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Looking at the vid link posted, seems the same ol' story. Someone driving too fast for conditions (night, rain ?, wet road) and lost control, for what ever reason. If not driving too fast, almost every situation is controllable, even avoidable. SPEED KILLS ... again. R I P The new-blip in OP is totally ridiculous.

That pretty much mirrors my life. Self employment, investing, not relying on employers. Then get out of Dodge. I'm 69 yrs old. First 23 yrs, party hardy. Second 23 decide how to and make as much as possible, still partying hardy. Last 23 years, enjoy the spoils of your work, and been here since 2001 permanently. Not so easy to do in today's USA, with the price of housing & healthcare. Self taught, self employment is about the only advantage I see in USA now, and caters to the well to do, who can't be bothered to do some things around their house. Some small investment to get started, but heavily regulated to do legally. More so than 40+ yrs ago, when I started. All it takes is drive & ambition to not be a slave to the system.

UP2Whoever. I've painted 6 whole houses, in/out, and none needed repainting, and never added water to anything. Worked in a Sherwin William's paint store, (E. Winsor, NJ ? (Hightstown) customer sales, and water was never mentioned. Here/TH, I've seen them add 25% & up water to primers & paint ... "it goes on easier and covers more" ... yea, I can still the the block through the primer. Put a second coat ... 'that is the second coat' You're fired ... I'll do it You have to be there, as you can tell them not to put water in the paint, but the second you walk away ... nuff said.

Damn ... that was a classic & the reply ... oh well "Bob's Your Uncle" Toyota finally getting smart. They should just give the EV department over to their Daihatsu division/partner, let them build 'em ... OK, joking aside, maybe just give them to Ranz to build, or not.

If not spraying ... NO If spraying, and depending what, sprayer should have a viscosity # ?, forget exact as been so long ago. But the nozzle to spray a house, wall or fence will be quite different than a car. Car not forgiving at all. House in TH. just use a roller, unless huge areas & NO water. Sprayer can be a hassle, and not worth it for small areas. Cut in (molding) with a brush, and those foam ones come in quite handy, and once got the hang of it, you won't need masking tape. Probably already state, prepping the surface very important, than lack of prepping, and seem the norm. Raining season, so let whatever outdoor surface dry in a couple days of sun. Don't skimp on the primer, as a lot cheaper than paint. If contracted, tell painter not to add water, and pay for more paint. You won't regret it.

I'm probably knocking on 1 million kms here, next year or 3, and I think people drive just fine here. I actually feel safer driving a MB here than in the USA. I've had way less accidents here, most my fault than USA. 2 scooter clipped me, very minor, in 23+ years. Much worse accidents in USA, that I was involved in. YMMV.

Population of Sweden ... 10+Million 2X more motorbikes registered in Thailand than Sweden has people Thinking same thing ... ... night time ... raining ... getting passed by MB w/salang ... speed couldn't have been that fast, very bad bounce and or no helmet ? Lot's of assumptions with no info. CCTV .. if ever. Oh well, just another day in the TH ... R I P

A couple pork tenderloins ... dog and myself almost polished off the one, taste testing ...

When spraying yes, as you need to get the viscosity down, or it just won't work. I've sprayed houses & cars, and takes talent. One I haven't mastered. Sprayed a POS car (no loss), in very cool weather, and pro car sprayer next door warned me not to. But it was only getting colder, so had to. Yea ... had a couple runs, though he was impressed it turned out as good, or not so bad as he thought.

More new member wind ups ... the trend continues ... All relative to; ... cheap (define) ... location dependent ... what will or won't be there ... and of course ... "Supply & Demand" If you have to ask ... then NO

Personally I'd avoid the most famous, unless you enjoy crowds & over pricing. Google for list of, Gmap to cross reference reviews & opening times, or start w/Gmaps. YouTube for real life experiences. I'd recommend this YT'er ... "Mickey Stotch"

Not really, and you could simply state "anything less", and or has pedals. Simple enough. Hey ... UP2U ... but I certainly wouldn't cruise by PoPo in a tourist area without being registered/tagged/inspected/insured. That's what that windshield/faring placard is for, to tell them who's legal or not. Now you've entered 'say anything' to justify your thoughts, 100's,,, really. Have a nice day.

That only states what is mandatory to be registered, not the exception to be allowed to operate. All vehicles must be registered to operate on public roads. What other countries allow is irrelevant. Believe what you want, but when PoPo decides to cite you, I wouldn't argue with them. Luckily, with few exceptions, and apparently at tourist destination, the law is ignored for those vehicles that don't look like motorcycles. Those blue things at Patts, certainly do, and hard to ignore. They don't even have pedals. UP2U ... but certainly invites getting cited. As I stated, my ebike (DIY Schwinn conversion) has 1000w motor and will easily do 40 kph, but I keep it around 25 kph, as don't want the attention, especially since I don't wear a helmet. Beside brakes & suspension not made for higher speeds. Before you chime in, I always wear a helmet when riding my E-MC.

For me, this was the ultimate challenge, as I'm petrified of heights, sort of; ... I can't look straight down from a balcony over about 5 stories high, I actually get dizzy and have to back up. Looking out, no problem. ... I can position myself out side a plane's door, and look down 1000's of meters, holding a rail, with 1 foot on the wheel, and thought that was the coolest thing, before jumping off a perfectly good plane ... white rapids, no prob ... swim with 100+ sharks, no cage, no prob ... jump of a ledge tied to a rubber band, and yea, made the mistake of looking down before I did it. Had to force myself to keep eyes open all the way down, then back up, then down, then up, then down again. It is a rubber band ... laughing my A$$ of the whole time. ... for reference, I was a chimney sweep, and going from ladder to roof was scary as hell. Once on the rood, I could walk to around, any part of it, no prob. None of it makes sense.

You might be surprised ... that closet is pretty darn large. Come out ... and you'll find friends you never suspected ...

May or may not be current (2008) WORKING OF ALIEN ACT

Both come in quite handy ... ... Yellow to avoid CoR when required (if accepted) ... Pink to avoid everyone paging through your PP; accepted at most hotels if they even want ID from me, which is rare (wife checks in, not me) ... Pink for having address on it, avoids more questions, confusion & mistakes YMMV with usage & acceptance, so carry your PP with you also, it is the law...IMHO IMHO, stated as I know others have a different opinion, and I tire of that discussion

Nation news-blip is nothing more than an op-ed, as no source provided.

You guys are really reaching, and still way off topic. One of the only threads I enjoy coming on AN to read, and really is ruined by you trolls. ICE vs EV ... COULD YOU PLEASE START USING IT, or back to the ignore list with you all.

I read that as the minimums to be registered, and anything else is illegal. And not legal, simply because it's smaller, as anything with 2 or 3 wheels that is motorized IS a motorcycle/mb. And must be registered. This blip simply states the minimums to be registered. Not registered, not allowed to operate on public roads. edit: just saw Smoking Joe's link, a better translation and verifies what I thought, and nothing resembles the nation new-blip. Matter of fact, it did add the term bicycle to be included as a MC/MB ... ... "“Motorcycle” means a vehicle driven by motor or electric power with not more than two wheels, or not more than an additional wheel in a sidecar, and shall include a bicycle equipped with motor driven devices"

And your link of those little tidbits of info .. ?

Why post something you obviously don't understand at all. As pointed out already, they are not the same.

Not sure stuck in the past is a bad thing now.

In the past, used Trend, though now it would be a waste of money, as Windows Security (defender ?) works fine.

Buying or renting ? Always liked the Delaware Water Gap (PA) area. Rent $500 & up Buy $50k & up So $5000 a month would be easy.