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18 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Meanwhile, teams have been out across the province disinfecting the streets in a bid to prevent the spread of the virus.

How does disinfecting the streets prevent covid spreading?

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

He is reported to be in a stable condition

Straight from the horse's mouth.

7 hours ago, Nout said:

Nice thread. Simple. Well written. Unpretentious...has the makings of a radio story..

The Archers in Udon

We have that already (Eddie Grundy going past on the motorbike):

11 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

 

Including the introduction of Covfefe , bigly and alternative facts into the lexicon of W H terminology .. and who cannot forget his managing to get Deb Birx squirming like a worm on live T V when asked about the bleach and the light against C V being touted by him .. 

But hey for years to come comedians will have a never ending seam of comedy gold to mine once he's turfed out in 19 days even if only about the catwig on his head that has dutifully stuck with it for 4 yrs .. 

It's nearly the right colour.

13 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

Was gonna spill the beans anyway next Owl Log; but here goes. Yes! But!

Yes, but...on his way to pay you the money he owes he was dragged into a pub by a school friend he hasn't seen for years and was persuaded to put the entire amount on a horse that was a certain winner. It ended up being a certain candidate for the knacker's yard.

His long-lost school friend was never seen again. Same for your dosh.

Am I close?

P.S. Regarding the tree: Yang is Thai for rubber.

Seeing as I'm sure who will be blamed as the cause of all this,  I'm surprised 'The Legend of King Naresuan' hasn't been on TV yet.

7 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

Let the countdown begin, 9 days to go, i.e. I did state in another post that Prayut would do a Nationwide lockdown come 10 January, after he said he wouldn't lock down the nation (totally irresponsible comment by a leader), place your bets ladies and gentlemen, place your bets ????

I would, but all the illegal gambling dens have been closed down - allegedly.

6 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Let's see what happens this month. Will the numbers skyrocket?

I think the skyrocket to the moon is a different project.

23 minutes ago, welovesundaysatspace said:

30 minutes ago, FarFlungFalang said:

At least they did 273 tests which is up from yesterday.

Where do I find the number of tests reported? 

I think you'll find that's sarcasm.

23 minutes ago, TallGuyJohninBKK said:

 

Why does this not sound like nonsense....

 

Staff are prohibited from being in close quarters from customers... But there appears to be nothing that prevents multitudes of customers from being in close quarters with each other???  Huh???

Because it's professional nonsense.

31 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Another great reflection of the strangest year on record Owl !

 

I don’t know if that as we get older the passing of friends becomes more painful, or is it that it questions our own mortality ??

I learned recently of a friend’s passing as he was working in Germany and the struggle involved of trying to repatriate his body ( still ongoing ) with his family here in Thailand. Family and friends will travel from the uk to Thailand for the service, of course 14 days quarantine will delay closure for his friends, his wife and teenage son in particular. A year younger than me and with no obvious health issues , makes me think about my own health and taking advantage of the time we have left here !!

 

Anyway, I felt particularly sad at Michels passing even though i had never met him I felt a certain affinity with him through his photos and recollections of his daily life. At 74 years old ( IIRC ) and thousands of km on an old pushbike under his belt made him appear invincible ! 
I think TBL’s downfall was his reactions against Michel’s The Lonely Bicycle ( great name Ody ! ) photos, the football rant was just the final straw.

 

A happy and prosperous ( I’d settle for safe ) new year to one and all .

 

Andy

(I've posted these details before, but I think it's worth repeating)

Michel belonged to a Thai cycling group. They went to pay homage to the late Rama IX.
They cycled from Sakon Nakhon to Bangkok and back, staying in temple grounds and anywhere else free, as they were all on a budget.

Michel told me that less than ten years before that, he went on a trip around Thailand with the same group. They cycled 2,300km in 19 days (~120km/day)

I made a note of the figures he told me, as it was so impressive.

For me at 62, on a recent trip around Issan with my Swiss round the world cyclist friend, we managed 800km in eight days - 100km/day. That took its toll on me.

Btw Michel was 71.
More cheese Gromit?