[stoney]

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Needs a new ice maker machine in the fridge, which is $350. We have hard water, so everything inevitably gets backed up irreparably. I pull showerheads to be cleaned in vinegar solution every few mos and had to replace all water valves with 90* ball jr's vs. screw handles because of buildup. Our water heater has an expected life 75% shorter if not maintained. So I'm just sitting and waiting, since it was installed in such a way that I can't get the anode out, so clearly not maintained.

I frustratingly bought it from WMT though, since it was so much less expensive (50%). First time I've bought something from them in years...

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

what occupies oldest nephews time 6 days a week

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Care to elaborate, or should we guess at what that thing does ?

 

[jonKranked]

Needs a new ice maker machine in the fridge, which is $350. We have hard water, so everything inevitably gets backed up irreparably. I pull showerheads to be cleaned in vinegar solution every few mos and had to replace all water valves with 90* ball jr's vs. screw handles because of buildup. Our water heater has an expected life 75% shorter if not maintained. So I'm just sitting and waiting, since it was installed in such a way that I can't get the anode out, so clearly not maintained.

I frustratingly bought it from WMT though, since it was so much less expensive (50%). First time I've bought something from them in years...

the whole unit might be $350, but is it actually the whole unit that needs replaced? last time ours busted it was only one subcomponent that needed replaced that I picked up for $100 and was able to make the swap myself.

also, if your water is that hard that you are replacing / repairing stuff on the regular you should absolutely install a water softener. ESPECIALLY if you are planning to get a hot tub.

 

[stoney]

Not yet. I'm still at the 'more attention/focus to get my stuff done/finish once started' point. Distraction is still there and needs overcoming, but it's easier to do so now. When I'm tired in general, it doesn't work great though; it's back to normal (vs. normal tired).

 

[gonefirefightin]

Rain

that is all

 

[Pesqueeb]

Care to elaborate, or should we guess at what that thing does ?

Clearly a time machine.

 

[stevew]

Care to elaborate, or should we guess at what that thing does ?

robototics club.... it picks up stuff/stacks it....

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Clearly a time machine.

Given it’s @stevew’s nephew, I’d say VW Microbus replicator.

 

[rideit]

Last day at the ski shop!
Wasn’t really expecting a tip this year, as I *MAYBE* worked about 15-20 hours a week. Max. But I still got a $600 cash tip for being mother-fucking awesome.
Colombian hookers n’ blow, here we come!

Hunh, ironically, that’s the price of one Ego Snowblower battery…

 

[Sandwich]

4 mo later…

 

[kidwoo]

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I found a spelling error....

 

[sunringlerider]

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You have a fuel oil furnace?

 

[Sandwich]

I found a spelling error....

Man I'm not Eirish!

I think it's an ex-team bike from these bozos: https://www.road-results.com/team/2234

 

[Sandwich]

You have a fuel oil furnace?

yes dr. science, I do

 

[jonKranked]

You have a fuel oil furnace?

sadly still very common in new england. most of the houses in my neighborhood still have oil.

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

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Congrats. Now when do you get the elongated Alien head helmet in matchy matchy color ways ?

 

[AngryMetalsmith]

Speaking of bicycles, I’m going to go ride one.

In the woods…

 

[Sandwich]

sadly still very common in new england. most of the houses in my neighborhood still have oil.

Honestly it's not the worst thing in the world. Natural gas is certainly more efficient but then you are beholden to your propane or NG vendor. Oil you can pick and choose. I'd like to add some solar panels and leverage mini splits, but I'm not thoroughly motivated to switch. I need a new roof for solar, and I have trees in the way part of the year. No natural gas in the area either, so I'd need an outdoor propane tank.

 

[Sandwich]

Needs a new ice maker machine in the fridge, which is $350. We have hard water, so everything inevitably gets backed up irreparably. I pull showerheads to be cleaned in vinegar solution every few mos and had to replace all water valves with 90* ball jr's vs. screw handles because of buildup. Our water heater has an expected life 75% shorter if not maintained. So I'm just sitting and waiting, since it was installed in such a way that I can't get the anode out, so clearly not maintained.

I frustratingly bought it from WMT though, since it was so much less expensive (50%). First time I've bought something from them in years...

I know JK posted about it above, but have you considered a water softener? Thinking about the same here, but it's like a 2-5$k price of entry, and I'm not sure it's worth it...but the hard water is a PITA.

 

[stevew]

Given it’s @stevew’s nephew, I’d say VW Microbus replicator.

snowblower....or it shorts out tesla batteries...

 

[Adventurous]

Honestly it's not the worst thing in the world. Natural gas is certainly more efficient but then you are beholden to your propane or NG vendor. Oil you can pick and choose. I'd like to add some solar panels and leverage mini splits, but I'm not thoroughly motivated to switch. I need a new roof for solar, and I have trees in the way part of the year. No natural gas in the area either, so I'd need an outdoor propane tank.

It's also a plus not being one leaking tank away from a $100K+ spill remediation or having your house condemned.

We went from an oil furnace to propane (heat < 35*F) and a heat pump (AC + heat > 35*F). Mass Save has had some pretty generous rebates for installing heat pumps, it's worth looking into especially if you don't already have AC.

 

[sunringlerider]

I know JK posted about it above, but have you considered a water softener? Thinking about the same here, but it's like a 2-5$k price of entry, and I'm not sure it's worth it...but the hard water is a PITA.

I have quite hard water (lots of iron) and have a kinetico softener. It was high dollar, but my folks have the same model and is 35 years old and still working. Worth the investment

 

[jonKranked]

I know JK posted about it above, but have you considered a water softener? Thinking about the same here, but it's like a 2-5$k price of entry, and I'm not sure it's worth it...but the hard water is a PITA.

if you're willing to do the install yourself you can get them for under $1k at home depot (start around $500). will absolutely save you money in the long run - so bust out your ///Spreadsheet @stoney

 

[Sandwich]

It's also a plus not being one leaking tank away from a $100K+ spill remediation or having your house condemned.

We went from an oil furnace to propane (heat < 35*F) and a heat pump (AC + heat > 35*F). Mass Save has had some pretty generous rebates for installing heat pumps, it's worth looking into especially if you don't already have AC.

ew what peasant can survive new england without AC???

That's true about the oil tank, but an insurance rider isn't that much money...like $100 a year, and our tank is not 70 years old.

 

[Westy]

sadly still very common in new england. most of the houses in my neighborhood still have oil.

My house had an oil furnace, also used to have a coal furnace. There is still an oil pipe that exits the foundation and I will just assume it doesn't go to a long unused tank somewhere, actually I have no idea where a tank would be, there literally isn't room for one.

I did stick a boroscope down the pipe and it is capped on the other end.

 

[jonKranked]

My house had an oil furnace, also used to have a coal furnace

i remember when i was a kid visiting my great grandfather in west virginia his house still had a coal furnace. this was probably around 1990? i remember a giant ass pile of coal in the coal cellar too.

 

[pigboy]

what is that, steve?

it looks like a high school battle bot

the guy with the green t-shirt appears to be in a high school team called Omega Bytes.

Omegabytes - 2023

Grab-A-Byte 2023: Energize

sites.google.com

using the number on the bot we can locate the nephew's team https://py2.thebluealliance.com/team/4935/2023

 

[Westy]

i remember when i was a kid visiting my great grandfather in west virginia his house still had a coal furnace. this was probably around 1990? i remember a giant ass pile of coal in the coal cellar too.

I can find bits of coal in the yard where the coal shute used to be. My Grandfather had a coal delivery service when he was young. He decided to hold on to his old Diamond T Dump Truck. No one knew he still has it until after he died and we found it buried under junk in a outbuilding.

 

[jonKranked]

I can find bits of coal in the yard where the coal shute used to be. My Grandfather had a coal delivery service when he was young. He decided to hold on to his old Diamond T Dump Truck. No one knew he still has it until after he died and we found it buried under junk in a outbuilding.

yea, my ggf was a coal miner and subsistence farmer. the stuff that's still in his barn is a time capsule.

 

[slyfink]

We have told Hilarie that she's entering memory care. She is understandably unhappy.

Damn John, after all those years together I'm sure making that decision was really hard on you. Lets hope it helps Hillary.

We're both emotionally fucked up regarding this. The transition is necessary.

Sorry to hear this JBP... good luck.

Dr increased my ADHD drugs by 50%, since current prescription fades off around noon currently. The goal is to get me through the early evening so that I can work through the day then check out.

Not yet. I'm still at the 'more attention/focus to get my stuff done/finish once started' point. Distraction is still there and needs overcoming, but it's easier to do so now. When I'm tired in general, it doesn't work great though; it's back to normal (vs. normal tired).

I have two comments:
1) ironically, with properly AD(H)D people, the drugs have the opposite effect as you go up in dose. We eventually hit a dose with my youngest where he was like a zombie... it's one of the saddest things in life to see a little boy full of life reduced to a amorphous lump wandering around aimlessly. So we backed it off from there. He's his normal happy self, but able to sit still and listen to instructions...

2) beware of the "come down" from the meds, it is very real. All of a sudden tempers flare, and people are cranky AF, and you don't really know what's going on. You have to pinpoint the time, and remember to be kind to each other... There's three of us in our household that come down in a roughly 2-hour window. Many fighting matches have ensued...

sadly still very common in new england. most of the houses in my neighborhood still have oil.

was going to say... is a heat exchanger an option?

It's also a plus not being one leaking tank away from a $100K+ spill remediation or having your house condemned.

We went from an oil furnace to propane (heat < 35*F) and a heat pump (AC + heat > 35*F). Mass Save has had some pretty generous rebates for installing heat pumps, it's worth looking into especially if you don't already have AC.

 

[jonKranked]

was going to say... is a heat exchanger an option?

you mean heat pump?

 

[slyfink]

you mean heat pump?

yes. that's what I meant. and air to air heat exchanger. ie. a heat pump...

 

[jonKranked]

yes. that's what I meant. and air to air heat exchanger. ie. a heat pump...

yes. that's what we have.

 

[jimmydean]

I just got a letter from my previous employer. Due to the data breach and/or ransomware attack, the wife and I get Equifax identity theft protection free for 2 years.

 

[slyfink]

yes. that's what we have.

I just realized I skipped (or rather skimmed over) a few posts... reading is phundamental amirite?!

anyways... how long have you had it and are you happy with it? if I'm not mistaken you're in a area that gets occasional power outages. Has that been a problem at all?

 

[jonKranked]

I just realized I skipped (or rather skimmed over) a few posts... reading is phundamental amirite?!

no, i had just been pointing out that they are still common in this region. in fact, our house had been oil up until a few years before we bought it. many of our neighbors are still stuck on oil, since our street doesn't have NG.

 

[jstuhlman]

jeezus. dude i visited had a 1000 acre farm in the hills off the blue ridge parkway, roaring gap area. he took me on a tour of the property. all i could think about was all the trails that could be built there...

parent's house in maine is oil heated. as was the one i grew up in in connecticut.

 

[boostindoubles]

sadly still very common in new england. most of the houses in my neighborhood still have oil.

Around these parts an oil tank in the basememt is a no-go anymore. You can burn off whats in the tank but they wont fill em. Its aginst the law!

 

[johnbryanpeters]

sadly still very common in new england. most of the houses in my neighborhood still have oil.

As do we, with tank, replaced last year, in basement.

 

[boostindoubles]

I was out in the sticks fixing broken ammonia detector crap and missed lunch. Was forced to improvise by scavenging apples and dried apricots.