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You can thank your fellow skint expats, who live here irresponsibly, with no health insurance or oops fund. Stiffing the hospitals for millions of baht. And the only way they can do that .... IS USE AGENTS. We thank them for screwing the rest of us, who follow the rules, and now extensions are scrutinized, which TBH, I actually like. But it was nice when they/IOs were friendlier and didn't have to process 100+ pages, and things sped along.

Did you ask them pre covid, because I thought they wore them for smog. Far less wore them during non smog season, In my observations. I hope there aren't, weren't that many people walking around sick, as if they were even aware of the danger they posed before covid enlightened people that maybe they should stay home when sick. Just think of all the times I got in trouble at work, for using my sick time ... .... I guess now it's encouraged ... ????

I think I'll continue to pay myself 8-10k for that hour, while sitting at Imm on my phone, trolling AN. That's like 2 or 3X what I paid myself when I did work. And I get to pop into the mall (which we don't have) for some shopping or a munch. Or, pays for that weekend O&A. Give it away, or spend on yourself ... UP2U

And where would that be today, in TH, as even Phuket is mostly showing 'moderate' AQI #s

I was thinking prisons in general, are too comfy, to serve as punishment. The 13 yr old ... we have little info. He may have been a danger to others or himself. More importantly, why is a 13 yr old, even in prison. Parents ? Maybe they should serve his time, as it may help them put a little effort into raising him properly.

Our MG ZS ICE got a thirsty 10 kms per liter of petrol. Our MG ZS EV consistently get 360+ per charge (cycle) Cost per 360 kms comparison between ICE vs EV: EV (MG ZS) ... 360 kms @ home w/solar -0- ... 360 kms @ home w/grid @ ฿5 kwh = ฿232 ... 360 kms @ MG SuperCharger @ ฿7.5 kWh (฿8 kWh) = ฿371 ICE (MG ZS) ... 360 kms @ ฿36 per L = ฿1396 Cost over the life of the MG ZS EV warranty vs ICE (8 yr/180 kms): EV (MG ZS) ... 180k kms @ home w/solar -0- ... 180k kms @ home w/grid @ ฿5 kwh = ฿116k ... 180k kms @ MG SuperCharger @ ฿7.5 kWh (฿8 kWh) = ฿185.5k ICE (MG ZS) ... 180k kms @ ฿36 per L = ฿698k Cost over the life of LFP Battery (2500 cycles/900k kms) ???? EV (MG ZS) ... 900k kms @ home w/solar -0- ... 900k kms @ home w/grid @ ฿5 kwh = ฿580k ... 900k kms @ MG SuperCharger @ ฿7.5 kWh (฿8 kWh) = ฿927.5k ICE (MG ZS) ... 900k kms @ ฿36 per L = ฿3,490,000 If your ICE gets 20 kms per L =฿1,745,000 Someone want to tell me again, why owning an EV cost more. At 2500 cycles, the EV battery may still hold 80% capacity. Spend YOUR money on YOU, or give it to Big Oil... ... UP2U It's not rocket ... just simple math ???? https://zecar.com/resources/how-long-do-electric-car-batteries-last

If I lived in BKK or somewhere prone to constant flooding, I'd give serious thought to keeping an inexpensive ICE pick-up close by. I wouldn't drive m ZS ICE through floor board high water last time up at Future Park mall, and waited inside at restaurant till it subsided. Took about 1 hr. Amazed people drive through that, and actually surprised none stalled out. Would suck not having the option of not driving in bkk's flooded roads, or anywhere.

Smog protection, I would think.

Wish they would, (didn't read), state if the car fire was reported by the owner, or the police, after a 'stolen' car was found. 1500+ sounds extremely high. So do inspect your ICE for leaks. OK, did read it, (slight edit) and just another EV hit piece. ICE fires from crashes and poor maintenance, but the piece only talks about EVs. With higher number of ICE fires, you'd think it would discuss inspection of fuel lines for leaks.

Looks like TH on any given day after a nice rain. Seems they have the same water management problems.

Have you looked in the mirror lately ... is there a reason you're on Nana, assuming you have to P4P, and not just a people watching night out.

That blackened sky photo above, is from 'greenpeace' .... ... notorious for fake news ... nuff said Most negative photo I could find, and what most you are seeing, is steam. Which most eco warriors post, when trying to make something look bad. Not saying coal burning is good, but it is what it is ... not what fake photos show. But until TH goes all solar/hydro, you get what you get.

How to is quite easy ... cut the fuel, or cut the air. Didn't we learn that in high school ? again, it's not rocket science:

I guess you never heard of 'photoshop' https://www.google.com/maps/place/Mae+Moh+Power+Plant/@18.29415,99.7555909,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipM4q5fBjSxRiAq9gg-URZvU8BoT7Br8fDKNUnjN!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipM4q5fBjSxRiAq9gg-URZvU8BoT7Br8fDKNUnjN%3Dw152-h86-k-no!7i1435!8i807!4m6!3m5!1s0x30d91a4107f2be7d:0xa6ae446b648ff034!8m2!3d18.29415!4d99.7555909!16s%2Fg%2F124yp1ct5

You better turn off all your electric appliances or move out of TH, as you wouldn't want to support that type of energy production. But please, keep polluting with you ICE, and hope you're not one to complain about the smog you generate. For clarification, 2 of the 4, are generators, to be added to the 10 generators already at Mae Moh, coal plant/mine area. The other 2, yet to be approved, or location decided on. Don't give them much hope of being built. But hey ... 4 new coal fired plants sounds better, for your spin. Troll On ...

CSs per EVs on the road, and TH is way ahead of most western countries, and most countries burn coal, so I guess you'll never own. TH's energy mostly comes from natural gas. Try again ... after you research, for a better excuse: Only a blind person can't find a CS in TH and hopefully, they aren't driving:

That's why we bought an EV using LFP batteries, and same with our solar system's ESSs. Even my E-MB & ebike use them. I always wait till new tech works the kinks out, and newer tech is too far away to wait for. Just a wee bit of research points these things out. Or, you can be the first to experiment. Linked article above points out, a wee bit of common sense, 'keep your batteries dry' ???? goes a long way. Put that down to 'user error', as most things are. This isn't rocket science. I wouldn't park in or drive my ICE through flood water either.

Physically unable to leave, and forced under duress is about the same thing. If not an extremely mature 15 yr old (think about were we are), then she definitely falls under definition of 'forced child sex worker'. As stated ... does show your character to even think that is acceptable. Laws are there to protect kids, not mature enough to make those decisions. Most under 20 surely are not, or even want to have sex with some old smelly, alcohol breath farang (assuming customer base on bangla). Bad enough those in financial despair go down that road. Hopefully they get the counseling and assistance they need, though unfortunately, I doubt it.

And the non independent rational thinkers mentality is exactly why I retired early. Keep believing what they tell you. BTW ... Thank you

Not really, mid priced, if that, $7-8 appetizer, $20-25 main, $5-7 dessert X 2, and throw in a few cocktails each, or couple bottles of wine, depending on mood, and hitting $100 is easy + that $20+ tip.

But they are exactly what they seem to be, and play out exactly as I expect. Sod so many others can't think for themselves and believe what they are told. Past 3 yrs have proved that, along with basically every military conflict story they are fed, since WWII. Ignorance is Bliss ... great for the savvy investor. Think outside the box, and you get to retire 20 yrs earlier than most. If not a LPOS, having too much fun, then maybe 30-40 yrs earlier than most ????

If not ignorance, an attempt at humor ... hmm. Hope so, as the former would be embarrassing. PH does have a reading comprehension issue, I noticed from past discussions. Almost on topic. As suggested, surely RU knows all it needs about the Reaper. Maybe just want intel from drone to show how the USA is waging the proxy war against them. If RU wants a better drone, just buy from CH, as theirs are far superior.

Would think answers to those questions would all be quite obvious. Why one would need to ask, is a bit telling.

Afghanistan is landlocked.

Does anyone not think that RU already has all the info about reaper drones they could possibly need. Retrieved from downed or simply crashed during Iraq, Afghan, Iran or other operation fields. Wanted to down it, so UA has less information about their ground and sea operations. Retrieving would be nice, could always sell or give to one of their allies.