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If USA wasn't so great, why are millions, trying to get in, legally & illegally every year. Many from very far away, when EU is so much closer. A lot more people trying to get into the USA, than leaving. Since I've lived in both USA & TH, for about the same amount of time as an adult, I can state both are great. Both have their pros & cons. TBH, if I had unlimited funds, I don't know which one I would live in. Probably neither, permanently. I'd visit the USA, play nomadic tourist for about a year, but probably leave. Also probably wouldn't come back to TH, to permanently live. Probably have a condo in each (Philly / USA & BKK / TH), for short visits, since having family in each.

Interesting concept, so I checked 2022 - 2023 / Oct - Sept, used 7,186 kWh 2023 - 2024 / Oct - Sept, used 4,776 kWh We were also O&A, away from house, overnighting, about the same amount of days (~40) which implies this past year, was definitely cooler than previous.

Fairly obvious from the replies, I sense most anti Joe & Donald folks didn't even listen to the podcast ... troll on ... nuff said

YaBa in crystal form (ice), and just kicks in almost instantly. YaBa vs cocaine (crack) in TH, at a guess. If snorting meth or coke, you just use a bank note, and no need to complicate the process. Not a single use plastic straw, as not eco friendly and you don't want microplastics in your body, as just too harmful Or so I read 😎

Because it's a false narrative, that climatologists simply don't agree with ... IMHO I only state IMHO, so it doesn't get deleted, but I did post a source somewhere on AN, with that source, just too lazy and can't be bothered to search for it. edit: some reading for the ignorant folks that believe MSM https://www.bundestag.de/resource/blob/666002/21b43e1b155051227ef2981acd52c254/19-16-292-C-Corbyn-data.pdf https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1112950/#:~:text=Most members of the Intergovernmental,C between 1979 and 1994. https://www.fraserinstitute.org/article/putting-the-con-in-consensus-not-only-is-there-no-97-per-cent-consensus-among-climate-scientists-many-misunderstand-core-issues

OP doesn't make sense, quite the opposite actually, as folks complain the home currency is weaker. Trump win ... what to expect ? That's easy if a repeat from last administration. For Yanks, expect a weaker USD against the THB. Trump sworn in 2017 - 2021 when Trump leaves ... nuff said

Got it backwards, wet dog smells like a disgusting, smelly white person

Used to inhale 'cooked' drugs. DIY crack pipe ... Cook the drugs on non flammable surface (tin foil) and use straw to inhale the fumes. edit: or so I read 🙄

WOW ... just wow ... I'm watching it now, and about 1 hr into it, and I almost feel bad, OK, I do feel bad, about wanting him to lose the election, and have 4 more years of high COLAs & back to 35+ THB to the USD. biden/harris administration has been very good, the best, for expats. 20% COLA over 4 yrs, and a ~20% increase on exchange rate, except the last few months. How anyone can watch him talk, then watch her talk, and even consider voting for her is just mind boggling. Embarrassing, that people would be that stupid. No matter who wins, I'll have very missed feelings about it All rational, and what's good for the USA aside .. 2024 ... HARRIS ... 2024

It's been almost chilly down here / PKK. Went from AC at night, to fan at night, to now no fan & using quilt/blanket. And it's not even November yet Damn MMCC & GW ...

So almost half the voters are stupid, and the other half are total idiots Why I don't vote, and distance myself from both groups

Don't sell the rest of the western world short on stupidity. Look at the countries that followed the USA to war in Vietnam, Iraq Afghanistan and other silly conflicts. Not sure who is more stupid, the one who initiates wars, or the lap dogs that follow

If born this year. By the time those born this year reach 60/65, the goal post may be moved again, to what ... 80/85

I found putting a small piece of garden hose in my butt, vents the gas all night, so a very sound sleep. Can't say the same about the dog busting loose while sleeping. OK as long as aimed away from my head

I know more than a few, that didn't make to 30 yrs old. Wife's brother died at 21 yrs old. One of 8 siblings, so brings the average life expectancy of the family down a bit. It's an average life expectancy. Posted before (off topic), but my life expectancy, born 1954 (USA) is 67 I think, and coincidentally, I had a med oops 2 yrs ago, that potentially could have killed, without intervention, maybe. Would have been right on time, sort of, as USA Soc Sec starts at 66 for folks born in 1954. I know many family and peers, that didn't make 30-40-50 or 60 years old. A few didn't even make 20 yrs old. And then there is my cousin (Mother's side) who just passed yesterday, @ 84 yrs old, I think 👍 Gives me 14 more years. Although, I thought I'd beat the odds on long retirement, and did it 24 yrs ago ... JIC

I ignore them, as if that stupid, no sense in having a discussion with them. I just wish they could understand what they were reading when I post. Tired of pointed out I didn't state that, or they didn't understand anything, or added so much more meaning to it. As they usually just repeat what they replied, and tell me, I was wrong I've given up replying to idiots & trolls 20k posts of mine, and probably 19k+ were wasted on the brain dead

That's how I sized mine, and it was almost perfect. Why I suggested adding 20%, as there are a few days, I wish I had a bit more. Though I also didn't have 3 BEVs when sizing the system, or as many electric appliances. Made sense for more electric powered crap, after having solar.

Moving the goal posts ... 5 yrs is a big jump. A bit irrelevant, as the average life expectancy of someone born 65 yrs ago is only ~54 years old Born 60 yrs ago, and it's ~57 yrs old

Renewed ins. w/Roojai TTL loss value ฿560k @ ฿13,434 Not much difference that what many ins. carriers charge for ICE version of MG ZS Y'all want to spit ball the depreciations % ... mythical ฿599k - almost none ... Purchase price ฿949k = ~41% (~14% (3 yo) or ~20 (2 yo) ... New sales price ฿829K = ~32% ... or 11% per year, this time next year (3 yo), or 16% now per year. Irrelevant for us, as stated, will never sell, and worth much more repurposed to the solar system, in hopefully 10-15-20 yrs, if ever. When ICE version of most cars will be worth -0-, the BEV battery pack will still be worth one to a few ฿100k Don't forget the ฿40-฿50k save with every 20k kms driven, depending if buying electrons from PEA, or FREE from solar. Times 10 - 20 years ... yea, why would anyone buy a BEV

"Safe & Effective" ... that's embarrassing ... you mean ... they were not ??? Oh my, who would have thought

The war mongering, oil lobbyist is at it again ... anything for never ending high oil prices.

2 thoughts ... ... scam ... treating symptoms instead of causes And people believe or endorse this crap. I'm seeing a new carbon tax to finance the silliness. Knew they would eventually find a way to charge you for the air you breathe. FFS, they already charge you for water, the most abundant resource on the planet. Amazing how stupid people are.

Didn't survey all the pool bars, (Phuket) but frequent yearly visitor to one, and same gent was there for years. Must be getting some kind of incentive to remain on the job. Great mixologist, proper Long Island Iced Tea, even during happy hour.

Sizing is simple, as your PEA bill will have your units/kWh used on all bills, along with 6 month history down the bottom. Pick your highest usage, add 20%, and I'd price a system to handle that amount. It's going to be a large, expensive system, if running all those ACs in the non sun/solar producing hours. That's about 14 hrs overnight, 1800 to 0800 hrs There's only 2 of us, and we only run 1 (13k BTU) overnight, and have 20kWh of ESS/battery. Use 40% of that most nights, and our system cost ฿445k. If we were running the other AC (24K BTU), then TBH, our system wouldn't really be enough. I wouldn't want to take the ESS down to 30% or less every night. How many people in the house, during daytime and or nighttime, along with running the ACs. We can use 1000kWh during March, April, May, and that's just 2 of us, and just those two ACs (13&24k BTU). Bedroom on 24 hrs, and larger one on, only 10 hrs, if that. We have BEVs, but our local driving is minimal, and not that much of a drain keeping them charged up. Plenty of excess to keep them charged. Along with more than a few days, where the solar is barely enough to supply the house, and recharge the batteries for overnight. ~40% of our system cost, was the ESS/battery, 20kWh @ ฿185k of that ฿445k.

Agree, and later years, when overnighting in HH, usually stayed at Ibis (pet friendly), and about as far North we'd go, is simply to Bluport Mall, or to Market Village, if wanting something actually there. Spent most time on Southern end also. First 15 ish years here, quite the opposite, and stayed sort of central off main road from RR station to Centara (soi 61). Cheaper & quieter than the main area, with easy access to everything. Way less tourist (and cheaper) than now, and we stopped going to the area for that reason. Along with favorites closed up (suspect rent hikes) and everything else, catering to tourist's taste (crap), with higher pricing. Really lost interest in HH, especially after Heineken stopped sponsoring the Jazz Festival, as regularly attended, think ~8 years in a row, since it's start. As stated earlier, not really a fan of HH now.