KhunLA

Last house built, no hand rail on stairway going up to 2nd floor 'open area'. Builder ask 'you no want railing' and I just answered 'do I look that stupid' Present house, no railing along front porch steps or back veranda steps. Or railing to prevent falling off back veranda. I don't know how people fall over railings. Especially since they are 90cm here/TH. Does seem to be a Brit thing, as I Google, "fall from balcony on holiday", and seem to be dominated by warnings to Brits on holiday.

With this photo, I'm not really looking at Connery. Now wanting to watch Dr. No ... to see if the camel toe made it pass any of the editing

Hey ... will y'all just STFU about the grammar. Did he get the 3000 baht yet, as the suspense is killing me Oh wait ... this is the same guy that 'has enough to help him'. His overstaying bud, but feeling a bit used now ... hmm

I've calculated, our battery pack in our BEV will degrade <5% over the 8 year/180k kms warranty period. Actually only calculated it to 160k kms, since we average about 20k kms a year. At present, new, has a conservative (2500 cycle) life span of 900k kms. Don't think the battery pack is going to be an issue with the car's longevity. If I waited 10-15 yrs to buy, pretty sure I'd be dead, and miss out on the extra performance, comfort & savings I'm experiencing now with our BEV.

think your calculator needs batteries ... ... USA ~350M ... UK ~70M ... 1/5 (70 X 5 = 350)

If you can't afford an EV, you probably shouldn't buy one ... simple. Most TH govt incentives are around the 150k mark. Cost now with start <1M: 499k 771k 869k 949k if that's too much, Celerio starts at 338k, and has a range shy of 700 kms, maybe. Options about ... ENJOY

Already happened to me, locked out of EV, though not because of my non existent social credit score, since I'm incognito on the internet. I just happen to lock the hob in the car, w/dog & AC on. We'll call that 'user error' by some idiot ... oops. Wife, didn't have her hob with her. So had to get a ride to the house to recover hers, which was too easy, since we leave the house unlocked Though I did have to squeeze through one of those taller than wider windows, where the pane opens almost in the middle. Actually easier than using a ladder to go through one of the other unlocked windows. Getting locked out of one's car will be the least of y'all's worries, as getting locked out of your digital financial account will be keeping y'all in compliance. Coming to a 1st world country sooner than you want. TH & CH Rock ... no worries for hopefully a decade. Don't think CH will be putting software in their cars to appease western govts, unless mandated to, and probably have an on/off option, like most of the driver assist options. Goes in line with all the other silliness mentioned about EVs, that doesn't involve TH or CH.

Not really used by tourist though, but by long stay folks, who can't meet the financial or age limitations of marriage or retirement visa. Most long stayers don't spend the kind of money tourist do, staying in hotels & eating out most meals, along with taking tours. Some, wouldn't even contribute much more than the immigrant workers from neighboring countries. Or may spend most of their time at the happy hours in the bars of the adult entertainment sois. If some of the posts here at taken to heart. Not exactly what the folks in charge want.

Yep ... I wouldn't waste my time looking at another non Chinese car. Owned USA built, JP built, JP badge built in USA & TH, and I'm sticking with CH badged whether built in TH, though prefer built in CH. Can't really say I'm surprised the quality & workmanship is that much better from CH badged or built. But after 45 years of mediocre quality, prior to CH cars, think I'll stick with CH here on out.

Don't forget ... they're also fiction

Apparently you missed the description of the department he heads. It's for the F'ups of intelligence agencies. So headed appropriately by someone who simply doesn't care. Excellent role & portrayal by Oldman IMHO

Yes, if he worded it like that, sounds a bit iffy. Maybe he found something he liked better & cheaper. Whatever, I wouldn't take a loss, as it's all on him.

Dec 2023 ... Highest day when home, shy of 35kWh 2023 ... Highest month 1,000kWh Calendar year of PEA savings ... ฿34,672 ROI of Solar vs PEA ... <10 years ROI of Solar + w/EV savings .. <5 years Without the EV, we'd be home a lot more, using a lot more solar. IF all things remain the same, cost of electric & petrol, along with driving 20k kms a year. If plan on living 5 or 10 more years, well worth investing in either or both. IF they fit your lifestyle. Or keep giving money to MEA/PEA & PTT

Depends how many months deposit. If you can't rent it out, immediately, or within 1 month, I'd keep 1 month, for compensation, and if still not rented (if you had viable renters wanting, prior to his deposit) keep the rest until rented. Return only what you didn't lose. The fault is his, not yours, so why should you lose money for his stupidity. In the future, you may want to keep the previous inquirer's contact info, for just such an occurrence, as may still be looking & interested.

I keep an address in USA (brother) as my pension won't deposit to int'l bank account. Broker & pension (DD) has that address, and IRS & Soc Sec has TH address. No conflicting issues. Not enough to get taxed or need to file 1040, so don't care where the 1099s end up. ATM the pension when wanting, and no fees either end to use.

Ease of marriage or retirement visa ext at Imm.

I'd guess 6 out of 9 attempts to use my debit card, failed, so I cancelled the card. Also BkkBank and about 3 yrs old. I just wait till I see no customers when driving by, and pop in. Only 1 branch in town now, since they closed the one at Lotus's mall, which was convenient, since there on most Tuesdays for my Swensen's fix. Strangely, I can transfer it out to wife's account via app. So she'll still have access after I crap out, and plants me in the garden

@itooktheredpill Once account established, no prob withdrawing the 65k as you need. I do the 65 monthly income extension, and every 3 or 4 months, I make a withdrawal, so the balance doesn't exceed $10k USD worth, so avoid need to file FBAR w/USA IRS. You can withdrawal any time if you wish. USA Soc Sec doesn't allow ATM withdrawals, at least mine didn't when opened, so don't bother with having ATM card on the account (BB). Some months it worked, but most months it did not. So I cancelled, since have to go in anyway, when it failed. Rather annoying. Then read new-blip stating Soc Sec doesn't allow. How consistent that policy is enforced, I don't know, but surely others may chime in to confirm or tell me I'm wrong. YMMV

Haven't a clue ... as dog woke me at midnight, when people started popping off whatever they were. Watch ICONSIAM's on YT ... amazing. Uncharacteristically fell asleep around 9:30, after a doobie & a full moon dark. Watched Dave Chappelle, and opening joke was excellent, but went down hill from there.

over with .. but:

Future of EVs ... hopefully for us, nothing changes. As we saved ฿47,8k the first year owning, and half our kms were on the road.

Actually, we explore a lot more now locally, within that 125 km radius, being it free to venture out. Hint: solar

Yep, use to be a weekly stop, and a wasted 10 minutes & 1000-1500 baht gone for the luxury of being able to add to the local air pollution. 10 mins X 52 weeks = 8.6 hr waiting around to waste money Now I spend that 50k baht on something I actually want.