Cold Miser

10 hours ago, mreaves said:

I would like to express my sincere condolences to all the Bruins fans. A record setting season snuffed out in the first round. 
 

I can’t really do that though. As a Canadiens fan all I can do is laugh. 

Blunt, and honest.

On 4/11/2023 at 7:26 AM, Cold Miser said:

I don't see the need to do it up for a few warm days this week. I will hold off until May.

I voted early may, but am now in the 2nd half of May camp for install. Maybe later?

April being April. 

For @Damage In Tolland

Full on ice damage. One of these must be from I - 84

9 hours ago, dendrite said:

Did I miss something? Why are we talking about thunderstorms at a place that sees 100 of them per year? 

These ones are special. 

3 hours ago, ineedsnow said:

A little closer would be nice 

Let it go.

..As usual, I always seem to engage in frivolous conversation with whom ever is next to me walking in or to a store.  This time it was a typical Wal-Martian encounter on my way into the CMU block shopping oasis.

Guy was telling me how great the weather has been. We went back  and forth on the weather topic with him ending it by saying, "At least we ain't down in Iowa where they are getting tornadoes and hurricanes."

4 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Just go to 54 seconds in and picture those TTs accelerating down the hill and jack knifing to pieces. 

 

That's it.

54 minutes ago, Damage In Tolland said:

Damage 

 

Same f.ucking place.  I don't understand this. That stretch of highway has decent sightlines for 1000's of feet.  ...No sharp turns...plenty of room.  What is the constant issue there?

26 minutes ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:

I’m going somewhere next  fri sat nites. If it’s not gonna be warm at coast , I’m hoping I can see a elevation bomb 

I recommend heading straight for that 30 incher spot in the Presidential's 

Take many pics.

49 minutes ago, DavisStraight said:

That is funny. There's a DD in Webster, we drove by it one Saturday and the line was blocking a road, my wife said it's worse during the work week. There's a simple way around the blocked road but I had to laugh at your description of your experience.

The people are in a complete coffee induced fog, unaware of any of their surroundings while honed in to get that drink.

1 hour ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:

Interesting . I see what it’s trying to do ..but I would have my questions regarding its Structural safety when stress tested by ...nature 

Yeah. Lots of Vegas projects too. Dude is obsessed with Vegas. 

I was getting claustrophobic watching this video. 
Also, each of those Tesla's in the tunnel has it's own driver. Seems somewhat counter intuitive, but that may be for now, with future plans for self driving vehicles.

On 4/15/2023 at 9:37 AM, BrianW said:

 

I bought my system 8 years when prices were $1.50 watt. It paid for itself and I reached my ROI in 5 years using a home equity loan to pay for it.

Prices are like $3-4 watt now but I think it still works out to like an 8-10 year payback in most New England states. 

I saw this article today, and thought of our discussion.  What a nightmare.

https://turnto10.com/i-team/solar-panel-installation-nightmare-west-warwick-rhode-island-homeowner-new-roof-contract-financing-company-rainwater-damage-insurance-office-of-energy-resources?fbclid=IwAR3G-dg5Jn6CGNUv45uKZS_jO9Zu9LC12IFkKFAj65LUq8yTTtKwiiU73F4

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“At that point, I told Bright Planet Solar to just take the panels down so I could repair the roof and then they said no, if I wanted them to do that, I had to pay $9,000,” Meda said.

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According to that report, “the brackets from the solar panels were not properly installed” and that “there were holes from the brackets that were not sealed properly, causing damage to the roof.”

14 hours ago, Damage In Tolland said:

The Covid nutcases and vax lunatics and mask wearers. Just all so laughable. All for a fake virus. It’s absolutely a comedy show . Poisoning their bodies with chemicals 

13 hours ago, STILL N OF PIKE said:

I didn’t realize Covid was still a thing . I work in a affluent democratic suburb just west of Boston and maybe 2 people wear a mask out of one hundred
 

. Last year some would openly talk about getting their n’th booster . It seems to me most have realized , with all respect to them..(because I really like these folks )  that the booster “drive“  was a aggressive ** display of corporate marketing levered via  various media to leverage opinion shaping to boost revenue** .

It’s basic capitalism in this day and age and if corporates didn’t push this (As much as govt and regulators allow)  , they would lose value and their jobs  . It is what it is , it’s part of human nature and *always* will be . Doesn’t mean people getting jabs will have xyz happening (like the other “side”) likes to say, but the risks do seem to increase the more jabs one receives and there are enough unknowns regarding long term data.  

13 hours ago, powderfreak said:

I’m not sure why my mind went here but this sums up why people are so divided on every little thing. Should be able to just say it’s laughable and a comedy show to get a point across… but we all love to make sure people we don’t agree with are labeled something further, like nutcases and lunatics.  And we see it everywhere now, even Presidents.

Although everyone has a bit of crazy in them, just shines through in different ways.

15 minutes ago, CoastalWx said:

That's why I said talk to Whitinsville or Jerry who have been around this stuff. Whitinsville was directly involved.

This guy though...

57 minutes ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

$3.50 for a medium iced coffee that has a 50/50 chance at being terrible and a 0% chance at being excellent is madness.  
 

I still cave on occasion though.   

Are you one of those coffee zombies, who lines up in a 20 car que for a shit drink, all while fu.cking up the surrounding traffic every morning?

...Right at the off ramp to work there is a Dunkin in the worst possible location.  People be pulling off, half in the grass, and half in the street, running in to the store. Next to them is the line of cars at the drive through that backs out into the street, blocking everyone.  All for that daily rush to grab some sh.itty, coffee(well, what was once a "coffee", since it is now polluted with 2 days daily allowance of sugar), a bear claw and maybe a box of Munchkins...800+ calories in the body before 8am.  

As I exit the ramp, I find my self mumbling under my breath..."The f.ucking donut and coffee zombies"

3 hours ago, CoastalWx said:

Some knew. It won’t be lousy all the time and they’ll be some nice days, but it’s a pattern change. 

April being April.

1 hour ago, Ginx snewx said:

 

Weenie? You can tune a piano but you can't Tunafish 

3 minutes ago, Ginx snewx said:

Dropped into OT to read the echo chamber. Lol they still discuss Covid and hide away and get booster after booster even after getting Covid. I mean cmon now.

lol

I like that there are at least 3 threads about the upcoming civil war. 

6 hours ago, Ginx snewx said:

Tim captured that last day vibe. Man miss it so much. All you skiers hope you had a great last day at your home mountain.  Well some are still rocking.

 

That was pretty awesome.  I love how everyone hung out at the top, waiting for last chair.

Where was he goin in the gondola at the end?  One more private run?

On 4/16/2023 at 11:09 PM, STILL N OF PIKE said:

I just watched an episode of “hoarders” . It was actually very sad , and the house seemed to be one of the rare cases where there wasn’t any bugs, mice , human excrement  . A guy trying to cope with his wife’s long sickness and passion who shopped and hoarded into 150 k debt  . Ok , so anyway I googled worst borders and if you have a very strong stomach take a gander of this. Again , disturbing 

https://www.mandatory.com/living/1067536-11-hoarder-cases-that-will-make-you-puke

 

I wondered who was hogging all of the sex dolls.

15 or so years ago I worked on a renovation project for a housing authority.  One of the apartments that I had to survey was of a hoarder woman who had died within.  No joke...when you entered the front door you would travel through a maze of stacked newspapers (stacked as high as this woman could reach up to stack...just short of 6 feet or so).  Around various corners of the maze would be nodes where a table may be buried, or a tight space for a chair, or an arm of a couch would be sticking out.  This went all through the living room, and eventually the rest of the 2 bedroom apartment, with the maze stopping at narrow hallways, then continuing into the bedrooms, and even the kitchen.  Sh.it was insane. 

...Oh, and there were dead cats, feces, food, and of course the place smelled like death.  

12 hours ago, HoarfrostHubb said:

Just clouds and occasional mist here

Our son sent us this pic from his dorm in RI.  Only a month left there 

 

Bayside.  My daughter was in there Junior year...moved off campus senior year.

21 hours ago, moneypitmike said:

 

92F here in Manchester.

28 minutes ago, BrianW said:

Agree about insulation and there are huge state and federal rebates for them as well.

I have had solar for 8 years and my house is 100% electric from my net metered solar. 2 high efficiency heat pumps for heating cooling. I pay just the $9 monthly minimum service charge year round. 

Why wouldn't you at least put a heat pump in for shoulder season that also gets you the most efficient ac? You have solar that is likely paid off but would rather line the pockets of gas companies and speculators?

Here was the coldest day of the year here back on Feb 3rd when it hit -5. From 10am to 3 pm  my solar powered directly my entire house and heat pumps while exporting most of the power. 

Why would you not use a fuel that you can generate for free on your roof? 

Do you generate your own power, for your own house, or did you get sucked into one of those fly-by-night solar companies that "rent your roof", where the power you make goes back into the grid, and you're responsible for all of the upkeep, with the benefits back to you dwindling every few years until you're stuck having to replace an outdated or weather worn beat up solar panel system.

3 hours ago, MJO812 said:

I just arrived at Stew Leonards in Norwalk CT

Fun store as far as grocery stores go.