thaibeachlovers

Other than the 6 weeks of level 4 lockdown ( 4 weeks last year at the start and 2 weeks recently after delta arrived ), I've done exactly the same as I did the year before corona was even heard of.

Not till elected.

That was true in the past, but now they want to attract the seriously rich, a derelict building that looms over the city would be a turn off to anyone with the money to go anywhere. BTW, it's not just half built- it's an eyesore, and looks horrible.

No I don't, and I'm not going to correct someone that tries to dictate who can comment on here.

Then you should have PM'd him. As it's a public forum, anyone that chooses to can respond to any post, but you know that.

As always, you post rarely, but when you do you have something real to say. Well done and keep up the good work ????

Perhaps because we are stupid enough to allow them?

Given that your post is IMO political, and that we can not respond in kind, IMO you should not be posting tempting subject matter lest we all suffer the consequences, of which I am not permitted to comment on.

Yes you can ( and that applies to both sentences ). Anyway, how can you leave her when you ain't with her? If, many years in the future, you should happen upon her again, you'll wonder why you loved her. That too, happened to me, when I met my once upon a time idyll. Love, is a fleeting thing.

I was only referring to the number of posts you make, not to the content. However, as I have your attention, run, run as far from her as you can. You will only make yourself miserable by remaining in a situation where you are constantly reminded of her. I know- been there done that, got the T shirt. In my case it was resolved when she moved far away. I felt a whole lot better soon as she left.

Oh, I'd love to be the proverbial fly on the wall in city hall right now. I wonder just how they are going to try and BS their way out of a situation they, IMO, are responsible for causing.

To be fair, there are concrete slabs, but the way they have collapsed indicates they were not dug down very far at all. They need to go down to bedrock. Even the Bible has something to say about "building on sand" not being a good idea.

Looking at the pipes, it's no wonder they couldn't take the downpour. What <deleted> thought they would be large enough? Also, the road is just concrete over sand, no rock base at all. No wonder it collapsed. I'm just surprised it took so long to happen.

Indeed. Supermarkets have always been the exception to the rule in NZ ( can't speak for elsewhere ) as impossible to enforce social distancing etc. If they had tried to enforce same rules as eg restaurants, the populace would be in uproar, as everyone has to eat and if the government tried to enforce home delivery there would be chaos, as many can't do that eg those that don't have internet, credit cards or EFPOS etc, or are living in cars because rents are too high.

Unless the government gives them for free, what else did you expect? First lockdown in NZ it was hard to even find a mask for sale, and the pharmacy I tried was asking $10 for one disposable mask, or $16 for a washable one ( face covering was not mandatory during first lockdown and hardly anyone wore them where I live ). No wonder the government was saying that even a scarf around one's face was acceptable, and even now they refer to "face coverings" and NOT masks. Now the government has made face coverings mandatory in many places it is easy to buy masks at supermarkets ( not sold in local supermarket before ) for a reasonable price, but if one is living in one's car because one can't afford to rent a place, one isn't going to pay for masks.

Those masks with valves are apparently being banned already in certain places ( I think on planes ) because they provide no protection at all for anyone else. The contaminated air is not filtered as it exits the mask.

I am sooooo glad that the OP does not have any say in whether I will or not.

But not in Thailand. Outside the cities, masks were so rarely worn I never saw one. They were IMO worn because of the misconception that they stopped pollution, not because people loved wearing the things. That is IMO more to do with Thais reluctance to make a fuss in public, than it is to do with acceptance of mask wearing.

Shouldn't that be "only the richest will get through this"?

But still off topic, which is segregation in Pattaya.

When I went for my flu jab, there was no interview, no Dr, and no notes taken. I did have to wait 30 minutes after the first one. When I was "vaccinated" for mumps by being put in close contact with an infected friend ( by my parents ) they didn't take any medical advice, and no medical staff involved. What may happen in one country, is not indicative of what happens elsewhere.

Don't mock it. Mills and Boon have made millions from such. We should have been so lucky.

No. Gamma is just bored IMO, but if not for his entertaining posts there would be little to comment on anymore, as the supply of interesting posts seems to be going through a low phase on the Pub, especially as the chief entertainer seems to have gone AWOL.

It's called unrequited love, and it's something men have experienced for millenia. I've been there, and it's not a happy experience. This too, shall pass, and fade away to a mere memory. In the future, you will give yourself a good mental kicking for being so foolish, but for now, you must remove yourself all contact with the temptress, less you get a real kicking from the husband.