Thomas J
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Nope you are right, and I have no reports of any in North Korea either. I have read reports of dramatic multi million decreases in cell phone accounts in China but I am sure it was just people who had 2 or 3 phones and were reducing the amount of cell phone accounts they have. But I am sure those reports are not nearly as accurate as the official Chinese figures that have its rate of Covid lower than the Marshall Islands. Truly an amazing feat for a country that has the vaccine reported to be the least effective and 10 cites with populations in excess of 10 million people. Are you interested in any bridges. I have several in New York, San Francisco, and London for sale.
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LOL and do you have any evidence to contradict that. No I thought not. Let see, these were the same people who told the world that human to human transmission of the virus was not possible. I believe the "official" Chinese figures about as much as I trust those emails from the Nigerian Prince telling me I have inherited a fortune. I put those with North Korea who announced that it has zero Covid cases. Now if you really believe that the China figures a nation of over 1 billion people with crowded cities such as Shanghai, Beijing, and Chongging all with more that 25 million people and somehow despite having the world least effective vaccine has a Covid infection rate lower than the Marshall islands. I can see why you would trust their figures out of Wuhan.
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British man Phuket’s latest Sandbox infected case
Thomas J replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
I wonder if there were scientists back in 1984 that predicted a cure for HIV also? That is 37 years ago and still no vaccine to prevent it, nor medicine to cure it. The CDC announced the major routes of transmission for HIV in 1984. The cause of the virus was identified the following year. By 1996, a “cocktail” of drugs that halted the progression of the HIV virus before it developed into AIDS was being used to treat patients. These antiretrovirals prolong life, but they are not a cure. -
British man Phuket’s latest Sandbox infected case
Thomas J replied to webfact's topic in Phuket News
Have you considered social distancing when sharing the toilet? -
Thai Industrial Sector Will Propose Measures to Help Small Businesses
Thomas J replied to snoop1130's topic in Thailand News
Now lets see, the businesses are suffering and failing because they are closed or severely impacted by Covid and the answer is to relax credit standards and guarantee more money. How about getting some vaccines, inoculating the people and let these businesses start to earn a living again? -
Passport through the washing machine
Thomas J replied to STD Warehouse's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
Ah thank you. Perhaps that is what he was muttering about not having a valid passport. I know I told him that I have an old passport with a 10 year visa stamped in it for China. Two years ago they merely asked me to show the old passport with the visa along with my current one. -
Passport through the washing machine
Thomas J replied to STD Warehouse's topic in Thai Visas, Residency, and Work Permits
I have a neighbor from Belgium who tends to get things mixed up and is a bit paranoid about everything dealing with immigration. He just returned from Belgium and while there got a new passport. He has an O=A Visa from Belgium. He was under the impression he needed to get the O-A Visa transferred to his new passport. He went to Jomtien immigration and they told him he needed to go to the Belgium Embassy in Bangkok to transfer. They of course are closed due to Covid. He mailed his new passport to them and supposedly they transferred it to the new passport. I found this strange since I would think it would be the Thai government that would be issuing the visa. Anyway they sent him some official paper regarding the transfer via email He went to Jomtien immigration to "register" his new passport number. At first they were reluctant to accept it due to the paper being a copy. Maybe just me, but I think he went through a lot of effort with no real purpose. I would think that the visa in his old passport still would apply and he would just apply for another extension in November when his current one expires showing both his old passport with the visa and his new one. Am I correct? -
What is a Wuhan style lockdown. Announcing that you have contained the Covid 19 and misrepresenting how many people were actually infected?
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Did anyone ever read the warning labels on drugs even over the counter ones. This is a vaccine and vaccine often have side effects. She could have been allergic to it or as suggested her high blood pressure may have contributed to her death. This is the warning label on aspirin. Aspirin may cause serious side effects including: ringing in your ears, confusion, hallucinations, rapid breathing, seizure (convulsions), severe nausea, vomiting, stomach pain, bloody or tarry stools, coughing up blood, vomit that looks like coffee grounds, fever lasting over 3 days, and swelling or pain lasting over 10 days
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There are decisions and consequences. You seem to be so concerned over getting Covid. Obviously not concerned enough to go through the inconvenience of traveling back to the USA. That speaks volumes about how genuine your concern is versus the hassle of having to travel back. PS. even getting the vaccine has risks and is no certainty of being 100% protected. Your actions or should I say lack of them show you are more concerned about cost and convenience.
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I over two years in Thailand I have only been stopped for ID once and that was when there was a quarantine/lock down in effect. This afternoon at about 17:00 I was traveling south on Sukhumvit and there was a large contingent of police. They had set up a covering large long enough that about 5 vehicles could be under it and it was 4 lanes wide. The police just asked for your drivers license, looked at it and then let you go. Anyone's guess on this? Maybe looking to see if the drivers license showed a local address?
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In the USA the manufacturer sets the model year. There is a cut off typically in August or September and cars built after that model year changeover get their title issued in the "new" model year. So you can have two cars on the sales lot both with Zero miles and identical to each other. However one was built in June 2020 and the other September 2020. The one in June will come with a title showing ownership in the car as a 2020 model while the one in September will show ownership title stating it is a 2021 model year. What is the standard in Thailand. If a car is built in 2019 lets say June but by the time it is shipped to the dealer and eventually sold it is now February 2020 and the first time it is registered it is 2020. Is that car a 2019 or a 2020? Obviously the older the "model year" the less the car is worth even assuming all other features, and mileage of the cars are identical.
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I have seen this topic discussed previously but I have never seen a definitive answer. Do the banks in Thailand have lists of those vehicles they have repossessed and are for sale? If so, are they online? Perhaps the banks don't bother with trying to sell direct but have arrangements with certain used car dealers to sell them on their behalf or they just send all of their cars to auction. Wondering if anyone knows. Trying to ask bank personnel about this is like trying to push a rope up a hill.
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I am retired and living in Thailand. I have a Bangkok Bank account here. How does a person living in Thailand open a Bangkok Bank account - New York. I occasionally want to transfer money and the wire transfer route is less than easy to do. I have gone to their website but I do not see a procedure to open a checking/savings account. I can't believe you can't do it online given they only have the one office in New York.