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Sitting on veranda, dog on my lap, doing absolutely nothing at all, except maybe watching the birds or waiting for a squirrel or tree screw to run along the wall to entertain the dog. BLISS

As long as you don't go over your inverter's output, should be fine. Just make sure others know your running it. Someone turns on AC, someone else hops in the shower, then someone in the kitchen turns on the oven or pops something in the microwave ... oops And yes, I actually did it once. Forgot car was charging. ACs on, baking break, I think I'll take a shower (3.5) ... oops. Took couple minutes to reset itself.

You can request it at your leisure, although, if they have to go back more than 6 months, they charge you 100 baht per page. So if you ask for it at 4 month intervals, there shouldn't be any charge. Then the charge for you account statement should be 100 baht. BkkBank. Wife actually just called the call center for that info today. I usually just let my deposits pile up, to less than 300k, not to break the $10k USD FBAR requirement, and then make a withdrawal of most funds. I don't like going to the bank.

Actually ebikes have 3 modes; you pedal, assisted pedal, or full electric. I always like pedaling a distance to somewhere, but hate the return trip. Solved with assist of full electric. Options are Great to have.

Scratch that, think I'd return to TN, as better tax burden, and housing same price ranges; $25-75k. Depending how much sweat equity you want to invest. Not going anywhere, but nice to know it's available.

This is interesting, #9 being W.V, cheapest housing, but crap job/education, which I wouldn't care about. Actually lived there, as 1st airlines I worked for was based there. 1979/80 and love it, Beckley WV, and stones throw from New River Gouge. Didn't even have a completely paved road N to S (hwy 19) back then. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx8A78ILfFR/

Just a wee bit bias, but 'to each their own'. I didn't like the place at all, and you could give me a free stay, and I wouldn't bother showing up, as not worth the drive or ferry, and I'm not that far away.. Time wise, if making 1st ferry or not, Phuket not that much further away.

Learned a new one today, as always trying to stay current as to not offend any alphabet folks out there. Movie last night, and actor seemed a bit off, as being male or female, so searching, not for gender, just to see if cast in sequel, and bio stated 'activist in community' ... light goes off, open that, and as suspected, not sure what gender she was supposed to be in the movie, but identifies as a 'nonbinary transmasculine', and actually fits: She was a decent actor, and should see her career progress forward even further, already having 15 credits in 6 yrs.

There's a 'Talk 2 Me' (2022 ?) in the works, and hopefully will pick up right where 1 left off. No real info on IMDB about it. Same directors & writers (-1), but no cast or other info.

Pretty sure that was supposed to be 'passbook'.

Surprising. MG ZS is pretty good, though using at certain times can be annoying. Locally I don't use, as usually in 'eco' mode, and it's slow starting & going from a stop. I like using @ Krung Thep, in stop & go traffic, as I don't need to pay close attention to car in front of me, as it will stop by itself. Don't need to worry about being an airhead and getting too close to the car in front. Use on highway, set @ 90kph, but do need to keep toe near accelerator, so not to get stuck behind or blocked out by passing cars. Little acceleration now & then, makes for smooth ride vs the 'safe distance' adjustments it will make in traffic. Yet to trust CC at highway speed, 90kph, coming up on stopped traffic ... unless a car in front of me, that the car will pace with till a stop. Don't think the sensor has the reach to react to a full stop from 90kph on it's own, and I'm not testing it.

That credit advice (photo) is used for Imm purposes only, and required at Hua Hin Imm, for Marriage/Retirement extensions.

They have apps now (audio) that will translate perfectly. Though they do struggle with the tonal Asian languages. Close enough to get by for. After being here/TH a while, you do pick up quite a lot, without even trying. Unless completely dependent on farang tourist ghettos or GF to survive.

I doubt if I would have much of a problem ... but that's me. Maybe closer to 50, but plenty of fine looking ladies about in the 45-55 range. Not everyone eats from McDs & KFC

Don't know if anyone pointed this out, but nothing wrong with the car (MG) if regen doesn't kick in ... IF battery topped up. Had me scratching my head for a while, until my brain cells realized the obvious ????

Yes, I couldn't do the 1 room thing. I need 2 rooms, 1 being large eat-in kitchen, so 50m² w/full kitchen, (25 & 25 would work). Have to be able to cook, all meals if wanting/needing. We only eat out to get out of the house, or for pastry at coffee shops, as some aren't worth the hassle trying to make, along with possibly having to eat it all before turning. I can, but shouldn't. Do that with bread already. If restaurants could cook as good as us, we'd eat out a lot more, but they fail miserably ... countrywide, whether quality or quantity of serving. Though we do find plenty of gems. But nothing like living in suburbia USA, where I ate out, at least 1 meal a day, though usually 2, and rarely fast food. Here, maybe 1 meal a week when home. Townhouse gives you so much more space over a condo, without the amenities, at same price point. Are you really going to use the pool & gym that much. We have a local pool & gym I could join if wanted, and did the first year, only 600, so maybe 1000 baht a year now, and it's an Olympic size pool, and we were usually the only ones using, if swim team wasn't practicing. We rarely used it, and never used the gym, which is quite nice.

yes, and why required if going the DD route for extension. May want to take a copy of below, as not all tellers understand what it is. It shows the complete routing of funds:

BkkBank call center results: ... statement free, IF, not more than 6 months old ... then 100 baht per page, max charge 500. ... statement fee 100 baht Talking to wife again, obviously (hopefully) just a miscommunication/lack of detail, on 100 per page. I equated to 1200 for the year, since leaving out any reference to 6 months ???? So may have been in line with official policy. The call center matches the info, previous branch's (now closed) manager explained to us, for credit advise, though I'm pretty sure statement didn't cost 100 baht, maybe 200. Such a stressful life ... ????

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Yes you missed a bit, as a lot of the 'family' tension, revolved around sister not wanting brother to participate. And the father's last scene (attempting to help daughter on floor) would have had a bit more content to it. You would think you wouldn't need subtitles for horror or action movie, this one may have been the exception.

You could simple accelerate a bit while disengaging the CC. Avoid the deceleration at speeds.

speechless ... ... R I P

Our 'installed/expensive' system, total off grid, but still conx to, should have a ROI in about 9 yrs, just energizing the house, if using 800 units a month on average, at today's rate. Add the EVs to the ROI, and cuts that ROI time almost in half, if we continue to drive 20k kms a year. Reality, probably 5-7 yrs ROI, as we'll probably drive less in coming years. About 40% of the price of our system, are the ESSs (฿185k of ฿445k). That 40% premium, only supplies 6-8kWh (~25%), overnight, of the 26kWh we use daily, on average. Not exactly paying for itself, but, if prone to power outages (we're not) then damn convenient to have. New build house, so we've had a digital meter almost from day 1. As have every new house, about 13, built in the last 2 years here/PKK.

If you like horror movies (I usually avoid), then 'Talk to Me' was decent, and different. Especially considering all were unknowns to me. Stay till the very last scene, as I almost didn't, thinking it was done. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10638522/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_7_nm_0_q_talk%20to%20me

Heavy rain for half an hour during rainy season .... OMG ... why I avoid Patts at all cost