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Not just Thai venues, as the grossest kitchen I've ever been in was at a very popular farang managed bar at Udon Thani. Afterwards I never ordered food again there. People that have never 'serviced' restaurant would be applauded at some of them, especially the higher end ones. My experience anyway, when providing linen service and flowers to restaurants back in the Philly area, USA. Quite eye & nose opening.

I guess the need to Q is location and grade of petrol to use. When using 91, occasionally had to Q, but usually not. Using E85, never Q'd, I don't think, actually harder to find, than a CS station now, as only the newest, larger PTTs offered E85. No matter what grade, it still took 5-10 minutes to get topped up & pay, unlike the less than 1 minute, to top up at home. So, 5-10X to top up vs the 1/10 in the OP, when local, which people are during most of the year.

Lucky the kid didn't turn the car off ... W T F

This part of OP is spot on ... "Respondents cited expensive accommodation, the nation’s sluggish economic recovery, and notably, congestion on Rama II Road as prime factors." Though not sure price increases are any different the any other popular town, and Rama II isn't HH's fault.

You forgot to add, in Thailand, it would cost 4X as much to operate, if you didn't have solar. And no, they are about the same price now, not half price, unless buying a way underspec'd 3cyl Celerio. Only faster to refuel if on the road, as takes longer to top up than EVs pugging in at home vs Q'ing up every week at petrol station. Range gap is getting much shorter, even the same if spending extra money. Just another silly (false) what if and a very poor one at that.

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Wasn't me, but reading the comment, does show that many people post on threads, about subjects they don't know about. Maybe that was their thinking. Although you did actually enlighten yourself after that post 👍 right after I posted the differences, which you read or simply googled yourself.

Sit corrected ... as didn't read the not so fine print of his father after 1st divorce, and he remarried way up the silver spoon ladder. Although Tucker himself and wife didn't have great paying jobs, freelance journalist & artist in the beginning, guessing daddy's (or his wife's) wallet was always there, if & when needed. Not really a fan of any of them, though have enjoyed a few of the ones I've seen by Carlson. I don't follow any of them, and usually just notice while scanning YT, when bored, too often. Rather watch the dog & animal clips. Prefer to dedicate my time to humor, than the sad state of humanity. Just a Som Nam Na world, and they can have. Left that hamster wheel, or caring about what I can't change decades ago. If a topic or speaker does interest me, I Google what they are presenting, fact check just to see how bias or BS it is. Some are decent and spot on, but TBH, most is just clickbait, and rarely do I learn something new.

Reads a bit like a tourist adventure, though a good start. A month at each city is a good time period, enough to see what's there, during the week, day & night, and weekends, day & nightly activities. Before buying in, if your intent, you do really need to live there, renting, at least 1 full year To experience the high heat & humidity, low overnight temps, if any, along with horrendous months long of air pollution and rainy season. Happy Travels Personally myself, wouldn't consider any location North of Hua Hin, or even Chumphon. Seems you want to be in a metro area, which doesn't leave many options on the Southern half of Thailand: Surat Thani Nakhon Si Thammasat Hat Yai Yala That 4-6 months of nasty air pollution would get very old, very fast, and not exactly healthy for you.

And to break that 1,000 baht note for smaller banknotes.

Insured as a total write of. And if in TH, (the topic) probably insured for the price of a new one, as ours is, if it got totaled. So your point is what ?

Say what .... say it ain't so. Jiffy better up their game, as not much of a fan. The new Bangchaks are much larger than before, and hopefully be some good competition for PTT.

I'm happy to be a major supporter of the local franchises, when O&A (out & about). PTT Parks being the best shopping malls in TH Especially handy when we're way off the beaten track, and have to hit the last one to stock up, before going any further. Thankfully they're almost everywhere, and usually a vendor or 3 nearby.

Sticking with quick & easy, hot weather, use up leftovers in frig. Last of the meatballs, so made a quick sauce, using this can of tomatoes. Like this brand, as can use the whole can, without need to add paste. Thick enough by itself. The cheaper 'whole tomatoes' in a can, I tended to just drink the juice, as too thin, but enough juice in the tomatoes themselves, since whole, with paste added to make a sauce. Usually just make my own, with leftover tomatoes and add paste to it. Though doctoring up a can of is too easy when out of tomatoes. Wife makes decent meatballs, too many, as used for Swedish meatballs with spinach cream sauce last week. Guess I'll be making a pizza later this week, with leftover tomato sauce & meatballs. Having some Mozzarella & Parmesan to use up also. Still more leftovers to go, as some Japanese Curry still in frig, and more tater salad, the latter I've been eating past couple days May even go to a restaurant if we clear out the frig after this week. Lite dinner, and may hit the tater tots & shrimp donuts later while watching TV. Got a feeling I'll need a snack later on. Lazy week, hot & sunny outside, draining my energy. Too many months till rainy raisons.

Really, then those must be some imaginary windfall profits of the US oil producers. Surely nothing to do with Russian sanctions on oil sales.

Didn't bother reading the rest, as you first statement is wrong, so didn't see the point of wasting more time. His parents/family were quite normal during his childhood, possibly even considered poor. Since becoming a millionaire himself, from the vid, he's obviously out of touch now, and hasn't needed to shop for himself in over a decade.

Maybe not an inconvenience owning, just asking for suggestions to make more convenient, when at the condo. How inconvenient is it to top up a 12kWh battery while at the market. Even Lotus's are installing CS, and most large malls now have them. On a slow 50kWh cable, that all of 15 minutes, or 30 minutes on a slower 22kWh cable. Y'all seem to read too much in to everything.

It eventually will be added to the amenities offered, for the better class of condos on offer. ... same as number of parking spaces available, usually to larger units ... same as having a gym, or how many gyms in the complex ... same as offering pool, one or more pools to be enjoyed ... in house restaurant or market Or you can buy that 28m² box room, and simply enjoy not paying rent. Options abound, to meet you desires or bank account . Nothing more than a selling point for those that want, or can afford. Prices always dictated by location, and amenities offered. EV charging will simply be another on the list to market & advertise. If I was looking for a condo, I wouldn't consider one that didn't have EV charging, and in the future, I'm guessing there's going to be more than a few more with the same mindset. EV are here to stay, and more coming everyday. I've already seen condo adverts mentioning EV charger available. If the fossils want to use fossil fuel, we're OK with that, just remember, slower traffic to the left. DISCLAIMER: This and many posts of mine are PSAs or entertainment, you decide. OK, I do drive the speed limit, for full disclosure, but not in a Celerio

No idea how the partnerships work, if so, share install cost & profits, as charge 7-8 baht a kWh, while themselves paying less.

Typical multi millionaire, and simply hasn't done any food shopping in year. Maids/cook/house staff probably does any food/dry good shopping that isn't delivered to his mansion. Most, including many politicians are out of touch with reality of everyday living of common folks.

Really ... nobody uses google any more Plug in Hybrid EV Battery EV Full Hybrid EV

PHEV or BEV vs FHEV (no plug in options)

Do you know if there are others driving hybrids or BEV owners at the complex. Also is the parking area 'open' to public or guarded. Elexa will install charging station at vendors, condos. If 'open' parking, then anyone could use, would be a plus, and no cost the the condo owners themselves. We've stopped at coffee shops that have Elexa charging cables while O&A.

Yep, that corporate greed thingy slipped in and made it part of 'their' bottom line. Remember working in restaurant for $1 hour when in high school, and actually a 40+ hr (illegal) work week. Bussing tables, and portion of pay was from a portion of the waitresses' tips. When min. wage at the time was: So tips matter. Back then it did ensure good service, though not so much any more, as they expect a certain % as a tip. Good service has slipped, or so I read. Before TH, I ate in restaurants a lot, and tipping always added 20% to the cost of a meal. Even the IRS got in on the act now, and tax 'tip wage salaries' on what they feel you should be getting, whether you actually get that on not. Now that's F'd up.

THANKS, have to give them a test, as part of the 'rest stop' after driving a few hours. Addicted to Wings Zap when O&A. I could live off some PTT Park stations: KFC, 7-11, food court, 5 Star chicken, aside from the rest and charging the car Same even have Black Canyons if want to sit and have a cheap steak dinner Try to avoid all of them when at the home front, as knowing I'll get my share of, when out on the road. Early days here 7-11 used to have shrimp burgers, not sure if shrimp, but was a decent fish sandwich, although think they changed vendors as not the same as days past.