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Posting to tell what not to try. Used S&B Japanese Curry w/some peanut oil as a marinade on my chicken legs. In fridge for about 3 hrs. Chicken was itself was great, tender, juicy, skin crisped up enough. But you'd never know I marinated it for 3 hours, as curry flavor was non existent. Served up with a side of taters, for 1st meal of the day, just before noon. Made this again the other day, and always turns out good, posted before. Basic Asian marinade; soy sauce, oyster, honey (sugar), garlic/ginger, 5 spice seasoning

Pretty sure Gecko123 isn't a local, and there is no reason to be sweatin' your butt off while trying to sleep. Locals since born here, handle the heat much better than most expats. Seem to get by with just a fan on. Not so much against the cold, as was surprised of reports in N of older folks suffering exposure symptoms from low temps. Expats ... just spend a few baht, and live in comfort. Considering you should have 400k or 800k a year, and more than enough for comfy life. Doesn't cost much to keep 1 room AC'd.

Really ... ... Safe & Effective ... nuff said I live by my life experiences, not what marketers tell me...UP2U

Yes, the wife gets logged out, and needs to log in at the start of our O&A, then fine for the duration, usually 7-10 ish days. Next one might not be for a couple weeks, during rainy season, when we're O&A most, and she'll need to log in at the start again. MG & PEA Volta seem to stay logged in.

Not really a believer myself, as all those years, sweatin' my A$$ off, as kid, teen, working stiff outside, doing manual labor, and even in my late 30's & early 40's, especially last 5 yrs of working (40-45), working at Memphis airport, a month of 39C wasn't rare, and never took salt tabs or electrolytes. Now that they are on the shelves and pushed by the makers ... well, everyone should be drinking.

Yep ... if we're in the car, the AC is on, and usually fair low temp/hi fan setting. We don't do the window tinting thing, as I actually enjoy being able to see, especially at night. Car cools off quite fast after sitting, a mere minute or 2 max. We don't have a sun roof, just for that reason. As I posted, 2% an hour, doesn't add up to much, over a 3hr drive (240-275kms) and we still get 340-360kms local driving (30-60-90kph), and 300-320kms highway driving, 90kph +/- when possible. Sometimes more, but never less kms per charge.

Take away ... inconclusive and or, they haven't a clue. Only notable info, more lesbians coming out of the closet ... ... "majority now being teenagers assigned female at birth" Real, or just wanting to be cool like everyone else ?

Why, was just for my own curiosity, and since it was about the same as I expected, no surprise. Feel free to believe me or not. If you click the link I posted above, the post below that by 'G', and his EV uses a bit less, 1-1.5%, although if having a larger battery, then possibly the same. It's in the ballpark, but certainly wouldn't be 1kWh for the time it takes to drive 7kms, as posted by EOW, unless as stated, stuck in traffic for an hour. On the motorway, you wouldn't notice much difference at all, 80-90 kph, and you would only use about 3kWh in 3 hrs, traveling 240-270 kms.

You would have to be stuck in traffic for about an hour to use 1kwh with the MG ZS, as that's about what ours uses per hour +/+. I actually did if for a much period, (camping in the ZS) and it was about the same, but didn't actually take photos before/after.

Thanks ... nice graph and probably get that 1/3 just from my daily eggs, milk intake. Big fan of beef & crustaceans, so fits in my diet. Got that daily multivitamin to fill in any gaps, if eating lite on any one day...JIC

Do you really think someone that retired @ 45 needs investing advice. More like, should be giving it. Simply gave my RE advice, to OP, or whoever might be interested in the 'topic'. As did others, also good advice, if arriving in TH at a bit older age. Though unless paying too much at the get go, buying is usually the way to go. Though in TH, that does require cash purchase, usually, if a tad older. Cash is never a bad thing, and avoid the higher cost of financing, as much as using other people's money can be an advantage, but not possible in TH, usually. Making assumption about someone you don't know, usually doesn't reflect well. Have a good one.

Shame they couldn't play nice for a few more years together ...

Yes ... but got it all back + ฿3M worth of assets I spent ฿3M, the 2nd house & land sold for ฿6M. So got all the money back, and paid for everything we have now. Yes, I could have invested it, if needing or wanting to, but didn't have to, as have more than enough already. My time is more important, than time spent investing, did that, didn't get the T-shirt, but retired at 45. And 10% a year, isn't worth my time.

Need to get the GF out of the habit of constantly moving the wok, or the cooker is going to scratch up to all hell. Think I would invest in a small gas burner if she's hell bent on cooking with a wok all the time. It's going to be a hard habit to break. Good luck with that one.

'violent rape' ... is there any other kind. Serial rapist (known) ... hmm, don't think he would have been arrested in my ol' neighborhood (USA), and saved the state a lot of money to prosecute & house for the next decade. Family would be welcome to claim the body if they wanted. Some folks just don't deserve to be amongst us

Turn the AC on, as no reason for anyone to be experiencing 28°C or above in the 21st century. We keep the house at about 26-28°C, all day, and all night in the bedroom, after sunset. Using 600-700kWh a month, <฿3500 if paying PEA/MEA for that amount.

Try shopping at Makro, as ours has all those, and we're in Nakhon Nowhere. Or online for the non perishables. I get my peanut oil online, as Makro only carries smaller bottles, and we need at least 2 or 3L at a time, and much cheaper online. Lotus's & Big C are crap & more expensive.

The houses I lived in would have cost ฿10 - ฿20k to rent. So average that down to ฿15k X 18 years = ฿3.24M, saved. Actually about what was spent out of pocket, along with, value of present house. Scratch the EVs, as depreciating assets. Though if adding cost of electric & petrol saved, that's going to be about ฿100k a year, So another ฿1M in 10 yrs, with ฿0 addition investment. Sort of pays for the EVs alone. So not only paid for from RE profits, but solar & petrol savings, will buy the next one, if ever needed, or wanted. Toys-R-Us Along with all that rent (฿180k yr) I'm still not paying, to be invested or frivolously spent. 100% ROI, from housed in TH, average about 5% a year,(20 yrs, easy math) as good as any 'safe' investment, market wise. And I got to live in custom design houses of my choosing, with plenty of land, in locations I wanted to be. As some stated, would I do that with a mortgage, or start that at 65 years, old, probably not.. If knowing where I wanted to live, I'd go the comfy condo route, knowing I owned it, wasn't wasting money or rent. Be quite happy living minimalistic. Actually more practical, as I'd probably be single, w/GF or not, and enjoy being single. Definitely skipping the single parent to the village orphan. After buying first house, USA, 40+ yrs ago, never understood the rationale of renting. Really is a no ROI, with your finances. The way I bought, sold, rented RE in USA, I never paid for those houses either, the tenants did, and I just enjoyed the equity the was built up.

OP, if you bought, you own, or will when paid off. Never a bad thing, as pointed out, could always sell, and at worst, break even & lived here rent free. That's a win all around 👍 I paid for 2 lots and paid to have 2 houses built on those lots. Didn't own either. 1st help pay for the second one. 2nd one paid for the 3rd one, w/solar system, an adjacent lot for garden and a bit left over for new EVs. AND .. I didn't own any of them. Still don't, but reap the benefit of never paying rent for 18 or the 24 years here, which again, proceeds from the houses paid the rent in reality. 24 years rent free, so far. Hopefully electric & petrol free, the rest of my life, along with, equity built up, that all funds spent, could be returned, plus a profit, if sold. Live smarter, live happier ... it really isn't rocket science

Hopefully they got it right. Had a wee bit last night, but could use a lot more.

@MJCM You beat me to it ...

They should be receiving, as my SS 1099 comes to TH address, and pension 1099 goes to USA address listed on my brokerage account, which I don't need, and never see, since it never changes. Brother holds or bins it.

Rerunning an old news-blip ... more professional reporting ... ... classic Thaiger. I actually remember the original, as the wee one, spilling on the jetski rung a bell. I must have been bored that day. Almost as much as now. With that ... dog & myself, off to the park for some Vitamin D

Good to see Tesla expanding their network. Will mean less Teslas at PTT Parks Wish we could use, as the other CS (EA Anywhere) @ Bluport, I'm not really a fan of. Although there's a MG dealer/CS right up the street if we ever need. Which would be rare, as HH is only 100 kms away, and no need to top up if we pop up there for the day from home. That's a new CS, as we were there exactly 1 month ago (10 March), while returning from Krung Thep and they haven't even started installing.

I wish you would have put "religious conviction" in the first sentence, as then I would have avoided reading the rest. Religious & moral in same sentence = oxymoron. And yes, the states have the right to self rule, as long as it doesn't conflict with the Constitution. That's a democracy in a Constitutional Republic. All parties agree to that, not just right wing nutters. And apparently just the way most citizens want it, as it's been that way over 230 years. You disagree, write your state or federal representative ... or move out of the country. I moved, as couldn't live within the over taxed nanny state it has become. Didn't want my tax money contributing to their world terrorism policies, of invade & occupy for corporate profits ... IMHO