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I get most of my chocolate fix with my, almost daily Kefir smoothie. Though more like yoghurt dessert. Wee bit of honey & Creatine ... damn healthy. Chocolate (100% cacao) & Milk Kefir being quite nutritious. 100% cacao powder offers numerous health benefits, including being a rich source of antioxidants, fiber, and minerals, potentially supporting heart health, mood, and gut health, while also being a good source of iron and magnesium.

@scubascuba3 A little bit relative, as I'll take a little fat over sugar any day. Cacao & coconut oil have their positives, while sugar has none.

Homemade ... recipe calls for ... 1/3 c 100% cacao powder ... 1/3 c Coconut Oil ... 1/3 c Sugar (I use < 1 Tbsp honey) Tasty stuff, and less sugar than store bought. Go easy, as high saturated fat & caloric count, if concerned about weight.

My PM2.5/ AQI meter crapped out. Started displaying the PM2.5 & AQI as the same # ... oops. Now all readings, aside from Temp & RH are -0- PM2.5 µg/m3 converted to AQI ... for reference WHO healthy level = 5 µg/m3 Which it actually is today 😎 7 years old, and served me well. Order another sensor (PMS5003) to pop back the casing. LAZ - ฿394 👍

We have solar, so -0- when not O&A 1st year owning, MG ZS, drove 20k kms, and conservative estimate of 340 kms per full charge. IF using PEA @ ฿5 per kWh = ฿1,333 per month So 20k kms ÷ 340 kms per charge = 58.82 full charge 46.3kWh (usable battery) X ฿5 = ฿231.5 full charge ฿231.5 X 58.82 = ฿13.6k ÷ 12 = ฿1,333 per month For curious, vs petrol of same MG EV, which we owned previous to BEV version. 20k kms ÷ 14 kpL = 1428 L X ฿ 35 / L = ~฿50k ÷ ฿4,166 per month Seems to be taking 18 months for our second 20k kms, so a wee bit less, the past 18 months ... IF ... we didn't have solar. Use the WLTP rating, and it will give you a decent range per full charge. Actually a bit less than actual for our driving style in 'ECO' mode, which is more than enough power. MG ZS ... WLTP rating of 320 kms, we average at least 340 kms per charge, and that's at highway speeds of 90 kph, O&A, when possible.

The man wants lasting peace, not another ceasefire that would probably get ignored. Kiev is still sending drones to Moscow and killing civilians. Bit in the MSM 🙄 Not much of a peace initiative. Reported ... 13 Mar, 2025 11:01 ... "At a press briefing on Thursday, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova revealed that Moscow had closely examined the results of the talks and the relevant statements, but added that Moscow had yet to receive a formal ceasefire proposal." - RTNews News-blip of Putin aid statement (same as OP) Mar 13, 2025 13:39 Headline ... (RTNews) "Russia not interested in temporary Ukraine deal – Putin aide Moscow aims to reach a long-term peaceful resolution of the conflict that takes its interests into account, according to Yury Ushakov"

Probably the 1st month of having, as we were being really conservative, to see how little we could get by on, along with only having the one ESS then, and would wake up to 35% remaining. Aug 2022 having a lot of 10kWh +/- days. Guessing at end of the month, we were out of town. Unless high temps and heavy AC use, we only use 15-20kWh a day, unless charging the car. 30-35kWh a day if heavy AC use. Knocking on 50kWh a day if ACs & charging car. You can also see the days, we were experimenting with exporting, so produced more also. We got the digital meter on the 20th. https://aseannow.com/topic/1268214-solar-8kw-hybrid-inverter-w10kwh-upgraded-to-20kwh-in-sept-2022-essbattery-not-diy/#comment-17556154 graph for Aug 2022 Here's one of, if not the lowest producing day, when we were home. 8.2kWh https://aseannow.com/topic/1268214-solar-8kw-hybrid-inverter-w10kwh-upgraded-to-20kwh-in-sept-2022-essbattery-not-diy/page/4/#findComment-17734118

@ExpatOilWorker We don't need the grid at all for the house, though still connected. First couple weeks, Aug 2022, testing the system functions, we used some grid, and fed some to the grid, (noted below) but after the 18th of he month. I think, we got the digital meter, and don't use the grid for the house.

BM2 answered part of your query. Need to be careful about to many panels, and need to stay within voltage level the inverter will accept. Without that concern, and crappy days, you have more panels, exposure to light, and produce more. I've yet to need the grid, since installed. There have been crappy days, when it took all day to top up the batteries before night fall. So far, not too many of those days, in a row. Amazing how much they will produce, even when crappy out. Of course when it is overcast & rainy, we really don't need the ACs as much, so can easily get by an ~10kWh for the day. Good sunny day, and we're using ACs & charging the car, we can easily use ~50kWh. I think that's about the max that we've used. I stopped paying attention about max use, and most things. Here's one I did note, 5 May 2023, and thet never hit max production, so not that sunny out. We've had 1000+kWh of use a few months a year ...

Yea ... and your point ? As you guessed, yes, out of town. That's all the house uses, so that's all that needs to be produced. That's how solar works, feeds the load/draw of appliances, and recharges the ESS/batteries, from their use overnight. That's June 2024, BTW, and when out of town (just checked) and uses ~4kWh a day, producing ~5kWh a day. Only thing drawing power, probably just the 2 frigs, and 1 light.

Yes, as I've been getting it every year for the past 24 years. COLA = BS low inflation rate to SS benefit receivers Over those 24 years, here been a few with -0- inflation

Trump goal is to weaken the dollar ...

OMT ... Damn you all to hell ...

Break off the sharp tip And how do you do that, without making possibly a sharper tip. How about not giving you kid sharp pointed items to begin with.

Can't argue that, if they know they were the perpetrators of terror. Next time be smart, CYA and don't leave any witnesses. IRA targeted civilians, and once you do that, whether govt officials or not, you lose all support. Invade & occupy doesn't get much support either from me either, and with the lying MSM, you unfortunately don't know who to believe. I'm a fan of due process, being on the other side of that process at times. Why I don't trust authoritarian folks at times, knowing how bent they can be. Hard to dispute the findings and judgement of 'excessive force' when 570 rounds are fired

I really like her. If you don't buy 'USA', yea, you will be paying higher price, if seller (who obviously will) passes their higher tariffs on to the end user. As she points out, the grand plan is higher import tariffs, people buy USA, more USA manufacturing, and more jobs, all for a better economy. Economics a high school student would understand. AP, what a joke. Tries to spin the 'tariffs' on imports, as a higher tax on US citizens. He really thinks people are that stupid. Like here 'regret calling on AP' comment at the end. Let them in, and they are back to old tactics. Really a sad entertainment agency.

Not sure what there is to know, or care about. The facts and future are ... ... worldwide sales are down, now, across the board ... ICEV are losing market share, and will continue to do so, year after year ... BEV, and all EV overall, will gain market share, and will continue year after year in the future. ... BEV and or next new energy version of non fossil fuel vehicles will make ICEV a thing of the past. Only to be seen in collector's garages & museums. If you have any legacy auto maker stock, sell now before you take a total loss

24.5 years now, and it's been on auto pilot for me, with no issues. Every budget stall, every govt shutdown, govt lay offs and the DD just keep on coming on time, and you could set a Swiss watch to 'em

Correct you are ... my memory sucks ... oops https://aseannow.com/topic/1342286-thailand’s-brics-dreams-up-in-the-air-but-not-grounded-yet/#findComment-19347706

Let me guess, he's now an unemployed Dem, maybe Biden appointee, booted by new administration. NO bias there. Every new budget, and they always state, if not approved, SS will be affected, but never is, as it runs on autopilot. Just another thread started by a sore loser.

I brush my teeth with baking soda & hydrogen peroxide (3%), and haven't needed a cleaning in probably a decade. Did whiten them up a bit, back to the same color of crowns I had done almost 40 yrs ago. And I've been drinking coffee daily for the past 10+ years. Went to dentist about 10 years ago, for annual cleaning, after started brushing teeth with BS & HP, and she stated I didn't need. Haven't needed a cleaning or filling since. Do a quick brushing after with minimal Oral B TP, as wife likes the fresh taste & smell, vs after taste & smell of BS/HP. If you're a mouthwash user, (I'm not) then I guess that would work, instead of Oral B TP, though I'd do a thorough rinse before, not know how the chems would react together.

"Scientific basis for a Bible story" ... Hopefully they'll tackle the Tooth Fairy story next 😎

Simply calling yourself the 'irish republican army' does not make the military of the govt, in an undeclared war. Freedom fighters or terrorist ... UP2U In my world dictionary, IRA, if killing civilians, you are terrorist. Also doesn't mean, you don't deserve due process for your crimes. I'm going to guess, rules of engagement were, 'shoot to kill ... IF ... fired upon', which they were not, supposedly. Courts will sort it out, maybe.

Yes I have, and I voluntarily enlisted, not drafted/conscripted. Thank you. Read the link I provided, about the incident in question, and explain to me, why they had to kill 4 people, that were not shooting at them ? They fired 570 rounds, that almost 2 full 30 round mags for 10 people, or 1 mag for 20 people, to kill 4 people. Yea, I think that's a bit excessive.