Restaurants in Pattaya allowed to re-open

[jacko45k]

5 minutes ago, robblok said:

The die hard drinkers here of course hate this. I have even had one say it was against human rights

Like access to alcohol is a right, or in the constitution, like the right to have a gun (or both).... that's funny. 

[polpott]

3 minutes ago, Guderian said:

I can live without restaurants. How about allowing the swimming pools to reopen?

For me the 2 biggest negatives during a lockdown are no swimming and no schools. At least we currently still have access to the sea, unlike the previous lockdown.

[jacko45k]

6 minutes ago, polpott said:

For me the 2 biggest negatives during a lockdown are no swimming and no schools. At least we currently still have access to the sea, unlike the previous lockdown.

Yes I think they learned a few lessons from mistakes last time. Whether the beaches close might depend how people behave (again). The restaurant change of restrictions was a messy thing though, surely, for those with NYE dinners booked.

Edited January 1, 2021 by jacko45k

[polpott]

2 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Yes I think they learned a few lessons from mistakes last time. Whether the beaches close might depend how people behave (again). The restaurant change of restrictions was a messy thing though, surely, for those with NYE dinners booked.

My next door neighbour is the manager of a high end restaurant in Pattaya. He had spent the day cancelling all his reservations only to be told at 5pm that he could open. Decided not to bother and spend NYE at home. As his wife was at my wife's NYE girly party, which I had originally planned to avoid, he brought round an excellent Cabernet Sauvignon (4.5k baht/bottle) which we shared on the patio with a constant supply of food brought out from the girls party. All was not lost for either of us.

[patsfangr]

19 hours ago, Shuya said:

Another day in flipflop land

And he's not talking about shoes! ????

[bust]

Clowns ???? 

[bkk6060]

52 minutes ago, Guderian said:

I can live without restaurants. How about allowing the swimming pools to reopen?

Be resourceful and think outside the box.

You can order one online.

Set it up in an open field, fill with water, and enjoy.

 

Edited January 1, 2021 by bkk6060

[newnative]

1 hour ago, Guderian said:

I can live without restaurants. How about allowing the swimming pools to reopen?

Me, too. I fail to see why private pools in condos need to be closed while public restaurants can be open.  

[fulhamster]

14 hours ago, KhunBENQ said:

What a mess.

How many might have cancelled their fancy expensive dinner? (3000 to 4000 Baht at Casa Pascal)

Big winner was Makro.

5 deep at the meat counters took ages to do shopping for the re-arranged evening bbq

Edited January 1, 2021 by fulhamster
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[DefaultName]

I did hear talk that the closure was to stop the Bangkok to Pattaya exodus, and that the change to allow opening was deliberately done too late for them to come.  Whether that's true or just another conspiracy theory though.................?

[sandyf]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

Oh come on, if meals were not required then the place is acting as a bar.... and during the first lockdown that is exactly what happened in Pattaya...bars were told to close, but restaurants not, and suddenly every little beer bar is serving snacks, like they served scotch eggs in the UK. Many establishments grey the difference anyhow, and might well have the wrong type of licence, or both, (or none!)

Why propagate the garbage. There was no alcohol ban new years eve, you could very easily get a a beer on the beach or from 7-11, I saw people queuing up with beer just before the 10pm closing.

The real problem was you couldn't get a sit down meal anywhere, takeaway only, other than hotel restaurants  that were restricted to guests.

The U turn came to late, we were wandering around north Pattaya about 9 - 10 pm and the restaurants that were open had no one sitting only doing takeaway, mainly to Grab.

We went back to the hotel bar about 10.30 and had to prove we were resident to get in, didn't stay, sat on the balcony and watched the fireworks in other parts of the province.

[fulhamster]

1 hour ago, polpott said:

It was the same rule for tier 3 in the UK. Alcohol can only served with a substantive meal. Its related to people getting drunk and not observing Covid norms such as social distancing.

Hmm.. define "substantive"

Last lockdown in Pattaya a bag of crisps was enough

[elgenon]

17 hours ago, bangsaenguy said:

Why is alcohol served only with meals?

So you don't get frisky and get too close and maybe even let your mask drop because you are smashed. Not a perfect solution but better than nothing.

[KhunKenAP]

Any guess on how much money was lost due to cancellations for New Year's dinner's and rooms????

 

Glad I am not a restaurant owner.

 

Prayut has been confirmed as brain dead, nothing registered.

[bangsaenguy]

18 minutes ago, elgenon said:

So you don't get frisky and get too close and maybe even let your mask drop because you are smashed. Not a perfect solution but better than nothing.

So you eat with a mask in place? I am not a big drinker but this is silly. Frisky?

[elgenon]

12 minutes ago, bangsaenguy said:

So you eat with a mask in place? I am not a big drinker but this is silly. Frisky?

It would be important if you were a big drinker. As you aren't, never mind. Others are.

 

I will spell it out for you. If you get drunk you are liable to get close to people, male and female, and probably won't consider a mask important as you drink. Someone is more likely to get drunk if they are at an establishment for drinking only.

 

If this is silly to you please forget about my post.

 

For god's sake I am not saying you would wear a mask while you eat. 

[visacrack]

Another example: A few months earlier, when the last lockdown was active, I managed to get the pool in our condo reopened. I showed that the american CDC doesn't consider pools problematic, and I partially refuted the official sanuk-socialiser theorists by suggesting to open them only to serious swimmers (not splashers & co), plus separate them if necessary - like opening 3 only of 7 available lanes, and staggering the swimmers timewise (swimmer 1 from min 00 to 30, 2 from 10 to 40, 3 from 20 to 50, etc). After a few days of face-saving manoeuvres, the pool was reopened. 

 

I also emphasised the importance little body fat has on the functioning of one's immune system: Yes, covid is like flu if your immune system works at full capacity, ie isn't busy repairing cell damage caused by improper diet. To achieve that, next to a proper diet (like low-carb), exercise is essential. But this time it seems, the globalist svengalis have managed again to use their local lemmings for another hysteric outbreak, aided by thai uncritical trust in hierarchy. 

 

My condo is run by a well-known, Bangkok-based property management business. So they got the ukas to close their pools - provided (NB - NB - NB) that their pool is public. Of course it isn't: No outsider is allowed on the premises because he wants to swim in the pool. It is private and can therefore remain open. But maybe they should get back to my suggestion to make sure that only real swimmers use it. 

 

So they had a margin of discretion which they could and should have used wisely, and again all they did was playing it more-than-safe from their very narrow legal viewpoint. And the local condo admin just followed suit. And again without the slightest consideration for the people who bring the money. Even worse, if you manage to work your way throrugh their system and start to make a difference inside their political hierarchy, indirect threats start (cancelled visa & co) to be rumoured. Thais should really comprehend that some of our thinking is worth considering for themselves. At least whenever they deal with us. 

 

Have you signed at gbdeclaration (org) ?  Please do spread, again and again
 

[bkk6060]

55 minutes ago, KhunKenAP said:

Any guess on how much money was lost due to cancellations for New Year's dinner's and rooms????

 

Glad I am not a restaurant owner.

 

Prayut has been confirmed as brain dead, nothing registered.

Maybe, but he had nothing to do with any of this.

The governor of the province made the decisions.

[thurien]

21 hours ago, Wongkitlo said:

I wonder if the situation isn't as bad as they imagined. It seems hard to find accurate statistics on cases. They say how many but not where they are located. Banglamung is a large place.

 

go to this site then you get all locations down to name of noodle shop or phone shop in CentrFestival or Lek Hotel or Pattaya Court Jomtien/Patt.  etc etc

Edited January 1, 2021 by thurien

[Expat Tom]

The difference between the Boy Scouts and the Thai government is the Boy Scouts usually have adult leadership and the Thai government seldom does. "How some submarines and spaceships anyone. That should solve all of the problems. Beam me up Scottie"!

[hotchilli]

18 hours ago, bangsaenguy said:

Why is alcohol served only with meals?

Restaurants have been given the all clear to open to provide food... at which time alcohol may be served.

If alcohol can be served at anytime in restaurants they become the same as bars!!!

 

[SheungWan]

2 hours ago, bust said:

Clowns ???? 

The clowns would be the falangs sauntering down Soi Buakhao without masks.

[Oldie]

We had this already. Now the people will go to such locations and drink there. Some bars even have a restaurant license. All this has nothing to do anymore with a serious prevention of Corona. 

[polpott]

The CCSA have now asked the governor of Chonburi to reverse his reversed decision and return restaurants to takeaway only. You couldn't make it up.

[Jingthing]

1 minute ago, polpott said:

The CCSA have now asked the governor of Chonburi to reverse his reversed decision and return restaurants to takeaway only. You couldn't make it up.

Actually they should be closed. Restaurants are significant infection risks.

 

https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/covid19/88543

[jacko45k]

1 hour ago, sandyf said:

Why propagate the garbage.

You should look at the post I was replying to before you blather off at some self made tangent. I responded to the queried reasoning why restaurants could only serve alcohol with meals. 

The change of mind they had belatedly on eat in meals is another separate matter. 

 

 

[NoshowJones]

2 hours ago, KhunKenAP said:

Any guess on how much money was lost due to cancellations for New Year's dinner's and rooms????

 

Glad I am not a restaurant owner.

 

Prayut has been confirmed as brain dead, nothing registered.

What do you expect with someone with a Military Academy "education" thinking he can run a country?

[Oldie]

A Thai friend of mine lives on Hawaii. Recently her doughter had birthday and they celebrated in a restaurant. Here a picture of it. Obviously they do a lot there.

[BigStar]

2 hours ago, bangsaenguy said:

So you eat with a mask in place? I am not a big drinker but this is silly. Frisky?

All maskers know this. Down before a bite, up after:

 

California says to put your mask on between bites—and to minimize taking off your mask while dining

[sandhurstmolonski]

Great to see come good common sense prevail , grog until 10 pm , all makes good sense , although a little late for many with regard to last night .

Get on with life , it's a virus , it was always here and we did just fine .

Looking forward to getting over to Bang Saray , never be so scared of dieing that you are frightened to LIVE .

Good decision ..Sui Sui ????