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explorerx4

@henryn,
I think I'll try what you suggested. Maybe just hook up the battery to the charger.
Not sure if the car has a recirc node, it's a convertible.

driver100

explorerx4 said:

@driver100,
Will you be able to run a drain hose? 6+ gallons of water is a lot to lift to empty the bucket.

Yes, that was a must. We wanted a drainage hole and a timer. There is an open staircase so it is best if it runs when we aren't around. It has to sit for 24 hours upright before we turn it on, so that the oil settles in the right places.

explorerx4

@driver100,
Mine is in the basement and I never hear it unless I'm down there when it's running.
I never turn it off.

abacomike

Got gas this morning - $4.50 for PUG. Checked price this evening at same gas station - $4.62 for PUG. Costco went up 8 cents a gallon since this morning’s price. This is definitely getting expensive.

driver100

explorerx4 said:

@driver100,
Mine is in the basement and I never hear it unless I'm down there when it's running.
I never turn it off.

We will do the same if it is quiet enough. But, we have an open staircase so it would have to be pretty quiet not to hear it.....we can hear the furnace but got used to that.
An open staircase has advantages and disadvantages...the advantage is a more open feeling.
I don't want to finish the basement because then relatives or other people may want to stay over.

oldfarmer50

driver100 said:

explorerx4 said:

@driver100,
Mine is in the basement and I never hear it unless I'm down there when it's running.
I never turn it off.

We will do the same if it is quiet enough. But, we have an open staircase so it would have to be pretty quiet not to hear it.....we can hear the furnace but got used to that.
An open staircase has advantages and disadvantages...the advantage is a more open feeling.
I don't want to finish the basement because then relatives or other people may want to stay over.

Perfectly understandable. You don’t want a dehumidifier rattling away under the stairs or visiting Edmunds buddies rattling away in the basement when you’re entertaining Megan and Harry.

snakeweasel

fintail said:

Quite a few accusations of the latter helping with the former, some of which have something behind them:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-corporations-are-reaping-record-profits-with-inflation-on-the-rise

https://www.thestar.com/business/2022/05/05/critics-accuse-loblaws-of-profiting-from-inflation-as-profits-surge-by-40.html

https://inthesetimes.com/article/inflation-gas-prices-economy-biden-democrats-labor

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/apr/27/inflation-corporate-america-increased-prices-profits

https://fortune.com/2022/02/19/inflation-profits-prices-companies-pandemic/

I predict it will finally start to trickle down three days from Monday.

sda said:

Profit is good, gouging NOT.

Here is the thing, with inflation prices go up and so wouldn't profits if the profit margin stays the same. So basically if we would adjust the profits for inflation how would the stack against historical profits?

snakeweasel

abacomike said:

Got gas this morning - $4.50 for PUG. Checked price this evening at same gas station - $4.62 for PUG. Costco went up 8 cents a gallon since this morning’s price. This is definitely getting expensive.

RUG here is getting to be $4.60. Good thing we are starting to get better weather here and I can use the bike, much better MPG on that thing. That being said I have used up the inexpensive gas I got last fall when I filled her up.

ab348

Anything that is traded on the commodity exchange is subject to big price swings either way when the sharpies start trying to manipulate prices. It will go up quickly, then fall off a cliff eventually.

tjc78

@driver100 said:
We will do the same if it is quiet enough. But, we have an open staircase so it would have to be pretty quiet not to hear it.....we can hear the furnace but got used to that.
An open staircase has advantages and disadvantages...the advantage is a more open feeling.
I don't want to finish the basement because then relatives or other people may want to stay over.

I’ve never seen an unfinished basement without a door. Do you live in a split level?

jmonroe1

@driver100 said:
We will do the same if it is quiet enough. But, we have an open staircase so it would have to be pretty quiet not to hear it.....we can hear the furnace but got used to that.
An open staircase has advantages and disadvantages...the advantage is a more open feeling.
I don't want to finish the basement because then relatives or other people may want to stay over.

Don’t they have doors in Canada?

I never heard of or saw an open staircase to a basement. I guess you could say I have one to the second floor but that’s pretty much standard architecture where I come from.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

@oldfarmer50 said:
Perfectly understandable. You don’t want a dehumidifier rattling away under the stairs or visiting Edmunds buddies rattling away in the basement when you’re entertaining Megan and Harry.

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That looks like the one we have to our second floor.

Can you find one with a door to the basement? That will probably look like the one we have too.

jmonroe

kyfdx

The open staircase has to happen in design phase. I've seen plenty of new houses where they haven't yet finished the lower level, other than finishing the walls and carpet in the open staircase.

fintail

Many data points in those links claim profits increasing faster than inflation (and via this, margins behaving similarly).

Maybe all books should be open. Greed is good.

snakeweasel said:

fintail said:

Quite a few accusations of the latter helping with the former, some of which have something behind them:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-corporations-are-reaping-record-profits-with-inflation-on-the-rise

https://www.thestar.com/business/2022/05/05/critics-accuse-loblaws-of-profiting-from-inflation-as-profits-surge-by-40.html

https://inthesetimes.com/article/inflation-gas-prices-economy-biden-democrats-labor

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/apr/27/inflation-corporate-america-increased-prices-profits

https://fortune.com/2022/02/19/inflation-profits-prices-companies-pandemic/

I predict it will finally start to trickle down three days from Monday.

sda said:

Profit is good, gouging NOT.

Here is the thing, with inflation prices go up and so wouldn't profits if the profit margin stays the same. So basically if we would adjust the profits for inflation how would the stack against historical profits?

explorerx4

Here's the door to our basement.

oldfarmer50

Sunday morning drivers.

Today I was behind a SUV in the right lane of a two lane ramp leading to a split between two interstates. Normally you would expect cars to be in the right lane to go onto one interstate and the left lane to merge onto the other.

This SUV stayed in the right lane almost to the split and then slowly drifted two lanes to the left without signaling. Why do people drive with no perception of traffic they are blocking or those they may be drifting into?

jmonroe1

ab348 said:

Anything that is traded on the commodity exchange is subject to big price swings either way when the sharpies start trying to manipulate prices. It will go up quickly, then fall off a cliff eventually.

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I agree and I’d like to lead them to the cliff and the sooner the better. If they don’t willingly jump, I’ll gladly give them a push.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

explorerx4 said:

Here's the door to our basement.

Nope, that’s not like ours. Ours doesn’t have glass. Mrs. j wouldn’t like having to clean all that glass. That style has to be a no no when raining kids.

jmonroe

jmonroe1

oldfarmer50 said:

Sunday morning drivers.

Today I was behind a SUV in the right lane of a two lane ramp leading to a split between two interstates. Normally you would expect cars to be in the right lane to go onto one interstate and the left lane to merge onto the other.

This SUV stayed in the right lane almost to the split and then slowly drifted two lanes to the left without signaling. Why do people drive with no perception of traffic they are blocking or those they may be drifting into?

That’s almost the norm too often. If you looked a little closer you would have seen the drivers head where the sun don’t shine.

jmonroe

henryn

explorerx4 said:

@oldfarmer50,
I bought one off Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Enerzen-Commercial-Industrial-Deodorizer-Sterilizer/dp/B00JAP7388/ref=lp_510196_1_1?th=1
It is small enough to just about fit into the cowl area, I covered the cowl openings with a couple of upside down boxes and a towel.
I also ran it inside the car.

That is the same model that I purchased, also from Amazon. But when I bought it, a year ago, it was only $49, not $69.

henryn

jmonroe1 said:

Nope, that’s not like ours. Ours doesn’t have glass. Mrs. j wouldn’t like having to clean all that glass. That style has to be a no no when raining kids.

jmonroe

"Raining kids" ??? How many kids did you have?

jmonroe1

henryn said:

jmonroe1 said:

Nope, that’s not like ours. Ours doesn’t have glass. Mrs. j wouldn’t like having to clean all that glass. That style has to be a no no when raining kids.

jmonroe

"Raining kids" ??? How many kids did you have?

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I was trying to say “raising kids” but spell check screwed it up.

jmonroe

ab348

I liked the Bosch detective series that ran on Prime for several years. It came to an end a while ago but now they have rebooted it with Bosch: Legacy, where Harry has left the LAPD and has struck out on his own as a P.I. while his daughter has enlisted in the LAPD as a "boot" (new recruit). I decided to give it a try last night and ended up watching all of the first 4 episodes that have been released so far. It is every bit as good as the previous series. One of the few TV shows I will recommend.

sda

I liked Bosch. Good to learn, look forward to watching.

jmonroe1

sda said:

I liked Bosch. Good to learn, look forward to watching.

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The only Bosch I know makes power tools and of course dishwashers.

jmonroe

Sandman6472

OF, worked yesterday & today as they needed an extra body. Yesterday was 9 to 3 and today, 9 to 2. Can't really complain about those hours even though we had to report to a branch a bit farther away. I wouldn't mind picking up either one of those days so we'll see what happens. We had to stop by the Toyota store where I used to work both days but yesterday saw a couple co-workers and they asked why I left & when am I coming back. Doubt I'd ever go back at this point as it wasn't as fun as I thought it would be. Like not having to deal with the general public honestly as they can be a handful...I just would rather not deal with them anymore.

explorerx4

I've only read all the Connelly Bosch books. Have never seen the tv series.

driver100

explorerx4 said:

@driver100,
Mine is in the basement and I never hear it unless I'm down there when it's running.
I never turn it off.

We will do the same if it is quiet eno

tjc78 said:

@driver100 said:

We will do the same if it is quiet enough. But, we have an open staircase so it would have to be pretty quiet not to hear it.....we can hear the furnace but got used to that.

An open staircase has advantages and disadvantages...the advantage is a more open feeling.

I don't want to finish the basement because then relatives or other people may want to stay over.

I’ve never seen an unfinished basement without a door. Do you live in a split level?

We live in a one story home...might be called ranch style. The house was built about 14 years ago, it is very open....a door to the basement would close the basement off and make the house seem less open.


We could easily finish the basement, but we don't use it and I prefer it unfinished...like I say, discourages guests

driver100

OK, Open Staircase to unfinished basement......and not like the one Oldfarmer showed!!!!!!

driver100

Actual, unfinished basement.

explorerx4

@driver100,
Just put a door at the bottom of the stairs.

snakeweasel

jmonroe1 said:

@driver100 said:

We will do the same if it is quiet enough. But, we have an open staircase so it would have to be pretty quiet not to hear it.....we can hear the furnace but got used to that.

An open staircase has advantages and disadvantages...the advantage is a more open feeling.

I don't want to finish the basement because then relatives or other people may want to stay over.

Don’t they have doors in Canada?

I never heard of or saw an open staircase to a basement. I guess you could say I have one to the second floor but that’s pretty much standard architecture where I come from.

jmonroe

The house I grew up in had an open staircase to the basement. It was off the back of the kitchen with a few steps down to the side door of the house then a 90 degree turn to go into the basement. No door between the kitchen and the basement.

snakeweasel

jmonroe1 said:

explorerx4 said:

Here's the door to our basement.

Nope, that’s not like ours. Ours doesn’t have glass. Mrs. j wouldn’t like having to clean all that glass. That style has to be a no no when raining kids.

jmonroe

Is that the follow up sone to "It's Raining Men"?

snakeweasel

Good news, I filled up my tank today for only $10.00. Bad news it was the motorcycles tank, most I ever put in the darn thing prior to this was $6.00 or so.

imidazol97

snakeweasel said:

Good news, I filled up my tank today for only $10.00. Bad news it was the motorcycles tank, most I ever put in the darn thing prior to this was $6.00 or so.

Imagine how high the gas prices will be when we quit taking 1,000,000 gal/day from the strategic petroleum reserves after November and have to start putting oil back into the reserves to replace what was taken out over 180 days.

carnaught

Not to be political but Fai

ab348 said:

I liked the Bosch detective series that ran on Prime for several years. It came to an end a while ago but now they have rebooted it with Bosch: Legacy, where Harry has left the LAPD and has struck out on his own as a P.I. while his daughter has enlisted in the LAPD as a "boot" (new recruit). I decided to give it a try last night and ended up watching all of the first 4 episodes that have been released so far. It is every bit as good as the previous series. One of the few TV shows I will recommend.

Loved the books and the series. Is it also on Amazon Prime?

imidazol97

I saw this as part of a clickbait ad today.

I wonder how many gullible people will be putting Coke into their gas tanks thinking it's
going to save them gas money?

snakeweasel

imidazol97 said:

I saw this as part of a clickbait ad today.

I wonder how many gullible people will be putting Coke into their gas tanks thinking it's
going to save them gas money?

IMHO anyone who would purposely put anything but gas in their gas tank doesn't deserve a drivers license.

oldfarmer50

Sandman6472 said:

OF, worked yesterday & today as they needed an extra body. Yesterday was 9 to 3 and today, 9 to 2. Can't really complain about those hours even though we had to report to a branch a bit farther away. I wouldn't mind picking up either one of those days so we'll see what happens. We had to stop by the Toyota store where I used to work both days but yesterday saw a couple co-workers and they asked why I left & when am I coming back. Doubt I'd ever go back at this point as it wasn't as fun as I thought it would be. Like not having to deal with the general public honestly as they can be a handful...I just would rather not deal with them anymore.

We have a transplant from the Florida operation who says he loved dealing with the public down there because he got tips from tourists. He disapproves of just about every thing and every body up here. Maybe that’s why everybody dreads working with him.

driver100

Actual, unfinished basement.

imidazol97 said:

I saw this as part of a clickbait ad today.

I wonder how many gullible people will be putting Coke into their gas tanks thinking it's
going to save them gas money?

Oh oh, you mean that doesn't work?

driver100

explorerx4 said:

@driver100,
Just put a door at the bottom of the stairs.

That would ruin the effect of an open staircase.......it would close it off, make the place less open. I know you wouldn't see it, but we would know.

oldfarmer50

driver100 said:

Actual, unfinished basement.

I could sleep there.

driver100

@jmonroe1 Tell the people what those cross hatch things are in the ceiling of the basement. Do you install those in your rebuilds?

oldfarmer50

imidazol97 said:

I saw this as part of a clickbait ad today.

I wonder how many gullible people will be putting Coke into their gas tanks thinking it's
going to save them gas money?

Maybe the phosphoric acid will clean the cat.

kyfdx

oldfarmer50 said:

imidazol97 said:

I saw this as part of a clickbait ad today.

I wonder how many gullible people will be putting Coke into their gas tanks thinking it's
going to save them gas money?

Maybe the phosphoric acid will clean the cat.

That isn't a US model car

tjc78

@driver100 said:
@jmonroe1 Tell the people what those cross hatch things are in the ceiling of the basement. Do you install those in your rebuilds?

That’s cross bracing. helps transfer the load from one joist to another and keep everything straight. Pretty standard building practice for many years.

Nice looking home. That would be a hell of basement finished.

imidazol97

snakeweasel said:

imidazol97 said:

I saw this as part of a clickbait ad today.

I wonder how many gullible people will be putting Coke into their gas tanks thinking it's
going to save them gas money?

IMHO anyone who would purposely put anything but gas in their gas tank doesn't deserve a drivers license.

Maybe because it's sugar free it works. I remember people put sugar into gas tanks of folks they didn't like back in the old days.

henryn

snakeweasel said:

imidazol97 said:

I saw this as part of a clickbait ad today.

I wonder how many gullible people will be putting Coke into their gas tanks thinking it's
going to save them gas money?

IMHO anyone who would purposely put anything but gas in their gas tank doesn't deserve a drivers license.

Most automakers approve of or recommend the use of Techron.

ab348

carnaught said:

Loved the books and the series. Is it also on Amazon Prime?

Yes. Also on something called Amazon Freevee but I dunno what that is.

abacomike

@ab348 said:
I liked the Bosch detective series that ran on Prime for several years. It came to an end a while ago but now they have rebooted it with Bosch: Legacy, where Harry has left the LAPD and has struck out on his own as a P.I. while his daughter has enlisted in the LAPD as a "boot" (new recruit). I decided to give it a try last night and ended up watching all of the first 4 episodes that have been released so far. It is every bit as good as the previous series. One of the few TV shows I will recommend.

My favorite of all police and detective series is “Bosch”! Had trouble finding it since it’s not on Prime any longer - it’s on FREEVEE streaming down here. Hate the commercials but I love the show. Am watching the end of the first episode - as good as the first series.

Thanks for mentioning it in your post.