Surasak

16 hours ago, Yorkshire Tea said:

 

So, probably nothing to do with the great exodus of travellers heading to the provinces.

Bringing with them, disease and destruction. If ink were brains, could those in high places have enough to make  . ?

2 hours ago, sport said:

Whilst it may not be the total answer to the pandemic, clearly vaccination of the population will significantly reduce the possible spread of the virus. So why hasn't the Government introduce it yet when most other countries have?

 

 

Because the Goverment does not have the the funds to purchase the required amount of vaccine.

They could well produce the funds if they were to 'borrow' the money in the same way other countries do.

I read in the UK papers today, China has admitted their sinovacs vaccine is not up to delivering the protection they first thought. Less than 50%.

Well done Thailand, very encouraging that you have placed so much faith in something so useless. But, What's new?

8 hours ago, cyril sneer said:

Good little money maker, those prices mentioned almost certainly sound rounded up

Well, as far as I know cattle are not rounded down.

On 1/10/2021 at 4:19 PM, Surasak said:

How about due to the heading, it asks for question you would like to ask? Or does that not meet with your criteria?

Due to the date, are we digging up bones? This isn't the first time either.

I have used my Thai driving licence on many occasions to hire cars in the UK, from a number of different firms. I was asked once for an IDP and once for my passport, but never refused a hire. The age limit is up to 79, past that and you will be refused due to insurance limitations. My last UK car hire was July 2019 Eurocar via a company called Keddy. Collected at and returned to Heathrow.

6 hours ago, sandyf said:

The jury is still out on that one.

 

A UK trial has been launched to see if giving people different Covid vaccines for their first and second doses works as well as the current approach of using the same type of vaccine twice.

https://www.bbc.com/news/health-55924433

I accept your post, sandyf and perhaps the BBC are correct, but it is not confirmed and wont be until the summer. So, can we just accept we are both correct, maybe?

15 minutes ago, scorecard said:

Very nice, can I add a basic question?

 

Can I get the AstraZenica vaccine for the first jab, then the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for the 2nd jab? 

 

As far as I am aware they cannot be mixed. If you have AZ as the first, then the second must be AZ also. I could be wrong of course, but that is what I have been reading.

I had this same problem with 2 ACs so had them cleaned but after a few weeks they leaked again. Got a different man in to look and it turns out the ACs were not leaning slightly towards the drain outlet. The guy rehung both units and have not had any problems since.

This was three years ago.

2 hours ago, Crusader said:

Don't you just love the numbers they come up with...

I know it is April 1 - but most Thai don't get that.

I live a fairly extravagant life, but would struggle to spend 200,000 a month - without giving loads away.

I don't have an extravagant life style, but I do have deep pockets. Problem there being, I have nothing in them

2 hours ago, klauskunkel said:

All you need to do is repair the 90 Day Online Reporting: If you fix it, they will come.

Online reporting is fine, its the 'Dell Boy' computers used that's the problem

17 hours ago, anchadian said:

And so it continues....more of the same.

 

Vichit projected spending by foreign tourists would be 156 billion baht ($5 billion) this year.

I wish I knew how they arrive at these figures.

Its not the sorting hat from Hogwarts, that's for sure.

4 hours ago, Venom said:

What's the margin? ????

Its that inch wide space down the left hand side of the page, perhaps?

6 hours ago, ParkerN said:

 

Yup. That really sums up the Thai enigma very nicely. They just don't know any better. After copying so much from westerners for decades (centuries?), they still hate foreigners, they still love foreigner's money, and they haven't learned very much at all.

 

Learning does appear to be a problem for Thais. just look at the STEM and SAT scores... learning just isn't what they do best.

Thais can and do learn, that is not the problem. Teaching on the other hand, is the major problem. Until such time as qualified, yes, truly qualified teachers are employed to teach, the system is doomed to fail.

I remember reading recently that UK expats will soon be eligible to vote in local elections of their last constituency, and that the fifteen year rule will no longe apply. Not sure of full details but was put before the HoC recently. 

I complained to the bank that their APP wasn't working. It was pointed out that it required my passport number used to open the account. Had I not kept the original, things could have been awkward. 

Just as an aside, your passport is government property and therefore should not be discarded or destroyed. I have passports from the 1960s. The first one when replaced I burnt as I thought it was of no further use. When I applied for a new one a year later, I was asked  for details of the old one. The passport office lady went ape when I said I had burnt it. I had a police visit to take a statement and was cautioned. I was lucky I didn't get a criminal record.

Appreciate that was a long time ago and things may have changed. However, I keep my old passports.

6 hours ago, colinneil said:

Clearly BIG Joke knows too much of the goings on in high places, so a position has been created just for him, basically to keep him sweet, and his mouth shut.

Sorry to say Colin, but I don't agree with you. There is more to this manoeuvring of Big Joke than meets the eye. 

Strange as it may seem, the archaic alcohol laws are partly to blame for the DUI. If alcohol was available 24/7/365, would possibly drop by 85% or more.

"Today I'm boosting confidence for the general public," Prayuth told reporters at Government House, before he received a shot in his left arm.

Two ways of looking at this statement.

"I'm going first to show the people it is Okay".  Or, "It's me first as I don't want any contamination from anything you lot have handled".

There is of course the Thai way. "ME FIRST, ME FIRST".

3 hours ago, Aussie999 said:

I see a problem "The new rules state that anyone using the outside lane on a highway must not drive slower than 100km/h but no faster than 120km/h,"  this may be a mis translation, but why is it the "outside" lane, which, unless defined, is different in other countries, eg, Australia, it is the lane furthest from the centre.

Some people have to be different I suppose, if only for the hell of it.

19 hours ago, ChipButty said:

Where I live they dont seem to care

I have to say that is not exclusive to you. Its the same where I live.

Wheel them in. April 1st should be a good day to start spreading Covid in Thailand. Only requires one or two to be missed on arrival and the number will shoot through the roof.

Good Thinking Prat Man!!

5 hours ago, Sticky Rice Balls said:

Half a brain?!!!!..

Busy doing nothing and trying to find lots of things not to do. Very fitting, suits this lot to a T.