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OR, you can pay a bit more, for off hours service (Q jumping), as I did at the govt hospital. Certainly beats the airport hassle & cost of flying out of TH, w/hotel stays of 3+ days, (from OP) IF they will even take you early.

Old new ... already being done, and simply a common sense use for them.

About the 2 worst place to watch a stranger bag. The constant warnings of notifying authorities if you see an unattended bag didn't seem to sink in then 😮

Not a fan of Patts, so even if fluent in Thai, I wouldn't live there, or anywhere, just because English might be spoken a bit more. Been around the whole country, and yet to 'need' the Thai language. Less so now with G-translate. Easier if knowing the very basic Thai, but simply not needed.

@simon43 At a guess, I suspect you injured a ligament, that simply never healed correctly, after repeated agitation/injury. Most do heal themselves over time, if allowed, others simply do not, as the tear is too much to heal by itself. Since intense pain when extended when behind your back would indicate that. Less chance it's a tendon, as they do heal better than ligament, and don't require surgery as much. Disclaimer: I am NOT a Dr

You could simply stop paying people to make things for you, and simply make your own ham. Pork loin, tenderloin, shoulder/butt in the <150 baht a kg range. Live by your choice 😎

(or any idiot who is running on empty in any vehicle) https://www.facebook.com/reel/736120741888742

Not in TH, for the 2 reasons below And not back in the USA, unless they opened that bag and let me see 'everything' that was in it. Error on the side of caution, as any 'unattended bag is suspect' in the 21st Century. SAFETY (mine) FIRST Live longer and happier with better choices, as I'm not in this world to make friends with strangers.

If I saw this thread, I probably mentioned it earlier... ... Kata Mama Seafood

Don't know what the excise tax is for larger than 1.5L engines, but when the excise rebate was available 2011/12, we bought a Mazda 2 @ 515k baht, and got the max rebate available of 100k baht, so almost 20% of the MSRP. Then the 7% VAT was still include in that price, so about 25% tax, just for a 1.5L engine, entry level, 'made in TH' vehicle. Not even sure if the 100k rebate was the full excise tax, but the max available for rebates.

First year owning, and we had 8 O&A that required accommodations, from 1 to 10 ish nights. Total of 9300 kms of our 20k for the year Minus maybe 4000 kms for the 100% leaving house & 20% returning to house. 8 X 500 = 4000 kms (250 + 250 kms from solar) All things being equal, 5300 kms needing CS, if 200-250 kms per charge, then 21 to 26 CS visits. Probably closer to 30 times, as being overly conservative the first few trips. And only registered w/MG first two O&As. They did involve a few user errors, no real problems or concerns, and no Qs, I don't think, and one almost oops, as 18%, and CS was inop 😂 although knowing next one was right down the road, on the way. If that was inop, then we'd be plugged in with granny charger, or get the closest guesthouse to do the same. Plugged in twice at guesthouses, just convenience, as not needed. Almost every time at the CS, the EV was done charging, while we were preoccupied, w/toilet breaks, walk the dog, coffee/snack and or lite munch. Along with simply checking route & accommodation up the road, as nothing is ever booked in advance, just options available, bookmarked. Then fine tune on the way. We rarely travel weekends, so Qs avoided. Just recently did a weekend, and luckily no Q, though that may change in the future, another year or so. Helps being retired and not restricted to weekend traveling. All and all, great experience, and much better than expected. Before owning, I didn't expect to get the WLTP range rating of 320 kms, and thought 250-275, maybe requiring CSs at 200 kms. Thankfully proved wrong and we consistently exceed 320 locally, and average 360. On the road, and straight highway driving, rare, and no need to charge till about the 250 kms mark. As 300 seems to be the full charge range at speed (90-110 kph), the rare occasions that we can average 85 kph over 3+ hours. At that point, a very welcome break from driving. That's usually just the first leg of any trip, N toward Krung Thep & beyond, or S toward Chumphon. Most other highway driving has too much cross traffic to average even 80 kph. So we might need to charge closer to 275 kms. Recently, if multiple legs same day, first day usually, it's actually quicker to not top up to 100%, and stop around the 90-95% mark, as last 5% goes in rather slow. For our driving, traveling style, EV fits our over the road needs. Those that need to be there as far & fast as possible, then you'll need to keep the ICEV for your O&ASs. Especially if driving consistently 100+ kph for 6-8 hrs. Them days are way behind me. HAPPY TRAVELS.

THANKS

Query if I may ... what else was in that update, as I've yet to update, since only thing I read about itM is Android Auto & IOS play in the update, neither which I would you. I'm a 'if not broke, don't fix it' kind of guy. All running good and didn't want to risk something else updating that I wouldn't like changed. Anything in the update about the operation or performance ? THANKS

Solar ... why I rejoined EV EV Charging stations Out & Abouts Food (not restaurants) Humorous signs ... that's about it

Try to watch YT vids about the V88, which I only found promo, and basic instruction vid. Have you tried flying the drone, without the app ? You can still use, take vid/photos, you just won't see what the camera is seeing. I didn't have FPV for years, and still managed to get so decent photos from cheap drones. Don't expect much, especially 4 or 8k. V88 has brushed motors and no axis gimbal for camera, so you wouldn't put an expensive camera on it. Any luck and it will be 720p vids & 1080p photos. Has the smallest battery they make for toys, 3.7v, although if 2200mAh, that would be impressive. Still a fun toy to learn on, and you may even get a some decent photos. Vid will be crap without a gimbal. Not sure why it won't connect the wifi, although it could be you phone, not being compatible. Or you're just doing the wrong sequence to conx. Take it to an open field, windless day, or you'll lose it, as not powerful enough to fight much of a wind. Don't go up to high, and keep it close till you know how to fly it. Good Luck

That's unavoidable, and simply print something once a week. Why I no longer have a printer, since daughter done school, I have no printing needs. Did all the iron on t-shirts, etc years ago, and really have no need for a printer or scanner.

They're great. Quality printing at a fraction of the cost. My old minute amount in the HP ink cartridge replacements, cost about the same as a new printer with side mounted ink wells, full up. Amazed anyone still buys cartridges.

No need to track anything ... it arrives in my bank, after a few months, I withdrawal it, spend it, or try to. At end of the year, what ever is left, actually about 40% of it, goes in the wife's retirement/oops fund.

Trump again ... 😂 ... the obsession, mind boggling. Oh well, moving on ... ... seems once again, that 600 million baht is always missing from the account ledgers, go figure. Those 'please stop criticizing and asking me about that' ... rings a bell.

... ignore it with every other repetitive scaremongering, doom & gloom BS 😎 Maybe if OP actually searched for real info ... he/she/it may have found it 🙄

Damn Mayans ... a decade later and still here ... oops Some more: ... 'Harold Camping has publicly predicted the end of the world as many as 12 times based his interpretations of biblical numerology. In 1992, he published a book, ominously titled 1994?, which predicted the end of the world sometime around that year. Perhaps his most high-profile predication was for May 21, 2011, a date that he calculated to be exactly 7,000 years after the Biblical flood. When that date passed without incident, he declared his math to be off and pushed back the end of the world to October 21, 2011.' ... UFO conspiracy theories, and Taiwanese folk religion. Chen preached that God would appear on U.S. television channel 18 on March 25, 1988, to announce that he would descend to Earth the following week in a physical form identical to Chen. The following year, he prophesized, millions of devil spirits, together with massive flooding, would result in a mass extinction of the human population. Followers could be spared by buying their way aboard spaceships, disguised as clouds, sent to rescue them." (that one maybe half true, as GOD arrived, was arrested and still in the nut house) ... "Halley’s comet passes by the Earth approximately every 76 years, but the nearness of its approach in 1910 created fear that it would destroy the planet, either by a celestial collision or through the poisonous gasses it was rumoured to contain. A worldwide panic ensued, stoked by the media and such newspaper headlines as “Comet May Kill All Earth Life, Says Scientist.” A group in Oklahoma tried to sacrifice a virgin to ward off impending doom, and bottled air became a hot commodity. The Earth probably did pass through part of the comet’s tail, but with no apparent effect." (did someone say 'follow the science') I'm still waiting for those ice caps to melt, wanting to be beachfront of course ... almost 10 years later ... still waiting 🤬

"With 36 municipalities across 25 provinces already certified as smart cities,: Where are they hiding those at ? Where is the list of ? They might want to concentrate on providing electric and running water to the 1000s that don't have it yet.

Noticed last week, EV Station Pluz no longer resets the machines at 55 mins after the hour 👍 Off peak of ฿5.5 charged last Sunday. PEA charge was ฿5.3 on Saturday