Stevemercer

Hydrogen is definitely the fuel of the future, like fusion energy, but common usage is probably 25 - 50 years off. In an ideal world, clean hydrogen could be produced from electolysis of water using electricity from nuclear power plants, The same plants, if strategically located, can produce fresh water from desalination of salt water, as well as steam and heat for industry. Science fiction tells us of unlimited hydrogen being scooped from the sun and gas giants if space industries ever become profitable.

NaiHarn

Dupicate post

Meanwhile, back in Isan...

Didn't the former Prime Minister (Prayut) appoint a convicted heroin dealer to his Cabinet, but the same Constitutional Court let him off? Apparently it only matters if the conviction was in Thailand, not in another country (Australia in this case). The actual issue of moral misconduct (e.g. was it responsible to for Prayut to appoint such a disreputable character) seems irrelevant.

Change the oil every 4,000 km and oil the chain once a fortnight. Keep tyre pressures at the recommended levels.

I think you should take them to a coin shop in the UK. You will get a better price and they may be worth more to collectors than just the gold content. For example, I recently sold a number of $200 Australian gold coins. I sent an email to 4 or 5 coin shops in Australia and got quotes. The gold value of the coins was about $600, but I got $950 for each from a coin shop when I next returned to Australia. They didn't even check/assay the coins and the only ID they asked for was my drivers licence.

I guess there will be answers when/if police check his backgound. For example, is he a frequent visitor to Thailand, what did he talk to his girlfriend about, does he have Thai connections, what is his social media history etc. etc.

You can buy a house in Australia for $30,000 if you are prepared to live in a small, remote town.

Other stories said the lady owner went out, but forgot to lock the driveway gate. The gate is one of those light swinging types and easy to knock open if not locked. The old guy rode by on his bicycle as he often does. The dogs would rush out to bark at any passing bicycle, but the gate is normally locked. This time when the dogs rushed the gate it bumped open and the old man was defenceless. An accident waiting to happen, in my view.

Good comment. It will be impossible to contain a fish that can spread to different rivers through estuaries and along the coastlines. At a buyback of 15 Baht per kilo, people will be actively farming the fish to cash in. The priority must be to protect inland catchment, particularly watersheds feeding into the Mekong

If Michelle Obama was nominated, and she accepted, she would be a shoe-in.

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Yes. I am doing that now. I renewed my marriage extension at the start of July and have an under consideration stamp up to 14 August (6 weeks). I had to get a new single entry return as my existing multiple entry will expire 14 July 2024 (when my marriage extension expires). I am flying to Australia on 10 July 2024 and must return to Thailand before 14 August. I will then go to immigration to get my 12 month extension stamped into my passport. I'll also have to buy a new multi-entry.

Yes, decent Thai women need certainty and marriage gives that commitment. Family, relatives and friends will be happy she is married. If you are not prepared to give that certainty.many Thai women will be uncertain about your commitment which may make them anxious at times. While they may try to be faithful, there will always be that question mark in their mind that maybr you will abandon them and they need to think about themselves and their future.

People who are (generally) relaxed, happy, smile a lot and go with the flow People with enough money to live comfortably and who are generous when they do have money People who try to look after their physical and mental health People who are still curious about life People who don't keep banging on and on about negatives in Thailand and Thai people

I have only lived in Thailand for 10 years. To my mind, everything/people are much the same. I live in a small rural town - no tourists, but a dozen or so foreigners live locally. People still smile and are generally helpful. I've never encountered 'farang pricing' locally and most peple go out of their way to show hospitality. On the bigger picture, I think Thailand is doomed to keep repeating history because people don't learn from past mistakes. They keep trying the same old things, electing the same old people, and hoping things will get better. I think Thailand is the lucky country, despite shooting themselves in the foot all the time, the country will continue to do ok, but it will never get anywhere near its full potential without allowing innovation and change. From an outsider's perspectiveit is hard to see why the military is held in such high esteem. To my knowledge, they have never won a war. Wasn't it the military who forced the monarchy to give up executive power and for the country to become a constitutional monarchy earlier last century?

Does this mean all narcissists are toxic? I must admit I'm not really sure what a narcissist is. Is it a good thing or a bad thing? I suspect we all have degrees of narcissim(?), some more than others. Maybe that means I must be one?

We seem to have half the family registered on the blue book for our house even though only the wife and I live here. One of the 'residents' lives in Australia, a few are down in Bangkok and one is dead

I love to see the fireflies too. Normally they appear following the true onset of the wet. I haven't seen any this year yet. It is still too dry in my part of Thailand (Isan). Maybe in a few weeks if the rain continues

Here in central Isaan I saw a dark looking cloud, but it has fled. Back to watering the garden. To be fair, our province is not mentioned in the alert.

I doubt Thailand will be hit by secondary sanctions. Thailand will continue to sit on the sidelines and be 'neutral', that is, it will seek to be friends with all nations or at least maintain cordial relations. I don't think Thailand has an ideological or morale agenda to push. It just wants to keep all its options open and remain open to business to all. Any secondary sanctions may be at a level causing inconvenience, but not enough to force anyone in Thailand to rethink their plans.

It sounds like the bike is an old model. Assuming it was made overseas, then parts may be hard to get and will be expensive. Most of the damage will be comestic (e.g. to the fairing). Specialist Thai repairers can fix this, as well as the dented tank, for a reasonable price. The owner will need to get you a quote broken down into the various components. Maybe you can pay for the repairs in accordance with priority to get the bike 'street worthy' again (assuming it is registered). Most bikes can withstand (e.g. still run) being knocked over which most often results in bent handlebar levers, dented tank, dislodged/broken fairing and smashed lights. I would imagine 10,000 Baht would pay for most of the fixable repairs (fairing, petrol tank and levers etc) to get it on the road again - any new/replacement parts will be expensive (think European prices). An itemised quote for repairs is the place to start.

You don't need need new translations for the renewal, but your friend will need to go to his local amphur office to get the kor 22 printed out again a few days before going for his renewal. The IO will accept this as eveidence he is still married. It only costs about 50 Baht and can be done quickly at the amphur office.

They should investigate Koh Samui next