Damp and hot. Like yesterday. For the next few days too.
Did my pickups, and loaded a bunch of stuff from deep storage. Did stuff around the house. Cut the grass. More sweating. Finally showered, dried off, and sat down.
Today is Father’s Day and I have plans. Don’t know if I will get to them. But I intend to let the kids celebrate ME today.
And I’ll celebrate my dad, who taught me more than I can say.
Little did I know that I was stacking up love, and life lessons.
nick
Two Thumbs Up.
And First Post.
I have two Apple laptops purchased as refurbs, including my 13″ M1 MacBook Pro.
If I buy the hardware as a gift for my wife, I buy new, but ,save for one screw not being flush to Apple standards on the other machine, a 2012 15″ MacBook Pro, I’ve never seen any difference between retail and refurb.
Waiting to make an exchange at Best Buy after Christmas one year, I watched a guy return an Intel MacBook Air machine simply because he didn’t like the experience. I doubt he’s been the only refund for satisfaction reasons.
The Air used to be a step below the Pro, but, with Apple Silicon, with the machine connected to a USB-C dock, using the machines through the external keyboard/mouse/monitor, I’d be hard pressed to tell you the difference between the current “entry level” M1 Air and my 13″ M1 MacBook Pro.
With my primary desktop, I wanted just enough of an upgrade to play with Docker for Windows and the ability to add a bunch of memory if necessary.
As is, I maxed the memory on the new motherboard. Any more, and I’d lower the clock speed.
Of course, “Starcraft II” loads much faster. Quicken is just as slow, however, which is surprising.
Intuit decided to become a “cloud” company with Mail Chimp – Hot Skillz! – and Quicken was shoved out the door to private equity.
BTW, I can’t comment on anything regarding my current employer’s consumer products without a bunch of hashtags and a disclaimer. I can say that I build my own desktop machines and will continue to do so.
Happy Father’s Day to you Mother….
@Ken Mitchell
“If anybody gets a chance to visit the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola Naval Air Station. FL, the snack bar is called the “Cubi Point Bar”. MANY of the tables are heavily decorated and decoupaged with squadron plaques and patches, and we sat at many of those tables way back when.”
I went to the museum some years ago, but didn’t know about the snack bar. Had a very short time frame before the meeting so it would have been frustrating to know and not have the time.
Thanks for your service, Ken.
Illinois struggles with ballooning cost of healthcare for illegal immigrants, estimate passes $1 billion
https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2023/06/17/illinois-struggles-with-ballooning-cost-of-healthcare-for-illegal-immigrants-estimate-passes-1-billion-n558688
Expected cost for Illinois’ noncitizen health care program grows to $1.1 billion
“The administration also estimated the current-year expenditures for the program at $220 million, but it has cost over $400 million thus far with two months to go in the fiscal year.”
Illinois will freeze enrollment for noncitizen health care program
“Beginning July 1, the HBIA program, for people between the ages of 42 to 64, will not take new enrollees. HFS said it would also close enrollment before July 1 if the number of individuals enrolled in the program reaches 16,500…”
The two quotes without links are quotes from within the top article, which is pulling from multiple articles.
It sounds like they budgeted $220 million, it’s nearly doubled at the ten month mark, and the new projection is $1.1 billion. It also sounds like enrollment is less than 16,500.
$220 million / 16,500 = $13,300 per enrollee.
At $1.1 billion (5X), that’s $66,500 per enrollee.
But fear not, they’re going to collect a few co-pays.
The Democratic Party is a disease.
Armed IRS Agents Shut Down Montana Gun Store in a ‘Soviet-style Intimidation’ Raid
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2023/06/17/it-begins-armed-irs-agents-swarm-colorado-gun-shop-n2624634
Watch: UN Chief claims fossil fuels are ‘incompatible with human survival’
https://wattsupwiththat.com/2023/06/18/watch-un-chief-claims-fossil-fuels-are-incompatible-with-human-survival/
Fat bastard flies in private jets and consumes more fossil fuels than 1000 average people. He’s 70 pounds overweight and keeps it there by consuming massive amounts of top-grade beef, with a good portion of it probably Kobe. Before he got the top job he was High Commissioner for Refugees for ten years, keeping the lid on the UN’s rape of children in Haiti.
On Father’s Day, a Modest Proposal
Turn it off and complain.
Fathers have been under attack for decades. The ways are myriad, but the specific target here is the portrayal of fathers in the media.
We’ve gone from the strong fathers of the 1950’s movies and tv shows to the hapless buffoon’s of the present. It’s all arguably part of a coordinated campaign to destroy the family and make children chattel’s of the state, but the media, is vulnerable to push back through advertising dollars.
So today at least, if you see a father marginalized by being portrayed as some kind of idiot that has to be worked around and lied to for his own good, who’s the obstacle to getting things done, who’s mostly clueless and outshined by his brilliant children and ultra-capable wife, just say no. Turn it off. Make note of who is sponsoring the drek and write them an email. Ask the president of the company if he’s a dimwit and his wife and children have to remind him to breathe. If it’s one of those home improvement companies that targets the wife to keep the caulking gun out of her husband’s hands, call them and give them an earful.
Cancel the Disney Plus.
This is the time to do it. The Mouse is down, but that is only temporary. Once Burbank amputates and sells whatever is needed to pay off Comcast, they will go back to what hasn’t been working for the last decade or more.
Rats survive.
Happy Father’s day to all. I still think it us worth the pain and incredible expense of raising young un’s. I am 62 and still enjoy hanging with my parents. They are in their middle 80s and dad refuses to slow down.
I am spending the weekend with them in Port Lavaca, Texas. They bought an old house on Lavaca Bay that had been abandoned for a couple of years in 1986 for a pittance. They just fix what they need to and watch the waves roll by all the time as they are 100 feet from the water and 25 feet above it.
It is 85 F here with 85 % humidity at 9am. Probably going to hit 92 F or so with 90% humidity here as the high temperature is moderated by the bay.
We are going to church, eating out, and going to watch the sorry Astros lose to the Reds again on TV before I go home this afternoon. These are definitely the “good old days”.
Found out from mom that my oldest cousin just hit 95. I have not seen him since 2008. Mom said he does not get out much now. His wife is 94. People sure do live a lot longer now. He is a big guy, 6’5″ and 250 lbs. He had a quadruple bypass 20 years ago and that really invigorated him.
Sunny and hot today. I had a nice late start today. Spent about an hour dozing, dreaming about how I’ll do the excavating and earthmoving next week. Clearly I have some anxiety about that…
The war on dads is just part of the bigger war on men, and has been going on in the media for a long time. And the courts. And the institutions.
N
added – 92F in the shade and gusty
“The cows”. ‘Tis a silly name.
Nice day in the Berlin area. Went to a small lake with a beach to fly the hosts drone. Had to walk some distance to find a clear area. The drone is amazing. The image quality is impressive along with the stability.
We did pass the clothing optional beach, separated from the regular beach by some flora and fauna. That did not seem to matter to some who stripped off their tops on the beach to replace with a bra and a top. European, what can I say. They think differently and I really don’t think it is wrong, incorrect, bad, etc. People in the U.S. have long been too modest and closed minded. Men can go bare chest, why not women.
Of course there is the argument that some breasts, men and women, should never be exposed. I think I can put myself in that category.
Good dinner. Now for a good night’s sleep and wait for the 04:30 sun rise. Ugh.
50th parallel. No DST “Spring Forward”.
You’re getting the worst of it now. Unfortunately, the sunrise time won’t start getting better for a few weeks.
I get to roadtrip to Nashville in a few weeks to pick up a car. Unfortunately, I won’t get any closer to finishing our abbreviated road trip for a few years. Fly up, drive back, less than 48 hours.
I still get to pack a suitcase of cr*p to unload at McKay’s. I only need jammies and a toothbrush.
wrt Costco and Dell, I detailed some of the differences here when I decided to upgrade. There were several places they saved money, mostly in potential for upgrading.
IIRC there was only one SATA port on the MB, no extra power taps for drives, no mounting positions for extra drives, and other minor things like that- minimum available slots was another. I was able to work around most of it. Most people never upgrade so it’s probably worth it to have the choice.
The TVs they sell are subsidized by the spyware “smart” features, but are also built to minimum standards. Internally the boards are thinner, the traces narrower, the connectors cheaper, and I’m sure the components are minimum spec. They do not last as long as they should. That can be mitigated by buying the very cheap insurance.
n
“Cancel the Disney Plus.”
The whut?
Cut the cable years ago.
And for the record, Dish Network are thieves and I have the receipts to prove it.
D1 is listening to Rod Steward’s “Maggie”, unironically. Everything old is new again.
n
When she gets to Mandy, the conversion will be complete young Jedi.
The streaming service. Right now.
Starve the beast at least through the end of the year.
Wanna feel old? Manilow turned 80 yesterday.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/least-20-shot-1-fatally-illegal-street-takeover-near-chicago
Of course other news outlets chose to emphasize different aspects, you gotta scroll for a bit before finding out that the hundreds gathered for a Juneteeth celebration were just morons participating in a street ‘takeover’.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12207611/Multiple-people-shot-Illinois-shopping-mall.html
Just another weekend in Chicongo really. Avoid certain people and where they gather.
n
Heh. I resemble that!
Someone (John Vigor?) once wrote about overnighting at a nudist marina. The crew was looking forward to daylight. Which unveiled a crew of mixed-sex Germans the next slip over, none under 70, none under 100kg…
@jenny, check your email!
n
26th post 🙂
And Happy Father’s Day to all the dads here – enjoy the day!
>> A better option is the Apple refurbished store. Full warranty, fully checked, look exactly like new, at a discount. Such discount not much but money can be saved.
I’ve had good luck with the Lenovo Outlet store. Mix of new and refurb, laptops and desktops. Have yet to see a refurb that didn’t look brand new. A lot of turnover so don’t hesitate too long if you see something you like.
The fireworks stands have been moved into place in Round Rock but not open for business today. I wonder if they will be open tomorrow.
I thought the law was 10 days out from Jan. 1st and July 4th, but has that changed now that we have the alternative 4th of July?
>> Of course there is the argument that some breasts, men and women, should never be exposed. I think I can put myself in that category.
Argh…somebody please pass the ‘brain bleach.’
>> Of course other news outlets chose to emphasize different aspects, you gotta scroll for a bit before finding out that the hundreds gathered for a Juneteeth celebration were just morons participating in a street ‘takeover’.
“teeth” or no teeth, highly unlikely that more than a handful of the morons knows what the relevance of the 19th is.
Marketing email from PetSmart today promoting “Pride” gear for your dog. Uhh, I think not, besides, our mutts are busy chugging their Heineken 0.0s
Link for the really curious: https://www.petsmart.com/featured-shops/pride-shop/dog/
Fat bastard flies in private jets and consumes more fossil fuels than 1000 average people. He’s 70 pounds overweight and keeps it there by consuming massive amounts of top-grade beef, with a good portion of it probably Kobe. Before he got the top job he was High Commissioner for Refugees for ten years, keeping the lid on the UN’s rape of children in Haiti.
Someday, maybe soon, UN officials will be using children for footstools. If your country is not compliant with the UN programs, your children will be seized and made examples of.
“Someday, maybe soon, UN officials will be using children for footstools. If your country is not compliant with the UN programs, your children will be seized and made examples of.”
Any UN operatives found in the area will be summarily converted to biofuel.
104f on one side of the house. 101f on another side. Sunny with a trace of humidity haze. There was a breeze this morning, enough to make the wind chimes noisy but now, nothing. You know it’s hot when the outside cats are panting.
Buddy the Beagle wanted a walk about an hour ago. Pee, eat some grass, pee again, eat more grass, do a #2 and pee again. This was all in the shade. He thought he wanted to wander around but decided after a few minutes in the sun “I’m going inside right now”. Penny was waiting at the door.
Yeah, they might be somewhat spoiled.
I am watching vids to learn about earthmoving and hiding from the heat. Was 102F in the shade last time I looked, and opening the door was like looking into the oven.
n
Running the sprinklers. Grass is crunchy and no rain in the forecast. First time this year.
Re-baited the rat poison boxes. I overlooked the small buckets of bait when I was looking for them the other day. Today I saw them, right where I expected them to be. But this time I wasn’t looking for a 5 gal bucket, just a white bucket. D’oh.
Between the poison and the cleaned up area I’m hoping the rats go away or die, die, die.
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family is supposed to take me to dinner tonight… I’m the only one ready so far though.
n
‘Experts’ Are Now Beginning to Express Regrets over Fauci’s Dreadful Handling of Covid
https://legalinsurrection.com/2023/06/experts-are-now-beginning-to-express-regrets-over-faucis-dreadful-handling-of-covid/
Dr. Garry needs a few years in prison to study English. I volunteer to help with his cellmate selection.
Fauci and Daszak should be on the fence for the crows, along with as many bureaucrats are necessary to inculcate a strict sense of originalism in the interpretation of what “gain of function” means.
Congress needs to shut down NIH funding of foreign research. We spent all the money for the next millenium funding the treatments for the Chinese bioweapon and giving them away to other countries.
Five Dead [In Minneapolis], Democrats to Blame
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2023/06/five-dead-democrats-to-blame.php
Let me guess: This p.o.s. either has no job that would support purchase of such a vehicle, or has a nepotic position in government for which he is unqualified but nonetheless gets paid an obscene amount of money or has a position in his daddy’s current grift. Or maybe he was driving his daddy’s vehicle.
I have an idea. When I lived in Austin with city water the faucets and such did not lime up.
There were a few times while watering plants that the a/c turned on and I sprayed water on the coils which made mist above the unit. Thing is though, the house really cooled off. That was with city water warm enough to wash yourself off from a garden hose after mowing the yard.
What about some “patio mister” stuff that didn’t exist as far as I know 30 years ago and you get a valve, like a fill valve for a washing machine or a dishwasher, tie that some way into the compressor’s fan power circuit and mist the coils? Don’t spray the coils directly, spray the area so the fan pulls the misted air through the coils. Mount the misters to the compressor, near the ground, and spray outward and upward (’cause gravity).
Sure, you’ll need to find a balance between “this works pretty good” and “yeah, this sucks we got a mud puddle here” for the number of mister nozzles.
And then, if you have a heatpump, you can have some fun. Have the misters run when the air temp is cooler than the water temp while running the system for heat.
Just an idea. Not saying it’s a good idea because I reckon if it really was a good idea, some a/c company would already be selling a misting system.
Well. the dogs are acting like they expect their supper Real Soon. I’d best get to it. ….
Added: It hit 106f this fine sunny day and my heatpump is keeping the house at 78f. And not running all that much. Insulated windows make a difference. Sealing up the various holes in the walls, like the adjustment slots in recessed lights, helps a lot. And then there is the roof I have… 106 outside and 97 in the attic.
I’ve seen folks that speak no English beyond Yes and Thank You pay for a huge cart of groceries with their EBT / Food Stamp card driving Cadillac Escalades.
Ultimately, what happened was Trump’s call, and he lost his nerve in the face of “The Science”.
The Pandemic Kabuki failed in the sense that a statistically significant portion of the population still belongs to the control group in any mRNA tech evaluation at the FDA.
>> Grass is crunchy
Breakfast of Post-Apocalyptic Champions
>> family is supposed to take me to dinner tonight… I’m the only one ready so far though.
You can always stay home and enjoy, ahem, breakfast for dinner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLSsswr6z9Y
>> I’ve seen folks that speak no English beyond Yes and Thank You pay for a huge cart of groceries with their EBT / Food Stamp card driving Cadillac Escalades.
Escalade only because the F&I guy at the BMW dealership couldn’t get creative enough to put them behind the wheel of a genuine “GGG.”
Spin windmills spin…
City of Houston under an excessive heat warning for the first time in 7 years
https://news.yahoo.com/texas-grid-braces-record-power-184944017.html
Similar to the Feb. 2021 freeze, no one has even pretended to work in any level of government since noon on Thursday.
I had a doctor’s appointment in Downtown Austin on Thursday morning, and the entire place was more of a ghost town than typical post-pandemic “normal”.
BTW, no masks at my GP’s office anymore. Apparently some kind of house cleaning took place in the clerical staff. Again.
@paul
re: misters
They’ve been around for a while. I think the first time I ran into them was on buildings in Las Vegas about 30 years ago. Generally 8-10 feet off the ground at the edge of the building overhang around the entrance. Cooled the area by evaporation and in the dry air not a drop hit the ground. I’ve installed area systems for several friends during heat waves. One system for a large restaurant patio consumed 80-100 gallons of water in 8 hours, but got a lot of business as the word got out.
A refrigerator/air conditioner uses a “working fluid” aka refrigerant to move heat from one place to another. Heat is absorbed by the evaporator when the fluid changes from liquid to gas. the gas is compressed and goes to the condenser, where heat is released and the gas changes to liquid. Rinse and repeat. All of that takes placed in a closed system, and the efficiency and capacity depends on the temperatures at both sides. Note that the system cares little for the relative humidity on the condenser side.
When you cool the area around the condenser the system can move more heat. If the relative humidity is low the water evaporates completely, the air temperature drops, and the delta T between the refrigerant in the coils and the air increases, facilitating the heat transfer.
It helps to know some basic properties of water:
https://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/water-thermal-properties-d_162.html
Water has three phases: solid, liquid and gas. Compare the heat of vaporization, heat of melting, and the specific heats (the heat it takes to change the temperature of the three phases)
Heat required to vaporize water>>heat to melt ice>>heat to change water temperature 25 °F
In BTU/lb:
970>>144>>25
So the phase change from liquid to vapor absorbs a lot of heat, much more than heating water a few degrees from ground to air, or even the full range from freezing to boiling.
A lot of fussy details, the largest of which is you don’t want to foul the air side of the coils with hard water deposits or your heat transfer heads south quick. But using a mister to drop the air temp in the vicinity of the condenser can make sense depending on relative humidity and price of water and how hard the ac is working. Worth playing with.
(Note that refrigeration systems are rated at tons per hour, which refers to the amount of heat they remove converted to the amount of ice they could theoretically make.)
“Have the misters run when the air temp is cooler than the water temp while running the system for heat.”
You’re going the wrong way here. If you evaporate the water you remove heat from the air, the local air temp will drop and make it harder to transfer heat from the outside. If the water temperature is warmer than the air temperature then drawing heat from the water could make sense, but that would need a system designed for that purpose.
Hope this makes sense.
@Lynn–check my work
@Greg Norton
“Ultimately, what happened was Trump’s call, and he lost his nerve in the face of “The Science”.”
Yes, technically correct. But practically? Trump has no background in science, much less medicine. He has to rely on trusted experts in those areas, just as he has no background in surveying and has to rely on experts when he does a real estate deal, only worse.
Trump wasn’t expected to win the election and as a political outsider he had enough problems getting staff positions filled, particularly with the sabotaging that the Bushies and the rest were doing. I don’t recall anyone in late 2016 making loud noises about his need for good advisors in viruses.
Fauci screwed up the AIDS response, was proclaimed a hero, and was kept on for eight years of Bush and eight years of Obama. The evidence that should have gotten him canned was available, but the pols weren’t willing to see it. So blame it on Trump, but Fauci should not have been in position to screw us again.
Saying “he lost his nerve in the face of “The Science”.” implies that he had an alternative basis for decision making. I’ve yet to see a persuasive argument that there was one. Ouija Board? The spirit of Richard Feynman? There’s not a one of the living former presidents of the United States that tried in four years to give Trump any advice, excepting public chiding.
Compare and contrast with some of the great 21st century decisions made by Bush and Obama and Biden, who did have the help of lots of experts and support from their political parties. Bush managed to give us Iraq War II aka “WMD, WMD, Where Are You?” or “The Yellowcake Pattycake”. Obama managed to screw up the recovery, lie about every aspect of Obamacare, and reverse decades of progress on race relations. Biden’s hidden handlers put the economy in the hands of Jane “Plastic Spine” Yellen–it’s doubtful FJB could sit down in a cabinet meeting and name the people at the table.
“The Science”? How about going to the moon in the 1960’s vs. the 2020’s? What kind of science are we using, anyway?
And since I haven’t mentioned it for a while, one of the biggest failures of nerve in the history of the U.S.A. was the refusal of NASA to even look for wing damage to Columbia before crossing their fingers and trying re-entry. Yeah, “they couldn’t have fixed it anyway”. Yeah, the decision tree if they found damage was horrible. But, yeah, what a great day it would have been if the crew had rebelled and sent the message: “Houston. About that decision not to look. We took a vote and decided that we want to know. We’re going to do an EVA and assess the damage.”
Re Misters:
My PTAC heat pumps catches the water that condenses out of the interior (few chemicals in this water) and directs some of it to blow across the coils. Seems to do what you suggest.
I’m in Alabama so lots of humidity here.
A lot of fussy details, the largest of which is you don’t want to foul the air side of the coils with hard water deposits or your heat transfer heads south quick. But using a mister to drop the air temp in the vicinity of the condenser can make sense depending on relative humidity and price of water and how hard the ac is working. Worth playing with.
Yes, any water not processed by a reverse osmosis system will leave deposits on the heat exchanger. Even RO water will eventually deposit onto the heat exchanger. Even water further processed with a mixed bed cation / anion system will still leave deposits. You would not believe how many heat exchangers that I have cleaned with citric acids and 98% molar sulfuric acid to get rid of the mineral deposits.
Yup, this is what my software does with hundreds of refrigerants including my favorites, propane and CO2. Your numbers look good without a detailed look.
We used to use demineralized water to lower the inlet temperature for our gas turbines from 100+ F to 65 F. We got a twofer, lower inlet temperature and more mass (gas turbines love mass, more mass means harder firing and lower combustion temperatures). We had to clean the gas turbine compressor blades with walnut shells every month or so to remove the mineral deposits.
The giant a/c systems for commercial buildings use water for just that purpose. Lynn has previously explained the chemistry and why this is hard to keep from destroying your system. I know the water trade magazine I used to get featured articles about cooling water chemistry frequently, so it must be an ongoing issue.
Sometimes, usually in fact, you don’t need that last 3% * of efficiency… sometimes you do and it’s worth the money and hassle…
n
*swag
n
You mentioned the walnut shells before. What gets me is, who first thought of dropping walnut shells on a multimillion-dollar, precision-engineered piece of equipment? And what other snack detritus did they try before finding walnut shells?
What I meant by “The Science” was Fauci, who was busy playing an CYA game, which was obvious to anyone paying attention.
Regardless, the buck stopped with Trump. He was elected in 2016 to put a stop to exactly the kind of nonsense that surrounded the decision to turn Covid into Pandemic Kabuki, and the Orange Man dropped the ball.
“Regardless, the buck stopped with Trump. He was elected in 2016 to put a stop to exactly the kind of nonsense that surrounded the decision to turn Covid into Pandemic Kabuki, and the Orange Man dropped the ball.”
Yup. Anything less than 100% is totally unacceptable.
Biden + Deep State + MSM >>>> Trump – Deep State – MSM
Raw Carrot + Deep State + MSM >>>> George Washington – Deep State – MSM
Better to just give up and submit to the serf collar.
@SteveF
The first “eureka!” was Coke–too expensive.
The second “eureka!” was the filling from 20-year-old Twinkies recovered from the landfill that the local Hostess bakery used. Disappeared in a white cloud and left the tubes sparkly. They were having success with the artificial aging experiments when they discovered that the downwind population for three miles was mysteriously gaining weight equivalent of an extra 190 calories per day, and insulin use had doubled.
I’m still jab free.
Never had it. Never will.
We’ll see who rusts first.
I can’t find a link to the proper clip featuring Simon Jones delivering the line.
https://www.getyarn.io/yarn-clip/81fea2de-00ba-4774-9fdd-2cda849c8bdf
And which my anal orifice can easily separate making it the smartest muscle in the body.
Sometimes, usually in fact, you don’t need that last 3% * of efficiency… sometimes you do and it’s worth the money and hassle…
It is generally an increase of system efficiency from 80% to 90% if you can capture the latent heat of the water being condensed in the system. SWAG.
And don’t lecture me about being fitted for a serf collar if you have even one mask at home or in the car.
Off to Haltern today. Six hour train journey with only one change to the regional train. Needed to pick a train journey with lower demand. Leaving earlier or later and DB says there is high demand. Whether that is in 2nd class, 1st class or both I don’t know. The locals seem to think that it mostly applies to 2nd class.
DB is strange in the location of the 1st class coaches. Sometimes they are in the front of the train. Sometimes they are in the back of the train. The strange one is where two trains are coupled together and the 1st class coaches are in the middle of the connection, the back of one train and the front of another.
Haltern is our last major stop on this long trip, as in many days trip. From Haltern we travel to the Frankfurt airport for the night for our trip home. We are staying at the airport as I really don’t trust DB to get us to the airport on time.
I will pick up about six kilos of Gummy Bears while in Haltern. The ones here are fresher and taste better. The formulation is a little different for the product shipped to the U.S., as in more sugar. The six kilos will give customs and immigration some concern as I wouldn’t be surprised to have one or two of the little buggers tested. I do keep the packages sealed as they come from the factory.
@lynn, if it’s 80% then I guess the only thing keeping ordinary folks from doing it is that energy is still relatively cheap??
ie for most users even 80% boost doesn’t outweigh the costs.
n
You mentioned the walnut shells before. What gets me is, who first thought of dropping walnut shells on a multimillion-dollar, precision-engineered piece of equipment? And what other snack detritus did they try before finding walnut shells?
The first gas turbines were installed in California. Walnuts are grown in California. You know what Californians are like, they do all kinds of crazy things.
Seriously though, I have seen the list of experiments. About a thousand items were tried before finding walnuts were the best compromise.
@lynn, if it’s 80% then I guess the only thing keeping ordinary folks from doing it is that energy is still relatively cheap??
ie for most users even 80% boost doesn’t outweigh the costs.
All of the window units now dump the condensed water on the heat exchanger.
I do not have a clue about the ductless units but I would not be surprised since they are claiming 20+ SEER now.
I highly doubt it for the whole house or zoned systems.
BTW, Texas has cheap electricity at the average of around 12 c/kwh. Many of the states are approaching 20 c/kwh. California is 25 c/kwh with San Diego at 30 c/kwh. Hawaii is 45 c/kwh. All of these numbers are SWAG.
Ultimately, what happened was Trump’s call, and he lost his nerve in the face of “The Science”.
Trump was lied to and he trusted the scientists. Who is the shame on ? Trump was out of office less than a year after the “pandemic” started really rolling in March 2020. Bite Me walked into multiple programs running plans developed by Trump’s people and just continued the process, also taking credit for the entire world not dying.
I still think that the Koof pandemic was a conspiracy between China and the dumbrocrats that backfired on them.
BTW, people did die with the Koof, a million of them in the USA. And the government statisticians and doctors said that people were dying of the Koof. We did not know that they were lying at the time.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
@Lynn:
I just looked up a recent ‘leccy bill. 64.4p/kWh, less “government help with bill” of 31.8p/kWh, for a net charge of £341 approx. for a month. Just ’leccy, there’s gas as well (we’re “dual-fuel”, as are many households in UK) so we pay more ffor energy than even Cali.
And yes, we don’t try to minimise consumption.
G.
>> The first “eureka!” was Coke–too expensive.
Only $1.99 for two liters at Target.,