oh, I'm not buying one. just got an ad for it on Facebook, am bored at work, so decided to run some numbers to quantify how bad the decisions of the prior owners were.
answer: bad
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answer: bad
Got a Turo reservation for Aug 30-Sep 1. Shall report how that goes, naturally
Dropped a refundable $100 for this. Assuming their timing doesn't slip this is too early for Project Land Cruiser replacement, but to get news and access to test drive events in the meantime seems worth the minimal lost interest on that $100.
Re charging it: I think it'd be kosher to overload the new 100A subpanel with a 100A breaker for an 80A outdoor EVSE and the 50A breaker for the hot tub. If somehow the constant loads did trip it consistently then I could stagger the hot tub heater and EVSE charging timing without too much fuss—all done in phone apps these days.
Any of these—or a theoretical 2026+ 2nd gen Lightning—would be "live permanently outside on the driveway" size vehicles. which would actually make day to day bike-parking access from the garage easier for my routine commute. for hail I have insurance, and charging would actually be easy with that 100A line I'm having dropped soon.
with a 229 kWh pack and high energy consumption per mile one would really need such a fast EVSE to keep it topped up. 19.2 kW + charging inefficiency would mean 13+ hours from empty to full, double that for the current roster of 40A EVSE within my garage.
Dropped a refundable $100 for this. Assuming their timing doesn't slip this is too early for Project Land Cruiser replacement, but to get news and access to test drive events in the meantime seems worth the minimal lost interest on that $100.
Re charging it: I think it'd be kosher to overload the new 100A subpanel with a 100A breaker for an 80A outdoor EVSE and the 50A breaker for the hot tub. If somehow the constant loads did trip it consistently then I could stagger the hot tub heater and EVSE charging timing without too much fuss—all done in phone apps these days.
Lawn is no more alive looking but at least looks watered now after two morning manual deep soak runs
replaced all 7 smoke/CO detectors as one (at 8.5 years in this house) was still beeping after a new battery. They’re also hardwired and linked. Anyway, nominal service life is 10 years so it was due.
new Kidde pinout is the same but the lateral flange on the old isn’t there any more, so I had to swap the connectors—3 wire nuts up in the box so not bad except for working above one’s head. I replaced the base plates as well: might have worked but as the screw spacing was unchanged was trivial
First time back on a real bike today. 2 weeks since my meniscus repair. Felt fine. Went at kid pace so nothing strenuous, and even stood up a bit and that was ok as well.
at the end of the ride finally graduated Yuna from her 20” wheeled bike to the 24” fat tired REI one. She fits with the dropper halfway down so will just ride it as if there’s no dropper.
replaced all 7 smoke/CO detectors as one (at 8.5 years in this house) was still beeping after a new battery. They’re also hardwired and linked. Anyway, nominal service life is 10 years so it was due.
new Kidde pinout is the same but the lateral flange on the old isn’t there any more, so I had to swap the connectors—3 wire nuts up in the box so not bad except for working above one’s head. I replaced the base plates as well: might have worked but as the screw spacing was unchanged was trivial
First time back on a real bike today. 2 weeks since my meniscus repair. Felt fine. Went at kid pace so nothing strenuous, and even stood up a bit and that was ok as well.
at the end of the ride finally graduated Yuna from her 20” wheeled bike to the 24” fat tired REI one. She fits with the dropper halfway down so will just ride it as if there’s no dropper.
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Hoping there's lots of rain out by your mountain haus this week to get that fire out. Way too much beetle kill for something to get going out there...
The astute reader will recall my toils and travails trying to get the pesky XC40 registered back in 2018. With that as context:
This delay appears to be on the DMV’s end, and getting a 60 day second temp tag mailed to me is the best solution for now. No time wasted on my part vs numerous waits at the DMV and contacting Volvo with the prior experience
This delay appears to be on the DMV’s end, and getting a 60 day second temp tag mailed to me is the best solution for now. No time wasted on my part vs numerous waits at the DMV and contacting Volvo with the prior experience
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too many facepalms to summarize
www.insider.com
A 22-year-old told Caleb Hammer he's considering signing up for a third car loan to get a Tesla despite owing $53,000 already
Daniel, 22, told the host of podcast "Financial Audit" that he had his own car, one for his mom, and was thinking of getting a third.
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" "Right now I'm not thinking of 'what ifs'," Daniel said, adding that he lives "day by day" and tries not to stress about the future."too many facepalms to summarize
A 22-year-old told Caleb Hammer he's considering signing up for a third car loan to get a Tesla despite owing $53,000 already
Daniel, 22, told the host of podcast "Financial Audit" that he had his own car, one for his mom, and was thinking of getting a third.
got a quote for the ~400 sq ft patch that won't be covered by the pad. $10.9k all in
yeah, nah
I think our feed is 200A after reading that that's standard for 40 slot panels
I also read that overloading is kosher, to something like 150%. relevant (didn't watch past 2 sec but seems to be right on point)
Cabinet renderings from our designer, for the mountain house. We asked to axe the stupid little shelf and single upper cabinet over the coffee bar area.
Also note that the view out the big window there with the little bench area thing is of our ill-tempered neighbor. And then the mountains beyond that.
Story time, Unca' Toshi??
the one who was very upset over the whole swallow deal, who then pestered the remediation workers to do his house, etc.
(they didn't)
Oh... the swallow ordeal. Are those bugs sorted yet?
I don't know. Haven't been up since demolition started and I'd bug bombed the place twice + having the attic professionally fumigated on top of that. On the other hand, haven't heard complaints from the workers relayed through our contacts, either.
so maybe?
Overloading ain't kosher in that one does not pull more than 200 Amperes total from a 200 A panel, ideally less that 160 Amperes.
but it is in that most of the circuits aren't pulling their rated load most of the time, no?
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any of y'all lawn-having peoples reseeded with some clover added?
www.housebythebaydesign.com
How to Reseed Your Lawn with Grass and MicroClover
After our sod died we reseeded our lawn with a grass and clover mix that has held up great. Here is the step-by-step process we followed to do it!
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we've got a ton of extra moonlighting hours this month up for grabs: short staffed due to vacations and having two new hires starting August.
long and short of it is that I might gross $27k in moonlighting alone for the month (pre-tax, hmph). and I shall try and work as many of those hours as I can: WFH, at my own leisure/working around kid bedtimes/dinner/etc.
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edit for updated number as more hours yet available now.
edit 2: ended up at a touch over $28k.
long and short of it is that I might gross $27k in moonlighting alone for the month (pre-tax, hmph). and I shall try and work as many of those hours as I can: WFH, at my own leisure/working around kid bedtimes/dinner/etc.
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edit for updated number as more hours yet available now.
edit 2: ended up at a touch over $28k.
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and assuming I do do this by then I'll have netted enough to have kicked my Betterment slush fund account back up to $60k+. maybe even a month earlier than that even with the hot tub pad/electrical costs.
at that point I shall resume my usual 403(b) and 457(b) contributions, and shall dial in 403(b) contributions for the wife when she goes back to work come August. (the 401(a) never stops other than hitting the IRS annual comp limit/never stopped because it's not my choice as a mandatory plan.)
at that point I shall resume my usual 403(b) and 457(b) contributions, and shall dial in 403(b) contributions for the wife when she goes back to work come August. (the 401(a) never stops other than hitting the IRS annual comp limit/never stopped because it's not my choice as a mandatory plan.)
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knee held up well except for a few lateral twinges/muscle strain sensation on the last leg back home, similar to what I had on the Peloton last night. recall my repair was medial so some weird mechanics thing?
anyway, was about 21 miles for all my errands. 6/10 bars still showing. I think the bars aren’t super linear so I’d treat this as halfway through the 52V, 19.2Ah pack. Certainly enough range to be useful with all the miles in pedal assist mode, of course, just fast when the conditions allow for it
anyway, was about 21 miles for all my errands. 6/10 bars still showing. I think the bars aren’t super linear so I’d treat this as halfway through the 52V, 19.2Ah pack. Certainly enough range to be useful with all the miles in pedal assist mode, of course, just fast when the conditions allow for it
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Stop hiring clerks and make that an automated pay form on the magical thing call the interwebs.
What exactly does the electrical vehicle fee go towards?
Apparently about 60% towards the general state highway maintenance fund and 40% to building a DC fast charger corridor.
for tax time, remind me to claim both the EV and this window mounted 120V heat pump I just ordered the garage on my CO taxes
10% credit is better than a stick in the eye
10% credit is better than a stick in the eye
I posted many moons back about time of use pricing and smart meters. Well, finally got the smart meter (x 3, since two PV arrays) installation scheduled. Aug 29. Based off of my PV arrays producing until 6 PM and the peak hours ending at 7 PM I think I'll stay in TOU rather than opting out. Although this whole "solar bank" concept and all is just confusing, IMO, so I'm not really sure.
Either way it won't be much money in either direction. When I get bored in the future I'll look up how much energy flux a Powerwall can do each day and how many decades it'd take for one to pay off its initial cost at these TOU rates.
Either way it won't be much money in either direction. When I get bored in the future I'll look up how much energy flux a Powerwall can do each day and how many decades it'd take for one to pay off its initial cost at these TOU rates.
Knee update: back to clipped in spinning on the Peloton tonight, 22 days out from my medial meniscus repair
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Today is 3 weeks 1 day since my medial meniscus repair. First day clipping back into the peloton (as opposed to spinning but while not clipped in, in my Hoka sandals). Knee feels fine but I’m going to do a constant easy intensity and ignore Cody’s callouts.
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The gondola is coming to LCC. eventually.
www.deseret.com
It’s official — UDOT chooses the gondola for Little Cottonwood Canyon
It’s the latest development in the environmental impact statement that took several years to unfold and resulted in contentious public comment periods, protests and meetings.
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Friday morning elder-two-kid dropoff route to follow. That quoted riding time's for a theoretical rider on an acoustic bike so I figure 35 minutes with electric, given that I'll have two kids on the back.
Route is on protected multiuse paths from home until Montview Blvd, just below that "48 min" bubble. Then it's streets, albeit not main ones.
Here's what Syracuse, the N-S street I'll be on past Montview, should look like from my perspective. Painted < curbs and bollards < fully separated and protected, but better than being on Quebec for sure.
Route is on protected multiuse paths from home until Montview Blvd, just below that "48 min" bubble. Then it's streets, albeit not main ones.
Here's what Syracuse, the N-S street I'll be on past Montview, should look like from my perspective. Painted < curbs and bollards < fully separated and protected, but better than being on Quebec for sure.