Moonlover

I'm guessing you haven't ridden motorcycles very much. A back pack is firmly strapped in place and moves with the rider. He 's got the measure of the balance. A pillion passenger not predictable, especially one who is liable to faint enroute. It's not a risk I would take on.

I've been doing marriage extensions for the last 8 years, ever since the Brexit vote which heralded the fall in the value of the GBP. We had to have a witness and a house visit the first time around. But we've never had that imposed on us since. Yes, there is a bit more paperwork to do but there's nothing difficult about it. You just have to be organized. My income has gone up quite a bit since 2014 and I could, if I wished, revert to retirement again. But I'd rather stick with a marriage extension now. One never knows what surprises are just round the corner. And there's one thing for sure, since these new (Big Joke) rulings regarding the lump sum method I would never park up 800,000k and have immigration dictate what I can and cannot do with my own money.

Maybe America can do better than Harris, but that is only maybe with a small 'm'. But what I'm sure about is that almost anyone is a better choice than that maniac Trump!

Presuming you mean 'strapped tight to the driver', as if any rider is going to permit that! That would probably result in them both falling off.

I would have thought that the biggest risk he would be facing would be scurvy due to the lack of fruit and vegetables. Sailors of old used to suffer terribly from it.

Yes he would have got a pension about 600 Baht per month! That's about 30 Baht a day. How much would do he have left for food once he's paid for daily M/C taxi rides? Some folks around here live in a fantasy world! He did it his way and good for him too!

And just how much spare money do you suppose this old gent had lying around to fork out for taxis every day? There are plenty of old timers in the villages and many of them work until an advanced age. There's no such thing as retirement for farming communities. Our village elder died just last week. He was 102 years old!

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'Girl is almost perfect but are these serious problems'. What a contradiction in terms that is!

Oh come off it! How many people have a voltmeter to hand when they buy a new battery? Most folks sit in the waiting area and have a coffee until their car is ready. They've probably never used a voltmeter in their lives! Stop fanaticizing and try addressing the O/Ps question instead, which I notice you haven't! At least I did, even if my answer wasn't a very helpful one.

All batteries Sulfate to a certain degree depending on its use. If such a situation occurs when the battery is new, then I'd call it negligence. (by the selling agent) If sulfation occurs during the service life of the battery, which it does, I'd call it 'fair wear and tear'.

A sulfated battery is not permanently damaged unless it has been severely neglected and no supplier would would be in business very long if he allowed that to happen to his stock. I note that the word 'damaged' does not appear in the article.

That's nonsense. All batteries will loose energy whilst they are awaiting sale. The longer they're on the shelf, the lower the voltage will be. The supplier should check the voltage before dispatching it and top it up if necessary. There's nothing wrong with a reading of 12.4 volts. It's good to go. The O/P's question, by the way, cannot be answered. The life of a battery is determined by the use it gets. Short, frequent urban runs with lots of starts will wear out a battery much quicker than will longer runs with less starts per kilometer.

Not so according to this Reuters article: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/teen-pot-users-may-hallucinate-become-paranoid-idUSKBN1OH2FK/

I've had cows befriend me whilst out on my country walks. I'm sure they feel lonely out there pegged out on their own. They're herd animals, they need company. You just carry on what you're doing Bank. Great job.

Which IMO is one step better than handing America over to a convicted felon, a proven liar and a narcissist.

Far more likely that this loyal family pet followed Thanwa to the pond! Dogs do that. They can be very protective of young family members.

It looks like that tree was struck by lightning. I recognize the damage from one that took a strike near our village recently.

We all have to lodge a copy of our passport when we open an account with Wise. With facial recognition software it's easy to compare your photo ID with the photo on your passport. One of my pension providers does it every year in order to confirm I'm still alive.

I have never fallen into this 'med trap', as I call it. In fact I've never even consulted a doctor regarding BP. If I notice an increase I look to my exercise routine, meditation and breathwork to get back down again. Breathwork is particularly effective. here is a useful website on that topic. Breathing techniques that lower blood-pressure

I'm just the messenger. Make of it what you will.

This, by far the most useful website I have seen so far on this topic. The FAQ section, in particular is very informative. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

What is difficult and obtuse today, is easy and obvious tomorrow. Life has always been like that.

No no! I mean Microsoft Windows, not glass windows.

I sometimes get a similar sounding slider when I log on to Lazada. I think it's some kind of verification process. Maybe it doesn't recognize my I/P, my network or computer. Anyway I just click on and slide it across and all is good again. Nothing to be concerned about.