thaibeachlovers

"worked in" is meaningless. Depends on what you did and where you did it. Worked with hundreds of the ordinary people, or in a foreigner enclave with little contact?

Congratulations. You just posted something that is a deflection, pointless and stupid.

Perhaps you should go live in Saudi for a few years to actually understand what you are talking about. I did. Islamophobia? x a million.

I sometimes have to wonder why it's so easy for people from an alien culture to go live in western countries and so difficult for western people to go live in non western countries ( or at least the ones we'd like to live in ). Try turning up in a leaky boat on a beach with no documents or money and see how welcoming the Thais or the Vietnamese or the Chinese would be.

You made a statement about Trump's bone spurs. Prove it or it isn't true.

and you apparently lack even the basic understanding of what I wrote.

IMO they will never compete with petrol cars as long as one can't buy a second hand one cheap, like with petrol cars. Even if they were to be cheap second hand, who would buy one if having to replace the battery? I can see people trying to sell them when the battery replacement time comes near. I've never ever owned a new car and not many do, I'm sure. Once road user charges are imposed they won't even be much cheaper to drive.

They lasted longer because people bought VHS machines because of other reasons than the tape drive mechanism instead of Beta machines. Beta was still a big seller in Saudi in the 90s. I had one myself, and I still have the first video recorder I bought which is a Beta. Haven't used it for a while though. DVDs allowed better recording quality and required less space to store recordings so not surprising they drove out tape. I doubt Blu Ray has superseded DVD though. I'll always buy DVD in preference to Blu Ray as cheaper discs and virtually no difference in visual quality. Anyway, data theft on the internet has superseded both DVD and Blu Ray to the extent that I am no longer able to buy a DVD or Blu Ray player from the big stores. Also almost impossible to buy movies on either disc as most stores no longer stock them. I get all mine from second hand stores now.

Betamax is the better technology. The reason they lost to VHS wasn't because VHS was a better technology. IMO it was because of some clever advertising by VHS companies.

I can't see how a hydrogen refuelling station would cost more than the CNG ones that were in every petrol station in North Island NZ some years ago. Basically same technology. I await your evidence on that with interest. Which countries use catalytic converters? None that I've lived in. Stop referring only to people that drive short distances. I used to regularly drive 7 hours and refuelled half way. I and anyone else driving long distances have no desire to be stuck for a long time waiting for a/ a plug to become available b/ the batteries to recharge.

Given that I've been asking someone, anyone on your side of the divide for ages to provide examples of what governments are doing that is affordable, acceptable and works to deal with climate change, but received narry a reply, IMO you are taking the mickey.

Hydrogen is already a proven technology for transport. I believe London Transport had some hydrogen powered buses a few years back. Given that submarines already produce hydrogen ( as a by product when making O2 from water ) the methods of making hydrogen are also proven. Power can come from solar, wind or waves, can it not, or so I've been told, LOL. Water is not in short supply, as the oceans are full of it and it costs nothing, unlike oil.

In their dreams they can, but given that the cost of new EVs is too high, and the second hand ones are very, very unattractive due to having to change batteries sooner than later, if they try too hard they will find themselves unemployed. I can already see that political parties dedicated to keeping ICEs may arise if the government makes it too difficult, or orgnisations like the NRA specific to ICEs.

Today was first time I mentioned it. You really are making things up. Jai yen.

It would be pointless saying anything related to your inquisition, as you are as set in your opinion as I am in mine. So we can agree to disagree and go have a cuppa and a bikkie instead of bickering over something we fundamentally disagree on. Have a nice day.

Whether I believe in witches or not is nothing to do with this topic, so stop baiting me. I think politicians should look at all the evidence, not just that of one side. You are making it up AGAIN. I never said anything about scientists who receive funding from oil companies.

Males of any age, size or race should not have a say in whether a woman has to carry a parasite till it wants to be born.

Did you miss the part where he wasn't required to go? Anyway, his survival chances would have been way higher with the Aussies than with the US forces there.

If Trump is fair game on here then Joe is too.

Google tells me https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/09/16/fact-check-biden-received-multiple-draft-deferments-vietnam/5809482002/ Fact check: Biden, like Trump, received multiple draft deferments from Vietnam

This is the world news subforum, not something related to Thailand specifically. Not every country has an adequate charging infrastructure. ICE vehicles won't pay higher road user charges unless diesel powered, in NZ at least. Petrol is taxed at the pump, and any government that makes petrol too expensive is likely to lose the next election given almost everyone still drives an ICE.

Anyone think every guilty verdict won't be appealed all the way to the SCOTUS? Every word that the judge utters is going to be scrutinised for grounds for a mistrial.

4 months for all 19 defendants, LOL. 19 lawyers all questioning every witness is going to take forever. Just jury selection is going to take a very long time, and even finding a jury of undecided people could be challenging, to say the least.

LOL. I won't buy one because the charging infrastructure is pants, their range isn't good enough, the batteries are expensive and need replacing at a cost of thousands of $, the raw materials are dug up by exploited labour, and China controls the rare earth metals in them. Also, they are just far too expensive to even think about buying, and when the government starts imposing road user charges they won't be cheap to drive.

Here's a thought. If the scientists that promote man made climate change had irrefutable proof there would be no debate about it. No one seriously disputed the cause of the ozone hole and remedial action was taken. That's because the scientists proved their theory beyond a reasonable doubt. Far as MMCC is concerned, there is so much to doubt about the pro scientists statements that many, many millions think they are wrong.