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Her siblings (8) are mostly retired, she was the baby, with a 25-30 gap to the oldest. Moved out of the village when 20+, so they would have been not help. Great family.

Hwy 2016, between 2216 and 2250, which we drove after leaving Khao Kho, Phetchabun to Loei, Actually we went to Nong Bua LamPhu, but you'll hit Loei first. If in the neighborhood, worth taking, and very scenic.

About some silly stuff, as many embassies don't even issue letters any more, THANKFULLY. I was pissed when TH stopped accepting letters, and even more so, when USA wouldn't issue a proper one. Now I'm glad, as I save $50 a year, for nothing but a scam that it was.

NO ... she's an orphan, and parents dead when she was around 4 or 5 yrs old ... 😎 I would never give parents or anyone money. Wouldn't do it in USA, sure wouldn't do it here.

Walk dog ... ✔️ Service wife ... ✔️ OK, now what to do ?

Yes

Wonder what the breakdown is on professional beggars vs down & out beggars.

yes, and what I use for extensions @ HH

Daughter's experience w/BYD may confirm that, as sales rep, looking at her numbers stated should be no problem, but was denied, after a couple weeks, and surprised both of them. Added her BF to the mix, he's in banking, and one day approval. The company she worked for, only submitted her 1 contract, which she had 2 of, so not sure if BF, helped, or they finally got the paperwork right.

Works also, even if just a 30 - 1 hr stroll after eating, especially simple carb, as digest/burn fast. This guy on TikTok did lots of blood sugar testing with food, when, what & how. Eating order (wrong): Right order: Pretty cool & informative, though he stopped, I think, but vids are there: https://www.tiktok.com/@insulinresistant1?lang=en

Yes, depends on the carb, how & when eaten. Best to eat the bad carbs (non high fiber) after (along with) fats & protein. Eat your fiber, fat/protein, then heavy starch/sugar carbs last.

Damn, got educated and still with you ... bless her little heart ❤️ 👍 1st Thai wife, 11 weeks after meeting, married, 6 months commuting, though in TH more than USA, then 6 months later realized ... 'how stupid are you ?' Got divorced, though still lived together for a while after. Finally chucked her butt out. Year or so later sold the house, kept the proceeds, (she wasn't involved) POA is a beautiful thing. The rest is history

Didn't read all the post, and no info if you are retired. If not, suspect wind up. If so, suspect wind up. BUT .. if for real, been there, done that, and 2nd wife had a longer courtship. 8 yrs living together before married, and marriage (#4) has lasted 10 yrs, no probs. Short courtship = short marriage

People don't actually swim in that surf, do they ? Time to stop wasting money dredging (rinse & repeat) and build a proper seawall, and nice promenade to enjoy looking at instead of walking on sand. PKK learned that lesson decades ago. They can still get their scam contracts, maintaining the sea wall ...

They'll accept a crap contract for the workers, but the union reps, working the same job, same union, same local, get better bennies, and vested retirement quicker. Sort of like the Congress of USA, rules don't apply to them, but force crap on workers/citizens. It turns into getting as much dues revenue as possible. All a bit of eye opening when you're on all sides of it. When we were negotiating the contract, they were simple asking for too much, but a strike would have killed the company. What they got helped kill the company. I was elected rep for that city, (airlines (EWR). Against the contract myself, but membership at EWR I represented voted yes for it, so that's what I voted, but expressed my reservations to the other reps. Shame Congress doesn't vote the way the people want, as that is their job. Altair Airlines, just came off a horrendous strike, no customers, bad rep, and just went from prop to jet planes, high fuel costs, flying near empty, and the union asked for too much, as they were bleeding $$$ already. I saw the writing on the wall, and jumped ship to Continental Airlines, and 6 months later, Altair went belly up. Altair was private company, and hobby airlines of one of the Heinz family member's husband. Good idea, but his wife controlled the $$$, and finally said enough.

To the topic ... been on all sides of the 'union' discussion; ... wanting one ... needing one ... for them ... against them ... was hired during a strike (scab), then became the union rep for contract negotiations of a new (abusive) union, which actually contributed to the bankruptcy of same company They have their place and are a necessary evil at times, along with being a business within themselves. It's good some states ban mandatory union membership to work at a company. Freedom of choice is always a good thing.

Not that it shouldn't have gone forward, and convicted, but all a bit of wasted time & tax dollars. Who would not pardon their son before leaving office, especially as it should carry some jail time, though in a cushy Fed prison. Probably the best thing for him, maybe 6 months and he might be able to kick his habit, though at a supposedly mature age, he's still in denial, so a lost cause for rehab. Pretty hard for a millionaire to hit bottom. Amazing Trump is dominating this thread ... TDS more prevalent than long covid with some

Still, 310k baht for cheapest, (hopefully all in) is more than I'd spend on an 8+ yr old car, to keep it on the road. Just buy a new one.

I've never needed more than 300 kms at any one stretch, as knocking of 4 hrs driving, which means we (3) have to P, stretch legs (avoid DVT at my age) & more importantly ... eat ... Unless O&A, topping up is less than 30 seconds at home, simply plugging in as I walk to the front door. No Q'ing up, waiting for service, waiting to stop, waiting pay and get change, or smell the fumes of all ICEV spewing their crap exhaust. Saves hours every year, and for me, it's actually a special trip at home, as petrol station requires a longer drive & U-turn to get to, from house. Not convenient at all, since not along my daily drive routines.

One annoying thing about EV, well, MG ZS at least, though guessing other do the same. App will have a brain freeze. Had one yesterday while on the road, of all place. Warning pops up, and never on screen long enough to actually read. Then check icon comes on, and I scroll through the screens, and no longer displaying air pressure in tires. Handling fine, so know I don't have a flat, and in heavy traffic so can't really stop. When it does have a brain freeze, (rare) it's usually the screen will be blank, won't load, or simply have date & time. Simply turn off, wait 2 minutes, and restart, and all clears up, back to normal. Yesterday was first time it did that, warning icon AND missing info. So checked for closest MG dealer, as didn't want to do the usually, turn off / on, and not have it restart. No detour needed, and dealer was just 12 kms up the road. Cycling through screens and when back at main screen, warning pops up, so made a vid, so could actually read it. Didn't have a clue what it was, but we did top up the tires earlier in the day. Wife call dealer before arriving and stated that's probably it, so pulled in, wife went in for a chit chat, longer than needed, as I simply restarted the car, and all normal again. With verification notice on screen. 'Good condition / No faults' Just something to know, if local, then just restart. If on the road, personally, if still operating, and no noticeable issue, then restart at next dealer, JIC. Do call your local rep, and have noted in your record no matter what, if more than just a brain freeze, which actually are rare, and we don't bother reporting.

Not in TH, and not in 6.67 hrs. And not if you have a dog, wife or kids, without stopping ever hour or 3ish Did 680 kms yesterday, took 12 hrs, and only stopped 3 times, and none specifically to charge the car. Car was ready before we were to leave. First time actually surprising, as start charging at about 25%, and when it go to 97%, realized I was just finishing my coffee. Probably one of our longest pit stops ever, as we usually leave anytime after 80%, usually 90-95% if there a long period ... but ... start in the 30-40% bracket. So that was a good 45 min stop, when most are 30 min +/-, as the other 2 were. Once the car hits 80% then, only time there after that is on us, which it always is. Up to 80% goes in fast, the rest goes in waiting for us to finish up, and usually in the 90-95% range. Which actually works out good. Did have to make a pit stop at MG (non charging), but only took about 20 mins. The rest was all driving. Some through construction, minor gridlock through Krung Thep, actually not bad, other times, as posted 100-110 kph, though most 90 kph when possible. PKK to Khao Kho, Phetchabun, w/less than 2 hrs of stops, no extra time for charging. Over 10 freakin hours of driving. Enjoying my 2 days of rest before continuing on.

@impulse Been a while since I registered 3 of mine, but not with cameras, as didn't want to deal with CAAT, or buy silly insurance. Actually, first time I contacted them, they didn't even want to deal with me, and kind of strange. Things change since then, as first month laws went into effect. So didn't take photos of them with the cameras on, and simply registered with local PoPo. One was the Xiaomi, which I don't think they make any more, and I sold mine. Other was an inexpensive MJX, and one DIY, which I used just incase, and if caught me flying a different on, would just say I modified it, since none having serial #s. All had detachable cameras. See easy to do. Many aren't detachable, as they causes issues with gimbals of some, if constantly removing. Xiaomi was really nice, but started acting up. My DIYs were great, but no longer have any batteries for them, which cost more than an inexpensive all in drone w/camera now. So they get retired. Still have two vid drones, a different MJX, Bugs 16, for strong wind days, and a ZLL SQ906 Pro 2 'Beast', both good, inexpensive, with ZLL having a better camera (Sony lens). Both a few years old now. Use them more for photos than vids, especially after having the Xiaomi, as hard to measure up to the quality. Beast is pretty decent, though I don't have any quality vid editing software. The Xiaomi didn't need any. I wouldn't believe the marketing for inexpensive drones, 4k/8k whatever they advertise, but they should put out nice 1080p vids. YT'er 'Captain Drone' puts out some decent honest reviews, and will have info for latest model. Bought those 2 with his and another recommendation. If and what ever you get, buy any extra battery promotion they offer, and baby the batteries, as once model is upgrade, replacement batteries are hard to come by. DJI if you want to spent the money, but that's a big nut to crack, unless you know you're really going to get into it. Like all battery operated electronics, sitting idle for long periods isn't good. You have to remember to store and charge batteries if not regularly using. I do every 6 months, and so far, so good. Other ones I play with more often. For TH, not sure what's changed, I've always flown illegally, but responsible, and most importantly, away from foreigner/farangs, as they're the only ones that will cause you problems. Which means, avoid operating in tourist areas. Illegal in all national parks, and basically everywhere without asking permission first. The law is very vague, but if responsible, and don't bother anyone or attract attention to yourself, no problem. I've never had problem. Stay away from foreigners, can't emphasis that enough, and you'll be fine.

Yes, but use the granny/emergency charging cable, since using solar. Puts out about 2.3kWh. Have the MG wall charging cable, but since it puts out 7.4kWh, that's on the grid. Rarely use it, and accounts for out PEA bills when more than 10 ish units / kWh used. System wasn't designed with EV (car) in mind, as house build, solar was all contracted at the same time, along with buying a new ICEV at the same time. 2 years later and the govt is paying us 240k baht to buy a new upgraded EV model of the MG ZS, which we already owned the ICEV version. Hard to pass up.

Yep, rainy season, overcast & wet at times, but nice temps, and fresh air 😎

Good thing I don't have a Seal ...