KhunLA

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HEY .... don't be messing with my spin ...

Probably more than 10 times, but hey, what do I know. He's probably driven more times than myself, since been here since at least April 2023: Opened end of May 2019, so yea, I've driven through it more than a few times, since southern part of the island is a favorite area:

Here's my thoughts on that one.

That's one opinion ... but I found it well marked, well lit, calling it a curve is a stretch, more than wide enough for our SUV (bit wider than scooter). His fault, we agree on. Contributing factors, we'll have to agree to disagree.

Uncommon common sense .... don't use stand along machines, or branch ATMs, outside of banking hours. Simple solutions to simple problems.

Doom & Gloom sells ... who writes this crap. Things are so much better than before. Better educational & employment opportunities. So much more awareness/wokeness, on how to raise children. Social media exposing all the wrongs of the past. They have unlimited access to information they never had before. Actually have to attend school now. Universal health care.

Just a guess, but that stretch of tunnel, probably has less accidents than the same stretch above ground. I don't think a scooter need that much room. More than enough lighting own there, and his headlight was probably on, and it's not exactly a hairpin curve, and at 50 kph ... you guys are killing me. The tunnel, the signage ... wasn't the cause of his death. I guess if he was Thai, it would have been his fault, because they all drive recklessly, like idiots, and never wear a helmet. But it's a foreigner, so it's got to be TH's fault. Mind boggling. Mirror mirror on the wall .. ... Y'all have a nice day

Then simply drive the speed limit & wear a helmet. As I stated early, been in that underpass, and consider it the 'safest' stretch of road on Phuket, if not all TH. Since most people are driving slow & pay attention when in the tunnel. 50 kph is pretty darn slow ... try it next time out. Single vehicle accidents are usually the fault of 1 person. Which sadly comes down to not using common sense, usually. R I P

I could have sworn there was an airport there ... Winter @ MHS ... NO Thanks 😷😷😷 smog was so bad in 2009, they closed the airport when we were there There it is, told you ...

Pay attention to the signage ... wear a helmet, do the speed limit. The uncommon common sense things, you'd do in your home country. Just a thought ...

We were at the Feb 2011 concert @ Impact Arena ...

You have idiots run a company, then you file bankruptcy. I see major reasons why not to have EVs for rental cars. EVs are for people who can charge at home. On business trip or holiday, yea, where do I plug in ? Relying on the CS network isn't a good selling point, as time is money for the business person, and families want to be at Disney, not down the street charging. Loss income, as they can no longer charge silly price to top up your petrol on return, though guessing they had some silly charge for charging if not brought back full up. With supply chain issues the past few years, or so I read, the ones that did get damaged, probably sat idle longer than necessary, before back on the road. Possible higher insurance cost. With such a small percentage of population owning EVs at home, there is a learning curve, first week or 2, with charging, registering on vendor apps, and knowing CS networks. Apparently, the ignorant folks, if forum is anything to go buy, simply don't have the intelligence or patience to want to bother with. Sometimes the simplest things to learn, aren't for simple people. Then there is the other idiot factor, as with any inexperience driver, and giving them the keys to a 'muscle car' ... lets punch it and see what it can do. So many have done that in ICEVs and crashed them. EVs is pretty much the same scenario. Lets put the 0-100 in 3 secs Tesla to the test ... 'No officer, I was speeding, a dog ran out in front of me" ... Seriously, what were the bean counters thinking. Their naïve customers would all the sudden become intelligent ? And yea, I used to beat the sh!t out of rentals. It's what we do They always push the full coverage, so who cares. Also, how old are the EVs, as Hertz doesn't keep their fleet that long anyway. If downsizing, to meet less demand, and replacing stock, yea, then go back to ICEVs, for a higher profit margin, and less hassle with inexperienced EV drivers who can't get pass the learning curve.

Only the lowest of owners/drivers will not tax, insure & register their vehicles. As now in the system, so next checkpoint, without the window badge, they'll get pulled aside and hopefully, not be allowed to leave till they pay up.

Possibly to prevent people from riding with a shaded face shield, as the eye adjustment to the different lighting, when enter/exiting tunnels. Why many suggest remove sunglasses. Just think if people obeyed the traffic laws. Just a guess, but doubt if he was doing the speed limit, as all of 50 kph. At that speed, unless an unlucky, bad bounce (maybe no helmet) it really is hard to kill yourself, going that slow. I thought that tunnel was one of the safest places to drive on Phuket. Way too young ... R I P

Saving 2.3 baht per km = 300k kms for ROI, IF no other expenses. How much is that BYD Dolphin ...

Outrageous. Ours was 5 baht on 2 rai, up at Udon Thani (rural area) Not sure what it is here for our 2X 100 tw lots. edit: just asked wife, and same 5 baht for one 100 tw lot here in PKK. Other isn't due till later this year, so probably 5 baht also, since being used for 'farming'. Idle land cost more. One house in USA, was shy of $4000 USD yearly (25 yrs ago, local, county, school tax), all in, and I never had kids. But I got a 'free' education. Actually, 2/3 of the tax was the school tax. Living here puts a little extra jingle in the pocket every month.

@Will B Good We travel with our dog all the time, fuzzy Jack Russel, and tell the accommodations only 10kg, though about 12kg. Many have limits of 10kg, though most don't even take that, and just pocketbook dogs. Do you have a destination in mind ? Also sites, Gmap, Fido, PF bla bla bla, are consistently inaccurate with info. Don't book or pay for anything, until you confirm the info by phone. Booking.com is good for info, as usually accurate for pet friendly, and can get the approx. rate for room booking before calling. Also tells you if pet charge or 'maybe charges apply'. They can range from 'free' to 1500 was the funniest so far. But 1-2-300 is a standard charge. Some don't charge, but have specific room only for dogs, usually at higher rate than one you may want, or the dumpiest room. Ma/pa guesthouses/bungalows usually work out better, but many not listed on booking sites. Wife does a lot of calling around when we're O&A. Some, most don't want dog on bed. We travel with a top sheet, and broom, and leave the room spotless when checking out. We bring a bed/mat, for optics if the state no dog on bed. Some want dog in cage. No thanks. Ibis hotels are pet friendly. Ibis Styles, not so, maybe a few. But 20m² is there standard room. If using a booking.com or other site for info purposes, they won't have Ph#s, so just cross reference with Gmap or FB for ph #s. As always, verify location, and Gmap sat. view & streetview will help to let you know if a decent area to walk the dog. Gmap will show more hotels, but lack 'pet friendly' info, but...will usually have a ph# to call. Most Nat. Parks do NOT accept dogs, if camping there crossed your mind. TH as a whole is not very pet friendly. And lack any green areas in metro areas. Anything you can think of, feel free to ask.

Yes ... from wiki: "All of DeSantis's great-grandparents immigrated from Southern Italy[a] during the first Italian diaspora. His parents and all of his grandparents were born and grew up in Western Pennsylvania and Northeast Ohio'

Got to love a system that works, finally Delinquent traffic fines now integrated with vehicle tax renewals "Unexpected traffic fines surprise vehicle owners at tax renewal in Prachuap Khiri Khan" I guess I'll no longer be the slowest car on the road

I don't know about govt, but our 2 Toyotas & 1 Mazda advised us of recalls on the 3 of those we had here in TH. Only other brand we've had/have is MG, and nothing yet from them.

Had a mixed race President, and have a mixed race VP, so a Latino isn't a stretch at all, especially since shy of 20% of citizens identify as Latino or Hispanic. That's just the legal citizens. Guessing most of those are Dems, so that would hurt any Dem running.

Haley can't win, and the US would never elect a non Christion (maybe a Jew). Leaves DeSantis, if Trump can't run. Dems ... who knows who will run. If Trump can't, would Biden drop out, or will he simple drop (over) out on his own, as another 1.5 of his antics, and the people will have had enough. If not for Harris as VP, Biden should be at home awaiting the inevitable. Hopefully not too many years of Alzheimer's before passing.