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Asian women are quite pragmatic. So am I, 65% of my assets are still in Australia. The 35% here will go to my GF, provided she behaves. Her future is in my hands, not vice versa. As I said before, my GF has good reason to maintain me in good health. I can understand your position, fortunately I have a fairly good BS meter and the ones who tried it on here got short shrift. Would that my BS meter had been as good in Oz, but I suppose that's experience.

If you have 80 km charge left, and pull into a charger that is out of order with 300 km to go, and the same distance back, I guess you're between a rock and a hard place. I don't know what the situation is in other countries, in Australia there is information on where chargers are, none on whether they are occupied or functional. One of the funniest EV promotions I've seen is a Chinese Polestar which drove across the Nullarbor from Perth to Adelaide ( 2700 km ) to illustrate its environmental credentials. The promo neglected to mention it was trailed by a truck and diesel generator for recharging, although I suppose fueling the diesel generator with recycled cooking oil lessened the environmental impact.

You got a bad one, I got a good one. I had two bad ones in Australia. IMO her commitment to me became unconditional after two years when she presented me with a health certificate dated the previous day, and said " No more condom." About 7 years ago now.

Most Americans are blissfully unaware about 98% of the tap water in their major cities is recycled, i.e they are drinking someone's treated #1 and #2. That knowledge was enough to ensure I only drank Coca-Cola and beer when I was there, and even some of the beer was ghastly.

They do work; however, I get more enjoyment out of a foot and leg massage. Leaving Suvarnabhumi for Melbourne when I flew regularly, I would have a half hour foot/calf massage before boarding. My feet sang to me all the way for 9 hours.

According to reports from California ( Google is your friend ) 25% of charging stations there are non-functional. Apparently station reliability is a new issue. That's OK if one is in a big city with plenty of them around in a short distance. However, if you are out in the boondocks with only 25 km left in the batteries, and your next charging station is down, what do you do? I suppose one could put a portable, polluting, fossil-fueled generator in the trunk, then wait around for 6 - 7 hours while it trickles electrons in.

Most driving ranges have resident professionals who will give lessons. The fundamentals are grip, stance and swing. Get those right, you are well on the way. Don't expect instant success, depending on your hand-eye co-ordination and balance it will take 6-10 lessons, and 3-6 months, to become proficient. Bear in mind your clubs should suit your physical ability, if you start off with extra stiff shafts and blade irons, it's unlikely you will enjoy practicing. You need forgiving cavity backs, and shafts suited to your swing speed. Golf is like anything else, you get out of it what you are prepared to put into it. It was either Gary Player or Arnold Palmer who said " The more I practice, the luckier I get." Good luck, and enjoy.

When I was away in Australia for six months selling my house, I had no concern over whether my Thai GF played around or not. If she was not there when I came back, move on. It's not as if I was a saint. I don't know if she did have other guys, and I never asked. It's in the past.

My former wife was extremely jealous, I suppose that was a form of aversion therapy for me. I can understand other people becoming jealous. However, it's not part of my own mindset, so it's an emotion I do not have to deal with. If my present GF was to say I've met someone else, I would say fine, off you go. Sorry, my financial support ends here. Not jealous or envious of the possessions of others, I'm happy with what I have.

It is in her interest for me to live as long as possible, thanks for stopping by.

Your prolixity is amusing, I'll give you that. Verbal diarrhea. You're quite right, I am not a risk taker. I've visited South Africa, East Timor, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, America, Canada, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Myanmar, New Zealand, The Netherlands, Spain, France, England and Scotland. Even Luxembourg. I guess I am not up to traveling in s###holes such as India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. BTW, the spelling is KarakorAm. I my 50 years of travel, I can honestly say I have never had an event of voiding from either end of my intestinal tract, so I must be doing something right. Which is, if you care to go back to my first post, boiling any water I drink. No need to lug water filters around with me, hotels usually have kettles. Or bottled water. I'm sure I've missed out on local delicacies, such as frogs brought up in the house septic outfall. I bow to your superior experience on the crapper.

Quite true, and how much do you think those domestic tourists are spending? Got any figures? On holiday, my observation is a family of half a dozen Thais will occupy a single hotel room. As far as golf tourism goes, it's dead. Caddies that used to make 9-10K baht/month are now scraping to make 2-3K/month, and I have never seen a Thai tip more than the bare minimum.

Thais and Americans react to the taste of Vegemite as if they have been poisoned.

Please, do not post mental images like that while I am having dinner.

We seem to be getting mutual amusement, you can spell diarrhea correctly, but don't know the difference between you're and your? Giardiasis is not a bit of diarrhea, it lasts for 2-6 weeks, and that assumes it is diagnosed correctly. That also assumes the medication prescribed works, standard meds such as imodium won't. But hey, be my guest. Enjoy your toilet time.

It's nice to know I give pleasure to people I have never met, although some of your insinuations are way off the mark. Eat raw beef as well? My, my, you do like living dangerously. Bro? Bam? I guess you're part of that generation that thinks it is smarter than any before or after it.

Links?

Complete rubbish, tourism was 15-20% of Thai GDP. Thais in the tourist industry are desperate for tourism to return. I know a multilingual tour guide who has not had work for two years, survives by running a street stall. Some foreigners living here would prefer for mass tourism not to return, so they can enjoy the peace and quiet. Others can see the harm dumb government policy is inflicting on ordinary Thais, I guess you are not one of them.

Chlorine may dissipate on standing, chloramines will not. Boiling is need to get rid of those compounds.

Bleach does nothing to eliminate parasites such as giardia and cryptosporidia, good luck with your personal lottery.

I boil water no matter where I am in the world. Two reasons - it eliminates the taste of chlorine. It also kills intestinal parasites such as giardia and cryptosporidia, which chlorine does not kill, and can be extremely debilitating. I had a boss once who contracted giardiasis while on a visit to America, where it is endemic. Took him months in Australia to get his illness diagnosed correctly, one doctor even said it was psychosomatic.

Same in Chiang Rai, been raining since yesterday afternoon non-stop. I thought the rainy season was supposed to start in June/July.

Theory? I am quoting facts. You are looking at the numbers. The real story is whether vaccines reduce contagiousness, reduce the number of deaths, and reduce recovery time. They do. I don't really care whether people do or don't get vaccinated. Their life, their choice. Darwin can determine the outcome. You're over the pandemic? I'm over people posting BS they have garnered from the orts of Facebook and YouTube.

They still need 400K in the bank, IIRC. IMO it's a matter of media exposure, impecunious farang cannot pay his hospital bills gets a headline. Shock, horror. There's no news value in any farang that pays their bills either from their bank account, or via an insurance policy.

Wrong, wrong, wrong. Vaccines reduce transmission markedly because the period a vaccinated person is contagious is much less than an unvaccinated person. COVID is dangerous to everyone, there are healthy people of all ages who are dying from it. The statistics are saying an unvaccinated person is far more likely to be occupying an ICU bed or ventilator than a vaccinated person. The statistics are also saying vaccinated people are far less likely to develop debilitating "long COVID" which requires months of extensive rehabilitation. I suggest you check out North Korea, zero vaccination rate. The population is now reaping what the fat boy sowed.