MrJ2U

Nice of them to poach it from the private sector.

Can't this government pay for anything besides Chinese <deleted>?

Disgusting.

22 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

wow brave to be doing that and risk prison. 

Good for them.

On 7/15/2021 at 8:12 AM, Mickeymaus said:

I guess you have Internet already. So please check which server will give you an upload speed of 300 or 500. If you get 50 that will be very nice already. The same is true for the download speed. In respect of everyone does video calling. Install something where you can see the up- / download data to see how much you really need. You might be surprised how little this is.

 

But anyhow - normally 3BB is always happy to upgrade you to a more expensive connection. So it should not be a problem to change to a higher speed afterwards. On the other hand 100 Baht is not much. If it gives you a better feeling...

True 300/300.  Its very fast for my needs.  Id upgrade but thats the fastest I can get in these parts of Issan.

7 hours ago, Nickelbeer said:

I can get a 30 USD a month electric bill, as long as I use only fans and don't run the aircon.

I think its a bit cooler in Laos at night, right?

We're using two aircons and a pool pump all day.

Still better than the USA as water is very cheap

10 hours ago, GroveHillWanderer said:

That's not quite accurate. One WHO official said that individuals doing this on their own was "a little bit of a dangerous trend" and that "such decisions should be left to public health authorities."

 

Neither she nor the WHO as an organisation has come out definitively for or against it on an overall basis.

They have said its a "dangerous propesition".  

In any case there isnt much choice.  It didn't have to be this way.  So many wrong choices.

Really frightening times.

4 hours ago, worgeordie said:

Last year the Insurance companies thought they were getting

money for nowt, as there were hardly any cases, my wife and

daughter got 100,000 Thb cover for only 150 Thb, I paid 450 Thb

for i think it was 50,000 Thb cover, now thats coming back to

haunt them, as deaths rise, but at least this company is still

honoring the policies already taken out.

regards worgeordie

A lot of us who didn't get wish we had.

Scary times.

5 hours ago, kimamey said:

I can't find it now but there were comments a couple of days ago about this on here. There was some suspicion that this wasn't true since insurance companies would normally just pay medical expenses direct to the hospital but there were replies with scans of documents to show some pay out direct to those insured. I don't know if this was for medical expenses or just for having covid.

 

The thing that worries me is will this make it harder to get covid insurance? Maybe these are just companies that have underestimated the risk and so their premiums are too low or they are paying out when they shouldn't. I agree the second isn't that likely but the first is. Hopefully the international companies are more stable even if that means more expensive.

Interesting point.

Another added expense if you can find it now.

2 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

 You make me laugh. Samui is also full of rip offs and traffic much same. Nothing like LA.  

Personally i prefer Samui.

I wouldn't complain living in Phuket either.

There both beautiful island paradises.

10 hours ago, simon43 said:

Lol, I think they saw you coming!  I am one of the most miserly, tight-fisted expats that exists.  If I say that living in Luang Prabang is cheap, then it must be true :)My 10,000 baht/month  house just 100 metres from the Mekong, water bill is $3/month, electricity $30/month, fresh salad every day from an upmarket restaurant in town is $3.  I have never even spoken with a policeman in 3 years.  Some people seem to attract problems - maybe that's you ????

I wonder how your electric is so cheap.  Nice!

Electric here Thailand always seems so darned expensive.  Especially for the terrible wages they earn here.

I think you'll find Koh Samui much nicer. 

I personally find Phuket nice for a visit but the traffic and constant ripoffs made me sour on living there permanently.  Wants COVID-19 is over it'll be packed with Chinese again.

6 hours ago, kynikoi said:

Wife says reports are young people giving themselves covid and demanding the 100k payout. Ah, Thailand...

 

The gaming aside the company should never assume more risk than it can manage. Further, no underwriter? Boo hoo. It's really just fraud then isn't it? I'd have some sympathy if money was returned fully in two business weeks but I doubt any will be returned at all. Ah, Thailand.

I doubt many are infecting themselves.  That was one of the excuses the insurance companies were using to not pay out.

Like you said, insurance companies shouldn't take  more risk than they can absorb.

3 hours ago, cjinchiangrai said:

Bangkok Post reported this week that they called Moderna and was told that no orders had been placed and new orders were for delivery in Q1-22. It is not my speculation, but theirs.

 

GPO says its signing the papers Monday.

Whats the hurry?

24 minutes ago, DavisH said:

Because millions live day by day. You could always donate some of your farang wealth to them so they can stay home and lock down. 

 

Supposedly thats a governments job.

Just now, riclag said:

Are you gonna be doubled masked and wearing a face shield ?

Double masked and sunglasses.

Anything is better than dying in the streets.

Just now, jerrymahoney said:

You can assume all you want. You don't know many medical workers in total were vaccinated. You don't know if all proper procedures were followed. You don't know if they were dealing with one or more patients who falsely tested negative.

 

And you can't vaccinate anybody with a vaccine you don't have.

Front line workers were vaccinated with that junk Sinovac.

6 hours ago, brewsterbudgen said:

I think they saw this coming, with all the talk of tighter lockdowns and travel bans yesterday.

Your right.

But they should have seen this coming ages ago.

India's horrible death toll has been all over social and news outlets for months.

The need now is to get enough Oxygen tanks and ventilators.

4 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

So exactly 72 hours from the time we walked in and took our tests on Wednesday at PCT, we finally got the results back.  Our tests thankfully were negative, but the delay in notifications is what bothers me as far as others who test and may be positive, but during those 3 days those people could be running around infecting others.  This also may be the delay in the daily numbers as well being posted in a timely manner.  The Cases listed today could be from tests three days ago or even sooner if they were done by VIP service.  Therein also lies the inequity for those that can pay and those that can not.  Hope everyone stays safe.  For the first time in 3 days we will head out for a walk outside and maybe around Lumpini park, of course masked up as always.

That sure is a long time!

Did they mention that it would take that long?

Frustrating.

3 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

No it isn't perfect because they said MILLIONS of Indonesian medical workers have been vaccinated and you don['t say how many Thai medical workers have been vaccinated.

Impossible with Thailand's transparency being non-existant.

Another hospital closed due to 300 staff being infected.  I assume they've been vaccinated.

2 minutes ago, jerrymahoney said:

No it isn't perfect because they said MILLIONS of Indonesian medical workers have been vaccinated and you don['t say how many Thai medical workers have been vaccinated.

Vaccinated with Sinovac.

Say no more.

15 minutes ago, RJRS1301 said:

 

If you read my post I said, mix Pfizzer/Moderna Pfizzer/AZ, never mentioned they had mixed Sinovac in EU, as it is not used there anywhere, but there is a lab study with Sino/.Pfizzzer mix. Sinovac looses efficacy after 40 days, 

Indonesia is in terrible state with the death/infection rates out of control, and medical staff dying after vaccinations, so guess they are hoping for the best.

 

Fair enough.