UK summer months on furlough, work from home through winter, redundancy, take off to join my family in Thailand, starting my 4th month here now, enjoying my new life, covid moved all forward about a year - from a personal point of view covid did me a favour

4 minutes ago, jomtienisgood said:

It's not because you can read Shakespeare you can cook.... What's wrong with insects ( future world food ) and rats??? 

It was Bro Nanaplazaetc who looked down on eating insects. 

You obviously have an eclectic and adventurous diet, congratulations. 

I vary between pad Thai and pie and chips. 

On 6/21/2021 at 5:02 PM, Colabamumbai said:

All the businesses that weren't necessary are closed, that's a good thing. 

Fewer statements were ever uttered, that were less subjective than this one. Not to mention incredibly cold and unsympathetic. 

 

Thousands of businesses that many of us loved and patronized have closed. Many run by really good, hard working people and families. And millions of lives have been devastated. 

46 minutes ago, rott said:

Well there is that of course. The other side of the coin is that it has allowed the local authority to carry out repairs, maintenance and improvements. And there have been some reductions in rent, massage and bar prices. 

There is no question that some sort of re-set was needed. But this? A bit of an extreme scenario! Not sure about the authorities doing anything they are supposed to do. Not in their DNA. 

 

This will likely be beneficial for many ex-pats. Lower rents, eventually far lower condo prices, easier to travel, we are more welcome than usual, and cheaper hotels.

 

For those who are single, no question that the women have gained some perspective, and find the customers and their cash to be far more desirable than before! 

48 minutes ago, rott said:

Well there is that of course. The other side of the coin is that it has allowed the local authority to carry out repairs, maintenance and improvements. And there have been some reductions in rent, massage and bar prices. 

Carry out repairs and maintenance ?? Everything looks the same or even worse.

7 minutes ago, Nanaplaza666 said:

Carry out repairs and maintenance ?? Everything looks the same or even worse.

I was feeling magnanimous and possibly got carried away. But Soi Pothole looks as though something good has happened there.? Possibly my eyes. 

54 minutes ago, rott said:

It was Bro Nanaplazaetc who looked down on eating insects. 

You obviously have an eclectic and adventurous diet, congratulations. 

I vary between pad Thai and pie and chips. 

Not fish and chips??? 55555

55 minutes ago, rott said:

It was Bro Nanaplazaetc who looked down on eating insects. 

You obviously have an eclectic and adventurous diet, congratulations. 

I vary between pad Thai and pie and chips. 

You should try the ant eggs.. 

1 hour ago, jomtienisgood said:

Not fish and chips??? 55555

Not for a long time. Too many disappointments. 

2 hours ago, rott said:

I was feeling magnanimous and possibly got carried away. But Soi Pothole looks as though something good has happened there.? Possibly my eyes. 

It got a skim of tarmac..... it won't last.

4 hours ago, rott said:

I was feeling magnanimous and possibly got carried away. But Soi Pothole looks as though something good has happened there.? Possibly my eyes. 

5555555

The OP is a lot like saying that I'm sure saving a lot of money on doggie treats since Old Yeller died.

On 6/21/2021 at 5:02 PM, Colabamumbai said:

All the businesses that weren't necessary are closed, that's a good thing. 

 

What businesses do you see as unnecessary, when those businesses provided an income, and put food on the table and a roof over the heads of the people who worked in them, and / or their families?