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Yes, and an island that happens to be the #6 largest country. You got sand (dessert) & beaches and diverse temps. Over 90% of the place, people avoid and don't even bother living there, as a bit too harsh. Although if had the choice, surfside is still the way to go. Definitely agree with TH beaches being sub par. If not for the pollution and tourist, Andaman beaches would be excellent. Outer less developed islands are probably nice, but too logistic for us. I think your mountains are even smaller than the Appalachians (Easterm USA) On topic, USA having very diverse landscape, with some amazing National Parks that highlight it.

Watched that last, quite enjoyable. Agree, ignore the woke silliness, as it is the future, and bigotry can't last forever

Yep ... mind boggling how they were scared into compliance, along with all the other aspects of stupefy that I can't mention. Taking 'Sheeple' to a whole new embarrassing level. Great entertainment though, watching it unfold. Praying for a new pandemic, as that was the best 3 years of O&As while playing tourist. Some days it seemed like I hade the whole country to myself. Less than 10 people on most of the beaches of Phuket, during high season ... pure BLISS

And ... sh!t floods, nobody using either. What's your point ?

Competition is a bi-atch. As MG found out here/TH. As BYDs & GWMs get sent internationally, Tesla is definitely feeling it. I was surprised of some of the QC issues that came out of the factory, the on YT'er pointed out. For the price, no, they shouldn't exist. Fit & finish and cost of some parts,, from another vid, owner having for years, loves it, but cost of some of the replacement/upgrade parts over those years were eye watering.

So the bridge was obviously already planned, and probably construction already started, when OP was posted ...

Actually the post/photo implies it's an everyday thing, which it may or may be. Irresponsible yes, but their is levels of safety, some acceptable. Was it simply a very short transfer of students from small village to a bus stop ? Was it a one day thing, hopefully short drive in safe are from designated spot, to a school, or elsewhere because the regular van used was in the shop. Could have been a short hop from school to certain area (beach or park) for a bit of trash cleansing, as they do here, though close enough to walk. Did it even involve the school ? Was an 'escorted' drive from school to a launching point for one the their street parades ? Does look to be sporting attire, maybe short hop to playing field. Or it could have been on irresponsible daily school run, although when packing them in on a daily bases, usually have wooden 'bench' crossways in the truck bed.

Without knowing it's a really small country, I probably couldn't find it on a map. I only know where it is about, because geography interests me, and I did work for an international airlines. Why the hell does a Thai person need to know where Luxembourg is. That's one useless piece of info. I know if the world was to go sh!t, I'd seek out Thais before expats, as I know most of them can live off the land. Electric would go out, Lotus's & Villa Markets would close and expats would starve.

Or anyone else ... IMHO I actually prefer RTnews over the echo box of MSM

A photo with no content ... meaningless

Back to 100%, finally. Usually done before 10:00, but since still overcast and sun made an appearance for <1 hr, not bad at all.

How he has made a career out of it, for the past 50+ yrs is a testament to the stupidity of at least half the voters.

All good point, though do disagree with a couple; ... CS network is really good in TH ... Battery issues .. I think most don't have to worry about that moving forward. Especially if LFP batteries are used, and should outlast the rest of the car. At 20k km a year, there no reason why you shouldn't get 20+ yrs out of the battery pack, trouble free. Yes, and agree, EV isn't for you, since can't charge at home, and a bit impatient to do while O&A. Those would definitely be the 'cons' if applicable to people's circumstances, for TH. Actually surprise the 'lack of haters' posting, and hope it's a trend. As most discussions have been quite civil, and people sticking to the facts and own opinions. Any luck and the other EV threads will remain the same, and almost on topic.

If not for BYD & GWM, and even Neta, that might be true ... They definitely put a dent in MG's short lived monopoly on affordable EVs in TH. Buyers definitely benefitting with the little price war going on. Just shows how like minded & thrifty Thais are.

700k puts you in a MG ZS (ICE). I haven't test drove a T3, but can't really see that much of a difference, except performance, and not even needed, as the ZS performs just fine. Could easily sell it to tent folks, cutting your transport cost considerably for the year. And no additional hassle at all. That the T3 cost 2X as much doesn't mean a whole lot. Dimensions just a wee bit bigger, and more electronic tech, that isn't really needed. I guess I'm just thrifty that way, and would rather have the extra 20+k baht in my pocket every month. As should be able to sell at 500k after the year. So 200k instead of 543k cost of the vehicle.

Hope this is just a hobby thing, as you will eventually lose everything you put into it. As long as you realize that from the get go ... have fun.

Why I never understood long term leasing of vehicles, unless coupled with a nice tax write off. Or you could buy something (ICEV) in the 600-700k baht range, and sell it for 400-500k before leaving,

Agree ... but not until man came along, did someone figure out a way to scare people with Heaven & Hell to control them. And, put a little money in their pocket to show you the way to Heaven. Such a genius racket, if only it was a public company, and we could buy stock.

Yes & yes ... this is also true ... you can't fix stupid

Atheist that I am, this explains GOD perfectly ...

Already producing 800w ... no panels face East. So we only used about 4kWh over a 16 hr period of not production.

When I see them doing that, I always thought they were dumb A$$s and either ran out of petrol or trying to conserve petrol. Now I'll have the thought they are steal scooters ... Crime is that bad in Patts. And people used to wonder why I locked my helmet to the scooter when simply going in 7-11. Not so much loss of helmet to buy again, but I'm a hard fit.

Obviously something wrong with me, as I got a chuckle out of that story. Anyone else as screwed up as I am ? TV crime shows always state sociopaths don't exhibit empathy ... oh well. Love the blame game. "The international community awaits further investigation into the crash and emphasizes the need for transparent and unbiased findings." 🤣

Well that's a first. Even the little night light in kitchen isn't using enough to register. Only the inverter itself is using 80w 😂 Frigs obviously aren't cycling at the moment, and damn chilly out, 21°C I usually wake up to 70-75%. And looks like the sun will break through today, so should be topped up before noon.

Anyone know where the thread is about ... ... "Overstaying Israeli Man Arrested in Patong after Allegedly Trying to Rob a Woman at an Exchange Booth"