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I'm not seeing that at all, except probably some kissing up for $$$, then ignore anything agreed to. Thailand need China, and has no use for USA, except funding for whatever.

How about a "World ... stop exporting your trash to Asia .... Day" or year would be better. As if half of it ever makes it here. Ban plastic = sell what we used to give away (ex: 7-11 bags) Profits up again.

Lao Dark was my go to for years. Little heavy on the caramel though, and prices up & up. When at Udon Thani, ฿25 ish via hopping over to Laos every 90 days. Think ฿67 now for small bottle here. Still very nice though. Snowy & Kopper only ฿55 / 490ml and tasty.

Sorry, but I read that as 'animal relocation', though not a fan myself, but better than some alternatives.

I've painted car before ... no runs, make multiple, lite passes, instead of trying to cover 1 or 2 passes. Don't think you're concerned about high gloss, so just take your time, and go back & forth, not too close, short spray, multiple times .... multiple times, like 5 ish times, then let dry, before hitting with 2nd coat. Don't worry if it looks a bit thin, better to hit it with a 3rd coat, than try to add more when still wet. The linked above - 400F for BBQ grill is not hot, good luck searching paint. I'd get 600+F if possible, though depends what exactly you painting. https://www.lazada.co.th/products/1200-f-650-c-atm-i911396534-s2468972127.html?search=1&spm=a2o4m.searchlist.list.54

Y'all entitled folks, things could be worse you know ... appreciate what you have ????

Damn, you got 'faranged' in the USA, hit with tourist price ... ???? I used to buy crabmeat in Memphis area, nicely picked over, mostly lump from Thailand $15 USD, that 22 yrs ago. Last time I bought at Central Plaza (bkk) think it was ฿600 ???? Quality lump & claw meat, not frozen bits. Some things just ain't right. Actually ballpark price for quality fresh lump crabmeat everywhere here. I like reading tourist reports about: "OMG, we drank fresh coconut juice from coconuts, and only ฿50" ???? I've never paid more than ฿15 for a coconut. Probably 20 now. Though found for ฿10 recently at canal side market in Krung Thep. Even the wife was surprised.

Just got back from updating our Tetanus shots, damn expensive. ฿600 / 300 each, expensive, since last time was ฿50, before that, free ???? If in USA, ฿600 / 300 wouldn't even cover your deductible for GP visit, IF you had insurance & IF GP visits were even covered by said insurance. No need to ask why we prefer TH over USA. Get to live < 5 kms from surf.

I owned my home in USA, and my issue was with the RE Taxes, shy of $4000 a year / $333 a month = ฿11,300. That's about the same as our monthly food bill here, possibly more. That wasn't even a high price house with a good school district. Suburbia Philadelphia, PA. Add a few months of heating oil & AC and moving to Thailand puts quite a bit of extra jingle in your pocket. Money that actually goes toward your real living expenses, and not just for the privilege of living in the nanny PC world of the west. Present mandatory bills; ฿6000 rent (2 bdrm townhouse) ฿3000 electric (AC abuser) ฿632 internet at house ฿350 phone & internet ฿110 city water (7k L month, rarely use more) ฿10,092 total monthly bills = less than the 'privilege tax' to live in USA ???? Now all we need to do is feed ourselves & stay healthy. Next month we move into house, and get rid of rent and most of electric bill, since will be going solar. Really don't need a car, as MB would be sufficient. TH vs USA ... nuff said

I broke down yesterday, damn peer pressure, and pick up some Snowy. My preference before I found Kopper. AND .... DAMN IT TASTED GOOD. Fresh fill date: 22-5-2022

Please advise us what country, tells us the shore depth at 10-20-30 meters out .... PLEASE Ever changing sand pattern, monthly, if not weekly, depending on weather. Surely you can think of something better to cry about. Nobody controls the weather, tides, depth of the surf. It's ever changing, even during a 24 hr period. Just let us know when you're coming, and we'll send a team out to measure for you. Are we to expect a thread complaining about hotel pools that aren't in the shade, so the water isn't cool enough for you. Hint: using Gmaps, and you can actually plan your holiday around 'shading' if that important. Since we're on east coast, we don't go to the surf until after 1300 hrs, as the treeline provides shade, when chillin' surfside. Just a thought.

H/L tide forecast

Repeating the same query over again, doesn't change the answer, which you already know. The warranty is good for 8 yrs 180k kms. The battery itself, is good for far longer. But you already knew that. You guys just made my ignore list, sad, as I like some of your replies elsewhere.

That doesn't sound right, as I thought you had to do your extension, in the province you reside. For you, registered address/yellow book, that would be Bangkok. How are you doin ext. at Ratchaburi. Unless you are giving them a Ratchaburi address for you visa ext.

I'm not the one who needs it ... ???? "On the Road Again" ... damn near a theme song for us ... ????

Asked & answered how many times already ???

Since most haven't been around for 6 years, guess it's a big ????? Not sure what my ICE will be worth at 6 yr mark, as dealer / tent folks, only offer ฿350k, which is 50% off purchase of 2 yr ago. See listed on FB for ฿400-450k. I'd keep or give to our daughter before selling for ฿350k. I know the EV will be my last car, as surely outlast me, barring any oops. Actually expecting 20 yr / 300k kms out of it. Hope everything lasts as long as the batteries & motors. 300 kms isn't really that much now of days. Extreme negative, 1000 cycles @ 300 kms a cycle. ICE @ 300 kms, just petrol cost alone is the price of the EV. 300k kms / 11 kpL X ฿35 = ฿955k So ... what other negative thought about EVs are you going to repeat or come up with ????

Netting helps a bit, but when move to new plot of land, think we're going to go with enclosing a whole area with wire (wire 'greenhouse;????), since wrapping every one is a bit of a hassle. Yields getting better (tomatoes, strawberries, figs) every season for all fruits & veggies. Just bought a 1/4 rai for 'farming'. Going to screen in a good portion of it.

Got the same problem ... damn squirrels & birds.

So the obvious is being pointed out .... Ignorance isn't Bliss. Tropics, hot, damn hot, shallow surf ... and you were expecting ???

I haven't had a beer in months, as my brand (Kopper) apparently isn't being produced by Singha any more. I'll abstain from drinking any beer, if only their name sake labels are the only ones available. All versions of Singha, Chang, Leo, Heiny, Archa aren't fit for consumption IMHO. Not paying 150-200 baht for small kraft beer, as I apparently don't enjoy it that much. 1 small beverage shouldn't cost more than my meal. Water works just fine.

Thanks again to the irresponsible expats and tourist who ruin things for everyone else.

Also mentioned in link (YT) I provided.

The simple title of, turns me off. I know what a woman is ... what you prefer to call yourself, is UP2U Woman = human homo sapien with the ability to give birth to human offspring. Man (so no confusion) = human homo sapien born with a penis UP2U what you call yourself, but don't try to convince otherwise.

With the amount of insecticides some farmers here have been known to use, GMOs is the least of your worries.