KhunLA

Floods, smog & traffic ... LOVELY

Trying to phone a business ... collect ... that's some funny sh*t right there. And the always helpful bank at that ... priceless THANKS

"No Go Zones" ... no collusion there ... disgraceful. Only 2 negatives of Thailand: Corruption ... which can sadly corrupts everything Waste management ... trash & sewage Even worse ... it's a worldwide problem

Really, keep us apprised when you get that sorted ...????

As others stated, there's a dealer in Patts. Maybe more within the area,as there were two in Hua Him / Pranburi area.

Guessing that's for me, I bought mine at EV Pranburi, almost local though 75 kms away. Also popped into their manufacturing, warehouse facility since I was in the neighborhood. Since I went to their showrooms contact was by me and yes they will deliver.

My driving locally, 10-13 kms a day, so once a month would be possible. None of that is mandatory but what I usually do, and possibly equals many's commute.

Maybe they just don't want to spend ''THEIR" money doing so ????

Side note: My 357mag went thru 4 walls (wood slats & plaster) ????

Checked the local tide chart (PKK), and tomorrow is a bit higher than today. Not the highest, but it was slamming against the seawall when I drove by around noon-ish, which is high tide time for us. BE SAFE

Why I don't bother with any insurance ???? For GrandPa ... you make your bed, you lay in it ... nuff said with health problems that WILL eventually need hospitalization, why would you go to Thailand, when you have the 'excellent' universal healthcare in the UK. Well, at least it's almost free anyway. Now you're a burden to your family, IF, they decide to pay the bill. IF NOT ... another expat making things worse for those responsible folks that DO the right thing here. If you can't afford to live in TH, STAY HOME ????

Both ACs on 24° (13 & 24kBTUs), 2 frigs, laptop/TV (65"), and wife is sewing. ACs are cooling ~90m²

1 of many reasons why I don't live in Krung Thep. Love going to .... Love leaving ????

Wow ... suns popping out a bit more consistent, in between the rains. Dog, kid, wife & myself healthy, ESSs are topped up ... ... hit it Louie ... ????

Hotel ... so you're on holiday. Lesson #2 ... don't holiday during rainy season.

Lesson learned, park on higher ground next time ...

RE 101 ... location location location, along with supply & demand. Our 2 previous houses, rural (16km out of metro) appreciated for 1 reason, the land they sat on appreciated. The building did not. Cost to replace new up, but since 2nd hand, no real appreciation. More land under your house, more appreciation. Baht for baht, land appreciation added to house cost, and that was the sale price of both houses. Present house, lot it's on, has risen from ฿76k/100tw to ฿250k/100tw in 5yrs. Fact, as we bought the lot across from us, for a garden, since the house takes up most of the lot it's built on. It was listed at 500k, negotiations started at 350k, and the wife settled on ฿250k. Same owner we bought from, has another lot on the soi, as there's only 8 I think, and that one is listed for ฿600k You never know, as P.T. said.... one born every ... Appraisal at land office is ฿100k.

Prachuap Khiri Khan

I haven't a clue what those #s are ... ???? Any wonder why I didn't DIY it ... ... note to self: read manual ... again. Maybe someone more knowledgeable can answer. At 55% that should be about 11kW, all things being equal. With 2nd added yesterday, mid-late afternoon, we started at 75% (100+50%) Peeked at 80% (16kW), then at sunset, think we were at 77% after dinner and retiring to bedroom. I myself didn't get out of bed till 8 AM, so not sure what it was at sunrise. Clouds are thinning out now, sun's trying, but not enough to cast any dark shadows. Spike for morning coffee ☕ Check that ... sun is popping out now & then ???? We're now at:

People really need to travel and peek at the whole country, and do their research. I also did not, and rooted myself at Udon Thani for first 16 yrs here. As soon as able, I was out of there. Too far from everything I preferred, and has that damn smog season. Did like the 2 months of cool temps. Picked PKK for the remainder of my stay on the planet, while living any way. As a pitstop or more every year, and loved it, along with minor, actually very little changes over the past 20 yrs. Just far and inconvenient enough that international, even most domestic tourist don't bother with. If not for the tourist numbers, I'd be on Phuket. For the Andaman Sea vs the Gulf, which is pretty <deleted> to swim in, but lovely bays to look at while sipping.

Something I don't expect to see too often, if ever again. -0- consumption ???? Pissing down raining, and still producing 1kW. Buy as many good panels that you can afford. I had to put my hand on the frigs to verify, and no vibration, so compressors off at the moment. Been producing 0.75kW to 1.25kW as the rains lessen up. Why you want to plan and build with best materials you can afford. Insulated block, and insulated steel roof w/insulated ceiling. Along with plenty of glass for ambient light. Lots of shading/extended roof to keep sunshine & heat out. Strangely, ambient temp is low enough, that right 'now', frigs don't need to be running to maintain inside temp. Obviously a RARE moment, but pretty cool none the less.

Spending 2 million and outside of the metro area might as well just have one built to your specifications. Lots of steel as it gets a little shaky up there now and then, poor constructions, and they seem the crack

Good chance wheel bearings, depending how long submerged,may need to be replaced down the line. We had to replace on one of our cars after driving through deep water for quite some distance. Wheel bearings from the manufacturer we're not sealed. Why I'll never drive through deep water again.

Yes ... I'm thinking, at best, if DIY, might be able to knock off 50-100k. My back, no real tools or crew, it wasn't even a consideration for me. Anyone considering, take note that the 2nd ESS was 5 ish % (5k) more and only one month later. So don't procrastinate too long, especially if going with ESS, prices are going up fast I think. That supply & demand thing, along with major wake up call since Ukraine & blatant price gouging. Since PEA's price increase our installer is non-stop now. Had to hire another complete crew. Hindsight, as I stated earlier, the only thing I would really do different, is get two 5kW s instead of the 8kW inverter. Happy Energizing ????????????