GroveHillWanderer

To be fair to you, the full name for the material is silicone rubber (since silicone comes in other forms as well). Silicone Rubber

So you're not aware of Russia's nuclear "second strike" capability then?

It would be markedly different because the US didn't assassinate either one of those two. Both were killed by their own people - one subsequent to a trial and the other without a trial.

This. I think possibly the following phrase from the OP is very telling: "the amount was reasonable because they had to show the dowry during the wedding ceremony." I have been to a number of Thai weddings where the sinsod money had been borrowed from wealthier relatives, was there just for show, and was returned after the ceremony was over. I wonder if this guy had just asked the family if it would be okay to simply show the money at the ceremony and then get it back afterwards, whether he might not have been pleasantly surprised by the response.

Newly published study comparing turmeric and omeprazole. Could Turmeric Be As Good As Omeprazole for Excess Stomach Acid?

What does it mean when you say this "is an active military operation"? Do you honestly believe that the US military is carrying out covert operations on US soil? I'd like to have some of what you're smoking.

She did not say he "should already be in prison," she said he, "remains free to this day." A true and factual statement.

None of the four main Covid vaccines (Astra Zeneca, Pfizer, Moderna orJohnson & Johnson) contained adjuvants. Novavax was an adjuvanted vaccine, but it used saponin, not thimerosal or aIuminium. Here, according to the info published as part of their approval processes, are the ingredients for the four main Covid vaccines. Pfizer: mRNA with code for spike protein, Lipids, Salts, Sugar. Moderna: mRNA with code for spike protein Lipids, Salts, Sugar, Acetic acid AstraZeneca: Replication-deficient adenovirus with code for spike protein, Salts, Sugar, Citric acid, Ethanol Johnson & Johnson Replication-deficient adenovirus with code for spike protein, Salts, Sugars, Citric acid, Ethanol Simple breakdown of the ingredients in Covid vaccines

You can put a vehicle out of its misery?

I'm pretty sure just mentioning it is OK - there have been numerous discussions about wine on the forum (and beer, and even some other alcoholic beverages, if I'm not mistaken).

EV's only - or all vehicles with a 12V lead-acid battery?

I would think the scam is that the restaurant pays 60% up front and the scammers just keep the money, without supplying any wine.

All vehicles pose a fire risk - including EV's. However the facts show that EV's pose a much lower risk of fire than ICE vehicles.

There's a couple of interesting videos on YouTube of vehicles trying to drive through a flooded ford on a road in Rufford, Nottinghamshire. One shows a bunch of ICE vehicles that attempt it, and most (apart from some high chassis four-wheel drive type vehicles) experience engine failure as their engines get flooded. Some stop in the water itself, some make it through but then conk out just on the other side. Then there's a compilation of Teslas attempting the same thing and every single one of them gets through without engine problems and is able to drive away down the road on the other side.

Just an update in case anyone is interested. The processing time for UK visit visas seems to have shortened considerably, at least as compared to last year. This year it only took 11 days from my wife handing in her application, to it being approved. This was without paying any extra for expedited processing. See screen capture below.

It's a reference to the sign-off line from the popular 60's Batman live action TV series starring Adam West. At the end of each show, an announcer would tease the forthcoming episode with the words: "Tune in next week. Same bat-time, same bat-channel." Nowadays the phrase, "Same bat-time, same bat-channel" is often used to refer to a series of events that are predictably consistent. (Answers based on Quora responses but modified and consolidated).

No indication whatsoever in the report, of what caused the fire. Also, something doesn't sound quite right about this. Why would a showroom selling EV's be storing electric car main battery modules? EV batteries are built in to the underside of the vehicle and a showroom would have no reason (and probably no capability) to remove and store the batteries separate from the vehicle. As far as I'm aware, and unless someone can inform me differently, only an EV manufacturer, authorised EV repair shop, battery swapping station or battery recycling facility would have stores of EV main battery packs.

Not as of yesterday in Hua Hin. I was in the BlúPort supermarket last night about 7 pm - a time of day when they're usually running short of fresh milk even on a good day. I was surprised to find the refrigerated shelves about as full of fresh milk as I've seen it in the last month.

Well, looking at the article it seems pretty clear that there's a typographical error involved. Either the figure of 640 fires in Q1 2022 alone, or the figure of it being a 32% increase from the previous year, is simply a typo. And I think I know which one it is more likely to be. And as for a more reliable source, I think the EV FireSafe site I posted just above, is probably more reliable than an article with obvious mathematical and/or typographical errors.

Another reason to distrust those figures is that according to the Australian website EV FireSafe, which says it gets its information from various sources, including sourced & verified online sources, interviews, first hand accounts, videos, images, academic & fire agency reports, there were only around 120 EV fires in the entire world in the whole of 2022. So the figure of 640 EV fires in China in only the first quarter of 2022 once again, seems highly suspect. EV fires - overview

OK - yet other reports saying he was an Australian, but born in Austria. Overall, probably more giving his nationality as Australian.

Various reports are now stating he was of Austrian nationality. 82-year-old Austrian tourist found dead at the airport on first day of his holiday in Thailand

The 4th one - naff all to do with the EV main battery. As per the Nation article below: Smoke from brand new EV caused by a damaged wire In retrospect, it was actually fairly clear from the initial reports of "smoke billowing from under the hood" and the firefighters having difficulty opening the hood to reach the source of the smoke, that the main EV battery was not the issue. The picture below shows firefighters inspecting the smoke and heat-damaged engine compartment, while multiple other photos show the main body of the vehicle and the EV battery module area itself to be quite unaffected.

You don't have to link a bank account to top up the wallet. You have the option to ask it to send a payment request to your mobile banking app although this is only available with some banks, not all. I do it with K+ and it works fine. I prefer it because as others have said, it's quick, easy and you sometimes get discounts or cashback. You only have to give it the phone number associated with your banking app, no account details are required.

I can't speak for other apps but for Kasikorn bank's K+ app, you have to have a SIM in for first use and be working on cellular data only (not WiFi). After that you could presumably remove the SIM.