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As much as I love and appreciate animals & nature, I think any extra funds available, if to go anywhere, should be directed to maybe the Khlong Toei slums, to provide a bit of relief for the folks there, from their daily hell.

A newbie farang testing one out @ 2:45 of vid, may interest:

They were warned, way back when ... stop scamming. As stated, big step forward. Although ... TIT ... await the app to crash the day before ... ????

Just another day in the civilized world ... ... choose wisely. Never needed, but .... Owning firearms (in the USA) does give one the warm & fuzzy feeling of security. Here ... I'm way more anti-social than in the past. You'd think the time it took to think about it, go purchase the petrol, douse the scooter ... would be part of the 'cooling off' period where maybe thinking ... this might not be a good idea ... oh well. Sucks being a chickie here, too many nutters.

I think I'd avoid there at all cost. Massive protest, govt/cabinet just resigned last week, food & medicine shortages .... no thanks.

MG EVs (50kWh battery) have a range of 400 kms, but ask if anyone ever got that. Guessing 99.99% would probably state ... Hell No. My scooter has 120-150 range, and I'be lucky to squeeze out 75, at their recommended slow speed. Yet to have anything powered by battery that was accurate as rated. That 120 min rating is probably on a lake, and does that mean will under load, or simply spinning. Many e-scooter (stand up) & motorcycles are rated without load, for their kph & distance rating. They do look pretty cool ... though damn expensive. LIFT3 F eFoils STARTING AT $9,995/฿330k ish to start before import. and I think I'm be really generous with that price ... cool though

It's noted on your bill, how many units you use. Simply divide by 30. We use about 600 a month, so 20 a day or < ฿100 a day on average. I would suspect that's more than most single people, or most working couples use daily. Abuse the AC, running usually 16 hours a day, at least.

If they have a support boat / team with them, it's not much of a feat. No risk or adventure, simply an endurance contest. Don't consider those type of feats, man vs nature. Kudos for them doing, if that's their thing. I couldn't be bother, or attempt it, or relish the thought of even saying I accomplished it. Apparently crossing the street here is more of a challenge for some. Kite surf across the gulf, without a support team would be quite the accomplishment. Anyone done that. Possibly faster on a windy, calm seas day ... ???? Quick G search, and I wasn't off the mark much. Done & faster ???? "Asian kiteboarding star Narapichit Pudla has become the first rider ever to kite cross the Gulf of Thailand. The Thai kiteboarder managed to connect Baan Nam Mao Beach and Sam Roi Yod Beach, in Thailand. The 112-kilometer (70 miles) adventure took four hours, five minutes, and 51 seconds to complete." https://www.surfertoday.com/kiteboarding/yo-pudla-kite-crosses-the-gulf-of-thailand-in-honor-of-late-king and did it without full time support boat ... that's embarrassing ???? "However, at a certain point, his support boat had engine problems and had to be towed by a fishing ship." ????

Agree, and letting people back in was their downfall, as kept the death count near 100, until people started entering, legally or illegally. Chasing that baht cost a lot lives.

Only a record, because nobody else cares to even bother. Probably swapped out batteries more than 5 times, as yet to have anything running on electric give an honest 'range' NEDC = Not Even Damn Close They certainly didn't plan on any speed record, as couldn't have picked a more cra ppy weather day to cross. 9 hrs ... nothing more than an endurance test. That couldn't have been pleasant. Wonder how much time they spent on a boat, resting ???? ... shh I'm thinking since 2, did they alternate riding while the other rested on the support boat ? 9hr to go a mere 100 kms ... yikes. Not the best product endorsement.

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And yet ... I can have a munch & wash it down with any bev I want, during most of those 2 years.

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That expired years ago. Incentive for 1st time buyers of 1.5 or smaller engine cars / trucks. Basically a discount for the Hi-So crowd to buy a 2nd car for the family, or if in the market for your 1st and could get financing, then would actually help the Lo-So folks. Initiated under the Yingluck Shinawatra administration. It was a rebate of the 'excise tax'. Yes, that much is added to the new car price. Ex; Nissan March, you got 60k (as a friend of mine did) Mazda 2, we got the max, 100k rebate, and had to keep the car 5 years. Kept people from buying, getting rebate, then selling.

Mitsubishi fan also

When time to sell, it will take much longer, as nobody wants a long commute to work. Our last house took 3 yrs to sell, and was only 15 kms out of town, Udon Thani. That sold to a retiring foreigner & family.

Definitely motivated us, as traded up the Vios for Mazda2. Wife's 1st car, as Vios in my name, and 100k off a 525k price is a nice discount. Holding for 5 yrs was no problem, then 7 or 8th year, not worth much, so just gave it to my daughter.

On the ignore list, with so many others ... ????

Should have leased them out as yet another coffee shop, or at least cold bevvies.

On street level, you'll have your particle dust, and that's very localized. Or, it will be clear on street level, for about 1/2 km, and why many don't think the smog isn't that bad, until you get a bit of a vista, or a comparison of photos. Then reality sets in. Com on rainy season ... another month of this c r a p ????

I couldn't live in Krung Thep, or metro area. We get away with washing the car every 2 weeks to a month ????

You might try comparing that to a photo you took on a clear day. The smoggy one is AQI 160 (5 Feb 2021), clear one was 3 Feb 2022

Oops ... yea if forget the 'situation'. Easy since not in a metro, or area with restriction or any enforcements. Imagine Laos has their own, at least one day of controlled movement.