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OP is talking about just a 3 month recon holiday, so more than enough room. Especially if having a small kitchenette, with medium size frig, water kettle & microwave. I would need at least 50sqm, if living here longer, just enough to do home cooking in. 1 bdrm, 1 eat in full kitchen.

Do they have a proper paint booth ?

That's what the Q would be. An appointment, then, was something like 1 month wait. Excellent work, as long as you can still drive or have a 2nd mode of transport while in the Q, waiting your appointment date.

Age of ACs and if inverters will make a big difference, and of course, keeping them maintained & clean (filters). ฿7000 = 1450 kWh/units of electric. That's about double our normal usage, and Sept wasn't exactly a hot month. We used 20kWh a day on average when home in Sept, so would be 600kWh @ ฿2800

Only found 1, the Toyota dealer near RTAF Wing 23 base. Has quite the long Q though, or did, way back when used.

Really haven't noticed beans sold in anything larger than 500gr bag, which we get delivered @205 per or 410 a kg, and order 3 kgs at at a time. 100% Arabica (espresso) beans As good as any others we've sampled and the least expensive I think we're done experimenting, as been a few years and still haven't found anything better. For others, that don't need to fondle their beans before buying: Cafe Roma using the French press of late:

@DonniePeverley That sounds really high, as the most we us, is ~1000 kWh a month and that's <5000 PEA bill. We're abusive with the AC, use electric appliances in kitchen, and even charge EVa Not UK, but compared to USA, electric is not that cheap in TH, same or more depending where living in USA.

2 Kitchen appliance worth bringing with you, if feasible, especially if starting out: Instant Pot Duo 7 in 1 Ooni Pizza oven (gas) Both a bit silly priced here, if you enjoy home cooking.

Also a Yank, and I think most things, in UK are a tad more expensive than USA, AND ... I find most things are about the same or more expensive in TH, for everyday living. Many thing much more expensive here in TH. Anything involving labor is much cheaper in TH, along with tax base; mainly RE, being fairly non existent. Of course healthcare is far cheaper in TH for Yanks, and you'll find it much more accessible than UK I believe, though not free as the UK.

For those 'patient, DIY folks:

I does & did, as a 3 stage filter. Metals are my concern, hence the RO delivery route.

Definitely as that's no brainer.

Agree, and did take out chlorine taste/smell, and with .XXX micon filter, all biologicals. Just as stated, maybe not any metals, if having, and I don't think any countertop filter will do that, as I asked the dealer if they even offered one, low or high end ... answer was NO. Hence why we went with RO delivered. 170-180 is standard ppm for tap water.

ROI will be much quicker than 10 yrs, with no power cuts, steady current, protecting our electronics. I actually expect 10-20 trouble free out of PV & batteries, and hopefully inverter, well maybe 10 yrs on inverter. All will be cheaper in future to replace.

Why ... males & females are pretty much equal in my world, how would either's financial needs, abilities be different.

Rough wouldn't be the word I'd use. Still had a net worth of over 100+ mill today. Amazing how they function so well in some aspects of life, and fall miserably in others.

Thanks for the comic relief .. priceless ignorance is always good for a chuckle.

May exceed 4 baht ... when has it ever not exceed 4 baht, unless minimal usage. Until we got solar, and used less that 150 kWh a month, it was always 4+ baht the past 15 ish yrs, and knocking on 5 baht with the higher use bills.

You need to work on your delivery then, as you read like the antagonist in the remake of "Guess Who's (not) Coming to Dinner" 😎

Really .. "Declared dead in absentia by a Thai court in 1974 (aged 67–68)" - wiki "The case generated worldwide publicity and intense speculation, with most press reports and analysts contending that Thompson had been kidnapped (although no ransom note was forthcoming); had been murdered (although no body was ever found); had voluntarily left to do secret work in resolving the Vietnam War (although no evidence was presented); or was eliminated by business rivals (although no evidence on this emerged)."

And yet, I think most of us that actually have solar, don't see any 'added' negatives, and only positives with huge saving in the future after ROI.

I thought it was just to show your bigotry of blacks & Americans. As the only thoughts you expressed. But that's just me, maybe I misread your intention 😎

Just stick to Gmap, and you'll be fine. Try to avoid rush hour when possible. Along with going to/from Bangkok, when the weekenders are on the road. Meaning don't go Jomtien to BKK on Sunday, or BKK to Jomtien on Friday night or Saturday, as domestic tourist will be filling the roads. Same with hwy # 35 to SS, as weekenders heading to/from Cha Am & Hua Hin. You want to be going the opposite way, on weekends.

@Mitkof Island Don't know about HH area pricing, but pricing will run the gamut of damn cheap, you get what you pay for, to possibly getting reamed with silly price. Wife had it done, more than few years ago, <3000 baht, no meds, and Q'd 10 folks in 5 hours, so one has to wonder how sterile those condition were, and since no meds, didn't make the last turn. Told nothing usually found there anyway 😲 (govt hosp). Side note: private hosp in same area charged 5k for same, and simply limo'd you over to govt hosp for same Q 😂 I had it done ~10+k at govt hosp (BKK), had a 10 month Q, which of course paid a fee to jump Q (?) off hours for 10K, so had endoscopy (~10k) done same time, w/meds 😴, so less <28k for both and glad I did, as having couple polyps removed from one end, and found a hiatal hernia on the other end 😂 As far as Doc referral needed, simply tell your doc you have blood in stools and colon cancer runs in the family. For HH ... I sent PM

Land and or house (s) as investment. Best & safest, as not making any more land, and people always need a place to live. If partner not the sharpest tack in the box, you could set up a 'trust fund', that dishes out monthly payments, if your assets allow.. Wife has assets (land/house) w/nice retirement fund. If she uses that up in her later years, she can always sell the house & land she's too old to maintain, and would replenish her retirement fund. She's savvy and one reason we have the assets we do. No worries there. Daughter is chip of the ol' block, and followed my advice on RE, already has one townhouse that renters of paying for, so in 20 yrs, at latest, that will be free & clear, earning 20k a month, and she'll only be 44 yrs old. Hopefully she'll have 2 or 3 more by that time and also free & clear. Hard to lose w/RE, unless overpay or crap financing. Read the fine print. Off topic, love the constant Thai bashing, as if foreigners are great investors in their future....NOT