Phuketshrew

1 hour ago, gavlar said:

On 3/27/2020 at 3:33 PM, Phuketshrew said:

Many people just not grasping the seriousness of the situation. Just watching Sky News - In the UK police are stopping cars and getting close to unwound windows - no masks or protective gear. Hundred's of people on the streets applauding the nurses (which is commendable) but not many masks and very little social distancing. Unbelievable.

Your wrong....I'm in UK.....at least 95% of people in lockdown....a few idiots as in every society

I did not say that 95% of people (or any % of people) were not grasping the situation - I said many. I saw UK Police stopping cars without any masks or due care for social distancing. I also saw people on the streets doing the same. I did not say it was 95% or even 5% of people. I made an observation and commented on it, nothing wrong with that. Good night and stay safe.

19 minutes ago, GAZZPA said:

Your post was insinuating that the UK were not taking appropriate precautions in order to control the spread, completely incorrect. If you have nieces in the NHS you should know your comments were nonsense. You are drawing conclusions from a brief shot in the press and nothing more. It was a pointless post. I was hardly that rude, just think before you post such things.

So calling someone you don't know an imbecile for simply posting an observation is not rude? OK.

1 hour ago, GAZZPA said:

Yes we applauded the nurses, however we didn't all congregate in the streets, gather into crowds to do it. Imbecile!

No need to be rude - I was not moaning about applauding the nurses - I have a sister in law and nieces working in the NHS. I was commenting about what I saw on BBC World News footage where there were crowds of people outside, many without masks and very few practicing effective social distancing - the camera's don't lie. You were obviously not in the area that was shown on the news. If you want a good read on this then go to: https://medium.com/@tomaspueyo/coronavirus-the-hammer-and-the-dance-be9337092b56

Stay home and stay safe in the UK.

Cool. Stay safe in Siem Reap.

4 minutes ago, Burma Bill said:

yes, but I think that should read "bird singing competitions" which are popular in Thai culture:-

Yes, my nieces husband keeps them - they are strung up all around the house.

Burma Bill? Are you still in Myanmar? I got out last week whilst I still could.

15 minutes ago, gearbox said:

There is another thread discussing the coronavirus treatment costs,  30000 baht per day seems to be the maximum for ICU room. That probably doesn't include doctors' fees.

So I might get 3 days in ICU? Seems a bit pointless buying such insurance then?

Tomorrows news: Senior Immigration officers contract COVID-19 ....

I have just looked at the Roojai ad for COVID-19 medical insurance. The cover for medical treatment seems to be for 100,000 baht maximum for the year.

Serious question: How much time on a ventilator in ICU would that actually buy?

20 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

The media said that it looked as though this was a professional robber.

Aren't they all?

The perfect storm. Bar girls getting infected by dirty ai farang and the returning to the village to infect grandparents and their kids. But what else can they do now the golden goose has expired?

32 minutes ago, daveyboy69 said:

totally agree with you stun.common sense, not sure what its called in Thai

There isn't any.

7 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

The United Kingdom will use firefighters to help deliver food, retrieve dead bodies

It's just been confirmed on BBC that Boris has tested positive.

Find a fall guy and transfer him to an inactive post - no matter how many deaths have resulted - truly nauseating. Be careful karma doesn't kick in and covid-19 also gets transferred to army HQ.

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

how do you work out a stimulus for 1000 hookers

NCC ?

Three people in a supermarket? hardly panic buying is it?

1 hour ago, Epidemiologist Dave said:

Stop these annoying video ads!

I'll second that - so damned annoying having to keep closing them every time a page refreshes.

43 minutes ago, NCC1701A said:

Wear cheap leopard print and I will follow you anywhere.

I thought you were grounded?