Capella

Good in theory, but they're really expensive. I'm also wondering how good is the aircon, and its effect on range. 

1 hour ago, Albert Zweistein said:

I believe them too but NSW is not the whole world.

Well of course that's true, but it is an advanced society of 8 million people, with excellent scientific and medical knowledge. It's taking a similar approach to Omicron (we have no choice other than to live with this) as places like the UK (a place where 67 million people live), and elsewhere.

1 hour ago, Albert Zweistein said:

Are those members able to judge the credibility of this links ? Internet is full of them and many contradictory so who or what to believe ?

The statistics, infection rates, advice, etc, that I've quoted in this thread are from the NSW Australian government and are published on their websites. Up to you whether you believe them. Personally, I do.

1 hour ago, Albert Zweistein said:

Do you know anybody who survived Omicron ?

I'm a survivor. Still living and breathing. 

2 hours ago, tandor said:

...unfair to say that..you cannot and should not give into erratic driver behaviour...policing, fining and education is the answer.

Good luck with that.

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Your experiences are exactly that, your experiences. There are reports that the omicron can cause cold like symptoms in some, and worse symptoms in others. It is still flooding UK hospitals. Particularly for those who have had no prior infections, or no  vaccination.

The virus itself is not under the control of governments, and your paranoia is not justified. Media simply want to bring us news, and bad news is what works for them. 

Omicron likely will put Covid behind us, but until deaths are few, it cannot be.

Whatever matey - all you'll do is complain to the forum cops to get opposing views censored if I try to engage you in a discussion on this, so bye ????

Zebra crossings in Thailand may as well not exist.

I've always liked Nong Khai. Nice vibe, by the river and easy travel to Laos. 

8 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

if they fall fowl of the law????

It's all for the breast.

This is a good decision that will help to prevent profiteering. 

5 hours ago, Mr Meeseeks said:

In my Benz the engine turns off automatically whenever I stop the vehicle to save on emissions.

 

Does this mean I can still play with my phone?

I hate that feature. 

Changing your name might cause you problems down the line. Use your preferred name in your everyday life, but leave your legal name as it is.

Just now, Bkk Brian said:

Yes agree, its easy to insinuate that there was panic not so easy to back it up.

I really don't have time to debate it with you, and it's a bit off topic anyway, sorry. 

3 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Who panicked? 

Let's not go there ????. Enjoy your day and take care of yourself. 

1 minute ago, Bkk Brian said:

Prophesies of doom or planning for worst case scenarios, there's two way to look at that. I prefer to have good planning in place. Unfortunately in other countries those Prophesies are worse than thought, such as the US.

There's a dividing line between sensible planning with a margin of error, and outright panic, I do agree.

8 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Yes its gotten better since early Jan

 

Covid patients occupy one in three ICU beds in NSW as nurse shortages soar

One-fifth of nurses absent in high dependency unit of major hospital due to Covid as 4,941 healthcare workers in isolation across NSW

 

Almost all 12,500 hospital beds in NSW could be full during Omicron peak in worst-case scenario

Right, there were various prophesies of doom. They got around the shortage of nurses by exempting them from self isolation as close contacts. Isolation periods for everyone, even those who had the disease, were also halved to 7 days. 

https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/business/nsw-rules/exemption-guidance

2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Relative to infections they are less than delta however as I stated when you have the sheer numbers getting infected then hospitals admissions rise quickly with those needing a little more than paracetamol and a throat lozenges. The burden on ICU however seems to remain low which is good news.

Right. Out of those 195,000 active cases, there are 2,174 hospitalisations. Total hospital bed capacity in public hospitals only is 21,000.

9 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Right that's why I responded because you said "hospitalisations are very rare indeed" and in actual fact that is not the case as they've only just had a drop in numbers.

Compared to the number of people catching it, hospitalisations are indeed rare. ICU cases are extremely rare 175 out of 195,000 cases. Of course, your chance of ending up there depends on your general health and age. I'm late fifties, asthmatic but physically fit.

8 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

My approach exactly.  I'm boosted, so not worried much.  Don't go to bars and now mask up in crowded spaces with N95 masks.  Gotta keep on living!  I've done all I can.

I was booked in for the booster but had the disease instead, so giving my body a bit of time to recover. The CDC recently announced that a double vaccine plus having the disease gives a very good immune response. 

2 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Where are you that a full blown Omicron wave is happening but hospitalizations are rare?

 

If you said ICU and deaths are not going up significantly that I can believe but wherever I've looked in the stats all actual hospitalizations have gone up even to levels over the delta wave due to the sheer number of people being infected.

In NSW, Australia. Hospitalisations have certainly gone up, but the system is not being overwhelmed and we're in the worst of it. There were 100,000+ cases per day for a while statewide, 195,000 active cases now. ICU cases are 175 (capacity 1,000), 25 ventilated. Now, we're past the worst of it, with infection rates falling. 

1 minute ago, Jeffr2 said:

I've never seen an article saying anyone wanted the pandemic to extend.  Never.  You'll have to put one up here to prove this.

 

Some 10MM++ dead so far.  Yeah, that's something to fear.

Try not to worry about Omicron, and enjoy your life. You've got very little chance of falling seriously ill with it.

12 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

Yeah, as most of us know, hospitalizations lag the initial outbreak, and deaths lag that.  3,000 is a lot of people without loved ones.  Incredible emotional devastation.

Take sensible precautions like getting vaccinated and practicing good hygiene, but try not to worry too much even if you do catch it.

Where I am, a quarter of the population has had it in the past few weeks, but hospitalisations are very rare indeed, and are quite manageable. All the people I know who have had it, including me, needed nothing more than paracetamol and throat lozenges. Omicron is mild, and thanks to its extreme transmissibiliy it's displaced the nastier variants that preceded it.

20 minutes ago, Jeffr2 said:

True!  Thanks to the majority who've been vaccinated.  It sure is possible.  But even then, many are out sick causing massive disruptions in the supply chains.

 

I have never heard of anyone who wants covid to go on forever. Bizarre statement.

Right, supply chain disruption is a problem everywhere. Omicron is over quite quickly though - its incubation period and the illness itself are much shorter than prior variants, just three days each in my case. Things will improve very soon.

I know it sounds counterintuitive that people would want to perpetuate covid, but some do. It's an easy story for journalists to write about, and a certain type of politician enjoys the power of controlling people's lives. Easy to understand, I think. 

Anyway, the narrative seems to be changing from one of fear to one of getting on with life, which is encouraging after two very difficult years.