Ashoka

Yeah hopefully we are smart enough to be smart, contain it and snuff it out.

Yes. It prevents the infected person from sneezing/ coughing on a surface that others touch. Its hard to believe but a sneeze can actually travel 27 feet. That's the spreader. Now for the potential victims.. they have to be careful not to touch that stuff (usually most touched surfaces like bus/ building doors, train/ bus handles with their hands and then scratching their nose/ mouth. A mask doesn't protect 100% here but it can reduce the chances. Basically think of it in terms of the contraceptive pill.. its only 97% effective.. not 100% but it does help prevent the spread. Similarly the mask and gloves do help but are they 100%? No.

I don't think its the master race but they sure are smart: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/06/world/asia/japan-coronavirus-masks.html

Thing is it doesn't start all at once when people go back to work. It takes a while and its much harder to spread in places that're wide open like Thailand and boonies. If it does start.. it has to get to a tipping point. I'd say that number is 5000. If 5000 people have it, it can easily spread to 20,000 who can spread it to 80,000. But if only 400 people have it, its harder for it to spread. I personally do think it will come back but it will come back in places which have lots of mass transporation. That's the easiest way to spread it. So there will definitely be more cases in Bangkok.. As retarded as it sounds.. taking those boats in the canals filled the smelly putrid water is safer than MRT/ BTS or any shopping mall. But I do hope you're right.. and that people stay aware of how they can get it and don't forget about it. The biggest danger is going to be stopping people from eating bats/ pangolins, snakes and well non domesticated food.

I don't need a wife but I am thinking more and more of having a kid.. Gotta think more about it when this covid thing goes away. Strange evolution considering I generally hate kids and so does my "lb wife".

Yeah its strange.. I was having headaches (which I thought was part of the buzz) but the brewski's were causing me high blood pressure. When I stopped drinking 2-3 months ago.. the headaches lessened.. I might just have to go cold on the brewski's and stuff for a while.

What an idiot.

@duke007 LOL Britt Ekland. Her portrayal of a bond girl was unique, but I don't know if I'd call it best. Certainly very entertaining. Phu-Yuck! For me even though she was not the headlining girl.. Kristina Wayborn in Octopussy still gives me the hots after 36 years! However the best bond girl imo is Barbara Bach!

My ladyboy is telling me, youtube tv shows are showing, anyone coming into Thailand is being quarantined for 14 days.

This quarantine had me so bored, I've been watching all the 007 movies all over again and that made me re-evaluate a few of them.. some are actually quite good and some are downright terrible. OHMSS surprised me.. I think I only saw it once 25 years ago but when I looked at it again, its actually quite a well made movie. So I'm curious which are your top 5 and worst 5 bond movies? For me worst 5.. Never Say Never Again Quantum of Solace A view to a Kill For your eyes only Die Another Day Best 5. Spectre You Only Live Twice Goldfinger The Spy Who Loved Me License to Kill (was really hard to pick this one over Golden Eye)

In the Sith's mind.. if Emperor Palpatine (insert your choice of right wing poison) didn't say it, its all fake news!

Can tell you the same with propaganda. You have no actual proof. Just because things could be so doesn't mean they are so. People are saying is not actual scientific proof. Why do you think ebola happens? Africans eat monkey meat infected with bat viruses. Similarly bats infected reptiles which was actually found in the novel covid strain. And I think there are enough people here on forums who have been to china and seen reptile meat for sale in china. And I am a Jedi.. I will never join you!

There's like a 1000 on twitter.

I don't blame the bats but I blame the people eating the bats.

Ah in the US it seems the covid R-0 is 5.7

Where are you bumblebee?

This is so eerie:

https://pattayaone.news/ni-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-murdering-thai-prostitute-with-machete-in-pattaya/

Plenty of farangs still in thailand and the ATM's are still throwing out money I'm guessing. So reality is current and minus 25%.

I think one of the worst examples of the long con is the example of Chansamorn Pokai. You can google it, but basically she expected American cops would be as stupid as Thai cops.

Import her to Machester dukey!

I have learned something over the years and I think most of you have too.. If you take a thai person overseas.. they treat you like gold because you hold the cards and are able to keep a healthy living. It generally stays that way because most are not eager to hold down a job, would rather stay at home, watch youtube all day but do manage to clean the house and do laundry. However if you move to thailand, you have to treat them like gold because most of the time you have to depend on them for everything - translation to bankers/ doctors/ immigration officials / police officials unless your own Thai is enough to get around with. Really don't need a movie to watch that.