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by Smedley
Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:52 pm
Forum: Ask the Expats (Questions & Answers)
Topic: Stuck in Saigon, stuff I need is in storage in PP
Replies: 8
Views: 4841
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Re: Stuck in Saigon, stuff I need is in storage in PP

I’m stuck in Saigon. I have given up hope about being able to return to Cambodia in the near future. The 1 year ER extension that I got in January has turned out to be a waste of $300 as I’ve never been able to use it and probably won’t get the chance before it expires. Meanwhile, I have two big ba...
by Smedley
Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:47 pm
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away
Replies: 103
Views: 37548
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Re: The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away

I saw an episode of I think 60 minutes that tested over the counter vitamins. They are not regulated by the FDA and their tests showed that most of them did not contain the ingredients on the label. Most had like less than10% of the stated percent. Some had zero percent, like the Gingko Biloba I wa...
by Smedley
Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:36 pm
Forum: The Rest Of The World
Topic: Following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak - News and Discussion
Replies: 3506
Views: 653055
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Re: Following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak - News and Discussion

not sure about anyone else out there, but i believe the experts over any politician everyday and way over the opinions of any random, ill-informed poster on some forum You should not be so quick to believe "experts" Richard. Lots of them are on the take from Big Pharma or Big Govt and the...
by Smedley
Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:19 pm
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: $3000 deposit + everything else
Replies: 195
Views: 71516
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Re: $3000 deposit + everything else

I would like to know, with regard to the $3000 and insurance requirements, HOW MANY TOURISTS have had to be treated at a Cambodia hospital and then not paid their bills? Is the number sufficiently high to justify these ridiculous requirements and their cost to the Cambodian economy? Most people who...
by Smedley
Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:51 pm
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away
Replies: 103
Views: 37548
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Re: The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away

there tons of drs making advice about eating healthy vs fast foods. I haven’t seen much on that in recent months in relation to covid. But everywhere non-stop talk on vaccine this, vaccine that, lockdown this, mask that. With one exception, the washing of hands advice has been the single feasible s...
by Smedley
Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:43 pm
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away
Replies: 103
Views: 37548
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Re: The Coronavirus Is Never Going Away

snip The early estimate was 5% dead, but that was based on hospitalized patients in Wuhan. Five percent of them died. Early on specialists said that most transmission was probably from asymptomatic people. And that most people are asymptomatic. Now months into this, they are publicly releasing figu...
by Smedley
Fri Aug 14, 2020 11:27 pm
Forum: Thailand News and Discussion
Topic: Thailand Travel Restrictions and Info
Replies: 2635
Views: 419350
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Re: Thailand Travel Restrictions and Info

26,269 45 to 64 year old have died of covid19 inthe USA in the past 6 months. 4,268 19 to 45 have died. Obviously you are either much younger than 19 or have no children or grandchildren nor parents aged d 45 or above. If you are not stepping over bodies on the street it is not real? How about stor...
by Smedley
Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:59 pm
Forum: General Chatter
Topic: $3000 deposit + everything else
Replies: 195
Views: 71516
Turks & Caicos Is

Re: $3000 deposit + everything else

I would like to know, with regard to the $3000 and insurance requirements, HOW MANY TOURISTS have had to be treated at a Cambodia hospital and then not paid their bills? Is the number sufficiently high to justify these ridiculous requirements and their cost to the Cambodian economy? Most people who ...
by Smedley
Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:49 pm
Forum: The Rest Of The World
Topic: Following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak - News and Discussion
Replies: 3506
Views: 653055
Turks & Caicos Is

Re: Thailand Travel Restrictions and Info

26,269 45 to 64 year old have died of covid19 inthe USA in the past 6 months. 4,268 19 to 45 have died. Obviously you are either much younger than 19 or have no children or grandchildren nor parents aged d 45 or above. If you are not stepping over bodies on the street it is not real? How about stor...
by Smedley
Fri Aug 14, 2020 10:25 pm
Forum: The Rest Of The World
Topic: Following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak - News and Discussion
Replies: 3506
Views: 653055
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Re: Thailand Travel Restrictions and Info

the curiosity of why SEA countries with virtually nil infections and inconsequential fatality numbers are so keen on remaining locked up and closed for T&T. While govt wonks and leaders (I hate using that word and govt in the same sentence, sorry) oft act as if they were plain stupid and ignora...