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The adverse effects of the Covid vaccines are very current news.

I've saved my own life by not listening to doctors.

Never breathed my own carbon dioxide and never will. I'm with Fauci on this one: Dr. Anthony Fauci wrote in February 2020 that store-bought face masks would not be very effective at protecting against the COVID-19 pandemic and advised a traveler not to wear one. https://www.newsweek.com/fauci-said-masks-not-really-effective-keeping-out-virus-email-reveals-1596703

Maybe because they are morons?

|...] it just says the quality of the evidence in the studies they looked at was too low to draw conclusions.[...] That's good enough for me.

A new study quoting epidemiologist Tom Jefferson demonstrates that masks don't work, and of course Fauci is doing his best to justify his actions on the matter. It would be funny if the implications weren't so serious. The piece quotes lead study author Tom Jefferson, an Oxford epidemiologist, as saying: “There is just no evidence that [masks] make any difference. Full stop.” https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/dr-fauci-covid-masks-cochrane-review-b2404761.html

The problem is that most Thais have the village habit of just riding around helmetless, and they keep this habit whenever they are in the city, whether long or short-term. Hit them in the wallet, that's the only thing they will understand. They will never stop riding helmetless in and around the village, but will do once they hit the main roads and cities, where there is most danger, for fear of being pulled over and fined. A good example of this is the car tax, that pink square with the current year on it. This is systematically checked by the cops and therefore villagers who haven't paid it don't drive on the main roads or in the cities, because they dont want to be fined. Apply that logic to the helmets and I am sure it will work.

The farangs who try to drive like Thais are very dangerous. I would have crashed into one the other day if I had not anticipated and braked before he crossed 2 lanes right in front of me.

Good to know, I think they probably do the trick in most cases, but best to upgrade nonetheless.

Good point, I'm currently wearing an Index which cost 1,500 THB, I need to get myself a Shark or a Shoei.

Also worth stressing is the importance of full-face helmets. The crash statistics come from the Hurt Report and show that the most common area of impact on motorcycle helmets is the chin at 19.4% which spells “ouch” for open-face helmet wearers. https://www.webbikeworld.com/crash-statistics-motorcycle-helmets/

Long overdue.

Currently a nice 33 °C in Hua Hin.

I said it wasn't addressed to you: Absolutely. The three hottest years I experienced were respectively: Laos, 2014 France, 2003 Spain, 1997 This year was pretty mild in Thailand, even April was not as bad as some other years I have known. My acquaintances in France and the UK told me it was pretty hot in July/August, but not as bad as 2003.

"Level plane" are my preferred terms. You're bang on target about Antartica.

Yes I am a blasphemer of the science cult. I trust my senses and thermometer, and therefore stand by my comment that this year was not hotter than any others, which was not addressed to you.

Great questions. Do your own research.

Possibly just another condo building. I suspect these developers are playing the long game, anticipating that in a couple of decades there will be high demand. Which isn't completely stupid… I used to know a Thai guy who owned a lot of land in soi Watboon area, made good money from it, he said he had bought it dirt cheap 30 years before.

Yes.

Just a friendly aside. Back on topic, what does this tell you?

Glad you dropped the Ukraine flag, Brian, it was a real pain in the eye.

This year was no hotter than any others.

1,609 scientists and professionals from around the world have recently stated the obvious, that there is no climate emergency and it's all political. It seems President Trump was right when he called climate change a hoax. https://clintel.org/world-climate-declaration/ Looking forward to laughing at the "fact-checking articles" some posters here will be sure to post.

More like 10-0 for the antivaxxers, if government stats are anything to go by.

Plenty of farangs in Sattahip.