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One would expect heavier, better performance vehicles to go through tires a bit faster. A bit of common sense. But for a tire to need replacement at 10k kms. Not buying it ... or certainly wouldn't. If true, not surprised it's on a VW, as one of the least trustworthy manufactures out there.

Seeds for, planted even earlier ...

Peeked at the link, and hard to believe at all. So at 10k kms mark, check up? and told to replace tires. His new car a 80 yrs old, and will now think hard before buying another EV in the future. Too funny and people believe this crap. Mine have 27k kms on them, rotated twice already, I think, or at least once, and don't expected to change for quite some time. No sooner than 50k kms, that's for sure. If he stays posting his crap on ICE vs EV thread, I might give him another reprieve from ignore list.

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You've never worked in restaurant ... roaches are a fact of life, even in the most posh venues. Bluport probably has less, since newer build, and less vendors. Frequent both often, Bluport more due to Gourmet Markets and 'You Hunt, We Cook' as one of the best, reasonably priced 'beef steak' vendors. Decent 'Mexican / wrap' vendor also, along with sweet tooth fixes.

Choose wisely ... avoid depression

There are no theories ... they're all true

To the title .. ... they / we don't. We're incidental, irrelevant, tolerated as tourist, even less so as expats. No different than citizens, as simply tolerated to serve and provide services and tax revenue to the elite in control. To not realize those facts is simply ignorance on your part. You're simply a clog in a well oiled machine. Why do you think the retirement ages closely correspond with life expectancies. So you don't waste too many of their resources afterwards. Sooner you wake up to the facts, the more smiles you'll have

Not surprised at all, or that more than 2X as many died after the first year vaccines available, and almost 2X died the 2nd year they were available. Does make one wonder about the 'safe & effective' claims ... IMHO Tells me, not getting the vaccine was a good idea, though I had that opinion before the numbers pointed out, my thoughts were correct. Glad I heeded the warnings I saw and read stating to avoid the vaccine and explained why .. IMHO

We've done that, asked first of course, and visa versa, told people to sit, when obviously looking and can't find a spot. Only 2 of us, usually, and most are tables for 4 or more.

If it's not registered, tagged, insured, issued a placard to display, you can't legally drive it on public roads. Enforcement will be up to the discretion of the officer who sees and or stops you. A golf cart, would be pushing it, and hard for them not to stop you, unless a small town. And I wouldn't be riding in rush hour. Actually where I live, they do turn a blind eye to most unregistered electric vehicles; stand up scooter, ebikes, mini scooter (with or without pedals), full size MB/scooter (though would get cited if noticed), 3 & 4 wheel mobility scooters. Haven't noticed a golf cart on the roads yet. Very lax enforcement and I see quite a lot, though none, doing anything stupid.

5 days is not enough, unless you only plan on staying at 1 location. Popular spots being: Ao Nang/Railay, Lanta, Phi Phi. When traveling ? As PP requires ferry ride as does the short hop from Ao Nang to Railay. Have you actually looked at a map, and what activities do you plan on doing, again, when will make a difference. Where are you coming from, and or will you be self driving to, or when there ?

Again ... You really should try one, if you haven't ... If in TH. The Chicken GraPao Spaghettis is nice also, as not a fan of white rice. Try to restrict my 7-11 munching, to when we're actually 'on the road' while O&A. Same w/KFC, as located at the PTT Parks which we frequent while out, for the CS. Partial to a few of their meal & sandwich offerings. Along with the sweets, but know most aren't the healthiest choice, though some no worse than other vendors & restaurants. That's why many things taste so good, extra of things we should be eating in moderation. At home, I rarely eat pork burger, bologna, chips and such, as I know I'll be eating when O&A. Hate eating the same things repeatedly. Again the beauty of food courts, plenty to choose from, and other vendors close by or in the malls. Most having street vendors close by also, if not just outside the door. Parking & access to public trans, really does make life easy & tasty, on the cheap. All non thinking, stress free, and rarely disappointed. If so, it didn't cost much, and always nice to try something new or regional.

Here's some interesting numbers, world deaths 2019-2023, inclusive. Using 2019 as a baseline, before the virus took off. Take note, the vaccines came on board at the end of 2020. So we have the base, 'excess deaths' unvaccinated and excess deaths after vaccine available. year / deaths / excess over 2019 2019 / 57.94M / baseline 2020 / 63.17M / 5.23 excess deaths 2021 / 69.25M / 11.31 when vaccines distributed 2022 / 67.10M / 9.16 2023 / 61.00M / 3.06 getting back closer to baseline Read into those numbers what, as have my opinion Source for 2019/2020/2021 #s, simply googled 'world death #s' for 2022 & 2023 and all ball park enough.

Yea, thought that was pretty cool myself. I flat out told them, restore my credit, and you'll get paid. Easily a 10 yr customer, never late, never minimum payments. Bunch of Visas, Gold AmExpr, which had a 10k line credit, almost max'd, along with CC limits. They simply wouldn't budge. Can't think of a better customer rating before that. More surprising, after the initial call, they didn't bother me for repayment. Did sell to 2nd market, and I got 1 call from any of them, simply told them not to call again. If they did, I'd file legal action. Most past the statue of limitations, and my home address was in Pennsylvania, where only the govt can repo or garnish earnings. They all would have been paid within 6 - 12 month, as I never carried CC debt long. After house revamped, I always refinanced against the house and paid them off. Their records should have showed my excellent payment history. Mind boggling their thinking. They of course dinged my credit, which I no longer needed anymore, as my 4th and final rental unit, and I was starting to be flush in cash.

Agree with part 2, and your wife ... avoid getting yesterday's leftovers, and wait till the rush is dying down. Food courts offer AC (usually) good food, selection, value in a clean environment. Added plus of parking usually since most at malls, or close to public trans.

Fire blankets for EV fires. Fire fighting 101 ... deprive it oxygen. Never was rocket science ... YT has plenty of vids showing fire blankets. Now just waiting for the .. "what if" comments

I'd go with Kamala, for R&R. Kata if wanting a bit busier. Patong is over OTT for me. The very southern end of the Cape, around NaiHarn & Yanui is nice also

Your either blind, and don't live in TH. As you appear to be clueless. Salaries (minimum wage) has increased steadily in the past 8 years, so no, those lower end folks weren't making 10k a month, 10 yrs ago. 300 baht a day X 22 days = 6600 baht. I'd say minimum wage as increased 3-4 times since I've been here, as remember giving my workers 150 baht a day, and was the going rate in 2000/2001 out in the village, Now it's 400-500 baht a day, for help around the house, as the wife pay by the hour. Even though minimum is less, she can't find anyone for less than 400 a day. And far from a physical or mental stress day, tinkering around the house & garden. 2013, workers got a big boost of 39+% increase in minimum wage. held for a few year, then started increasing again.

It is what it is. Who wants to buy food, then have no table available. I rarely if ever eat alone, so one of us sits, while the other fetches food. Not sure I'd leave anything on a table and walk away. Better simply to time your dining a bit off hours, which we usual do, as food courts do get packed at rush hour, and for me, too annoying or worth the hassle.

That's just silly. Many businesses close early, before 1900 hrs, or open late, so when are they suppose to get deliveries or ship. That's a pretty small window to operate.

Full on RV is to expensive ... already posted this, and would use low key van or truck converted, or again, just a nice scooter, 750cc or 900cc

Too many variables. Am I retired w/$5k a month, or working. 24 yrs ago, I was working, shy of 50k a year, but only a 2 day work week, with 5 days off to do whatever. Last 10 years in USA, all I did was pretty much travel, party and scuba dive. If there now, I'd probably be nomadic, and check out all the national park and nature there was to see, Either in a converted van or truck, or simply a nice scooter. If the country wasn't so big, might even do on an ebike, as PAS mode makes it easy when you don't feel like pedaling. If I'm allowed to have buy in money, then a sailboat sounds good, as crossed my mind a couple times. Options abound.

$5k a month should be easy to live on. You're leaving a lot of info out. I'm actually not even seeing the point of the post. Are you in the USA, or plan on going there. $5k a month, 60k a year, assuming net (tax free or paid). First you're single, then have a husband, which is it? Although just another mouth to feed, so not that much difference. $500-1000 ... rent & utilities, or $1000-2000 ... rent & utilities, you still have $3000 to feed yourself on $100 a day ... not seeing any problems