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We had a guy last week, three houses away, who was having a b-day party, He and his friends had a Karaoke loudspeaker and after they all got drunk they fancied themselves singing stars. You should hear them! They sounded almost comical. Thank god I have soundproof the windows in our bedroom and with the A/C on and you could barely bear them, But most of the thais around us sleep with their windows open. I felt bad for them because many of them have to get up early and go to work. Someone must have had words with them because about 11 they cut it out. Or maybe, they simply passed out.

Easy to do , especially when in a conversation , distracted and your mind on automatic. Has also happened to me. But in countries such a Laos, and Thailand it's always an good idea to look both ways regardless. Just because you are looking the right way, it does not mean there isn't someone driving the wrong way of the street. . LOL I see it all the time, and I am sure you have also. Sorry to read about the Scot , looks like a nice guy who went out in to do the things he had to do, Who thinks this is their last day in this world? Can you imagine the poor wife being told she would never see her husband again? I know my wife would be devastated, It raise the hair on my arm thing about it.

I am not a tourist, and I still have that problem (US driver) , I always have to make a mental note to look the right way. After 20 years of driving here, I still walk to the passenger side of the car and as I open the door I drop the F word. LOL

I don't even think the survivors were in the boat when the ship "apparently ignored them" I wonder where the word "apparently" came from. What is it that made it apparent that they were "Ignored"

Assuming that they see them. Not many people on a freighter looking for people in the drink , unless allerted that that such situation exists.

People's right to peddle their wares stops at my person and property. You knock on my property and I think it is only fair that I knock on yours.

I agree , Before you buy a condominium you need to check the Thai database for inconsiderate idiots, and we should all adjust our lives to accommodate such inconsiderate idiots. Imagine people to want the law to try and prevent inconsiderate idiots from exercising their god given right to be Inconsiderate idiots. If we allow this to happen it would open the floodgates to limit other inconsiderate idiot behavior , and then what are inconsiderate idiot to do? They would have to become considerate idiots and that' a contradiction in terms. What scientists call a pairofducks. They might even require bars to close after a certain time!! Personally I am outraged!!

Yes you are ! It was "Thailand’s perilous roads" that caused and not unfortunate circumstances. . Having said that, It was an accident, motorbikes are inherently dangerous and it was just an unfortunate accident. RIP , My sympathies to his families and friends .

You cant reason with trumpsters. They have never read the constitution or anything else for that matter, There limitations to the first amendment free speech clause " narrow categories of speech are not protected from government restrictions. The main such categories are incitement, defamation, fraud, obscenity, child pornography, fighting words, and threats. " https://www.britannica.com/topic/First-Amendment/Permissible-restrictions-on-expression

Nahh , you are not wrong.

If he tries to go after the hospital , he be running around in circles

Ok then just go to the bank and they will know what you need, Just tell them what you need it for. just make sure to withdraw 100 baht before you go into the bank from an ATM (of course without going under your 800K) and update you bank book , that way your bank book will show your balance that day.

All the evidence in the world are no evidence when it comes to trump But no evidence against Biden is plenty???? I think it's fair. don't you?

Perhaps they can use some of Kellyanne Conway's "alternative facts"????

Nothing that a good lobotomy and castration can't fix.

Apologies if my reply was presided as "Snark" that was not the intent. Just an unsuccessful attempt at humor. There is a reason why rare earths are rare and it's is not because they are rare in its distribution but difficult and expense in their extraction, and production. Much like drinking water being in short supply when 71% of the Earth's surface is water. Regardless of what makes rare Earths "Rare" it does not change the fact that they are rare and for good reason,. Saying that. ok, then we will make them not rare, is an oversimplification IMO. "There are several reasons why the US does not produce more rare earth minerals: 1. Environmental concerns: Mining and processing rare earth minerals can have significant environmental impacts. The US has stricter regulations and standards for environmental protection, making it difficult for mining companies to meet these requirements at a competitive cost. 2. Cost competitiveness: China currently dominates the rare earth minerals market due to its low labor and production costs. US companies would struggle to compete with Chinese producers who can supply these minerals at cheaper prices. 3. Limited reserves: The US has limited reserves of rare earth minerals compared to countries like China. Although there are known reserves in the US, they are not sufficient to meet the growing global demand. 4. Dependence on Chinese supply: The US is heavily reliant on China for rare earth mineral supply. This dependency makes it challenging for the US to develop a robust domestic production industry. Efforts to diversify supply sources and reduce dependence on China are underway, but it will take time to build a strong domestic supply chain. 5. Strategic considerations: Rare earth minerals are crucial for many industries, including defense and technology sectors. The US government may have concerns about relying too heavily on foreign sources for these critical minerals and is working to address the issue, but it requires significant investment and infrastructure development. It is important to note that the US government has recognized the need to secure a domestic supply of rare earth minerals and has taken steps to support the development of a domestic industry. However, it will take time and investment to overcome the challenges and build a competitive rare earth mineral production sector in the US. " " Significant environmental impacts." "Cost" "Limited reserves " "it will take time and investment to overcome the challenges and build a competitive rare earth mineral production sector in the US. " Or Hydrogen. IMO and the opinion of many other a no brainer, but if some want to jump from the frying pan of fossil fuels to the fire of rare earth minerals.... Anyway. Thank you for engaging me in this conversation.

You know how when you do a search this forum ask you "are you a robot?" Perhaps before submitting a new thread it should ask "Are you drunk?"

I an afraid you only paid for the 5 minute argument , if you want to continue you have to buy the full argument package, Yes indeed , why are there any shortages when all we have to do is increase production? Brilliant suggestion I will bring it up at the next G7 meeting. . But then we will have to change the name from "rare earths" to Abundant , not easy to do , its already in all the publications, But Maybe we can do like Prince did when he changed his name from Prince to "to the artist formerly known as Prince" . Yea I like the sound of that Abundant Earths formerly knows as Rare, it has a good sound to it. Who holds most of the supply? If you desire more supply , I am afraid the supplier might , want something in exchange, don't you think? Among other things the supplier might want you to stop screwing with him and his. I know. highly unreasonable , but such is the world. But we really don't have to use Hydrogen instead , there are other options. when I was young I used to make airplanes whose propeller was powered by wind-up rubber bands. Perhaps I will bring this up at the G7 meeting. I am sure the invitation is in the mail.

If the cows you have. eat one ton of straw(or what ever cows eat lol) but there is a shortage of cow food, do you think if you got more cows ,your cow food shortage will get better or worst? After that you screw the cow suppliers wife, and he finds out do you think he be happy and give you more cow food or do you think he be pissed and tell you.......... Is that a good argument? Anyway , I believe you are beating a dead horse at this point.

Lots of noncancer. There is only one thing power understands. By the way , there is a concept used by many, I am personally aware of that. It is called agent provocateur. Google it.

When you play grab ass , don't complain if someone grabs your ass.

As I also said , in my conclusion " Anyway the best technologies do not alway prevail, we all know that " But to the above point you made, the same applies to Hydrogen technology . Not equally, because Hydrogen can be produced at the point of convenience. I also mentioned the distribution problem, but EV charging stations had and have an availability issues and to the some degree the issues is being overcome there is no reason why Hydrogen distribution could not be overcome in the same way You might be right, but that remains to be seen . There was time that it was too late of EVs with the dominance of ICE and we all know what is happening with that. I agree, but that also might become the problem for EVs if or when there is conflict In a bipolar world. With NATO expansions and the attempt from the US to limit China's development as an equal superpower with it's own monroe doctrine, a conflict is inevitable IMO and then nessacery resources belonging to one sphere of influence will become a problem for the other .Hydrogen removes that problem. I am sure that what I say has been considered by all involved in greater detail than I have , and perhaps they know something I don't know . In fact I am sure they know a lot I don't know, so we will see. But as it stands now from what I know Hydrogen is IMO inevitable. As you said " However, battery tech is going to improve," well it has! Hydrogen Fuel Cell is an improved battery . After all what is a battery?

Bu that is a big "If" since we are having issues now that EVs only comprise 14% of the world cars. and there are no overt conflict between the Westerns and BRICS pacts. But It sounds reasonable to me that Unless the west secures additional sources, as EV production increases so will the demand, and if we are having issues now, those issues will increase along with the demand, ad to that any difficulties in sourcing and I think you can see why Hydrogen might be a better alternative. But putting aside all of the above, and assuming they will not provide any difficulties , we also have the fact that Hydrogen (EV because a hydrogen fuel cell car is really an EV with a different kind of battery. ) fuel cell has many advantages over conventional EV batteries. 1) is speed of recharging , comparable if not faster to ICE vehicles, (You dot really charge, you simply change the catalyst. 2) it eliminates range anxiety 3) and the biggest reason is that it is the most abundant element in the Universe. The elements needed to produce conventional EV batteries even is adequate for current and near future production are finite, they will one day run out or become in sort supply, Where Hydrogen will never run out . At,least not before we run out LOL. 4) Conventional EV batteries need to recharge using the current electricity distribution grid, which I am sure we can all agree that it is currently inadequate. This is both a disadvantage and an advantage because, thought the distribution grid might be inadequate, not the less it exists , where a hydrogen distribution is almost non existent. Anyway the best technologies do not alway prevail, we all know that , so it would be interesting to se how this plays out. IMO convectional EV batteries is stopgap option until Hydrogen production and distribution becomes a viable reality.

70.8% of rare earth metals are controlled by BRICS countries , a coalition led by China. .......... anyway I have two more replies , with a lot of information as it pertains to the EV battery vs Hydrogen fuel cell , no disrespect intended by I dont have the time to argue each point, I happen to think for the reasons I stated , Hydrogen fuel cell makes much more sense that EV batteries. Both economic and strategic.

Yes but the "at this point is 14% of the worlds vehicles being EVs that still leave a 84% problem. And rare earth minerals are not only used in EV batteries they are an important part of many technologies. In addition 70.8% of these rare earth minerals are controlled by BRICS countries , a coalition that is lead by China,. The implications of this I let you decide.