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A quick chimchi noodle soup w/eggs. Packaged chimchi from 7-11, the wife didn't finish while O&A, along with last 2 eggs in frig, and rice noodle. Quick & easy ... Wife makes good chimchi, but after a couple weeks of being ready, (she makes way too much), it's too sour for me, and she's stuck eating the rest, and usually in a soup, as a bit much for her also, I think.

Testing variety .. but in the end ... 'till death do you part' ... .... that's a really long time Never had protected sex ... Knock on Wood, especially considering my time/years of my promiscuity, and some of the most unknown & dangerous decades. A few friends weren't so lucky, and picked up a life long bug, or one that ended them.

My reference to TH ... as in place, but not enforced, after the few couple weeks in April 2020, I think. As we were O&A way more than usual. Never stopped or questioned, even the first week when out of province, when outer province travel was supposedly being frowned upon. Lots of shuttered business, most actually, in the international tourist catering areas. Pure BLISS for us, as Phuket and Ao Nang was never better, in the 20 years prior. And we got to travel during high season, on the cheap, 25% or more, discounted what they are now. Paying 600 baht w/brekkie buffet, at a couple on Phuket, where they want 3k this past Dec & Jan. Rural Thai towns and non-touristy areas were back to normal quite quick. Locally/PKK, only the surfside restaurants, that catered to the weekender or few intern'l tourist stay shut for shy of 2 yrs, till the sandboxes opened and they trickled back in. One street over, parallel to surfside, and you'd never know there was a pandemic

Do the manufactures from CH even bother with that type of promoting vehicles? I always thought it was a bit degrading for the ladies, and an insult to my intelligence, if they thought I was that stupid, and thinking with the other head when making a purchase. I shop the specs, before even looking at, or hands on any vehicle purchase. Specs keep me from wasting my time at dealers.

You obviously don't live in TH. EV cost the same as ICEVs. 500k to 1.6M & UP. As stated, how much more range do you need ? BYD Seal will get you 5 hrs of driving on Thai roads (WLTP 460 kms/5 hrs of 70 kph on average), and 70 kph is about average over 5 hrs, with a nice reserve or 100+ kms. I'm happy if I can manage 80 kph, and that's only possible on a few stretches of road, and only a few hours. I think the Seal only cost 1.6M, same as any quality ICE Import from JP, but performs so much better for less operating cost. Are you away from home that much during any week or month. Extensive charging network in TH, and few if any areas are now without. I've done the whole country (N, NE, E, S), almost, in our EV, w/low range, 250-275 kms/3+ hrs of driving usually, before charging, and no issues yet with charging station availability.

They're simply time killers now when bored, and most fail at that minor task. Really can't remember a movie recently I'd recommend as thought provoking or just entertaining, let alone one I'd watch again. Some of the Oscar winners & blockbuster at the bottom of the list, and that's pretty sad.

As much as I enjoyed being single, in between relationships, all the kooties floating around out there, makes me also appreciate those relationships. Although with single in USA, did have a few special like minded friends, and always there for each other. Oh yea, to add, a relationship, does not allow one to cheat on them, as kind of defeats the purpose, and why bother, if going to betray their trust. Adding them up, 4 marriages & 2 live ins+, totals about 33 yrs of monogamous relationships, present at 18 yrs. Leaves about 20+ yr of being single. A blessed life.

We make our own Kefir, and way better than yogurt. Drinkable or after a few hours in the frig, sets up, same as yogurt, and I actually use it in place of ice cream at the house, adding corn flakes & blueberries to it. I nice healthy desert vs ice cream. Kefer vs yogurt ...

There were lockdowns before I read people were required to wear masks, and did so

I notice I broke the 13 kWh/100 km and high 12s, when going from Hat Yai to Betong, on hwy #410, as lots of winding road & hills, allowing for lots of regen. Usually at 14 kWh/100 +/- at highway speeds of 95+/- when possible. 120 kph only available when above HH, when heading to/from BKK to visit daughter, and only feel comfortable driving about 110 kph. Thai road aren't the best for higher speeds.

Well stated. For me, and reinforced when we are O&A, such as last 9 ish days, it's the savings & performance of the EV vs ICEV. Petrol, 91, back to 38.16 yesterday in the South (BKK 37.68). So that 320 kms WLTP range, which we usually get at highway speeds 95 kph +/-, only cost ฿370 vs ฿872. Our most expensive hotel during that O&A was ฿1000, and only 2 nights, most were ฿5-700 a night. So nicely 'discounted' hotel stays that whole O&A We usually stay rural. Performance wise, a good example was an alternate route to hwy # 41, which is slow going, with truck traffic and construction past Surat Thani airport (Surat Thani to Chumphon), so we took a parallel road. Which means a couple things, 2 way traffic, no longer 4 lanes & divide, but with the EV's performance, passing isn't a problem, and we actually save time or takes the same time, but gain kms to the range, when driving aggressive, as the regen kicks in, and send energy back to the battery. I passed many times, when ICEV couldn't, as simply didn't have the performance to do so. MG ZS far from a performance model, but way more powerful than the ICE version, and really fun to drive, when pushing it. We stopped for meal, and I noticed battery was at 50%, and still had 173 kms of range, exceeded our usual 320 kms range when on the main roads. Another plus of back roads, no speed camera, as I found myself at 90+ kph, breaking 100 more than a few times, when safe to do so. Driving aggressive actually gained about 8% range on a full charge, if consistent. Times 2 for 100% = 346 kms vs usual 320 range for full charge. Knocking around town we get 360 kms, so even more savings.

Lack of whole real foods nutrition & exercise to keep the immune system prime to fight cancers. Everyone seems to take the easy route to food consumption, and failure to read the labels, what little info is actually provided. The conglomerates have taken control of most aspects of life, along with giving out bad advice, then selling you pharmaceuticals that may or may not correct that bad advice. Either way, they don't care, as making profits on all the misinformation they feed you from their controlled media. Seems common sense has stopped and people just listen & comply to whatever they are told to do now. Damn embarrassing actually ...

When investing 10s or 100s of millions of $$$, you can't risk offending the snowflakes ... ... and if the forum is any gauge of the snowflake demographics worldwide ... nuff said.

Why would they care or even know about what you receive in AU, as Thai RD only cares about what you bring in. Thought that was fairly obvious through out the thread. There easy ways to avoid the Thai tax, but that would fall under 'tax avoidance', and not to be discussed.

Never had a problem with, at TWL beach, or any Thai beach.

The TH/AU tax agreement will tell you what's taxable or exempt, if anything, And this thread has links to what you can expect to pay if necessary in TH. Kind of easy actually. What else would you need ? Suggest an Aussie/Thai tax/finance advisor to do your taxes if you can't figure it out.

Hmm ... that's actually making more sense than battery being too warm. TBH, can't really say I've ever paid any attention to any boot up process.

Car 'starts' and all accessible (accessories; AC, etc), but when engage 'drive'... NO On MG, has pop in odometer/info area, states 'READY' , but instead, states battery bla bla bla, or something, but not 'ready' and drive or reverse won't engage. wait <5 mins and all is fine. We've used PEA at least 20 times prior, and no issues. No issues with any other vendors; MG, EV Station Pluz, Elexa

Yea, I beat the sh!t out of mine, and surprisingly, it took it with no problem. Actually kind of impressed, and a fun car to drive, though weight distribution was way off, and would fishtail around itself, by simply turning the wheel and punching it from dead stop. Aside from that, handled great. Although now, realize how low tech and little power it had, after driving an EV. Though compared to my brother's 'worked 55/56 Chevys', it was crap, but not bad for a stock, off the line car.

Heads up ... MG ZS & PEA Volta, don't seem to be playing nice. Have used PEA many times, no issues, but last 2 times, car wasn't ready to drive, and had to wait for it to 'reset', which is no big deal, and only took a few minutes. MG dealer said 'drive' won't initiate if battery is warmer than usual. Issue if someone is waiting to plug in, as Q'd and now have to wait a couple more minutes. My issue is, heat not the best friend of batteries, so will only be using as last resort, pretty much never, in the future. Any other MGs or other make/models having the same issue ?

Up to ... Another number pulled from a mysterious orifice

I'm boycotting the UK, though I don't think they'll notice

That new math I heard about. Different from the stuff I was taught. I grew up in mixed neighborhood, 2 of 4 neighbors were black, actually 2 of 3, as factory across the street, and alley behind the house was border of whites/blacks, and all black beyond. Only 1 black kid at high school, my neighbor, and we used to hang out of course, earning me the N-Lover title, which I enjoyed. After high school, (15+ yrs old and onward) my cousin/Jew, neighbor/black, and my honky A$$ would go to local bar, get 6'ers of Michelob & doobies, and ponder the world's problems. Wouldn't want to be raised in any other neighborhood, or to parents that weren't bigots. Living on the other side of the tracks shows the character of those thinking they are better. Sadly A-hole rarely realize their true self or the world, and raise A-holes. Why the world is such a sh!thole ... Remember when MLK Jr got bumped off, my father put a rifle on the coffee table, and I'm like ... ... W T F ... they're going to riot, we have to be prepared ... you mean all my friends and their family are going to attack us ? Mind boggling mentality. Stop watching TV pop.