JonnyF

Why would YOUR no claims bonus be affected by someone else making a claim? It doesn't work like that. Typically a risk rating will be applied to the model of car and that rating will form part of the risk assessment for everyone who insures that model of car. But yes, it is a possibility given Thailand's safety standards for maintaining things like charging stations and the vehicles themselves. It's early days but if these incidents become frequent then I would expect premiums for the models that are burning themselves out due to floods, dodgy charging stations, dodgy maintenance, dodgy batteries etc. to rise.

Because insurance companies are going to want a premium to insure cars that burn themselves to a crisp, leaving them liable to payout a claim for a million Baht for a new one.

I don't think he fell out with ETH. I just think Ten Hag didn't think he had what it takes and put his eggs in the Sancho/Antony basket (Antony BTW has just been dropped from the Brazil side for domestic abuse allegations). https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/sep/04/manchester-united-and-brazil-face-calls-to-drop-antony-after-assault-allegations#:~:text=Antony and Cavallin became a,and on holiday in Brazil.

Seems they don't like it when the boot is on the other foot. That's the trouble when you go around bullying the opposition, sometimes they fight back. Given the family's history with illegal activities I am sure they have plenty of contacts in terms of lawyers, and plenty of "friends" in the judiciary.

I hate not wearing a helmet. For a start, a farang riding around BKK without a helmet sticks out like a sore thumb and I feel like a right nob. Secondly, you get bugs in your face, dust in your eyes etc. I also enjoy the anonymity of wearing a full face helmet, plus if you crash without one, at very least you'll mess your face up and at worst die or end up with brain injury/in a wheelchair. I had a bad crash in 2020 on Ekkamai. I had 6 broken bones but my face and head was fine. You can see from my helmet what my jaw/face/head would have looked like if I hadn't had it on. I was still knocked unconscious, but I haven't had any issues other than not being able to remember the accident itself, which is probably a blessing. I was very lucky.

I wouldn't fancy driving them through the BKK floods either, which are a regular occurence in wet season. Given the batteries are normally located at the centre bottom of the car.

Good news. Weed is here to stay. Too much money invested now and too much face to lose by making it illegal again. I'm quite glad, I enjoy a toke occasionally in the evenings (if I'm not going out), helps me sleep and I wake up feeling refreshed.

A great example of a wealthy, old, out of touch politician that should retire. I understand hyper wealth. They are the people who buy people like Pelosi and her husband with insider stock information.

Looks fine to me.

I'm expecting to see a lot more of these incidents as more and more people buy these Chinese EV's. I wonder how insurance premiums will be affected. I can't imagine it's a cheap fix once you car has burnt out.

Well that settles the argument then. If you went to a party with some Thai friends (following your time in Thailand) then that settles all debate (assuming you didn't just make it up to prove a point of course). ???? Personal anecdotes are SOOOO reliable.

No comment on the strength of the UK economy? Did you miss the link? ???? https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66680188 I seem to remember you were one of the biggest proponents of Project Fear. Would you like to admit the UK is performing better far, far than you predicted? (that's a rhetorical question BTW ????). Must be irritating to have been so wrong.

Anecdotal, yet as is so often the case, backed up by the figures. In areas like London the trend is amplified. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demography_of_the_United_Kingdom#Ethnicity Britain is by far more mutli-cultural now than before. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing depends on your view of multi-culturalism but if the UK and the US are anything to go by, it's far from the sunlit uplands that Guardian readers would have us believe it is.

Good post. I agree with much of it but not the last paragraph. It was not a mistake, it was the correct decision. But there is zero chance of us returning. The EU would indeed want a huge Euro of flesh to "punish" the UK for leaving in the first place. This would mean ditching the pound and getting a worse deal than we had before (which wasn't very good hence us leaving). This would never work as it would create huge resentment and bitterness, and as soon as we rejoined there would be an immediate campaign to leave again, and that is the last thing the EU wants. So it's better for the Europhiles to just accept they lost and move on. In the meantime, the UK's next step should be to leave the ECHR. We can't have the UK's parliament being over-ruled by appointed judges in Strasbourg. It's anti-democratic. Meanwhile the truth about the strength of UK economy is starting to leak out following all the lies during and even after Project Fear. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66680188

Another reason why I bought instead of renting. Thai landlords can be a real PITA. So nice not having to deal with them...

Probably when his political opponents told me to. Kerching!!

Yeah 2 goals in added on time. United had Maguire and Evans at centre back for much of the game. How that has happened after the money they've spent is quite incredible. Ten Hag has fallen out with Sancho. Elanga has gone while Martial stays. Quite a few injuries. Sat 11th in the table with City, Spurs, Arsenal, Liverpool all looking strong. It's going to be a long season I think...

United were a bit unlucky with the Garncho offside yesterday. Although, given the gift they got against Wolves 6 points from 12 is probably about right given their performances. Brighton after the international break will be a tough game though.

Yet. The timing of the charges thus far are not accidental.

Clearly disqualifying Trump from running is the ultimate goal of those currently weaponizing the justice system. Getting a conviction for insurrection will be difficult though, even when you have all your favourite "Liberal" judges on the case.

Yep. And if you meet Thong Lor police you're REALLY in trouble.

What he did is Ephebophilia. Not Paedophilia. Not defending it, but let's use correct terminology when labeling people.

Laying the groundwork for retirement. Let's hope so. Better late than never. The US needs some fresh blood in it's politics, too many 70+ out of touch millionaires running the place at the moment (and yes, I do include the Don in that).

Absolutely not. This is 2023 Bro.

Does this mean visas will be easier to obtain if we wear dresses and lipstick to immigration and adopt the mannerisms of Julian Clary? Oh I dooooo hope so. Maybe I'll change my name to JoannaF. ????