations and it takes a long time.

I remember seeing a F1 race where Schumacher's car was on fire in the pitstop. Just a little fire but right behind him. He didn't hesitate, waited until the fire was extinguished and then he continued as usual. I think he won the race.

But how many people can be cool and decisive like that? 

 

Take a rest and take care.

yeah, i was at standstill speed and she didnt drive fast at all, she got a swollen knee all in all i think,

but strangely this one got me even more upset then the cases when i got hurt due to someone elses stupidity.

my eyes clearly isnt fully up to snuff no more in the dark.

only the transition during the first week was a bit odd,

i dont think its needed, you will by the survival instinct take it slow for as long as it takes

i had a horrible revelation just 2 days ago,

this time around i was the one cutting someone off.

it was dark, i couldnt judge distance and speed on oncoming motorcyclist properly,

im upset to no end how i could cause an accident

and i wont be driving in the dark any more.

the surprise when i realized i was cutting someone off paralyzed me,

i could have thrown myself to the ground on the left side to avoid the collision

if i had had my wits with me,

but instead it was indecisive wiggling/braking.

i had also had a blurred vision for two days in a row when i caused the accident,

im thinking skills clearly have dropped at my age of over 50

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you can do better !

On 9/1/2020 at 4:10 AM, oompie69 said:

Somebody is soon gonna tell you the above are not contagious, while conveniently forgetting that the whole lock-down mania, with all it has cost the taxpayer, was to prevent infections and the overwhelming of the healthcare system. If as much time, effort and money was spent on preventing road deaths, the figure you quote above will surely look much better. So, yes, you can sometimes compare apples with pears.   

if only it had been the tax payer at least,

they are partially responsible by voting for idiots,

but the 'quantitative easing' schemes being implemented

are taxing humans that havnt got voting rights yet.

taxation without representation should ring a bell for americans not least

1 hour ago, Pedrogaz said:

I had it done but it was about 10 years back. I cannot recall the amount but it was peanuts and certainly not enough to get me heated under the collar enough to remember it. 

 

You do realise that squat toilets are much healthier, requiring much less straining and consequently fewer issues with constipation and haemorrhoids, don't you? I'm thinking of changing all my toilets back to squatters.

yeap, back to the bush with ya

the warm climate, and the fact i can drive scooter to 7/11 bigC so nearly no walking at all

26 minutes ago, polpott said:

Not so in Pattaya.

i live in pattaya myself, and you either dont know what you are talking about, or lying.

furthermore some of them dont bother to wear them in malls either (or rather,

have pull the mask down to the throat)