[Thai borders to open up after mass vaccinations]

Will they ever make up their minds?

Is it more important to make money or save lives?

Right now a 4th wave is imminent with the new variants... why talk of opening borders until we know where we are going?

[Thailand reports 6,519 new COVID-19 cases, 54 more deaths]

4 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Agree except for the teacher bit. No teacher should be at school, no students should be at school and all schools nation wide should be closed.

Last time I said that I was bashed around... likely by lazy sods with kids around the house that are bored of having to take care of their brew... I totally agree with you... as a teacher myself I do not want to be around kids, or students at this time... It is bad enough when their is no pandemic kids are virus generating machines... now with the pandemic... OMG rather not be in contact with hundreds of virus factories...

[Thailand reports 3,995 new COVID-19 cases, 42 more deaths]

and there will be no way to know the true numbers because now they are stopping testing in bkk... What a wonderful world I can see with my pink tinted  glasses...

[661 infected with the Delta variant of COVID-19, number likely to increase]

As Mr. P says... Thailand must be willing to accepts some risk...

[15 days in your hotel room]

On 6/7/2021 at 10:00 AM, konaboy said:

I and my 11 year old son started the difficult journey from Hawaii  through the morass of documentation and expense to get to Thailand 10 days ago. 

 

Just out of curiosity... you come from Hawaii which is, in my opinion, way better than Thailand except for the girls... why on earth would you want to come here?

[Chonburi: All schools to remain shut until further notice]

1 hour ago, brewsterbudgen said:

Good grief - suicidal or a death wish? Why do some need to use such hyperbolic exaggeration?

cos that is what it is... call a spade a spade and put your money where ur mouth is...

[Chonburi: All schools to remain shut until further notice]

21 hours ago, robblok said:

Teachers in the Netherlands don't want to open up yet (some do some dont) so its not as if all teachers want to open up. Quite a bit resistance in the Netherlands. So i believe you when you say there are plenty of teachers who don't want to open. I am sure there are also those who want to open up. Especially those who don't get paid as much now. 

 

The thing is... many teachers have the choice to teach from home as my wife does... or some have the choice to teach from the school facilities...  either way most teachers get paid the same salary. Personally I would rather teach from home... or the school without the kids... experienced teachers will tell you that it is super easy to get sick from the kids... every year I get a nasty flu or cold and usually it came from the kids... so anyone who says they rather be facing the kids is suicidal or has a death wish... 

[Chonburi: All schools to remain shut until further notice]

4 hours ago, sungod said:

I would have no issue if I was a teacher.

 

All the teachers I talk to want to get back in the classroom, not stick with online learning. I guess you are a little out of touch with your old profession these days.

 

Yeah... it would be good for the kids to have a young incompetent and otherwise unknowledgeable wanna be in front of the class...

 

BTW I am sure you have a great circle of friends who are teachers... or maybe invisible friends... 

[Chonburi: All schools to remain shut until further notice]

23 hours ago, sungod said:

 

Seems a ridiculous decision due to the very low numbers in Chonburi.

 

Well... why don't you roll the dice and go work in a school yourself?

 

As a teacher, fortunately not working now due to convalescence, I am glad I don't have to face 1 000 people a day in closed quarters.

[Why social media should leave Loong Phol alone]

Who is he?

Never heard of him....

[Is Win-10 Antivirus as good as what they say]

Add malwatebytes as extra protection for malware... works like a charm with windows X

[Thailand Expects Handicraft Exports to Rebound This Year]

Because they tell us it is true then it is...

 

Say it ain't so Joe...

[Thailand has monetary scope to help economy - IMF]

13 hours ago, ThailandRyan said:

They should cut the rate and hold it there to help folks. However, that would ensure interest rates for savings account go to almost zero which is the downside.

 

Hmmm that wouldn't change much when I look at the menial rate they offer me on my 800 000 in the bank right now...

 

[Traffic fines: Here's what you must pay - including 500 baht for "undertaking"]

The reason I usually undertake is usually cos some Moron is driving in the right lane... and won't get out of the way...

[Thailand reports 3,886 new COVID-19 cases, 39 new deaths]

2 hours ago, AndyFoxy said:

Head, sand.

 

2 hours ago, Olmate said:

666  replies! A hint.

 

 

-- 2233

--2849 posts

 

Well at least his like ratio is higher than his number of posts... 

A hint?

[US to Help Supply COVID-19 Vaccines to Thailand]

US expats plead for vaccine help in viral Thailand

This was the title of an article not too long ago... seems to me it was being scoffed at...

Yet no sycophantic as the West is... they will 'help' Thailand... Seems to me they should clean their house before trying to clean others' houses.... and even China will be helping their own stranded here...

 

Were the foot on the other shoe I am not sure Thailand would help the US and it seems to me the US... and Canada where I am from should take care of their own rather than be philanthropic  with the taxpayers money. 

 

If I had a rocket launcher... (quote Bruce Cockburn)

 

 

[Pattaya: City faces permanent tourism destruction if enough vaccine can't be found]

20 hours ago, johng said:

Thailand has one of the highest (if not the highest) disparity between the obscenely rich and the poor

something like 80% of the wealth held by 1% of the population.

 

 

Isn't that lower than the world statistic where 95% of the wealth is owned by the 1%?

[Pattaya: City faces permanent tourism destruction if enough vaccine can't be found]

Too bad for them they can't find a way to capitalize on traffic... cos even if it is bleak for businesses the traffic there on Sukhumvit and the road to Central and near Foodland are still congested as usual. There must be a way to make traffic pay...   ; (

[A lemur on my keyboard - Thai girl plays for animals in deserted zoo]

I don't think wild animals, or 'zooed' animals get lonely... hungry yeah sure...

 

Nothing better to report?

[Sweat-sniffer dogs make Thai debut as coronavirus detectors]

By exposing the dogs they will develop the lethal

 

K9Covid19 strain...

[Thailand reports 3,481 COVID-19 cases, 32 new deaths]

And the beat goes on... 

[Thai banks strong, can weather economic uncertainty - central bank]

Today on the Krungsri currency exchange the Greenback and Canadian Loonie jumped ahead again... happy days...

 

Guys stop putting these forecasters and bankers down... they are doing a wonderful job. Maybe we will see a 30bht to the dollar Loonie and maybe a 35bht to the dollar Greenback if these guys keep doing their jobs as well as they have so far...

 

Happy days!!!!

[PM tells Corrections to treat COVID-19 infected inmates humanely, as cases in prison surpasses 10,000]

1 hour ago, whaleboneman said:

I'll take that wager as I don't think many people go to jail for pot in Thailand.

 

lol then you don't know too many people... and how many people do you know who are in jail... and the reason therefore?

[PM tells Corrections to treat COVID-19 infected inmates humanely, as cases in prison surpasses 10,000]

4 hours ago, club said:

Great idea PM. First step is build more prisons or release non violent criminals that test negative. Stop stuffing 4000 people into a prison made for 1000

 

Legalize marijuana and pardon and release those in jail for simply enjoying what should be legal in the first place... I bet that would free up at least 50% occupancy right then and there...

[Female motorcyclist, 51, seriously injured after crashing into SUV driving in the opposite lane in Pattaya area]

"Female motorcyclist, 51, seriously injured after crashing into SUV driving in the opposite lane in Pattaya area"

 

Hmmmm

 

3 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Sadly a frequent occurrence and I get an impression middle aged or slightly older women often ride on the wrong side of the road.

 

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Banglamung, Chonburi – A 51-year-old female motorcyclist was seriously injured after reportedly crashing into a car in the opposite

 

 

Looking at the heading... reading what a poster wrote and then double checking the caption I am finally understanding what the writer of this article is trying to say...

 

"after crashing into SUV driving in the opposite lane in Pattaya area" 

 

This sentence is terribly misleading ... Who is driving in the opposite lane?

 

Sometimes TV reporters really ... muffle things up... they should do some proofreading before posting... utterly confusing article...