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Well we are locked down in the UK

I wonder how you feel.

This is real big time, no jokes , no this just a flu, no I am going on holiday whatever may.

Now you not even allowed out your house.

The question is not will we conquer the virus of course we will, but affect is this being in your home, especially if like me you live on your own, going to have both on your health and your state of mind.

You have 14 days to wait to see if you get the symptoms. Then one might feel a better.

I had to go and pick my meds up at the pharmacy today, even though I am in the high risk category, they could not deliver, so I queued outside for 30 mins, woman appears red eyed and coughing, I ask her why she was out, she said ‘I need meds to help me’. I thought great come and infect others.

The pharmacy had taken their phone off the hook, and of course left out my injection. Bloody wonderful.

So a bit of a rant from me.

I just feel, sad, worried and lost. But sure I will make it.

Final thought all this is being done to help the elderly as they are at risk, but Italy are having now to put young people at head of the queue and make the hard decision to let the old pass on.

Also, Boris is showing leadership qualities I did not think he had – well done to him


 

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6 minutes ago, ciobha said:

Yeah that pretty much sums up what I read. The truth is that if Trump does go ahead and reopen everything or most things well ahead of when it is safe to do so, other countries, including the UK will probably follow for fear of falling further behind in terms of their economy. Much as this lockdown/restrictions are pain in the ass, I am willing to go along for as long as it takes to make sure as many people as is possible can survive. There are going to be deaths, absolutely no doubt, but if they can be limited then that is good. Sadly some governments will view the old and sick as collateral damage and get back to business.

There seems to be more numbers everyday that it's not just the old. If hospitals get overwhelmed there are going to be a lot of deaths. The US numbers, now that we are actually starting to test a lot of people, will spike over the coming weeks. At this point days 15 days is likely a ridiculous time frame. I think a lot of these early reopen proponents don't really understand what is going to happen to the health care system. But just my opinion.

Right wing Fox News has been having an occasional guest on that suggests we should have never shut down the economy. Who knows what out commander and dumb ass will do.

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3 minutes ago, Annat said:

Also, Boris is showing leadership qualities I did not think he had – well done to him

I'm not in the UK but I think Boris like Trump's government is a month or so behind the curve. But better late than never I guess.

I'm watching a replay of Trump's news conference AND HE DID SAY they will reevaluate in 15 days. Be interesting to see if we even have a case peak in 15 days. 

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59 minutes ago, Annat said:

Also, Boris is showing leadership qualities I did not think he had – well done to him

Right. Do you honestly think these actions will help stop the spreading?

59 minutes ago, xyzzy said:

If hospitals get overwhelmed there are going to be a lot of deaths. The US numbers, now that we are actually starting to test a lot of people, will spike over the coming weeks. At this point days 15 days is likely a ridiculous time frame. I think a lot of these early reopen proponents don't really understand what is going to happen to the health care system. But just my opinion.

Right wing Fox News has been having an occasional guest on that suggests we should have never shut down the economy. Who knows what out commander and dumb ass will do.

Heres piece worth reading: https://www.yahoo.com/news/coronavirus-ever-away-heres-one-094824995.html

51 minutes ago, xyzzy said:

Be interesting to see if we even have a case peak in 15 days. 

Italy had 621 death the last 24 hours. 621!  64 000 infected total.  Spain is expected to be the next hotspot.

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Maybe herd immunity is a way out of this ... the virus is going nowhere otherwise . If the economy goes down the pan life wont be worth living anyway and civil disorder will follow... ( in the UK)

I think in three or four weeks they will relax the rules as in secret they probably want all the under 50s to catch it and hope it burns out( this was the  original plan).... 

 

 

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36 minutes ago, Tomcat said:

Maybe herd immunity is a way out of this ... the virus is going nowhere otherwise . If the economy goes down the pan life wont be worth living anyway and civil disorder will follow... ( in the UK)

I think in three or four weeks they will relax the rules as in secret they probably want all the under 50s to catch it and hope it burns out( this was the  original plan).... 

Very good post, tc, I fully agree.

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On 3/22/2020 at 12:34 PM, Pdoggg said:

Here In Pattaya it's pretty easy to buy gloves at most 7/11s.

You can also order from Lazada, an Amazon type business that is quite popular in Thailand.  What's nice is if you want you can pay COD (cash on delivery).  There are other payment options as well.  They also make it easy for you to sign up.

Yesterday I ordered 500 (not sure pairs or pieces) but the vendor was in China so the delivery date is in April.

Today I ordered 300 pieces (150 pairs) from Thailand which should arrive in a few days.

The one's in the 7/11 are cheap enough but the online ones are so really cheap.

For my purposes, one use and throwaway, I doubt quality matters much.

If for some reason they are not delivered, since it is COD, I don't have to worry about refunds. I'll post a link but not really sure if my link will bring you to the product.

 

The gloves using this link just arrived, quick 2 day delivery.  It was 129 baht total (99 +30 shipping) for three bags of 100 gloves each.  300 gloves for 129 baht.

These gloves are clearly not the quality nor the comfort as the ones I bought in 7/11 but are less than half the price.  More difficult to put on and even ripped one of the glove fingers.  But unlike condoms, a slightly ripped glove is not a big deal IMO, if you are just pushing a few button and opening a few doors and then throwing away after a few minutes .  I think I will use these gloves for very short trips, like to my 7/11 and the more expensive gloves for longer trips. I like the idea that for less than 50 satang I can push some elevator buttons, open some doors etc. and throw away after my 10 minute trip.

I bought two different brands at 7/11 and Family Mart. I see lots of masks on the street but don't see gloves.

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21 hours ago, Sustra4 said:

"And those who return home or leave the area will be arrested and imprisoned for 14 days because of violating and telling the infection to spread again.".....

I have this message regarding Pattaya...is it true?...can anybody confirm?

State of Emergency to be declared on Thursday, including a 'request' not to return home, and fines for non-compliance if violating quarantine or self isolation. 

Nothing about imprisonment, though I guess if people are found to have symptoms of coronavirus they are likely to be put into quarantine for 14 days, which could be interpreted as imprisonment.

 

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The conversation is starting as to whether the "cure" in its current form is going to worse than the disease itself.  I cannot answer that question.  Also if we are looking at this as a war, whats the acceptable causality rate?  Should that type of question even be asked at this time?

We just got our schedules for April and there is no flying to be had, well a little.  I might work 4 or 5 days in April but will get pain more than that as we have a contractual minimum. The minimums are not that much to be honest but its better than nothing or a little.

When i start getting down I just put throw on youtube and watch any part of a documentary about the siege of Leningrad during WW II.......talk about degradation!!!!

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11 minutes ago, ArchieBunker said:

The conversation is starting as to whether the "cure" in its current form is going to worse than the disease itself.  I cannot answer that question.  Also if we are looking at this as a war, whats the acceptable causality rate?  Should that type of question even be asked at this time?

We just got our schedules for April and there is no flying to be had, well a little.  I might work 4 or 5 days in April but will get pain more than that as we have a contractual minimum. The minimums are not that much to be honest but its better than nothing or a little.

When i start getting down I just put throw on youtube and watch any part of a documentary about the siege of Leningrad during WW II.......talk about degradation!!!!

I don’t know, Arch. From my perspective, it’s the political conservatives more concerned with corporate profits and the re-election of Trump next November who are beginning to use the talking point that the ‘cure may be worse than the disease.’ I think that is incredibly irresponsible and selfish. More deaths will occur, particularly those over 60 and those with compromised health, if we don’t drastically slow the infection rate. The situation is dire. Europe is being ravaged. Look at the death rates in Italy, Spain, etc. Britain just went on lockdown. It looks like we will see a spike in deaths in New York City in a week or two when their capacity to test and treat those afflicted will soon be overwhelmed. 

I suspect Trump’s strategy in dealing with this crisis is far more oriented toward political outcomes than with what’s best for long term public health and the economy.

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This forum has a small membership

So hope we can keep each informed if our health deteriorates.

May be just me but find it supportive to read all your comments and help (except for a few)

So I was pleased to here that Grunt is alive and well, many like him and me fall in the category of old and knackered

Yes I am alive and so far so good alive

a few old photos of pretty ladyboys to cheer your day up

 

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3 minutes ago, Annat said:

So hope we can keep each informed if our health deteriorates.

May be just me but find it supportive to read all your comments and help

The whole world more or less is in a similar predicament at the moment, unprecedented in our life time.  The member sitting in Pattaya, or anywhere in either of the hemispheres is sharing this, hopefully once off,  dreadful experience with everyone else.  So yes let’s give each other as much support as possible in these testing times. 

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2 hours ago, Sylvester said:

I don’t know, Arch. From my perspective, it’s the political conservatives more concerned with corporate profits and the re-election of Trump next November who are beginning to use the talking point that the ‘cure may be worse than the disease.’ I think that is incredibly irresponsible and selfish. More deaths will occur, particularly those over 60 and those with compromised health, if we don’t drastically slow the infection rate. The situation is dire. Europe is being ravaged. Look at the death rates in Italy, Spain, etc. Britain just went on lockdown. It looks like we will see a spike in deaths in New York City in a week or two when their capacity to test and treat those afflicted will soon be overwhelmed. 

I suspect Trump’s strategy in dealing with this crisis is far more oriented toward political outcomes than with what’s best for long term public health and the economy.

It comes down to if you believe in common sense or do you believe Trump at his word?

I'm sure there will be plenty of people still saying coronavirus is a democratic hoax while they're in the hospital waiting for ventilators and they'll still vote Trump anyways.

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So what can we do? Nothing for them and plenty for ourselves:

Wash hands, don't touch your nose/ face. Don't touch anything where another random person has touched in the last 3 days. That means mail, shopping carts, bus/ train hand railings, doors. Use gloves if absolutely necessary like with your mail, and then leave it alone for 3 days.

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Oh Bollocks, this whole episode is giving me the shits. So here goes, some photos of my GF I would not normally do this, but due to the circumstances!!!.

I hope she survives back in the village. I will help her out.

As you can see, there is nothing "naughty" about them. Just a great looking girl!.

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1 hour ago, Woodie said:

Oh Bollocks, this whole episode is giving me the shits. So here goes, some photos of my GF I would not normally do this, but due to the circumstances!!!.

I hope she survives back in the village. I will help her out.

As you can see, there is nothing "naughty" about them. Just a great looking girl!.

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lucky man a very beautiful girl

should think you still smiling even in this terrible time

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20 hours ago, Tomcat said:

Maybe herd immunity is a way out of this ... the virus is going nowhere otherwise . If the economy goes down the pan life wont be worth living anyway and civil disorder will follow... ( in the UK)

I think in three or four weeks they will relax the rules as in secret they probably want all the under 50s to catch it and hope it burns out( this was the  original plan)....

  Unfortunately it's likely, from what I have seen lately, that a fair number of under 50s will have serious cases. I could see us maybe turning to this after the numbers have peaked. Even if the under 50s don't get seriously ill they will have to work like hell not to infect the elderly. However if we screw up and overload the hospital capacity badly the death percentage will go up like Italy IMO. But to pick a firm date at this time seems a bit wishful.

  But it's all a matter of how long one thinks the economy can stay shutdown and still recover. And what does reviving the economy while the virus is still here mean exactly? I sure as hell won't be eating in a restaurant or hanging out in a bar (hypothetically as I'm over 50).

  Probably will be interesting to see what happens in China now that they are reopening. Although all the Chinese factory workers I see on TV news are wearing masks. Nice that someone has a big supply.

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  Sorry but do we really need pictures of girls in this thread?

 

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21 hours ago, Tomcat said:

Maybe herd immunity is a way out of this ... the virus is going nowhere otherwise . If the economy goes down the pan life wont be worth living anyway and civil disorder will follow... ( in the UK)

 

Much as I hate to say TC, I think you could be correct. This thing is going nowhere anytime soon, and as it stands people are struggling to toe the line with the restrictions set out. A lot of others, a large number, will be happy to comply for a few weeks, maybe even two months, but then will start to rebel and insist on getting back to normal, socialising etc. That is the hard truth of the world we live in.

This will make an even tougher decision for the UK Govt. and others, as lawlessness sweeps the land, will they be forced to revert to plan A, a you say Herd Immunity, and allow deaths to happen?

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25 minutes ago, ciobha said:

a you say Herd Immunity, and allow deaths to happen?

No, the clip explains why this is ruthless fear mongering all in the name of capitalism from Trump and his Wall Street ghouls. You don't have to choose from either starve or getting Corona, unless your government really wants you to. Depends on what government you chose , I guess.

We're doing this now since the biggest fear is to have all the sick, not infected, people at once next weekend ( like Italy) in the healthcare system, because then it will sure as hell collapse.

Closing the schools would take away so many workers in healthcare who then have to be home with their kids since school  closed. Closing a society is completely wrong. It won't stop the virus.

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6 hours ago, Annat said:

lucky man a very beautiful girl

should think you still smiling even in this terrible time

Mate, I am in one way, but just feel really sad for her and the other girls who are still in Pattaya. At least she is back home with her family.

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51 minutes ago, xyzzy said:

  Unfortunately it's likely, from what I have seen lately, that a fair number of under 50s will have serious cases. I could see us maybe turning to this after the numbers have peaked. Even if the under 50s don't get seriously ill they will have to work like hell not to infect the elderly. However if we screw up and overload the hospital capacity badly the death percentage will go up like Italy IMO. But to pick a firm date at this time seems a bit wishful.

  But it's all a matter of how long one thinks the economy can stay shutdown and still recover. And what does reviving the economy while the virus is still here mean exactly? I sure as hell won't be eating in a restaurant or hanging out in a bar (hypothetically as I'm over 50).

  Probably will be interesting to see what happens in China now that they are reopening. Although all the Chinese factory workers I see on TV news are wearing masks. Nice that someone has a big supply.

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  Sorry but do we really need pictures of girls in this thread?

 

Probably not, but they are there anyway. Maybe a contrast to the deep shit we are in. 

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