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Far-right activists from Germany spent US election day at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago
Well that can be answered only if you understand what socialism is. Got that issue ready for you -
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New Yorkers Divided but Lean Toward Supporting Trump’s Deportation Plan
That was a kid torn from his family and deported to Cuba under Clinton. -
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Anyone use a POD (pay on death) form with their Thai bank?
Funny you mention that because we're going today to transfer a mil. -
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Electric Vehicles in Thailand
I agree having 22KW or 11KW AC charging capability is better than 7KW charging capability if the EV can accept a 11KW or 22KW charge rate. But for the typical home user using a wall charger who is going to be just "topping-up" their EV's SoC like say from 50% SoC to 100% (or 30% to 80%, 40% to 90%, etc) say twice a week (assuming they drive enough every 3 or 4 days to discharge the battery by 50%), then the time to do that 50% top-up is really not much longer for a 7KW charger compared to a 11KW or 22KW charger in those cases where the EV's onboard charger is limited to 11KW. Really not that much longer considering a person is just going to plug-in their EV, walk back in the house, any check on the EV a few hours later maybe...or maybe just plug it in before going to bed and wake up the next morning when the topping-up completed numerous hours before sunrise. The EV has now charged-up and it had more than enough time to top-up by 50% even with a 7KW wall charger. Kinda like plugging in your smart phone to charge. See below snapshot of how long it would take a BYD Seal with a 82KWH battery and 11KW onboard charger to charge 0 to 100% when using a 7KW, 11KW, or 22KW wall charger. In the case of a EV only has a 11KW onboard charger then a 22KW wall charger adds zero increase in charging speed in comparison to a 11KW charger. And unless you are driving a ton every day and for some reason an extra hour or two of required charging time is simply a show-stopper in a person's life because you need to get back out on the race track ASAP then a 7KW wall charger should be just fine. https://ev-database.org/car/2002/BYD-SEAL-825-kWh-AWD-Excellence -
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Russian Tourist in Underwear Battles Thai Police in Phuket [video]
You of course would have sorted it out in 30 seconds on your own. It is amazing how smart and clever people can be behind the anonymity of their pc, instead of being in the thick of the action. -
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Getting 'Into It' with a taxi driver.
Yesterday I had a very heated encounter with a taxi driver that was bordering on dangerous. I was forced to hail one from the side of the road due to not having my phone with me (I own that part) and asked him to take me to my destination, which he agreed to, with the meter on. All was going swimmingly until the traffic started to become congested. I could see the middle aged geezer getting more and more frustrated as time was passing by. Then he started swearing profusely in Thai (obviously he didn't know I could speak it) so he was undeniably shocked when I asked him in perfect thai what was the matter? Well that's when he blew his top. Farang this, eff this, you dont understand this, my life is so hard, you too rich, why not you go back your country, how dare you speak to me in Thai, this traffic is horrible, etc etc etc. All of which I took on the chin and gave him some back in return, but then he started shouting and banging the steering wheel like a complete lunatic. So I said that's enough, pull over, I will get out here, to which he did. I paid him off and he went off screeching down a side street. I took a photo of his licence plate, his name badge etc and will be phoning him in today, not that I will make any difference. Grab & Bolt always for me now, it was partly my fault for forgetting the phone but those taxis that crawl curbs looking for customers can sometimes be loose cannons. Stay safe out there, folks! -
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ICE vs EV, the debate thread
Reminds me of 2014 when I test drove this noisy car in the Netherlands and had to compete with Kia Picanto. Fast forward 10 years later, the Kia is available and priced at 19k euro and Suzuki lost the competition and is no longer available. I wonder how long you have to wait for spare parts coming from India. If you need a good short commute car, just look for a low mileage/year BYD Dolphin with plenty of battery warranty in store or wait for the Seagull. -
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Anyone seen a bite like this?
7 days later and almost gone. Thanks for everyone's advice, first time I've had a bite like this and was a bit scary.
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