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Because that $7 isn't going to cover any hospital bill she incurs if having an oops.

I only wanted to address the one part of you post, so didn't contravene anything, as kept my reply to that aspect of your post. Didn't change the meaning of your post, and replied direct to that part of your post, with my thoughts & opinion. As I stated, I'm not a fan of the NRA, AND to add to that, don't support and would never support the NRA. I think they are counter productive to firearm deaths in the USA. Since wanting to keep the few loopholes open, in the few states that have them. Simply addressed the statement you implied the NRA/gun huggers would ramble on about. Which I agree with. You ant to stop someone with a gun, you better have a gun. Notice you also didn't answer my question ... You wake up in your house, and realize there is someone in your house with a gun ... now what ? All those links you post are generalization, I think, as didn't bother opening any of them, considering the title off. MSM BS ... all gun owners are idiots, and having one would result in nothing but negative outcome if they needed a gun. Pure silliness. They all lack stats (not reported) of crimes stopped by legal gun owners. And cherry pick other stats. I only deal with me and my experience, and ability to defend myself with a firearm.

Don't know about now, but we've never paid ฿5 per kWh, and think we use, abuse electric more than most. But a nice round number. Local driving, is about 10k kms per year for us, if all 20k were local, that would add 215 kWh a month or ฿1071, @ ฿5 / kWh, about 7.2 kWh a day. All things being equal, with solar. Still a lot better than the ฿4285 a month petrol would cost to go the same 20k kms. EV in TH (on topic) save people a lot of money, as most drive locally anyway. With the Neta V, cheaper than most entry level 4cyl ICEVs, that's a bargain all the way around, and out performs them all Over ฿3200 a month X 12 = ฿38,400 a year. Unless you really need a truck, you're an idiot for having an ICEV ... IMHO Out performs for less cost. Curious, and had to check. We use 8000 kWh last year, or 667 kWh per month, which would be an average monthly PEA bill of ฿3240 or ฿4.85 per kWh, all things being equal. So ฿5 works pretty good, as I prefer to use negative #s, eliminates surprises. Petrol fluctuated between ฿32-40 last year (91). More than ฿36 now, which is the number I used above, so very generous with that number.

I carried a gun for 25 yrs there, and never needed, Lived in crap areas, and ventured into even crappier areas. Stop watching MSM. Did you ever feel the need to carry a gun, while in the USA ? Violent crime is actually down, almost every year, with a few exceptions. Same with the murder rate.

If the Neta V had arrived a wee bit earlier and I didn't have an 'iffy back', the Neta V would have been a good choice for local driving, and we would have simply kept the MG ZS ICE for O&As ... maybe. Getting in the lower siting sedans, really isn't that comfortable for me. I was seriously considering the MG EP, but wife wasn't having it. Got use to the higher seating position of the ZS, a good thing for me. Added plus, the ZS having LFP battery chemistry 👍 so all work out for the best.

And none of that hp & torque @ 4000 & 6000 rpm BS

Saw that, and replied to it. Similar to what ? I saved ฿47.8k the first year owning on petrol, and half our kms were out & about.

The Neva V outclasses the Mirage, and isn't exactly small (relative). Mirage really was a poor choice to compare to any EV, except the 'minis', and I'm not talking Mini Cooper. Mirage ... 78 hp & 100 Nm Neta V ... 94 hp & 150 Nm Mirage ... H 1345mm, W 1585mm, L 3790mm Neta V ... H 1540 mm, W 1690 mm, L 4070 mm

That's when that uncommon common sense comes into play. Simply being responsible.

Yep ... why I'm glad I'm here, and hope the Dems win 2024 Do you really think I care what goes on 14,000 kms away ... ... ME ME ME You elect idiots, you get failed policies ... Som nam na

Any responsible person can indulge whenever they want, by just using a little common sense. That the harsh criminality of smoking a doobie has been removed, makes things easier for everyone. Nothing has really changed, except the price, depending how ignorant you are. It's simply cheaper now. Was easy enough to find and smoke before declassified. Not much has changed in the 55 yrs of me indulging, except the legality and quality of it. The last thing an 'honest' police officer wants to do, is waste his time processing a ganga smoker

Yes, COLA is BS, but good if needing some type of reference, how the administration affect everyday living for the working stiff. In the USA anyway, not so much here if one is retired, or even married, as 800k or 400k to live here/TH, is easy enough, if not having health issues and you know how to say 'NO'. The economy is what's on most people's mind. Is the administration's policies "making things worse or better for me.' That's all people really care about ... folks tire of being 'working class heroes'

Must be both 😂 not sure, but rarely had, have a problem finding like minded people, when out on the prowl. If the chickie initiates the 'hello', then makes things easy. When on the prowl myself, easy to tell after saying hello, if they also are on the prowl. It's what we do at night time. Daytime may require a bit more thinking & effort. Woman aren't that much different from men, no matter how much TV or media tries to tell you they are. Once you realize that as a youngin, does make things easier. Life is easy, people make it difficult.

I've never had a woman ask for anything, except provide a good time. YMMV

Gun hugger that I am, that statement is quite accurate. (for the record, I'm anti-NRA) You are faced with a bad guy with a gun ... how would you stop he/she/it ? Apparently all the police, laws and prison sentences aren't stopping bad people from getting firearms. A total ban on firearm sales & ownership in the USA wouldn't stop criminals from having firearms. You can't stop drug trafficking, you can't stop human trafficking, so how are you going to stop the firearms from being available to criminals. Police rarely stop crime, and simply take a report after the fact. You wake up in your house, and realize there is someone in your house with a gun ... now what ? Don't know about you, but I'd be grabbing my firearm.

How to stay in TH illegally ... more quality tourist. Inspiration for others to arrive and stay illegally. Travel insurance ?

That's a long piece of string. Most hotels will consider a 10 yr, an adult. Some may or may not charge adult fee for extra bed. August is a bit too far away to give an accurate price, unless you actually want to book something. Booking.com will take booking for August. I'm not a fan of paying in advance. You can at least get some ballpark ideas of price from booking.com for August. Which is still off / rainy / low season, so surf will probably be red flagged.

I can tell you almost exactly how much, since I owned both the MG ZS EV & ICE. Local driving of 360 kms, kWh & petrol cost: MG ZS EV / ICE ฿231 / ฿925 per 360 kms EV using 46.3kwh @ ฿5 per kWh ... high #, as nobody pays that much ... ฿347 if have to use CS @ ฿7.5 per kWh ICE using 25.71 L of 91 @ ฿36 per Liter ... less than yesterday's price

Even better, get one of the DECO E-MC, <30K baht, and charging no problem, as the battery is removable with the 1000w motors, and can charge in your condo/apartment. Perfect for knocking around locally. I don't even need a car locally, except if raining.

Mirage (entry level POS) is way out classed by the Atto 3, not even close. Mirage: ,,, maxi output of 78 horsepower at 6,000 rpm ... peak torque of 100 NM at 4,000 rpm Atto 3 ,,, 201 hp ... torque of 310Nm. Compare the Atto 3 to something at least close to the performance, or even the same size (dimensions). Mirage ... H 1345mm, W 1585mm, L 3790mm Atto 3 ... H 1615mm, W 1875mm, L 4455mm

That was only for the first month, first week of April 2020, I think, when everything was suppose to be shut down. We went O&A anyway, as there was no enforcement, that we noticed where we are or went. Just looked at my timeline, and we went to Chumphon April 9, 2020. Hotels were a bit hard to find open, so we didn't go far the first month. After that, most place ignored the 'no travel/stay closed' advise, except for the major inter'l tourist areas. Local surfside shops all closed, and stayed closed, as they catered to vacationers, mostly Thai actually, but they were obeying the 'no travel advise'. One street over, running parallel, and all normal, after first week, as that's where the locals shop & ate. Too funny actually, as remember others on formal complaining what's closed in there area, or crying about others being out and not shuttering in. And I was thinking after the first week, all was normal. That said, I wouldn't know where to get a haircut anyway, as been cutting my own for about 15 yrs. Yep, back on topic.

Quite a few more; ... stock market test crash ... stock market crash ... Korea ... Vietnam ... my lifetime now ... no oil / shortages ... classic, rinse & repeat ... WMD ... economic collapse (bail outs) ... MMCD, melting ice caps (still waiting) ... rising seas (elite & politician live where ? ) ... now WW III, evil RU & CH Hook Line & Sinker I may never get a haircut ... always on topic

There was a pandemic ? That's why the beaches were empty during high season.

Hell yea ... loved being single here. And it has nothing to do with the income disparity, OK, maybe a little. OK, maybe a lot more now, as I'm older. But I smiled a lot back in the USA also, so not really that much of a difference. Except there, I usually had to initiate saying 'Hello' first. I think a lot has to do with being foreigner also (away from tourist areas), as same in the USA, an gals would go 'ga ga' over guys with accents. Before that wee bit of salt & pepper, turned into a lot salt, less pepper, here/TH, and I always looked 5-10 yrs younger anyway, it's was fun being single. Advantage of not being an Alky, chain smoker or sun worshiper. Others my age always seemed to look old. Don't know why anyone wants to, or needs to, go the P4P route. I do, but I'll be kind, and give y'all the benefit of the doubt. Only reason would be to pay, is for them to leave in the morning, which I never wanted them to. Some of the best fun is after waking up.

Some things, I'd rather just buy at 7-11. Although has a better Pandan flavor, a PITA to make, and now have about 10X of what a serving is at 7-11 (weight wise), and really don't need to have this sitting here. Guess I could freeze half till next month.