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25kWh ... that's more than half our EV's battery, or about 200 kms of driving About ฿545 worth of petrol if getting 13.2 kms per Liter with your PreRunner. (200 ÷ 13.2 X ฿36 = ฿545) from FaceBook marketplace

He's rich and doesn't share his money with me ... ... oh wait, I do have a couple cancelled checks here with his name on it. THANKS DON 👍👍

And that's a wrap 35kWh produced, 30kWh consumed ACs (13 & 24BTUs) not really utilized to almost 1000 hr, and EV only plugged in for 3+ hrs (~7kWh). No long term kitchen appliances use. Short use of coffee machine, water kettle & microwave. Wife trimmed the hedges a bit, ~1 hr. Showers don't require water heater on, as comes out hot enough on sunny days. Most for the ACs, as hit a sunny 34°C today, and feeling like ... DAMN HOT 35kWh X 30 days = 1050 = ฿5215 PEA bill

Agree, as the trip to the mall should have been a 'cooling down' time for him. Should have realized killing the other dude, because he now wanting to be with a different dude, wouldn't end well for anyone.

When home, just chillin' ... ... live few kms from surf, so a few nice spot to chill at. Whether very local, sitting along seawall, or at swimmer's beach food court area, or a restaurant or coffee shop, somewhere in between Hua Hin & Ban Krut, in the hills or surfside.. Usually don't overnight locally, unless an event in Hua Hin, which TBH, haven't done in a long time. ... if O&A, pretty much same thing, chill at restaurant or coffee shop with a view. Usually have bungalow or a room with a view. Attend an event or festival if one is on. ... Sept 14, have 'Water Jousting' coming up at a Pranburi marina. Will overnight for that, and hopefully good for chuckle and a few snaps. Can it get any more exciting

Not fast enough for edit ... car's done charging ... ... and ESS topped back up, as needed a bit, while charging. That partly cloudy skies, and used 10%, and now back to 100%.

Pretty hard to beat a MC for TH, especially when it comes to parking in most towns. Not so bad here, PKK, except weekends, then the MC is needed. Everyone shopping and the weekenders, that give Hua Hin a pass.

A day in the life ... ... ACs on, back from the park at noon-ish, and the car is charging

Damn drones hooked me in. Then RC plane, cars, boats. On to MC, converted the Schwinn, now the MG ZS. You wouldn't believe the stuff I'm always looking at, and think about buying. Wife just rolls her eyes when she sees me scrolling through crap Even had one of those stand up scooters. Thankfully it crapped out the 1st day, as made return easy. Pretty cool, fast as all hell, and fun, till it wasn't. But not really practical living out of town. In town, it would have been a perfect mode of transport. Little sucker was expensive also, relative, but 21k baht. High reviews, great specs, just a one off I think. Just died, and could have been something simple, loose wire, bad relay. No questions on return, and refunded as soon as it was scanned when picked up. Got to love LAZMALL vendors.

I've complimented the look of the Corolla Cross on the forum quite often. As see a lot of them when O&A. Is quite the nice looking ride 👍

Don't try this, as didn't work for me. Turned out to be just a giant ground beef steak. Tasty as it was, with a mushroom sauce, nothing like the texture or look of a filet. https://www.facebook.com/reel/975716621018785

My case was a few years ago, so check what current rules are now. I really can't see them forcing people to close accounts, that have IRAs, as stated, they fall under different tax rules, and would breach the agreement of opening them in the first place. Just my opinion ... due diligence on your part before letting them know you live in TH.

Actually there is a Corolla Cross, & Yaris Cross. and a bit pricey IMHO, for what you're getting. Compare specs with comparable vehicles from CH, and I think you'll agree.

Guess it depends on your brokerage, and their rules. I had changed mine to TH address & ph#, and they didn't say anything about that. Then within a year, I had changed it back to a USA address. Changed it back, because per rules, my no fee for ATM (international use) was suppose to be stopped, with international address. Though during that time, they still refunded the TH banks ATM fee. Except for * notification on the account, nothing really changed. Maybe because I have IRAs with them, different rules than a simple savings account, they can't legally make me close the accounts.

Actually it makes sense, as you get the no claim discount, JIC. If you're going to renew with RooJai anyway, why wait.

I'd be bored without wheels. I'm happiest living just out of town, so almost a requirement. Here, out of town isn't very far, but wheels help, for my lazy butt. I need my O&As, seem to always have and always will. After a month or so, or even a week, I have to go and see, do something different.

Irrelevant, as keeping out MG ZS till it dies, and long after I die. Wife will keep till she dies, as no way will she be racking up the ksm in the 500k to 1M range, when I'm gone. If the rest of the car can't keep up with the motors & battery, she gets 50kWh of battery for the Solar system. At 50%, capacity, it's better the the value of a 20 yr old ICEV We would have saved the price of a car, instead of spending the price of a car, just tO operate & maintain some dinosaur POS ICEV.

Stayed on topic with inexpensive living in TH. Part of monthly cost cutting, IF, retiring here, long term. Solar being much cheaper here than USA, and other countries. Hard to mention solar without EVs, as they go hand in hand for saving. Once pass the initial outlay, hence, long term retirement, if caring about ROI. Of course in big metros, or some small towns with good baht bus service, you don't even need a vehicle. Many aren't up to driving a scooter, and understandable. We needed transport in Udon Thani, living out of town, but don't really need any here / PKK. MC is more than enough (electric of course 😎), though could easily get by just walking or with a bicycle, or, yea, and ebike Or what ever floats your boat, big ol' ICE 4X4, Benz, or Harley. Just ease up on the diesels, damn they stink things up 🥵

Did cross my mind a couple times, to get some things delivered, when in a lazy mood. But I do drive by Makro every day, like now, on the way to park and or surf.

Hard to predict as ... ... having an economic slump ... many already bought in ... many are wait & see, how the price war plays out, and new models arrive for 2025. If I was in the market, I'd wait for the next 'Auto Show' @ Krung Thep, for new models & deals.

ESS already topped up @ ~1000 hrs Both ACs running now set @ 24°C./ high fan, along with 2 frigs, laptop & 65" TV as monitor. That's all that's on, using 3.15kWh. Outside temp, getting up there ... ... feels like ... OUCH

So ICEV registration down by ~25% y-y And EV registrations down by ~15% y-y BUT ... EVs increased market share by ~9% That's a bit telling, both down, but EVs not as much, while increasing their market share. Not too shabby at all, consider the alternative. ICEV losing higher % of sales & market share, at the same time. Ouch On topic ... and something for the new buyers to consider, who hold them for long time, squeeze the value out of them. In 5-10 yrs, what will be the demand for ICEV, IF the trend continues. Might get stuck with an ICEV, that nobody wants. And will petrol become an even more expensive 'niche' market for those still holding on to nostalgia

Never had groceries delivered. Can't imagine not picking out my own perishables. Even when we bought some processed foods, it never crossed my mind to have delivered, since we'll be there anyway, to get perishables. Maybe if we lived out of town, although don't know their (Makro's) delivery range. Before we were 16 kms away, now <4 kms.

NO, that pretty much sums it up. And you're being kind. Talk about sheeple and being some of the dumbest MF'er that you could imagine. And the MSM has them fighting over pronouns and the never going to happen WW III along with the new evil axis, CH / RU / NK The economically challenged, get most every thing, medical, for free, almost. But like the Thai govt' system, patience is a virtue, at govt or hospitals that accept Medicare/cade. The working stiff, if lucky, have employer paid insurance, covers most things, small or no deductibles. Or used to. Private insurance is just silly, and now ACA (obamacare), made everything, even sillier. High monthly premiums, big deductibles, and many policies don't even kick in till you already paid $10-20k out of pocket for the year. That's freakin' nuts. Only real medical bills I had there, were OJI (on job injuries), back & 100% covered. To return, I'd get hit with a huge penalty to sign up for Medicare plan B (meds), and then have to pay ~$174 monthly premium, that doesn't cover much per se, as costs are so much higher than TH. I can't spend that much here on healthcare. USA monthly premium & deductibles, so much more expensive that self insured here. And, healthcare is accessible here. No GP, no specialist referral, months away, not deductibles for both appointment. What's really strange is, if you have insurance, the pharmacist, is legally not allowed to tell you, it is cheaper (if it is) to simply pay cash for the generic drug, instead of using your insurance, as your copayment is more than the cash cost. That's mind boggling, talk about a scam. On topic ... the healthcare here, negates any of the silly items in the OP, along with those RE Taxes that basically don't exist here. Keeping housing cost ridiculously cheap. Throw in the inexpensive solar & EVs from CH, and you can live very inexpensively here without giving up anything.