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If the fossil fuel conglomerates allow it to progress as they have the other alternative solution ... ... not in ours, our children's or their grandchildren's lifetime ????

Not familiar with the 'TPBI' product, but are biodegradable really as they advertise in the real world usage of: "Biodegradable plastic bags To put it simply, something is biodegradable when living things, like fungi or bacteria, can break it down. Biodegradable bags are made from plant-based materials like corn and wheat starch rather than petroleum. However when it comes to this kind of plastic, there are certain conditions required for the bag to begin to biodegrade. Firstly, temperatures need to reach 50 degrees Celsius. Secondly, the bag needs to be exposed to UV light. In an oceanic environment, you'd be hard pressed to meet either of these criteria. Plus, if biodegradable bags are sent to landfill, they break down without oxygen to produce methane, a greenhouse gas with a warming capacity 21 times more powerful than carbon dioxide." https://www.1millionwomen.com.au/blog/plastic-bags-whats-difference-between-degradable-compostable-and-biodegradable/

They will never replenish at the same rate, non farmed trees are harvested. Farmed harvesting is fine, but there should be a worldwide moratorium/ban on any other cutting down of trees.

One of the great pluses of living in TH ... NOT celebrating Christian based holidays. If not for mentioning in news or an AN, I'd not even know when they are. BLISS

Free market & competition is a beautiful thing. Capitalisms works if you let it.

Nothing wrong with plastic, for now. How it is disposed of, along with everything else in TH is the problem. Nothing eco friendly about cutting down trees for paper or for any reason, quite the opposite IMHO

Depends on the car, if 'designed' to use, as the ZS was. I tested all 3, and got about the same kpL, and a bit more pep with E85,surprisingly, though barely noticeable. Originally 25+% cheaper than 91, back in Sept 2020.

Disgustingly dirty creatures in high numbers. Almost killed my brother with respiratory infection. He used to race them, and one specialist figured out it was the pigeons as the source of infection. Sad the others didn't as I thought it was a bit obvious. But who listens to me ... ????

Lived just outside Udon Thani. 15 ish kms (BanTad & Ban Nong Kae) for 16 ish years. Though do have to plead ignorance on your area. Been down there a few times, but nothing of interest to encourage more exploring of the area. Be Safe

More fake news from CNN ... ... Musk no longer richest person, as CNN themselves reported earlier, but hey, why not add more falsehood the their reputation. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/07/business/elon-musk-wealth/index.html

Talk about a 'wired' crowd walking around ... ???? YaBa sales down that down.

Me neither ???? edit do to mild hallucination ????

Great ... back to getting every story of some old person dying with covid, that the common cold might have pushed him toward the grim reaper. IMHO Got to sell those vaccines ... cha ching

Sam Roi Yot, though 2 days would be more than enough. PKK, mentioned, Ao Manao being the swiimmer's beach, just OK for swimming, but lovely bay. On RTAF Wing 5 base, where hotel is available, and killing a couple days there would be nice, especially if surf is cooperating. If not swimming, then PKK surfside is nice, plenty of food, nice weekend market. Thur GH was a favorite of ours before moving here. Or somewhere else along the 6 kms of surf. Assuming you have transport, as little is available out of HH.

Gun enthusiast, although, does that count if I can't own one here. Not sure how guns would even come up in a conversation here. I find if I don't talk politics (boring, never comes up here) & religion (nobody does here), I can have a conversation with anyone. But Amazon coffee ... your on your own ... ???? There's a local-ish forum, UdonMap, and I know there's a few that used to live down there, years ago. Might try joining that and see who is local & like minded.

Got to die of something, if past most of our life expectancy when born, me, 1954, think it was 76, then that's going to be 'old age' for me, as if not that old, I probably wouldn't of die from what ever aliment does me in. Cancers get most when older. Pancreas is the only one that spooks me, as usually find out too late. Only know 3 expats, personally, sort of that passed. 1 near 80, maybe older, bad ticker last 20 yrs, smoked & drank 1 over 80, got cancer, and let it go, think tired of being here 1 only 55, didn't feel good, laid down for a rest & didn't get up ???? Another one is still kickin', in his 80s. Any others are a bit younger & healthy. So only 1 shocker. My parents, 69 & 74, although I got 1 cousin on my mother's side, going strong at 83, mentally & physically. That's reassuring. Every one else, family (aunts/uncles), died of cancers, younger than my parents, and all chain smokers & alkys, which I'm neither. I'm happy with 76, if in decent health. Seems short time now, 8 ish more years, so if make to 80s, even better. Since most Yanks retire around 65 ish yrs old, and I've been for 22+ yrs, that makes my 87 already ... ???? My new math:

Guessing heart failure. What is actually going to cause that, haven't a clue. Blocked artery, tried & failed, 6 ish weeks ago, and with all the other organs in good shape, AFAIK, might be a while before I krap out. Doubt if it will a random vehicle accident, or act of violence. If not heart failure, hopefully in my sleep, then probably some future ailment, yet undiagnosed, that I'll prefer not to live with, and I'll just off myself ... peacefully 'in my sleep'. Which was always my plan anyway. Since I don't bounce like I used to, I refrain from doing stupid sh!t, that I enjoyed doing in days past. Well, not really that long ago, but slowed way down. Gotten all my thrill thingies check off.

Noise & petrol fumes, especially diesel ... NO ... the windows stay up, and I consider myself living fairly rural. Only when Sniffy & myself are out on the hunt for birds to snap, from the car, as acts as the best blind. In the ZS, don't notice, but when on the morning E-motorcycle run to the park with the dog ... yea, and quite irritating. One reason I never bought a diesel, as would not do that to anyone. They really should be banned completely.

Sunrise Taco / Terminal 21 always did a nice burger. Don't mind paying ฿300, when I know the owner of ST devotes a lot of his profits & time to his charity helping those who need it most, the residents of the Khlong Toei slums. I would call any place recommended in the past, before heading out to them. Many, most didn't survive or downsized/moved to different locations due to the past couple years of the 'situation.

Real life reliability & degradation of battery. Tesla owner & 9:48 of the vid 2.2% ... 4 yrs / 100k miles (not kms) Here's another from our 'favorite' YT'er 2 yr period / 25k kms, and none really noticed. @ 9:30 of the vid So, can we now stop with the BS ... ????

Agree 100%

Every time a newbie comes, and after 6 months, gets bored because of an unplanned retirement. Holiday is over .... now what ?????

Hmm ... wife supported (no mention of her), or supported his stay be criminal activity ? Bye Bye Well done Imm PoPo ???? Keep up the good work.

Make sure your components have a warranty from the manufacturer, not the installer. My installer gave a 2 yr warranty on the 'installation'. The components come with their own manufacturer's warranty, and have all been around for some time. After 2 yrs, the installer may charge me to swap out the components, but at this point, hard part was done, and swapping out the components would be kind of easy. Unplug, unscrew & replace. Placing the railing for and the panels, along with wiring is something I didn't want to do, or had experience or tools to do. Swapping them out wouldn't be much of a hassle, sure the wife could handle with a helper for anything heavy ... ????