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Don't know about Patts, but he can expect to pay around 200k+/- for a stent placement at govt hospital. Not really a high tech, high risk procedure, and chance are, same doc will do there & private hospitals in the area. If that's his only issue.

Don't know if already mentioned, but I think it comes down to their religious/Buddhist teaching, of live & let live. Considering the draconic Christian & Islam faiths, not surprising things are a bit better here for all things, including alternative lifestyles from those other 2 religions consider normal. A very good thing, freedom to exercise your lifestyle, whatever you chose that to be ????

That certain explains your one sided bias on the subject. Trans can only be left and have 1 opinion, and Dem, and not rich ... got it. Any other label you care to throw out there ? That 'rich' coming from a supposedly open minded person.

And yet ... Caitlyn Jenner is a contributor to FN. Bit of selective criticism, don't ya think.

Last 2 bought from JIB online, I'm a ASUS fan. Just picked up a Lenovo for wife, <1 yr, from their site, and that's quite nice.

Same, but smaller, slimmer

Yes, but can't say I've ever heard it used, except in a Rod Stewart song. A handbag would completely defeat one purpose of me having a bag, keeping my hands free.

'murse' ???? yet another new word I'll never use. Who comes up with this silliness.

Apparently she/he/it didn't have many friends to begin with. Friends don't care about your preferences.

"plunge 1 meter" ... ... Maybe about 25 cm, the MPS's ground clearance.

LB doesn't exist in my vocabulary, it's a bit of a oximoron.

Yep, and we just did again, (only 22%) as CS <50m from 7-11 we stopped at, on the way back to resort. We're out of here tomorrow, and one less thing to do, though don't think we'll be going much further than 200 kms, so wasn't needed ... yet ???? Though plan is still undecided. Heads up for Phuket, as I notice, most chargers are not fast chargers. Bit of a scam on the tourist. More than a few, at hotels (maybe free) and shopping centers, charge by the hour, and 60 baht for that slow charging hour ???? Makes sense for the locals, if not leaving the island, you really don't need to charge at all. Phuket simply isn't that big. One VIP taxi company using MG EPs and wise choice. PEA Volta & EVStation Plus are the fast chargers I've noticed.

It's a 'bag' ... ... man carrying it ... feel free to call it a man bag. Though I've never heard that actually used...ever ... woman carrying it ... it's still a bag .. but again, feel free to call it a woman bag, though again, never heard any called such. Style is personal .. UP2U, as always. I find bags way too convenient, why I have so many.

So once again, the threatened consequence of failing to pay ... ... mean nothing, as before. Millions, inclusive (though can't see getting a citation) will not pay in the future. Paid a few in the past, which, obviously wasn't required.

Me neither ... I know where it's been since I've been here, up to 46, one day/hour of so, and above 40 for a while. Made the first house build and first car rather inexpensive, against the USD brought in. But since 'stabilized, 30-35 +/-. and on the high end of that for quite some time, along with @ 38 just a short while ago and above 35 for a few months. What does it all mean ... plan that retirement carefully. Sh!t happens????

I knew I should've gotten a pink bag... ... Let my freak flag fly ... I'm coming out

Wrong vid got posted, 2 surf, and not the resort pool area...corrected

If you want to be considerate, don't ask me to do something that makes me 'very' uncomfortable. If 'you' are high risk/paranoid, then 'you' should take precautions, not me. Covid still around, and just as dangerous to me as it was day 1. More things to concern myself about that actually might happen, or have a negative effect on me. Covid is way down that list....for me IMHO

O&A ... PKK - Surat Thani - Phang-Nga - Phuket Short version, no real issues, and there are more than enough CS in route, whether staying on the highways or taking the scenic route. Long version, no real plan, and on the fly. Only plan was, go about 250-300kms before charging and or hotel, which ever we decided first. Move on the next day. Crap weather at Surat Thani, so scratched the 'dinner' and overnight. Wife's 1st decision ... "I'm hungry, I got to P" @ the 100kms mark ???? Be nice if I could actually drive 3-4hrs without stopping. Get to first CS, plug in, stroll around, snack, and now check internet and actually think about a hotel. Car is topped off, we're still debating, and since been here so many times, continue on. I have an idea, stop at the Cheow Lan Lake to take a boat out, then hotel, weather dependent, though not optimistic since very lite rain. Wife completely against the idea/boat, and agree, or even staying in the area, since again, 'been there, done that' mode. So next area of interest is a stretch with 'less' CSs. Less meaning, 100ksm stretch, with the route "I want" to take, scenic. Since no plan and I'm overly cautious, stop to top up, at 'last stop', so I can actually think about where to stay. Car done again, before I am, though got a basic idea, so off we go. Still lite spotty rain, but a fun, very nice drive. Get to GH with plenty of reserve, as only 125 kms away, if that, from last 'unnecessary' top up. Stay 2 nights, and wife wants to shop, me, munch, so conveniently located with a CS there. 1st encounter with a Q,, 2 bay CS, 1 occupied, 1 reserved, (not us) so off to next one after quick peek at shopping, just up the road a bit. Top up while having a lite munch. Topped up, so no need to while on Phuket, if not wanting, as only 125 kms away. Really didn't need to top up, but too convenient not to. On Phuket, once again, out for a munch, and convenience of CS 130m away, so topped up again, while eating & 7-11 stock up. Back to the car, and @ 98%. NO drama, no out of the way searching, no charging as a necessity, just conveniently located where we were at the time, and topped up before we were ready to move on, or could have left without going to 100% as simply not needed. Been here / Phuket couple days, 1 more night, booked last night, for tonight, as I say ... always travel on the fly, never really having a plan. Each next night was booked the night before. Weather has been great, forecasted thunderstorms never materialized. Great resort (Secret Cliff Resort & Restaurant) for R&R. Breakfast buffet leaves a lot to be desired, but all of 40 baht as add on at booking ???? Has an omelet station and OK coffee w/croissants, so really can't go wrong, for 20 baht each, if not wanting the rest on offer. Surf is rough, and understandable how folks drown themselves, though surfers are having fun...or attempting to. HAPPY TRAVELS

1. any advice from stock broker/advisor 2. be the dumbest person in the room 3. honest, good father & husband

I think it's going to be quite some time, 5 yrs or more, before something is mass produced, to compete, priced competitively, to push LFP batteries off the market. Especially in the warmer countries. For AN forum members, hope you're not waiting for all that new tech to be available before buying, if considering, as with some of our ages, we may not be here, or half way to the other side, and not get much of a ROI, for any new toys. Along with those incentive disappearing.

Disagree with that, I think. I consider myself way in between, pro everybody, anybody, anything ... I just hate the lobbying special interest groups. From 'non heterosexual' groups (alphabet thing is just getting too silly now), to BLM, God, to Right/Left, Rep/Dem, women/abortion rights, anti gun or gun right, Christian/Devil...anti vax/vax'd, masked/unmasked, pick a topic. Seems you have to be either or, not allowed to think for yourself, have a middle ground. Labels & divisionary tactics of 'everyone'. I'm starting to completely ignore news, OK, op-eds as news simply doesn't exist anymore. I actually get most of the news from AN. Only other source I read is RTNews, with a small grain of salt.

I'm still at a loss, of how is this "hope for same sex marriage" A male, married a female ... that's it, and that's. Has absolutely nothing to do with same sex. What they think or want to think they are or want to be is irrelevant. In the eyes of TH law, a man married a woman. Nothing is different, except the optics. They could dress up as a clown and a rabbit, and it would still be a male human, marrying a female human. Legal in TH.

I would think one, would lead to the other ... ????