CONFIRMED: Alcohol sales banned until further notice, some businesses allowed to reopen

[poohy]

Clucking bells  what a day

Never mind this virus, things are getting serous now dry to end of May

BUT

Possibly not a good time to repeat a message that was passed on from a guy who works for a beer distribution company in BKK and to which i laughed out loud at yesterday

 

A ban to continue for a further 4 months

Edited April 30, 2020 by poohy

[greeneking]

47 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Haha.

I am happy. Not caring less about booze is not being vindictive.  Just the opposite, I am so glad to  all get out and enjoy a great round of golf.

Will book for Siam CC next week beautiful course no booze needed to have a good time thanks.

I hope when you get to the gate there is a sign saying 'Closed.'

Gross misuse of large land area and waste of water that could be used by poor farmers.

[DrTuner]

1 hour ago, rkidlad said:

I think golf courses should remain closed. I don't play golf nor do I even care. I just feel they should be closed based on the fact it doesn't affect me at all. 

Guess who does. The thousands of generals. So they'll be the first to open.

[bkk6060]

2 minutes ago, overherebc said:

And if anyone playing alongside you pulls a cold can from their bag at the ninth you will of course leave or just let them play on with their own company. It's only right after all.

Boy, you are others are sure seem to like to make up assumptions.

I drink, but don't really care about it.  I am not addicted to the drug it is not a huge important part of my life as it is in others. So, like I said could careless about the ban but am happy about golf.  Sorry if you and others don't get it hope the booze ban is lifted asap for you so all can get to feeling normal again.

[Pilotman]

1 minute ago, Yadon Toploy said:

Please do not lump Northern Irish, Welsh and Scots in with the English please.

yes, mixing the plebs and the leaders never works.  Keep we English Overlords safely apart from the rabble over the various borders 

[ThailandRyan]

1 hour and we are at 167 posts now, god bless alcohol

 

Edited April 30, 2020 by ThailandRyan

[Kaopad999]

1 hour ago, TheDark said:

Learn new skills, learn to cook better, read books, play chess or cards (online if no other people around), learn to improve your Thai both talk and read.. pretty much anything which keeps the brain fed. 

Spot on buddy. Good positive message. Try turning something to be perceived as negative into something positive. ????  

[BritManToo]

Just now, ThailandRyan said:

1 hour and we are at 167 posts now, god bless alcohol

 

Let's try a topic on legalising cannabis next, I think it'll beat 160 posts/hour.

 ...... and another on opening massage parlours.

Edited April 30, 2020 by BritManToo

[Canuck1966]

1 minute ago, ThailandRyan said:

1 hour and we are at 167 posts now, god bless alcohol

 

I don't even think it's about just the alcohol, it's about personal choices being taken away from adults

[khunbillmex]

I'm looking on the bright side of this - with all the baht I'm saving in not buying 100 Pipers I'll be able to afford Black Label for a while and maybe I'll even drop a little over a 1000 baht for that lone bottle of Wild Turkey 101 sitting on the self at my local Big C.

[metisdead]

Off topic posts bickering about the term links and golf courses have been removed.

 

Other troll posts and the replies have been removed. 

[redwood1]

9 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

Just shows that this government does not trust its own citizens it’s bad enough being in lockdown but to extend the alcohol ban is effin stupid . I hope the government are going to issue free of charge medication for those who have drink issues as they will be doing cold turkey there is no other country in the world that has made such an idiotic decision.

Read my lips this has nothing to do with trust ZERO.......But has every thing to do with exerting power and control....

 

And dont even tell me they dont know what a prolonged ban will do to the Thai economy.....They know 100%......

 

Covid my azz......The destruction of business will be immense....  

Edited April 30, 2020 by redwood1

[Bluetongue]

I’m equally annoyed with myself for not seeing the writing on the wall when the first Bangkok announcement was made, I had several days and did nothing. Now just more bored, even though the local shopkeeper said he got a resupply in and would sell me some tomorrow so I’ll see. 

[arcturaz]

I might be mistaken, but this scenario smacks of an experiment (or exercise) in mass social control. If I were (and I am not) a well placed, powerful politico with an agenda, I would want to test a theory before implementing it on a larger scale. It is one thing to respond to an obvious need for public welfare and quite another thing to use that situation (manifest it?) as part of a larger deployment. Last week I broke my crystal ball. so I will just say it is gut instinct; that this is only the beginning of a series of pandemics/government shutdowns/crises/ social reorganization programs that will be moderated and escalated to achieve an end no normal person has any concept of. 

[spermwhale]

1 hour ago, TheDark said:

We'll be healthier than before, once alcohol ban is lifted. 

 

Not a bad time to stop drinking altogether and spend the time and money to something else?

 

Some say that it takes 3 weeks to change habits, good or bad. Now we have ample of time to do just that.

 

Apologist. So you like having personal freedoms taken from you? You belong here. 

[Eibot]

42 minutes ago, EricTh said:

Do you think that they have the resources to assign an officer to everyone to ensure they don't drink in a group?

 

In fact, there was one case of a drinking session where the infected person infected all his friends.

Do you think they have the resources to enforce the curfew everywhere? Ofcource not. You just make the punishment severe for drinking and socializing in groups that people are simply to scared to do it.

 

Yes, there were infections while people were drinking. But also when people were shopping, eating, cooking or gathering for religious events. The virus started on a wet market and even that is aloud again!

 

Alcohol might actually gives some relief and enjoyment during this stressful time. But they even take this away from us. Why? Because we're all dumb and cannot control ourselves and alcohol is bad. What's next on the list to ban? Dictatorship 1.1

[DrJack54]

Just now, Kaopad999 said:

Spot on buddy. Good positive message. Try turning something to be perceived as negative into something positive. ????  

The post you replied to re using time in semi lockdown is very sensible. Each restriction such as curfew needs to have good sensible reason. Most of the current restrictions do. Alcohol ban does not.

That's why countries such as Australia (with much stricter restrictions than Thailand) do not have ban on alcohol.

It's being suppressive just for the sake of it.

[rumak]

Just now, Bluetongue said:

I’m equally annoyed with myself for not seeing the writing on the wall when the first Bangkok announcement was made, I had several days and did nothing. Now just more bored, even though the local shopkeeper said he got a resupply in and would sell me some tomorrow so I’ll see. 

I missed buying into the stock market a month ago when it crashed.   But i did run out and buy

some bottles of good whiskey .     hmmmmm     coulda been a rich man.   now i can get drunk

and moan about it .

[Eibot]

15 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

Just did a stock count, wine refrigerator with 24 bottles of wine left, 18 cans of Heineken in the pantry, 4 bottles of Corona (Just drank 2), and 2 Spy wine coolers for the GF in the refrigerator, but alas I only have one bottle of Beer Lao Dark.  Guess I better save that for the last day of well, looks like hell is freezing over already.....

Your sitting on gold mate

[Cake Monster]

1 hour ago, Tuvoc said:

 

Yeah I don't understand that at all. What does it have to do with coronavirus ?

It has nothing to do with the control of Corona Virus, however , it has everything to do with the control of people.

Practice for the rulers me thinks.

 

[Knocker33]

A few ago weeks the local booze outlets around here were scared to sell alcohol. Now they have said enough is enough and are selling it. Good on me.

People have had enough of being controlled 

Edited April 30, 2020 by Knocker33
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[Kaopad999]

Just now, Eibot said:

Do you think they have the resources to enforce the curfew everywhere? Ofcource not. You just make the punishment severe for drinking and socializing in groups that people are simply to scared to do it.

 

Yes, there were infections while people were drinking. But also when people were shopping, eating, cooking or gathering for religious events. The virus started on a wet market and even that is aloud again!

 

Alcohol might actually gives some relief and enjoyment during this stressful time. But they even take this away from us. Why? Because we're all dumb and cannot control ourselves and alcohol is bad. What's next on the list to ban? Dictatorship 1.1

Short term enjoyment, yes. however, the effects of alcohol and hangovers can actually induce anxiety and increase stress, which might not be a great thing during a stressful time like this. I think we need to look at the broader picture here by looking at how it could effect people on a large scale. 

[milys]

1 hour ago, DrJack54 said:

Does giving pep talk to adults on how to run their lives give a bit of a feel good.

Some say live your own life. 

These people who like to pad themselves on the shoulder suddenly appears like mushrooms after rain

[Elreeco]

1 hour ago, bkk6060 said:

Good, they should keep the booze ban.

Great to see golf will reopen can't wait to hit the links.

Bet you're the life and soul of the party !

[cyril sneer]

37 minutes ago, elliss said:

 

Never trust a man , who doesn't not like a drink ..

 

 

or has a cat as their avatar

[redwood1]

9 minutes ago, arcturaz said:

I might be mistaken, but this scenario smacks of an experiment (or exercise) in mass social control. If I were (and I am not) a well placed, powerful politico with an agenda, I would want to test a theory before implementing it on a larger scale. It is one thing to respond to an obvious need for public welfare and quite another thing to use that situation (manifest it?) as part of a larger deployment. Last week I broke my crystal ball. so I will just say it is gut instinct; that this is only the beginning of a series of pandemics/government shutdowns/crises/ social reorganization programs that will be moderated and escalated to achieve an end no normal person has any concept of. 

If you look deeper into this matter and where all this might be going....Its not pretty.....I will stop here least some one tell me to put on a tin foil hat....

Edited April 30, 2020 by redwood1

[kwak250]

Might See if the local shop wants to do a swap after all they only say no alcohol sales allowed.

 

Now where is that box of food the wife panic buyed?

[jmurch]

Has anyone explained WHY the alcohol ban is in place other than TIT?

[riclag]

Right on the very day it was decided that the population here of 69 million with no death's from covid, as of yesterday , can't buy alcohol until further notice!

Whats goin on!

[Kaopad999]

8 minutes ago, DrJack54 said:

The post you replied to re using time in semi lockdown is very sensible. Each restriction such as curfew needs to have good sensible reason. Most of the current restrictions do. Alcohol ban does not.

That's why countries such as Australia (with much stricter restrictions than Thailand) do not have ban on alcohol.

It's being suppressive just for the sake of it.

In your opinion it is bad. I am not one to judge until i see the long term effects. But my message is from a positive stand point to not get to bogged down with all of this, but to rather just focus on things that can have a positive impact on our lives.