HarrySeaman

You can buy a Wuling Hongguang Mini EV Urban EV* for four people in China for the equivalent of around USA $9000 to $12,00 depending on the model, and it sells at a profit - $4. ???? There are a number of models available for less than $20,000. The Ora Good Cat is another good example of a very low cost Urban EV. Other companies have even larger EVs with 300+ km ranges in the $15,000 to $30,000 range. Considering the cost of gasoline vs electricity and the added maintenance of an ICE car the cost difference for a new EV verses a new ICE car is smaller than most people think, and shrinking quickly as the cost of EVs steadily decreases over the next few years. In my opinion, and the opinion of lots of others who are much more knowledgeable about EVs than I am, the crossover point where EVs outsell ICE cars worldwide might happen by 2025, but certainly by 2027. Forget the ICE vehicle manufacturers and Wall Street analysis. They have had their collective heads up their places where the sun don't shine about this since Tesla started selling EVs and they still have their heads in the same places. It isn't a linear replacement, it is an exponential change like all other disruptions such as auto for horse and buggy or smart phones for land line phones - 3 vital skills for the age of disruption. By 2025 the value of second hand ICE will already have fallen vs now, so yes, you will be a able to get a cheap second hand ICE car, but you better figure on writing off the cost in a couple of years because the market for second hand ICE cars will dry up. By 2030 ICE cars will only be sold for special needs or will be dumped in the poorest countries. The carnage among the old ICE vehicle makers will make Wall Street analysts and ICE manufactures stock owners weep. * Urban EVs are small and have a short range on a charge. They are perfect for taking the kids to and from school, grocery shopping, or commuting in a city to and from work but not for long trips so you just rent one for long trips.

Do they really think all the Thai farmers who have always made sato (Thai sticky rice wine) or distill fermented rice to make lao khao or "medicinal" whisky will actually register? I have never seen any evidence that the government cares about that unless some idiot doesn't know how to separate the methanol (BP 64.7) and ethanol (BP 78.4) alcohols when distilling his lao khao. Just invest in some brewer's yeast for your Sato – Thai Rice Wine or your fermented rice and you eliminate all but traces methanol (you will always get some when you ferment anything). If you have a moonshine still with a thermometer to tell you at what temperature the distillate is condensing at you can easily make sure the distillate you collect for drinking is ethanol, not methanol. Here is a fancy moonshine still from Amazon, Premium Copper Moonshine & whiskey Alembic Still 3 L w/thermometer aprox 1Gallon. Personally, when I finally move to my wife's farm to live home made sato is going to be on my menu. You can buy bottles of filtered and sterilized sato at places like 7-11 but it the taste is horrible, unlike the taste of fresh sato.

Having a grid backup agreement with Nissan and Mitsubishi is basically meaningless. Why this is true is in the last paragraph below so skip to there if the rest doesn't interest you. Until the last year or two most electric vehicle and power storage batteries used the same ternary (Mn, Ni, & Co) anode batteries. Some of these were cylindrical batteries, some were pouch cell batteries, but they all used roughly the same chemistry. The bad thing is that MNC ternary batteries use a flammable organic electrolyte, meaning they burn nicely if damaged or short circuited so that they overheat. Typically they also lose about 20% of their power storage capacity after around 800-1000 discharge/charge cycles. For a 300 km/200 mi range EV that is more than enough for over 10 years of use for most people. Power storage batteries also lose capacity with discharge/charge cycles but a greater loss of capacity is acceptable for that application. Over the last two years or so lithium iron phosphate batteries that use a non-flammable electrolyte have become more popular for EVs, and especially for power storage batteries. These don't hold as much power as the ternary batteries or release that power as fast but importantly they aren't flammable and they can be discharged/charged 2-3 times as many times as the ternary batteries for the same amount of capacity loss. The cost of electricity is less than the cost of gasoline/benzene to drive an ICE car a similar distance, especially if you charge it at home. EVs do need new brake pads, tires, and windshield washer fluid just like an ICE car, but they don't need oil changes, new spark plugs, etc. that ICE cars need so you save money on maintenance. A myth is that lithium ion batteries are environmentally unfriendly since they can't be recycled. This is simply not true and there are already a number of companies that recycle lithium ion batteries with up to 98+% of the battery materials being recycled. Something the article forgets to mention is that Japanese auto makers Nissan, Mitsubishi, Honda, and Toyota almost exclusively sell straight hybrid (HEV) and a small number of plug in hybrid cars (PHEV). HEVs and PHEVs give you better gas mileage than an ICE car, but you still have the maintenance costs of an ICE vehicle. The number of PEV sales by the Japanese auto makers is minuscule compared to Tesla or to a variety of PEV manufacturers from China, Europe, and Korea.

Gee, I thought maybe the tortoise (worgeordie, I'll take your word that it is a tortoise.) had a license plate and he was playing the lottery using that number.

Like soisanuk said, the Pattaya City Expats Club. http://www.pattayacityexpatsclub.com/

Have you tried a tight fitting T-Shirt? That is all a "rash guard" shirt appears to be. A T-Shirt would be a lot cheaper to try and if you aren't satisfied with the result you can always wear it as casual wear and then buy a rash guard shirt.

The house I rent has an ugly and slippery tile floor, under wood laminate flooring. The farang who bought it from the original Thai owner added the wood laminate flooring and lived in the house until he could no longer negotiate the stairs to the upstairs bedrooms. Termites love the downstairs pressed wood backing of the thin laminate layer and now the wood laminate flooring needs to be replaced. My current landlord agreed to do this before Covid, but of course nothing has happened since then. Hopefully this Winter he will get the flooring replaced when AC isn't needed so I can sit and cook outside. We agreed on a Chinese tile that looks like a wood flooring with long tiles that have a surface texture similar to wood grain to make them non-slip. These tiles are more expensive but are stronger and accurate in size with vertical sides so that they fit tightly together unlike Thai made tiles. Well worth the added cost.

When I developed rheumatoid arthritis in 2011 I got to the stage where my Thai wife had to help me dress because my shoulders wouldn't bend and my hands wouldn't close beyond a claw. My cardiologist recommended I go to WIROAJ SUKARASOJI, MD., who is a rheumatologist at Ramkhamhaeng University Hospital in Bangkok. I couldn't have asked for better care or a better doctor. Rheumatoid arthritis is a autoimmune disease where the body mistakenly attacks the joints as though they are foreign bodies. Initially I was prescribed chloroquinine, which Dr. Wiroaj Sukarasoji explained was an immune system moderator. This medicine was then freely available and dirt cheap at pharmacies. The chloroquinine plus rehabilitation restored full mobility in about 3 to 4 months. Later I accidentally overdosed on chloroquinine and developed an allergy, which presented as dry itchy skin. Dr. Wiroaj Sukarasoji switched me to Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate (Plaquenil) which I am still taking two days out of every three 11 years later. I occasionally have a few twinges of pain from the ankle I broke in 2000 (which still has the pen and screw inserted to to hold it in place) but then I simply take a Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate (Plaquenil) tablet every day for 5 days before skipping a day. Normally I then go back to my regular schedule of tablets for two days and one day without. The pain has never continued beyond a second 5 day sequence. Unfortunately false information that Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate (Plaquenil) could be use to treat Covid-19 was distributed by science and medically ignorant politicians in the USA and a run on the drug resulting in many who needed not being able to obtain it. This run on obtaining chloroquinine or Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate (Plaquenil) then snowballed worldwide. To make sure that chloroquinine and Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate (Plaquenil) was available to those who really needed it medically many governments, including those of the USA and Thailand, made these drugs available only by prescription. In Thailand it is only available from hospital pharmacies. The result is that either of these two drugs now cost far more than in the past. Please give thanks to the science and medical ignorant politicians for screwing the common man once again and make sure you help get them reelected so that they can screw the common man in some other new way.

from the 2000's: From the '70s:

What it mean is what it said, "Of course it is up to you whether or not you do what Immigration tells you to do, but don't complain if they nail your ass to the wall." Thai Immigration Division 1 (Bangkok) has the 3 month after visa bank check requirement. Other Immigration offices seem to enforce rules as they desire so it is possible that the 3 month after visa bank check requirement won't be enforced in some of those offices. Check here: Thai Immigration Division 1 - For foreigner. Go to number "22. Visa Extension - In Case of Retirement" and read rule #4. Couldn't be any clearer.

The key here is that you "leave the windows open a little". It is the people, Thai, or elsewhere, who don't do that. They don't want the source of cold air so they close all the house or car windows and wind up asphyxiating themselves. Regardless of the intelligence ever underestimate the effect of ignorance, especially purposeful blind ignorance.

The cost of renting an umbrella wasn't stated in the article but Google Translate says it is 100 Bt/day.

Of course it is up to you whether or not you do what Immigration tells you to do, but don't complain if they nail your ass to the wall.

Those charcoal braziers result in a number of asphyxiations in Thailand each year. You just can't use one in a closed off room or you start creating carbon monoxide and then it is good night forever. People will continue to use them, however, because charcoal and a metal charcoal BBQ or clay charcoal stove are a cheap way of heating. One safe way, but more expensive way, is to use an "electric room heater". Search Lazada for what I put in quotes and you will find a number of them for offer. A decent Heier electric heater for 20 m² is about 3000 Bt, and of course the electricity costs more money.

I have been living in Thailand for 20 years, and have zero plans for ever living anywhere else. I have learned from the problems of others that it is better to do more than Immigration says to do unless you want problems. I did the 90 day bank book report last month. 1. I deposited 100 Bt to the account so that the bank book would be up to date and to show that it was an active account. 2. I paid a paltry 100 Bt to get my bank to give me the bank account certification letter for Immigration. 3. I made two copies of the ID page and the only page with transaction entries in the bank book (only deposits), then signed, and dated these pages. If there had been additional pages of deposits or withdrawals I would have copied, signed, and dated those pages as well for Immigration. 4. I made two copies of the ID page, the visa page, and the entry stamp pages of my passport, then signed, and dated these pages. I was smoothly in and out with no problems. If your due date falls on a weekend or holiday you can go in a day early or late, but a couple of days is probably fine. Personally I would go early rather than late but that is just me playing it extra safe.

The problem with these is that when these ion exchange systems work they exchange sodium ions for the other ions in the water such as calcium ions. This increases the sodium content of the water and thus your sodium intake, which is already high enough in the normal Thai diet to cause high blood pressure and cardiac health problems. My parents put one in their home in the US but when their cardiologist found out about it he immediately made them stop using it. Great for the laundry but terrible for their heart health. For drinking and cooking the best solution is one of the water purifiers that fits under your kitchen sink. These include a particle filter, an exchange resin, and then a final reverse osmosis filter that removes the sodium and other ions from the water. Some have a fourth filter. These water purifiers have a pump that supplies the necessary pressure for reverse osmosis, and there is a purified water storage tank. A tap is fitted on or next to the kitchen sink. To to the Home Pro web page and search for "water purifier". Don't buy the cheapest one and don't buy on-line - go to the store. The reason for going to the store is to inspect the cylinders that hold the filters. Only buy a system that has two O-rings on each cylinder that holds the filters. The ones that have only one O-ring always leak. Pay to have Home Pro install the water purifier so that you have an unquestioned warrantee.

Just searched in both English and Thai for men's watch using Firefox on an up to date Windows 10 computer and got: Search No Result We're sorry. We cannot find any matches for your search term. Seems to be a Lazada search engine problem, not a PC problem,

I often check eBay out of China vs Lazada/Shopee. Often international shipping is free or low cost post. Did a quick check for your battery on eBay out of China. The battery is available for less than 500 Bt but all the listings are for shipping from European countries and the shipping will at least double the price. Hint: To be able to specify "Out of China" click on "Advanced" at the top right of the eBay opening page, put in what you are looking for in the "Key Words" space at the top of the page, the scroll down to and click on "Located In" and select China (or whatever country you desire), then finally click on "Search" at the bottom of the page.

Thai farmers are known to protect their fields by running 220V wire around their fields to kill rats. Occasionally these 220V wires get a person who doesn't know about the wire or isn't carefully enough. A monetary compensation to the family and all is forgiven.

My first step would be to ask a pharmacist for an antiseptic cream. A good one will have a book of available medicines (probably on-line now days) that they can check. Check the largest pharmacy available. It isn't what you asked for but the antiseptic Betadine is available in an ointment. You can probably get it an most pharmacies or from Lazada. Lazada - Betadine Ointment For what it is worth, a cream is water based and uses a water soluble thickener, so it can be rinsed off with water. An ointment is grease based and is water proof so you generally rub it off. It is is a good idea to use soap and water to get the last traces off of either a cream or ointment before applying more.

Google "sports bars bangkok". Find several within easy walking distance of each other, go early, look them over, and ask if they are showing the F1 race. Stay at the one that suits you best. Sky F1 has the best uninterrupted race coverage. The race starts 5 minutes before 14:00 in England, which is 20:00 here (England is on Daylight Savings Time but not Thailand so there is a 6 hour difference at this time).

Do you have the 6 years of medical training, plus years of specialist training, that a Thai doctor has? if not don't try to treat yourself for something like a foot infection or you may lose your foot. It is worth it to visit a hospital. If you want to same money ask the doctor what antibiotic to take, how to take it, and for how long then tell him you will get the medication at a local pharmacy, not at the hospital. The drug cost will be 1/2 or less at a local private pharmacy vs the hospital pharmacy (a government hospital pharmacy may be an exception but probably not). If you insist on being a real Cheap Charley then at least go to a local Clinic with a real doctor. Thai pharmacists are trained to dispense drugs, to recognize and warn about bad drug interactions, and may have some training in what works for simple medical problems but frankly I would never trust one for any medical condition important to me.

Sixteen arrested, twenty-two motorcycles. The article in a different news feed says 30 arrested and it also says: "According to the Thai Road Traffic Act, Section 43 (8), the racers face a penalty of up to three months in jail, a fine of 2,000 to 10,000 baht, or both, because they are considered to be driving recklessly without concerns for the safety and security of others." "The racers also violated the Thai Road Traffic Act, Section 134: motorists shouldn’t engage in any vehicle racing on the road unless permitted by the authorities. For violating this, the racers would be imprisoned for up to three months, fined from 2,000 to 10,000 baht, or both." "For the rental shops, they could face a fine of up to 2,000 baht for allowing people without driving licenses to rent and drive a vehicle according to the Vehicle Act, Section 56." Try fining the rental shops 20,000 Bt instead of 2,000 Bt, and if they are holding the renter's passport double the fine and return the passport to the renter. That would go a long way toward eliminating renting to those without licenses.

One problem with the registration is, for your birthday, they use year, month, day format, not the normal day, month, year format used here in Thailand. Took me 3 tries to figure that out. They also give you a registration number that you use instead of your passport number. Copy and paste it.

Put a piece of non-see through white tape over the bright dot and keep enjoying reading on your 5th gen. Kindle.