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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.

... "Amlodipone at 800 baht for 30 caps " Are people that stupid

On the rains ... we're still getting rain here, like right now, and a bit of a downpour, which will be short. Wish that was a daily thing. Past couple years, seems 'Climate Change' has arrived Notice the rains seem to be starting later, late May, instead of late April. Along with extending into late Oct, instead of end of Sept. Nice now, but really makes late Feb, March, April and most of May, damn hot ... brutally hot. So if not a hot & humid weather person, think hard about living in PKK province, as one of the drier provinces = hot, damn hot, at times. Longer than I'd prefer. If big fan of AC, it will run you PEA bill up, if not having solar. Common sense as always, rent for a year or 2 before buying in any where.

We get 2-4 months of AQI 50-100 where we are, 1.5 hrs / 100 kms away from Hua Hin. As stated, most would be bored here, especially if wanting, needing what @spidermike007 has mentioned (pluses of HH). Between here / Muang, PKK, and Chumphon, you have Bang Saphans (yai/noi), and I never warmed up to them. Ban Krut is great, but even I'd be bored there ... nuff said. I like Chumphon, though don't desire, need anything (expats & nightlife) that SpiderMike mentioned. Just give me decent food and good views (not city views), which Chumphon has. Also has a bit more rain, as getting into the rainy South. Chumphon, Phang Nga & Surat Thani (not Samui) seem to be green all year long, so air just gets better, and probably 3 of the better province for that, clean air. As coconut, rubber and palm farms are predominate vs rice, sugar & corn. Nakhon Si Thammarat, & Krabi (non touristy) are good choices also I personally would go further south, on the Gulf coast, and I really have explored Phatthalung & Satun that much to have an opinion. Definitely scratch Ranong if not a fan of rain.

Intermittent fasting or multi day fasting ??? How you eat is almost as important as what you eat ...

Your insurance is probably useless, as illegal to drive an 'unregistered' MB. Way too easy for them to deny a claim. UP2U Not a fan of ins or taxes, but really is inexpensive, and protects you if you do hurt someone. Whether your fault of not. Sh!t happens

Jimmy Kimble & anti Yank vid ... big surprise. USA still the 'land of opportunity' ... ... IF you apply yourself and have some common sense, and can actually think for yourself. I retired early, solely because of the opportunities in the USA, once I realized you can't depend on anything or anyone. That applies worldwide, usually. USA is simply a location, and you simply have to live with your choices.

One of the best ways, and info you really should know and keep track of ... your BP. Since cardiac issues are one of top reasons we crap out. Very inexpensive to monitor your BP. A few of us have the OMRON BP monitors. Used here by many docs, clinics & hospitals 👍

I didn't have much trust to begin with, but now, I really don't believe anything they (govt & health advisors, all acronyms) state anymore. If covid didn't prove that to the world, then there really are some really stupid MF'ers out there. Really is no other way to state it, and the stupidity goes way beyond ignorance. I'm seriously starting to believe their goal is to depopulate, while making billions of $$$ along the way ... IMHO

Our ICE version of ZS cost about ฿1600 to fill up (91), and 600 kms range (14kpL). About ฿50k a year for our average 20k kms a year That alone was reason enough to go BEV. Added performance was a nice plus.

@eddysacc Also, if & when PEA/MEA start paying a decent rate for buyback excess solar, the 5kW Deye inverter is on their approved inverter list. Two 5kw inverters give you redundancy also, if one does have an oops. If sticking with PowMr, then two 5kW might be the way to go. We also use Deye, an 8kW inverter, 2 yrs running, flawlessly, and only regret is not going with two 5kW inverters, for the extra juice & redundancy. Big price difference though, so if budget is a concern. PowMr seems decent along with @BritManToo having good experience using 👍

Our MG ZS BEV cost per 100 kms... ... ฿0 @ home w/excess solar ... ฿52 @ home w/PEA ... ฿100 @ CS (฿8/kWh) when O&A Just takes a little bit longer, ~4 secs to get to 90 kph, with a lot more room & comfort during the journey.

200 pp, our meals usually don't cost that much

Was going to make a mushroom gravy, but forgot to pick up the mushrooms while at Makro. Do have some wasabi here, that's a thought. Haven't bought horseradish in ages. I don't use many sauces, mayo & such, as haven't started making my own. Mustards & Siracha are the usual ones, or I'll make salsa, though don't know how that would go on meatloaf. Was just being lazy and wanted to test the meatloaf. Just OK, but did make a decent onion gravy after the burger, since having more juices to work with. I never diet, as they just don't work long term. More munching lifestyle change. Keto ish, heavy on protein, green & fibrous veggies, low carb, and very low sugar, if any. Been at that for about 2 yrs, and sticking more to it (less cheating) the past year. Due to get all my blood work done before end of year, see if making much of a difference. Blood pressure, has been perfect, actually low the past few months. <120 / <80. Blood sugar / HbA1c lower (<5) and no longer in the higher (5.3) normal range. Everything else normal.

Maybe they simply saying good bye to things they know are dead & useless ... October 24th ... ... UN Day ... International Day of Climate Change

I'm also in a 15-18 hr window of fasting. Last snack is before 2000 hrs, and usually don't eat until 12 noon. Depends, sometimes before or after the dog takes me for my morning walk at the park. Just depend if busy or hungry. So might not be till 1300 or 1400 hrs, and if really buys, after 1500 hrs. First meal is always a couple eggs, maybe with some protein. Have my morning large black coffee around 0600-0800 hrs, while reading internet.

I don't buy ground meat/beef. I bought brisket and had them grind it. Actually bought some more today, as was on sale, so even cheaper than 'ground beef', which really could be anything. That's in the freezer, as have too much out already, even after making the meatloaf. Which was a nice snack/sandwich this afternoon. Getting my protein fix on today, and had a Beef Burger for dinner 💪

Someone that apparently doesn't order spicy food much, decides to order a very spicy dish ... oh well. Think she would have just sampled a very small piece, before eating enough to cause her discomfort. Poor comparison in the blip, comparing with one of the mildest peppers, Even the Cayenne pepper is 5 to 10X spicier than a Jalapeno pepper, but only half as spicy as Thai Bird's Eye pepper 50k vs 100k on the Scoville scale. edit: think they named the wrong dish in blip ...

B & C deficiency ... ... Brain & Common sense deficiency