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Is the vid a comedy sketch ... about drunks that can't afford to live in TH, or apparently anywhere. Keeping themselves medicated while waiting to die and end their misery. Time to leave ? ... doubt if they can afford the airfare. Life's choices ... ????

According to the news-blip, RU lost more than 1/2 it's initial military forces of 190k already. Yea ... that's believable. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/18/russia-has-amassed-up-to-190000-troops-on-ukraine-borders-us-warns

No need to wait for update ... I can tell you. .... they're krap & won't be ready on time ????

You need to get out more. Not as flamboyant as the folks most see in tourist areas, but they're out there. Even in the outer villages. Remember noticing my 'first' older tranny gent, my father's age, and aside from the red lipstick and rouge, you'd never know ... ????

Anti RU op-ed in western news ... very trustworthy????

If it takes more than 1/2 gr for decent buzz, you got ripped. And if you paid more than ฿20 baht a gram ... need to shop elsewhere. Last purchase was ฿8 a gram, ฿14 before that. 1/2 gram was all that was needed from the; Thai Stick, Green Crack & Red String. Never finish a whole doobie (1 gram wt doobies), and half was enough. Since a 1 gr doobie, I'd suspect a bit of that is wasted, up in smoke instead of ingested, as I usually smoke alone. Buds don't look as pretty as those ฿6-7-800 ฿ buds, but that purple sure does look good in my wallet.

What is it with man and animal abuse ... disgraceful behavior.

Depends on the IOs at your Imm Office, though I found them to be very accommodation, with the very few incidents that I know of. I would get a Dr note & show you have the finances for whatever, and simply ask. They are not the cold hearted folks many make them out to be.

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Might look nice during the day, but all the lights at night ... no thanks. Put those on something ugly to enhance. Some ground lighting to see the tree at night would be nice, but they aren't Xmas trees.

If you plan on moving to the area, get use to it. Almost 6 months a year. May want to consider that before leaving Utah on a permanent basis. I endured 16 yrs of it in Udon Thani, 1/4 of my life, and surely affected my lungs, even if slightly. Add that to a smoker (I'm not) and it adds to later health issues. I can't stay in the house with air purifiers on all day ???? Moved south, below Hua Hin, still an issue a few months a year, but not nearly as bad as the NE, Actually been quite nice lately and had all the doors & windows open most of yesterday. Crop burning, trash burning (which we actually contribute to ????), and locals keeping warm, during Global Warming ???? You damn ICE drivers ... oh yea, and a wee bit blowing over from Laos & Nam.

Don't do phone apps, but if on PC, just right click and 'translate to English' I have English as language on site that give choice, sometimes doesn't work, and Chrome auto translate to English, which also doesn't work half the time.

If you lived down south, you could compromise, and go with ???? Shrew-faced squirrel - Rhinosciurus laticaudatus

MG ZS ... only 2 months, but really like it. Had the ICE version just prior for 2 years/38k kms. So no real surprises, nicer fit & finish, along with performance. Nice upgrade all around.

@BritManToo Agree ... Tulsa King is excellent. Watched all available last night. Highly recommend. Oh yea, for others ... the trailer sucks, as had no desire to watch after viewing the trailer, and nothing what I expected, thankfully. Without B2's recommendation, I would have given it a pass, and a missed opportunity.

Please ... Thank You

Monthly breakdown for the year, only 5 months. For those curious, but too lazy to start at page 1. Note the title of thread is wrong, as '8kW hybrid' now having 20kW of ESS. Second 10kW ESS was added early Sept, as late Aug, they replaced our temp meter, with a digital, so no feeding the grid. Easy to tell which days (8) that we did feed the grid in August, along with heavier AC use. Very conservative use/consumption, since only 10kW ESS during Aug, and first 2 weeks of Sept. Picked up the BEV on 30 Oct, so easy to tell which days we were charging the car, along with which days we were out all day exploring locally, since no petrol cost to do so. Happy New Year Have a Safe & Healthy 2023

Anxious to get on the road again ourselves. Got a couple projects at the house, trying to finish up on, but may pause them, as want to take advantage of the weather.

That would pretty much guarantee another Dem president. No matter what idiot they run. Can you imagine another 4 yrs of Biden, or even Harris as president. Biden or Harris vs Desantis (or Cruz, Rubio) vs Trump = Dem win I actually prefer things to remain as they are, or even get worse in the USA. I know, selfish, by my friends & family have nothing to worry about, all self sufficient in their finances. COLA is about all I care about, and has been excellent with Dems in charge, along with exchange rate.

Not sure I understand the questions. Most everything produced is used, why numbers are so close. Only time they were noticeably different, was when feeding the grid a few days, and anywhere from 5-15kW a day produced, went out of the house to the grid. That only a few days, the first few weeks having, till new digital meter replaced spinning meter. I notice the inverter itself, uses from 30-80w an hour, so fairly minimal. From memory, think the promo info on panels & inverter were high 80 to high 90% efficiency, but TBH, haven't a clue how I could test or verify that info. Especially since with no export, only what's used passes through the inverter. 18 X 540w panels should have potential to produce 9.72kW an hour at max, and promo states inverter will handle 10kW in, and 8.8kW out. With full on sun, and charging the ESSs, production rarely touched 8kW, and only once was knocking on 9kW. I based the size of the system on our rental use, of 1 small, old AC in the bedroom, and we used 600-700kW/PEA units a month. So actually expected to use 700-1000kW at this house, running 2 larger AC units a lot longer. The quality build & inverter ACs certainly made a difference, and much more than expected. Along with more electric appliance use in the kitchen. Surprised the ACs run as efficient as they do. Part of the low usage also can be attributed to the weather. Longer rainy season, more overcast skies, and nice temps since installed. Feb, Mar, Apr may be much different, and a better test of both, house & ACs. Neither stressed since installed. Our most produced day, still 18Aug, but 15kW of that went to the grid, along with knocking on 9kW being produced. But since partly clouding, as shown by peaks & valleys, hard to tell if full on sun would have maxed out production potential. Very happy with 8kW+, as 6 hr day or full on sunshine, and close to 50kW potential, which we'll never use.: I doubt if a 5kW system would have been enough, especially since having a digital meter, and the EV. 8kW system, at present seems to be overkill, and we can't use it's potential. A good thing, as longevity of components should be extended, since not stressed. Adding the 2nd ESS made a huge difference for no stress overnight use during rainy season. Some days producing < 10kW, and using 5kW overnight. So 20kW ESS vs 10kW means we don't have to pay attention at all. A couple times, I turned the grid on, when just having a 10kW ESS, so not to go below 35% reserve. Now I plug in the EV, at 0600 before sunrise, knowing with have 4-6kW to play with, before hitting 50% of ESSs, and before producing enough to cover the house load (<1kW) & EV (2.3kW). Usually by 0830 hrs, production matches consumption. You can tell by the shaded red, until the blue is visible, thus excess going to batteries. Once topped up, it simply produces, accepts from the panels what is needed.

Do expect the govt to add a few more days, to create long weekends when possible. Bring happiness to the people. Soon it will be like the USA, and people will forget what the holiday is actually for, aside from 3 days off of work. Though I think TH is almost already there.

I see the racist are out in force ... shameful really. Chinese can't be trusted ... what gov't can be ? Chinese vaccine doesn't work to prevent ... What vaccine does ? Chinese make junk .. yet most countries use their manufacturing.

Just commented, didn't vote, as would be a bit silly, since never been, lived or visited the UK. Don't know the issues before or after Brexit, though suspect most UK'ers don't really know either. But reading the news, and some of the 'rules' the EU forces on countries of, I don't think I'd want to live under their thumb.

So far, no real down side, with our BEV (MG ZS). Really don't mind stops at CS after a few hours, as we stopped also with the ICE. Though usually a bit shorter time, though extra 15ish minutes for the savings and performance of the EV is well worth it. Considering it's only when O&A. No desire to travel during holidays, so until EVs numbers increase dramatically, not expecting the need to Q up anywhere soon. EVs aren't for everyone ... nice to have options. Be Safe Not sure what issue in the UK have to do with "EVs in TH"

2022 ... can't seem to break 600kW for the month Previous Months