Good morning!!!!

[buckeyefarmer]

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Most energy here goes on heating buildings..

When I visited in England they would shut the hot water off at night, no heat.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

No mostly more cancer, thanks for asking sorry about fridge hope new one is a winner

Prayers.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

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Buckeye, winter may be over but I still think we are going to get a big snow in March.

Yes, we probably will. But it won’t stay long. This is one of the longer snow covered winters we’ve had in awhile. But the next 10 days will see high 40s and 50s. I’m fine with that. 50 ° when I leave work feels like springtime. We always get 1 snow in April.
Still got ice in my driveway.

 

[Rich B1]

Good evening. It hit 60 briefly today. A significant amount of the white stuff is gone! Other than tomorrow, more days of warmer temps n 5he next 10 day forecast.

Made hotel arrangements for GA and FL to catch the start of the racing season. Used some frequent stay points that got me rooms for free. We are getting unique hats and shirts for the crew this season.

Everyone stay safe out there

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Haven’t got thru the day yet.

I average 71 kWh per day for the last year. Couple yrs ago, with a mild winter it was 56 kWh.
Electric water heater and dryer is the biggest, then my geothermal. I think the dryer runs every day.
Up until 2005 I got billed electric 2 months at a time, and it was around $150 a month at $.06 per kWh.
In 2007 rates hit $.08
In 2009 rates hit $.10

The biggest jump in electric was switching from oil heat to geothermal. Before geo it was But I still save money over buying oil.

 

[txdon]

Good evening! Temp reached 80.2˚F today. Cool front blew in and will be 48˚F in the morning. Park cedarcided today.
All the live oaks in the hill country are brown after the deep freeze. They usually are green year round and in the spring form new leaves and drop their old leaves. They never have all brown leaves, but this has been an extraordinary cold February.

My Electrical power usage is from 600kwh a month (March) to 1600kwh a month (September) and cost ranges from $185.00 to $360.00 mo.
Gas - central heat, water heater and stovetop.

Buppies, thanks for calling off the Snow for Texas and I hope you have good news.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Good morning all, 35 going up to 51, sunny and melty
Was nice and slippery this morning, even the dog was sliding around.
Put in 2 new LED light fixtures downstairs. they went in pretty easy.

Buppies - No mostly more cancer ? are you ok ?

No shot still here

Have solar hot water, only works well when outside temps go up above about 70 or so

Riptides - 280K - would say you got your moneys worth- hope she can afford new car now.

Thomas - read -pickup load of grits

taxes faxed in, still have to send in paper trail.

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stay safe and be well

Costco light?

 

[buckeyefarmer]

You guys are doing a really great job ... of turning what could be a non-political discussion, political ...

Awesome ... :thumbsup:

:laughing:

Maybe I missed something? Didn’t see a single political item, and hope to keep it that way.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 52F for the start, clear, breezy. Windy, clear sky and high temp of 66F. Slow start, got fridge ready to remove from house and moved it out. Got bike ride in and very short nap. Fridge showed and installed no problems, ice maker works, will throw out ice in morning so lines have had an option to purge. Garage food in fridge, freezer stuff tomorrow.
Covid update: Cooke 3016 confirmed cases, 15 active cases, Montague 1682 confirmed cases,7 active cases, Grayson 10752 confirmed cases, 307 active cases, local 3 active cases.
Buppies sorry to hear that. hope surgery can get it all.
David those kind of lessons are expensive
Eric true of a lot of places, older buildings are nor well insulated. Neighbor across street had a pipe burst, pipes were outside the wall insulation!
Drew somehow if you wanted to you got trade vehicles without title in hand if you wanted too Missouri had it's biggest snow ever in April
Bill hope trip went well
Ron sorry about the owing money to Uncle.
Mike I think she got her money's worth on that car. :2cents:
Drew I understand sap buckets
Thomas don't get wet.
RNG nice energy recap.
Drew have fun shopping hope you were not hungry when you went
Drew there has been discussion about reactor design to use spent fuel.
RNG glad fire behaves until you could do a good soak. Hope you can make progress on gate opener.
Ken good to hear ice is melting
Billy nice bit of cleanup.
PJ how well do you handle the summers in MO, they are hotter and longer here.
Randy thanks for plane info, so true about the "greenies"
RS good job taking care of Rocky
Ted sorry about the loan payoff fiasco, when we paid off mortgage no issues and when we paid of truck and SUV no issues. Hope the staples and wound dressing came off/out ok
Drew thanks for link just amazing that kind of pic from Mars
RNG thanks for the pic, glad I was not drinking when I saw it
Dennis join the club this has been coldest snowiest winter here I have experienced in TX
Don interesting yours turned brown, Our leaves are still green, but falling making room for new leaves.
prayers for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/sister & family Covid/friend's grand baby/son&wife Covid, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Ron/hearing/son/aunt, Phil/reflux/wife's eyes, Dennis/older brother/son, Grev/wife's eye, Randy/family, Bill/DIL, Ted/knee recovery, Buppies/biopsy,and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.

 

[sodamo]

Ron thanks

Actual numbers 23.4 kwh/day for the property. 19.5kwh for our house, 3.9kwh for cottage.
Good chance will be a bit higher this year as I get the hot tub/spa back in service and bought an electronic bidet today. Willing to try it but not without heated water .

 

[sodamo]

RNG, Sodamo, you both show how incredibly expensive the capital costs are for a regular home when there is no reliable grid supply.

We only have solar panels for making hot water, all electric comes from the grid.
Our total electric consumption for the last year was 6,219 kWHr, which cost us 893 pounds (about $1,250).

How does that compare with others ?

Eric, you seem to be doing well. Our actual use last year:
Total for property = 8558.0 kwh
House = 7106.4 kwh
Cottage = 1451.6kwh

 

[sodamo]

RNG, yup, you need to get that FNDC battery monitor up and running and exercise those expensive batteries. You could comfortably set your generator/grid to kick in without worry. Did you ever get your Trimetric?

 

[sodamo]

I was an Air Traffic Controller in the army in Vietnam - 210th CAB. Our flight detachment had U21 /King Airs. Definitely a luxury ride compared to Hueys which I got to enjoy a couple times.

 

[sodamo]

Extra prayers, Buppies

 

[sodamo]

Drew, you make me smile with your debt free comment. Next month we will payoff the Ridgeline - again being debt free, but again how long

 

[sodamo]

Trip to Costco turned into a 4 figure outing, more than anticipated.

I did get 3 new batteries, even remembering to bring old cores fore exchange. Now have batteries for my diesel generator and the Craftsman mower with broken frame.

Guess it had been awhile since buying Forever stamps - almost $55.

Other big purchase, a Toto Washlet.

 

[RoyJackson]

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37 right now...dropping to the low 30's (freezing) today...and low teens tonight...also, possible snow showers during the day.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

RNG, yup, you need to get that FNDC battery monitor up and running and exercise those expensive batteries. You could comfortably set your generator/grid to kick in without worry. Did you ever get your Trimetric?

Yes. Then I misplaced it. Found it again, and I'll swing by an electrical supply house later today to pick up a short length of 1/0 cable so I can get it hooked up. I'm more than a little nervous about working inside that battery cabinet, though...

 

[ronjhall]

Coffee is done brewing. 23° with clear skies this morning. Heading to 39° with mix of sun and clouds. Feels good to have my hair cut. Do not need to keep pushing it out of my eyes. Did laundry after I got home. Need to fold and put away and take Sassy to groomer today. No other plans.
Up way to early today. May be the almost full moon.

David, took me awhile to use my Bidet. Like the warm seat, water and dryer. Still have same roll of TP on holder for a month. I feel guilty that it should be changed. :confused2:

Drew, I have been loan free for about 6 years. Good feeling. I need to figure out how to pay my 3 credit cards automatically. Then I would not have any bills to pay each month.

LS, hope you get loan people under control. Getting staples and other stuff off should help recovery a lot.

Buckeye, my current rate is $.09. It's all the add ons that raise the bill.

Buppies, prayers for a quick recovery from latest treatments.

Everyone stay healthy and safe.

Good Morning All.

 

[daugen]

good morning all.
Cool moon pic Ron. Tonight should be even better.

39 out now, going up to 46, nice sunny day.

there were a lot of different Toto Washlet models, from fairly inexpensive to very expensive.
You seem to pay more as you get more functions, like the seat warmer.