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Meanwhile thousands of retirees, who put millions of Baht into the local economies year on year, are treated like dirt on their shoes.

Hypocrite .........Will go back to the land of sand and be a good pious muslim..........until the next trip.

14 hours ago, giddyup said:

I guess no high temperatures, rough roads or sand and dust in Australia.

I am assuming by your post that warranties in Aus are good? 

On 4/29/2024 at 3:46 PM, Photoguy21 said:

Could be it is based on the standard of the road and the quality of the driving coupled with the higher temperatures that reduces the warrantee.

Same when I lived in Saudi. The warranties were greatly reduced, I guess due to the high temperatures, large temperature fluctuations, battery life, etc. If a battery lasted three years you were doing well. Even servicing was a lot more frequent at 5,000 km due to dust and sand etc.

Only 2 hours. He needs to come to our village then, we have power outages at least once a week, and never less than three hours. OK investigate the fire, but nothing will happen, as usual, He is just banging the drum to say He did His job.

1 hour ago, Robert Paulson said:

There’s a tax you’ll pay on this tax

Exactly what happens to the tax on fuel in England. They levy the fuel tax, then add VAT onto the total, so you are paying tax on your tax. All tax is theft, pure and simple.

On 4/25/2024 at 6:37 AM, webfact said:

This incident has triggered concerns about domestic abuse and illegal firearms possession among foreigners living in Thai popular tourist areas.

Good they got this piece of scum off the streets, however, what a shame they do not address the same problem with their own Nationals with the same zeal, and news exposure.

2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

What area, part of Thailand, experiences as many electric-power outages as you have described?

I have never heard of such a thing, except maybe high up in the mountain villages, where you cannot even get to during the Raining Season without a very capable 4-wheel drive.

 

What area in Thailand has this level of electrical supply reliability challenge?

 

 

Let us just say it is way North of Bangkok. Two years ago the power was off from 7 am until 8 pm for "preventative maintenance" to improve the system so it did not go out during thunderstorms. Four days later we had a storm.....guess what happened.......When enquiries were made the fault was in another part not upgraded..... total bull. The only improvement is that apart from when the drunks take out the poles it is normally re connected within 2 hours of calling them. Last month, they came out, fixed it, and it lasted 15 minutes before we had to call them again. It is just a part of life here I have got used to.

1 hour ago, GammaGlobulin said:

 

That's interesting. 

Where is your area? 

Thailand, or other? 

 

 

Thailand, 

All well and good IF you have the power in the first place. It is quite common in our area for the power to go off at the slightest provocation, a bird perching on the wire, a spattering of raindrops, a snake in the works, or a drunk Somchai taking out a power pole at 8 at night.

Last night the power went off at 10 minutes to nine, and came back on at exactly 6 this morning. 

I, like most everyone else am looking forward to the rains, but that is tinged with the certainty that the power will be off daily.

2 hours ago, webfact said:

raising concerns about the preservation of the area's natural landscape and the safety of beachgoers and property.

Now THAT is funny. The Average Thai could not give a rats a** about the natural landscape as long as it is good for a few Baht earnings.

23 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said:

There should be no government support for BEVs, charging stations, end of life of real cars, etc.

If people want to buy EVs, ok, let them buy them. And if people choose real cars, that is also fine. Up to each individual.

Greata can walk. 

Agreed, nothing to do with climate control, I still believe it is all part of the future control. 15 minute cities, CBDC, etc. People may tell me to adjust the tin hat, but you only have to look towards the banks to see what is happening.

Will they have to pay the 300 Baht fee to enter when it is implemented...

10 hours ago, webfact said:

and unreasonable expectations regarding treatment.

I expect, once they find out they are being shafted on the medical bills. all backed by the racist dinosaurs in charge of the government, or legal gouging may be the saying, they demand a higher level of service. Just a thought. on the other hand it could be that most of them are loud ignorant a holes with a bigger ME,ME attitude than any high -so in a fortuner.

Are those tanks open to the elements then?