4 minutes ago, jwest10 said:

Just been to 7/11 and confirmed no sales and throughout May.

why do you bring us all DOOM AND GLOOM news???

we do NOT want or need to hear this  !!????????????????

I knew I should have fitted one of them draught Tiger pumps in the house a while ago would have looked good in the kitchen on the breakfast bar

Edited April 30, 20206 yr by ChipButty

2 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

I knew I should have fitted one of them drought Tiger pumps in the house a while ago would have looked good in the kitchen

i prefer LEO......!!

54 minutes ago, Road Warrior said:

is booze so important ????????????????????

I like a glass of wine or a beer with dinner. These days, I do that with one person or alone. This activity does not threaten others in any way.

 

What is important to you, that you and one other are doing with no effect on others? How would you feel if they took that away?

1 minute ago, dukeandduke said:

I like a glass of wine or a beer with dinner. These days, I do that with one person or alone. This activity does not threaten others in any way.

 

What is important to you, that you and one other are doing with no effect on others? How would you feel if they took that away?

so tell me how me buying booze FOR MY OWN CONSUMPTION in my condo EFFECTS other people ????????

38 minutes ago, Nemises said:

No alcohol ban here in Australia. 

Am on Dan Murphy’s website now, ordering another carton of JB, beer and fine (affordable) wine. 

Hope everyone is livin’ the dream up there in Thailand. 
 

 

Cheers ????

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How,s things in the nursing homes category?

2 minutes ago, essox essox said:

so tell me how me buying booze FOR MY OWN CONSUMPTION in my condo EFFECTS other people ????????

Yeah well Thai logic???

Just now, essox essox said:

sounds LIKE YOU NEED to STOCK up  !!!

I have bottles of whiskey and bacardi in my wardrobe.....been there for yrs as I am not a spirit drinker, but can drink with mixers......Oh !! also two bottles of stones's green ginger (which can not be bought in this backward country )

 I'm a spirit drinker, I was counting on restocking at the end of April. Those are back of the shelf, items. The Kahlua & Jameson's was for 'mexican coffee' drink we have on occasion. Prosecco a  a new years or Xmas item, never used. 

OTOH I haven't been a hard drinker for over a decade. Not a problem, just an inconvenience. 

41 minutes ago, essox essox said:

why do you bring us all DOOM AND GLOOM news???

we do NOT want or need to hear this  !!????????????????

lol not always just wanted to share the gloom 

Many of these young Thai drinkers they are trying to keep alcohol away from will just resort to drugs, so whilst trying to stop the spread of the corona, we'll only end up with more drug addicts.

 

The uncle of my a family member where i stay is in the ICU at the hospital now. He has been drinking homemade Lao Khao for the past few weeks that one of the neighbors make in his basement and then resell to the people in the village. They (we) used to go to the Mom N Pop shops near but it's been a week or so since they ran out of stock so now everyone is drinking the local Lao Khao.

Needless to say that the guy that's making it is himself drunk on his own Lao Khao while making it... I can't believe we're the only village in this situation. It's probably the same in many villages across the country. 

Just to confuse matters all flavours are being sold surreptitiously here today

22 minutes ago, essox essox said:

so tell me how me buying booze FOR MY OWN CONSUMPTION in my condo EFFECTS other people ????????

Uh, yeah.  How was it unclear that this was my argument?

44 minutes ago, ChipButty said:

I knew I should have fitted one of them draught Tiger pumps in the house a while ago would have looked good in the kitchen on the breakfast bar

cAN ANYONE STATE THAT IS THERE A BAN ON 1ST AND 2ND MAY OR ARE THEY STILL WAFFLING ON AND 2 GOVENORS CAN NOT BE REACHED SO A DECISION ON THE 3RD MAY!!!

Edited April 30, 20206 yr by jwest10
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This is a country run by intelligent people who are communicating policy clearly. And above all consistently.

 

In fact this is also evident on Central Festival's website, where I was able to learn today, 29 April, that the store will be closed until 12 April.

 

 

6 minutes ago, jwest10 said:

cAN ANYONE STATE THAT IS THERE A BAN ON 1ST AND 2ND MAY OR ARE THEY STILL WAFFLING ON AND 2 GOVENORS CAN NOT BE REACHED SO A DECISION ON THE 3RD MAY!!!

The 2 missing governors are probably <deleted> faced on there last supply of alcohol.????

Will Tops or Villa be open for buying alcohol?  I want to get some Jack Daniels.

1 minute ago, JOE BAMA said:

Will Tops or Villa be open for buying alcohol?  I want to get some Jack Daniels.

If your lucky, on the 1st of June.

10 minutes ago, JOE BAMA said:

I want to get some Jack Daniels.

On my list as well. I can't take anymore Blend 285 and 100 Pipers.

48 minutes ago, Olmate said:

How,s things in the nursing homes category?

Not sure. Will check after my lovely, refreshing swim on our now open beaches and of course, grabbing some MORE ALCOHOL from the bottle o’ on the way home. 
 

Try stay happy up there during your May (and possibly longer) “dry season”. 

 

Cheers ???? ???? 

 

10 minutes ago, Nemises said:

Not sure. Will check after my lovely, refreshing swim on our now open beaches and of course, grabbing some MORE ALCOHOL from the bottle o’ on the way home. 
 

Try stay happy up there during your May (and possibly longer) “dry season”. 

 

Cheers ???????? 

 

Be careful it doesn't go down the wrong way and choke you to death.

 

I would be distraught.

Funny how just yesterday so many people were saying the government would bow to CP etc and allow the two day stock up because, you know, Thai greed and profit above everything?  All of that stuff.  And all the people saying they are about to open the floodgates and let the Chinese in because, you know, Thai greed and all that?  Wrong on both fronts.  Border and incoming flight ban extended another month too.

Perhaps, just perhaps, they have made this decision to make sure they don't make the mistake that Singapore made and open up too early thinking it's over and beaten.  Maybe, just maybe, the previous month made such a difference that it was worth extending it to make sure the virus is stamped out.  One more month of pain for the greater gain.  Maybe, just maybe, the have access to more information and consulted more experts than the people of TVF.

I am now saying I agree with the decision, far from it, but I can look at it impartially and see some possible logic to it.  I am as distraught as all of you over it as I have demolished my extensive beer stash and am now scrabbling around for old spirits or wine.  I wish this was over and I want some beer - I even resorted to buying Heineken 0.0 to see if that works.  But if the ban has stopped people gathering and the infection rates reflect that, and if the hospitals are benefitting, then why not.

Anyway, sorry, to interrupt, back now to your mouth frothing, contradictory Thai bashing (greed, oh no, not greed, they hate foreigners, oh they do updates in English and extended everyone's visas, wait I'm confused, erm...).

Common sense.....Logic....Peoples government....in Thailand are all oxymorons.

10 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

But if the ban has stopped people gathering and the infection rates reflect that, and if the hospitals are benefitting, then why not.

I think you need to look around more, or you live somewhere remote, where I am it hasn't stopped people gathering, far from it, markets are packed, folks come to the lake area and picnic, sit together on their mats eating food with no masks etc. In my moo bahn, several houses having nightly get together, folks coming in cars to sit and chat, booze or no booze. Thais in our office sitting together eating, the list goes on, none of the hospitals in Thailand are overrun, not even close to it.

25 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Funny how just yesterday so many people were saying the government would bow to CP etc and allow the two day stock up because, you know, Thai greed and profit above everything?  All of that stuff. 

Your dreaming if you think they were not told by someone higher up the "food chain/hierarchy" to stay closed while the "agenda" runs it's coarse.

Quite how anyone can have any faith in a military dictatorship with a history like they have is beyond reasoning - desperation maybe?

30 minutes ago, josephbloggs said:

Funny how just yesterday so many people were saying the government would bow to CP etc and allow the two day stock up because, you know, Thai greed and profit above everything? 

Just wait for another U-turn of Mr P.

It's nothing but a "I am confused until further notice" shut up order.
He looked at his calendar and was surprised that decisions are due.

18 hours ago, Susco said:

For those who still dream that there will be a 2 day window to buy booze, here is your wake up call. Expect the same throughout the rest of the country.

 

 

There is never a ban the stupid thai goverment is lossing billions in tax of the sale of beer yet we all can still get beer at a bigger cost but like every night i will still being having a beer the stipid thai goverment your lossing incone but we are still drinking you sofe people

Even for this bunch of Cluckwits its amazing how they can take 3 days to make a sort of, not quite clear, might be decision

it does prove their incompetence is stunning

oh in the meantime beer is available  this moment today sort of here today

11 minutes ago, Philipg114763 said:

There is never a ban the stupid thai goverment is lossing billions in tax of the sale of beer yet we all can still get beer at a bigger cost but like every night i will still being having a beer the stipid thai goverment your lossing incone but we are still drinking you sofe people

 

If your claim that we ALL can still get the beer at a higher cost is true, which is very much doubtful as proven already by others, then the government doesn't lose a single baht in tax because tax has been paid already on that beer. And when stocks get replenished after the ban ends, tax will be paid again

Edited April 30, 20206 yr by Susco

57 minutes ago, OneeyedJohn said:

Be careful it doesn't go down the wrong way and choke you to death.

 

I would be distraught.

Yes, will take care...and will enjoy. 
 

Sorry you’re distraught. Must be a miserable existence for you indeed. 
 

Cheers ????