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7-11 and Plastic bags...What about the Turtles and Global Warming?
A change in consciousness must start at the most basic level. Most Thais think plastic is the best thing ever invented, and the percentage of Thais that even consider the negative ramifications of plastic is incredibly small. This requires some education. I always do two things to avoid the consumption of plastic. 1. I bring re-usable bags with me every time I go shopping. I use the larger shopping bags I buy in the US, which are made of recycled materials. Most of the clerks have to be dealt with. Even when they see my bag, they still start putting the stuff in plastic. I always mai sai toom. No plastic! Then they start loading up my bag. Most look at me like I am from Mars. Do I care? Not one iota. About 1% thank me, and get it. Not many do. My Thai wife never used to like bringing the bags to the store. By now, she expects it, and sometimes even asks if I have any bags in the car, or on the motorbike. Same with the water bottles. It used to embarrass her. Now, it is second nature, as I have been doing this for so long, she expects it. So, if a Thai can be conditioned to follow these simple principals, then anyone can. 2. I bring a bottle of water with me, every time I go to a restaurant. I refill my plastic bottles from the 20 liter bottles at home. It is easy. I never buy bottled water at a restaurant. This saves 300-600 bottles a year. I use a plastic bottle dozens of times. I never get any flack from the restaurants. Only once did someone say something to me. She said you cannot bring you own water. My response was if you serve the water in a glass bottle, and I do not have to consume a plastic bottle, I am happy to pay for that. She was lost. I told her to leave and get me my food. She went away. We simply cannot say we are concerned about the environment, and then do nothing about it. Action demonstrates commitment. Lack of action demonstrates nothing. Lastly, restaurants can demonstrate their commitment, by serving drinking water from the 20 liter bottles. It saves alot of plastic. They lose a small amount of revenue, by not selling thousands of bottles of water. But, their operation is still profitable, and they are making a real difference. There really is not need to be consuming water in plastic bottles. At least not often. There are alternatives. Those damn bottles are a real culprit, when it comes to fouling the environment. What can we do, if we say we care? -
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British TikTok Star Jailed in Thailand Over Visa and Benefit Fraud
There are many Brits in Pattaya when i venture to those areas, and regulars. Most who sit their long term, are on some form of benefits back in the UK, some setting up accounts in Phillppines - these people look thick as anything but when it comes to fiddling the system suddenly turn into Steve Jobs. They're all racist too, and blame all the issues on immigrants, meanwhile they themselves are fleecing their own country. -
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Could Trump's plan fail in a spectacular fashion?
What is a realistic spending target as a percentage of the GDP? -
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What’s Your Exercise Routine?
Wake up, think about exercising. Decide you did enough in your 40/50s to get to current age and don't see any benefit of trying to extend too far out if it involves effort. Forget about it, repeat tomorrow and so on. -
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Altercation Erupts Between Tourist and Ladyboys in Phuket
Good, I understand you want to take on the difficult job, but you are not here, that's a shame now. On the other hand, you just have to think it's Thai culture. -
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Solar - 8kW Hybrid Inverter w/10kWh (upgraded to 20kWh in Sept. 2022) ESS/battery (not DIY)
Zero might be a bit on the low side. Crossy's all time low is 13.9 kWh from 11 kW of panels on a cloudy ⛅️ October in 2023. What was your all time daily low and at what size array?
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