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So, which is it?

Maybe they fired up the water pushing boats?

What would be the downside to buying the battery pack and inverter now, then buy the solar panels when the budget permits? Charge the batteries when the power's good, and use them automatically when the voltage sags... Probably wouldn't even need a full bank of batteries for a couple of hours of sag. Kinda like a bridge between a small UPS and a full solar system, knowing that the panels will be coming later if he eventually wants to get off the grid. I love my Uni-T UT71E recording voltmeter for watching the voltage variations throughout the day. In the OP's case, seeing the time of the sags could help the PEA find the culprit. They're a little spendy (around $200) and there is a learning curve, but great info. I plot the data up on Excel (that's the learning curve).

I buy tramadol at Boots with no prescription. 100mg tablets, up to 2 packs of 10 each at a time. They ask to see my passport and take down my name in a notebook each time. I don't know where that information goes. I buy tramadol in a lot of Chinatown pharmacies, 50mg x 10 pieces. Some limit it to 2 packs at a time, some 5 packs at a time. Some ask for my name on a piece of paper, none ask to see my passport. Some don't carry it at all. Obviously, YMMV. But if it's available at Boots pharmacies, it can't be too illegal. BTW, it's not for me. A friend of mine has cancer.

Being a sucker for a redemption story, I wish him well. If he's sincere. And if he leaves the ball and chain in Cali. Edit: Part of that is in honor of his Mom.

I'm all for raising the top marginal tax rate for individuals making (for example) over $1 million a year. I'm also in favor of treating capital gains the same as the peons' income. But raising corporate income taxes without implementing international agreements regarding minimum tax rates would just push more corporations to move their "income" to lower tax countries and play games with transfer pricing, licensing agreements and consulting agreements. All they have to do is move their income to Ireland, by transfer price games, "licensing" their patents they sold to their Irish subsidiary, and pay their 2 Irish employees the rest of their profits for consulting fees. We had a subsidiary in Ireland that served no purpose other than shifting profits to them and pay (I think) 3% tax on those profits instead of the US tax rate. And Ireland is just one example.

I wonder how many push ups and sit-ups you'd have to do to achieve the same result? And how much you could pay yourself per sit-up... Assuming, of course, you're using Ozempic for weight loss. Personally, I wouldn't trust an online source in Thailand to save 10% or so. Just too much of a risk for someone in the delivery chain to cheat. But that's based on zero experience with MedConsult.

It'll be interesting to see what level of detail they require on applying. Do you need a flight number and hotel reservation before applying? Because it would be a kick in the nuts to pay $2000 (non-refundable) for a flight and another $1000 for a hotel reservation, then be denied, or have the system go haywire for 2 or 3 days and miss your flight. Also, for border bouncers, will they allow applying from a IP address within Thailand? And a lot of guys I know haven't owned (or needed) a printer in years. Hopefully, it'll all work out seamlessly. But we'll see.

I'm going to hold off judgement until they implement the system and we see how well it works. But I wouldn't dismiss the possibility that the auto gates are quicker today simply because so few people are using them, and they may gum up when they're inundated. My happen. May not. We'll just have to see.

I wonder how many votes Harris lost with that warmonger's endorsement?

It's hard to justify $2,000 in airfare, $50 a night in a hotel and 48-60 hours R/T in travel time for an American to save on dental in Thailand. And if you're already in Thailand on holiday, who wants to spend a couple of days of precious (in the USA) vacation time in a waiting room? Maybe Europeans, who can take monthlong vacations, but if I ever took a month off from a US company, they'd figure out they don't need me anyway... Saving half a million USD, like I would have saved on my bypass surgery had I been uninsured, throws out excellent numbers. Dental, not so much.

The Russkies are in good company. Amazon's Alexa is doing the same... When asked “why should I vote for Donald Trump,” Alexa was routinely replying, “I cannot provide responses that endorse any political party or its leader.” However, when people asked the gizmo why they should vote for his opponent, Alexa spewed a variety of enthusiastic Harris endorsements. https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6361450470112

Several times in my life, I have had male roommates. None gay. Neither am I . Usually, a change in life situation, like an unexpected divorce, a job loss, or healthcare needs. I had plenty of spare rooms, and none of the situations went sideways. Unlike some female live-ins that turned into disasters. When my father went into the old fart's home, he thought his life was over. Two weeks later, he asked my sister to bring him some after shave. They all played poker, had coffee every morning, watched the games on the big screen and generally enjoyed life. They all had their own rooms and bathroom. But they lived in the community and just slept in their rooms.

My bypass surgery at the most expensive hospital in Bangkok cost less than the insurance deductible would have been in the USA. And the quality of care was as good as I've ever seen in a US hospital. IMO, Thailand has a huge potential market in healthcare and another great opportunity in elder care. If they do it right. I'm sure there's US laws against it, but US insurance companies (and Medicare) should pay for their customers to seek treatment in Thailand. They'd save a bundle.

One more case in favor of renting, so you can move if you end up with bad neighbors. Nobody won this one.

Would that indicate that the scooter was damaged in the accident? Otherwise there's some interim steps between seeing the guy's scooter parked up, and knowing he's the victim. He could just be a spectator, or helping out, or wandering around. But if the scooter was squashed... Edit: Add that to the loud crash reported by the witness, which probably wouldn't have been loud if the train had just hit a pedestrian.

There was a safety poster on each of our offshore South Thailand oil platforms showing a body that had bled out as a result of squatting on a sit-down toilet. The bowl broke, and the lacerations bled out. It was a haunting picture. Not pixelated, to have the maximum impact. Something you just can't un-see. We still found occasional oily safety bootprints on the bowls.

You've got a good 'un then. My remark wasn't meant to be specific to yours. Just that, male or female, you never know what people will be like in a pinch, until the pinch. Like poor health (and the bills that come with that), or running out of money, or... or... Regardless of what they promise when it's all rosy.

Up here in the Middle Kingdom, there are scads of interesting tiny 2 door city EV's which meet 90% of the driving needs of a city dweller. And their footprint is so tiny, you can fit 5 of them in the spots that 3 typical cars would take up. Several of my neighbors drive them and say they're great for what they promise. The first models were "influenced" by Smart Cars, but they have branched out with several home brewed models that are so ugly they're cute. I doubt they'd pass collision testing, but they're not meant for high speed roads. Just getting around town. For that, they're perfect. At the car shows in China, the advertised price is as low as 35,000 RMB, around $5,000 USD. I'm not sure what adders there are for taxes, registration, etc. Since I don't have a Chinese DL, nor a visa that would qualify me to get one, I'm curious more than interested. If I needed a car to get around BKK, they'd be perfect. But when I lived and worked there, the only time I fired up the pickup was to leave town for long weekends. Otherwise, it was BTS, MRT, motosais and a very rare taxi trip.

It will be interesting when they reveal which engine component failed, and whether it was a design flaw, a supply chain (counterfeit parts?) problem, or some other issue.

With all due respect, what else could she say? She's outta there when things go sideways, so you'd better start looking now?

Being a zillionaire is great, too. But not all of us have the dosh, nor a wife that's worth the trade-off. I, too would rather be in a great marriage. But I'd rather be single than still married to my ex. She wasn't a bad woman. Just not on the same page and consequently, never satisfied with life. Turns out, 35 years after the divorce, she's still not married. So it's not me that caused her unhappiness. I was just there.

If that's what you believe, you don't have a clue. It was more than just PA. And 126 congressmen agreed in a sworn statement, along with 18 states. And I would add that the SCOTUS specifically stated they didn't judge the merits or the facts of the case. Just the standing.

As I recall, his private garden was actually public land.

How about sworn statements from 18 states and 126 congressmen? Refer to the Texas lawsuit, and the amicus briefs that ensued.