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I wonder if they force Thaksin to watch all of this drivel. That would be a cruel and unusual punishment.

Maybe it bought a ticket? Hissness class?

Best not to argue with anyone in Thailand!

Impossible! You cannot suffer from heart valve disease unless you have a heart!

What a surprise! Who could possibly have predicted that? Amazing Thailand.

There is no limit. Their stupidity is truly infinite.

Thaksin? Not seen much of him lately. Maybe he needs to get out more?

So true, possibly didn't want to leave it in the hotel, but perhaps should have left it at home? Even wearing something that looks expensive (but isn't) is dangerous as crims are not the brightest. A guy was killed in London for his fake Patek Philippe watch.

Controversial, post. Good for generating site traffic. All ladies are different, some may fit the OP's world view, others may not, some may bring positives to your life, others neutral or even negative, so as Michael Conrad immortally put it, "Let's be careful out there!".

Perhaps this wasn't his first journey in a Phuket tuk-tuk, either that or Small Richard Syndrome?

Lol, but perhaps granddadband would be more apt?

Baht?

There are those who suspect that he already is a free man. TIT!

You make it sound like Islam is a religion to suit masochists. Could that explain why it also seems to attract sadists?

Agreed. An early entry to Angkor Wat also allows you to start your tour whilst it's still (relatively) cool.

I have done this more than once. There are many options although, I have not used train. Bus from Ekkamai or Mo Chit to Aranyprathet, (I have also used the bus from Swampy but that may not be running post-Covid - anyone know?) taxi to the border and taxi, minibus or bus to Siem Reap. It's best to get your visa for Cambodia online and take two PRINTED copies (Cambodia loves paper) rather than lose time (and squeeze) getting a Visa on Arrival (VOA) in Poipet. With the online visa you can bypass the Cambodian Visa office and head directly to Cambodian immigration. It costs an extra US$7 to get the online Cambodia visa, but well worth it IMHO. The Cambodian VOA will use a full page in your passport plus in/out stamps, whereas with the online visa there are only the in/out stamps. When you exit Cambodian immigration you will see a roundabout immediately ahead, keep right and head anti-clockwise around the roundabout and you will find several minibus operators. Best to avoid the free shuttle bus to the (out of town) bus station as this can waste several hours. Probably more than 50% of tourists using the border-crossing are heading for Siem Reap so the options are plentiful.

I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here....

...or discover that Thaksin is not even there!

Unfortunately "typical usage" does not cover the unplanned long-distance journeys that most of us have to undertake occasionally, and the Guardian is viewing "real-world ownership" from the POV of owners who have guaranteed access to overnight charging either at home or somewhere where the public chargers never get vandalised, which does not happen in the "real world", so yes, the Guardian's article IS superficial and deceptive.

Those who need their EV for work are entitled to suffer from range anxiety. In the real world one is not always able to find a working charger when one gets home after work and then the boss calls first thing to tell you to travel 300km to an important client meeting to cover for someone who has called in sick. You are correct about chargers needing a phone signal, but no network has 100% coverage and the signal used by the charger may not be on the same network that your cell-phone uses, and your point about installing chargers only where there is a phone signal also explains why it is more challenging to use an EV outside of an urban environment - because there are very few chargers. By comparison my ICE vehicle can travel 1000km between refuelling stops and so, until I retire from work, I am reluctant to switch to an EV.

I read the Guardian article on "range anxiety". I found it to be superficial and deceptive. It suggests that range anxiety is about only two factors: that batteries don’t have enough capacity for journeys and that there is a lack of chargers. It IGNORES the issue of time taken to recharge, the issue of non-working chargers (when was the last time you found a gas pump that did not work?), the issue of cell-phone signal (because the chargers won't work if you can't get a signal), the issue of potentially spending significant time in an otherwise deserted car-park at night-time waiting for the battery to recharge (would you be happy for your wife or daughter to do that?) It ignores the issue of "charge evaporation" when the temperature drops (less of an issue in LOS, but certainly an issue in Europe & much of North America as even Florida gets frosts sometimes). It ignores the issue of unexpectedly closed freeways/motorways with unplanned diversions of tens of kilometres through sparsely populated countryside - with potentially zero charging facilities available. It assumes that every EV will start a journey with a full charge - this can be really challenging for those without dedicated parking who may need to drive to a charging point some considerable time before setting off on any journey, so drivers may need to get up an EXTRA hour or more early to drive to a meeting because of the need to charge the EV prior to setting off. Unlike The Guardian I find that range anxiety is real and completely justified and I suspect that the Guardian is being intentionally dishonest. Those who read the Guardian regularly may not be surprised at this suspicion.

Truthful testimony! Is this an example of Thai humour?

It seems the hedgehog escaped?

"Counterfeit gold ornaments worth 3 million baht found on Chaeng Watthana Road" Really? But no "identifiable gold shop marks"? Surely, in order to be counterfeit, the items would need to have fake gold marks? Perhaps a more accurate headline would be "Worthless gold coloured ornaments found dumped on Chaeng Watthana Road"? But then, no-one would read the story! Clickbait.

Correct & oops! My Bad, too early in the morning? The lights are there westbound, but not eastbound.