polpott

5 minutes ago, bimmerbob said:

1) which countries have tourist 'travel air-bubbles' with Thailand in right now?

2) where will you get your covid jab in order to be excused from quarantine when you get back to Thailand?

I will be getting mine in the UK. Problem is what kind of proof is required?

39 minutes ago, sandhurstmolonski said:

This is the exact problem , it may well hinder getting to herd . Here we did well because of few actions , with border closures nothing much coming in , and in general good natural immunity .

No such thing as natural immunity by nation, its not a genetic thing. Herd immunity has never been achieved by exposure, only by immunisation.

48 minutes ago, LouisdariPhuket said:

Surely there are other airlines one can choose from to return to the UK such as Thai Airways, Air France, KLM, Lufthansa or Singapore Airlines.  Why is there a perennial obsession over the 'Big Three' Middle Eastern carriers?  

I need to arrive in Manchester. Traditionally the Middle Eastern airlines had the most flights and were cheaper. I also prefer my stopover mid journey. However, need to book a flight today and am mulling between transfer in Holland and Finland. Probably go with Finland as situation is deteriorating rapidly in Holland and may be declared a red zone before my flight.

4 minutes ago, pentagara said:

Vaccinations clearly are more of a marathon, not a sprint.

Not in the UK. Over 50% of adult population already vaccinated. The rest will be offered the vaccine by end of July. US is also catching up fast.

5 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

 

Can you pass the FBI background test?

NRA-ILA | Citizen's Guide To Federal Firearms Laws - Summary

from the same source:

https://www.nraila.org/articles/20210315/victory-in-colorado-preemption-case

"On Friday evening, a judge in the Centennial state gave law-abiding gun owners something to celebrate. He ruled that the city of Boulder’s ban on possessing and transferring commonly-possessed “assault weapons” and ten-round magazines was preempted by state law and struck them down. This was an NRA-ILA supported case."

Only in America. Insane.

6 minutes ago, Johnny Mac said:

Life over here is pretty dull, no matter which part you live in. The days can be very long.

Pattaya resident here, not enough hours in the day for me. I definitely won't get all my scheduled tasks done today. Life is what you make of it.

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Many police oficers want to work at the bureau because of "higher allowances"

Big fat brown envelopes whilst sitting on your backside. Plum job.

Question: Do the navy guys have to hand over a brown envelope to the senior IO to get the job, as the police do?

5 minutes ago, Xonax said:

As a domestic traveller from Bangkok, where can I get my vaccine, before travelling to Phuket?

Khao San Road.

Currently Emirates, Qatar and Etihad not flying to UK. I think Oman Air now the same. No date for flights to restart.

1 hour ago, Michelle whitehurst said:

We went through the mushroom ???? police check in Trat and they asked to see Daren license when we tried to show his IDL they weren't interested and that we had to show local police and fined us 500 BHT

If you had been nice to them and offered 200 baht cash they would have accepted. I once got a 400 baht fine for speeding reduced to 100 baht by making them laugh.

Welcome to Thailand, love it or leave it.

11 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

The list of exempted countries will be reviewed every two weeks from April 1, Dr Opas added.

Will that be the "stick a pin in a map" review?

3 minutes ago, Johnny Mac said:

Okay, it's the 3rd world and communist, but it's a nice atmosphere

Strange that the 2 SE Asian countries with the happiest populations are communist. Vietnamese people seem the happiest and most welcoming people in SE Asia. Maybe you should question what McCarthy taught you about communism?

2 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

That's not a lie.  Why do you say that?

He lives under a bridge. 555

9 hours ago, holy cow cm said:

Seriously polpott, you aren't going anywhere yet.

Seriously I am. Have my flight booked. Going back for the birth of my first grandchild, get my Covid shots and get some urgent medical treatment that I wouldn't trust to a Thai doctor. As soon as I've had my 2nd Covid shot, I'll be on the next plane back home to Thailand.

8 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

But as always, the few ruin it for the many. And because it's more difficult to punish the few than the many, the many get punished for the actions of the few. 

I had a friend in the UK who was an avid pistol shooter. He went to the local range and took part in competitions a couple of times per week. He claimed that the level of concentration required brought him an inner calm, similar to meditating. When the UK beefed up its gun laws (all hand guns were forbidden) he had to give up his hobby. He was gutted and a year later he died of a heart attack. He accepted that the change in the law was for the greater good. These are the breaks when you live in a civilized society. Something that Americans and particularly Trump supporters have difficulty with. Me, me, me all the way USA!

1 minute ago, holy cow cm said:

The actual answer from this expat is yes. I am not moving back to the USA as this road here in SE Asia is more fun.

Much more fun than the UK. I need to go back for 3 months in a months time. Really dreading it.

1 minute ago, Thomas J said:

Well not facetious.  It does point out the disparity of concern over death.  Get a handful of Covid cases and Thailand goes into complete lockdown and employs Covid sniffing dogs.  Thousands die on the streets and it does not raise an eyebrow.   To me, deaths are deaths.  If they can be prevented than steps should be taken to do so.  Certainly with traffic deaths here in Thailand a large percentage are alcohol related so a program to have sobriety checks would probably have some effect on lowering the death toll.  Despite what you might think.  I am for gun control  EFFECTIVE gun control.  That means keeping guns out of the hands of people who should not have them.  I just don't know how you identify those people, and take action against them prior to them committing a crime.  I see too many "laws" that are there just for window dressing.  The USA has totally banned Fentanyl but thousands die from it each year.  If deaths were really what mattered rather than just pure hatred for firearms the concern would be towards saving whatever is killing the "most" Americans and in my book 70,000 drug overdoses is a far more serious threat than 211 from mass shooters. 

People DUI voluntarily. People take drugs voluntarily. The victims of mass shooters don't volunteer for it. Victims of Covid don't volunteer for it.

1 minute ago, Been There said:

So a bit like this one  ..... yep

Nope. The AZ vaccine has been thoroughly tested.

7 minutes ago, Been There said:

Swine Flu vaccine ? ...
Victims of swine flu jab to get £60m payout | The Sunday Times (thetimes.co.uk)

https://www.buzzfeed.com/shaunlintern/these-nhs-staff-were-told-the-swine-flu-vaccine-was-safe

Dozens of NHS workers are fighting for compensation after developing narcolepsy from a swine flu vaccine that was rushed into service without the usual testing when the disease spread across the globe in 2009.

4 minutes ago, Thomas J said:

Not sure I understand you message about deniers and Covid. 

Several posters on this forum take great pains to point out that road deaths in Thailand exceed the number dying from Covid. An equally facetious argument,