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7 minutes ago, Bandersnatch said:

My latest EV comes with 6 Tesla Powerwalls of backup storage, that’s got to be worth something over zero 😉

right now, it would make zero sense for myself to buy any car
but
that said, the best thing for an EV for a solar owner 
is using the EV as extra storage for the house 
but still makes no financial sense, as batteries are much cheaper and i already have a car

5 hours ago, Bandersnatch said:

 

for the righteous i have solar and drive an EV
that is you  I have solar and an EV but you say I’m righteous, I never claimed it.
did i mention you by name? mo, but you replied anyway, if the shoe fits

Yes, you are fortunate to able to do what you do and live how you live, be grateful

Yes I am but it’s the same for every expat living in Thailand 
who mentioned expats?

the vast majority of people cannot live like you

the same for every expat living in Thailand 
since when did "the vast majority" exclude the vast majority?

the vast majority of people use their cars during the day

EV owners can charge at night using TOU half price electric,  but you didn’t know that. With average journeys most people would only need to charge once a week when they were doing something else like shopping but you didn’t know that
YES, i know that, but this is mental gymnastics for i have an EV i charge during the day with excess solar" which is what i was referring too and has been stated many times, although not sure if by yourself

the vast majority of people cannot afford solar

better to borrow the money to buy solar as it makes good financial sense with a 5 year payback, but you didn’t know that
now you are encouraging people to get further into debt, again other people are not you.

the vast majority of people cannot afford a brand new second hand car, let alone a new EV

The Neta V EV is cheaper than a suzuki swift and even cheaper second hand, but you didn’t know that
most people do not need a new car of any kind, most people have not finished paying for the car they are currently driving, but you already know that, again encouraging people to get into debt is not good and other people are not you.

the vast majority of people do not have 30 minutes to wait for a charge on long journeys

but you didn’t know that new EVs can add 350km of range in 20 minutes 
Yes my point still stands as i said long journey, you literally made my point for me

the vast majority of people cannot afford to replace a disposable EV every few years

EVs come with 8 years warranty including the battery but you didn’t know that
as i said replace every few years, 8 years flies by

the vast majority of people cannot afford to signal their virtue in such ways

EV haters always accuse EV owners of “virtue signaling” while all the time signaling their own ignorance 
why do you know someone drives an EV, because they tell you every chance they get.

if the grid cannot meet the demands of aircons being run on high
imagine how bad it would get when everyone got home from work and charged their EV

Not true but you didn’t know that. It’s clearly too complicated for you to understand so I won’t waste any more of my time trying to educate you.

what is not true?
the article above is about huge power demands, if EVERYONE drove an EV, electricity demand would increase especially certain times of day, and no, not everyone would wait for off peak hours


Sometimes it just helps to be humble and grateful for the situation we ourselves are in regardless of how others live.

5 hours ago, KhunLA said:

They can and they could if they managed their finances better, Thais & expats, and were practical in the purchases & lifestyle.   I've lived a poor & meager life  almost my whole life, in the USA, with some exceptions, compared to my peers.  OK, I splurged a lot, but always with pocket money, not borrowed.

 

Only owned ! new vehicle.   Never lived in a stand alone house, by myself or with GF/wife.   Had a 4 bedroom detached house, but made it a triplex.   That and other houses (row houses) in crap neighborhoods, were investments.  Where friends and family would never live, as they need to impress their friends and family, by barely living within their means.

 

Got to have that new car (financed), every 3 years.   I bought 1, and it was a work truck, and entry level at that.

 

Any and all extra funds, went into investing into my future, not spending on the present.   Didn't want for anything, but didn't waste money trying to impress people.

 

Got to retire at 45, and impressed myself.   Now here, I still play the long game.  Don't rent, wasted money.  Our solar & EVs save us over 85k a year in electric & petrol costs.  Having solar & EV is money well spent.

 

How many expats here have a new big ol' truck or 4X4,or SUV they don't need.   Or drink 6 large beers every night.  What's that, knocking on 70-80 baht a bottle X 6 = 400-500 baht.  Times 30 day, hmm, sounds like the cost of an entry solar system if saved for a year.  Assuming in house, and not from the barstool.

 

I've never needed a car while living in TH, and a scooter would have sufficed.  That's 10k baht a month, for the privilege of owning a new car.   Daughter just bought, and 20 or 30% down and payment will still be 15k a month/4 years.   But she needs, along with <2% interest, almost free money rate as inflation is higher.  Wise use of other peoples money.

 

People need to learn, "if you can't pay cash, you can't afford it".   You don't borrow money for things that depreciate.

 

"The percentage you're paying is too high priced
While you're living beyond all your means
And the man in the suit has just bought a new car
From the profit he's made on your dreams"

TLDR
and no, not everyone could if they managed their finances better.
the fact you needed to ramble on so much proves my point

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

who works for the Department of Provincial Administration

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3 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Ok, now you go into defense with that you are right and the world is against you. Hilarious!

just go away, i got no time for clowns, get a life.

1 minute ago, Gottfrid said:

Excuse me! What is a brand NEW SECOND HAND CAR? 😂
Didn´t you talk about the importance of words?

you again? go away
i will explain it slowly for you so you understand
"brand new second hand" simply means brand new to me but second hand
for example, when some says "i just bought a new car"
and they expect others to read their mind and understand it is actually a second hand car
see how words matter
The term that has also been used in music SINCE 1975 to describe something that might be new but not original
or music that is new and taking inspiration from something old
depending on whether you ask Roots Manuva or Peter Tosh

i add 🤡s to ignore list, goodbye.

7 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

Yes, and it does seem like other people who read my post understood it perfectly. Yes, words matter, but so does understanding.

yes there are quite a few like you on here

16 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Didn´t have to read minds to understand that. However, in the future, I will make an exception for you, so there will be no problem for you following the topics.

words matter, you should use them correctly.

27 minutes ago, Jumbo1968 said:

he is known for not returning renters deposits

why did you put a question mark at the end of this statement?
and why did you rent there in the first place?
"within my rights" LOL

On 4/30/2024 at 1:51 PM, Fritteboy said:

School is not a visa agent company. So they want you to apply from your home country, or have enough time on your visa to change from TV to NON-ED inside of Thailand. I didnt have enough time to transfer my visa inside of Thailand, so i have to leave and come back from embassy. And my passport history is not good so it its a lot different from someone that have only 1 stamp in passport. Thats why i asked here for a friendly embassy

🤦‍♂️

just ask the school which one is usually used.

2 hours ago, Ben Zioner said:

How many tabs can you open?

More than a browser displays
but you do not need storage for that
CPU and RAM are what matters there
i run low power 7900 CPUs and just 32GB RAM each rig (5600-6000)

1 hour ago, Photoguy21 said:

No one cares what you do. If you dont like answers dont ask questions. Stop being a moron.

Then why did you even ask?
and you did not provide answers, you provided false arguments.
you got everything wrong and you call me the moron lol
another one on the ignore list
 

1 hour ago, Ben Zioner said:

You need this for Internet browsing?

yeh, that is all computers are good for.

15 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

Probably a silly question but why would you want such a big drive? Ok, so you are going to put VDO's on it but you can get a lot on a 2Tb drive. I know I have several hundred on one, all of which is bought online and saved to my external drive.

who said i wanted a 60TB drive?
and yes i do have a LOT of storage 
but WTF has that got to do with you, what i do with my machines?
and no i don't use them to store videos, or music or pictures or any media, and not mining crypto
sorry not sorry, your previous messages invoke such a reply.
if you were less argumentative while also being wrong,
maybe i would have dropped you a hint as to why i have so much hardware running 24/7

16 hours ago, Neeranam said:

I have a debit card I buy everything with in Thailand -  I top it up with BTC. 

that is not buying with BTC, you do not even top up with BTC
what you are doing is selling your BTC for fiat (which will happen on an exchange)
then topping up your card with fiat
then you buy goods with fiat
it all just happens instantly in the background so you do not see it

Halving was priced in weeks ago,
now you will see the smaller miners get pushed out over the next year or so

Observation and puzzle solving.

15 minutes ago, Photoguy21 said:

A HDD would be a rack of drives for that size. Samsung produced a SSD and that was costing something in the range ot GBP 16,000.

NO, Samsung did NOT produce a 60TB drive HDD or SSD
SEAGATE did
SEAGATE also have recently produced/announced a 30TB drive
24TB drives are already on the market
so NO, you would not need a rack of Drives for 60TB, but 2 or 3 HDD (if you can somehow manage to get a 30TB at this stage, but 24TB are available)
and Teamgroup also have a 2.5" 15TB SSD (SATA not NVME) on the market
so even for 60TB of SSD, again, NO you would not need a rack, but just 4 x 2.5" drives
find someone else to argue with or come correct.