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No, have not needed to. I'm actually very easy to get along with, provided certain lines are not crossed. Perhaps some posters on ASEAN would disagree.

No. The cargo was mainly German vehicles, with some Bentleys and 15 Lamborghinis. It's simple logic, there were 4000 luxury cars on that ship. I don't know what percentage were EV's, let's say there were 1000 of them. That's a hell of a lot of stored electrical energy, and it only takes one faulty cell for things to go pear-shaped. IIRC, airlines limit batteries to 100 Wh, or 2 grams of lithium, and that is a drop in the bucket compared to what the ship was carrying.

It does when it's my condo.

Here you go: https://www.cbsnews.com/video/cargo-ship-carrying-luxury-vehicles-to-us-sinks-in-atlantic/#x The entire cargo of the ship was cars, not just one container. Applying Occam's razor, the cause of the fire would be fairly obvious. Empty ships don't usually catch fire, it's the cargo that is almost always the culprit.

I was talking about Australia, chargers there and in California seem to have a high out of service rate. MG charger every 150 km, great. Not so great if they are not working, or occupied by another EV owner. How long does a recharge take, anyway? It reminds me of when I had a CNG tank on the Vios. Very inexpensive to run, until I worked out the cost of the annual inspection of a 25,000 psi tank was wiping out said savings. On top of that, because there was usually only one or two CNG stations in the major cities, I could queue for up to an hour, because refilling with CNG is a lot slower than liquid fuel. IMO there's still a few reefs for EV's to negotiate, as witness the cargo ship that is sitting at the bottom of the Atlantic after a German EV on board caught fire. Stored energy.

Looks great, sadly I am on a low-carb diet so pizza is off the menu. I suppose no thread is complete without a couple of carping curmudgeons.

I would probably have a disagreement with my GF about once every six months, usually it's a miscommunication which is over in about 30 minutes after we have cleared the air. I don't raise my voice to her, and she doesn't to me. Scream at me? She'd be out the door so fast her head would spin. I've had screamers and sulkers before. She's poorly educated, but street-smart. Smart enough to know I am her best shot at a comfortable old age.

Just tell the neighbors, they'll be around to relieve you of them. Aroi mak mak. Scorpions same same.

You have a crystal ball that will tell you when a charging station is functional in remote areas? Better planning would be to use an ICE for that kind of situation, yes?

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.