BritManToo

All the plants where I live belong to a Thai national (along with the home).

Last months PEA bill 57 units, 250bht (previous month 48 units). The monsoon, 4 days of continuous rain added the extra 9 units as my batteries ran out

How much solar panels? How much electrical supply? How much battery storage? I currently have 3kW of panels (9x 330W generating 9 units/day), a 5.5kW inverter and 8 units of battery storage (lasts 24hrs). That powers 80% of my 3 bed house (showers and air-con are still powered from grid). Last months PEA bill 250bht for 57 units.

So the start of monsoon there's always the odd firefly around, one, two or maybe three spotted in a season. This year it's different, I've been seeing them every night, one even started flying around my bedroom. Last night my son and I were watching the field behind the house, I counted five in about 20 minutes. My kid pointed to a whole tree of them in the distance. Very pretty and nice to see. Anyone else noticing them?

$10M 350k to him, $2M to her ...... win for him.

I've met 4 Brit bank robbers and 2 middle level cocaine dealers while out here. All really nice guys, and as long as they don't commit any crimes here, or cause any trouble, why would you (or the Thai authorities) care? Thailand must launder 1/2 the dirty money in the world with all their empty shopping malls and opticians.

I'm as happy as any 66 year old guy could be. Not really bothered if everyone else is happy or not. It's all about me ........ me, me, me, me, me!

No Chinese = little crime. (Obviously excluding the Indian gold snatched by ladyboys)

That's just horrible!

Oddly enough I was one of those "scientists and academics" but I was employed by the British government so you might not consider them "we".

Science by consensus ........ The world is flat. You'll fall off the edge if you sail too far. The sun circles the earth. Man will never fly. Man will never reach the moon.

If western courts halved the sentences for admission of guilt, they'd probably get quick confessions as well.

I'd buy the LG 82" for 47kbht. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/lg-uhd-4k-smart-tv-82up8000-real-4k-dolby-vision-atmos-lg-thinq-ai-google-assistant-82up8000ptb-11-i3770696211-s14325033986.html Samsung 75" is cheap as chips at 25kbht, but I don't trust Samsung products. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/samsung-4k-uhd-smart-tv-ua75au7700kxxt-75-75au7700-2021-i2862114484-s10440812384.html?&search=pdp_v2v

This has been the wettest year since I arrived in 2009. The other 12 years were much of a muchness. Not sure if that's meaningful in any way.

Eat less, exercise more ........ then you can drink whatever you like.

I believe it's free if they agree to work for 3 years in a government appointed placing.

I'm happy paying 33bht for 1.95l of Pepsi (BigC). Cheaper than water.

There are government maximum price limits on many popular food items, milk and coke being 2 of them.

65" LCD TV is my choice of computer screen. Don't understand why anyone would go smaller these days.

I always preferred the PingPayom Hotel 'Coffee Shop' at the end of Nimman.

I find the fresh meat section of Makro not all that fresh, frozen is OK. The pork shops are the place to buy meat, they always run out in the afternoon. Fresh meat delivered every morning. One of the homes in my village sells meat at markets. Their home and the 3 houses around them smell of rotting meat/blood 24/7. No refrigeration, meat kept in plastic bins with a bit of ice overnight. No way I would buy meat from a market.

I've never encountered any of these problems because I only think of me. Weak white men who want to cater to other people's needs generally fail in Thailand. My advice, think only of yourself and what you want. Then life in Thailand is easy.

Well the true test is easy to do at home yourself. RAW milk in the fridge goes off after 3 days. Pasteurised milk goes off in 7-10 days in the fridge. If it's still good after 7-10 days in the fridge you can assume it's largely made from powder.

Not really relevant as 7-11 didn't stock 'fresh' milk at that time. Today all the chain stores sell milk.

They want 1,000 to 2000bht in Chiang Mai. So I just do what the Thais do, drive with no dl/tax/test/insurance. Saves me $$$$s. My family farm is 15km from Lomsak...... I never go there, worse than Issan.