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by STEVE G
Sat Apr 27, 2024 8:55 pm
Forum: Science & Nature
Topic: Astronomy, cosmology and space thread
Replies: 421
Views: 56712

Re: Astronomy, cosmology and space thread

NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-sending-engineering-updates-to-earth "After some inventive sleuthing, the mission team can — for the first time in five months — check the health and status of the most distant hu...
by STEVE G
Sat Apr 27, 2024 8:10 pm
Forum: Foo
Topic: News of the Weird - this just in!
Replies: 1697
Views: 119335

Re: News of the Weird - this just in!

Mussolini no longer honorary citizen of Ustica The Sicilian island of Ustica on Friday stripped Benito Mussolini of the honorary citizenship of the island he was granted during his 20-year rule in Italy. As well as the late Fascist dictator, also several Fascist 'gerarchi' or high officials were str...
by STEVE G
Fri Apr 26, 2024 11:24 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Travel: Asia & Further Afield
Replies: 34
Views: 3035

Re: Travel: Asia & Further Afield

^Apparently that cathedral has more stained glass than any other religious building in the world, over 6,000m2 of it!
by STEVE G
Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:58 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Travel: Asia & Further Afield
Replies: 34
Views: 3035

Re: Travel: Asia & Further Afield

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by STEVE G
Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:57 pm
Forum: On The Road
Topic: Travel: Asia & Further Afield
Replies: 34
Views: 3035

Re: Travel: Asia & Further Afield

I'm in Metz again, home to a rather spectacular Medieval Cathedral:
by STEVE G
Fri Apr 26, 2024 10:51 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1775
Views: 354701

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

^I don't see that happening in Thailand.
by STEVE G
Fri Apr 26, 2024 9:37 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1775
Views: 354701

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

^I doubt if China's problems are helped by being the world's largest importer of fossil fuels.
It's the same with Thailand, all the money that goes to importing oil is a huge drain on the economy that could be avoided with a move to renewable energy and electric transportation.
by STEVE G
Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:30 pm
Forum: Motoring
Topic: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread
Replies: 1775
Views: 354701

Re: Electric Vehicles (EV) Thread

China's largest auto show showcases all-electric future, local brands dominate "China's largest auto show opened in Beijing on Thursday with the biggest names showing off their latest electric vehicles (EVs), underlining how the world's largest auto market is already in an all-electric state of...
by STEVE G
Fri Apr 26, 2024 3:18 pm
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand
Replies: 196
Views: 36598

Re: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand

^Yes, I've just been looking at backup battery system prices and it should be viable.
by STEVE G
Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:25 pm
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand
Replies: 196
Views: 36598

Re: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand

Solar panels, and a second invertor, can be added in the future as savings from solar become available... I'm glad you highlighted this problem with grid tied inverters and power outages because I wasn't aware of that. I've been having a read on the net and it seems a second inverter is a cost effe...
by STEVE G
Fri Apr 26, 2024 2:07 am
Forum: Feeding Time
Topic: Making a good stew (Beef or other)
Replies: 20
Views: 1914

Re: Making a good stew (Beef or other)

^I'm looking forward to showing my Irish colleagues that an Irish stew didn't even make the top fifty and got beaten by a British-Indian dish allegedly invented in Glasgow!
by STEVE G
Fri Apr 26, 2024 1:55 am
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand
Replies: 196
Views: 36598

Re: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand

Solar panels, and a second invertor, can be added in the future as savings from solar become available... I'm glad you highlighted this problem with grid tied inverters and power outages because I wasn't aware of that. I've been having a read on the net and it seems a second inverter is a cost effe...
by STEVE G
Thu Apr 25, 2024 11:57 am
Forum: The Beach Bar
Topic: Hua Hin water shortage
Replies: 29
Views: 3551

Re: Hua Hin water shortage

Note: apart from being illegal, which in Thailand does not amount to much, a house pump should NEVER be connectd directly to the mains supply! I remember that some years ago there were water supply problems in Hua Hin and some large hotels were found to be illegally doing that, they were maintainin...
by STEVE G
Wed Apr 24, 2024 10:20 pm
Forum: Home, Lifestyle & Family
Topic: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand
Replies: 196
Views: 36598

Re: Solar power setup for your home in Thailand

Usually, this 6-8 year return is calculated on the current household electricity bill (before solar is installed). Most people will try and use the minimum amount of air conditioners possible as they're (justifiably) concerned about their electricity bill. My house has 5 air conditioners. Before my...