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Mate got popped in UT, and the standard 'real' fine is 3k (2010 ?), although, 20k is needed, and requires an overnight. Next day see judge, 3k fine, 17k returned. The fine itself wasn't much of a deterrent, but his wife ???? was ????

Good, about time they started doing it after the bars closed. Remember Udon Thani, some, most nights, and the wrapped up the operation at 2200 hrs. Licenses & vehicles should be confiscated for 1 year on conviction. Caught 2nd time. lose license & vehicle, permanently.

Mostly Bad Knock-offs Mall ... nuff said

Did you buy from Xiaomi, as it was only 6500 baht when released May 2020, and that was the 128GB one. Only 5000 baht for the 64GB version. https://www.siamphone.com/spec/redmi/note_9.htm

Pricing for all ... ... thrifty shoppers, will always find bargains ... ignorant shoppers, usually the crybabies ... people with too much baht, they just don't care What's expensive, relative to ? Pattaya, Krung Thep, some metros, one place having it all. Ease of living for a fair price. Location location location Where I am, more 'rural', though can be close to all that's 'needed', except P4P, IF needed. Any more rural, just a few minutes inland, and you'll need transport, and with or without, would bore the hell out of most people needing to be entertained. No condos, so rent only, and a good thing, as doubt most would stay long, thankfully. So cheap to build or rent, BUT, owning a car is usually one's largest expense, whether buy in, financing + operating cost. Patts or a metro, and you can eliminate that expense. I myself couldn't live in Patts, as if I saw 10 farangs in one day, I'd be in a state of depression and desperate to move ????

If it's not a torrent, I don't, can't watch it. Have bunch of music DVDs, but no player since laptops usually don't have. Irrelevant, as haven't seen anything I'd pay 50 baht to watch. If not a torrent, don't think I'd miss anything. All seems to be time killers anyway.

That's one opinion, though I disagree. China first for me, quality & price. Korea & Japan, no particular order, quality, but price, maybe. Last 2 cars, MGs, & E-MB, eBike (Schwinn bike & conv. kit) Phones, Xiaomi Other Xiaomi products; drone, air purifiers, power banks, headphones China; all RC toys, drones, cars, planes, most cams. Thai or China, Sony camera gear, kitchen appliances Korea, ASUS laptops, TVs, maybe action cam Japan, maybe a camera lens or a camera body, maybe USA ... 1 overpriced cast iron skillet (Lodge). krap ele. razor UK/EU ... nothing

If everyone drove the speed limit, very few would die on the roads. Guessing, too fast for conditions is the #1 reason of 99% of all accidents. Wear a helmet, and I think most will survive a 0-60 kph accident. I hit a house going much faster, knocked me out, but I did walk away after I came to. Helmet saved me that day. If a small soi, speed limit was probably 30 kph, and seems only 1 driver was doing that, and survived.

Saw a 2 for 1 sale today ... for the new 'Red Alert' Buy 1 Hardhat, get 1 Covid mask for free ... Qs are starting for form already ????

What Thai wouldn't welcome some idiot willing to invest 40 mill in Thailand. Talk about ripe for the picking ... ????

Fan of both. If given a choice, "Made in Chinese" or made elsewhere, I'll take Chinese first. Our solar system and most of our electronics comes to mind. Oh wait, is anything made 'elsewhere' ? ????

REDUCED & ON SALE NOW ... ฿400,000 2nd hand folks low balled without even seeing ???? Kind of like the idea of keeping it, but would sit idle way more than using. Beside, have the e-scooter to use, if we're both out at same time, or EV has an oops.

Sometimes 'you get what you pay for' ... ... try spending more than ฿100 for an item, and it may last longer.

Yes, but really don't think it's necessary. Just a 2 stage, carbon & ceramic filters.

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It's a toss up, which is the 'root of all evil' ... ... religion, or ... lack of money ????

https://aseannow.com/topic/1227775-how-practical-is-an-electric-motorbike/page/4/#comment-17087620 Mine: https://decogreenenergy.com/index.php/th/product-deco/electric-motorcycles/susu

Intermittent fasting (NOT fasting), is the only thing that has worked for me, and fairly effort free, and eat whatever I please, in moderation. Common sense rules, and that intermittent fasting. For me, it's about 12-15 hrs daily, and half of that overnight while sleeping. Too Easy.

Probably this day, 18Aug, most generated, 49ish, used 30ish, sent 19ish to grid, on partly sunny day. Looking back over the graphs, peek at 9 (?), or just shy of. Though would think, should only peek at 8ish, since 8kW inverter. Have 18 X .540 panels = 9.72 @ 80% = 7.76 Since can't export, it will only show generated what's needed. Below graph is yesterday, charging ESSs & EV, so about the max to expect also, but also an air pollution day, so not clear skies. Post above yours shows the production/consumption #s.

Seasonal birds starting to visit. Saw quite a few more Bee-eaters around the house. Obvious some, like myself, prefer being a resident after visiting TH, as here everyday. Saw my first Drongo near the house, while walking the dog. Of course didn't have my camera. A few of them hang out all year also, though not nearly as many as the Bee-eaters. Note to self: take your damn camera with you

Ready for the knockin' around town range test. Expecting the WLTP / 320 & NEDC / 403 ratings to be extremely accurate. As our kph local fall within their test speeds of 37/47. Expecting closer to the NEDC / 400 kms mark, as I'm more like 25-50 on the scooter around town. That is average speed of most folks around our 'small-ish' fishing village ???? Off PhetKasem / Hwy #4, and only 1 road, 4 lane divided w/overpass to surfside is signed @ 60 kph. Strangely, most travel the speed limit locally. 1600 hr - 0900 hrs, 15hrs later and any monitoring or auto start apps on the ZS hasn't affected the battery, still at 100% since topping up yesterday. Not sure where the 342 kms comes from. Maybe the car has averaged in past driving numbers. Our almost constant 90kph, along with MG's QC & transport kms, apparently at a very low speed. Noticed 257 kms on the clock after our 'over the road' test, which should have been about 245 kms, just us, I think. Might take at least a week for us to rack up about 200 kms on the ZS. Happy Travels

Nothing but a farang hit piece. Farang goes for a skinny dip at beach, and it's an item that requires a few too many PoPo to investigate. I went skinny dipping every night when on Ko Phayam. Every morning if I was first up at the guesthouse. "refused help from fishermen" ... probably because he didn't need or ask for. When I'm swimming at the beach, people don't stop to ask if I need help. People need to get their own life and mind their own business.

Think it is safe to say, we are out of playing conservative with the solar system. August with few excepts, around 12-15kW a day. September saw that breaking 18-20kW a day October was 20+ a day, increasing later on. Now looks like we be around 30kW a day moving forward, and it's not even hot temps yet. Last night & this morning was damn chilly, 21°C / 69.8°F, yea, that's embarrassing. At 30kW a day X 30 days = 900 a month = ฿5000 (PEA bill) ROI, without additional use, about 7.5 yrs ????

Maid w/bennys ????

If I had well over $1 mill USD, TH wouldn't be on my short list to live. ... off topic; so many Thais still waiting to be granted the land they've worked for generations. Some with no electric or running water. Others with paperwork, don't even have Chanotes yet.