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Yes, her ratings were so low, she withdrew before the primaries even got under way. Ended her attempt way back in Dec 2019

I knew I wasn't returning, as well thought out and planned for years. Although TH was a quick and TBH, not researched like other options. Didn't really decide to stay until after kid done High School. Held off on building the 3rd house (first 2 sold), or buying a car worth keeping till it dies. Still gave it 3 yrs to think about (2017-2020) @ PKK, after 17 years already here @ Udon Thani. Hindsight, it probably would have been better to keep my RE, (5 units) and rented out, although I don't need the income or can even think what I'd spend it on. My SS is a bit more than I can spend without being frivolous. RE investment here, made up for any loss rental income from the USA. Having Thai partner made that possible. Although, USA housing prices the past few years would have added quite a bit of equity. Definitely better price selling today than 24 yrs ago. Could return USA and buy back in, but have no desire to, along with, less play money every money if I did. At near 70, why bother, since I did leave, along with healthcare so expensive. So far, haven't really needed anything here. Just a couple inexpensive procedures. Even those would have cost 10-20X if out of pocket. If insured, still cheaper here vs premiums & deductibles. That's the sad state of healthcare in the USA.

Privacy means single house, and as pointed out, the more land, the better. I prefer rural myself, though need to choose wisely. First house, 1 rai, walled, and no neighbors till a year or so before selling and moving. Second house was on 6 rai, surrounded by farmland. Present house, only 1/4 rai, walled, with another 1/4 rai, across the soi as greenhouse/garden. Closest house 140 meters away. Surrounded mostly by pineapple & coconut farming. Unpaved soi access Living in urban environment ... Good Luck Rural ... BLISS

My hobbies seemed to have morphed from active/action, outdoors, nature, water sports, to more sedentary, less physical type hobbies. From hiking, nature parks, white water rafting, simple canoeing, boating, scuba diving. Seas & waterways here are simply too polluted or fished out to bother. My holidays used to revolve around being on or in the water. Now I just look at it. Now it's more photography, knocking around town, or drone (seated, standing still), RC toys, again, not much movement. Daily walks with the dog. Out & about in the car, coffee shops w/view and or landscape. Cut way back on hiking, damn mozzies & snakes, along with brutal temps at times. I actually download movies and watch them. Before TH, I didn't even own a TV

From UT, you can take the bus straight to border, or Vientiane if through Imm fast enough. I've taken that in the past. I used to pop over every 90 days, before extending visa in country. Was great for picking up a few bottles of Bailey's. Worth the trip in itself, Beer Lao on tap, along with the decent Bánh mì munching, saving a trip to Nam. Anything to get out of UT for a few days. Vientiane surely has changed over the years.

Too funny ... ... I await the Thai Seafood Association news-blip with a nice Prime Rib photo showing ...

I believe so, and apparently, regular service available now to Nong Khai is faster, if on time 🙄 Bang Su to Nong Khai ... 10.5 hrs to travel <611 kms = 58 kph = 36 mph

Did my last trade about 15 years, and my best actually. After Y2K, I stuck with speculative pennies, and bit of inside trading. Did much better than Dow or S&P. Stock market doesn't mean anything to most people, especially the Dow. Not really an indication of the economy for the real people. Only their purchasing power and how many hours worked it takes to buy, pay for necessities. Went from stay at home moms, to both working, to they desperation the feel now. Never owning, never building equity, and earning less every day forward. Being told everything is great, stock market is up, little unemployment, ever told zero inflation some years. Sheeple believe anything they are told.

My math is working out pretty good for me. 20k kms of local driving saves me 54,000 baht a year, as we would be charging at home, with solar, if all local driving. As we do now, 99% of the time. Rarely plug into the grid at home. Savings by not using PEA/grid or petrol for transport, and the solar system will pay for itself in about 4-6 yrs, depending how much we abuse the AC & drive around. Which now, is quite a lot. PEA & petrol would cost about 10k a month, if having to use. At our max use, that would only be 44.5 months / 3.7 yrs, for ROI of the solar system. If conservative use of both, then 6k a month, or about 6 yrs for ROI. No reason why every detached home or townhouse owner can't get the same results & ROI on investment if going solar & driving EVs.

harris ... the perfect puppet for the job ... Being mixed race and a female ... so progressive, and good for half the votes alone. Personally, I'm all for it. USA's losses are my gains. Anyone but Trump. ... me me me ...

You're optimistic ... though I complete disagree, it will only get worse, as they'll be asked 'to sacrifice', for the good of all ... and actually do it The sheeple will cower and do as they are told ... or else. Covid proved that. When digital money is completely rolled out, They'll have to comply, as completely dependent. In the end, they'll all be happy, just to be allowed to exist & serve The flea in the jar thingy, lid on, lid off, it doesn't matter now They simply don't know any better now, and too scared to question anything, if they even have a free thought.

Been retired for 23 yrs ... my smile is doing great You can't take 'em with you ...

In case you didn't notice, the RevoE is 'eletric'

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Can this govt do anything right ? Developed country First world World leading ... I think not. Corrupt, abusing & inhumane, the more accurate descriptions. So happy I haven't supported it with tax dollars for over 20 yrs.

Small town itis ... with the added hassle of leaving, if involving a ferry. Folks on Phuket can simply drive off, though large enough and has everything. At least Samui has an airport for quick escape. Why I like living surfside-ish on the mainland. Alll the advantages of 'island life', but not that one disadvantage. Simply can't get up a go whenever you want. Escaping revolves around Q'ing up for the ferry. Hopefully making the fist one, and hope it's not cancelled for rough seas.

Don't have a routine after that noon-ish meal, return from my walk. Could be anything, shop, baking, cooking, prepping dinner. Or a drive, short or long, for coffee & sweets or dinner. Maybe just to snap photos. Usually some torrent downloading going on. After nightfall, usually in house, snacking & torrents. Don't go out much, if at all, after nightfall. Always seem to be thinking about and researching next O&A.

Stop reading after pointed out, a gay guy killed a gay guy. Maybe 1 or both were bi, though irrelevant. Not sure how you want to call that a hate crime. R I P ... way too young. More a heads up for parents and teens, anyone really. Meeting folks from online in private places have their own set of risks. A bit more common sense needs to be exercised, though can't say at 14, that I would have exercised any more. 29 yr old chickie, wanted to meet me when I was 14 ... yea, probably would have been thinking with the wrong head .... where at Sadly NJ doesn't executed anyone.

Agree, as more likely than not, you won't be around till they're 18 or 20. I 'adopted', sort of, at 46 yrs old, she's 25 now.

Myself, not much would change. When I worked, I only worked 2 days a week, and stayed busy, or swapped my work schedule for 1 or 2 weeks straight, and took 1 or 2 weeks off and traveled out of the local area, if not just a quick visit back to birth/hometown (PA), from where I lived (MI, TN, WV, FL). Advantage being worked for an airlines, so difference would be self driving, instead of flying to destinations. I'd also be away from the home, more than in the home, if still in USA, as too large for longer trips. Here, 2 weeks, and can buzz around 1 whole section of TH (N, S, NE, E or Central). Return & chill for 2 to 4 weeks at home, that out again. USA, that wouldn't get you far, after the 1st year of exploring, driving. Following years, you'd be on the road quite a bit to get to anywhere & back home. Would be almost better & easier, just to stay nomadic. If not for the house & greenhouse/garden here, I'd be nomadic here. But the country is so small, 2 days and we're back home, if in a hurry.

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Doesn't have 18650s, and uses 21700s Size not a problem, since DIY, and no need to fit in a case

Same for me actually, as my daily, also unnecessary driving, is only about 5k kms a year, since necessities (Makro) are only 5 minutes away. Daily is actually unnecessary, (to the park and or surf) as could actually do the necessary shopping once every week or 2. But we like exploring, locally and points beyond, so put on about 22.5k kms a year.

Sheeple here, and I admit, I do drive to 7-11 quite a bit ... but this is where they have been located this year alone ...

Relative to where ??? Here's a comparison, if driving (BEV) locally 20k kms a year... ... PTT 91 - ฿54K a year ... Solar - we have, so 'free' ... if using PEA at home, ฿12k a year Comparing MG ZS ICEV vs EV, and I owned / own both.